Wickedly Good

I read Wicked by Gregory Maguire my freshman year of college. I can’t remember how I found out about the book or where I bought it exactly. It’s not surprising that I stumbled upon it somewhere and somehow, though. For as long as I can remember, The Wizard of Oz has been a part of [...]

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Giving Notice

I gave my landlord/roommate 30 days notice yesterday. I was thrilled to be able to do so. She wasn’t a horrible landlord/roommate, I’m just tired of renting a room in a stranger’s home (even though it was great because it was cheaper than renting a one bedroom or a studio apartment). I’m tired of having [...]

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Half Birthday

Today is my half birthday.  Nothing spectacular about it, I just recognized it when I was thinking about what day it was.  I used to think it was something special when I was a kid.  Now that a half birthday means I’m closer to 30, I’m not quite sure how I feel about it.  There’s [...]

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Rent and Refrigerators

Currently I rent a bedroom in someone else’s house. I found her on Craigslist (just like the roommate/landlord before her) and it works out pretty well.  A few months ago she mentioned something about how she deposits my rent checks directly to her savings account.  I was kind of miffed that she doesn’t actually need [...]

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Cheesecake and Cloths

Sunday I made cheesecake (win!): for the first time and some crock pot cheesy tortellini (tasty!) and generally spent a fair amount of the day in the kitchen. My boyfriend’s kitchen doesn’t have an overabundance of dishcloths and towels, which is what I’m used to, so I went through a ton of napkins instead, trying to [...]

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