Entries from November 2003
10th Frame
there’s a little something called 10th Frame up at backwash. it’s about a phone call i got from my dad this afternoon about the possible sale of the bowling alley.
Read morebefore noon
i woke up this morning in a state of utter panic. here it was sunday, the last day of my extended weekend and i hadn’t gotten a single thing done around the joint. i hadn’t written, worked on some work i brought home, did dishes, the laundry, nothing. i’ve been a complete and utter slacker. [...]
Read moreold dog and new tricks
after 31 years, i think i might slowly be Learning to Flirt.
Read moreLearning to Flirt
I’ve always been unsure of where I stand on the attractiveness scale. Being a 6′5″ fatgirl kind of keeps you guessing. This insecurity over my own attractiveness makes it really hard for me to flirt. I’m just no good at it, not at all. So when a man blatantly and repeatedly flirts with me, even [...]
Read moreaccosted in the bread aisle
i don’t think i’ve mention lately how very much i detest grocery shopping. i’ve had to go to the grocery store three times this week. yes, i’ve ventured into the third circle of hell THREE TIMES in one week. my mind boggles at such nonsense. first i had to go because, well, i had no [...]
Read morechromey v. chromey
tomorrow night is the first annual chromey v. chromey bowl-o-rama. the sister club has planned this little post-thanksgiving get-together with our most favorite cousins on our dad’s side. these are the cousins who grew up with us in blaine. besides my cousin christopher, they’re the only cousins we really like on my dad’s side (and [...]
Read morescenes from thanksgiving 2003
a thanksgiving list
i’m thankful for:
1. improving my work situation.
2. princess jaycie, my sweet boo, the defiant peanut, and the one on the way.
3. the sister club.
4. men who challenge me
5. that there is no five
6. words that fall from my fingers
7. women who are moms, who make it work, and tell me that i can do it [...]
i love the night life
i was in a trailer, i’m not sure who it belonged to. i was in the trailer with maybe sister #4, maybe jaycie, might have been my cousin jerry, 12. i’m not exactly sure who was there with me and what we were doing, but a storm was brewing. i looked out the window at [...]
Read moreraucous debate
i just got off the phone with the TTHM. it was a phonecall where we argued about him making me feel bad about myself. it was mostly in jest, but like all things had a touch of honesty about it.
we mostly argued over whether you can be a woman and a mom. he said it’s [...]
underpants dance
i’m home from work and i don’t have to go back for four whole days. i’ve already taken off my pants and danced a jig of glee in my underpants.
Read moreshot down
“you had said monday that you think we need to meet today,” he said.
“yeah, on monday morning it seemed important. now, not so much,” i said.
“ok, are you sure?”
“i got nothing. unless, of course, you want me to lecture on the differences between almost famous “untitled” and regular almost famous.”
“yeah, let’s save that for another [...]
i’m still a queen
today, before 10 a.m. i was proclaimed “unrepentant queen of the dorks.” i’m pretty pleased.
Read moreextra stuff
i made it through the first DVD of the two DVD “Almost Famous Untitled Bootleg Director’s Cut.” it’s a lot of stuff. it’s funny because at work today when i was showing off the DVD the wondergeek said, “yeah, i have that and i can’t tell what was added.” clearly he has not seen the [...]
Read morethis is the house of lies
guess who got Almost Famous Untitled - The Bootleg Cut today? yeah, i’ll be over there on the couch if you need me.
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