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Weird Things Seen on the Street, #43
Having a shiny new phone that handles photos beautifully means I’m better equipped to get photos of weird things I see on the street once again. I know you’re very excited about this. Today’s weird...
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Le requin mange un dauphin and other adventures en francais
Since March, I’ve been building and refreshing my French skills with Duolingo. The site is free to use (and they have many other languages to choose from), plus there’s a mobile app so you can learn...
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Flying the Grumpy Skies: An Open Letter to a Fellow Southwest Passenger
Dear grumpy, testy passenger on yesterday’s Southwest flights: Yes, it sucks for a flight to be delayed for 2 hours. The storms that caused the delay are not the airline’s fault. The leaky windshield...
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Weird Things Seen on the Street, #44
Last month I was in L.A. and saw this empty Veuve Clicquot bottle lying on the sidewalk in Venice Beach. Only in L.A., my friends. Only in L.A.
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Weird Things Seen on the Street, #45
You know you’re in hipster territory when you find an unopened Yogi Tea teabag on the ground. I bet the hipster who dropped this was so pissed to get to the coffee shop and discover that the tea wasn’t...
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Getting Through the Buzzing
Have you ever been disturbed by a humming or buzzing sound? The drone of a motor, the vibration of metal on metal, the whir of an appliance left on inadvertently? Did you try to pinpoint the source of...
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Gratitude, Updates and a Request
Thank you to everyone who responded to my last post on dealing with depression. It’s been nearly a month and while I don’t feel as awful as I did, I still have some bad days, interspersed with fair to...
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Moxie’s Resolutions for Everyone Else: 2016 Edition
Regular readers of GWM will be familiar with this tradition: I share 10 resolutions for people, organizations, etc. other than myself. This year, I’ve incorporated some video clips to better illustrate...
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What happened here? Did our robot overlords make poopies on the sidewalk? Did C3P0 drop this on his way to get a beer? Who knows? Seen something weird on the street? Share it with me! The post Weird...
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Moxie’s Gilmore Girls Review, Part 1: The Bad
Back in the early ’00s, I saw a few episodes of Gilmore Girls, the dramedy that launched the careers of Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel with their depiction of an overcaffeinated, fast-food-eating,...
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Moxie’s Gilmore Girls Review, Part 2: The Ugly – and a Bonus Look at Rory’s...
If you missed Part 1 of this series, click here. Now let’s move on to the ugly stuff of Gilmore Girls: the plot points, characters and situations that added nothing of value to the show, were a...
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Moxie’s Gilmore Girls Review, Part 3: The Good – Plus Netflix Revival Wishes...
ICYMI: Read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. And now, the things I really liked about Gilmore Girls – including how a scene in the final episode allowed me to forgive many of the show’s missteps over its...
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Of Fire and Hammers*
As I mentioned in the first post of my Gilmore Girls series, I was raised Seventh Day Adventist. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this Christian sect, you can get the basics on what they...
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The Great White Dope
Note: I’ve chosen not to spell out the name of the Republican presidential candidate for several reasons, not the least of which is my illogical belief that to spell it out is akin to summoning...
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Faces of Depression, Day 1
For a while I’ve been thinking about chronicling how I look as it relates to depression. I think many people expect a depressed person to look or behave a certain way all the time, and that’s really...
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Faces of Depression, Day 2
Took this photo around 3:30 pm. On a scale of 1 to 10, today’s depression level is 4. I had a few interactions that left me feeling wrong, and time at Pop’s house left me feeling sad and a little...
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Faces of Depression, Day 3
Took this photo around 1 pm. I had showered and dressed but hadn’t put on makeup yet. Today is a 3 out of 10. I’m stressed and frustrated by my financial situation, and my living situation is also...
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Faces of Depression, Day 4
Took today’s photo at 10:45 a.m. Tired, but last night ended on a good note after an honest conversation with my housemate about some issues. I expressed myself clearly and didn’t go into attack mode...
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Faces of Depression, Day 5
Took this photo at 1:45 p.m. I’m busy with work projects and personal admin-type tasks (organizing my office/sewing area, doing laundry, etc.), so that means I’m not looping on the issues that make me...
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Faces of Depression, Day 6
After yesterday’s post, I noticed something that disturbed me, so today we’re going to do an unscientific experiment. Here’s the selfie I took today around 12:45 p.m. Now here’s the selfie I took seven...
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