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Lenten Special

Wednesday, February 25th, 2004

Right from Christmas into Lent. Excellent!

Currently wearing: tight black “M” sweater, maroon velvet mini skirt, clunky black mary janes, a look of defiance.*
Currently reading: The Latchkey Dog by Jodi Andersen and How Do You Say Goodbye? - Margaret Burman
Currently listening to: Crucify - Tori Amos
Currently munching on: Cosi’s signature salad and Sweetarts®.
Currently smelling like: gas, 90 octane

*I had to work up some nerve to wear this today by chanting “defy stereotypes! defy stereotypes!” and reminding myself that “anyone who wants to is allowed to wear a short skirt - just because Oprah says sexiness ends at a certain size doesn’t make it so.

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Christmas Present

Tuesday, February 17th, 2004

3,000 letters later and I have time to update the blog.

Oh, I love February. Paper cuts and slushy sidewalks and winds so strong you can’t bear them so you take the bus and then it slams on the brakes as you’re making your way to the exit and you fly backward and hit a pole - hard - and then your legs are shaking so much you fall getting out of the damn bus and get fistful of snow in your bag.

Yes, there’s no other time of year quite like it.
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