February 2012
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The Daily Chris: Guy Version of Drama, edition
Chris: dude dropped a bomb in the bathroom, rinsed his hands
Me: um, ew? TMI?
Chris: so I said, John*, no soap? that's gross
Me: shut up
Me: you did not call him out
Chris: he goes
Chris: NAhhhhhhh
Chris: I'm like eww man
Chris: held the door for him and walked away
*name changed to protect the guilty
the hairpin: motivation →
A really great, different perspective on motivation. Major theme: change your environment to one that inspires you. Easier said than done, but important.
(via:reneenicolesays:thekimenator)
Things are improving
the dentist called to cancel my 3:30 cavity filling appointment due to the impending snow.
carrying on, with a slightly less horrific attitude.
Today's a Face-palmer if I ever saw one.
and it’s 9 am.
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Within the next month
I will travel to
- Charleston, SC
- Chicago, IL
- New York, NY
- Orlando, FL
Just realize how freaking close together they all and that I better figure out who the heck is taking care of Miles.
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There is currently no creamer (or almond milk or...
Chaos has ensued.
Daily Chris: Dry Bar, edition
Chris: hair dryer store in opening in town?
Chris: it's for hair and food?
Me: um no
Me: what?!
Me: blo is a blow dry bar, you go there to get your hair blown out
Chris: ok it says menu so I don't think you are right
Chris: they have food
Chris: hair and food? geeewwwwwww
Me: omg
Me: you are not getting it
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Wal-Mart putting food market at Bishop's Corner in... →
well aren’t these fun little discoveries!
whenever I get the urge to book it to NYC or San Fran or somewhere awesomely urban, I get these little updates that remind me how fantastically convenient suburban/little city life is.
Blo Opening in West Hartford →
My friend told me she’d heard rumor of a blow dry bar opening in Blue Back, and she was right.
Woot.
Also heard rumblings of a Wal-Mart grocery store opening Bishop’s Corner…which would be epic.
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My blog is public.
And thousands of people read it every single week.
I work in social media for a living.
I am well aware that everything I post is public. Meaning anyone can read it.
My real life name is my URL. I link to my blog on my Facebook page, and on Twitter. I pride myself in transparency.
I actually own this little corner of the internet ($13.99/yr via GoDaddy. True story).
So, if you think what I...
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I can't BOWLeave it's not GUTTER
Chris is participating in a team-building bowling event at his work.
He took it upon himself to name the team.
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giving up dessert for Lent again
even though I don’t identify as one religion or another (see my post about that here), I give something up every year.
because of this, I plan to finish le brownies tonight. and perhaps bake a funfetti cake?
judge away.
One day, when I'm super rich and important,
I will take one Monday off every single month.
wine or dark n' stormy?
we never, ever get three-day weekends. trying to make the most of mine (wa-whoo!)
wine? or dark ‘n stormy?
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I'm speaking at UConn today
And I’m 90% sure I’m ditching the powerpoint. I HATED powerpoint in college… I always thought it was so boring.
What do you think? Risky? Will people pay attention if I just yap and use actual Facebook/Twitter pages as graphic reference?
Update: went sans ppt. I was talking about booze, so they were rapt with amazement. I will say that visiting a college campus before 1 pm...
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Shaking the Sleepies
My clients, my boss, my coworkers, and Chris all keep telling me that I look/sound/seem tired. For the last two weeks.
Work is admittedly insane and I do constantly feel like I can’t keep up with anything. Unfortunately this isn’t that irregular, however, so I feel like it can’t be my workload. I’ve been getting 7-8 hrs. of sleep, which is great for me.
I don’t how...
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In order to attend fashion week, you need:
- Wavey curls OR a messy topknot
- Shades. Even if it’s rainy/cloudy/inside
- Black tights
- red lips OR grungy smokey eyes OR minimalistic glow
- Some sort of combat boot/bootie OR insane platform heels
- A leather jacket
- Some sort of juxtaposition of tough/sweet, i.e. pleated skirt with chain metal statement necklace
- A bag that everyone knows is expensive
- the ability to...
I cut up garlic for crockpot chicken taco bowls...
So what I’m saying is, I smell strongly of garlic and skunk. at 9:09 am.
Happy VDay, folks.
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There is literally nothing better than coming home...
that is all. I highly recommend you all get one.
