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monthly archives: April 2009

Worse than swine flu!

POSTED ON April 28, 2009 BY vanessa

Apparently I am not loved by all. In fact, I’m not even *liked* by all. As a matter of fact, I’m not even… Okay so it happened: I got deleted by this girl I know from yoga teacher training on … Continue reading →

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The Joker’s Greatest Triumph

POSTED ON April 19, 2009 BY vanessa

… the eighth to the last paragraph describes it all. *** My friend Leslie’s here from Boulder for the weekend. She finally may have succeeded in softening me to the idea of Kundalini yoga, albeit it for superficial reasons. It … Continue reading →

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Here’s what I want to know:

POSTED ON April 14, 2009 BY vanessa

What normal person would want their friends to know their *exact* location? Google, I gotta be honest — I don’t get the spin. There are certain things I prefer NOT to know about my friends; among them are how many … Continue reading →

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Where I’m Calling From

POSTED ON April 13, 2009 BY vanessa

Some people relish in the glory of getting a promotion or say, completing an Iron Man. Me? I slept until around 10:30 today. You have no idea what an accomplishment that is. *** This weekend I volunteered at Reading To … Continue reading →

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brb kiddo

POSTED ON April 10, 2009 BY vanessa

At the last company I worked for, on and off for maybe a year or so I used to get these creepy anonymous emails that drove me crazy. I’m pretty sure I remember them being kinda mean and mostly just … Continue reading →

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tonight i think i’ll walk alone, i’ll find my soul as i go home

POSTED ON April 9, 2009 BY vanessa

I know I claimed to have written my last fb post, but it’s such a rich topic. I am forced to re-think my earlier position. Yesterday my friend posted pictures we took at a rollerskating party about a month ago. … Continue reading →

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And I used to be nobody

POSTED ON April 7, 2009 BY vanessa

Blah blah blah and I like iGoogle. A lot. One of my widgets is How To of the Day. Some people better themselves with a daily foreign word (mazzata!); I like to learn How to Have a Rebound Relationship. That’s … Continue reading →

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me to the third

POSTED ON April 6, 2009 BY vanessa

I spent most of this weekend at a John Friend workshop. I am sore. I had fun. I took a nap in between the morning and afternoon sessions today and then missed the afternoon session. Uh oh. *** I like … Continue reading →

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this is what i’d like to say to my yoga mat

POSTED ON April 4, 2009 BY vanessa

dear yoga mat, you are cool. you are a) taller than me and b) like me even when i make no sense. i know i avoid you sometimes, yet you still hang around (but not in like that co-dependent way). … Continue reading →

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seven, we’re seventeen

POSTED ON April 2, 2009 BY vanessa

been haiku’ing like a motherf*cker lately. kinda fun. if i was really clever i’d figure out a way to say what i just said in five-seven-five. It is the virtues, not the faults…which constitute one’s true legacy. — Gandhi

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