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it’s hard to be graceful after six martinis

Archive for the ‘Friends & Family’


What are your strengths?

Now, thanks to Facebook, I know mine.  I just got the following email from Facebook:
Your friends have voted on your strengths and weaknesses:

STRENGTHS:
best singer
most useful
most trustworthy
WEAKNESSES:
person who can drink the most
most creative
Obviously there are some problems with this.
1) Anyone who said I was a good singer has never heard me sing.  Or at least not [...]

Weekend Photo Essay

Except that I completely forgot to take any photos, so they will be photos I found on the internet.
Friday after work, I headed to the former Steak & Chophouse in downtown Portland (now it’s Kincaid’s). After a REALLY bad first martini (it was so bad, I sent it back, and I never send anything [...]

Orthorexia

I am obsessed with food lately. Not in an unhealthy way, I don’t think (except for my marshmallow lunch last weekend). I’ve been reading a lot of books about food and eating. Not diet books, which I’m done with, I think. Just food books. I read Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” (good) and “In Defense [...]

PARTY!!

So, the architect & I are having a party.  It always seems like a good idea until I actually invite people & they start RSVP-ing, and then I remember, “oh yeah!  People are going to come to my HOME!  And they are going to stay until late!  And I am going to have to make [...]

MEME!!

I haven’t done one of these in forever! I wait to be tagged, and so that means I hardly ever have to do them, because most people are all pansies and say things like, if you’re bored, you should do it, or some shit like that.
1. Name a movie that you have seen more than [...]

Well, that sucked

Hmmm….it’s been almost a week since I bored you regaled you with all the wonderful details of my life. Where to start…..
Wednesday night, I went to my workout – and lo! It was good. After running around, doing stairs, and running around, the girls in my workout group & I all went out for drinks. [...]

Manic Mondays…

LIke that post title has never been used before.
So, today is my 3rd to last day at the old job, and my last actual day to do work.  The next two days are training of my successor.
I am busy.  Also, I get cupcakes in my honor.  WOO!
Tuesday-Thursday, I am at new job, then back at [...]