Monthly Archives: November 2005

Some recent pictures

Posted on November 30, 2005 by Marisa

So I’ve been going to a lot of weddings (well, okay, just two) lately, celebrating major holidays (haven’t we all), and generally partying it up. But, I haven’t been posting any pictures. So I’ve made some Flickr sets, and I’m … Continue reading →

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Only mildly insane when it comes to Christmas decorations…

Posted on November 30, 2005 by Marisa

I opened the door to the suite of offices where I work on Monday morning and walked into a holiday wonderland. Christmas lights had been strung the length of the hallways. Tinsel garlands were draped over doorframes. Swags of fake … Continue reading →

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La la la

Posted on November 29, 2005 by Marisa

When I don’t know what to say during a conversation, when I want change the subject or lull has been reached, I tend to half say, half sing-song “la la la.” I’m not entirely sure where it came from, or … Continue reading →

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Contentment comes while walking towards sushi

Posted on November 28, 2005 by Marisa

At 5:15 pm this afternoon I was wrapping up my day, closing applications and straightening my desk for the morning, when I took one more glance at my personal email. My friend Cindy had emailed me saying, “What are you … Continue reading →

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Blistex Medicated Berry

Posted on November 27, 2005 by Marisa

Yesterday I stood in the cold remedies section of CVS, staring at the display of chapsticks and lip balms. I didn’t really need anything, as I already possess just about every tube of lip stuff every produced, but I find … Continue reading →

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The Marie Curie of emotional discovery

Posted on November 26, 2005 by Marisa

Right now the scent of banana bread* is traveling from my oven to where I sit at my computer. A moment ago I listened to the quiet, deeply satisfying gurgle of hot water pouring from the kettle into my mug. … Continue reading →

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Verbose but in the end, boring

Posted on November 26, 2005 by Marisa

I just spent the last half hour on the phone with my friend Cindy, trying to figure out what to do tonight. After 30 minutes of talking, where we proposed and rejected dinner at Kami Sushi, movies at the Bridge, … Continue reading →

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Grateful for…

Posted on November 24, 2005 by Marisa

My crazy, loud, loving extended family I had dinner with tonight. My only slightly less crazy, still loud, loving parents and sister out in Portland. The ability to make gravy that tastes just like my dad’s. Cars that run reliably. … Continue reading →

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Gravy, gravy everywhere

Posted on November 23, 2005 by Marisa

My apartment smells like Thanksgiving. I’m not having a dinner here, but I’ve got a crockpot full of turkey stock simmering away, and two pumpkin pies baking in my little turquoise oven. The pies are for the dinner at the … Continue reading →

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A sushi coma calls, but first the bike…

Posted on November 22, 2005 by Marisa

Right now my belly is pleading with me to go stretch out on the couch, to relieve the pressure that an overabundance of Morimoto’s sushi. Tonight I went, with my five favorite girls, to celebrate our friendship and the fact … Continue reading →

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