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Entries from January 2010

if you like me, you will LOVE barack obama

January 12th, 2010 · No Comments

sixth down.

who knew?
i can’t find any of my friends with barack on their lists which makes it all the more hilarious to me.  next stop: the white house.

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craigslist redux

January 4th, 2010 · No Comments

craigslist fans out there, i know you’re going to love this one.  here is the response my friend received when he posted his SUV to CL (for $4,500):
Hello,
If you still have your Yukon, please consider my offer.
This is not a scam, I am a real person from Troy Ohio.
I was just wondering if you were [...]

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would you take $5 for that chevy tahoe?

January 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

the current purging season in our home has reignited a debate that nicholas and i had almost 2 years ago.
the great craigslist debate.
shortly after i met nicholas, i was in the market for some furniture.  i found the couches of my dreams (fancy apple green nubby wool ones from softline) for $600/couch or $1,000 for [...]

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punky 80085ter

January 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

don’t even try to tell me that you didn’t religiously watch punky on tv when you were younger.  punky brewster, rainbow bright, and blossom were my earliest fashion influences.  i’m not saying that’s a good thing or a bad thing…i’m just saying it’s a thing.

my twin actually knows the punky intro song by heart.  i’m [...]

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baggage

January 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments

i’m 32 and 1 month old today.
my hips crack when i walk, my skin is getting crumpley, and i slept through the last two new year’s eves without feeling any guilt.
in all of my ancientness i’ve come to realize that the old adage about everyone dragging around baggage with them wherever they go is more [...]

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