Category: humor
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A Tale of Two Blogs: a Cautionary Tale from Hawaii to Scotland
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THIS BLOG: Since Lauren, whom I’m traveling with, also blogs, we thought it would be wildly exciting to have a dual blog about the same event written from both of our perspectives— one with her “voice” and one with mine. It’ll be like listening to two different eyewitness accounts, and this entry…
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Germany: Here to Help You
I have arrived in Deutschland! As far as my harrowing adventures go, this one wasn’t too bad. I didn’t have to run through the airport to my gate or have my passport flagged at security (thanks again, London) or be delayed so long I missed my flight. But it wasn’t without incident. I said in…
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Time For a Facelift
Call me Joan Rivers, but it’s time for my blog to get a facelift*. *A bad analogy, perhaps, since I don’t want my blog to resemble a duck in any way. Hopefully, this is the kind of facelift that’s seen as an improvement on one’s appearance rather than one that makes people shriek, “Ohmyygawwwd…
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What To Expect When You’re Expecting (To Walk for Hunger)
What To Expect When You’re Expecting (To Walk for Hunger) 1) A necessity to wake up early on a Sunday. I haven’t woken up at 5:30 a.m. since I had a “real” job last year, with maybe one exception to catch a flight, so this was a challenge. But I was determined to arrive ON…
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A Lesson In Karma
There are two things you should know about me. 1) I hate paying for parking 2) I hate driving through Boston Here’s why I hate these things: Paid Parking The beauty of growing up in Roswell, New Mexico is that all residential neighborhoods are fair game for parking on the street, and no parking lot…
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Jumping Fail, But A Really Funny Set of Photos.
Alternatively: How NOT To Take a Jumping Photo The Walk for Hunger was last weekend, and although I have a blog coming about the walk itself, I have a very funny story to tell you that must be told in pictures. A preface After finishing our 20 mile jaunt through Boston, my friend and…
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The Gum Crisis Continues
Today is Free Cone Day (FREE CONE DAY) at Ben and Jerry’s, and I’m sitting on my hands in an effort not to go*. *this is not the most effective form of resistance. Look at how much fun everyone is having! In an effort to not break Lent, I’m preoccupying myself…
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23 Ways To Spend $2,317 Other Than Paying Off Damages To A Rental Car That Was Not Entirely My Fault And Could Have Been Avoided Altogether
Beware of the rant! If you recall, I got into a bit of a fender bender in Ireland, and because I DIDN’T put the car on my credit card, and DIDN’T waive the absurd rental car insurance, and because I HAPPENED to be driving into an UNMARKED intersection in the middle of NOWHERE when a car came out…
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When It Rains, It Snows
When it rains, it snows This is what comes of blogging about the spring. I write, “Spring is coming—hooray!” And the Universe responds with, “Winter storm is coming—expect snow!” In an act of rebellion, I decided to wear a skirt yesterday while the sun still shone as a way of letting the…
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