one measly piece of paper

Most expensive piece of paper of my life.

So far.

madre

Soothing words from my mother:

"If you didn't get that job, another will present itself. Stay confident. Remember my favorite 'when one door closes, another door opens (but it's h--- in the hallway).'"

one year anniversary

drooler (n.): a small child who crouches and drools in the cashwrap everytime I motion towards her to exit.

As the drooler continued her routine, the Gap employee was overcome by her ovaries and unable to forcibly remove the child. So she gave her a sticker and let her play with the telephone.

"Who threw this shoe?"

I've always been somewhat disdainful of women who make comments like "Oh me, oh my, I'm only thirty! Can't you tell?!" when they're obviously 47. As one who proudly parts my hair so that each of my 3-5 grey hairs show, I hope to be a woman who just accepts my age and lives with it. No teenybopper pants for me when I'm thirty. No sirree.

Or so I thought. While I was driving up to SLC, singing Ace of Base, I thought, "Oh Ellen, wasn't it so much fun to sing this song on your birthday? Being 21 is the best."

...dang it.

Though, if I were as young as I'm feeling, I'd be 40 today.

in the lives of others

Some important things occurred in the lives of some important people.

1. My parents were featured on a blog. The phrase, "Mrs. Wilson is entertaining" holds so much more meaning than you can realize.

2. W* finished Arrested Development.