tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36719362011-09-04T05:39:02.235-07:00Paigenoreply@blogger.comBlogger5951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-34433234688837898142008-12-08T18:18:00.000-08:002008-12-08T18:25:19.791-08:00

i sold my first item on ebay today. it was a fascinating experience...and one that makes me feel very naive of the world of ebay. my item sold for $9.99, by one bidder. $9.99 was the opening bid, by the way. i bought the item for $140.00.what interests me is not necessarily the price, but the fact that no other people bid on it. i take that to mean that no other people saw it that wanted it.

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to channel my inner-Seinfeld...what's up with consultants? i'm a little sick of people who go to kinko's and print letterhead, start a consulting "firm" and begin referring to themselves as an institution. i believe strongly in the power of small business, but i'm not sure that one person does not constitute a "we". i just got a letter from a one-person consulting firm with a paragraph about "

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fun, but busy times abound lately. still no final decisions on the wedding and all...but we'll see.in the meantime, enjoy my new favorite sites: stuffonmymutt and stuffonmycat

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oh my! this show is great! so many helpful wedding ideas.and one of the best parts is watching the advertisements. i honestly saw one for eharmony.

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love. this truly is love week. i am so blessed with how many wonderful people i have in my life. my fabulous fiance (still getting used to saying that!), but also the people who surround me, my community. i hear this is when the advice starts piling on...but for now i am just basking in the love.here are examples of love (and the best kind has humor!):from one of our trustees (in his sixties), "

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did ya hear the news? me and skippy are gettin' hitched.no clue when, where, how and all that jazz....but you'll be hearing from us soon.

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christmas has come and gone....and it's been a rough one. mom leaves saturday.i can't wait to spend new years with the man i love.

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merry christmas to all my (very) faithful readers. there's not much exciting happening here. this weekend chris and i drove to la to celebrate patrick's birthday and pick up mom for christmas. we had an exciting tour of the dead sea scrolls and drove back to borrego to spend the week here. it is nice and quiet here this week and i look forward to a restful holiday.enjoy yours!

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here is something fun to peruse: plaidstallions

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we're ok. borrego (so far) is fine. and carlsbad is also fine (and looks like is in the clear).i know i added fires to the list of disasters before....but this one was much worse than the foothill fires of 1994.

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the summer has gone and cooler weather is here. i don't really know where the summer has gone, but here i am nonetheless. here are some updates (and more photos):1) the beginning of my life with chris.2) my job is going great. just passed $1.5 million raised. not too shabby huh?3) took a great vacation with great friends (and finally saw jamaica!). anne has a great blog in our trip here.4)

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interesting little quiz to see if you really are gen x.......yep, i am.

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do any of you use skype? i just joined so if you do, send me a message!

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i know it has been a while...lots of changes - i moved here in the desert, still looking for a new place in san diego, been melting in the heat....yeah.here's an interesting story though, merging the big convention this weekend with my professional industry. Comic-Con's charity status draws questionsBy John WilkensUNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERJuly 25, 2007 Mention “public charity” to most people and

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this morning i read about this town in ma that has their own currency. kind of a cool idea, on a local level. how pre-civil-war of them.do you think we can get one for la? or southern california? what would they be called?

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oh man! i have found my new favorite show - flight of the conchords. freakin hilarious. i was sold when i heard the most beautiful girl in the room.it's going to be a good summer.

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check this out - you can vote for one of the "new" 7 wonders of the world. pretty cool.my friend steve and i were thinking of some of the american things we think should be wonders. paris hilton? the mall of america? dolly parton's chest?

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people often ask me if i have a tattoo. i'm not quite sure why they ask this, but they do. my answer to that is no i do not, but only because i don't know what i like enough to have permanently attached to my body. i think i may.on saturday we celebrated natalie's bachelorette-hood. see how cute we are:we also got henna tattoos and i have to say that i really like mine. really. i'm even

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i thought i would share this enticing sales technique as i have been apartment-hunting.GREAT PAD, WITH GREAT LOCATION, NICE OCEAN BREEZE THAT KEEPS THE HOUE COOL IN THOSE HOT SUMMERS, REMEMBER GLOBAL WARMING IS COMING, DONT WANT TO BE STUCK IN THE EAST COUNTY FOR THAT.the guy's got a point!

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have you ever had to gain approval from your doctor? as a person new to town and overdue for a doctor's visit, i of course had to find a new doctor. i did what most people would do and asked around. i got a referal to a good medical group, checked out to see if they took my insurance and set on my way to make an appointment.well boy was i wrong in thinking it was that simple. i called

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lookie! the estate from one of my favorite movies is up for sale!!! i want it!

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i just have to take a moment to brag on my big sister. she passed the virginia bar!the little over-achiever :)

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christine's post made me think of i saw yesterday. this, as worn by one of the migrant workers in town. actually, the one she was wearing had the elephants on the back, but that's not the point. do you remember these shirts? i'm sure it was orginally $3o, in the 80s, but she probably found it at a thrift store for a buck.remember when banana stores more closely resembled a tommy bahamas than

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1. go to www.google.com2. click on “maps”3. click on “get directions”4. type “New York” in the first box (the “from” box)5. type “London” in the second box (the “to” box)6. scroll down to step #23

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i am starting to worry that my perspective is going to get skewed the longer i live in a small town. no offense to mellencamp but i was not born in a small town and i don't see it all in a small town. there are good things, like getting waves from strangers just because. or living less than a mile from work - a dream come true for me. but i have a hard time with the pettiness which is all the

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hey, check out my friend beth's pictures. pretty cool!

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ok, i know i'm a little late, but yay - welcome christine to the blogging world!

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i just have to share that there are 2 very cool new things out there.the first is love is a mix tape. this book has me nodding in agreement, laughing out loud, and in tears. a great book for any pop culture geek (annie, you'll love it), and especially fitting as a child of the 80s and 90s.next is joss stone's new album. you know i love me some soul and her album's got it. my favorite right

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i just want to point out for the record that i had a package of samoa girl scout cookies in my house for five whole days....until 2 minutes ago.that's pretty impressive, don't you think?

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you gotta love it. maybe you're having it, or maybe you aren't. but you can't deny its influence.as a christian i have had my fair share of sexual influences. don't do it, do it and be "bad", do it and pretend it doesn't matter, etc. there is no shortage of people willing to give advice about sex. this book on chastity caught my eye. and what is more interesting is the publisher. in dc i

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wake me up when it's over,wake me up when it's done,when he's gone away and taken everything,wake me up.wake me up when the skies are clearing,when the water is still,'cause i will not watch the ships sail away so,please say you will.if it were any other day,this wouldn't get the best of me.but today i'm not so strong,so lay me down with a sad song,and when it stops then you know i've been,gone

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i saw this today and i am unbelievably inspired! i am seriously pondering if i can make this work (i ponder this as i wrap up a $100 purchase for a new battery for my laptop....). i think the most difficult time would have to be the holidays. but i suppose there is grace among family and friends if it is for a good cause.i still don't know what the "rules" are. i can imagine that shopping for

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this week i received my aarp membership card. yeah i just turned 29, but come on! 65 is still a long way off. i suppose that is what i get for living in a town of old people. did you know my insurance rates went up when i moved here? we have 2500 residents here and a bi-weekly crime report that says things like "two cars bumped into each other at the center market"....and my rates go up. i did

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avoid carrot sticks. anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffetable knows nothing of the christmas spirit. in fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. go next door, where they're serving rum balls. drink as much eggnog as you can and quickly. you can't find it any other time of year but now. so drink up! who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? it's not as if you're going to

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this morning i kissed him goodbye and wished him a good day at work. it was goodbye though. i invested some, and i do not wish it back, i only wish you appreciate me for what i brought to your life. but you will not, and so i say goodbye.for 2007 i resolve not to date. i have learned quite a lot these months i have lived here, but i admit that i should not have tried to make love work right

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i find one of the most creative times for me is during a sermon. i feel a little bad about this because it isn't that i am not listening to the preacher, it is just that my mind is stimulated by the act of listening and i think better. well i have not been going to church so therefore my mind has not been as stimulated as it is used to being. but i am working on that.i also realized that i

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we may not have a movie theatre in town, but we do have other cool things. last night i went out to the woods with our wildlife biologists to go capture a mountain lion! unfortunately he did not want to be caught last night, but i still had a very cool night. if nothing else i got to know two more friends and see a gorgeous part of the southern california mountains under a stunning full

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lunch today marks the 6th time in about a week that i have had people stand me up. at first i was understanding. the next few times i was hurt but trying to be understanding. now i'm just pissed.if you are really my friend then you know how much i enjoy quality time with friends. my personality requires it. yeah i live in the middle of fucking nowhere, but the nowhere is only an hour away!

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so bogart has been bugging me to start his own profile on myspace. i have mixed feelings about it, but what do you all think?

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i am in between. i am past a lot, with a lot still to come. last night as i drove away from dinner i was reminded of what it was like to not know how to drive, or balance a checkbook, or kiss well. i started thinking about me, at 15, and where i have come. at 15 i was in between too, but i was in between childhood and adulthood. today i am 29, in between young adulthood and maturity. i do not

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is anyone else concerned that retailers are advertising christmas on november 14th? i was shopping in old navy on election day when i was serenaded by christmas music. what happened to getting into the christmas spirit after thanksgiving? say, in december? clearly you can tell i am just itching to string the lights on the palm tree outside my house.

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today we had an open house celebration for the 100th anniversary of the salton sea so i spent the morning at the park's visitor center. i did my research and have developed quite a fascination with the sea after seeing pleasures and plagues of the salton sea. this place is a trip (no pun intended). here is southern california's largest body of water and it was never supposed to occur in modern

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darn. doogie is gay. although i did always wonder that after seeing undercover brother. i had such a crush on him when i was 12 and it was just resurrected when i saw him at the grove in august.

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bogart and i went exploring today and we found one of the many native american treasures located at the park. we found a yoni, which has a very interesting meaning. i heard about this particular yoni on wednesday and have been eager to explore ever since. i must say that i felt a little like indiana jones looking for archeological relics. very cool!and as promised, check out my flickr site

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how's this for motivation to lose weight?

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i got my toy. i gots me a santa fe. quite fitting for my life in the desert, don't you think? it's an elegant "dark cherry" red color. i'll post some pics soon.buh bye little volkswagen.

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ok. the loneliness is kicking in. i miss my friends. shoot, i miss anyone under 40. a very wise friend once told me that i seek intimacy, probably more than most people. i realized how true this is not when she said it months ago, but as i was driving to meet my date last night. how silly i have been to think that i can sustain a relationship when we are 2 hours away from each other. and i

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this weekend i went shopping for a new car. an suv, actually. and before you all cast judgement, here are my reasons for getting as suv:-i no longer live in the city and currently have a 1.5 mile commute to work-i am driving through rugged terrain and need the higher ground clearance-when i do commute, i take highways and would prefer to be in a bigger car if (god-forbid) i have an accidenti

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p.s. another great soundtrack.

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YES! finally! the h&m on our coast opens!

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i saw the last kiss this today. it is good, though not for everyone. it isn't garden state, though at times has the same feel. it is an honest look at relationships, and i mean honest. i enjoy it like i like the blues. it has soul.there is a line i spent my whole drive home thinking about. it seems so obvious, but how quickly i forget. if you give up, you will lose her. no one starts out

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check it out: paige.yelp.com. this allows me to do something i love to do - share my opinion with lots of people who may or may not care less. and can you believe i was the first to review bean town?i highly encourage you all to visit yelp, especially when it comes to finding cool places to go. even in very uncreative places like lake elsinore where they are best known for falling from the

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hey look, michael moore was wrong. there is gun violence in canada.

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in case you haven't read the tribute to lisa's father, please do so here. how proud he must be to be a grandfather now. this is his memorial from 2996.i feel a long way from dc today.

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i saw my first big horn sheep! can you find him in the picture? it was breathtaking.

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i finally got internet at home! how's this for irony - i ordered dsl online and it took 10 days before i could use it. high speed....yeah....something like that.anyway, i put some new pics on the flickr account. enjoy. in just a few weeks it should be cool enough for me to start exploring the park. for the meantime, enjoy the pics i took around town.

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if you didn't see it on monday and yesterday, you should check out a re-run of spike lee's documentary on katrina. my head is still spinning and i am still not sure what to make of it. part of me thinks that it was a very strong hurricane, a natural disaster so of course people will die. unfortunate, but true. the issue i suppose is how they died...days later...because of lack of medicines

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beautifulbeautifulbeautifulquiethotbeautiful.

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well kids thanks to all of you for hanging in there with me. for being bored at work and checking my blog, even when there is nothing interesting to read. i hope this shall change soon because...i'm moving. many of you of course know this already so the wonder of technology has thus been usurped. i am moving to the itty-bitty town of borrego springs, the desert east of san diego. i begin a

Paigenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1154120484094258022006-07-28T14:00:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:27:07.682-08:00

man i love the onion. this little story has just made my day.

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this summer has brought some cool road trips. i already told you about grand canyon, but i have also visited big bear and the san diego mountains too. there are some very cool parts of southern california. did you know that it is common to have your trailer/rv match your truck? this little nugget of rv behavior was pointed out to me by desiree. aparently your truck should match or ideally

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1149262326975107092006-06-02T08:13:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:27:07.157-08:00

bogart and i are in arizona today after visiting the new young life camp, lost canyon (which is amazing, by the way). even though i was raised in the west, i had never actually seen the grand canyon. it is quite a stunning hole in the ground! on our drive out we were listening to rob's sermon on communion. in it he goes into detail about a container of stageblood that he has on his shelf in

Paigenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1148507339511173182006-05-24T14:48:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:27:06.918-08:00

yay! new dixie chicks album! it's good too!

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last night i saw blondie in a fabulous show! they are definitely one band on the 'must see live' list. debbie harry is amazing. she even wore this lime green track suit, a la sopranos.i wish i had gotten a picture, but there was this fantastic tranny with a glittery silver shirt who kept dancing in the aisle in front of us! the best part was that he had full diva make up and made no attempt

Paigenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1147827956487439902006-05-16T17:54:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:27:06.439-08:00

how cool is it that i now have ready-made dog sitters? bogart and i are loving living here!

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i think most of you know that i volunteer with young life for kids here in hollywood. you can check out some of my friends here.tonight we played a game called catch phrase. (now keep in mind that these are the same kids who challenge themselves to come to club without getting stoned first) i have no idea what word one kid was trying to get his friends to say, but i was rolling on the floor

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1147284491500659292006-05-10T11:04:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:27:05.942-08:00

Converting Video Games Into Instruments of GodA title based on the 'Left Behind' books embraces the medium's violent style. It may reach a new audience, but can it impart spiritual values?By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Times Staff WriterMay 10, 2006Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.As the video game industry gathers at the Los Angeles Convention Center this week for the annual Electronic

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rob's coming back to l.a.....well, for two nights anyway.

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i was dating a wonderful man the last few months. but now i am not. how do you explain a break up? i know sometimes the reasons are obvious, but for this one it's not. he just wants something in life that is different than what i want. it is as simple as that. of course there are the typical feelings of sorrow, loneliness, overreactionary dispair, etc., but mostly i am left with contentment

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God wants Blige to wear blingMary J. Blige says she has found religion, but she makes no apologies for her earthly materialism. In fact, she says God has willed her to wear bling.“My God is a God who wants me to have things,” the singer tells May’s Blender magazine. “He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block. I don’t know what kind of God the rest of y’all are serving

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1143163309049023842006-03-23T17:21:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:27:04.819-08:00

wow, this otta be interesting!see ya, kids! i'm off to vegas for a week or so.

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just reading a fascinating little article about the marketing trends among men. i must say that i concur with this analysis.American men may be doing their best to figure out what it means to be a man in the 21st century, but it’s no accident that these men—and more importantly, their sons—aren’t getting much help from the larger culture. “Consumerism wants to make us as atomized as

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yes, it is true, the bright orange revolving 76 balls are being removed from our gas stations. you can sign an e-petition to try to convice conocophillips to save the balls. when i think of 76, two memories come to mind. the first was my friend amanda's mustang, which had the antenae ball, that i was insanely jealous of. the second is natalie's brother, who worked at a 76 station. on day a

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1141161787368279502006-02-28T12:32:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:27:04.049-08:00

do you ever feel like there is just so much to remember in life? i had my teeth cleaned this morning and six months ago i completely forgot about my cleaning appointment. i was proud of myself for remembering this time! hearing my hygenist nag me about my flossing, i thought of all the things i have to keep track of in life. aside from teeth cleaning 2x a year, there's daily flossing,

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1140600414794221812006-02-22T01:24:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:27:03.812-08:00

i was skimming through my blog today and found something. how weird is this. i actually blogged about what was to be my future employer, more than a year before. ca-reeppy

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happy valentine's day (or what's left of it)i am really not one for overdoing the festivities, though i'm also not militantly against it. this is most likely because the last time i had a boyfriend on the actual day was 8th grade. i do like the idea of a day to celebrate love. my city is however very in to the idea. today i saw a mother dressed entirely in red while toting two young childred

Paigenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1138693767236945472006-01-30T23:34:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:27:02.979-08:00

it has been a while. i just do not feel that there is much worth telling the blogger world about. i am not engaged. i have not gotten married. i did not recently give birth either. my biggest news is scoring some horribly undeserved "b"s in last quarter's classes.i decided to discover myspace.com tonight, since everyone is all a-flurry about it. interesting stuff.

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growing up with a semi-unique name (which is becoming less and less unique), i am always excited about things that have my name on them or my initials. it really doesn't matter what the item is...just that it has a bit of me on it. i was shopping at neiman marcus today and found these. of course, i still work for a non-profit, so i could not afford them...but i will get a pair soon. and how

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i can't believe i am saying this....but i miss snow. i really miss snow days, but considering this is my first socal christmas in a while, i kind of miss the colder weather. i hope you all out there are having fun!

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i grew up in church where i learned to spottingly serve people. missions trips were something you do over spring break. feeding the homeless was something you did for thanksgiving. providing gifts to kids who's parents are in prison was something you did for christmas. and then you went home.i want to learn how to not go home. i think i am beginning to understand dependence on God (i know

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1133496299249741892005-12-01T19:50:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:27:01.772-08:00

i grew up in church where i learned to spottingly serve people. missions trips were something you do over spring break. feeding the homeless was something you did for thanksgiving. providing gifts to kids who's parents are in prison was something you did for christmas. and then you went home.i want to learn how to not go home. i think i am beginning to understand dependence on God (i know

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1133412216367316352005-11-30T20:41:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:27:01.529-08:00

how's this for a statement:if the poor don't know you, or you don't know the poor, there's something deficient in your faith.agree?

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sometimes i get handed a gift.i don't always see it as a gift.it is something so overwhelming thati fear the effort it will take to unpack it.so i leave my gift.last week i turned 28. in los angeles.for the first time in many years i spent what was my day, giving to others. but the weekend turned into so much more. i have no idea how it will all turn out. and that's ok.i have been volunteering

Paigenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1131490055418374222005-11-08T14:28:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:27:00.762-08:00

last night i went to the west coast premiere of the latest nooma films. it was wonderful to see rob again and the films are excellent.i almost forgot, but next week it will be a year since matt's death. the 12th nooma is titled matthew, you will want to see it when it comes out early next year. like all of us, rob talks about how he learned of matt's accident and death, and how he dealt with

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1131394613163724612005-11-07T12:16:00.000-08:002006-11-12T19:27:00.531-08:00

oh yeah, and i saw u2, which was a pretty darn good show. all in all, last week was pri-tay, pri-tay, pri-ty good.

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yesterday i decided to play hookey and go to disneyland. you see, i have these great friends, one of whom is an art editor for disney, who got us in for free. i was astounded to learn this generosity was an $80 savings for me. $80 per person is the cost to go see the mouse these days. sheesh.but alas, disneyland is still there, even despite the new additions. the pirates are still yo-ho-ing

Paigenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1130391127681712682005-10-26T22:28:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:26:59.997-08:00

wow! ok all you lake ave-ers, how's this for a blast from the past! see if you can figure out who it is.no luck? try this link.

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gravanity - the obsession that we have with leaving our mark on culture. a la warhol's 15 minutes of fame. ex. this blog.

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watch these movie trailers and tell me if you would go see the movies:movie 1movie 2movie 3brilliant!

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one of the benefits of urban living - sharpened parallel parking skills.last night i parked in a spot with literally 6 inches total between me and the other two cars. seriously, 3 inches on my front bumper and 3 on my rear bumper. i am so proud of myself that i almost took a picture to show you all...but the other car moved already this morning, so you'll have to take my word for it. it is one

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1129096964323681252005-10-11T22:57:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:26:58.988-08:00

bogart decided to rip my apartment apart today. this is the first time he's done this, but i guess it is to be expected. he can't be a perfect dog.he ate:my cozy sweater.my new boots box.my basket for work documents (thankfully they were with me).my homework. seriously. the book will require some duct tape.the sealed box the book came in. i had just picked it up from the mail.my tivo

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1129006118146122152005-10-10T21:25:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:26:58.706-08:00

tonight was the first club of the school year. i am no longer on committee but am back to working with kids through young life. and working with kids i am. our club is all latino kids in hollywood. the first club of the year, a brand new group of leaders, and we got about 25 kids. mostly boys. and by boys i mean, they have a good 50-100 lbs on me. tonight i met benji, joseph and david,

Paigenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1128287283298332822005-10-02T14:04:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:26:58.410-08:00

well, i finally entered the 21st century and bought myself a digital camera and ipod. yeah, i know...but better late than never. bog and i had fun playing with the delay function. and he was happy to do some poses for me. feel free to check them out on flickr.in the meantime, you will find me on my laptop uploading my cds...

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last night was a typical fall night in los angeles. the santa anas blew the hot wind in from the desert and the night was so clear you could almost touch the stars. the air smelled like forest fire and in the west you could see the coral colored smoke from the fires burning in the hills. these are the smells of fall that i grew up with, unique to los angeles. i have new friend in my building

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here you go, lydia:Three Names You Go By1. Paige2. Paigers3. SmaigersThree Parts of Your Heritage1. English2. Bohemian3. GermanThree Things That Scare You1. Earthquakes2. Loss3. Unrealized potentialThree of Your Everyday Essentials1. Coffee2. Crosswords3. Daily ShowThree Things You Are Wearing Right Now1. My cell phone2. Flip Flops3. PonytailThree of Your Favorite Bands or Musical Artists (at the

Paigenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1127799057582308802005-09-26T22:11:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:26:57.053-08:00

i still haven't found a church. i'm sure there are good ones out there, but none have interested me. so in feeling a need for some church yesterday, i decided to check out one in michigan. and how cool is it that we live in an age where i can get my church for a pastor who lives 2000 miles away.logically, i decided to listen to the most recent sermon, which was part of a series, so i opted to

Paigenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1127449001765623142005-09-22T21:08:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:26:56.753-08:00

how do you define "college try"? as in, "let's give it the old college try"? i am not a quitter, especially in relationships. but i also want to learn when to stop expending effort on one thing, when my efforts can be much better spend towards another. i suppose that is the art of life though, creatively pouring yourself into different people and things, trying out different combinations of

Paigenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1127232218991377882005-09-20T09:02:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:26:56.464-08:00

awesome: imoscar.com

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last week i went to a new doctor for a check up (everything's fine). the doctor had a medical student take my vitals. i thought i'd share a direct quote from her with you:"hmm...you don't seem to have a heartbeat" (after trying three places on my body) "i mean, it's there, it's just very faint".

Paigenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671936.post-1126586357918718352005-09-12T21:10:00.000-07:002006-11-12T19:26:55.959-08:00

i guess i am in a bit of a sober mood lately - which makes me not want to comment on much in life even though i want to say a lot. i guess i'm afraid that you all will judge me. people tend to freak out when i get serious...but i can't be the life of the party all the time. or worse yet, i'll be boring to you.here you go, here is my sobriety, but please do not mistake it for depression.i

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