I had to run for the bus today. With a huge backpack on my back. I felt like I was in middle school again.
This morning I did my first trial run of taking the bus to work. I’m trying to avoid driving the ever-unpredictable Great White except on Mondays (when I have my lunchtime therapy [...]

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As promised, I am posting my magnificently rendered original Microsoft Paint drawings of Why I Hate the Bus.
I’m actually a huge fan of public transportation—I get so frustrated with my temperamental car, I hate driving in rush hour, and I loathe parallel parking. But everyone has a few pet peeves and when it comes to [...]

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Sweet fancy Moses. The hot water pump is broken here at the office . . . which also means we have no heat. Normally not a huge deal here in Texas, but come on people, it’s late November and it’s effin’ COLD up in this MF. I am wearing a t-shirt, a sweater, a jacket, [...]

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Oooh was I ever a cranky-pants last night! Getting up at the equivalent of 3 a.m. CST and changing planes/being wedged into small spaces for hours on end apparently does not agree with me. The crankiness was briefly diminished by a surprise at the Austin airport when I finally made it in: MC was unexpectedly [...]

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I’ve been having a rough couple of days. I’m okay, just really worried about some things I can’t go into here, and one of them is my own doing. Somehow as a result of feeling low, I’ve been putting off posting.
On a more positive note, it was cool to see MC’s family this weekend. They’re [...]

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The window is open, and a mild breeze is blowing through the screen. There’s a familiar comforting scent in the air that I can’t put my finger on. I’ve been playing Bookworm like the big dork I am and trying to figure out what to write.
I’m in a rare mild mood, like the breeze outside. [...]

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