April 2011
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This morning my Mom woke up and said: “I don’t want to go to work today”. I’m excited to know that 25 years from now, I’ll still be waking up and saying that :(
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Those Bloody Vuvuzelas, and Other Thoughts on the...
So it looks like William and Kate got married this morning. I know that some people were up at 4am EST watching it all but I wasn’t planning on doing all that because though I cared, it wasn’t worth waking up early for. Instead I woke up at 6am so I could get to work early and leave at 4pm. Leaving work early is worth waking up early for [see where my priorities are?].
I happened to...
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“I also think it’s pointless for a human to paint scenes of nature when he...”
– Ron Swanson, NBC’s “Parks and Rec”
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Full Blooded American Men
Guy (sees me looking at him): Are you trying to pick me up?
Me: Haha no. [thinking I had heard an accent] where are you from? [Guy looks puzzled]. Are you American?
His friend: what kind of American?
Me: Are you Canadian? Only a Canadian would say that. [In my traveling experience, I have noticed that all Canadian's refer to themselves as "North American"... which is technically true, but come on!]
Guy (turns to his friend, hands him his beer, PICKS ME UP OFF THE GROUND, *SHAKES ME*, and then puts me down): Only a full blooded American would pick up a pretty girl like you and shake the sh*t out of her.
Me (appropriately shocked at what just happened): So you're American?
Guy: Yea I'm from Virginia.
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Free Starbucks Coffee for Earth Day →
… and there goes my happiness bubble. I definitely paid for my coffee this morning. If I had taken the 10 extra seconds to run upstairs and get my mug I would be $1.54 richer :( :( Why me, Lord??!! [It’s Friday so I’m allowed to be irrationally dramatic]
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Starbucks: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
This morning when I walked into Starbucks, one barrista said: “Hey Esi!” [I’m not kidding, they actually know my name].
And then the one at the cash register turned to me and said: “Tall Pike, right?”, sliding a cup of coffee towards me.
“Is that for me?”, I asked. “Yep”, he replied.
He had made my coffee as soon as he saw me walk through...
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Facebook event: If Boehner shuts down the... →
If the Federal Government shuts down, DC residents will no longer get their trash picked up (for a week). This is one idea with how to deal with that problem.
My co-worker also pointed out that since parking enforcement will also be discontinued, everyone should also double park in front of John Boehner’s house after they take their trash there.
