Old News (The Unbearable Lightness Of Blogging)

Last night, I got up to get a glass of water, and (after taking several wrong turns) I ended up overhearing my aunt and uncle talking in their bedroom. And they were discussing me. Seems my aunt believes I'm "not to be trusted", and a "manipulator", and am "making up" being "sickly" just to "avoid"... Sign in to see full entry.

Here are some highlights from what turned out to be a rather X-rated trip to the National Zoo, actually. ( Click on the thumbnails for a better view.) 1) Soooo, a huge crowd is gathered all around to watch the giant panda do whatever it is giant pandas do. (Even though, in this particular case, he's... Sign in to see full entry.

Soooo, my "family" and I spent the weekend in Washington, DC. And I'm only just now beginning to recover. In fact, had Dante ever met my mother, I bet the Ninth Circle of Hell would not have involved being perpetually devoured by Satan. Instead, it would have been being stuffed in a car with my... Sign in to see full entry.

Now, as many of you may know, yesterday afternoon, I set out to confront the newspaperman near my school, and find out why he wears a fake beard. Though, unfortunately, I was forced to "abort" at the very last second. I had simply arrived on the scene too late! The last morning paper had already... Sign in to see full entry.

Okay, soooo, check this out... every morning, on my way into school, I stop by a nearby newsstand to buy the paper. And thus, every morning, I come into brief contact with the guy who owns the stand (a non-descript, 40-ish, slightly Jewish-looking gentleman). He's really friendly, and polite, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sadly, there appears to have been some confusion as to the point of my previous post. So please allow me to clarify. You see, the piece was presented as proof that a regular, ordinary conversation could be just as compelling as a work of pure fiction. However, unfortunately, things didn't quite work... Sign in to see full entry.

The following is a conversation I had this morning with a neighbor (minus any context whatsoever): MR. LUPESCU: Good morning, young lady. ME: Good morning, Mr. Lupescu. HIM: How you like this weather, huh? Looks like a bad storm on the way. ME: Yeah. HIM: You guys get that package I sent you? ME: We... Sign in to see full entry.

What a lousy start to the week! Not only do the Eagles gag away a very winnable game in Green Bay ( completely ruining my entire Sunday afternoon)... but I somehow manage to cut the roof of my mouth on an usually jagged potato chip. Oh, and then, this morning, I sprain my ankle in the subway... Sign in to see full entry.

Okay, soooo, Pavel (my brother) invited all his cro-magnon friends over tonight to watch the big Ultimate Fighting Championship on the giant plasma screen in his room. Now, personally, being both a girl and not a moron, this sort of "blood sport" is of very little interest to me. Thus I just sit... Sign in to see full entry.

When I arrive home from school each weekend, the very first thing I do is take inventory of my entire room. For you see, before I leave on Sunday night, I write out an exhaustive list of everything I own (detailing each individual item of clothes, piece of personal electronics, stuffed animal, etc).... Sign in to see full entry.