Interviews

I kind of consider myself a stellar job-interviewer. I’ve been told by more than one employer that I interview well, and in fact, that’s how I got my last job, even though I wasn’t qualified. Some tips I’ve learned: Eye Contact: Keeping eye contact with someone lets them know you’re listening. If you’re looking anywhere [...]

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Random Interesting Facts

At work, I have a lot of down time, so I use it to look up random facts. Most of these are ones that I’ve researched and made sure they were at least partially true. Enjoy. It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was [...]

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Halloween (Because I can’t think of a more original title)

Fortunately, it’s fall. Unfortunately, it’s 70 degrees outside. I mean, seriously. 70 degrees? In October? I remember several Halloweens past, when it snowed. I minded then, because I was trick-or-treating in a mermaid costume, but now that I’m too old for such fun, I demand some COLD! Fortunately, it’s Halloween on Friday. Unfortunately, I have [...]

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Speed Dating

I went speed dating tonight. Weird? Yes. I was expecting something completely different. I was going just for fun, and to kind of make fun of everyone there, but I was pleasantly surprised. I forgot how it feels to meet new people, what it’s like to hold a conversation with someone who knows something you [...]

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Likes/Dislikes

LIKES Dressing up Sunbathing Carnivals Astronomy Dogs Family Ice cream sundaes Kissing Road trips Inside jokes Weird dreams Movies Fireworks Getting mail Music Rainy days Scary stories Airplanes DISLIKES Commuting The Beach Boys Lending money Phone jobs Committments Throwing up Long lines The education system Growing up Taxes Gas prices Bumper stickers

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It’s That Time of Year

I love summer. I forgot how much I loved summer. And now I’m going to list the reasons why I love summer so much. The Smell. I love how mowed grass smells. I love the smell of the swamp cooler at my parents’ house. I love walking past a pool and smelling chlorine. I love the [...]

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On My Own

I’ve moved out for the first time. I was terrified at first. I knew about a month in advance that I was moving, but it didn’t seem real till the last week in my parents’ place. All I could think was, “This is my last Sunday* here.” (*insert day of the week, meal, event, etc.) [...]

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Talk Show Host?

I have no idea why, but I think I want to be a talk show host. It all started with a few off-hand comments from my sister about what a good stand-up comedian I would be. I know I’d be a horrible stand-up comedian, and that the crickets would lose their voices from all the [...]

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Ch-ch-ch-changes

I’ve considered stopping this blog. In my favorite series of books, The Claidi Journals, (gee I love linking things) a man gets ahold of Claidi’s journal and reads them. And falls in love with her by reading them. And then he says he’s so used to getting to know people by reading about them (she [...]

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Sometimes Behave So Strangely

Listen to this before you read. Isn’t that so cool? I have always thought about recording someone talking and then trying to plunk out the notes of their speech on the piano, then turning it into a real song. I just might now anyway, but I’m glad that I’m not crazy, and that I’m not [...]

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