A-Teen

I've been in denial about what appears to be a seasonal cold, and my age, too, I guess. And I began realizing this yesterday when I woke up with a fever, to augment the stuffy nose and incessant cough I've been walking around with for a couple of weeks. It certainly hasn't been any kind of flu, thankfully.
"It's okay," I've said. "I think I might have allergies."
No, Justine. I don't think you do. And it hit me when I was leaving Jackie's (Writerjax) house last night. A few of us were hanging ou… Continue

Things are going to change soon, I can feel it (I think). I think my days of restlessness and boredom are numbered. Info about good job opportunities is flowing my way (thanks GrammarGirl & WriterJax), all of which I feel excited about, since the job descriptions match my resume quite well.
And I got a voicemail just a little while ago from a technology company based in NJ, about an opening in their Springfield (MA) office. I'm already armed with questions...... in particular, "what's the pa… Continue

As the cliche goes: a lot can happen in a year. My brother got married, one of my closest friends (WriterJax) got married, another of my closest friends (Fanny aka Tiff, who is more like a close older sister) got married, and I met cousins on my mom's side of the family that I'd never even seen pictures of. My little sister traveled (like a big girl) to Kansas and back. I finally got to see the New Kids on the Block in concert (no comments from the haters in the peanut gallery, please).
While I… Continue

This morning I restarted the morning gym routine I had before moving out east. Those who know me know that I'm not (at all) a morning person, so waking up even just an hour before I normally would have to is going to be tough. But it'll be more than worth it. I've been a slacker, big time, in recent months as far as exercising is concerned. I've almost been a complete stranger to my gym, so I figure it's probably time to get my money's worth again.
Stepping back into the place I had apparently t… Continue

As Randy Marsh so eloquently screamed in the streets of South Park recently, change is here! "Obama says everything is gonna change! Yes we can!"
While I'm getting pretty tired of the now 24-hour coverage of the countdown to the presidential inauguration tomorrow, I am filled with optimism, and it seems to be lurking around every corner. In the midst of a recession and a war that I will fore-go commenting on at this time, we desperately need change. We need to help our uninsured, homeless, joble… Continue