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Right now, as we *speak,* I’m sitting in my office, with just the light of a lamp and the glowing offices of the buildings across the street from mine in downtown Seattle. The office is void of people (which, actually, doesn’t happen quite that often in a tech startup. Usually there are developers working way past the time I leave). It’s eerie quiet. Here I am, all by my lonesome, eating... Read more

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I’m alive! I know I’ve been gone for like 456,742 days, and each one of them have been agonizing. I’d like to give a world of excuses, but one of my all-time favorite bloggers, Karyn from Pretty in the City, recently said it best: “When you’ve been blogging for seven years sometimes you need a bit of a break…” Just substitute a four in for that seven. But seriousry... Read more

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Got two raves this week… Okay – so I’ve been looking for a laptop tray FOREVER. I want to work from home (in bed) sometimes! Or at least start there and then maybe move to the living room… but the only laptop trays I’ve seen are the beanbag types that sit in your actual lap and don’t provide height or space for a mouse. Yesterday I found this laptop tray through a... Read more

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Sigh. I hate to admit it, but I’ve been struggling a bit lately with my corner of the Internet… let me preface this by saying NO, this is not a goodbye letter. I don’t understand those who give up their blogs as if it was just something they tried out for awhile. Writing and this blog are as close to my heart as marshmallows and bacon. (And if you know me AT.ALL., you know that’s... Read more

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I was talking last night to one of my girl friends about how sometimes Halloweens are more trouble than they’re worth – it takes you forever to pick out a costume, and there doesn’t seem to be a single Halloween party worth going to (or one that you’re invited to at least). But not this year – this year I had my costume picked out well in advance, and the Halloween parties... Read more

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My blog lovelies! Hope you have tons of outrageously fun and silly plans for this evening. I appreciate each and every one of you who read my rambles. I look forward to catching up with all of you on Monday, so I can share my costume and hear about yours! Happy... Read more

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Nearly a year ago, I posted a quick post called, “This is Why I call my boyfriend a Fat Kid.” It contained a picture of his freezer: In case you’re too lazy to click through to the post from last year, that’s 1 Costco-size box of Eggos, 1 bag of “chicken fries,” 1 bag of honey BBQ chicken wings, 1 Tony’s pizza, 1 box of bacon wrapped scallops and 1 box of Jimmy... Read more

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OH yesterday at the AT&T store: I lost all the photos on my iPhone and I need someone to help me recover them, but I kinda want to choose who needs to help me cause some of the contents of those photos are going to be slightly embarrassing if they’re recovered. Who does that? If you’re dumb enough to have a ton of X-rated photos on your phone, and you lose all of them, why don’t you... Read more

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Well hello there, Fall. You’re everywhere already, and I’ve barely had a chance to catch a breath of your air. October has been a whirlwind – an upward slope on the new job hill that has left my weeks a blur. And then I was out of town for the first three weekends of October. First – to Leavenworth for Oktoberfest, second to Washington State University for my little sister’s... Read more

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This past weekend, I was in Las Vegas for BlogWorld Expo. Outside of it being exhausting and fabulously fun at the same time, something happened to me there that I’ve been kinda shy about sharing. I know, I know, you’re all thinking – “GET OUT. Something happened to you in Vegas that you don’t want to share?!” What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas right? (Best... Read more

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I’ve been thinking in my head about how I’d write this post for at least three weeks now. Do you ever do that? Write blog posts in your head while something is happening, after it’s happened, etc? I guess that’s the test of a true blogger at heart. If only I could have managed to get it finished and posted three weeks ago…some of you have already heard the good news via... Read more