Moo

Not only is my apartment a haven for fatness (thanks to my roommate), but now the office is too. There is no refugee from pie and bagels, my friends. Our boss has now brought in bagels every day this week. Add that to the basket o’chocolate some other evil-doer brought in, plus a massive pumpkin pie, a tray of what calls [...]

While I was away…

1. I learned that trendy urban loft-style living is much less fun when it’s 11 pm and your smoke alarm is broken again and you can’t reach it even with a step ladder and a stick because your ceilings are twelve feet high. I imagine my attempts to fix the thing were probably very amusing, [...]

The day after Christmas

I’ve had my second cup of coffee and finally feel like a human again. Therefore, I’m ready to blog. I seriously think you get rusty if you don’t do this every day. I was all cranky about it when I first got in this morning. But then I guess I’m just cranky in general. As [...]

Blue like the bluebird of happiness

After yesterday’s moroseness, I felt like I needed to start the day with some cheery thoughts. Therefore, I give you the happy things I thought about on the way to work this morning and how they please me so… 1. Beth Orton. God, that woman. If I hit repeat on Ali’s Waltz (#3) or Bobby Gentry (#5) even [...]

Call me Janet

I’ve finally caved and have started wearing the stupid headset thingy to do my client calls at work. I really detest that thing. The only thing that can get me to wear it is imagining that I’m Miss Jackson and need it to get my booty shakin’ on while I sing. I don’t know [...]

Card-carrying academic

I got the following e-mail a few days ago. My first thought: YAY ME! I’m presenting papers on two panels! Immediately followed by: HOLY SHIT, I’m presenting papers I haven’t even written yet on two panels. What the hell was I thinking?
On the upside, I’m finally going to Canada. Woohoo!
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Dear Heather:
Congratulations! Your abstract submission has [...]

I’m a big kid now.

So…the office Christmas party. What a sweet, sweet deal. It’s not that I’ve never been to an office holiday party. I have been a professional and a student and now back again. But somehow, non-profit holiday parties are just not the same as the for-profit kind. In two words: open bar. In another: presents. [...]

If I were a switcher

Dear God. I have finally let myself get sucked into the vortex that is the iTunes Music Store, and I think I shall never return. This is exhilarating. I’m creating a playlist of my life, and I’m amazed at how friggin excited I am about paying 99 cents to download a song I haven’t heard [...]

Surly when sedentary

On a related note, see, it’s not just me!
Withdrawal from Exercise Can Lead to Depression
American College of Sports Medicine
June 2, 2005
Health professionals should pay attention to negative mood swings
NASHVILLE – Withdrawal from regular moderate physical activity programs for even two weeks can contribute to feelings of depression and fatigue, according to research presented today at [...]

My iPod arm-band smells like feet

I know that my constant gym-going is a bit of an annoyance (or perhaps just curiousity) to some of my friends. I therefore decided to outline some of why I love the place so (and why I must frequently wash my iPod arm band in the dishwasher)… 1. The lady at the front desk knows [...]