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A Peek Into My Evening

Ilinap · September 29, 2011 ·

Just a few things of note from last night. I have a mind dump of sorts. Consider yourselves warned. Deal wrote a thank you note to Barack Obama. He got the book Of Thee I Sing and thinks Obama himself sent it to him. I can't break it to him that I got the book at Costco. … [Read more...] about A Peek Into My Evening

Tags: Bird, children, Deal, random

Give Me the Boot

Ilinap · September 19, 2011 ·

Confession: I am a boot whore. I have no sense of footwear monogamy. I am not loyal to a single pair. I am a polygamous boot whore. I don't play favorites, which I suppose is the glass half full way to look at things. I'm also not partial to a particular color. My boots would … [Read more...] about Give Me the Boot

Tags: fashion, random, shoes

This, I Believe

Ilinap · September 8, 2011 ·

I might be small in stature, but I have no shortage of opinions. There's always one cause or another that's got me fired up.   I believe... cooking with kids is the stuff memories are made of. beds are meant to be made. electronics have no place at the … [Read more...] about This, I Believe

Tags: random, responsibility, values

What I Want to Be When I Grow Up

Ilinap · July 25, 2011 ·

When I was a little girl I wanted to be President when I grew up. After Mrs. O'Neal squashed that idea I decided I'd be a pediatric surgeon instead. Then I bombed chemistry. Then physics. Then calculus. Med school was not to be. I grew up to be a marketer and a wannabe writer. … [Read more...] about What I Want to Be When I Grow Up

Tags: job, random, work

Self Portrait of a Wannabe Writer at Work – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · June 15, 2011 ·

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Tags: random, wordless Wednesday, writing

Fabulous Realities

Ilinap · April 11, 2011 ·

Unlikely but true things that happened to me: I was driving in Southwest Virginia a while back and spotted a black hearse whiz by. Then I heard police sirens blasting from a distance. The hearse, in an effort to avoid the fuzz, swerved and careened off the highway. Onto … [Read more...] about Fabulous Realities

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Flying High

Ilinap · April 7, 2011 ·

I don't know how he does it. But I'm pretty sure he's way happier than stiff smile Audrey on American Airlines (who suck more each time I fly). There's something special in the air alright. Something especially crappy. And "Fly the friendly skies" must have been written by some … [Read more...] about Flying High

Tags: love, random, travel

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