. . . Ephemerama

"Why do ya think they call it 'dope'?"

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:27:35 -0600

Acting on a tip, officers found marijuana being cultivated in a wooded lot in the Florida Keys. They pulled up the plants and, in what was probably a "what the hell, what can it hurt" moment, left a ransom note for their return, with a phone numb...

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Take THAT, Miley Cyrus!

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:47:05 -0600

I'm one of the lucky ones. I have dental insurance. We get to have a checking+cleaning visit twice a year. I had one this morning. I haven't had any problems since my last visit. My last visit, mind you, was in spring of this year, and involved o...

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Does this mean I'm a grownup?

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:54:45 -0600

Because of the general state of the economy and the fact that several in my family have incurred some serious expenses this year, we decided to have a light Christmas this year, gift-wise. Saying we're going to have a light Christmas has become a ...

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Merry Meltdown!

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:48:22 -0600

I had a major meltdown yesterday. A started-crying-and-couldn't-stop meltdown. This is very unlike me! I mean, I do cry, it's not that, but this one kind of snuck up on me. It was about 6PM and I was still at work although, mercifully, no one else...

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the next day

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:14:20 -0600

My last post was all about how I get these out-of-nowhere and almost always completely groundless anxiety things. If nothing's obviously wrong, I find something. Yesterday I fixated it on Piper who had acted just the tiniest bit out of routine. W...

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working against my own self

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:35:55 -0600

Every once in a while, too often to suit me, I find myself dealing with free-floating anxiety. Something's wrong or about to be wrong, and I won't be able to stop it. It's made worse when something really does seem to be maybe going wrong. Take t...

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all washed up

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:34:13 -0600

At least I have that. I'm clean. Ah, the joys of living in a new-to-you place. I stepped into the shower tonight, adjusted the hot and cold water the way I've found gives me what I want, turned on the shower, and stepped in. I got my hair washed...

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Trolley Molly don't love Harold.

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:27:45 -0600

There are two kinds of people who will have read the above title. One kind of person now has a question mark floating over his/her head and is wondering what in the world I've been drinking. The other kind is laughing out loud, having recognized t...

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trivial Wednesday

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:55:24 -0600

I'm a trivia nut. Love it, all of it, but with a soft spot for pop culture trivia. No telling what wonderful things might fill my head if that space weren't already occupied by knowledge of things like how Winona Ryder was named for the town where...

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It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas...

nobody@vox.com(Jan) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:06:25 -0600

Do you love the scent of a live Christmas tree but don't have the money/space/time/inclination to go the lot (woods), buy it (chop it down), shlep it home, put it up, decorate it, keep the dogs/cats/kids out of it, get up in the middle of the nigh...

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