After 1-1/2 weeks, I *finally* got a reply from a company here in town which has a Marketing position that seems pretty much tailor-made to my background. I just shot the HR Director a reply re: salary requirements, and now am crossing my fingers to get an interview.
A real job at a real company. […]

…do people survive engagements when they have six months to a year to plan a wedding?
Seriously, I’m loving having a short timeframe in which to do this — otherwise it could consume one’s life!

I should mention: I think I’m going to really enjoy living here.
The cultural environment…well, let’s just say that there IS one. The weather will be pretty much no change at all. The people seem to be warm and friendly (I’ve already made one “mommy” acquaintance at a local park earlier while letting Maya […]

This week’s theme: There is a word for it.
dandle (DAN-dl) verb tr.
1. To bounce a child on the knees or in the arms.
2. To pamper or pet.
[Of uncertain origin.]

Today’s word in Visual Thesaurus
-Anu Garg (garg AT wordsmith.org)
“Out in the chilly Pacific air, people gossiped, drank Red Bull and vodka,
[…]

Hello, my name is Allison.
(Hello, Allison.)
I am an addict.

Just sayin’. These things should be illegal. But they’re sooooo good.

…will be leaving before long.
Yesterday morning, one of my dogs bit Maya hard enough that he drew blood. I understand the circumstances (he was cleaning food off her breakfast tray, which was on the floor), and know that particular circumstance is preventable. You know, I could actually wash the tray instead of letting […]

Sorry for the lack o’ posts the past couple days…my cousin (who’s really more like a sister) just had her first baby after long, long labor. Baby boy is simply beautiful, and mom and dad are well. I’m exhausted (not much sleep last night), so may not post today, but I have a […]

Update: I really think this is all in my head.
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A couple months ago, I visited with my P.A. about an odd soreness in my left breast. Although he felt nothing out of the ordinary — perhaps fibrocystic tissue — he still forwarded me on for a mammogram. After all, I was hitting 35 […]

Why is it that 30 felt like nothing — no different, no older, nada — but 35 feels so momentous? Beats the hell outta me.
My birthday wish is that, if you’re lurking, you delurk for a minute and tell me who you are, how you got here, and why you stop by. Yes, […]

So, what do you think — is it okay to self-medicate if you’re doing it intentionally?
A little background: Before my initial “real” diagnosis with depression, and even a bit afterward (even until I began counseling), I had a propensity to drink a smidge more than is generally considered a good idea. This decreased significantly […]

Yesterday morning, I flipped on the car radio to catch the end of the opening news story: “…Ken Lay was 64.” What? Wow, did he kill himself? Have a heart attack?
I didn’t have to wonder long — NPR continued coverage of the breaking story, with what I felt was a weird slant […]

Today was a mildly bah humbug 4th for us. We blew off the small-town parade in favor of a quiet morning and a long bath (for me). The afternoon found us lazing around at my parents’ house, enjoying a steak, corn on the cob, and grilled vegetables. During a gloriously violent thunderstorm […]

Head over to Intueri, and enjoy a banquet of fromage. Maria commissioned several of her fellow med-bloggers to write a short story:
Write a super cheesy, super dramatic, and super nauseating piece related to clinical medicine. Make your readers roll their eyes, groan out loud, and rush to the nearest bathroom with your histrionic work […]

Since I’m usually on the viewfinder side of the camera, I thought I’d poke a nose (and an eye) out to say hello. If you care, you can see the rest of my face here.

Before I went to bed last night, I noticed a gray hair, and pulled it out.  This wasn’t so I can maintain a nice, dark head of hair, but rather, so I could admire it.  It was almost white, as thick as thread, and shimmery — beautiful.
Of course, if I keep pulling out the grays […]