Survival Diaries of a Real-World Dropout...

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Sunday, July 18, 2004

Learning to Be a Ray of Sunshine for a Day... or Even Just a Few Hours...

This weekend we (my honey and I) went to the shore to see my dad and grandparents... I got slapped in the face with "Grandpop is in the hospital" fairly soon after we got there. Apparently he is suffering from dementia and also fell and hit himself on the hard corner of the couch (Made of some weird... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 16, 2004

How Do Some People Get JOBS?!

I finally got this new job, which most of you know about by now... Going back to my horrible day on Monday.. never did finish telling you. Where did I leave off...? Hmm, here --recap: Woke up to pouring rain 1 hour before alarm--shut window and went back to sleep. Woke to alarm ringing all-too-soon,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

I'm Surviving... Really, I am!

I never finished my horrible day story... will get to that soon--just a quick note to let you all know I lived through my 13-15 hour day... GO ME! Anyway, hope you all survived, too! (Did I mention I just want to be a freelance writer?) Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 12, 2004

When Life Slaps Me in the Face, Can I Slap It Back?

Today hit me like a repeated slap in the face. If I could have crawled back into bed--HECK, if I could have crawled into a hole in the ground, I would have! First I woke up in the middle of the night to the thundrous pounding of rain upon our roof and slapping of the fat droplets against my... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 1, 2004

Dragging My Feet and Wishing It Were Different...

Ever make a decision not knowing what the outcome will be, and then suddenly, you wish you hadn't had to make that decision at all? First I really dragged my feet to accept this new job... Now part of me is nervous about starting and finding out 9-5 IS all that its cracked up to be and then some...... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 24, 2004

I SOLD OUT.... BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE FOR ME....

I will not succumb to corporate america. I will not succumb to corporate america. i will not succumb to corporate america. i will not succumb to corporate america. i will not succumb to corporate america. i will not succumb to corporate america. I will not succumb to corporate america. I will not... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

I DO NOT HAVE MICROSCOPIC BREASTS! Get OVER It!

Apparently, every stupid store that is not meant to sell solely lingerie seems convinced that women and girls with a small booty have itty-bitty-titties, and those with a bit bigger of a caboose have humongous hooters. It just isn't FAIR! I am woman and I want cute panties and bras that fit, DAMMIT,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 20, 2004

My STALKER Responded to My Email.... See it HERE!

Man, guess I spoke tooooo soon. And to think I actually thought he was going to leave me alone.... GRRRRRRRRRR! #$%&**&#%^#$@!#$ I was away for the weekend and got this message today when I got back... I sent the message from an email address I rarely use anymore, but still, now that I've read it, I... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 18, 2004

I Thought I Was Going to DIE...

I awoke this morning to the door opening and the unexpected voice of my younger sister alerting me that the photo had arrived -- the one I needed for one of my articles! I decided to just stay up, even though it was after 4am when I went to bed... so I went to turn my computer on and... <Black... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 17, 2004

I Killed My Baby Cactus... Am I Going to Be a Bad Mom?

ARGH. Why is it that plants and your truly just don't get along!? I had an African Violet back at school and it kicked the flowerpot quicker than I don't know what. My uncle brought me some cactus plants (cacti? cactuses?) this past weekend and said they might fare well outside, as they seem to like... Sign in to see full entry.

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