Posts tagged as "Life"

Posted by Carolyn on 5th August 2010
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Frugal is the New Black

Friends and family have called me “thrifty”, “cheap” and “miserly”. I’m OK with that categorization as I don’t think (I hope) that I don’t come across as a crotchety old bag about it. Granted, those closest to me might feel the sting of my miserly nature more acutely, but I don’t see the point of [...]

Posted by Carolyn on 4th August 2010
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It’s Going To Be One Of THOSE Months!

All chocolate and chocolate products in the metro area are now under notice for the rest of the week. I hate being a girl sometimes… * * * * * Speaking of being a girl (and speaking of my weird chemical allergies), for most of the past 6-9 months, the downtown Minneapolis Target has been [...]

Posted by Carolyn on 17th June 2010
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Dystopia Fatigue

This blog post on NPR explains just what bothers me with a lot of popular media; it’s just too depressing/repulsive. Quote: I have dystopia fatigue from too many depictions of humanity that are so cynical and so empty that they cease to speak to me. It’s why I can’t get through many episodes of shows [...]

Posted by Carolyn on 15th June 2010
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Quote of the Day

, originally uploaded by thru the eyes of ruby (Megan Emerick). “Separate your self esteem from your physical body; you are you, regardless of the physical packaging.” ~me to myself

Posted by Carolyn on 8th May 2008
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A Horoscope To Follow

This is my horoscope for today: You are moody today and your irrational feelings can get in your own way. But fate lurks in the shadows and can spring upon the right moment to suddenly change everything. Don’t worry, though; this can work out to your advantage if you roll with the waves and stop [...]

Posted by Carolyn on 7th May 2008
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This week sucks.

So far this week has been bad – very bad. 1. The Tech Snark site was infiltrated by an invasive spamming worm (where porn/spam links were inserted into posts that showed up on the feeds, but hidden on the site and I could not edit/delete them) that not only prevented me from making new posts, [...]