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Hi, my name is Hope and I'm an idiot (hi Hope!). I was supposed to "audition" to be a Kaplan tutor tonight and, instead, I managed to get lost in…
I’m Not Dead Yet!
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Between Christmas and pretty much the entire family being stricken with the nastiest stomach virus since the last time that I had a…
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The one Christmas present that I got done early is still "processing" on the manufacturer's website (I can't say more about what it is lest the people that it's for…
Three Things That You Never Want to Hear From a Doctor
"It's going to hurt a lot. It's going to hurt for a long time. There's not much that you can do about it." Of course, in the grand scheme of…
If Hope Falls Down the Stairs and There’s No One There to See it, Does it Make a Sound?
I fell down our front stairs this morning. I put a foot on the top step, wiped out and slid all the way down to our front walkway. I believe…
All I Need Are Some Braces and More Angst and I’ll Be All Set…
It's Friday night and I'm baby-sitting. Baby-sitting! How did it come to this? Well, I know how it came to this. I love my Father and agreed to do a…
Sick Day Highs and Lows
Sick days aren't truly awful when you get to sleep in, have Tivo and your Mom drops by to bring you homemade lentil soup for dinner. They aren't so great…
Note to Hollywood: Give the Writers Whatever They Want!
The culmination of my day from Hell yesterday was the realization that, because of the writers' strike, our tickets to see the Daily Show next Monday are now completely useless.…