Newbie

Friend: Have you checked Wal-Mart? You might be able to find the bins there. Me: No, I don’t shop at Wal-Mart because I don’t agree with the conditions that their laborers overseas have to work in, and I need to find out more about the pending lawsuit regarding the company allegedly not promoting female employees [...]

A real surprise

Over the weekend my college roommate, Lesley, had a surprise bridal shower in Long Island, NY, and our other roommate, Nicole, captured this moment from Sunday. There’s so much more to share from the weekend, but for now, I’m just drowning in nostalgia of years that went by too quickly.

In a friend’s basement

Thank God for people who keep EVERYTHING.

Early morning laugh

On the phone with bff Tina: Me: So how was snowboarding? bff: It was fun. Me: Are you any good? bff: No, I’m terrible. And every time I’m on my way down the hill I think of what a stupid and dangerous idea it is.

Over lunch

Stephanie: So then she asked me to look over her work, and give her feedback, and I was like, ‘Okay, why don’t you start with fixing your atrocious grammar and punctuation. It’s so horrific, it makes me want to vomit.’ *** Stephanie: Then he asked me on a date, and I said no. Me: You [...]

2 Dorks with a side of Lame

On the phone with bff Tina: bff: So where are you going to live? Me: A place called Hamden, it’s like 15 minutes outside of New Haven. bff: HAMden? HA! Do they eat a lot of HAM there? *** Later, on the phone with The Boss: Me: What street do I turn on? Him: Turn [...]

Scenes from a go-kart race

When we first moved to L.A., The Boss and I were invited to a dinner party in Santa Monica where we met some of The Boss’s distant relatives, one of whom was an avid race car driver and go-kart racer. He showed us a few pictures of him racing, and gave us an open invitation [...]

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