Gazelles On Crack

it’s hard to be graceful after six martinis

Archive for December, 2006


culture break

American Psycho is not appropriate lunch time reading. Just so you know.
Need to go running tonight. It is over 40 degrees (which is my criteria for the outdoor activities).
Tomorrow night, I am swimming, I think. Might as well use the pool at my gym.
I can feel a migraine building. I don’t [...]

Quote of the Week

I took this from the bottom of a forward I received from my friend Brad:
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, totally worn out and screaming, “WOO-HOO! [...]

PORN!!!

These are very school-marm-ish. I kind of love them. I feel that I could rap people’s knuckles with my ruler and wear my hair in a bun. Which, actually, isn’t much different than my day-to-day life. Just without the shoes that justify it all.
Still nothing much going on. Work is [...]

My Life is Boring

Although I am now (for those of you keeping track) 98% done with my holiday shopping, and have only three more packages to send. None of which will get where they need to be by the time they need to be there. I did get the all-important birthday gift sent out, and it [...]

Full of the Holiday Spirit

or something.
Friday was the work party. Good food. Good booze. After the party, a co-worker and I went to Powell’s to buy presents, and then walked to Lint to ogle the yarn. By then, it was after 4, and we’d walked miles, and our buzzes were almost gone. So we [...]

Finally Friday

Gifts are bought. Holiday cheer is being generated. Count down to the weekend has started.
I really enjoy most of my co-workers, so I’m excited to have some time away from the office (with free food and booze and presents) with them.
I’ve gotten done almost everything I planned to do today, and I still [...]

Is It Friday Yet?

This has been, by far, the longest week of my life. Tomorrow is my work holiday party. I still need a gift for my secret santa person. I’m thinking bottle of wine. Because it’s easy and generic.
The weekend will be a baking, packaging and wrapping frenzy. With four hours of [...]