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Seventh grade. No boyfriend. Regrettably. Daydreaming of Olympic stardom. Also regrettably.
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"My heart fell to the sweaty gym floor, and shattered in to thousands of tiny fragments."
Wed 9-21-94 Today could very well be my worst day yet in the eighth grade. I was basically depressed all day. But P.E. really did it. I was pretty… →
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What will happen to the cool group tomorrow?!
Sun 9-18-94 Do you notice how at the beginning of each entry I write really, or kinda neat and by the end it’s barely legible at all? Guess what?… →
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Fri 9-16-94
Well, my second friday in the school year, and the cool group broke apart. Yes, Jordan dumped, or rather broke up with Nat at lunch, and Emily dumped, and… →
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Thurs 9-15-94
You will not believe what’s been going on! Natalie walked in the door after school and recieved a phone call from Jordan, dumping her. Yeah right! Then later Em… →
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September 14, 1994
Today before school, Doug asked Natalie if she knew why M dumped him. I was there. Nat and I were thouroughly confused and we questioned him. He said that… →
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Thurs 9-8-94
Lunch is different. It’s wierd with everyone together. Dave, Doug & Jordan are eating with us. Jordan is in my Language Arts & P.E. classes. Back to lunch. Natalie… →
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9-7-94, Wed
I didn’t sleep much last night. I guess I made it out to be worse than it really was. The day wasn’t wonderful, but it went well. I think… →
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Tues 9-6-94
The pool party was a lot of fun. That sounds corny. I meant that it was hella fun. Predictions say that the world is ending today. I don’t think… →
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Mon 9-5-94
Howdy Dudey! Natalie’s pool party is tomorrow. Emily is over. DAVE IS IN MY P.E. CLASS!!! I know that there’s really nothing wrong with that. Hey, if he doesn’t… →
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Mon 8-29-94
Today, I went to get my schedule. I got back from Colorado on Saturday. My schedule is okay. Here it is: 1° English, Brennan 2° Health, Forbes 3° Gate… →
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3-21-94, Sun
Here I am in Denver. Well, Lakewood to be specific. I’m having a pretty good time. Last night I had the most amazing dream: For some reason, I had… →
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Fri 3-19-94
Hello! Tomorrow afternoon, I get to hop on a plane that’s going to take me to Colorado. A week later, I will be on a plane back here. The… →
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Wed 8-17-94
The pool party didn’t happen, so I haven’t seen Dave. This Saturday, Sara and I are leaving to go to Colorado to visit Grandma. We’ll come back next Sat.… →
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Thurs. 8-11-94
I know I haven’t written in a while, but I was gone for a few days at Tahoe. And there hasn’t been much going on. On Sunday night, I… →
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8-3-94 -- WED
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! WE HAD A NICE FAMILY CELEBRATION THIS EVENING. I GOT LOTS OF NICE, COOL THINGS. IT WAS FUN. I BET U CAN GUESS WHAT I… →
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8-2-94 Tues
What a great day! Skating was hella cool! Em, Nat, me, Dave and Jorday came. I had a great time skating around with my friends. Dave didn’t end up… →
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8-1-94 -- MON.
GUESS WHAT? 5/6 MEMBERS OF THE “COOL GROUP” WILL BE AT SKATING TOMORROW. ALL EXCEPT DOUG. I CONVINCED EM TO COME. SHE’S NOT GOING TO SKATE. I’M AT EM’S.… →
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Sat 7-30-94
Hi! I know I haven’t written in a while, but I’ve been so tired! The plays on Wed. went great! It is really spiffy to be out of summer… →
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Sun, 7-24-94
We went to see the house again. It’s only a few blocks away. I wish that the money would hurry up and come so we could get it. Mom… →
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Sat. 7-23-94
Becky is gone. Again. It feels like it never happened. It was really great seeing her, and I know that our friendship will never end. But I did and… →
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Life Lesson: Give Up the "Shoulds"
I’ve been in therapy for two years and some change. I went to therapy because I was sick of giving myself grief — grief over not being successful enough,… →
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Jen's Zens: Jen on trusting intuition
“You are the only one who knows when beer o’clock is.” - Jen Heller →
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Jen's Zens: Jen on Living in the Now
“If you died tomorrow, wouldn’t you want to have a good beer today?” - the ever wise Jen →
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Jen's Zens: Jen Speaks on Universal Suffering
“No one likes being broken up with.” →
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Two Thoughts on Downton Abbey's Season Three Premiere
1. “Have you swallowed a dictionary??” I laughed out loud. And then again. I paused the show, and said to Will…”Isn’t that hilarious??” He didn’t think it was so… →
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5 Most Embarrassing Moments of 2012
5. Turning a Fun Social Reunion Totally Awkward It was the Sunday before Christmas. I was out shopping with Julia and doing what I do best: visiting local businesses,… →
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We try...in vain...to take a holiday photo...
With two cats to capture, it didn’t go that well. But from our household to yours… Happy Holidays! →
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3 Things You Don’t Know About Me
3. Email Monster I just sent my first email newsletter. Maybe you got one. If you didn’t, I suggest you subscribe. I have a feeling I may be sharing… →
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The dream to be a talk show host (or at least act like one) is realized at last!
Last week I was randomly fortunate enough to team up with The Gina Gold Show for actor interviews. (Oh what?? Did you forget that my dream is to someday… →
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10 Reasons I'm a Shitty Blogger
1. I’m inconsistent. This is probably the worst of my sins. I try and I try to blog every week, if not every day. And then life will sweep… →
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Roommate From Hell Hates Me. A Lot.
I have this really fun text box at the bottom of the site where I ask you what the best part of your day has been so far. Normally… →
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Completely Wrong
Tip: Do a Google Search for “Completely Wrong” →
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My First Tattoo
The intention was there, and had been for many years. g. and I were to get a tattoo to commemorate our decade plus of friendship. The tattoo itself was… →
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Let's Talk About You For Once, Esme
A few months back, I added a page to this site suggesting we talk about you for once and mining for some info to feature. After all, there’s only… →
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My Life is Good
So good, I’d hazard to say it’s practically perfect. I have an amazing home with a boyfriend I love. I have a cat of 12 years who I know… →
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We Got a Kitten and We Can't Agree on What to Name It
Ever since Will and I departed with our awesome roommate Ellen and her cat, Shawn, we have had a cat-sized hole in our hearts. We went back and forth… →
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The Problem with Makeup
The problem with makeup is that sometimes it defeats its purpose of making you look better when it gets smeared all over your face and you look really bad. →
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Wisdom from Dad
A good wine is a wine you like. – Dad →
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Apparently, we've been living under a rock.
And under that rock, there was no Gotye, no Kimbra, and certainly no Somebody That I Used To Know. Thanks to Lindsay, we’ve crawled out from under that rock.… →
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Lend Me Your Opinion: To sleep or not to sleep through a robbery?
G. and I had a bit of a disagreement the other day. She related a tale of a poor soul asleep with noise canceling headphones on. The noise canceling… →
