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did you miss anything?
close of 2003 - 2003-12-31
georgian grapes? in russian wine? - 2003-12-29
i'm gonna wash that database right outta my hair - 2003-12-23
acetone and toluene - 2003-12-22
grilled cheese in my future - 2003-12-21

2003-03-14
2:10 p.m.

ahhh, a sunny friday� i don�t mind so much being stuck at work today because i did get a chance to be outside for a bit, and hell, just knowing there�s sun out there makes me happy. it seems like everyone is especially antsy for winter to be over this year. we all have cabin fever bad, and we could all use a dose of fresh air and sunshine.

my belly is full of yummy food and tangerine juice from whole foods (which has just made my and molly�s list of Approved Lunch Facilities), and i�m settling in to get some work done on this database. it�s quiet in the office, so it�s a good time to get something accomplished. still, i�m looking forward to the end of the workday, when amy e and i head out of here and go to the mall. yeah, i have to. i�m going dress shopping.

i had an appointment with the psychiatrist this morning. everything looks good, and i asked to go back to a lower dose of wellbutrin. so it�s bye-bye pink pills, hello again purple pills. i don�t have to go back again for another four months; that means i�m doing well, and i�m glad of that. i got through another winter. i was surprised to see that i only gained a pound since december. the way that i�ve been eating, i thought it would be a lot more.

my stepmother works in the same office as my shrink, so i stopped into the nurses� station to say hi on my way out. she was sort of�distant. she didn�t give me a hug like she normally does, and though she was nice and everything, it was still a little weird. i guess it�s because i�ve been a Bad Daughter and haven�t talked to my father since before xmas. i�m sure he�s been talking shit about me because of that. i was taken down a few notches by that visit, but i decided that my happiness shouldn�t hinge so much on my father. he�s a jerk. i know that, and i need to let go some more. it�s happening. slowly.

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the friday five

1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not?
i avoid it whenever possible. i always feel a weird kind of stress when i have to talk on the phone�pressure to say the right thing or something�and small silences always feel uncomfortable to me. i just feel awkward.

2. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
um, i just made an appointment at the gynecologist.

3. About how many telephones do you have at home?
1) cordless phone that i use normally, 2) cool, old rotary phone from the boy^TM (as a spare �cause my cordless is getting old, and the battery doesn�t last so long), and 3) my cell, which i may or may not get service for again.

4. Have you encountered anyone who has really bad phone manners? What happened?
no particular person comes to mind, just those annoying cell phone people. you know the ones�they talk loudly and are oblivious to the rest of the world. oh, and people who have conversations with other people while you are on the phone with them. uh, yeah, you called to talk to me; if you want to talk to the other people in the room with you, hang up.

5. Would you rather pick up the phone and call someone or write them an e-mail or a letter? Why or why not?
see #1. besides which, i keep in touch with most of my friends through email, and it�s often a lot quicker to get a response that way, since most of us spend a lot of time in front of the computer at work.

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quote of the day:

"i don't know where andrew is. minneapolis? madison?." --molly, on the whereabouts of her boyfriend

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