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October.
The thing about knock-down, drag-out fights is their potential to spur action, which is why I’ve never worried too much about our wild & crazy screaming matches after the fact. After all, the worst fight we ever had led to the idea of Date Night, so it was obviously a productive airing-out of things that needed to be said.
Our most recent fight was two weekends ago, and precipitated by my purchase of a $17 top hat from Halloween Adventure for use at an upcoming party. Michael commented that I should be a little bit more careful with the use of my money, and I blew up at him.
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Wedding: Virginia
Lordy lord, my mood has just been up and down since I first found out that the New York Sun was folding. Since then, I’ve been watching my checking account dwindle and crying and stuff. And of course applying to jobs that hold absolutely no interest for me (save for the spare one or two that I want so bad I can taste it but most probably have no shot at).
Other than that, I’ve been planning a party for Dia de los Muertos, have been “promoted” to lead blogger for Nerve.com’s Modern Materialist (a title shift that involves no monetary raise, but basically just makes me feel special), have a piece coming out over at Tango sometime over the next few weeks, and have another pitch that’s just been accepted by them. Plus I’m working on an essay and a Dating Advice From… piece for Nerve (anyone know any engineers who would be willing to submit to a silly little interview?).
And then, this past weekend, Michael and I drove down to Virginia for the wedding of my dear old friend Matt, a fellow student during my oh-so-happy Boston Days. (Lookit how completely dashing Matt looks with his new wife, Sarah.)
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Kitten-Induced Chaos
She looks pretty harmless, right? You would never been able to tell from this photo that Lusa, the kitten we adopted about three weeks ago, was a raving psychopath that would send our condo into a chaotic tailspin.
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That’s me wearing my “#1 Daughter” sticker, procured from a birthday card given to me by my parents just the other day. If I look a bit out of it, it’s because I sleep-walked through the bulk of my birthday weekend, due to several night shifts at the Sun, and another several nights of insomnia.
Still, I managed to squeeze in quite a bit of activity over the long stretch of the weekend.
Continue reading ‘Now That I’m 28…Here’s the Longest. Post. Ever.’
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Plan C
Hello all. It’s been awhile, which is just an indication that I’ve been slacking off in my personal life. Obviously, I’ve been spending far too much time proofing, tweeting, blogging, and more blogging.
I’ve also been trying to cook more often (like, more often than never). My latest attempt was a batch of crunchy breaded eggplant sticks, a recipe passed along to me by Charlotte.
They actually ended up quite delicious.
The salmon cakes…not so much. ::sigh:: C’est la vie.
So, aside from the usual, I’ve also been contemplating my next career move (what else is new…).
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Jarvis Is a Dance Machine
The other night, Michael and I saw Jarvis Cocker at some venue in Hell’s Kitchen. I had gifted the tickets to Michael for our one-year wedding anniversary, as Jarvis had been a constant presence in our lives from the very beginning of our relationship.
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Not Exactly Book Smart
Yesterday evening, me and Michael drove into Manhattan, found a parking garage on the Upper East Side, and then took a subway up to Astoria, Queens, so as to meet with my fellow proofreaders at the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden. FYI: Never again. (Also FYI: Of the four times I have been to Queens, this has been my destination three of those times; is there absolutely nothing else to do in Queens?)
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Freelancedom Design Changes
Despite not being the most tech-savvy person around, I’ve been working this weekend to deal with some of the design quirks on my Freelancedom blog. With the magic of plugins, and my husband’s web design capabilities, I’ve managed to make some changes that I hope readers will like.
I’d love to get the no-bullshit opinions of my friends, which is why I’m posting this here, so without further ado…
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Public Service Announcement
So…in my neverending quest to take over the blogosphere (thanks for all the advice ProBlogger), I have launched a new blog.
It’s a blog about the freelance lifestyle and — unlike SelfHelpMe — will feature daily posts, including how-tos and book and product reviews. I’m still working out some quirks with the design (and lord, I am so tech-clueless), and I haven’t quite gotten the hang of placing Google AdSense ads throughout my pages (hurrah for monetizing!), but I have two full weeks’ worth of content up there at this point, with no end in sight (fingers crossed).
I’m also trying something a bit new in the way of marketing, in that I’ve decided to open a Twitter account. I’m finally starting to get the hang of regularly updating…and figuring out what to update…so check it out!
Okay. Over and out.
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Chris & Leslie’s Wedding
So we went to a wedding last weekend, and this is the only picture I have of the happy couple (my college buddy Chris and his life partner):
Seriously. Because It took us just about three hours to get down there, and then we totally missed the ceremony, and then there was a two-hour wait before the reception, and by then I was pooped. So I wasn’t being the good photographer.
Still, Michael got some good shots:
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