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Music memory

I’ve said before that music is the surest way for me to be pulled into the past. It’s like a wormhole–one minute I’m minding my own business, listening to one of my Pandora stations and creating endless wishlists on clothing sites working hard, then suddenly a song grabs me by the stomach and pulls me [...]

Songs of a ’90s child

People say that smell is the sense most closely linked to memory (they say that, right?), but I would submit sound as a close second. Specifically musical sounds. So when I feel like being awash in reminiscence, I want to hear the songs of my youth.

If I could smell my childhood, I’m not sure [...]

She’s a crafty little SOB

Fiance and I were discussing childhood past times the other day, and I realized how very crafty I’ve been throughout the years. Crafty as in conniving and mischievous, yes, but also crafty as in crafts. Y. Crafts-y. As an only child, my mother very smartly exposed me to a wide array of art projects and [...]

Christmas and I…It’s Complicated

I always tell people that I hate Christmas, but that’s not really true. I hate what Christmas does to people, I hate what it’s come to mean to many, but how can you really hate Christmas?

I hate that the season starts roughly in August. I can’t stand to see Christmas decorations or hear Christmas [...]

Future perfect

I’m’a take a break from the France documentation and muse for a minute… about the future… and worry… and brownies.

I have somehow found in me a blind confidence in my future self. I’d like to think it’s because I’ve proven that whatever happens, I can persevere, but it’s more likely that I’ve found that [...]

The math of wanting

I’ve found a certain pattern in my thought process for wanting something important. Be it a new job, a change of location, a boyfriend, or the crown of a small country, it’s always the same. I think about it, I decide I want it, and that wanting increases to a level which is no longer [...]

My name is Jen and I’m an introvert

“Introvert” is one of the most misunderstood words in our vocabulary. You could have knocked me over with a feather boa when, a month ago, one of my coworkers responded, “You’re not introverted!” as I used the term to describe myself. This was followed a week or so later by another coworker describing a discussion [...]

“The Argumentalist” Wednesdays at 9/8 Central on CBS

For years I thought I was a most excellent argumentalist. I always won, thanks to my infallible logic and the coolly systematic way in which I broke down my opponent’s defense. However, by some odd coincidence, two different roommates informed me that I was not so much an extremely persuasive debater, but that I was [...]

All my life I wanted to be a tree

Granted, this is a little belated but I posted it on our company blog at the appropriate time.

The first thing you should know is that Halloween is my favorite. I haven’t had a store-bought costume since age 6. And while my efforts have ranged from Miss Piggy to the Queen of Spades to Darth [...]

Girls and sales

A theorem. Theory. What have you.

A girl cannot pass up a good sale. There, I said it. Scavengers by nature, we’re constantly and unavoidably drawn to getting something at a discount. Things we don’t need. Things we don’t even want. Things that don’t quite fit, or look quite right, but God help me it’s [...]

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