I love lists. Making them is soothing, stimulating and illuminating all at once. (Also, a hands-on lesson in the old saw that making something look easy is hard work.) I’m not sure how good this year’s list is; honestly, I think that having so much social media in my life has acted as kind of [...]
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Dec 27, 2008
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100 Things I Learned in 2008, Part I
Dec 29, 2006
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100 Things I Learned in 2006, Part II
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, [...]
Posted in: The Personal Ones
May 25, 2006
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Cheering the Hell Up, Day 07: Why I love Global Warming
1. Longer BBQ season. 2. Incessant worry over impending doom excellent for weight maintenance. 3. Oceanfront property in Stockton! 4. Hurricane/tornado/storm coverage makes good swirly patterns on Doppler Radarâ„¢. 5. Heavy winter clothes aggravate delicate Celtic skin. 6. Disproportionately large feet look better in flip-flops. 7. Warmer weather = more cool summer salads. 8. Costs [...]
Posted in: The Political Ones,The Silly Ones
Dec 31, 2005
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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 [...]
Posted in: The Personal Ones,The Silly Ones
Dec 30, 2005
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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 [...]
Posted in: The Personal Ones,The Silly Ones
Jan 26, 2005
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Project Life, by “Project Runway”
You are a young1, aspiring designer. You have a dream: wealth, fame and the possibility of immortality via your own couture label (plus maybe a low-end spin-off at Target®). When you are given the opportunity to compete for the realization of that dream, you jump on it. Nothing can stop you now! Nothing except…yourself. DUM [...]
Posted in: The Silly Ones
Jan 19, 2005
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Roman, er, American Idol
Well, I successfully avoided it for three entire seasons, but last night I happened to have my tuner card on Fox and I got sucked in by the machine. This year, we travel to the lovely coliseum in our nation’s capitol. The lion lineup included such discerning tastemakers as That Former Laker Girl, That Mean [...]
Posted in: The Silly Ones
Dec 22, 2004
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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: [...]
Posted in: The Personal Ones,The Silly Ones
Dec 16, 2004
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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 [...]
Posted in: The Silly Ones
Dec 8, 2004
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I Am Mrs. Potato Head
Between a long bout of enforced relaxation and finding the true love of her life (ooooo…izza good widdle bloggy blog?…yes, it is! yes it is!), the communicatrix did a little online dating. Correction: a lot of online dating. Yes, before I was the communicatrix, I was Mrs. Potato Head. And tiny_monkey and mrs. nom de [...]
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