February 2012
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Adulting: Step 143: Discern things that are worth... →
adulting:
My best friend Sarah suggested this step, and she is so, so right:
Part of being an adult is not only learning when NOT to spend money, but when it really is worth spending it, i.e. to get your apartment cleaned when you are moving, to get your dog’s nails trimmed, to get a shirt you like tailored instead of botching it, etc. … The idea occurred to me the other day as I was paying...
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Why I Will Never Be Donating to Komen Foundation...
Komen Foundation Now Says It Will Continue Grants to Planned Parenthood (NPR):
The Susan G. Komen Foundation just announced it will be providing grants to Planned Parenthood for that organization to use in basic screening and educating women about breast cancer.
In the statement from CEO Nancy Brinker, Komen also says “we want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that...
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Amazing Things Accomplished Today
This has been SUCH a productive Saturday!
I vacuumed and cleaned all the floors on the main floor of our house.
Reorganized my dresser and jewelry boxes, cleaning both vigorously.
Tidied up the house throughout.
Made tea and ate waffles thoughtfully prepared by hubby.
Cleaned up financial transactions in Mint and looked at budgets.
Caught up on RSS feeds in Google Reader.
Queued up more...
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“I’m using some hip lingo that you’re probably not up on.”
– Jim the Hipster
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January 2012
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Summer Plum - Internet Plague, Terrible Scam...
UPDATE: Since posting this entry, I have received confirmation that Summer’s cousin still has not received her goods or a refund and has NOT received promise of a refund, despite what Summer has stated in the comments. I have also received numerous additional reports of deplorable behavior, including abuse of generosity that cost a member of the #chronicallyawesome community roughly...
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Things That Comically Upset My Husband
1. Do things that cause him to say “don’t flick my wiener.”
2. Use of the word “chachi.”
3. Intentionally mix up the Monkees and the Beatles for 20 minutes, referencing Ringo Starr’s drumming efforts as part of the Monkees and Yoko Ono’s brief stint as a Beatles member.
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He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.
-Martin Luther King
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Husband Easily Amazed
Jim: Look at those dogs!!
Brandice: Why are you continually blown away by the fact that our dogs lay on the floor?
Jim: I'm tired of your insubordination.
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WatchMy video status update: “Snowy Friday the 13th”
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Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green My rating: 5 of 5 starsI read Looking for Alaska almost exactly a year ago, after falling in love with the Vlog Brothers, and I loved it. I marveled at it, pondered it, found myself up much too late at night finishing it. Then, later in the year I started An Abundance of Katherines, and I haven’t finished it. Something didn’t click for me, whether...
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Late Evening Marital Discussion #385847
Jim: Look at this picture of this dead mouse I found in an attic space. It's so weird!
Brandice: That you found a dead mouse in an attic? That is not even remotely weird.
Jim: It's totally weird.
Brandice: No, dude. Weird would be finding a baby's sock in an attic space. I mean, think about that. Who randomly stores their baby in the ceiling and then takes it back out but leaves a sock?
Jim: *silence*
Brandice: THAT would be weird.
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Marital Adventures Part 385374
I really like to order my husband to do things right as he’s about to do them anyway. Example: Jim puts on coat to go to poker and picks up a drill to take with him to give to his dad. Me: “Hey! Listen here! Take that drill and get it out of this house, and don’t come back here until you’ve played poker!” Jim: *stare of daggery (<— that is a word) death* ...
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2011 Music Review
After subtracting the insane skewing of my overly-played holiday playlist, my music stats for 2011 are interesting… I think the fact that a lot of my pre-Spotify music wasn’t being scrobbled into Last.fm probably skews the results as well, but it’s still fun to look at. These are more likely to be accurate for the past 6 months rather than the entire year. Top albums: Rihanna...
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The Grand Poobah
My husband just went on a rant that included telling me I wrap my towel around my head like the Grand Poobah after i shower and there was something else but I peed my pants laughing, so I missed the rest.
I think he’s either really irritated at me or my towel. There was something about throwing me down the laundry chute.
Is that how you spell Poobah?
Oh, wait. I just wiki’ed...
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Reviewing 2011: Yearly Questionnaire
Highlights of an AMAZING YEAR:
1. Received my independent social work license (LISW).
2. Turned 30 and loved it.
3. Ran a half marathon and lived.
4. Said goodbye to a toxic parent.
5. Attending 5 beautiful weddings, including a trip to Boston.
6. Hit my goal weight, losing 82 lbs.
7. Achieved my lifetime WeightWatchers membership.
8. Spoke to a class of teenage girls twice (once as a poet,...
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Moleskine Project 2011 - Slideshow →
The project is complete for 2011! Here are the very last pages. :) I can’t wait for 2012 and another full moleskine. It’s been incredibly fun to re-read this week, remembering the good times and laughing at the mishaps. Click the link above for the full slideshow of the entire year.
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Favorite Posts & Snapshots of 2011
January: The United States of My Brain
February: Dear People Who Honk Angrily at Runners and Everyone Knows Best When It Comes to My Weight Loss
March: Favorite Couch View
April: 1st 10-Mile Run = Success! and 30th Birthday = Amazeballs
May: Book Review: Toxic Parents, Half Marathon Recap, and Finding Clarity Through Explanation
June: Wishing For Time Travel
July:...
December 2011
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End of an argument about historical barber poles
Brandice: Do you or do you NOT plan to do bloodletting when you get your barber pole?
Jim: I don't plan to be a barber, but I would certainly be interested in some bloodletting.
Brandice: You are ridiculous.
**(This conversation was originally about welding.)**