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up with the sun
June 30, 2009
I've been working like a madwoman all day on my writing project, which should be done either next month or early August, when I will reveal it. I'm really cautious about WHEN I'm going to publish it due to the content. It's not exactly gonna go down in one gulp… It's going to make several people incredibly uncomfortable, but on the other hand, a lot of people are going to think it's insightful and hilarious. I don't usually brag about my writing, but this is gonna be worth reading. Promise.
Because I've been all up in this project, I've really been ignoring most other thoughts floating through my head all day, so obviously this post is going to be a little lackluster. Sorry.
In my personal life, I've really been waiting for a sign lately. There have been smidgens of signs – tiny miracles, I'll call them – and I'm beginning to wonder what they mean, if anything at all. Is it weird I don't believe in something if I don't see it or hear it for myself? My faith has always wavered… but my belief is certainly attached to my will, and that does not fluctuate. Regardless of the times I've been kicked down the metaphorical stairs, I still climb back up, tail wagging, eyes bright.
What sort of sign is it going to take to know when to stop? Where do you draw the line?
I'm not going to say where or when I saw it, but I recently witnessed some thoughts on forgiveness that really touched me. Letting go of something is the best thing you can do for yourself… holding on to that resentment is only hurting you, not whoever is causing you that pain. I think somehow I've always known this, and I've been quick to forgive. Sure, I won't forget (I got that from my mother. Seriously. That woman doesn't forget SHIT.) but learning when I shouldn't let go so easily is still a struggle.
I'm not sure if I know what I want anymore. I do and I don't. I think honesty is going to be the hardest thing in the next few months – fessing up and accepting responsibility are going to be major players. Even in the work I'll be publishing soon am I admitting to something that even my own parents don't know about… only a few of my very close friends have been privy to the experience, and even then, I'm fairly tight lipped except to a chosen few.
This brutal honesty is going to hopefully break down a wall or two. What I discovered through the experience has proved that what I thought I wanted is the ultimate truth. It's just a question of can I be honest, open, and vulnerable enough to let it happen.
It won't be tomorrow, but it will be soon. 6000 words and counting, my longest work to date…
Natural Disasters
June 24, 2009
Today was kind of a disaster from the get go. I JUMPED out of bed when my alarm went off, thinking "you have to be on time today" – not that I ever really have a problem being on time. I think when I got up, I was just motivated to come in this morning and be ready to go. I hopped in the shower (even did my crest whitestrips!) and got ready for the day. (Little known fact: I think showers are too time consuming. I think the longest I've ever spent in the shower was 30 minutes… I'm a 10-15 minute sort of gal. Get in, get busy, get done – I'm still talking about the shower… pervs.)
But I'm thinking jumping out of bed that quickly set the tone for the whole day… for some reason I was really anxious, and when I feel that anxious when I wake up, it's usually the sign of an impending anxiety attack that will take place 4-6 hours later. I didn't think of this until now. This is unfortunate. Natalie – 0, Bad Day – 1.
So I swing by the corner store on my way in and grab an iced coffee. Lately I've been disappointed in my regular bodega – their coffee is good and the price is right, but the way its prepared is total crap, specifically in the execution of the sugar. They throw in maybe 2 tablespoons, don't mix it, and it floats to the bottom so it feels you're drinking sandy coffee. I don't like my coffee to be crunchy, thanks. So this morning I got the bright idea to order without sugar, and next thing I know, my iced coffee is magically delicious. Natalie -1, Bad D– And then again, I never seem to learn that drinking coffee on an empty stomach makes me jittery and stomach ache-y. We'll call it a draw. The score is still Natalie – 0, Bad Day – 1.
I arrive at work and things seem okay. I jump right into my responsibilities and everyone seems to be responsive and on top of their ish (good way to start the day I suppose.)
And then I got an email from my friend (who, for the purposes of this post, will call) "Chris".
Chris is a good friend. I would say Chris is one of my best friends. I am pretty good at estimating how he's going to function in certain situations and know that when Chris is in professional-mode, he's a professional… no fucking around. Recently, I referred Chris to a landlord I met while I was looking for apartments back in December – he's got these beautiful buildings out in Bushwick I remembered met Chris's criteria. This landlord, for the purposes of this essay/blog/post/whathaveyou, will be referred to as "Tom".
The email essentially said: "Tom is batshit crazy."
This I know. When I met Tom, he was almost 40 minutes late to our appointment, citing that he was hungover and driving back from his house which is just outside of NYC. Whatever, I got over it. He seemed pretty on top of his shit as a building owner/landlord, but struck me as a bit off from the get go. "Crazy" is an excellent way to describe him. (I would also use "eccentric," "larger-than-life," and "possible coke addict" to the list.)
It didn't strike me as odd that Chris thought he was weird, so I wrote back "duh" or something of that nature and went about my business.
Then I got an email from Tom. A LOOOOONG, completely unsolicited email.
He had forwarded me all of the correspondence between the two of them and, in typical Tom fashion, had a staccato-like note at the beginning:
hey natalie
good morning-i hope alls well
im trying to help you friend [Chris]
he is being so difficult with me, im letting you know
i appreciate you thinking about me
read below
i dont have any thing in williamsburg even close to $1500 for a 2 bdrm-unrealistic.
i mentioned this but told him bushwick under $1700-
i followed up with him this morning with photos-and next thing i know, all this attitude
im only trying to help your friend
i appreciate you trying to help your friend and mucho appreciated you trying to help me-but i dont understand all this attitude for trying to help someone….with his attitude, he can stay in the [neighborhood he currently lives in]-
have a good day
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and then followed multiple days of correspondence. I read through… Chris wasn't out of line in any way, It was clear there had been a slight misunderstanding and things had gotten a little snappy, but nothing that could be clearly labeled as "difficult."
So I sent Tom a quick note:
[Tom] – I'm sorry things aren't working out… I thought that you'd have something that would work for him… It's not really my business what is going on with you and my friend, but from your emails it looks like it was a miscommunication. I don't think his intention at all was to be difficult, just to find an apartment that suits his needs. I'm sorry that there was a misunderstanding. – N
I then received an email back from Tom, only 3 minutes after I had sent mine. Now, we all know I have a bit of a mouth, but that's usually reserved for competition or inebriation. But I was so offended by this email, I have decided to spare my readers his exact, disgusting words… I have decided to present Tom's return email in the form of a madlib (for everyone's amusement.):
excuse my [foreign language], WHUT A [ugly name for vagina]
especially when i was trying to help
i hope i never see that guy in [trendy neighborhood] or [trendy neighborhood's bastard cousin neighborhood]
he really pissed me off
god what a [ugly name for vagina, yes again.]-
fucking HATE that guy
its not you-i really do appreciate you trying to help
that guy and his [music-related noun] and [performing art related noun]
can go [sex verb] HIMSELF AND I HOPE HE NEVER STEPS FOOT IN [nyc borough]
My jaw was on the floor. Shocked. Really. I don't really know Tom personally, so having him vent to me about one of my best friends caught me way off guard… I really only know Tom in a professional capacity, so I expected at least that much from him. This was completely out of line.
So I called him.
I told Tom that while I understood that he was upset and venting, I am an inappropriate outlet. It was unprofessional and completely inappropriate to speak to me using any of that language, especially about my friend. It is not my responsibility to babysit his business transactions when I have referred someone to him, and this event has led me to believe that I cannot trust him with people I refer him to and I will no longer be giving his name to people I know looking for apartments.
He hung up without really saying much of anything. I got an email a few minutes later apologizing and explaining he was just upset. Sure, I get you're upset, but this completely is out of line. I'm not responding.
About 90% of this entire ordeal had been conducted before 10:30am. I had been awake for about 2 hours when all of this went down, and believe me, this is not a hearty way to start your day. There is no complete breakfast here. This is a plate of bullshit in my face.
Chris was totally cool about it. He didn't seem to care that it didn't work out with Tom, and quite frankly, I don't blame him. I told him about the nasty email (that madlib is the first time he's seen it in it's "entirety") and he was pretty floored. In the end, Chris is fine. Tom is probably feeling guilty (as he should), and I'm just a little irked by the entire thing. I am fairly certain this contributed to the energy of the day. Natalie – 0, Bad Day – 3. (Editors note: I ran this post by Chris, just to make sure it wasn't crossing any lines, and he told me he would like to add that he is a "hottie," that he's "boneable," and that he's a "beefcake." I agree with all but beefcake; It makes me think of these dog food things that Rossy and Jason feed their dogs.)
I told my coworkers about what happened and we all had a nice chat about how craigslist people can be batshit. I brought up my experience from a few weekends ago where that girl signed a lease and in the end I thought she was a con artist (read HERE). Everyone was shocked at this and about half of them suggested I change my locks.
And then I told them what happened last night:
On my way home from work, I stopped at my apartment and picked up my paycheck, which is always mailed to me on Tuesdays. Instead of going inside and dropping off my stuff, I walked to the bank, deposited my check, and walked back to my apartment after picking up a few toiletries. As I turned the corner at my block, there was crazy con artist lady and her weird dad, walking away from my apartment building.
What. The. Fuck.
I called out to her and she turned and said "hi" as nice as can be. We chatted for a few minutes and I asked her what she was doing in the neighborhood – what I mean was "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" She told me how much she liked the neighborhood and wanted to keep looking for an apartment here. Uh, okay. Whatever. Have a nice life. Her dad suggested we get tea together. WTF.
They left and I went inside totally creeped out. Considering I was so upset about her possibly being a con artist and breaking into my apartment with my keys that she may or may not have copied after signing the lease, imagine how upset I was when I saw her outside my apartment. She was AT MY APARTMENT.
I told my coworkers this part of the story and they unanimously agreed I put a deadbolt on my door or change the locks. I called both of my parents and they both volunteered to pay for it – you know when your parents are worried about a con artist breaking into your apartment, you should be too. It really stressed me out on top of the previous anxiety. I went for a walk outside to cool off. Too bad it's humid as a jockstrap out there. Natalie – 0, Bad Day – 4.
I called my landlord's office and asked if I could install a deadbolt. The building manager actually transferred me to the building landlord/owner, who always seems to be so nice and helpful, and he said it was fine. He suggested a guy to do it to and volunteered to send someone over to show me how to use my alarm system, which doesn't turn on as far as I can tell. I thanked him, and before I lost him forever (cause who knows when I'll get ahold of him again) I asked him about the roof situation. I explained that I just wanted to go up there to sit in the sunshine, and that many of the other residents felt the same way. He explained that he had installed a camera, seen the recent parties (and their subsequent messes), and couldn't allow me to go up there. If he let me, he'd have to let everyone. I told him I understood, but made a suggestion: that if he can't rent the 4th floor apartment (which has "private roof access") that everyone else in the building would probably be willing to chip in $25-$50 per month to have roof access. He surprisingly said he liked the idea and would take it into consideration. Natalie – 1, Bad Day – 4.
So by then it was almost 11am… all of this chaos happening before noon. I think it threw off the energy in the office… everyone seemed concerned for me and my safety and could tell that I was upset. They offered to cover the phones while I went outside "to scream as loud as humanly possible" if I wanted. I told them I was fine and went about my chaos. I had about 40 things to do at once, and somehow I pushed through. It's now almost 3, and I've somehow survived multiple office crises. Everyone can tell I'm on edge, and just as I'd hoped, they're all incredibly supportive. At other jobs, I would have just kind of been abandoned to deal with my own shit, but these people almost treat me like family, and it makes me really happy.
But I'm exhausted. My brain hurts. I'm running low on fuel. And all I can think of is going home and going to bed. The first half of the day made it "just one of those days," and quite frankly, I'm sick of having them.
I'm pretty sure this is my longest post ever. Natalie – 2, Bad Day – 4. I think I still lose, even with 2100 words…
Absolute Focus
March 24, 2009
I've found that I often go into subways, trying to make eye contact with people, searching for higher meaning. Every person I look at seems to just stare back. No judgement. No emotion. Just present.
It is in those moments, that blankness, is how I think the rest of the world sees itself. In the eyes of others, I am constantly looking for a reason, judgement, any sort of emotion, and often my mind will come up with something on its own. While what is really going on, what is really happening outside the bubble, is that blankness. We don't stare upon each other with so much thought. Right?
I often question the choices I make and am constantly searching for approval when I make them. In fact, I don't think I've ever made a decision in my entire life that I wasn't convinced I had some support on. These nasty developmental patters… these habits… these are what I'm trying to break down… to squash these assumptions my brain makes and recognize things for what they are instead of constantly searching for higher meaning.
shut up shut up shut up dont ask
"Hometown Glory" or "Right Now" or "Let Me Fall" or "Je Ne Regrette Rien" or "Beautiful Mess"
January 7, 2009
My very dear friend Josh once told me that he was capable of loving unconditionally. This blew my mind, because I was fairly certain that this certain aspect of love did not exist… every case of my life in which I love someone (besides family/blood relatives) I have found something that has broken the camel's back or blew over the haystack or screwed the pooch… what have you. (I highly doubt that those were the proper uses of those idioms.) Nonetheless, I found conditions within the "love" relationships that I had that kept me from loving, and have, since that point, made a point to identify the flaw in all love. The messiness of it. The whole shebang.
The last 48 hours have been peculiar, to say the least. I would almost describe it as my favorite 48 hours of being in my hometown since I was a resident. I'll spare you the details, but with an odd twist of fate (which I don't actually believe in so I blame Blue Moon,) I was reunited with someone I used to love that I swore I'd never speak to again. I gave into impulse and instinct and let the nostalgia consume me… Every second felt as if I had somehow already lived it 4 years ago. A deja-vu of sorts. There is something about living in that moment that is unreal… the epic dream sequence… that is so reminiscent of real life that if some of the conditions were different, it would reach enlightenment.
And on my drive home, I realized that perhaps I had found a certain enlightenment in those hours. I have discovered little bits of me I thought were lost… scraps of a former self that I miss, that I love. It's hard to remember a time where I actually loved who I was, but this version of me is dear, and treasured. And when it was gone, I had to bury it with silence.
I also realized that I too possessed the ability to unconditionally love. Regardless of the outcome of this situation, I am completely incapable of erasing the entire thing from my life, as hard as I try, as much as I want. Those years were some of the greatest highs and lows of my entire life, and I chemically long to be back in those moments. The past two nights have been two giant yoga breaths of what once was, and what could quite possibly never be again.
At this point, I am not counting on or expecting anything from the future. I feel as if I've recognized my mistakes, and made some sort of attempt at developing the future on my own terms. I thought that by reconnecting with this part of my life, I was somehow letting go of that "fresh start" I thought would result of my move and my opening of a "new chapter." In reflection, it is really the opposite. I have taken a completely new, unjudgemental, unconditional, perspective on something. It has given it new light, when the original intention was finite closure.
I realize that a lot of these thoughts won't make sense, and that the people that have some inkling of what I'm talking about in the slightest (thank God there are so few of you) can't believe it. But the person who this actually understands every word of this, and I know there is only one of you (besides myself) is the one that I hope takes away the most away from this. I hope you have, in opening your new chapter, look at this situation unconditionally in the future, and I hope that you have come to some of these conclusions on your own. There are little holes in my sadistic little heart where some of the happiest moments of my life plug them up to keep me from internally bleeding to death; it's unclear if tonight completely clotted it, or if it is only the beginning of new holes that I need to fill. I just hope that either way, that I won't let this memory die, or let anyone taint it any more than they have.
This is the most I've written in a long time, and I would write more, but I feel as if there's been enough self-disclosure for a biography or two, and quite frankly, my unmonitored and un-metaphored and muddled thoughts on this issue are private, and I intend to keep them that way for the time being.
I feel like this is growth, and as much as things are unchanged, I can still feel the potential. I will suppress it for the time being, because I know I need to save this happiness and simple joy for when it can happen again, when a 48-hour memory can reinstate my faith in others, my faith in love, and somehow, a bit of faith in myself.
God, this has been far too deep.
So let me fall
If I must fall
I won't heed your warnings
I won't hear them
Let me fall
If I fall
Though the phoenix may
Or may not rise
I will dance so freely
Holding on to no one
You can hold me only
If you too will fall
Away from all these
Useless fears and chains
Someone I am
Is waiting for my courage
The one I want
The one I will become
Will catch me
So let me fall
If I must fall
I won't heed your warnings
I won't hear
Let me fall
If I fall
There's no reason
To miss this one chance
This perfect moment
Just let me fall
September 11, 2008
I write the most when I am weak, when I am tired, when I feel that there is nothing inside of me to keep going. When I am at the end of my rope, the best things come out. I am honest, because I am too tired to lie. I don't often share my personal essays with others, but after reading many other accounts of today, but there was something inside of me that forced me to write it out I don't think I've ever written about it to this extent, but I just kind of went with it – sorry if it's a bit choppy.
Growing up, I couldn't stand silence. These days there are times I can't live without it, but as a teenager growing up in a quiet college town in Oregon, silence was never something I became accustomed to.
I lived in the attic of my family's three-story home, a welcoming environment: renovated many years earlier, it was well lit, painted a soothing mint green, and had a skylight above my bed. The silence in the room was deafening – floors away from any family activity. I would turn on the radio to kill the silence, often leaving it on when I left the house and while I slept at night.
I woke up on the morning of September 11th, 2001 as I would any other day. My alarm went off around 6:45, and I wiped the sleep from my eyes and rose to prepare for another day of Sophomore year. As I woke, I realized how quiet it was. Too quiet. I looked to the radio – it was on – and realized the DJs were speaking in low, inoffensive voices. This was not the regular morning show. No wacky sound effects. No pop music to sing along to as I showered.
"A plane crashed into the second tower about 45 minutes ago. Casualties are still unknown, but are assumed to be in the thousands…"
It occurred to me that this was not a prank phone call they were playing on the air. Something was wrong. Their silence scared me. The dead air popping with static.
I went downstairs into my parents room – they had just woken up to their own alarms and going about their routines – and turned on the television. There they were: the gray smoking twin towers of New York. I heard my mother pause from her makeup and turn towards the television. We stood in silent and watched the repeating footage of the towers burn and fall. It was a haunting dance: the tallest sticks of charcoal in the skyline cracking, shifting, and crashing to the ground. Giant plumes of dust and smoke billowed upwards like a group of tangled, deflating, gray balloons.
We were told to attend school as usual – not to let anything interrupt our daily schedules. We were reminded to pause in respect of the destruction 3,000 miles away, but to continue dissecting frogs in biology and filling out vocabulary worksheets in French class. Some teachers had the news turned on in their classrooms – on mute – but continued on with their lesson plans. Some students followed along in their textbooks – the tragedy just being a terrible apocalyptic movie someone had accidently turned on. Others were completely distracted and disturbed by the images, myself included.
A majority of the citizens in my quiet little town continued about their business – buying groceries, doing laundry, going to work – and no one really stopped to mourn a loss the entire country would feel for years to come. There was a brief moment after lunch where all of the students in Corvallis High School observed a moment of silence; overhead projectors returned to their quiet hum soon after.
Watching from a distance was horrifying. I admit that going through the motions that day was all that we knew to do. From three thousand miles away, there wasn't much to do but observe. To pray. To reflect. Presently, I have several friends who were born and raised in New York, a few from Manhattan who knew people in the towers. Hearing their stories of that day terrifies me, and as a future New Yorker (in the loosest sense possible) I wish I could understand that day a little more. There's a part of me that is so unattached to that moment – I only have static-ridden clips of radio DJs and repeating footage of the second plane flying into the other tower. When I hear people talk about their experiences on September 11th, I am silent: there's no reason to share that I woke up and went through the motions, watching recaps from the back row of a classroom, when I could listen to someone who's life changed so much more than my own because of that day.
When I visit New York, I often visit ground zero by myself. I don't like the pressure of having to be strong in front of someone else. I instantly become emotional – tearing up – which is uncommon for me in a place that I feel so emotionally detached from: I never saw the towers when they were standing. There is a spirit in that place that is so sad, yet so hopeful. It's been seven years, and there's still a giant hole in the ground – a void that's slowly being filled. I know that there's nothing I can do to fill the void in any New Yorker's life – there's nothing I can say and nothing I can do. So I stand, and watch, and secretly pray that everyone who has been affected by that day is somehow finding peace in their own lives. Whether it's the family of someone lost on one of the flights or someone 3,000 miles away watching CNN like it's pornography – you don't want others to see you looking, but you have to – I pray to whatever force brings peace to anyone's life that they appreciate what they have and what they have to live for, even after such a horrible moment in our history.
Today has been really difficult, but not for the reasons you'd expect. From the moment I woke up I knew it was going to be a struggle. From the get-go, complete sentences were a struggle, and my reactions were often manic and dramatic. Finally back somewhere I feel relatively safe (except for the cockroaches and house centipedes), I wonder if every day is actually like today, and I am just better at ignoring it and going through the motions…
P.S. Love you, AP. Thinking of you.
I want nothing more than to get out of here.
I've rekindled some important relationships in my boston sphere, but I have no desire to meet new people (unless to satisfy unsatisfied needs) and feel completely alone in a city I used to consider home. There's something really wrong about being here right now.
Some people are driving me crazy lately. Their immaturity strikes me as unexpected and their rudeness uncalled for. There are certain grudges I understand: unforgivable wrongs committed against someone. But just unspoken, uncomfortable moments in the past that keep you from being kind to someone you were once close with is just rude.
Were we ever close? Did I imagine it? Did I think our friendship was more than you thought it was? Did I bring this upon myself? I guess to a certain degree our friendship was convenience.
I think my secret blog was linked to on a porn site. For those of you who don't know, I have a secret blog that I update every once and awhile about my R-rated adventures not safe for general consumption. I was checking where my hits were coming from (14 in the last 24 hours, which is much higher than usual) and it's linked from a porn site. I don't know if this is a mistake in the system or if they're coming from a porn site. I didn't think my posts were that… explicit.
I'm still lost. I'm hung up on things that don't matter. This is a feeling I haven't had in a really long time.
It's a subordinate wiggle of a bigger wiggle.
August 26, 2008
I kept thinking of you today. I couldn't remember why. It hasn't been long since I last saw you.
Then, as I began to pack my belongings, I remembered you again. How? I knew this time. By scent. My clothes gave off your aroma. The clean ones. You smelled like my laundry. My fresh laundry, just out from the dryer.
"We must use the same detergent." What a simple explanation.
Something I never realized, as I was trying a new detergent. I inhaled and placed things in my suitcase;
I remember what it's like in your arms. You tasted slightly like cigarettes and cheap booze, but I couldn't taste the difference between yours and mine. You smell safe. You feel safe.
But I'm living on the edge and I can't be safe in your arms any more.
I have places to go and things to achieve and I'm not going to stop my life for a man, a boy, a relationship, a person. God! It's like asking me to stop my life, at this pivotal, crucial state of being, and… have a child or something! Give up my life for someone else. I am self absorbed and focused on my success, and I will only look back, never go back, for you.
But only you. A time in my life only to reflect on. Never to live there again.
You are lost in the shuffle, King of Hearts. I am back in the present.
Clean laundry packed, I have hidden you away.
The Last Laugh
June 3, 2008
I gnawed my fingernails down to the bone and I bit the side of my tongue until it bled. I didn't notice it until a bit of blood dribbled out of the corner of my mouth; I probably looked like a murder victim.
There is something about physical pain that affects me so differently than emotional pain. I find emotion pain somewhat more distressing and debilitating, while physical pain you can combat with a shmorgasbourg of pills. I cannot cure my emotional pain, but in an attempt to do so, I lash out in other directions. I act out, aggressively. I attach myself to people and vices like barnicles; you have to practically kick me off to rid of me.
More recently, I have learned to express my emotional pain a little more differently. Walls that haven't been around for a long time are rebuilt… fortified… and reinforced again. My emotional scars are not going to keep me from attaching again, but they numb the pain… the walls are my pain-killers.
In someone else's warm arms, I instinctively pull away. He asks me what's wrong but there's nothing to say. Nothing is wrong. I give in. And in a moment of emotional disconnect, a brilliant epiphany occurs: I am no longer the person I used to be.
I emerge from a cocoon the next day, reborn with new wings. Shortly thereafter, I fly away. Free. I am now in a place that inspires happiness and makes me accomplish things I never thought I could do. I am suddenly the person I've been wanting to be since last summer, and my identity is no longer a siamese twin.
Build a stairway to heaven with a prince or a vagabond
April 13, 2008
I'm young.
Sure, I'm not YOUNG young (I don't fit into Limited Too's clothes anymore, nor do I like what they sell) but I'm young enough that I still can't get into bars without displaying cleavage or not know all the good hiding places in case the cops come to the house party.
However, I'm old enough to vote. I'm old enough to buy porn or cigarettes (not that I utilize this privilege.) I can get in to R-rated movies.
But the last thing I want at this age, in all honesty, is a baby.
The idea of unexpected pregnancy scares me. Almost as much as marriage at this age does. I am not at all prepared for the responsibility that either one of those things requires. I am fickler than most, and I feel that both of those things are fairly permanent situations.
So while perusing the pages of facebook – my favorite online distraction – I came across a name I did not recognize. Someone who's face was familiar, and was friends with a lot of people I knew, but I could not place her name.
So I examine her profile, realizing we went to high school together, and that I do in fact know her. But why does her name strike me off guard?
Because her last name has changed. She got married.
In addition to the name change, her wall is full of congratulations and her latest photo album includes images of cut umbilical cords, scrunched tiny faces, and swaddling.
She had a baby.
Now I wish her as much luck as humanly possible. Only congratulations is in order. But it shocked me to know that someone who graduated from high school with me (and couldn't be more than probably 10 months older) is married, and just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. It makes me feel like a baby myself, like I couldn't handle that much commitment in my wildest dreams; I have trouble keeping the television on the same channel…
I don't know whether to be thrilled or terrified that I've reached the age where my peers are making the choices that truly define the rest of their life.
And on a personal, and truly ironic note, happy one year anniversary baby.
To Haterade or Loverade… That is the Question
April 5, 2008
For some strange reason, I wasn't allowed to drink Gatorade growing up. My parents never bought it and when it was provided to us, it was usually by a friend. I treated it like contraband… Gatorade was somehow a frivolous use of money, and heaven forbid if I am caught drinking it.
Thats not true, actually. My parents just seriously never bought us Gatorade.
Why deny me this simple pleasure, you ask? The answer is quite simple:
So I could discover it on my own in college when dying from illness and would be simply convinced that it was the juice of life and it would cure all ailments.
That's it basically. I've discovered so many delicious flavors, and I have so many to go (I stay away from "blue and purple flavored" Gatorade because I hate it when my mouth changes color.) and I have simply not seen the spectrum of deliciousness.
If you have any new flavor suggestions, please don't hesitate to mention them; I am in an "experimental" stage… of Gatorade.
Stay tuned for "Natalie's Top 5 Gatorade Flavors" coming soon to a barely-read blog near you.


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Monday, August 27, 2007
I Had a Lovely Dinner ...
Dinner was here at Charcoal:
We didn't have much time as Caroline was taking the redeye back to Toronto and had to get to LAX, but what time we did have was filled with good conversation, wine, and grilled things (not on sticks, but plates - sorry, Denis). It was so nice to put a face to a blog that I've been reading for awhile. Caroline is in the television sector of the business we call show, consulting with producers on several reality programs.
The world got a little bit smaller last night. Tis a good thing.
3 comments:
- CAROLINE said...
Thanks for being such a congenial host. Excellent choice of noshing spot, and the company was delightful. I look forward to being able to return the hospitality when you get your butt up here to visit all of us up here.
PS Not every guy would drag my girly girl suitcase through the streets of L.A. ... don't think the effort was unappreciated on many levels ;-)
- Bill Cunningham said...
If watching me drag a girly suitcase down the streets of Hollywood was the weirdest thing the tourists have seen from me, then I have to say I got off scott free and leave it at that.
- wcmartell said...
Has nothing to do with this thread, just sharing info...
2007 Summer 10% Over Last Year's Record Year...
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"Movies in theaters are loss leaders, much like hardback books in publishing," Klady explains.

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Each country is different as to the cost of adoption, ranging from free (foster care adoption in the US) to more than $45,000 for some countries. Adoption from China will cost between $25,000-30,000 (including travel).
There are 147 million orphans in our world, only around 30,000 are adopted each year. So, why should it cost so much money? No idea... Some of it goes to pay people who are working on your behalf (social workers, adoption agency, immigration office, etc), some is an orphanage fee (although, not sure how much of that the orphanage gets), some is for travel...
Thankfully, we don't have to come up with it all at once.
Just so you know, this post has been hard to write, it has taken me weeks to complete. People, including myself, have very strong views on money and fundraising. I quit being a brownie because of those girl scout cookies! Love eating them though. :) It is not my character or my heart to ask for money or do fundraisers. However, my hubby is deployed right now which makes the logistics of working difficult. So, I have done fundraisers, yard sales, tightened our spending even more.... While still praying for God to give me a clear picture of His will for this process and the money involved. God amazes me at answering those prayers!! If you believe you will receive whatever you ask in prayer. Matt 21:22
I prayed daily for God to give me an answer regarding the money - how we'd come up with it, if this was His timing... He said - "Trust Me, I know the plans I have for you (Jeremiah 29:11), every day of your life was written before they came to be (Psalm 139:16)." Not audibly, but wow - He couldn't have been more clear! How did He say it? Through His Word and by providing a:
- tax refund that will pay (when we get it) for the first payment we made to the agency
- funds from a bake sale and referral check (received on same day as bake sale) from a fencing company that paid for our next payment
This last one is too amazing to put as a bullet.
I prayed regarding whether God wanted me to work and if so how. I didn't want to drive an hour to get to work; shorter day shift hours preferred so I can get the kids before daycares and after school closed; I can't work too many days each week as the children need me while Brian is away and I would prefer temporary as we get through this process and prepare for Brian's return.... Yes, I know... sounds very unrealistic. :)
Well, God answers prayer and can do the unrealistic- just in case you were ever in doubt! I got a call Monday from a company I had previously quit who offered me a job that I didn't apply for doing something I enjoy that is only 3 hours each day, 3 days a week, for 6 weeks FROM HOME! Yes, God is AWESOME!!! He is so A-M-A-Z-ING and I LOVE Him and am so thankful for His provision! Does God want us right here in this adoption, right now - ABSOLUTELY!
While fundraising is not my favorite thing to do (especially on my behalf) we had what turned out to be a very fun fundraiser last weekend for the families adopting from our church (5 families, 7 children, 3 countries). :) It was a scrap booking/crafting party. Wow- I had never seen anything like this! These women were so creative and so focused on their books! They even inspired me to do an online digital photo book from Walgreens - woohoo - one year down - lots more to go!! We raised over $1400 that was split between the five families :) It was a long day (9am-9pm), but so much fun that folks have asked if we can have another!
Let me introduce you to the Adopting Mamas at our church.
The ladies holding the pictures have been matched with their children and are anxiously awaiting notification to travel to them. Starting on the left - Melissa is adopting a beautiful daughter from China, I am still in paper chase, Sara is adopting two precious sons from Russia, Debbie is adopting two beautiful daughters from China, Billie is waiting to be matched with a precious son from our foster care system here. :) If you look REAL close you can see some of the adorable faces. :) I am so thankful for these ladies and the journey we are walking on together.
I have a challenge for you. If you have experienced prenatal care and labor and delivery - look back and see if you can find out how much your doctor visits cost and how much the hospital bills were when you had your children. What it would've cost without insurance. Looking at your child now - would you have paid those bills (the total without insurance) for the wonderful gift of life and love your children bring? My answer - yes, absolutely!
On the other side of the tedious paper work and the costs for the adoption is a beautiful child who wants and needs a Daddy and Mama, a gift of life and love...
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27
There are many ways to be obedient to this - adopting, praying for orphans and for the families who are adopting and for more families to follow God's call, supporting those who are adopting or sponsoring an orphan, or visiting or caring for widows... God has called our family to follow this by adopting. How is God calling you?


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New Assassin's Creed III Patch Brings Major Changes
Ubisoft has released details for a major patch making its way to Assassin's Creed III over the Christmas Break.
Assassin's Creed III Tyranny Of King Washington Trailer
Check out the debut trailer for Assassin's Creed III's Tyranny of King Washington, which explores an alternate reality in which George Washington goes mad with unlimited power, foregoing Presidency to rule as tyrannical King.


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Great news! See Tim's post: Oregon decides not to enforce any copyright claims on the Oregon Revised Statutes
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Abbotsford law firm Launches Website
Congrats to the Abbotsford law firm of Welwood Wiens Warkentin on the launch of their new website! Stem recently did some work with 'WWW', and if you visit the lawyers list, you'll see why. :)
Monday, June 16, 2008
Associated Press to Set Guidelines for Using Its Articles in Blogs
NYTimes article.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Law Blogs Defined
From lexblog's website.
Law.com - Are In-House Counsel Ready to Embrace Social Networking Sites?
Good roundup on CC/GC usage of Legal Onramp.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Lawrence Koplow: Phoenix, Arizona DUI Lawyer / Attorney
Service website for new Stem client Koplow & Patane, an Arizona DUI Law Firm. A former DUI prosecutor, Lawrence Koplow also blogs at the Arizona DUI Defense Blog.
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Bold prediction ... Stompin' Tom Connors is in for a big payday from CBC!
Bold prediction ... Stompin' Tom Connors is in for a big payday from CBC!
JD Supra Appoints VP of Business Development
Press Release : Re: John Christiansen, formerly of CT Summation, joining JD Supra as VP Business Development.
Friday, June 06, 2008
10 Essential Web Sites for Litigators
from Genie Tyburski & The Virtual Chase.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
OS Alternatives to Basecamp
List of opensource alternatives for Basecamp.


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Posted by Roger on January 16, 2005 at 20:56:29:
looks like the dredging at King Harbor will start soon, they have the pip run. It goes along the inside of the breakwall on the surface, then goes under water, toward the pier, across the canyon, up onto the beach at veterans, and down to a spot between the big stairs and topaz jetty.
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Dear Family,
Question #1: Have you been cooking much lately?
Not much. The last thing I cooked was some pasta on Saturday. Occasionally I will also make bacon or hamburgers, sometimes sausage too, but theirs isn't quite like the sausage in the USA.
Question #2: Who are the new missionaries in your area?
Elder Dongen is from Holland, he was released as a Zone Leader to train Elder Davis who is from Sandy. The are both really great and we have fun times, it can just be hard to focus sometimes when we are all in the flat.
Question #3: How do you divide up the area now that you have two more missionaries?
There is no actual line to divide up where we do our work. We gave them some investigators, recent converts, and less actives to work with. Now that we have more we end up visiting a few more places we normally wouldn't go.
Matt, I am totally with you. I have been trying to get the other 3 elders to come outside with me and play night games but they keep ranting on about some rule about being in the flat by 9:30. Strange.
Skype could be possible on Mother's Day. I know other elders have done it, I would have to ask President Patch and find a member's home to do it at. It seems like it could be a bit of a hassle to set up, but who knows.
We ended up having President interviews this past Tuesday rather than this coming Tuesday due to other commitments President will have on this one. It was once again great to have interviews with President Patch. It is so great, I always feel really excited and filled with faith after talking with him. He really cares about us missionaries. It is strange to think he will be heading home in about 2 months now. I'll hate to see him go.
This past week the talk on the Character of Christ was resting on my mind a lot. I am really trying to see the needs of others even if my needs seem to be greater. The amazing thing is that when we sacrifice our needs to satisfy the needs of others we end up being more blessed than had we satisfied ourselves. For me that is a testimony of the Gospel, why else would we be blessed in that way unless it was by God.
Right now I am beginning to make a notebook of personal experiences that I can share in teaching. I know that as I share more of what I have gone through it will really help me relate the Gospel to others. If any of you have some good experiences that relate to a topic in the 5 missionary lessons in Chapter 3 of Preach My Gospel it would be great to get a letter so I can add those in too.
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I really enjoy being a missionary, I am learning a lot. Love you guys,
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This article, Philanthropy-Patriot War, is property of Staff Sergeant Jack Jackson.
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- "Those humans, ruined how salvation plans. They must suffer for this. Dear those who will take part in becaming the most powerful being to control the universe may enter this war. If you disappoint us or disobey us we'll be forced to hand out severe punishment. Such as death yourself or those closest to you. We Vegetarians from Planet Vegetable will honour you, for your bravery. So, mark yourselves and chose your fates, clerkiash lekshire. (Meaning dumb fools)"
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This was very useful. A little extra reading for teachers will not do any harm. I am not convinced that Tom would be out of a job without his research. Much too clever!!
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Enjoyed the blog Tom as well as the serious point you are making. Wish teacher professional associations had more to say on these issues. Unfortunately I think their silence on matters of principle is part of the problem with the diminishing status of the teaching profession. Politicians are not going to stop it because spin is their business and they don't understand the scientific method (or would find "real" data inconvenient).

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August 1, 2017
SHARON CHARLES COOPER, Plaintiff,v.UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Defendant.
VALERIE CAPRONI United States District Judge.
Sharon Charles Cooper ("Plaintiff") sued
Defendant United Airlines, Inc. ("United") for
damages arising from her arrest at London Heathrow Airport
("Heathrow"). The facts of this case start with
what should have been a trip of a lifetime-an African
safari-and end with an arrest following a missed connection
at Heathrow. Although anyone who has had a difficult flight
experience can sympathize with the plight of Ms. Cooper when
she missed her connecting flight, neither that sympathy nor
all of the facts presented in connection with Defendant's
Motion for Summary Judgment, Dkt. 47, suffice to create a
question of fact for the jury. Accordingly, Defendant's
Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.
purchased a roundtrip ticket from Newark, New Jersey, to
Nairobi, Kenya, using United Airlines frequent flier miles.
Pl.'s Local Rule 56.1 Counterstatement
("56.1") ¶¶ 2, 3 (Dkt.
Plaintiff's return voyage involved a flight on Ethiopian
Airlines to Heathrow. 56.1 ¶¶ 4-6, 8-10. She was to
connect at Heathrow with a United flight back to Newark.
Id. ¶ 10. According to Plaintiff, United made
all of her flight arrangements. Id. ¶¶
her Ethiopian Airlines flight arrived late into London,
Plaintiff missed her connection. Id. ¶¶
19, 23-25, 35. She went to the United counter, but all United
employees had left for the day, as United's last flight
had already departed. Id. ¶¶ 31, 33.
Plaintiff proceeded to the United Club Departure Lounge (the
"Lounge"). Id. ¶¶ 36, 38-40;
Def.'s Ex. B, Pl. Dep., 75:4-78:11 (Dkt. 48-2). By the
time Plaintiff arrived at the Lounge reception area, all
United employees had gone for the evening, and the Lounge was
staffed by Sodexo employees.[3] 56.1 ¶¶ 40-41.
is an independent contractor that operates the Lounge at
particular hours. Id. ¶ 42. Sodexo and United
are parties to a Service Agreement, which "sets forth
the terms and conditions under which Sodexo will provide food
and beverage services, cleaning services and employee
staffing" at the Lounge. Def.'s Ex. F, Service
Agreement ("SA"), ¶ 1 (Dkt. 48-6). The
Service Agreement includes specifications concerning employee
appearance and attitude, 56.1 ¶ 52, and notes that
Sodexo will train Lounge employees in "[g]eneral
knowledge about United, " SA at 28.
arriving at the Lounge reception area, Plaintiff explained
that she had missed her connecting United flight and that she
had arrived on Ethiopian Airlines. 56.1 ¶ 53. A Sodexo
employee informed Plaintiff of United's policy that, if a
delivering carrier has arrived late, the customer must be
rebooked by the delivering carrier. Id. ¶ 54.
Pursuant to that policy, the Sodexo employee instructed
Plaintiff to return to Ethiopian Airlines. Id.
¶ 56. Plaintiff told the employee that she was
"very tired" and asked to use the Lounge
restroom. Id. ¶ 61. The employee informed
Plaintiff that she would need to present a reservation for an
upcoming flight to enter the Lounge. Id. ¶ 82.
At that time, Plaintiff did not have a reservation for an
upcoming flight. 56.1 ¶ 64.[4]
being told that she could not enter the Lounge, Plaintiff
entered and sat down. Id. ¶¶ 87-89. A
Sodexo manager contacted Heathrow Security. Id.
¶ 97. Plaintiff then contacted her son, who was in the
United States, via FaceTime, and he proceeded to audio record
the subsequent events. Id. ¶ 90. Heathrow
Security arrived and informed Plaintiff that the Lounge staff
did not have the capability to rebook her ticket from the
Lounge. Def.'s Ex. G, FaceTime Tr. ("FaceTime
Tr.") 2:5-6 (Dkt. 48-7). Heathrow Security reiterated
to Plaintiff that she needed to go to the Ethiopian Airlines
ticket counter to rebook her flight. Plaintiff refused
because it was "too far" and she was
"hot" and "tired." Id.
3:13-24. The following exchange ensued:
Heathrow Security: You can't be here.
Plaintiff: I can be here.
Heathrow Security: No, you can't.
Plaintiff: I'm going to sit right here.
Heathrow Security: Ma'am, I'm going to get the
Plaintiff: Get the police. I don't care.
Id. 3:25-4:8. Heathrow Security proceeded to call
the Metropolitan Police ("Police"). 56.1 ¶
105. At or around this time, Plaintiff's son contacted
United by telephone to book her on the next available flight
from London to Newark. Id. ¶ 93.[5]
after Plaintiff's son had successfully booked a
reservation for a United flight, the Police arrived. FaceTime
Tr. 27:21-28:8. According to Plaintiff, the Sodexo employees
told the Police that they did not want Plaintiff in the
Lounge. 56.1 ¶ 144. Although Plaintiff showed her
reservation to the Police, Heathrow Security explained that
Plaintiff could not remain in the Lounge, even with a
reservation, because the Lounge closes overnight. FaceTime
Tr. 36:20-25. Heathrow Security further advised Plaintiff
that, in accordance with the rules of the airport, Plaintiff
was not allowed to remain airside-that is, beyond the
security gate-without a ticket for a flight on ...
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The farm bill is a critical piece of legislation that will determine the course of agriculture and food policy in our country for the next five years. Despite having the cheapest food system in the world, Americans are arguably the most unhealthy, "starving" for real, nutritious food. The farm bill is at the heart of this phenomenon, which champions the interests of agribusiness at the expense of the nation's health, the environment and the viability of small family farms.
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Easter is coming up on us pretty fast and so is the urge to do strange and unhealthy to eggs. Rather than eating them, which is just so yesterday, we dye them, hide them under things, and just generally make a mockery of them.
Further proof there is no justice for eggs: the week after Easter is National Egg Salad Week and May is National Egg Month. Sucks to be an egg.
Pysanky, the Ukranian art of wax resist eggs, is one such slightly unhealthy thing. But whether it is more unhealthy for eggs or the practitioner of this gentle egg-y art, remains to be seen.
A bunch of us gathered at JC's house recently to try this pysanky-thing out. Some of us went home addicts and some of us went home with really cool looking eggs that our mother dropped on the floor a week or two later, eulogizing them only with, "Oops! How did that get there?"
Some of our mothers just don't understand that pysanky eggs are like models- they take hours to decorate and they are fragile. Very fragile.
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Side note: I find it helpful to totally ignore people who whine and moan about not being artistic because they are actually VERY artistic (Kara) and will create gorgeous things (Pam) that will blow you out of the water (Leslie).
Followed by either going over the design with wax or diving right into the dye bath. Well, not literally, as that would be messy.
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I say "theoretically" because there was clumpage. The places covered by the wax don't receive dye, so if your artistic vision is as rigid as some (ahem.), it's crucial to stay within the lines you've drawn. Or at least near them.
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Diensday 7 Piece All-Weather Cushioned Outdoor Patio PE Rattan Wicker Sofa Sectional Furniture Set Clearance Lawn Backyard Furniture,Beige (Black,Mixed Grey)
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4.5 out of 5 stars with 41 reviews
The Diensday 7 PCS Rattan Set is An Idea Choice For Your Patio, Porch, Poolside or Garden.This product is perfect to enjoy the sunrise with your cup of coffee and spending beautiful moments with your guests,friends and family. Specifications: - Cor...
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