From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Keep Calm and Carry On

by Donna on January 30, 2009

I performed a nasal rinse this morning. It’s kinda like a turbo-charge netty pot. Now I feel like I got hit by a huge wave down at the Jersey shore. It was supposed to help, maybe it did, maybe I am just being impatient.
I enjoyed exercising last night. I [...]

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Frauen sind Boese

by Donna on January 30, 2009

Last night I went home and had dinner with my family. After dinner, Mom and Lisa and I watched the movie The Women starring Meg Ryan. We were all expecting a train wreck but instead we were pleasantly surprised! It was a nice little movie. It was quite a departure from [...]

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Oh yeah…

by Donna on January 29, 2009

Did I mention that I joined the gym? I know what you are thinking. And you are right, I am a displaced worker and I should be saving all my excess funds for mortgage and food. But I figure the chances of me getting hired again grow exponentially the tighter my little [...]

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What am I thinking?

by Donna on January 29, 2009

I’ve decided to go to the gym. I’ll do the elliptical and hopefully sweat out all these toxins that are plaguing me. That’s my hope. I must get better. I really dislike feeling lousy.

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No More Hardy Lass

by Donna on January 29, 2009

This is so unusual for me. I rarely get sick. Could it be psychological? The only time I don’t work is when I am sick and because I am not working, my body is confused and is assuming I must be sick. So I am sick! What else could it [...]

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picasso morning

by Donna on January 29, 2009

I have two phone interviews next week. Monday and Wednesday. Wish me luck!
This morning I felt artistic so I picked up my paintbrush and decided to embark upon a masterpiece. It was finished 30 minutes later:

You might not think much of it from this picture but it is FANTASTIC in person. [...]

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The Young Ones ate Lentils

by Donna on January 29, 2009

The NYTimes published a lentil soup recipe. I really want to make it. The recipe looked pretty easy until I got to this line: A bouquet garni made with a bay leaf, 2 sprigs each thyme and parsley, and a Parmesan rind. I had no idea Parmesan had a rind! I [...]

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Endless pool of warm saliva

by Donna on January 28, 2009

I do not allow myself to watch TV during the day. There is nothing more pathetic to me than a person wasting their day watching TV. Of course I have no problem wasting my day surfing the Internet. Why I draw a distinction, I don’t know. Because I am not feeling [...]

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Ain’t that a kick in the head?

by Donna on January 28, 2009

I just made myself a hot toddy. It’s cold and snow is on the ground. I sound like a dying cow. I figure a hot toddy will make me feel better. This is how I made it:
Hot Toddy
Make a cup of black/orange pekoe tea
Pour in a tablespoon or 2 or 3 [...]

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An Ode to Bea Arthur

by Donna on January 28, 2009

I sound like Bea Arthur. I feel meh. What is happening to me? I never get sick! And now it seems all I have been is sick. So strange.

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