Monthly Archives: March 2011

What I Wore: Austin, Y’all!

“With men, as with women, the main struggle is between vanity and comfort; but with men, comfort often wins.”  ~Mignon McLaughlin This might be on the edge of Too Much Information but I had great plans for outfits in Texas. By day I’d wear skirts and sandals and by night I’d rock a pair of [...]
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To Austin, With Love

“The sun lay like a friendly arm across her shoulder.”  ~Margorie Kinnan Rawlings I’ve been to Austin three times and every time I am there I declare my undying love for the place and its breakfast tacos and profess the need to live there. I am not trained in anything but working in politics, is [...]
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Coming Attractions

“More than anything else the sensation is one of perfect peace mingled with an excitement that strains every nerve to the utmost, if you can conceive of such a combination.”  ~Wilbur Wright There’s nothing and I mean NOTHING like leaving a town covered in ice, which, I should say, makes things to magical yet mysterious [...]
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Some news

“Summing up, it is clear the future holds great opportunities.  It also holds pitfalls.  The trick will be to avoid the pitfalls, seize the opportunities, and get back home by six o’clock.”  ~Woody Allen I am a 27 year old woman who cannot make a decision unless by committee. 1. Get propositioned. 2. Ruminate. 3. [...]
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Now I see the purpose of an interior decorator

“Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson The day I after I announced that I would be redoing my apartment because, and I feel the need to go over the reasons once more, a) it’s fugly b) I have no plans to [...]
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