For all you OCD types who felt out of whack with a lopsided list, here’s the back 50: Back up your files. Getting to Empty is more of a process than an event. An ongoing process. That goes on and on. I should not even bother trying on a garment which is not charcoal, burgundy, [...]
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100 Things I Learned in 2006, Part II
100 Things I Learned in 2006, Part I
In what has become sort of a tradition here at communicatrix, we bring you the year in reverse…or perverse…or something like that. Because after all, what is the point of having a whole, entire year if you can’t heave it up at the end and enjoy it again from the beginning? I could live happily [...]
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100 Things I Learned in 2005, Part 2
Oh, god. I’ll do anything to put off “Getting To Empty”, won’t I? I really really really like living on my own. I can see the day I’ll be ready to give it up anyway. Despite my good intentions, I probably will not finish the curtains before that happens. Surprise miracles are even better than [...]
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100 Things I Learned in 2005, Part 1
I have been busy gorging myself on movies, sex and certain foods I will have to give up when I resume the diet I must observe to keep the blood from coming out of my ass. Such are the holidays for me. Of course, the holidays were supposed to be devoted to organizing, blog-moving and [...]
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100 Things I Learned in 2004, Part 2
I’m sipping a delicious Earl Grey Creme at Argo Tea, which in addition to having tasteful décor and such fine teas that I almost forget my abiding love of the Americano, has FREE FREE FREE WiFi. Fuck you, Starbucks. And now, without further ado, communicatrix presents… 100 Things the Communicatrix Learned in 2004, Part 2: [...]
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100 Things I Learned in 2004, Part 1
I feel about New Year’s resolutions the same way I feel about New Year’s parties: in my experience they are neither especially useful nor particularly enjoyable, so why bother? However, there is something to be said for marking the passage of time. Generally, I’m a fan of using one’s birthday to do this, coming as [...]
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