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“If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” Meister Eckhart

November 15, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

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 […]

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Friends

“Get some rest. If you haven’t got your health, then you haven’t got anything” Count Rugen

November 14, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

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. […]

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Crybaby

“No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time.” Lewis Carroll

November 13, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

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 […]

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Crybaby

“When I was growing up I always wanted to be someone. Now I realize I should have been more specific.” Lily Tomlin

November 10, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

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 […]

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Friends, Movies

“And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.” Khaled Hosseini

November 9, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

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.  […]

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Friends, Random

“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” Coco Chanel

November 7, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

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 […]

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Random

“The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.” Oscar Wilde

November 7, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

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 […]

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Getting it off my chest

“Choosing to work in HR is like choosing to work in the complaint department of hell” Jenny Lawson

November 6, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

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 […]

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Random

“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” Marcel Proust

November 5, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

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.  […]

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Books, Food

“Life is more fun if you play games.” Roald Dahl

November 4, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

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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Food, Friends, Travel

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