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18

Mar

so i’m at work today - and it’s goregous outside - and college basketball is on. cube life isn’t so much fun. then, i realize that cbs streaming march madness on demand. free.

here’s my second monitor today. (first photo)

in walks one of my managers. i think “great, i’m about to get in trouble.” he says, “have you used the ‘boss button’ yet?”

“tell me of this ‘boss button’ you speak of.”

in walks my real manager. “what are you two doing? not working?”

“i’m about to show her the ‘boss button.’”

“oooohhh… cool! it’s kinda awesome.”

check this out. (second photo)

a tip of my hat to you cbs sports and your brilliant way of making it look like i was working - when i truly, am not.

and kudos to my manager for introducing the boss button to me.

game on.

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27

Sep

i was tempted all weekend to check my work email. i was tempted to even bring my computer home and work through the night. today is NOT the day. i will tumblr instead. 

i had a busy weekend. two in a row. unusual for me, for sure. here is a weekend recap of all my favorite things.

- celebrating my birthday. some may say a four-hour solo ride coupled with a rainy, gloomy day would be no way to spend a birthday. i say it is peaceful. relaxing. perfect.

- attending a collegiate football game, four years alum. there is seemingly nothing greater in the world than collegiate pride during a football game. i miss football games. i miss saying “that’s another wolfpack FIRST - DOWN.” i miss the beating sun. i miss the panic when you see a game start slipping away. i miss the overwhelming sense of joy when your team wins.

- repeating outfits. too lazy to plan ahead, i threw a few articles of clothing in a bag. when none of them seem to work very well, outfit number one returned. tweaked. some call it arrogance. i call it confidence.

- unexpected surprises. unsure how the work week would kick off (which it did by locking myself out of my computer), i came to my desk to a bottle of wine, a singing card and a giant cupcake. i have always been amazed by the little things. i will continue to do so until the day i die.

- spending time with friends. sometimes i think i should do more. be more available to my long-distance friends. communicate more. love harder. and i should do all of these things. but, i find myself overwhelmed by my personal life. buried in work. exhausted from activities. allowing distance to become an excuse. yet, when i am around them - i miss them. i love what it feels like to reminisce on the days past, discuss the current events and dream of the future. i thank them all for sticking around despite my sometimes unnoticeable level of commitment to our friendship. my silence doesn’t mean i don’t exist. it just means i need to be reminded again.

this weekend, i got the reminder.

i think i should get away more.

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21

Aug

while watching jennifer anniston on the daily show this morning, she mentioned that friends started in 1994. i was in fourth grade. last night, a best friend of mine got married, whom i met in sixth grade. sometimes, i feel like i haven’t changed much. then, i see a picture of the 1994 friends, and a picture of my friends from the 1990s. and that when i realize, perhaps, i am growing up after all. and that, is a very good thing.

while watching jennifer anniston on the daily show this morning, she mentioned that friends started in 1994. i was in fourth grade. last night, a best friend of mine got married, whom i met in sixth grade. sometimes, i feel like i haven’t changed much. then, i see a picture of the 1994 friends, and a picture of my friends from the 1990s. and that when i realize, perhaps, i am growing up after all.

and that, is a very good thing.

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12

Aug

mexico!

so the adventure begins. we get to the airport, proceed to the self-checkout (kudos sis for checking us in from home) and ask the hostess to help us check our bag. she looks down and says, “where’s your bag?” “i don’t have one,” i say.

“seriously, you don’t have a bag!?” she wonders, thinking i’m joking.

“all i need is a bathing suit and a dress. i’m set!”

…adidos (sis, that means goodbye) america!

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11

Aug

anexerciseinexperiment: this is me for the next four days. hasta la vista, america. hola mexico!  ‘nough said.

anexerciseinexperiment:

this is me for the next four days. hasta la vista, america. hola mexico! 

‘nough said.

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31

Jul

although most people never get to experience this phenomenon, it is possible that rain could be drenching the front lawn of your home while it’s perfectly dry and sunny in your backyard. this probably isn’t happening literally in your life right now, libra, but it may feel that way. some really wonderful things could be happening, and at the same time, some very upsetting or problematic things could be going on. even though your challenges may be grueling, they are designed so that you can learn and grow. so in a way you are now blessed by both the sunshine and the rain. take the most you can from both.
not necessarily a believer in horoscopes, my newly-downloaded daily horoscope app seems to know me better than i feel like i know myself. and i’m A-OK with being blessed by both the sunshine and the rain.

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26

Jul

i would be fine with this. i think i’d fit in quite well.

i would be fine with this.

i think i’d fit in quite well.

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24

Jul

confession: i just caught myself starting a sentence like a facebook status, leaving off the beginning noun. and it wasn’t for facebook.

this is not a good sign.

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i’m on my 24th day of no-tv.  if i am left alone with my thoughts much longer, i think i may go crazy. literally.

i’m on my 24th day of no-tv. 

if i am left alone with my thoughts much longer, i think i may go crazy.

literally.

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11

Jul

i find it rare that a second, much less a third, movie can top the first … but i think pixar and disney figured out how to do it with toy story 3. a tip of my hat to you, pixar.

i find it rare that a second, much less a third, movie can top the first … but i think pixar and disney figured out how to do it with toy story 3. a tip of my hat to you, pixar.

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