December 2011
4 posts
Corporate Adventures
I work in a maze. The map is not helping. Thank God for friendly people!
Do I work with polar bears? It’s effing FREEZING!
Old man in the cafe asked me why I’m eating Healthy Choice. Ummm…because I’m making a healthy choice?
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“As Kant said in his Critique of Pure Reason, the dove who flies throughout the...”
– said by my philosophy of religion professor on the last day of class; it really struck me. (via tunaandthenarddog)
Wow. Your philosophy professor just perfectly described the relationship between my sister, dad, and I.
New Blog
So a while back I wrote about organizing this blog because even I found it to be too scattered for my own understanding. Clearly I never got around to it. That’s because (a) I’ve been working all kinds of weird hours at my part-time job, and (b) when I haven’t been doing that, I’ve been occupied with my full-time job search. Well, now that I’ve managed to find...
“Men aren’t stupid, and you don’t need a complicated set of rules to find a good...”
– (via nothinggbutlovee)
November 2011
10 posts
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You Know What Drives Me Absofuckinglutely Nuts??
Every fucking company and their grandparents are hiring “managers” and “senior managers” and “directors” and blah blah blah. No one seems to be hiring associate level people. WHAT. THE. FUCK!!!! I’m just about to start applying to jobs I’m grossly under qualified for.
“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why....”
– Stephen Fry (via now-in-glorious-technicolor)
And don’t say “don’t be sad” or “stop crying”, either
(via ceasesilence)
lifelovelaughs asked: I met a girl visiting from Dallas on Halloween night! I was quite surprised that she'd even come here at this time of year, since it's getting quite chilly! Anyway, there's a chance that I'll be going to Texas sometime in the near future to see Mr. Johnson -- fancy meeting up??
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Uninspiration
I feel 150% uninspired. About everything. And one man in particular is not helping the situation.
I just don’t get men.
October 2011
11 posts
“he appeared in my dream. BIG DEAL right?! Not really, but when you were on the...”
– This Is Why I’m Single: Eyes Wide Shut Submitted by imaprofessional
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Updates & Organization
So I was looking through my blog and I realized just how unorganized this thing is. Sheesh! Of course originally I didn’t think it needed any sort of organization because this was my space, for me. But the truth of it is that I have come to love the comments and feedback I get and when I write about things like how lonely I am, I like knowing that someone out there who otherwise has no...
“If you can love the wrong person that much, stop and think how much more you...”
– Lil Wayne. (via mohimaloves)
Loneliness
I have not felt this lonely in a long time. Somehow I had managed to get past such feelings of emptiness and invisibility. Of not mattering. And then one man was brought in to my life and with his words and voice alone I am suddenly back in that place where his actions/inactions take me back to that 15-year-old version of myself when I did not have a clue who I was or what strength was. Except...
Should a Drunk "I Love You" Count?
So he was at a bachelor party last Thursday and of course shit-faced. I fell asleep while we were texting, and woke up to a text saying “I love you.” Nothing after that. I called him the next day to test the waters and couldn’t get a hold of him. We finally talked tonight, but I chose to not bring that up even though we spent a while laughing about all the other messages he...
Sticky Is A Slut: Some Words of Advice →
Definitely worth a read for anyone starting over in a new place, regardless of age/gender. Good reminder that things happen if you’re willing to make them happen.
stickyisaslut:
To all of my male readers ages 18-20:
I have noticed a recent trend in the questions I have been getting from young men. Though I love the fact that I have so many wonderful male readers who seem to be...
Home on a Friday Night
With no plans for the rest of the weekend.
So this is what it’s like to be with no job, no school, no friends in the area, and no love life?
Love You. Love Texas.
I hadn’t logged on since my last vent because I was moving back to Texas!!!!!!!! And I have some encouraging/understanding messages about that.
Well, I ended up sending a “hey”-type message and he ended up calling. But that’s the last I heard from him. It’s been a week now. I’m tired of initiating. More about that later.
Back to the whole moving back to...
I am Officially Stupid
Will someone please tell me why I continue to bother with idiots? I am supposed to have learned better by now.
Twice you give me the exact day you are supposed to call, the second one being 100% on your own initiative, and twice I fall for your bullshit.
Yes, I understand that this isn’t a “normal” situation and neither one of us know how the fuck to navigate this, but come...
Post Trip Thoughts
As it turns out, vodka tonics, whiskey shots and champagne after two months of not drinking at all is not one of my brighter ideas. Over 24 hours later, my body is still making me pay for it.
15-hr flights should not exist. From now on I would rather take 6 different flights than sit in one for that long.
Please don’t fart non-stop during a 15-hr flight. Have some consideration for the...
September 2011
21 posts
The Problem with My Love of Words and Love Itself
I can’t stop thinking about someone who I haven’t actually met yet, someone I’ve only exchanged a couple of long e-mails with and had a few conversations with online and seen photos of even though physically he is not my usual type at all…well, maybe his smile…and his wrist looks promising in the photos, but how can I really tell a wrist from photos? So basically...
Sticky Is A Slut: Where Have all the Good Men... →
stickyisaslut:
…
I’ve never had a man treat me well for a long period of time. I’ve never experienced true compassion or understanding or gentleness… at least not for more than a couple nights after a couple of good roll-arounds. I constantly wonder, where have all the good men gone? How much longer do I need to be a good woman before I find one? And how can I truly be a good woman, for...
One of My Favorite Men
I am not nearly gifted enough with words to paint a proper picture of how much I love this man and the way he uses words and the things he does.
I know you can’t tell just by reading that, so here, let me try to just give you an idea.
I’ve never had a conversation with him that didn’t include lots of laughter, mostly by me. I will never forget the times he was exactly the...
Maids and Chauffeurs Are Overrated
When I first got here, all the maids and both the chauffeurs were acting really strange around me. I expected that at first because they had never seen me before and I’m not traditional at all in the way I dress and talk and look.
It took the maids about a week to stop staring at me with their mouth open whenever I spoke. It took about another week for them to actually do what I asked....
“I’d like foreigners to read our poets, listen to our music, to sing and...”
– “The Winner Stands Alone” by Paulo Coelho
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“As a Muslim, I’m sick of people asking me how I feel about 9/11. What do you...”
–
Aman Ali (via faineemae)
i think this is officially my favorite quote in the entire world.
(via belle-de-nuit)
“And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you...”
– Haruki Murakami (via misanthropyaddict)
This is exactly how I feel about the last month of my life…especially the first couple of weeks. It has changed things about me that even I did not imagine would ever change.
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“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the...”
– Nora Roberts (via lifelovelaughs)
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“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a...”
– Dalai Lama XIV (via onherway)
Facestalking
It really annoys me when I’m stalking someone I’m kind of talking to, and I see he added a really pretty girl who is exactly the type he supposedly likes [because of course I’m the girl he talks to like one of his buddies] and she has a distinct advantage over me because of her location. Well, crap. What am I supposed to do now? He’s not exactly telling me who else...
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“Making out with someone new is the best thing. Ever.”
– (via sothenshe)
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Here I Go Ruffling Feathers Again
So you know how I’ve been here for the past month?
My mom is doing a whole lot better so I’m finally venturing out with cousins [did I mention I’m from a really large family so I have lots of cousins who are my age?]. Yesterday my cousin who was my partner-in-crime when we were little took me to a music festival that some of his students had organized [my lil bro is all growed...
“You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase, “You’re everything to me.”
Right there....”
– White on Rice: Where we go wrong
Now Predicting the Future
Me: omg can we please dance with cowboy hats on at your wedding?
Her: LOL
Her: that was random
Her: sure we can
Me: and have the dance party in an old barn?
Me: with lots of nooks and crannies to hide and make out in?
Her: hahahha
Her: i just want to meet someone that i'm also attracted to physically
Her: as well as mentally
Me: screw that!
Me: just marry someone who will pay for the big wedding in a ranch so we can plan and have a party
Me: and then you can divorce him
Her: lol
Her: except i don't believe in divorces
Her: unless it comes w/a car, house, and big diamond
Her: then i might consider
Me: don't have a church wedding
Me: that way you can still marry in the catholic church when you find your soulmate, right?
Her: why but i've always wanted a church wedding
Her: LOL
Me: right but save that for the real marriage
Her: haha true
Me: this is just going to be your practice wedding
Her: lol the one we go to Kleinfeld's in NYC to look at wedding gowns?
Me: nah
Me: the one where you get a Vera Wang dress custom made
Me: or Oscar de la Renta
Me: or Carolina Herrera
Me: and he pays for it
Her: ooooo even better!
Her: good call
Me: and he of course pays for the bridesmaids gowns
Her: duh
Her: bc i want my bridesmaids to look pretty too
Me: and foots the bill for your bach party in the south of France or spain
Her: especially if they're in my pics
Her: yes!
Her: omg did i tell u that i wanted a bachelorette party there?
Her: or did you just read my mind
Me: and has lots of really handsome and single close guy friends who will be groomsmen
Me: i just read your mind
Me: vegas just didn't seem good enough
Her: lol vegas is for the ordinary
Her: we are extraordinary
Me: i mean, if you're going to have a Herrera gown...
Me: oh and of course the pre-nup will give you half of everything he owns in case he cheats on you
Me: and he will
Her: yep
Me: after you get back from your blissful private island honeymoon
Me: and just when you'll start to get bored with him
Me: and you'll catch him without trying
Me: so then you'll divorce him and keep half of everything he has
Me: and you won't be too broken hearted because hello, you know the real one is coming next
Me: but you'll have to at least pretend to be broken-hearted for looks
Me: so you'll go off to some other exclusive island to "heal"
Her: lol
Me: and there you'll meet your soul mate
Her: omgosh i'm loving this story
Me: and it won't matter if he has money or not because you'll have plenty
Me: and you guys will have a traditional catholic wedding with only your close friends and family
Me: and every photo will scream "TRUE LOVE"
Her: perfect
Me: and you'll live happily until you have kids
Me: then your house will be a mess
Me: you'll both be stressed
Me: and you'll probably have to go to therapy when they're teenagers
Her: no i'll have nannys
Her: 2-3 of them
Me: but look on the bright side, you'll have someone to visit you in the nursing home when you're old!
Me: then you'll probably go to therapy when they're 8
Me: because they'll get into all kinds of trouble to get your attention
Me: as most privileged kids do
Dear Followers,
Are any of you familiar with resumes and cover letters in PR?
There is a PR Coordinator position I’m applying for that I would absolutely loooooooove to have, so I don’t want to send in my resume/cover letter in the wrong format. Can any of you point me in the right direction, please?
Thank you!
Bad Idea?
Deliberately getting Selena Gomez’s song stuck in my head…
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“Don’t be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young...”
– Stephen Colbert | Knox College Commencement Address (via romanticnostalgic)
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“I’m single because I have too many standards that I’m not willing to drop, even...”
– This Is Why I’m Single: Inconsistencies Submitted by the50plus
Makes my day to find my thoughts put into writing by someone who can do it so much more eloquently than I.
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August 2011
11 posts
From The Desk of XXXX?: Turning 28 →
Thousands of miles and 11-hr time difference and she’s still the person who talks sense into me when I can’t fall asleep due to thoughts about whether I’m making a mistake by not giving the Ex another chance.
fromthedeskofxxxx:
27 turning 28 in a few months. Talked to the best friend the other day.
Are our standards too high when it comes to meeting a special someone?
After...
“Ugh, why does time pass so slowly when you are trying not to notice you’re...”
– Random Musings From Inside My Padded Cell
“You do not have TIME on this EARTH to tread water and slow down to educate some...”
– my friend just forwarded me an email I wrote to him a year ago and this is the key takaway I think all people could benefit from (via drinkyourjuice)
“I keep writing about you like our story hasn’t ended, like there are still...”
– {l’ho provato sulla mia pelle}: