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“Make your mistakes, next year and forever” Neil Gaiman

December 30, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

Here’s the whole quote, one of my favorites: “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new […]

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“All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.” Chuck Palahniuk

December 29, 2012by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

I’m home, but luckily have another (almost) week off from work. Today was all about getting back to routines. I went to the gym to get some cardio in and […]

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“We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work” Thomas Edison

December 26, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

I feel like I’ve gained 10 pounds. Why is there so much food here? And good stuff too, things I don’t buy. Also, I actually baked the other day – […]

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Family, Food

“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” George Burns

December 25, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

I am not with my family enough to be on my guard like I should be. I know the rules, I know the politics, but I forget them, and when […]

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Family

“Good resolutions are like babies crying in church. They should be carried out immediately.” Charles M. Sheldon

December 20, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

Good news today, the guy finally came to install the shade in my office so people will stop staring at me like I’m a fish. Bad news today, the guy […]

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Family, Random

“What you don’t have, you don’t need it now.” Bono

December 17, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

I’m pretty glad this craptastic (it’s a word) year is almost over. One more week of work and then I have almost two weeks off. I’m going to Virginia this […]

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Crybaby, Family

“Anyone who calls you “little lady” has already excluded you from the set of people worth listening to.” Neil Gaiman

December 14, 2012by librocubicultarist 2 Comments

I don’t want to get all controversial on this blog or anything, but I’m just going to say it.  Alex Trebek is a sexist.  Yep, it’s out there.  He drives […]

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Television Shows

“Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all.” Emily Dickinson

December 12, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

Well I’m off. To a wine bar. With a boy. Otherwise known as… a date. I have a date. I had planned to wait until January and be all ‘I’m […]

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“When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.” Saul Bellow Part II

December 11, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

In the past hour, I have had 5 people text me asking “was that post about me?” and one awesome friend text me with “I know that’s about me but […]

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Getting it off my chest

“When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.” Saul Bellow

December 11, 2012by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

Hey, here’s some advice from me – I don’t really want your advice. Thanks. I’m not sure what it is about me that invites confidences or makes people feel like […]

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