October 2011
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on following your dreams/accompishments/making the...
Around the time of my birthday I made a list. The title was “This is the year I…” and below it I listed things that I wanted to do this year. They were things that I had always thought about doing (like running a marathon) but for whatever reason I hadn’t gotten around to. 8 months later and I have checked off every item on that list.
For me, it’s not just about...
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This Season
The leaves will fall and I will change my mind I do it every time. Just like the hare from the hound I’m hiding underground and no one knows just where I’ll go or where to find me once I do return.
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Something sweet for a Saturday morning
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Sometimes I purchase clothing based on how cute it...
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There is comfort
Sure I want a dog and sure I want someone next to me at night, but I’ve got these other things I want and right now they’re just a little more important I guess. I want to know what goes on inside my mind when I have evenings to myself, and a big old bed to stretch out in, and whatever music I feel like obsessing over on the speakers, and the same thing for dinner every night, or maybe something...
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“Why don’t you tell me that ‘if the girl had been worth having, she’d have waited...”
– from This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald. (via fabula)
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Pneumonia
After 4 or 5 days with a fever I went to the ER yesterday afternoon. I had my blood drawn to test for mono, a strep test, and a chest x-ray. 4 hours later I found out I have pneumonia. I was glad there was something to explain why I wasn’t getting better. They gave me an antibiotic through IV and wrote me a prescription for another. Hopefully it isn’t viral and the meds will take care...
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A Maine Shopping Spree
You go out and buy six sweaters and you don’t even feel guilty because it was such a practical purchase and you know you will get your money’s worth because here there’s a good six months of winter.
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"It's not even feminism anymore, it's the real...
From a conversation a friend and I were having this weekend about men taking on an equal share of the cooking and cleaning.
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Michael Brennan For Mayor
Alright, we’re going to get political for a moment. Portland is having its first mayoral election in a long time. A lot of people are running. Only about 20% of the candidates are remotely qualified. Only one deserves your vote. Michael Brennan:
look at that cheerful face!
I could go into detail about his credentials, but why don’t you read about him in the Portland Press Herald,...
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Song of the week
Much Farther To Go - Rosie Thomas
I find myself listening to this late at night, when I’m writing and getting ready to end the day.
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