Jan
15

2012. it’s gonna be a year.

Happy New Year! We're all going to die, unless you don't believe in that shit.

So the end of 2011 was a little shitty; mostly because I was let go from my job.  I’m not sorry that it happened, because I don’t mind saying now that they were not a pleasant group of people to work with.  Not because they were obviously rude, mind you.  They were sure to be unfailingly pleasant to your face.  Behind your back, however… that was something altogether different.  They were truly some of the most shady, conniving people I have ever come into contact with, and I am very glad to leave them behind.

I started the new year with a new job.  That was pretty rad.  I think it’s gonna work out–I already like the environment a million times better than my last job.  I used the time I wasn’t working to quit smoking and take up exercise seriously again, so I don’t really have an New Year’s resolutions to work toward.  I feel good all around generally, and I wanted you to know.

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Oct
28

i wish i wasn’t joining this club again.

This is very close to an accurate depiction of my dismissal.

So around the last time I blogged, I became aware that not all was well within my workplace. Thus I was not surprised when I got laid off two weeks ago, give or take. I have a better attitude about it this time around, the whole getting laid off thing. I am not completely panicking – there is dismay, but no panic.  It’s for the best, because that office wasn’t the right fit for me personally or professionally.* Not having a job does put a crimp in the whole paying bills/affording to live scenario, however. So I search for new employment. I have also organized my home to an extreme degree, baked muffins, took up regular exercise again, have cooked delicious meals, gotten my son glasses, had physicals and flu shots… I have not been idle. Despite knowing that I have accomplished a great number of important things in the last 2 weeks, I still feel like I’m being a layabout. I am enjoying the free time, and that makes me feel guilty. I need to find a job soon so that I can feel less awful about not having a job.

*No one there played video games!  None of them!  How does that even happen in this day and age?
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Sep
27

internet, i turn to you.

So, Coke is screwing me again.

Vault is my favorite soda.  It is the only soda that I drink. Coke has quietly decided to discontinue it.  I feared something was up when Target stopped carrying it, but it was still everywhere else so I thought maybe that was just a corporate decision.  Then I tried to pick up a 20 oz. at the gas station, and the space my beloved Vault usually occupied was full of Orange Fanta.  The cashier told me it was probably just a stocking error, but something inside me knew.  Days later, I ran out of Vault and sent Jon to the store for more.  He texted me saying he’d been to four different places with zero luck, and I knew that it was over.   More →

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Sep
19

average girl tv review: 2011 fall schedule

It’s that magical time of year again, when a young man’s fancy turns to football.  For the rest of us, it means our favorite shows are coming back (or not), and a whole bunch of new shows are being thrown at the wall to see what sticks.  Given that I have years of experience watching television extensively, I feel qualified to share my opinion on what’s coming up that looks good, what looks condescending, and what I feel insulted by the very existence of.  Behold, the first installment of my opinions on this seasons programming!   More →

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Sep
15

speak out with your geek out

When I was younger, long ago and far away, I was something of a novelty.  A girl who gamed.  A girl who read comics, played tabletop RPG’s, and loved Andy Sedaris movies.  (Google Julie Strain and look past all of the Heavy Metal action.)  These days I am less a rare and an exotic bird, as ladies of my ilk have multiplied.  That, or the internet just enabled us to become louder and therefore more visible.   More →

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