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Archive for July 2000

points of etiquette

On 21 July 2000

Various unrelated items here, in this entry. But did you really expect anything else from me? Me, the queen of not-so-very-coherent journal entries?Speaking of queens (aha! a connection), it was the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday recently. Her official birthday, that is. Not her real one. I think I’m going to start having an official birthday […]

the woman with the Golden Toe

On 18 July 2000

We had a party. Because of the new house. Why not just have everyone over at once. It was fun. I've decided that one advantage to getting older is that one's pad is remarkably less trashed the day after the party. And I know my friends aren't drinking less. I guess we just have a […]

ooooh! a muffin tin!

On 10 July 2000

Is it Monday or something? Because I just spilled Earl Grey all over my sleeve.Do you know how much I hate wedding showers? Do you know how much I hate attending wedding showers while hungover? Because that was my Sunday. I find it very hard to gush and enthuse about towels and bakeware at any […]

in which things explode and I get nervous

On 7 July 2000

I really have to pee right now. This may be a short one.We survived the 4th but there are still idiot children setting off firecrackers in my neighborhood and making me jump out of my skin a dozen times an evening. The days leading up to the 4th were much louder than the 4th itself, […]