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August 13, 2006
The Furry Contained
Uh, hello, blog.
I wish I could tell you I've been doing something exciting these last couple weeks to justify my absence. But instead, all I can tell you is I've been CLEANING HOUSE.
You might think that I'm crazy for spending five days straight cleaning my 500 sq. ft. apartment. But can I tell you? I FEEL AWESOME. I finally feel like my old self. I've crossed crap off my to-do list that's been there for OVER A YEAR. Plus, I have eradicated my cat hair problem with this:
It's funny. I won't buy this really amazing smelling laundry detergent at Restoration Hardware because I think if I start buying designer laundry detergent, WHERE WILL IT END? First it will be the 600-thread-count sheets to wash with the detergent, and next thing you know I'm buying Kate Spade playing cards and refusing to serve anything but Kobe beef at my dinner parties.
I know my love for things being lovely and fancy and know that's a road I just can't start down.
But I will spend $400 on a vaccuum. But that's about being CLEAN and EFFICIENT and somehow easier to justify (even tho, really, the reason I got it is so that I can have dinner parties without appalling my guests or sending them into allergy-induced asthma attacks). It was worth every penny! I'm not going to include photos of the cat-hair carnage wreaked on its first whirl around my apartment because a) it's embarassing, and b) I don't want you to hack up a hairball by visual osmosis.
Anyway, I guess I've accomplished some other crap as well:
- Secured myself a J-O-B when I graduate law school, for an awesome firm filled with awesome people, woohoo!
- Got my computer fixed, which means that everyone who signed up for a summer CD mix will be getting them in the mail later this week, just in time for fall!
- Watched the Giants lose to the Dodgers with Neeta and Penny and waved at Moises Alou
- Spent a lovely evening with Laurie, Drew, Faith, Gwen, and Allison
So I'm in a better place now, dear blog. A place where I'm more likely to have something to say besides, "meh." A place where I'm likely to do more than hack up a ball of vitriol. Crisis averted, disaster contained.
Posted by jen at August 13, 2006 11:43 PM
Comments
congrats on the job. even though working as such sucks its better than being unemployed (i guess). then again being unemployed is pretty nice over here. not that i am though.
Posted by: The Austrian at August 14, 2006 09:22 AM
Congrats on the job. Jobs are awesome! Okay, not really. But the money is pretty awesome.
Posted by: Jen at August 14, 2006 09:43 AM
I love Moises Alou (I am a fan of those unfortunate Chicago Cubs, and who couldn't love a name like Moises?).
Employment (especially with awesome people) is ALWAYS a good thing. : ) Congrats!
Cara
Posted by: Carma at August 14, 2006 11:17 AM
glad you're back! congrats on the job! that's a biggie!!!
Posted by: carolyn at August 14, 2006 02:08 PM
OMG. I love my Dyson. I spread the Dyson joy to my boyfriend's entire family and we are now a big family of Dyson vacuuming fools!
And it is good for the allergy induced asthma attacks, I know... I have asthma. AND 2 cats, a dog and a chinchilla.
And congrats on the job!
Posted by: brandy at August 14, 2006 04:05 PM
Congrats on the j.o.b. :)
Posted by: daniel at August 14, 2006 07:33 PM
Congrats on the job! I covet the vacuum cleaner. A better vacuum cleaner is on my wishlist here at cat hair central.
Posted by: Dagny at August 14, 2006 08:47 PM
Thanks, everyone for the congratulations! I'm so excited not to have to go through interviewing again this year.
Posted by: jen at August 22, 2006 11:15 PM