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Category Archives: Eclectic
New-old flatware lends a needed boost
I’ve been sort of struggling lately. I’ve taken on a lot and I’m finding that writing for pay, doing my school work and still having time to relax, is hard. A couple of nights ago, I was on the phone … Continue reading
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Three years is like 30 in the life of a computer
I feel like it was yesterday that my trusty iBook and I came together for the first time. I had it shipped to my parents’ house in Oregon so that I wouldn’t have to pay sales tax and it sat … Continue reading
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An imagined visit with past and future selves
Sometimes I wish that I could send myself, the Marisa I am now, back in time a few years to talk to the me I was back then. I would give myself a little reassurance that things would be okay. … Continue reading
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Apologies and shameless requests
I’m finding that between my thesis (must graduate) and Slashfood (must make money), I don’t have a whole lot of energy for other writing at the moment. I’m not planning on packing it in over here, but please forgive me … Continue reading
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Handbags, scooters and muzuzahs
When I walked out the door of my apartment this morning, I think I entered some sort of strange time and space warp. On the very crowded elevator, an elderly woman from the floor above me kept turning around and … Continue reading
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Eight tidbits about yours truly
First Eric tagged me for the “8 things you don’t already know about me” meme, and then when I was checking my inbound stats tonight, I discovered that Leah also marked me for participation. So I guess I better get … Continue reading
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A little more local media attention
I came home yesterday evening to an email in my inbox that was drastically different from the ones I normally receive. It was from a producer at the local ABC affiliate here in Philly, telling me that they really like … Continue reading
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Just looking for a place to lock my bike
I rode my bike down to a friend’s house tonight, to have dinner with a group of women with whom I used to eat lunch with every Tuesday when I worked at Penn. It was part celebration and part send-off … Continue reading
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Where I've been lately…
It’s been a light-posting week over here at Apartment 2024 (as well as over my my Reading Terminal blog). I have a couple of good reasons for that. The first is that I spent the last two days hanging out … Continue reading
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The people united will never be defeated*
Today was a spectacularly beautiful day in Philadelphia, and I spent most of it indoors, sitting on a hard wooden bench. A couple of weeks ago, I got an invitation to attend the ACORN Presidential Candidate Forum at the Bright … Continue reading
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