tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60669722009-12-09T21:28:05.150-05:00passion...schmassionschmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.comBlogger796125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-30615164810591593702009-12-09T21:22:00.003-05:002009-12-09T21:28:05.157-05:00one butt fuck of a shorty yearFirst the softball to the head. Then the sprained left ankle and dislocated foot bone while walking the dogs... And now the other ankle sprained. I am the frickin queen of klutzs. When I die, they will canonize me and make me the patron saint of klutzs. I deserve it.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-43656970973346796502009-11-17T23:11:00.001-05:002009-11-17T23:15:59.207-05:00RIP, my heartThe last picture taken of my darling Tootsiepop. Good bye Princess-poop-a-lot. You are loved.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-30467698671361228112009-11-10T18:53:00.002-05:002009-11-10T18:59:55.990-05:00day12029: the skinny on being singleMost days the freedom and the lack of responsibility to another person is wonderful and a heck of a lot of fun. But then you realize that it makes you slightly uneasy that everyone else around you is married and popping out babies faster than bunnies in springtime and then you start to wonder (for the briefest of moments) if the matter really is you and not schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-33229973508873141432009-10-13T22:31:00.002-04:002009-10-13T22:37:13.558-04:00day12001: it's always depressing when you hit another thousandsome things I've learned in the past few days:- I have an incredibly strong right hand that now is crippled from squeezing a piping bag filled with stupidly made royal icing- melted gummi bears looks like snot- the business sideof things really sucks- I'm ready to retire to a country home with a garden to putter in and enough whimsy schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-40646882577146091302009-10-06T22:14:00.003-04:002009-10-06T22:23:46.282-04:00day11994.5: where are all the cool guys in this cityI cannot believe that I'm talking to a guy who considers himself a foodie but counts Memories of Japan amongst his top three favourite Japanese restaurants. I never considered myself a food snob but c'mon...crappy tapanyaki? Really?I give up. I'm joining a nunnery.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-63559149405988726002009-10-06T19:52:00.001-04:002009-10-06T19:53:32.185-04:00day 11994: beginning... middle... ... I've never been good at finishing things that I've started.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-50176124806171686102009-10-02T08:27:00.002-04:002009-10-02T08:32:49.729-04:00day 11990: ugh...It appears that my pet has adopted a pet of her own. While I was the kid who loved earthworms and carried tic-tac boxes of them to kindergarten, parasitic worms don't really do it for me. Especially not after the recent fish incident.Tonight we make yet another trip to the pet doctors. If their reception area was anything like the check-in desk at the airport, I'd have my ownschmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-57298822443180837952009-10-01T07:59:00.001-04:002009-10-01T12:01:00.784-04:00day 11989: happy birthday, daHope the sun is shining wherever you are... haven't heard from you recently. Give me a call, hm?schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-77674609834176218262009-09-17T12:28:00.000-04:002009-09-17T12:29:07.896-04:00day 11973: not as cool as you think i amI’ve lost my cool. This assumes that I actually was cool once upon a time which is infinitely preferable over never having been cool in the first place.Little by little, my cool snuck away. All that remains is a not-so-cool girl (am I too old to call myself a girl?) who is trying desperately to cling on to some semblance of coolness. Mission impossible.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-67104871142954876812009-08-16T23:16:00.000-04:002009-08-17T15:21:27.021-04:00day 11941: shuck uwhere: Oyster Boy on Queen W.how much: $35what you get: info, oysters & a shucking knife...worth it: hell yeah!!Five more days until Cali. Hopefully, I can find some awesome oysters from a fish market somewhere so that Sista, Bro-in-law and I can have a feast! Hm, I wonder if you can shuck (and eat) oysters while at Opera in the park... maybe we'd need to bring a big schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-70049364617837017462009-08-12T23:08:00.001-04:002009-08-12T23:08:39.401-04:00burnt.need vaca.now.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-90367691303771276982009-06-28T00:09:00.002-04:002009-06-28T00:17:58.142-04:00day 11892: sharing tears How does one not share the pain of a family in the vet's office waiting to end the suffering of a dear, dear friend? Despite our recent endless loop of vet appointments, today was the first time I encountered a grieving family. Witnessing someone else's pain is a truly heartwrenching experience. I've been tearing up all day.I'm afraid that when it comes my turn to schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-53418513039400958052009-06-25T22:49:00.001-04:002009-06-25T22:51:11.703-04:00day ?????: what's in an ageSomeone mentioned once that it'd be pretty awkward to date someone closer in age to your parents than to you. I think I would probably have to agree with that. Not that I've done it. But I have considered it...schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-23453098345646645932009-06-08T22:24:00.002-04:002009-06-08T22:31:44.730-04:00day 11872: out of the darkness and into the limelightIt's been rather disconcerting to check the statmeter on my business site to discover suddenly that people have been finding me by googling my real name rather than my business name. It's more disconcerting that I have no idea whether these people are actually interested in buying something from me or whether these people are potential dates schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-39623046278427925682009-05-31T22:25:00.003-04:002009-05-31T22:29:27.303-04:00day 11864: a "huh" momentInteresting... I just called home and I think my mother is drunk. Or super tired. Otherwise, I'm not sure how else to explain why she asked me (multiple times) what I was doing. Because doing nothing a mere 30 seconds ago still means that I'm doing absolutely nothing. Actually, I just didn't want her to know that I was sitting at home drinking by myself. It's been schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-62726959503214718152009-05-27T17:24:00.003-04:002009-05-27T17:26:36.717-04:00day 11860: not concussedRandom thought of the day... I'd be extremely disappointed if I went to Ireland and the air did not smell like Irish Spring.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-42056134358488428852009-05-16T22:20:00.003-04:002009-05-16T22:21:29.546-04:00day 11849: uhRachel Getting Married is not a happy movie. Definitely not something to watch when you're feeling down and looking for a pick me up.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-42388730508855543812009-05-11T19:18:00.002-04:002009-05-11T19:31:00.748-04:00day 11845: 524,600 minutes x 5 + 24 hrs for the leap yearThis morning, I walked into the monkeyco offices to a cube decorated with balloons and streamers. WTF, I thought, my birthday is in December! It wasn't even my second birthday (March 17) or my third birthday (May 5). Someone in HR must have gotten it wrong... the clowns. HA. Joke was on me of course. Bosslady (aka TAB aka QWW) schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-85061752388617314502009-05-07T23:48:00.000-04:002009-05-08T00:20:45.003-04:00day 11841: new toys and new boys... So sue me, things have been a little busy... I've done a complete 180 from a non-dater to a super dater. Have met a lot of new people, have had a lot of worlds collide, but alas, no keepers. I bought a new little netbook toy for myself. Still undecided/uncertain about the teeny weeny keyboard, but it's only been a couple of hours of playtime and things seemschmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-3374316486981205172009-03-31T23:29:00.004-04:002009-03-31T23:32:08.047-04:00day 11805: nameless facesI have a feeling that my neighbour is a local celebrity. Either that, or I've started recognizing random people who walk through my lobby. But she did mention that she was going to get to meet the Dog Whisperer... and solely because of that, I'm all agog.Happy one year anniversary of me getting my condo back. Yeehaw! Still lovin' it.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-73769879834359689482009-03-22T20:17:00.002-04:002009-03-22T20:20:12.100-04:00day 11796: at long lastSpring has arrived... finally... happiness resumes.Sappy happy pappiness comes again!schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-34008569217459261802009-03-10T20:29:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:30:19.666-04:00day "who the heck even cares anymore": at wit's endI give up.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-29346161543656827402009-02-24T20:08:00.002-05:002009-02-24T20:11:43.156-05:00day 11770: mad as punch Recently, I have been so incredibly mad at the antagonists in my books that I want to jump in the pages and beat them up.schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-9910990416691717712009-02-22T23:36:00.002-05:002009-02-22T23:38:42.318-05:00day 11768: my storyJust as I think things are starting to go my way, life has a way of turning upside down.Peachy-keen-fantastical...schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066972.post-2376382828584300352009-02-04T22:34:00.003-05:002009-02-04T22:35:49.307-05:00day 11750: one sided conversation..."Hey, how was your night? What were you up to? Me? Nothing really. Played some volleyball. Broke some guy's leg. You know, the usual."schmassionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13070851398177108249noreply@blogger.com1