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I’ve been rewatching Mad Men on Netflix. Of course, I enjoy the sets and the clothes and the hair and the yadda yadda. However, a short scene (above) between Don and Sally got me excited to my core. Don fixes a midnight snack of canned corned beef hash, fried in a pan, with an overeasy…

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dull thud

So. Team Breakfast Club did its thing at the championship games in LA. And we didn’t win. We weren’t crushed, exactly; it could’ve been anyone’s game. Personally, I screwed up a critical answer in a hail-mary, double-or nothing round (Chattanooga is not the capitol of Tennessee, numbnut); I also suspected a picture of an athlete…

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seabreeze is right

I did actually make it to the Ventura County Fair yesterday. My friend Troy, who bought a full Fair pass (August 3-14), feels compelled to attend every moment when he is not at work. I borrowed a pass from Troy’s less-Fair-obsessed roommate, and we hit it. As long as one remembers one’s “bundle up for…

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fogust

The view, right now, from my office. It is a grey and gloomy day; I am somewhat grateful for the weather, as it makes the temperature in this room bearable. But it’s Monday, it’s grey and gloomy and I’m not at the Fair!

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autumnal bliss

Here’s a photo set of same-sex couples getting married in New York. It made me weep a slightly bittersweet tear or two. Why isn’t my state doing what is right? Look at all this love! How can this not be right? Anyway. I’ve been down that road before. And besides, the bittersweet got washed away…

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cars two

Wow, remember the days when I would post only when I wanted to, and when I did, they were well thought out and entertaining posts? And people would comment and everyone had fun? Like this post about my exciting experience with a ticket, and the DMV, and the massive bureaucratic detangling with the help of…

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a short summer memory

I was perhaps 11 years old — old enough to be allowed to go to the movies with friends unsupervised. After watching one of the Voyage of Sinbad movies (most likely), my friend Paige (most likely) and I were killing time in the parking lot, waiting for my mom to pick us up. We had…

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error establishing a database connection

My WordPress blogs that I manage, including this one, are not functioning very well today. Nor am I. My windows of opportunity to troubleshoot or post are very limited between error messages. This is probably a good thing, as I’m a bit of a downer today and my post drafts are reflecting that. Argh! This…

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aaaahoooo oooooweee!

There are a handful of examples of why I, Miss Hambox, think the internet is capable of making the most magical feelings inside my brain. I have never shared here my favorite, most magical YouTube video of all time. It involves an aquatic creature, and it is the most hilariously filthy video I have ever…

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in which i am a petulant teenager

I hate my ill-fitting, matchy-matchy outfit. The shorts. though completely adorable (thanks, Violet!) are too big and keep going down, down — making me grateful that I’m working alone today, as there are ample crackage moments when I stand, sit, or walk. Or think. The tee-shirt matches too well with the shorts and I am…

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