January 2012
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"Probably not" doesn't sound like very good odds...
Mum: I found a taxi service that will take you to the airport for only $36! It's better than the $54 for another one I found...
Me: Am I going to get kidnapped and murdered using the $36 one, though?
Mum: It looks legit to me. Probably not.
December 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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“Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error - error in determining guilt...”
– George Ryan, former Illinois Governor
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August 2011
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I am tired mentally, physically, and emotionally.
Here is what my week will look like for the rest of the semester:
Sunday: Work 10-7, homework
Monday: Babysit 10-2, class 4-7
Tuesday: Class 11-6:15, homework
Wednesday: Babysit 10-2, homework day
Thursday: Class 11-6:15, homework
Friday: Babysit 10-2, work 3-12
Saturday: Work 11-8, homework
REPEAT.
I’ve only just started it, but it’s tiring. Mentally, I am drained from...
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Want to know how much of a useless theatre show...
Our national security is in good hands.
July 2011
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INFP strengths and weaknesses in regard to...
belongingness:
Strengths:
Warmly concerned and caring towards others
Sensitive and perceptive about what others are feeling
Loyal and committed - they want lifelong relationships
Deep capacity for love and caring
Driven to meet other’s needs
Strive for “win-win” situations
Nurturing, supportive and encouraging
Likely to recognize and appreciate other’s need for space
Able to express...
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My very short and extremely accurate review of the...
After all this time?
Always.
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“No story lives unless someone wants to listen, so thank you, all of you.”
– J.K. Rowling, speaking at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 2.
Instant tears.
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The best way to say "I love you" is at 2 am, drunk...
… Damn it.
June 2011
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"Are we boring?"
He asked me that yesterday when he was driving me home. It caught me off guard. No, I don’t think we’re boring. And then I panicked. Wait, does he think we’re boring? I asked him. No, he doesn’t. (I asked him again 12 hours later just to make sure.)
So, why do you ask that? Someone said we were. Who? I don’t remember. Liar. Who? Jeff. He said we were very black and...
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Why no one ever calls me Nicole anymore (aka a...
1. Frenchie (boyfriend started this one a long time ago and calls me this almost exclusively)
2. Bachman (inadvertent basterdization of my actual last name that everyone loved and never stopped using.)
3. Kid (as in Kidman because my name is Nicole and the wine guy at work thinks I’m pretty)
4. Nick-Nick (boyfriend’s nickname for me when he wants to be annoying)
5. Nicolean...
May 2011
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I know I'm adorable even if he doesnt always see...
Me: [any text that exemplifies my klutziness, nerdiness, or ineptitude in the kitchen]
Him: ... -__-
Me: I love how that is always your reaction to me.
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Strangers will judge you
Boyfriend as he watches me clean up a puddle of beer: What’d you do now? Me: It wasn’t me! Boyfriend: Sure it wasn’t… Beer rep guy stocking near me: It wasn’t your fault. You’re an innocent by-stander. Me: I know, he just likes to blame me for everything. Beer guy: That’s the kind of guy you don’t marry. Me: Haha— uuuhhh… Beer...
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Pizza and beer
I’m banned from two of my favorite things for the next month or so. See, I’ve had this really annoying eczema on my eyelids for the past few months. Kind of painful, very red, and recently starting to spread. I finally asked a doctor about and she suggested that I try a gluten-free diet for the next couple of months. Apparently, too much gluten is a trigger for eczema in people with a...
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Cancer
Me: I have this bump on the back of my head. I don't know what it's from. I don't think I've hit my head recently. It's freaking me out.
Boyfriend: It's cancer.
Me: ... It isn't cancer!
Boyfriend: Let me feel it.
Me: Fine... Ow! That hurts, ass!
Boyfriend: It's definitely cancer.
Me: I hate you.
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Babysitting
Coworker: Are you buying juice boxes? You’re like 4 years old! Me: They’re not for me! I’m buying them for the little girl I’m babysitting tonight! Wanna see a picture? Coworker: Yes! [we both proceed to “awww!” over the picture] Customer: Want to see my baby? She just turned 5 months old today! Coworker and I: Yes! Aww, how cute! Coworker: Everyone has...
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On... commitment?
This thing scares me. It’s my first real relationship. My first adult relationship. He won’t be the first one I’ve loved, but he’ll be the best one I’ve loved yet. He’s a good man. Smart, funny, maddeningly good at pushing my buttons. Loves his family, loves his friends, loyal to a fault. He pushes me and expects me to push him back. I don’t love him yet,...
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I am already so tired of all the media coverage of...
Putting aside any doubts over the veracity of this news, this is not a “Fuck yeah, America!” moment. This changes nothing. It does not vindicate us being involved in Afghanistan and Iraq. It’s not going to end these wars, end all the violence and bloodshed on both sides. Osama hasn’t been relevant to the fight in years. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. I am glad that maybe his death...
April 2011
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WatchRoyal wedding, Kate and Leo William, blah, blah, blah. I don’t really care about this whole event, but this is just plain adorable. It’s sweet that they made their wedding a little more fun and personal like this. Also, Kate Middleton is gorgeous and her dress was beautiful. Alexander McQueen is always a good choice.
(I blame Tumblr for all my knowledge of the royal wedding.)
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No idea how we got on this subject...
Me: I plan on having kids at 26, 30, or 34.
Him: Why's that?
Me: Because that way they'll turn 18 in an election year and they can vote.
Him: ...
Me: Why are you looking at me like I'm crazy?
Him: ...
Me: Stop looking at me like that.
Him: ...
Me: Stop!
Him: ... You are so weird.
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The boyfriend is always the #1 suspect.
Me: You know, if I were to go missing, you'd be the primary suspect.
Him: ... WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
It was just something I thought to myself when I took the hair tie out and let a few hairs fall on the seat of his car. My DNA is all over his life at this point. His car, his clothes, his house, our work... My dad is in law enforcement; I have a tendency to look at the world a little differently than everyone else.
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After I explain the concept of "mudblood" to the...
Him: So how is Hermione so good if she isn't real?
Me: HERMIONE IS REAL!
Him: ...
Me: I mean, in the book. She's real in the book. I know the difference between fantasy and reality.
Him: ...
Me: [laughing so hard that my face is as red as my hair] Shut up.
He was just trying to ask how Hermione was such a talented witch if she didn't come from a wizarding family and I knew that, but, damn, my response was defensive and took it to a whole other level. I am such a nerd.
March 2011
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“Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how...”
– truly i am saddened for the life of these rapists of an 11-year-old girl (via 3liza)
I was just talking to a couple of my guy friends about this the other day. Rape culture is something girls live with every damn day, even if we don’t know the name for it. The boys I was talking to thought I...
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“You’re a terrible person.”
– Me to him. Him to me.
This is how we say “I like you.” We’re… special.