May 2012
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May 31st
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May 31st
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Revision
whatshouldwecallpoets: How I think it will go: How it actually goes:
May 31st
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May 30th
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Meeting new people
Expectation: Reality:
May 30th
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It's Writer's Night!
Time to kill us some darlings.
May 29th
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Happy Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day. It is not Flag Day. It is not Veteran’s Day. As jamarisjustice, so eloquently put it: Today we remember those who gave their lives to serve and defend our country. We owe our gratitude to them for the freedoms we now enjoy. Remember the fallen and their sacrifice, and have sympathy for the ones they left behind.
May 28th
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Cooking
whatshouldwecallme: Expectation: Reality:
May 26th
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May 25th
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On finding out that Sheldon is gay in real life
The reactions on Tumblr were pretty much what I would expect. Women: “I don’t care. He’s still hot.” Gay men:
May 25th
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It's summer. Which means swimming.
Which means I need to get in freakin shape. Getting in the water isn’t the embarrassing part. It’s the getting out again. Expectation: Reality:
May 25th
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It's Friday!
May 25th
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May 25th
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Got in early to a meeting...
…and got the comfiest swivel chair in the room. I made a point to grin with a lot of teeth at everyone who came in and gave me a dirty look for getting the good chair. 
May 24th
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if i ever sign up for a dating site
whatshouldnyucallme: my profile will say:  
May 24th
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May 24th
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Designer Jared Fanning created a simple infographic comparing the Top 10 Most Read Books in the World: YOU GUYS.  LOOK AT THAT AGAIN. According to this, more people have read the Twilight books than The Diary of Anne Frank.
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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Dancing alone in front of your mirror at home
What you see in the mirror: What your husband sees when he walks in quietly behind you and just waits for you to notice him:
May 23rd
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May 22nd
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Whenever my kid gets a Bumps & Bruises report at...
May 21st
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May 21st
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Just one of the reasons why I love this guy so much: This is the guy who runs Animals Talking in All Caps, which is a frikkin’ hilarious site (one that I often reblog, actually). He’s going through a tough time, so if you happen to have a spare bit of time yourself, say a prayer for him. Or wander over and leave him a nice comment. He likes those. I happen to know through...
May 21st
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A succinct description of how I feel about this...
May 20th
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That awkward moment...
…when you realize that it’s such a gorgeous day that nobody’s posting anything interesting on Facebook or your usual entertainment sites.  For all you know, you’re the only one on the internet right now…
May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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It's Friday!
May 18th
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The meaning of all the deaths in HP:
*updated b/c the other post of this got all jacked-up in formatting James and Lily: To establish the story line as well as to show orphans of war. Cedric Diggory: To show Voldemort’s mercilessness. Sirius Black: To show Harry’s lack of guidance/parental figures. Albus Dumbledore: To show the death of a great leader can’t stop a war. Hedwig: To show the end of Harry’s...
May 18th
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May 18th
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“A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This...”
– C.S. Lewis (via henzado)
May 17th
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May 17th
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May 16th
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willpower...I haz none
I keep trying not to look at the tub of Blue Crab dip I bought from Costco the other day. I know that the moment I open it, the entire tub will be gone in an hour. But whenever I open the fridge, the crab dip is all like The sad part? It’s right.
May 15th
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May 15th
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In the “Congrats!” email I got from Fantasy Frontiers, it said I should expect a contract in my Inbox by 12p CST on Monday. It is now 1:20p EST on Monday, and no contract.  I keep trying to tell myself that it’s the first day of the week and they’re busy. They probably just haven’t gotten to it yet. But, naturally, the most logical conclusion my brain can come...
May 14th
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May 12th
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“Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? I should think. All...”
– C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed (via 110192)
May 12th
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Holy tacos, it finally happened!
Opened my email and saw this: And my brain promptly went My short story “The Lament” will be in the June 2012 premiere issue of Fantastic Frontiers Magazine.  Related: Apparently, extreme and abrupt joy makes one very self-aware of his/her body. I absurdly have no idea what to do with my hands right now.
May 11th
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Waiting sucks
I’m waiting to hear back on my gamble: the one where I laughably suggested a large per/hr. fee to a potential client for regular freelance gigs with his company.  Of course, the only scenario I can imagine was him reading my email and being like My husband says I always underestimate myself and should be patient. Then he points out several valid reasons why my suggestion was...
May 11th
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It's Friday!
May 11th
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May 11th
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May 10th
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That moment
…when you find out something was wrong with the PowerPoint template you just posted to a public server, minutes after you emailed the entire company about it: …then a coworker emails you the “correct” version and it’s exactly the same as what you sent.
May 10th
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May 9th
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