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October 31, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

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“Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.” Edgar Allen Poe

October 31, 2012by librocubicultarist 2 Comments

It’s poetic that on Halloween I feel like a zombie. I actually fell asleep at a reasonable time last night and was sleeping fine until all hell broke loose.  At […]

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“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.” Oscar Wilde

October 30, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

2 Stupid Things That Happened Today –        I’m certainly not above bribing people to like me and talk to me in a new job.  Not even a little.  I started […]

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“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” William Shakespeare

October 29, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

My birthday is this week.  I am dreading it while actively trying not to dread it.  So far, it’s not going that well. I keep telling myself that I am […]

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Family, Friends

“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.” Plutarch

October 28, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

Home again.  I spent the last four days in North Carolina with my friend Stacey.  I had a great time, we caught up on everything and laughed so much my […]

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Friends

“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night”. Steve Martin

October 25, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

I had to share this, my brother sent me this yesterday and I have been laughing ever since. It’s pretty great to have a family like mine!

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“But you will admit that it is a very good thing to be alive.” L. Frank Baum

October 23, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

Yesterday was a very weird day.  I found out that a classmate from high school passed away suddenly.  She was not a particularly close friend in school, and we’ve only […]

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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” J.K. Rowling

October 20, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

Yay for the weekend!  It was a long week, I’m happy to have a couple of days to relax.  Last night I met my friend Christine for a drink and […]

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“A step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.” Kurt Vonnegut

October 19, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

I normally spend my Friday lunch hour on the couch at my therapist’s office.  I’ve been seeing her for a while and she is obviously earning her money.  She is […]

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“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” Jonathan Safran Foer

October 16, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

It’s been a fairly dark few days.  Despite a lot of good things happening, and a lot of progress forward in my job and relationships, I’ve had a hard time.  […]

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