Monthly Archives: January 2013

In which I threaten to drink a big bottle of bourbon

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Frog

I ran errands this morning beginning with the post office. Normally, if I have to interact with postal people I go to a tiny post office way out of my way because the post woman is professional, fun and quick. … Continue reading →

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Annoyed

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Frog

The other day someone called me and started off the conversation with “I know you know all the good places to eat in Richmond” and then the conversation ended with think up some restaurants in this specific area of Richmond … Continue reading →

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Arty Farty

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Frog

Last night we went with a friend to a paint studio. We painted The Scream. I was a little disappointed the instructor didn’t know how to pronounce Edvard Munch’s name. The only factoid she knew was a recent auction price. … Continue reading →

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Baby, it’s cold outside

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Frog

We woke up this morning without electricity. We have no idea why not, but we assume it’s because the power company can’t handle the demand at 6am in 16 degree weather. Yeah, because they are a power company and demand … Continue reading →

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I’m going to miss this

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Frog

I’m going to miss this scene when I start work next week.

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Just a pack of idiots

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Frog

I interviewed with a college on 7/13/12. I received an email last night telling me I hadn’t been selected for the job. No shit. After six months of hearing nothing else from them, I figured that out myself.

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Snow

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Frog

After a week of either clouds or pouring rain, we had some snow last night. You can’t tell from either picture, but we have blue skies and sunshine today. So even though the snow is going to be short-lived, it’s … Continue reading →

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Well, that took forever

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Frog

If you’ve been following along at home, you know I lost my job in September 2011. I finished school in May 2012 and finished a (paying) project in September 2012. Since then, I’ve read a lot of books and have … Continue reading →

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Smelly

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Frog

For Christmas someone in the better-half’s extended family gave me a plug-in fragrance defuser thing. You know, like one of those Glade things, only this was some other brand that I’ve never heard of and it really doesn’t matter. We … Continue reading →

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90 percent of everything is crap

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Frog

In 2004 we bought all new appliances before we moved into this house (Jan ’05). Those appliances were the dishwasher, microwave, stove, refrigerator, washer and dryer. We have had the following repaired: dishwasher, refrigerator and now the stove. The upper … Continue reading →

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