“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” Meister Eckhart
So, I’m that girl. The one that makes her friends go around the table and say what they are thankful for (and then I verbally critique their answer – it’s […]
Monthly Archives: November 2012
“Get some rest. If you haven’t got your health, then you haven’t got anything” Count Rugen
This is one of my favorite quotes from the Princess Bride, here’s the whole scene: Count Rugen: Ah. Are you coming down into the pit? Wesley’s got his strength back. […]
“No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time.” Lewis Carroll
It’s been an interesting few days, with twists and contradictions and I have not wanted to write. I am so tired of the fallout, emotional and physical, and the incessant […]
“When I was growing up I always wanted to be someone. Now I realize I should have been more specific.” Lily Tomlin
Thing to know about me today: – Since I woke up, I’ve been singing “Peeeeeeaaaaanut, peanut butter…JELLY!” mostly out loud for no reason at all. I spent an hour at […]
“And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.” Khaled Hosseini
I’m allergic to everything. Seriously, I should live in a bubble like John Travolta that one time. Dogs, dust, most tree bark, about a million different foods, and lots of perfume. […]
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” Coco Chanel
I have a new hobby and it is living vicariously through someone I have never met. This person, named Maria, used to have the number that I now have for […]
“The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.” Oscar Wilde
Have we all lost our minds? Is civility dead? Yesterday at work I went into the bathroom and there was someone talking in the stall. At first I assumed there […]
“Choosing to work in HR is like choosing to work in the complaint department of hell” Jenny Lawson
I am asked questions all day long. “What should I do, he’s looking at me funny” “What should I do, my manager hates me” “What should I do, I never […]
“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” Marcel Proust
Ed note: This post was going to be about Proust, and wound up being about eggplant, and for that I am very, truly sorry. Fall in California can be infuriating. […]
“Life is more fun if you play games.” Roald Dahl
I spent the weekend with my friends Bibi and Edd in LA. Bibi and I have been friends for a long time, more than fifteen years. We met working at […]
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