Nov

30

I Stink

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So, it turns out that Charlie had some sort of skin fungus (prolly ringworm...) when we adopted him. It showed up 2 weeks after he came to live with us. We got a topical antifungal from the adoption center and we were treating it with that, but in the past couple of days the infestation got way worse and the poor cat looked miserable. It was heartbreaking. So we went to the vet this morning, he shaved off the hair and scabs (majorly gross)(good thing I ignored my mom's wish that I attend vet school because guess who borderline passed out), and gave us this sulfur-lyme ...
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Nov

28

Be My Friend

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No I am not talking about Myspace or Friendster Facebook. I can't ever get on those sites anymore anyway and according to Jandy, who is probably right, I won't be able to get on them for a long while.I am talking about REAL LIVE IN-PERSON FRIENDSHIPS. I realized today that my closest friend here in Incline Village is my boss's wife. I met her 3 days ago. She's super cool but a. I have talked to her for approx. 10 minutes total and b. see prior comment regarding length of friendship.How does one meet people?!Why do I even need to ask that? I have been the new kid countless times in my life. My ...
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Nov

27

Day 17 with No Laptop…

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I have the Apple recorded voice message memorized. "The repair of your product is currently on hold awaiting a needed part. We receive parts every day..." Hmf. Why can't you please receive MY part sometime before eternity gets here.But P.S. GUESS who has a JOB?!!!

Nov

26

Mom vs. Ebay… Battle # 1

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It's Christmas season, actually it's been Christmas season now for months thanks to this whole oh-my-god-consumers-aren't-buying-enough-crap freakout, and according to my mom Christmas season starts in early summer, when she starts calling and asking "Have you bought your AIRLINE TICKETS for CHRISTMAS YET?!?! You'd better hurry, good seats don't last FOREVER you know!"Then we move on to the five million scheduling calls, wherein she asks each of her children what we want to do or something. Multiple times. Honestly I lose track of what she's asking and what we are all answering. I think that's actually why we have so many of the same conversations - all of us, including my mom, are like "so what? It's Christmas! ...
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Nov

24

Why

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Why am I in tears while living in one of the most beautiful places in the world?Why did I so readily leave my sweet setup in the Bay Area?Job-seeking sucks. Especially when seeking a job with tons of asterisks, such as "need lots of time off so I can go race AND go on vacation", "need part-time hours so I can go train", "need to not be on my feet so I can recover", "need to not work for an idiot/bunch of idiots so I don't do and say things we all regret", "need to make enough money to pay the bills", etc.Also, why did I not opt for the 3-day in-store repair for ...
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Nov

23

Did You Know…

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...at the Carson City Wal-Mart, one can purchase goldfish, Zimectrin horse de-wormer, and a mani-pedi. Your one stop shop....the winner of the 2007 WSOP (World Series of Poker) (which by the way claims to have the biggest winner's purse in all of "sports" at $8.5 million), anyway this year's winner Jerry Yang is a devout Christian. As the dealer was turning over the community cards on an important hand near the finale, Yang and his wife were both chanting "Make me a believer, Lord, in the name of your son Jesus Christ, make me a believer and LET ME WIN." He won. So now kids and aficionados everywhere know that God is the key to an $8.5 million ...
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Nov

20

Mountaintop Rescue!

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(and by the way I am still laptop-less so no photos for a few more days... sorry!)Anyhow this morning, as I was poring over Joy of Cooking wondering which was less likely to be disastrous, Pumpkin Pie or Pumpkin Cheesecake, I got a phone call from my very own pumpkin who had left about 15 minutes earlier to drive to Reno for work. He was halfway up Mt. Rose with a flat tire and no changing tools.I leaped to action - my trusty Honda Civic and I were off to save him and his not-very trusty Honda Accord which I hate with increasing vengeance.And by the way, 8:30 a.m. in late November at 7500' ...
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Nov

19

Back on the Wagon

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After an interminable week of no training, I broke down this morning and went for a swim. It felt great to be back in the water, although I am somehow already slower than I was before Silverman... ah well I have time to get back up to speed! I am going to start my weightlifting program tomorrow, assuming I can find some record of what I did last year embedded in my email. I spent forever looking for the notebook where I wrote everything down, but apparently I threw it out in one of my all-too-frequent-and-MADDENLY-NONSENSICAL-AND-HAPHAZARD cleaning frenzies.God.Separate topic: Yesterday, at the height of my no-workout boredom and inspired by all the Real Housewives of Orange ...
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Nov

16

Back to humdrum ho-hums

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Life's basically back to normal after our Vegas jaunt. I'm doing laundry, talking to the cat, talking to the fish, playing solitaire (with my NEW Silverman playing cards that came in my schwag bag!), and trying to convince people that they want to give me stuff because I am cool and smart and cute and otherwise worthy. Examples:1. This morning I spent 30 minutes convincing the local parks and recreation department that they want to give me the job! (meaning: I had a job interview...) I wore a button-down shirt and heels and earrings and everything! They said they'd get back to me. 2. Yesterday I started working on a resume to send to ...
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Nov

15

Silverman Photos!

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Looking confused heading towards transition - they had volunteers helping people pull off their wetsuits.I put on my VAC jersey for the bike leg - wanted pockets to carry all my snacks!After 70 relentless miles of hills, I won! As Dave Scott said, even the swim was hilly thanks to all that wind.By the way, the word on my laptop is: BROKE. I need to replace the hard ...
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