Entries from August 2005

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

a miscellaneous assortment

I wore flip flops to work today. This made me happy, because while no one ever came out and said I couldn’t wear them at my old job, I always felt inappropriate when I did. The skirt I wore them with was happy as well.
I’m fighting a sore throat. I [...]

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

The new job

I got up extra early yesterday, wanting to make a good impression by showing up in a timely manner for the new job(I tend to be punctuality challenged). I spent the morning running around my apartment and rushed a friend who had called to wish me well off the phone. I paused [...]

Monday, August 1st, 2005

35 years

My father was 21 when he proposed to my mom, who was about to turn 23. They had only known each other two weeks, when he asked her to spend the rest of her life with him, and so she responded by saying, “Okay, but don’t tell anyone, in case we change our minds.” [...]