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going to bed tonight thinking about christmas eves at my gramma's when i was a kid. my cousins would come round and we'd spend the whole day there. my grandma and aunts always cooked up a giant meal with foods that were mysteriously guaranteed to bring us all prosperity, health, and long life. the noisy clatter of my aunts and uncles playing mahjong made...
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the best birthday present ever! it says "pussy power" on the front...on the back is monogrammed "happy 30th karen." wheeee!

p.s. the cosmopolitans were grand. thanks for the help.

can someone tell me how to make a cosmopolitan?

and can i use mandarin vodka as a substitute for cointreau?

wow, so many birthday wishes. thanks, y'all, that made me happy!

now back to the regular bitchfest...

pet peeve of the day: usability extremists. the ones who have read lots of books but know nothing about design. i'm working with one right now who is very condescending to me. i've read all the books too, but ya know, i live in 2002, not 1997...you can't...
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the fashion show was utterly goofy and fun. everyone looked so hot! and those props! we ran out in our silk dresses and grungy punk skirts clutching rubber chickens, tennis rackets, jumper cables, and beat-up issues of Penthouse. there are photos on Indecline, and derek put up some photos on his site too.

i was in a state of near-panic and nervousness all day...
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my 20s are passing quickly...if there was a way, i would melt these last few days into a golden tablet and slip it under my tongue...there would be some kind of glowing flashback burst of angst, joy, love, good intentions and misdirected emotions...i'd pass out...and when i woke up, i would be 30.

see you on the other side!

overabundance of chinese tea = sleepless night

running out of cat food = hungry beasts

waking up late = cab fare

misplacing keys = locked out of house

me locked out = fashion show stuff locked in

all this = fucked

it seems "i'm lost" again. but aren't we all?

in an attempt to overcome my long-term stage fright, i agreed to be in a fashion show this wednesday. i will be calm. i will not drink. i will not do a "carrie bradshaw," my ass on the ground, my heels in the air.

the show is to promote a great little store called Nokomis, which sells all one-of-a-kind type stuff designed and made by...
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sheri came over last week to watch The Art of Woo. one thing led to another, and before you could say "this movie sucks," we had ditched the video, grabbed the cats, ransacked my closet, and started snapping away with the camera.

gratuitous nudity! unexplained costume changes! animal abuse! it's all here in the SHOCKING story of:

The Cat Casserole