thematically fickle

I’m feeling a little bit like Holly Golightly’s cat—the poor slob, slob without a name—and anyone who knows me, knows that I don’t do cats. That’s just not how I roll. (No offense to any cat lovers out there.)
I’m low. Like, submerged-face-down-in-thick-mud kind of low and I have been for the better part of the [...]

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Spoiler alert: If you’re planning on reading Atonement or seeing the movie, you may want to stop reading now and click over here instead. Unless, of course, you can’t help yourself and simply must! know! right! now! what she has to say! In this case, keep reading. But know that I’m about to break the [...]

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I saw this bumper sticker on a car today on the way home from the zoo:
When Jesus said, “Love your enemies,”
I think what he meant was “Don’t kill them.”

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I rolled in from the gym this morning, made a pot of coffee in my French press and sat my sweaty ass in front of the computer to read the morning news. Glancing only at headlines, I sipped my java from my favorite KCRW mug and tried to pace myself as I took divine, eye-fluttering [...]

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