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Adventures in Boston!
Over my school break, my boyfriend and I drove up to BOSTON for a weekend! I’ve never been, but often said I want to visit! (Side note: apparently I did visit as a child, but was too young to remember. Gotcha on that one, Mom!) You would not believe the hotel we stayed at. Right…
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Update On The Teacher Life
For when you realize that not only is this job paying you a pittance, but it’s actually costing you more money to work than not. So I’m still teaching and I’m still toughing out 55-hour work weeks at the rate of, depending on overtime, less than $5 an hour and thanks to a tax screw-up,…
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Owning It
This week celebrates a kind of monumental anniversary for me. Last year, I had to put an end to an unfortunate situation that I found myself in. I share this in the hopes that my story helps someone else own something that’s happening – or has happened – to them. On July 28th, 2012, I…
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Sunday Stealing + MY 1500th POST!!
HELLO, 1500th POST!Bonjour, Sunday Stealers! Welcome to my 1500th post! Why, just yesterday, I had hit my 936th post and now here we are! I’m just tickled pink and red and lacy and chocolatey that I’ve made it this far and still going strong!I can’t believe I’ve actually accomplished something so big and monumental as…
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#tbt Glasses
Right now you’re probably asking, “Why is that dog wearing glasses?” Well, he needs them to read. Charlie had always worn glasses. Touche, bitches. A year ago tomorrow, Charlie passed away at home.He was the smartest, best dog – best friend – one could ask for. If a dog could read, it would be Charlie. …
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5 Fandom Friday: Songs That Changed My Life
I had to think really hard about this prompt, because music is such a huge part of my life! It’s hard to pick those benchmark songs that mean the most, so sticking to theme, I’m picking the songs that marked a change in course, or really made me someone new. Literally, changed my life! I…
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5 Fandom Friday: Goin’ to Con
Oh me oh my, in my little life I’ve only ever been to the last 3 NYCC’s! This prompt was hard to figure out because I’m not really sure what’s out there as far as Cons even GO, so I included some other fandom-related places I’d like to go as well. 1. NYCC ’15 is…
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2014 Year in Review
Um it felt so weird to write “2014” because I guess I still haven’t caught up to the fact that it’s 2014 yet and it’s almost 2015 which is insane for me to even think about which only proves I need this post because where has the time gone? Hopefully this will help me remember:…
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New Year's Meme by Sunday Stealing!
The New Year’s Eve Meme from Sunday Stealing! In 2014, I gained: a new job, a new friend, and a hot boyfriend. Hi! I lost: my first pet, Charlie. I stopped: working in retail – “and that has made all the difference.” I never realized how shitty I was being treated on a daily basis…
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Four Years Later
Four years ago this afternoon, I sat on a bench overlooking this view and heard that my friend was gone. Four years – a lifetime – a matter of minutes And not a day goes by that I don’t have trouble believing itdon’t wish it had all been a dreamdon’t imagine I could still talk…
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5 Fandom Friday: Christmas Movies
1. A Charlie Brown Christmas you knew I was gonna bust this one out right out of the gate. My Snoopy love is well-known and this has all the elements: Charlie Brown feeling bad for himself, Lucy charging five cents for Psychiatric Help, Snoopy mackin’ on the ladies…and the most quotable line of all, “It…
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Thanksgiving Recap!
I am way late in the game talking about my Thanksgiving adventures but here we go – I went upstate to spend the big day with my boyfriend’s parents, then dragged him down to Binghamton to meet my parents…and drink a ton of Scotch. Oh, to be fair, we didn’t just drink Scotch! I drank…
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#tbt The Gothic Renaissance
Kids say the darnedest things. I’m in my second week working at the school and already I’ve heard some amazing and truly terrifying conversation happening around me. But perhaps the funniest thing came from one of my students who, upon noticing my predilection for dressing all in black and my fondness for skulls, recently asked…
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#tbt First Day of School
Oh man such cuteness…the last time I was adorable. So check me out in this photo looking so fresh and professional back in my early days of schooling. Well, big surprise – I’m going BACK to school TOMORROW! Only this time, I’ll be on the other side of the desk…sort of. I’m working my way…
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5 Fandom Friday: Mmmm Comfort
Five down and four to go on Five Fandom Friday. I’m sad to see this meme on the way out but I am happy that today’s prompt is once again about FOOD! I love food and what’s better than COMFORT FOOD? I can’t wait to read everybody’s food choices this week. I hope mine pass…
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#tbt The Closet Costume
Ahhh, the art of the Closet Costume – a Halloween costume pulled together last-minute out of things you already own in your closet. This photo wasn’t taken last week, it was taken twenty (eep!)ish years ago. I was a hippie for Halloween that year (proof that some things never change?) and my costume was essentially…
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#tbt Happy Birthday, Old Diane
In 2006, when I was a lowly transfer student at Binghamton University, a tall handsome ginger approached me in Watters Lobby and…asked me when I knew about AIDS lesions. That handsome ginger would go on to become one of my very best friends. Seriously though, isn’t he HOT??? Well, TOO BAD, because this guy’s got…
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#tbt Last Year’s ComicCon
TOMORROW IS NYCC NEW YORK COMIC CON! I hope everyone’s cosplay is finished, have gotten their flu shots, have bought enough granola bars to stuff into their bags, and have slid insoles into their Storm Trooper boots. I am so excited to drool on Artist’s Alley, to finger all the merch on the show floor,…
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5 Fandom Friday: Gateway Fandoms
The Nerdy Girlie and SuperSpaceChick are running a two-month long community building project ( ? ) called Five Fandom Friday! You know I love to play these wicked games and I couldn’t resist joining in on the fun! If you do, too, please comment a link to your post as well! I look forward to…
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#tbt Baby’s First ComicCon
Okay, okay, so these photos are only from 2012. But with NYCC only ONE WEEK AWAY, I thought it was appropriate to share these photos of my first time at ComicCon! I had so much fun, I mean, LOOK at that face! I even got to live out my dream of mackin’ on a Dalek!…