Monthly Archives: June 2011

if healthy living blogs had existed in…

…the Depression era: I can’t find a job and we are all starving. For my workout today, I built a shanty out of plywood and corrugated metal. I also burned several hundred calories crying myself to sleep last night. Related: … Continue reading

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let’s go burn stuff

Does anyone remember this book? As a kid, I adored it because it’s a scratch ‘n’ sniff. My favorites were the skunk and campfire smells. I think this book may have contributed to my love for cuddly animals and setting … Continue reading

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more stuff you don’t care about + Friday haiku

I’ve never been able to afford a membership to one of those ritzy gyms that have like, pools and saunas and shit. I’ve always grudgingly forked over 20 or 30 bucks a month to work out in an overcrowded storage … Continue reading

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the noodle bowl cleanse

Lately, I’ve had an obsession with noodle bowls. You know how they say that some addicts will transfer their addiction from heroin to methadone, or cigarettes to cigars? Or maybe only I know that because I watch an absurd amount … Continue reading

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life tips!

So this comic, Doug Benson, does a bit called “Life Tips” in which he offers helpful advice on various things. (I scoured the internet for about three minutes or so and couldn’t find a clip, so you’ll just have to … Continue reading

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congratulations to me

Congratulations to me for being 3-1/2 months and one day pregnant today! It really feels like an important milestone, you guys. My fetus is starting to look like less of an alien: its eyes are closer together and its ears … Continue reading

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things you can drink that are even more expensive than beer and nowhere near as fulfilling

So our home computer has been out of commission since Friday and I began having minor internet withdrawals sometime Saturday afternoon. It’s not so much that I need to BE on the internet all the time, it was just mildly … Continue reading

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housekeeping + vanity sizing + Friday haiku

HAYYY! Notice something different? I hate to be a copycat, but Shelby’s recent move over to a self-hosted blog encouraged me to get off my ass and make use of a hosting package I got back in APRIL (whoops), and … Continue reading

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smells like Wednesday

This week in dreams: I’m drinking Shark Pants at Three Floyds. I have the baby, but it’s the size of a bean, and I keep losing it. I’m giving birth at work. I’m giving birth in a classroom full of … Continue reading

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run-walking + what my husband is drinking

Yesterday morning, I did something I swore I would never do: the Galloway run-walk. I’ve always been sort of an elitist a-hole when it comes to running. Walking doesn’t count. And, I know, I know, I am a sucky runner … Continue reading

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