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Commercials from my childhood that will never leave my brain.
The Christmas Fruity Pebbles CommercialHow is it so good. My sister and I still text “ho ho ho I’m hu hu hungry” to each other regularly. This commercial is 100% the reason I always say yes when my kids request Fruity Pebbles. My Buddy & Kid SisterOn the other end of the spectrum we have…
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Time to do some complaining
I try to keep my complaints to myself, mostly because I think people who complain all the time are really terribly boring. Well, this is my time to let my boring shine. I did not sleep well last night. I got sucked into Wikipedia and got way too excited about Hilda Petrie and the Sothic…
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Casey’s Favorite Scary Movies
I can’t be the only one who turns to the spooky movie selection in October. But horror movies are so hit or miss, and I prefer a really particular ghost-y, suspenseful genre within the genre. In no particular order. The OthersThis is one of my favorites. Underrated by the rest of the world. Shutter IslandNot…
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Odds & Ends
Here I am, working half-time and having thoughts again. It’s October, which means I have been living with the worst bedside calendar ever for ten months now. Ten months! I should have abandoned ship right away in February when it became clear that this calendar was not a winner, but here I am having already…
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I even have an ID badge!
I have a new job. After four weeks of working full-time for the temp agency in a nearby school office, I officially started a new job on Monday. This new job is:also in a school officepermanenthalf-timeeven closer to my home than my previous job I even have a real employee ID badge! And benefits! I…
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Sleep, lack of
I have always been a terrible sleeper. My worst years of sleep were probably in early elementary school; I would lay awake in bed for hours most nights unable to fall asleep. Back then I shared a basement bedroom with my sister, and I had a collection of stickers stuck to my bedside table. I…
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Sixth Gear
Despite my last post about that one negative interaction at work, the temp job is going well. So well, in fact, that they have asked me to stay on indefinitely. I’m also suddenly getting requests to come in and interview for permanent jobs similar to what I’m doing now. Yesterday I returned a call from…
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Today at work
Today at work someone screamed at me on the phone. She does this to everyone, so it’s not really a big deal. But it did not feel good and I still have not recovered completely. Today I dealt with two separate crying students at two separate times. All problems were solved eventually. Also, I had…
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My thoughts after one week of being a full-time working parent
My temp job started last week. My first time working for pay in twelve years, and my very first time working and also being a parent. It was an interesting experiment. I liked going to work this week. I liked getting emails and solving problems for the teachers and staff. I even liked answering the…
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WWII
“Hey, Casey!” my youngest says to me. “I’m playing a game about World War II! I know how you like World War II!” My eyebrows shoot up at this and I freeze in the kitchen, Triscuit in hand. Me? I like World War II? Not me. He must have me confused with my father. Old…