260.
her cat escapes; ruins my year.
8 hrs later, returns;
makes my year.
posted by j
12/31/2006
259.
We stay in and
do nothing but watch
Veronica Mars
posted by Laura Barnes
12/31/2006
258.
at gay table,
'dreamgirls' debate
dominates discussion
posted by j
12/30/2006
257.
When you're a mom
you "kid-dial"
instead of "drunk-dial"
posted by Laura Barnes
12/30/2006
256.
interviewing people
more qualified than me
to work under me
posted by j
12/29/2006
255.
Broadway tour actress
seeking Botox in our office,
"Why aren't you on stage?"
posted by Laura Barnes
12/29/2006
254.
at work.
what to
work on?
posted by j
12/28/2006
253.
I'm still immature enough
to wish awful things to
those I hate.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/28/2006
252.
kind of terrifed
of his
pile of presents
posted by j
12/27/2006
251.
First thing at work,
I request off the week after Christmas
next year.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/27/2006
250.
we may be the
most artfully documented
friends ever.
posted by j
12/26/2006
249.
I go home
and play "The Luckiest"
for Tom
posted by Laura Barnes
12/26/2006
248.
oh to know
the impulses
that guide mom
posted by j
12/25/2006
247.
The parents get
way much more from Santa
than the kids do
posted by Laura Barnes
12/25/2006
246.
burning gift dvds
instead
of logs
posted by j
12/24/2006
245.
By 8 pm,
I'm sick of the
"Holy, Holy"
posted by Laura Barnes
12/24/2006
244.
better lighting
would transform
this restaurant
posted by j
12/23/2006
243.
Our prissy dog
won't poop outside cuz she doesn't
want her ass to touch snow.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/23/2006
242.
coming home means
sleeping under
the star stickers
posted by j
12/22/2006
241
240 response:
I really don't
think so.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/22/2006
240.
is it wrong
to knowingly write
a bad haiku?
posted by j
12/21/2006
239.
Snow Day,
blessing in disguise.
I can finally catch up!
posted by Laura Barnes
12/21/2006
238.
they think they know
what cold is.
they've never seen water freeze.
posted by j
12/20/2006
237.
2 hour drive home
through blizzard -
I think of Joe in sunny LA...
posted by Laura Barnes
12/20/2006
236.
morning drive means
flipping between
jamie white and npr
posted by j
12/19/2006
235.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/19/2006
234.
he's so comfy
i drooled
all over his shoulder
posted by j
12/18/2006
233.
The problem with
Christmas shopping early:
More time to spend more.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/18/2006
232.
hangover cure
of choice:
eggs benedict.
posted by j
12/17/2006
231.
I 'm always proudly
the last to leave the annual
Stempel Christmas party.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/17/2006
230.
he proudly displays
the evidence
of his photo-booth makeout
posted by j
12/16/2006
229.
Argh! None of the
kids at the Mass are the
kids who were at rehearsal.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/16/2006
228.
execs
would kill
for this office
posted by j
12/15/2006
227.
where does one
work week end
and the next begin?
posted by Laura Barnes
12/15/2006
226.
my daily drive
past the
museum of tolerance
posted by j
12/14/2006
225.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/14/2006
224.
one of these days
he'll catch me
peeing in the shower
posted by j
12/13/2006
223.
She crumbles at the news.
It's fascinating and awkward
to watch the stoic cry.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/13/2006
222.
so long since
i've been in a church.
i feel like a scientist observer.
posted by j
12/12/2006
221.
Constantly behind -
like the dream where the hallway
lengthens while you're running.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/12/2006
220.
emily tells me
discomfort is a cue
to change something
posted by j
12/11/2006
219.
Who shows up 2 hours
late, the first work day after
a review about being late?
posted by Laura Barnes
12/11/2006
218.
lovely weekend almost ruined
by weird tension
accompanying the bill
posted by j
12/10/2006
217.
I choose a nap
over the party.
God, I'm old.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/10/2006
216.
we poop
in the downstairs
bathroom.
posted by j
12/09/2006
215.
I suck at
keeping up with
Advent calendars
posted by Laura Barnes
12/09/2006
214.
sticking cloves in an orange
blue lights in the front tree
party prep
posted by j
12/08/2006
213.
Even I cry
at the staff reviews.
And I was the reviewer!
posted by Laura Barnes
12/08/2006
212.
when vincent says
'i'm gonna take more pictures'
he means having them taken of him.
posted by j
12/07/2006
211.
I take a
deep breath ...
and dial
posted by Laura Barnes
12/07/2006
210.
laughing like this
is why
i'm with him
posted by j
12/06/2006
209.
Fortune taped at her desk:
"You can do everything
you ought to do."
posted by Laura Barnes
12/06/2006
208.
why do i
bust my ass
for them?
posted by j
12/05/2006
207.
Really, we're all addicted.
It's just discovering your drug
of preference.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/05/2006
206.
all three of my bosses
lost their keys.
drive without licenses.
posted by j
12/04/2006
205.
Her hands shake,
obviously the DTs.
She covers: "Hypoglycemia."
posted by Laura Barnes
12/04/2006
204.
with someone
to cook for,
i enjoy doing it
posted by j
12/03/2006
203.
Sunday night panic
overtakes me, reminiscent
of my school days.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/03/2006
202.
lucky charms
marshmallows
need to soak a bit
posted by j
12/02/2006
201.
Alone with the
girls in the morning.
I'm out of practice.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/02/2006
200.
over there,
sitting in front of johnny knoxville:
alf lamont
posted by j
12/01/2006
199.
Too late, we accept
that the night was too cold
for the parade of lights.
posted by Laura Barnes
12/01/2006