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24
Sep

how not to run your business

Category: Better Left Unsaid | Comments Off

or…
how to run your business into the ground; an essay.
i have to be careful what i say. on the one hand, this is my blog, my thoughts, i can say what i want. on the other hand, i know things that no one other than me knows, so saying them out loud is enough to [...]

23
Sep

the landlord-tenant relationship

Category: Rants, Relatively Speaking | Comments Off

fact: i’m a renter.
fact: my brother is a landlord.
i do not rent from my brother, however. and thank god. sadly tho – mom does.
i have to admit that by and large i’ve enjoyed the time i’ve lived in my apartment. it’s in a nice area; it’s older but doesn’t have that “you’re the 100th person [...]

21
Sep

raw deal

Category: Consumption, Not All Bad | Comments Off

Man. Try to have just a tiny bit of normalcy after a week of nomadic and chaotic life, and then…
I waited over an hour for the oven that functioned just fine for cinnamon rolls this morning to pre-heat to 350 degrees, finally gave up after an hour and baked them using the check-every-few-minutes method of [...]

21
Sep

look what the cat dragged in

Category: Better Left Unsaid, I $hit U Not, Not All Bad, Rants, Relatively Speaking | Comments Off

Okay, oh kay, ooooooooh. kay.
I said I was gonna blog and I am. I mean seriously, I ragged on the Boyfriend for weeks to get this thing up and running and then I what – abandon it for weeks myself. Seriously.
But here’s the thing: I kept thinking of things I wanted to blog about, but [...]

11
Sep

juno, the cautionary whale

Category: Tunes & Scenes | Comments Off

when juno first came out, i figured i’d never see it. what good can possibly come from a thirty-something woman that can’t have kids watching the tale of a sixteen-year-old girl get unexpectedly pregnant on her virgin journey into adulthood? nevertheless, i put it in my queue.
and now it retrospect i am so glad i did. [...]