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[Saturday
June 19th, 2010(8:05pm)] |
My brother and his girlfriend want to go away for a week and leave Oliver and I with my nephew, Andrew. He's 11 months old and extremely fussy. He's just not a happy baby. I don't blame them for wanting to get away for a week even though Oliver and I are yet to do that unless we're being forced on the Spent retreat. Also, I think it's too soon, but I'm judgmental, but I feel as though this is going to be extremely stressful. It's good practice to see if we'd be able to handle another child, at least. We'll have to be good uncles and suck it up.
I'm getting a lot of gray hair around my temples lately. It could be worse. I could be losing my hair, right? I hate aging. I'm not at all okay with this. Let's hope they don't multiply with two babies in the house. Which reminds me, Ben is turning two soon. God help us.
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[Thursday
May 6th, 2010(5:55pm)] |
I watched a documentary on polygamy last night in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and it was absolutely fascinating. It was from the perspectives of the wives. It had the story of one woman who loved her husband so much that she wanted to share him, and invited her biological sister to meet him and essentially encouraged them to marry.
I guess it proves that humans can normalize really anything if it follows their beliefs. I, for one, would never fall in love with someone and then call up my brother to ask him to share. For me, love involves a great deal of jealousy and possessiveness too. Then again, I am a dirty atheist. I allow pride and greed to consume me daily without having to answer to a higher power. It's truly the way to go.
That's all for now. I have nothing to update about that isn't too personal. I wouldn't want to make everyone uncomfortable.
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[Wednesday
April 7th, 2010(5:26pm)] |
One of our company pens exploded all over one of my favorite ties today. Needless to say, I wasn't impressed. I had to attend a meeting tie-less, and for some reason, this stressed me out. Even when half of the men in this office don't even bother with ties.
I've come to the conclusion that anything with the Spent name on it is cursed to annoy the shit out of you. Spoken like a proud Associate Editor. Fuck it. Yeah, this is an Alexander Cody pity-party. Welcome to the show.
Speaking of our cursed company, I see we have a new Human Resources rep. Let's try not to scare this one off, hm? Oh, and welcome other new hires. If you think your adjustment period is too stressful at any point, just imagine what Mishka is going through. That should cheer you up.
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[Monday
January 25th, 2010(4:38pm)] |
It's hard to plan for Valentine's Day when you have children. A lot of people don't want to babysit on Valentine's Day, even if they're single. I'm not really sure why. This needs to be explained to me.
Anyway, I think we'll be visiting our summer place for the day. It doesn't get enough use, and it was a huge expense. It has basically become Oliver's party house, and I don't want it to be associated with something so terrible ahaha. I'm having horrifying flashbacks to the garden party with the big hats.
No one wants to hear about my Valentine's Day especially not the person that gave me the Bible, but there you have it. I'm avoiding work pretty heavily. I hope Dan's impressed. But really, who works hard from 4:30 on?
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[Thursday
December 31st, 2009(12:57am)] |
I wasn't going to comment on this, but I have to. I just... yeah.
I received the Bible in my Secret Santa. As a proud atheist in a homosexual relationship, it made me feel warm and loved enough to last the entire holiday season. I guess religion and the workplace can mix. Corporate policy be damned. This is what I get for giving Micah that doll.
Did everyone else enjoy their gifts? I didn't get a chance to make rounds at the party.
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[Sunday
December 6th, 2009(11:31pm)] |
In general, do you find yourself more attracted to people with similar or different interests, life experiences, political beliefs, and religious backgrounds? Do you think having some common interests/goals is essential for a successful relationship?
I actually find these amusing, so I'm going to answer this one. I know that everyone is really curious about my tastes.
In general, I'm attracted to people who are very, very different from me. There are a few reasons for this. For starters, I don't like myself enough to want to be with someone like me. Secondly, I need someone to balance me out sometimes. If the person I'm dating has the same faults as me, things don't tend to work out. See: Grace and I. No, wait. That's completely inappropriate. Thirdly, while I don't like big fights and serious conflict, I love a playful debate now and then. It keeps things interesting.
That being said, I wouldn't be able to stay with someone who couldn't respect my points of view. So, while I don't think common interests are necessary, I think an open mind and a willingness to be understanding are key. I'm going to risk sounding like a woman if I continue to explain, so I'll cut things off there.
It kind of worries me that HR is so curious about everyone's love life. I wonder if they're keeping records of all of this.
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[Monday
November 9th, 2009(2:19am)] |
Halloween has passed, and somehow, my stomach made it through the battle. Unfortunately, it's holiday season, so it's too early to predict if it will make it through the year. Only time will tell, I guess.
Now that I have a family, I really love this time of year. It's all really exciting for Aiden, and his excitement makes it more fun for me. I'm a little annoyed, as I always am, that companies are already talking about Christmas. I haven't even thought about starting my shopping let, and every advertisement makes it sound as though you have to start looking now or it will be too late. I know a handful of people who shop literally two days before Christmas each year. They're the real pros. I wish I could do that without driving myself insane.
Look. They've pulled me in. I'm talking about Christmas shopping when the holiday is well over a month away. I'm stopping now.
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[Saturday
October 24th, 2009(4:17pm)] |
I'm getting gray hairs. This may not be dramatic news for some people, but it's the end of the world for someone like me. Oliver said they've been coming for a while, and I only noticed them more recently. This is embarrassing. I don't think I'm old enough to start going gray. I must be stressed. I'll blame anything as long as I don't have to blame my own body. See how that works?
In other news, I just wasted 15 minutes going through this site. It made me feel better about myself. I can look at pictures like this and at least pat myself on the back for not having hair like that.
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[Tuesday
October 6th, 2009(2:20pm)] |
Okay. Time to act happy and normal.
Halloween is coming up, and it's my favorite holiday. Any holiday that encourages us to think about the darker side of our imagination is fine with me. Also? Lots of chocolate. Halloween ends and piles of candy goes on sale instantly. If you're shameless like me about small candy bars, you'll stack up on November 1st. It should last you at least until Christmas, when once again, chocolate is everywhere.
Aiden was discussing with me this morning that Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and he would therefore like to stay up later. He stayed up too late last year as it was because my scary story upset him, so I guess he wants us to forgo the bedtime completely. I'll have to remind him of what Oliver gets like when he doesn't get enough sleep.
I miss being a little kid and being so excited about Halloween. My parents made such a big deal out of it. My mother was one of those insane women that actually decorated the entire house and our front steps for it. It's funny. Most adults I know now resent the holiday and think it's ridiculous. People need to learn to give non-religious holidays some respect too. Every holiday is about consumerism at this point, after all. You cannot escape it, so you might as well partake in it.
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[Sunday
September 20th, 2009(8:24pm)] |
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