Gazelles On Crack

it’s hard to be graceful after six martinis

Archive for July, 2007


I have arrived!

I am in Chicago - and at my hotel. After an exciting day of having my flight cancelled and then not knowing when I would get to leave Portland.
I did get some contact info from a guy in a bar in the PDX airport. Although, I think he thought I was much younger [...]

The Stars Respond

To Friday’s whinefest….
My horoscope today:
(Pisces)
This can be a challenging time of year as you face parts of your own life that just don’t fit into your overall game plan. The most complicated problems stem from the major changes you want to make, but cannot. In your dreams you know something big is going to happen, [...]

Harry Potter #7

Finished.
And except for the last half-dozen pages or so, it was as good as I’d hoped.

General Whining

My life is good.
My house is good.
My marriage is good.
I have a good job with a decent salary and a supportive boss.
So what’s the problem?
I don’t know. I feel….lacking in something. I am tired of being tired when I get home. I’m tired of getting home at 8 PM and making dinner [...]

Is It Wrong?

that the first thing I’d do upon winning the lottery (that I don’t play) or inheriting a fortune (from that rich relative that I don’t know about) is buy a pair of Christian Louboutins?
Before paying off my debts.
Before gifting my parents and sister with money.
Before donating to charity like a good girl.
I would buy shoes:

My Life as a Crazy Person

I just got back from a lunch-fest of geekery. We talked about Harry Potter (movies & books) and Buffy Season 8. I really enjoy being a dork sometimes. I just finished re-reading HP 1-6 in preparation for Saturday (and I have an event Saturday afternoon/evening, so I’m pretty sure I’m not going [...]

updating

With all the various crashes that happened last December/January - and my subsequent transfer to a different host, I lost many, many posts. I was able to save the highly formatted text of a majority of them, and have been working to get them all back up.
I am now current through July 2006 - [...]