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vulcanized
02/21/09

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Question for JezziBrits - Will you recommend me some good Brit TV? I loved Black Books, Green Wing, Garth Marhengi's Dark Place, and, naturally, AbFab. What else is good? It has to be released on DVD, but it doesn't matter if it's been released in the US or not (I've got a region-free DVD player).
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Raspberry Swirly
02/21/09

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Mornin', bishes. Who's hungover?
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vulcanized
02/21/09

@Raspberry Swirl is moist and dirty: Surprisingly not. Though that could have to do with the fact that I slept until 11.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
02/21/09

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Happy saturday, yall! How was everyone's pie last night? I didn't have pie. I had a caesar salad with shrimp. I wanted pizza, though. I always want pizza. My period is nigh and all I want is chips and cheese and chocolate. My trusty vat of Nutella has taken some big losses this week, not only from the PMS but also because some sad things happened. I will now rant, if I may.

My sister left last night for a 10-day detox, after which she will go to a residential 28-day rehab. She has been addicted to various substances, mostly pills, for years now. One night last week she took a fistful of Ambiens and muscle relaxers and ended up in the ER. The attending doctor actually told her that most people would have been in a coma after taking that much of anything. Anyway, she's been in treatment before, and nothing's worked. I am hoping this time it will because I'm afraid of what will happen to her if she can't overcome this addiction. We had a huge fight on Valentine's day via email and text because I was angry with her for being such a selfish asshole because she can't seem to get her shit together, not even for her beautiful little daughter. And angry because I don't think I'd handle it very well if we lost her. She's my sister for crap's sake. Since then we've made up and I told her she has my support and that I know she can get better and make a good life for herself. I'm sad, though, because she's a lovely person. Sweet and intelligent and hilariously funny. She's the type who hasn't a mean bone in her body and would never be shitty to anyone unless they deserved it. I just want her to get well, because I miss her old self.

*I am also terribly sad for our dear Sarah. My heart is sick and I keep thinking about her and her little guy. I remember suggesting she name him Knut, after that bear, and telling her I liked him even more once I found out he liked Whoppers. What a sweet little dude he was. And funny, too, because we know that at least some of her COTDs came from him:)
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Raspberry Swirly
02/21/09

@..now it's just Aesop's Foibles.: I understand being angry and frustrated with your sister for not being able to stop using, but remember also that by that point in an addiction, it's not necessarily something that can be climbed out from under just because you have obligations and a child to care for. Logic doesn't live there anymore; just a drive to score. So while anger's totally understandable, just keep in mind that it's the addiction that's keeping her from doing what she has to do, not her so-called selfishness. I hope she gets better this time.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
02/21/09

@Raspberry Swirl is moist and dirty: I know it's not her I should be angry with. At this point, the part of her that has control over her using is no longer there. As in, taking pills to get high is no longer a choice for her, but a need. I guess that's what I find hard to accept, but then I've never had this kind of an addiction. My anger isn't so much toward her, but to her falling victim to such a brutal cycle. It's scary to watch someone you love pursue something that will ultimately ruin them, and scary to feel so helpless, when you've done everything you can think of to support that person and make sure they know you do love them. She's had a lot of physical/neurological problems within the last few years as the amounts she was taking skyrocketed and did a number on her body. Not to mention the times she sat with us at the dinner table and couldn't keep her eyes open even while she was talking to us. Or the time I sobbed at her feet and begged her to get help because I was afraid she was going to die. I'm also disgusted with her doctor, who would write her scrips for painkillers whenever she called his office and told him her back hurt or whatever. This happened at least twice a month for the last four years. WTF. Anyway I really do hope that this attempt will be a success and that she's aware of how long and difficult this process will be, and that she's finally ready to commit to getting better.
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Recidivistic
02/21/09

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I'm considering titling my profile "DOESN'T ANYONE WANNA HAVE A NICE MIXED-RACE BABY?"
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Recidivistic
02/21/09

@Recidivistic: That was supposed to attach to... the one above...

...okay, ignore this. Or take it totally out of context for maximum hilarity.
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Whiskey and Popcorn
02/21/09

I get you though.I has happened to me before and it sucks.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
02/21/09

@Recidivistic: I would think a nice mixed-race baby would be pretty cool in this day and age. We Hawaiians are pretty proud of our hapa local kid we recently sent to Washington, and seventy million Americans seem to agree.
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Recidivistic
02/21/09

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I have no idea what's wrong with my little nook of the world. I recently signed up to Match.com, because OKCupid wasn't working (it wasn't that I hadn't heard from anyone, noone even wrote back). And i'm cruising through profiles, trying to find someone.

Fully 2/3rds of the time when I find someone, I don't match their choice of ethnicity.

Now, perhaps i'm weird, but I was laboring under the belief that my generation (25-year olds or so) was moving past that stage. Still, it's a little jarring to see someone who has selected every single other ethnicity as okay, except for Black people, because, like, ew, apparently.
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Ailanthus-altissima
02/21/09

@Recidivistic: If I ever see that on someone who messages me profile, I send them this note in return "I'm sorry I do not meet your ethnicity qualifications. I am Polish, and until fairly recently, we were not considered white. Since your sensibilities seem stuck in that backwards era, I think it's best that you and this Swarthy Slav have nothing to do with each other."

I'm really, really sorry that you have to deal with/see these asswipes.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
02/21/09

@Recidivistic: Dating sites have "ethnicity" choices? Like, only particular ethnicities need apply to date me?

Oh man, I'm glad I'm not on the market anymore, that would make me frickin' crazy. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
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thesciencegirl
02/21/09

@Recidivistic: Yes, I've had that problem too. There was recently a great post up at Racialicious about online dating as a person of color. You are not alone in your frustration.
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
02/21/09

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The pie talk actually prompted me to drag man and kid to the village inn and order strawberry-rhubarb pie. We had pie tonight for dinner!
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
02/21/09

@MeganGlass: Pie for dinner?!

You are my hero. Although the delights of rhubarb escape me, I'd happily take another helping of strawberry, though, or other sweet, not-bitter foodstuff.

Still, PIE FOR DINNER. Awesome.
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02/21/09

@chritter: Sometimes I think of "dad is great, he gave us chocolate cake" and wonder why Bill Cosby should get all the glory. If it's good enough for Coz, it's good enough for my family once in a while. 'Sides, I wanted some *PIE*.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
02/21/09

@MeganGlass: Haahahahaha! I'd forgotten that Coz routine. I have a mixed marriage--Mrs. chritter hates pie, she's a chocolate cake/chocolate mousse/chocolate anything fiend all the way, I'm a fruity-dessert dude, cherry/strawberry/apple pie is my idea of heaven.

If we ever have kids, there's going to be some serious dessert issue power struggles going on. It could get ugly, as we're both true believers.
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
02/21/09

@chritter: Uh-oh. Tell you what, when there's a dispute, I'll come over and have a helping of each kind, and make my unbiased recommendation. That way nobody has to get hurt feelers, and I get extra dessert.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
02/21/09

@MeganGlass: I've got a lump in my throat at such noble self-sacrifice.

Truly, you are an inspiration to all families who stand divided by the terrible dessert faultline! Can we send you to Gaza to straighten out that whole mess?
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02/21/09

@chritter: Depends on what kind of pie they have in Gaza, but I'm guessing that the blockading on Israel's part puts a damper on pie making among the Palestinians. If by straighten out the mess you mean airdrops of good things to eat, I think I could tackle that.
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02/21/09

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i have a date tomorrow night!!! with a boy, whose name is not Bud, Weiser, Jose, Jim or Jack. He actually makes me really giddy in a way i've never been about anyone. I just wanted to share. I'm now googling "first date outfits." eeeek!
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BluebellaElliot
02/21/09

@pantsless economist...ACCESS DENIED by new overlords: Oh oh exciting! What are you thinking of wearing?
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02/21/09

@BluebellaElliot: i have no idea! almost certainly jeans and maybe heels if i'm feeling ambitious, i'm not sure about the top part yet.
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
02/21/09

@pantsless economist...ACCESS DENIED by new overlords: that sounds totally cute! Have fun :)
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brinkswomanship
02/21/09

@pantsless economist...ACCESS DENIED by new overlords: *squee* The giddy feeling at the start is so awesome.

Jeans, heels (low and thick if you're anxious), a dressy top and some eclectic accessories and you'll look great!

GOOD LUCK! Just be yourself and enjoy his company.

That being said, if you need to psych yourself up a bit beforehand, I find Britney Spears' "Piece of Me" up loud on the iPod on the way to the date does wonders for my self-esteem :P
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boxspelunker
02/21/09

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I'm so tired of my health problems, you guys. I went to the gynecologist AGAIN this week, only to have them tell me there's nothing wrong. I was so frustrated that I broke down crying in her office. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? It's not a yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, cervical cancer... what is it? Why is there yellow, smelly goo leaking from me, and why are the doctors telling me it's normal? I'm so frustrated. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS. ALMOST THREE. I want to cry. I feel so gross and disgusting and like no one can help me. I've been to SEVEN gynos and they don't know what it is, so they tell me it must be normal.

Does anyone know of smelly, yellow discharge being normal?
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PrettyNotPretty
02/21/09

@boxspelunker: Oh goodness, you poor woman. I really wish I could offer help.
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brinkswomanship
02/21/09

@boxspelunker: :(

*hugs*

I think a certain amount of discharge with varying levels of odour is normal. I am not sure about yellow... my years of watching House want me to ask if you eat lots of carrots! It must be very frustrating.
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pantsless economist...access RESTORED
02/21/09

@boxspelunker: i'm sorry to hear. its frustrating to not know what's going on :( could it be from any type of medicine you take or diet?
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chatterboxwriting
02/21/09

@boxspelunker: Sorry if I am prying, but you didn't give your age or health history. Is it possible that you are leaking tiny amounts of urine and it is mixing with normal discharge? I've had bladder surgery 5 times and sometimes have a little leak with laughter, coughing, and sneezing. I thought for sure I had a vaginal infection, but they tested the discharge and only found a little bacteria in it. The bacteria matched that found in the urine culture they also did.
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Liz11685
02/21/09

@boxspelunker: Sometimes discharge is yellow, at least for me. I don't think I have anything wrong with me, and my gyno doesn't seem concerned. I don't know if a high level of smell is normal, but try changing some of the vegetables you eat and that might help?
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Bunny_of_doom
02/21/09

@boxspelunker: I used to have the same issue, I cut out pretty much all carbs and gave up soda (hardest thing I have ever done). It helped with the discharge and the smell. I never understood how carbs could cause all of that.
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boxspelunker
02/21/09

@PrettyNotPretty: Oh, thank you. I really appreciate the support! :D

@brinkswomanship: I do eat a fair amount of carrots. It just smells really bad, and it's kinda creamy. To me, that says there's something wrong. Also, it didn't used to be like this, so I would think a sudden change might indicate a problem. Maybe I'll try eating fewer carrots.

@pantsless economist...ACCESS DENIED by new overlords: Well, I don't take any medications, so I don't think it's that. :) As for diet, it's possible. I just don't know what I would be eating that would cause a change. I eat pretty much what I always have, except now I'm eating less sodium. I'd think that would be a good thing, but I don't know. I can try cutting certain foods out of my diet and see what happens. :D

@chatterboxwriting: I'm 22, and as far as I know, I'm not leaking any urine. I've never had any bladder issues besides peeing often (and I've done that since I was a kid). I might be, but it doesn't smell like urine. Maybe I can have a urine culture done, too. Thank you for the idea!

@Liz11685: Maybe I will do this. That would be incredibly sad, because I love vegetables, but I'd also like to know what is making this happen! I will try cutting out certain veggies and see what happens. Thanks!

@Bunny_of_doom: Is in a glass case of emotion: Well, I'm one step closer, then, as I don't drink soda anymore, but carbs? OH NOOOO. They are my favorites :( But that might be worth a try. The I have to juggle between "do I not want nasty funky discharge, or do I want a delicious sandwich?" That is a hard choice. :/ But thank you for the idea! Anything is worth a try right now. :)
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Janie Jones
02/21/09

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Are you looking for the mother lode?

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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
02/21/09

@Janie Jones: If I could friend you a second time, I would, because that wuz RAD.
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Janie Jones
02/21/09

@MeganGlass: I fucking love the Pixies. Surfer Rosa is such a great album. But I will confess to only having heard two songs from Bossanova ("Dig for Fire" and "Velouria").
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
02/21/09

@Janie Jones: I love Surfer Rosa best of all of theirs. This was just perfect since I'm in a "reminiscing about the things I liked in high school" mood tonight. Largely thanks to YOU, actually, with your Doc Martens. Also, props for knowing it's "mother lode" instead of "mother load". I appreciate linguistic accuity.
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Janie Jones
02/21/09

@MeganGlass: Doc Martens are my favorite type of shoe. I refuse to believe that they ever went out of style.

I do love stuff that was considered passé by the time I was - what, seven years old? I don't know what's hip with my fellow college kids. Well, actually, I've heard a few girls' cellphone ringtones playing "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry. DO NOT WANT. I'll keep my Docs and Pixies, thanks very much.
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Janie Jones
02/21/09

@MeganGlass: But I'm not one of those kids who tries SO HARD to be different. I just like what I like! Really.
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
02/21/09

@Janie Jones: I hear you. I don't know what's hip with my fellow 30ish people. Maybe we're all stuck in the early 90s, I don't know.

I totally know what you mean about things that were out of style by the time you were 7. I covet avocado green kitchen appliances. You like what you like...
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Janie Jones
02/21/09

@MeganGlass: Avocado green kitchen appliances? That sounds wonderful.
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PrettyNotPretty
02/21/09

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Ahhh! It's my birthday!!

I suddenly feel like I'm gonna puke.
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BluebellaElliot
02/21/09

@PrettyNotPretty: Happy barfday!
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Ailanthus-altissima
02/21/09

@PrettyNotPretty: Happy Birthday!

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AtomicBellyButton
02/21/09

@PrettyNotPretty: Happy Birthday! Take a breath, it's not that bad. :)
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Janie Jones
02/21/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: That picture is making me hungry.

@PrettyNotPretty: Happy birthday!
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brinkswomanship
02/21/09

@PrettyNotPretty: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Oh I hope you have a gorgeous day :)
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boxspelunker
02/21/09

@PrettyNotPretty: Happy birthday! I hope you aren't puking right now! :D
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PrettyNotPretty
02/21/09

Man, thanks everyone! I don't know what's wrong with me.
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pantsless economist...access RESTORED
02/21/09

@PrettyNotPretty: happy birthday dear!!
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PrettyPrettyPrincess
02/21/09

@PrettyNotPretty: happy birthday bish!
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Raspberry Swirly
02/21/09

@PrettyNotPretty: Happy birthday!
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brinkswomanship
02/20/09

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I have to move in one week and 8.5 hours exactly, and I have not packed a single box. I am extremely unmotivated. I feel like I've already used up all my allotted moves for my entire life, what with having lived in something like 16 places now. GAH. DO NOT WANT to move again.

Any motivational tips people care to share? How many places have you lived in?? Why do people do this to themselves?!?!
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Ailanthus-altissima
02/20/09

@brinkswomanship: I've lived in 3 places so far. My parents are immigrants, so I just am used to the idea of growing up, moving far away, moving farther away, and eventually settling down. I hate the actual act of moving, but I've liked living in different places.
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chatterboxwriting
02/20/09

@brinkswomanship: I ended up losing a lot of my stuff due to not getting motivated. I paid extra money to leave my stuff for 2 extra days, and then I ended up in the hospital. I went back to changed locks and all my stuff had been tossed (like 300 books, which KILLED me).

I say do it just a little bit at a time and it will all add up at the end.

I'm moved a bunch of times. I lived in Pittsburgh because I attended Pitt my freshman year. I moved to a tiny town in PA for the rest of college. I lived in an apartment in a town about 10 miles from my college. Then I moved to NYC, where I lived in Manhattan shortly and then lived in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. I could not longer afford NYC, so I moved to South Orange, NJ. While living there, I got very ill and ended up having to move home with my parents (worst months ever - at 24 years old, I couldn't make long distance calls and my mother set AOL so that I could only use it between 10 p.m. and 12 a.m.!). After all my surgery and recovery, I got an apartment in a tiny PA town with my old roommate from college. Turns out she's a *itch, so then I got my own apartment in the next town over. I moved to where I live now for a job, which I ended up quitting and starting my own company. Yeah, I've moved a lot.
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brinkswomanship
02/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Good point, it is very cool to have the opportunity to live in different countries and explore new places. This move is a bit less interesting because it's literally 2 miles up the road!

@chatterboxwriting: Oh man, that really sucks about the stuff. :( I hope you're settled where you are now!

I managed to whittle down a lot of my stuff moving here from overseas, so I don't really have that much stuff to pack, I should just suck it up and do it. Maybe a bit at a time is a good idea - one glass of wine = one box packed, or something. Although the quality of the packing might deteriorate towards the end somewhat...
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boxspelunker
02/21/09

@brinkswomanship: 4 for me. I like to go to new places. I have specifically gotten rid of a lot of crap so I can move more easily. This will shit on me when I need to get a "real" job :(

I get really antsy and want to go/see new places. So I kinda do.
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BluebellaElliot
02/21/09

@brinkswomanship: As a child living with my mother, we moved every 6 - 18 months on average. I've lived in all different kinds of properties from a bus on a cliff side to a cottage in the bush. Just last year I did my first major move on my lonesome. It blew. I never want to move again but I'll probably have to in about 5 months and I am not looking forward to it. The best thing I found was just to crank some music, and be prepared with lots of boxes and the like. Good luck!
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Ipomoea
02/21/09

@brinkswomanship: I can remember 11 moves since I was two, nine of which were me/me and the husband. I pack all my books, CDs, and DVDs first, and go through my bathroom crap (lotion, samples, etc). We redecorate each new bathroom so I don't worry about rugs or shower curtains. I try to burn through as many candles/incense as possible before we move. And this last time, I made a big pile of "stuff I don't want to take to the dump but won't use", got a couple bottles of cheap champagne, and invited all my friends over to take a crack at it. One of them took the rest to Goodwill for me.

The thing that's helped the most is that I number each box I pack and note what it is in a little pad, i.e. "#1: cookbooks, Griddler, paper napkins". It helps a lot with the inevitable "OH SHIT WHERE IS IT" fit I have.

I suggest listening to NPR with a bottle of wine, lots of duct tape and boxes, a big marker, and piling all the backed boxes up together so you can see the progress you're making.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
02/21/09

@brinkswomanship: I grew up in a navy family, so we moved all the frickin' time. Uproot friends, family, pets, erase, start over. This created an adult who hates moving so much that he stays in place, even when the place is crappy, far longer than is useful. Happily, I have a sensible better half who holds my hand and makes small cooing noises when change is necessary, although the standing joke in our apartment now is that our cat, who hid in our new closet for three days and wouldn't come out, handled the move marginally better than I did.

So I sympathize. Moving sucks.
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
02/21/09

@brinkswomanship: I wish I could offer motivational advice, but I cannot. I can, however, tell you that I've moved at LEAST 22 times, not even counting a few 1-2 month stops in various places. Eventually you'll find a good spot to stay in for awhile, and maybe this next place will be it.

@chritter: I moved a lot when I was little, and then married a military guy. I totally empathize with you.
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ManofReason
02/20/09

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Evening ladies. It is lame I have to work on a Saturday morning but it did give me an excuse to spend a quiet night reading. Of course, the book I was reading was Boys Will Be Boys about the Dallas Cowboys dynasty of the 90s. Their asshatery (almost all the players cheated on their wives with strippers, rampant drug use, sucker punches) has forced to take a break here on this open thread. Great book though. Thank you for your sanity.
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Ailanthus-altissima
02/20/09

@ManofReason: I love football, but boy if I can't get into the NFL. College sports, fuck the world!
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ManofReason
02/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: This is probably more appropiate for a DUAN on deadspin but I can't follow college football because of their awful bowl system. How can an undefeated team like Utah this past seaosn not even have a shot at the championship before the season started? Just a greedy, awful mess and though it probably isn't appropiate for him to do so, I hope Obama can fix this mess. Still greed trumps all in the BCS.
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Ailanthus-altissima
02/20/09

@ManofReason: I agree that the bowl system needs some major work, but the game is just so furious and awesome on that smaller stage. I think it has more heart than NFL, so I'll keep watching.
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Ailanthus-altissima
02/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: Also, in all openness and fairness and honesty and the like - I didn't live anywhere near a NLF team until I was 18, but I grew up in a college town.
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Slumdog_Mamabear
02/20/09

@ManofReason:

Go Utes!

Sorry for the outburst. I was born and raised in SLC and the U is one of the only Liberal havens around.
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Janie Jones
02/20/09

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Ok, for my school's lil international festival, I'm going to be reciting a French poem (for extra credit) I'm thinking of doing a Rimbaud poem from Les Illuminations or Une Saison en Enfer, but does anyone have any recommendations of good French poems I could perform?
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bangle
02/21/09

@Janie Jones: Pour faire le portrait d'un oiseau

Peindre d'abord une cage

avec une porte ouverte

peindre ensuite

quelque chose de joli

quelque chose de simple

quelque chose de beau

quelque chose d'utile

pour l'oiseau

placer ensuite la toile contre un arbre

dans un jardin

dans un bois

ou dans une forêt

se cacher derrière l'arbre

sans rien dire

sans bouger...

Parfois l'oiseau arrive vite

mais il peut aussi bien mettre de longues années

avant de se décider

Ne pas se décourager

attendre

attendre s'il faut pendant des années

la vitesse ou la lenteur de l'arrivée de l'oiseau

n'ayant aucun rapport

avec la réussite du tableau

Quand l'oiseau arrive

s'il arrive

observer le plus profond silence

attendre que l'oiseau entre dans la cage

et quand il est entré

fermer doucement la porte avec le pinceau

puis

effacer un à un tous les barreaux

en ayant soin de ne toucher aucune des plumes de l'oiseau

Faire ensuite le portrait de l'arbre

en choisissant la plus belle de ses branches

pour l'oiseau

peindre aussi le vert feuillage et la fraîcheur du vent

la poussière du soleil

et le bruit des bêtes de l'herbe dans la chaleur de l'été

et puis attendre que l'oiseau se décide à chanter

Si l'oiseau ne chante pas

c'est mauvais signe

signe que le tableau est mauvais

mais s'il chante c'est bon signe

signe que vous pouvez signer

Alors vous arrachez tout doucement

une des plumes de l'oiseau

et vous écrivez votre nom dans un coin du tableau.

Jacques PREVERT
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Janie Jones
02/21/09

@bangle: I like this. Thank you! I'll add it to my list.
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MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治
02/21/09

@Janie Jones: You could write a dirty limerick in french, just for shits and giggles. I always got a kick out of doing it in Chinese class.
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Janie Jones
02/21/09

@MeganGlass: Haha! That is not a bad idea. My French teacher is pretty cool, she might let me do that..
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RobertaFisk
02/20/09

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I am watching the Grey's Anatomy from Thursday on-line and it is the cheesiest thing ever. "No more blood, Derek... no more blood."
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PrettyNotPretty
02/20/09

@RobertaFisk: How very Heart of Darkness of them.

The horror! The horror!
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Slumdog_Mamabear
02/20/09

@PrettyNotPretty:

Why wont they just hurry up and finish the Ghost sexing story line?!? I just want to finish that part and then I will be done with you forever GA!!!
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chatterboxwriting
02/20/09

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Is anyone here involved in the publishing industry and planning to attend Book Expo America in NYC in May? It would be fun to arrange a meet-up or something.
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Ailanthus-altissima
02/20/09

@chatterboxwriting: I'm not in the publishing industry, but the Book Expo sounds amazing.
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precipice
02/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: I agree. I'd love to attend that.
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chatterboxwriting
02/20/09

@precipice: @Ailanthus-altissima: This will be my first time. I'm not really in publishing, per se, but I'm a writer and am going to be attending the Writer's Digest conference, which entitles attendees to get into the Book Expo. I am taking an extra empty suitcase for all the free books I will get!!!
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AtomicBellyButton
02/20/09

@Ailanthus-altissima: ME TOO
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