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Category Archives: Diary Friday
Diary Friday
In the fall of 1999 I had a brief relationship with a guy who I will call “The Deli Guy”. He worked at the deli counter at A&P, and my friends kept saying, “So how’s Deli Guy?” and it … Continue reading
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Diary Friday
And now for the next installment of … Diary Friday. I am moving myself out of the mortifying terrain of high school for the moment. I just can’t deal with those memories today. This is an entry from a hilarious … Continue reading
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Diary Friday
All right, so I am going to go back into very embarrassing territory (read: high school). Beth will be very happy! So let’s begin. I thought I might pull out my various entries about high school dances because … well, … Continue reading Continue reading
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Diary Friday
All right, so here is my latest Diary Friday, for those of you who have been asking me (and you know who you are!) I came across this entry this morning, and first of all: it made me LAUGH. I … Continue reading Continue reading
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Diary Friday
Well, unfortunately for my own dignity on this planet, I have unearthed the dreaded high school journals. They are filled with gossip, scandal, and intrigue. Half the time, it sounds like I’m in an adolescent version of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. … Continue reading
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Diary Friday
And we’re back, with another addition of “Diary Friday”. I found this entry from November 21, 2001, and read it over this morning, guffawing with laughter. It’s interesting: at that time, I was still pretty much in shock from what … Continue reading
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Diary Friday
This is something I began in my old blog: Diary Fridays. Because I am insane, I have about three boxes of old journals lying around, dating back to tortured adolescence. Every Friday, I post something randomly from one of these … Continue reading
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Loose Ends
When I first began this blog, my idea for it was that it would be a place to throw my voice into the fray. The increasingly crowded blogosphere. A place where whatever I felt, thought, my opinions about things: I … Continue reading
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