The Stripey and White Ones Plot Will Fail

/ January 26, 2010

You’ve seen the stares. The strategically placed cat toy. You know what your cat is thinking. You’re not alone in this, as my cats think the same thing. I took a quiz to see if the cats were plotting my demise, and it turns out that they are. It explains why Stripey won’t let me trim her claws and why

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Phantasma’s Fundraiser

/ January 25, 2010

You know it’s bad when you read a letter from your imaginary daughter’s teacher and have the urge to tighten up the language. I have more important things to do than edit Beth’s emails. (Like the eight submissions I have to edit and critique.) Subject: Team fundraiserHello parents, Tomorrow your children will be learning about our upcoming team fundraising event

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Brain Fail

/ January 22, 2010

 Alicia’s Week in Review Image compliments of verydemotivational.com My brain is fried after an extremely busy week. To be fair, it’s been a busy week since January 1. (Who knew that the sales cycle picks up after the holidays?) Monday Holiday. Birthday lunch with good friend and blog reader, D. Tuesday My work Monday – the busiest day of the

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I Dream of Zombie

/ January 21, 2010

Zombie Thursdays is a weekly feature with guest blogger, Miranda. You can read more about her here. I often watch horror films and think, what would it be like to really be in that situation? I have this thought more often when I watch zombie films. Most horror movies, however terrible and cheesy they are, focus on survival. Survival of

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Squirrel Appreciation Day

/ January 20, 2010

It was brought to my attention that tomorrow is Squirrel Appreciation Day. I have mixed feelings about this, as I sort of fear a squirrel uprising where they will overtake the world. Yes, this is irrational, but I’ve seen the Eastern Gray Squirrel in action and it’s not pretty. Reasons Squirrels Will Overtake The World 1. They’re small enough that

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