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Homebound: an exercise in creativity

Posted Sunday, December 21, 2008 9:46 AM by HeatherLeigh
Weather casters (???) here predicted howling winds and power outages here last night. We didn't get the power outages but we did get the wind and swirling snow and a nice crunchy coat of ice on top of it all. I'm relieved to have electricity today (and/or Read More...
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My love is fleeting.

Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 2:39 PM by HeatherLeigh
So the "hunkering down" is really starting to get to me. To the point that calling one of my ex-boyfriends sounds like a good idea. No booze required. Working from home is one thing. Not having a conversation of any length about anything than work for Read More...
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"Laid off and looking"

Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 9:31 AM by HeatherLeigh
The Wall Street Journal has a blog following some out-of-work MBAs . A piece of advice I noticed right away and agree with is that the seeker needs to take time for other parts of their life (exercise, etc.) because looking for work is not a full-time Read More...
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Surviving the cold, the Seattle residents edition

Posted Friday, December 19, 2008 8:58 AM by HeatherLeigh
I remember the cold winters in Chicago. And I also remember that they are why I had to move. Because, I mean, who voluntarily leaves Chicago? Really. If you know me even relatively well, you have heard me say this: I don't like to be cold. I usually explain Read More...
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Whilst I listen to Snow Patrol, my street remains unplowed.

Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:30 PM by HeatherLeigh
People here have lost their damned minds. I actually heard the newscaster call people "idiots" and if he was cool like me, he would have had much better names for those people and better hair too. People complained because snow was predicted a few days Read More...
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So the fact that my dad sent this to me means?

Posted Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:16 PM by HeatherLeigh
This (which has no embed code, dernit) And by this my dad means: a) Happy holidays, daughter! As a Christmas present next year, I'd like to have a son-in-law. If the best you can do is a "dual bag", that's OK with me. Get used to the idea. Clock is ticking. Read More...
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Reader participation: If everyone else likes it, why can't I?

Posted Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:40 AM by HeatherLeigh
We sure had some fun with the top 5 rockingest songs ever....and I mean ever; except that some of those songs totally didn't rock and I think you knew who you were even before you posted them. It's OK, "to each his own" comes to mind here. Not everyone Read More...
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Feeling 1986

Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:04 PM by HeatherLeigh
Like, totally. Read More...
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How do I kind of watch the news but not really?

Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:49 PM by HeatherLeigh
Lately, I have had the news on during some of my work time. I like the background noise. But lately, I have been absorbing some of the junk that the reporters are dishing and I am finding it hard to take. What I am challenged with is straddling the line Read More...
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tags: couch jumper, what's your talent?, fake celebrities, people not to ask for advice, quickie weddings, bad MTV shows, bad MTV show aftershows

Posted Tuesday, December 09, 2008 3:26 PM by HeatherLeigh
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New Online Services Group head announced last week

Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 9:30 AM by HeatherLeigh
Qi Lu to lead OSG. There are other news reports besides this one but I like the diversity angle and am glad to see Lu joining the senior leadship team. Read More...
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Five best rock songs of all time

Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 12:55 PM by HeatherLeigh
This came up in conversation recently. I had been on the treadmill and one of my top 5 came on and I was thinking about how different it is to rock out on the treadmill to a song like that versus the others on the play list. Later that week at a bar, Read More...
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Reader participation

Posted Friday, December 05, 2008 12:06 PM by HeatherLeigh
If you are like me, over the holidays, you have more time to read blogs than usual. I've heard as much as I care to from a few folks that don't know how to argue civilly. But I thought it would be fun to do a couple readers participation posts and keep Read More...
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Hey cat, uh, enthusiasts

Posted Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:13 AM by HeatherLeigh
I don't want to date you but I do think you should get your cat something for the holidays (whichever holidays you celebrate, or even if you are like me and don't really celebrate anything but like giving and receiving the gifts and the smell of evergreen). Read More...
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You will want the next minute and a half back...

Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:25 PM by HeatherLeigh
ICYMI - Girl Can Scratch The Inside Of Her Eyelids @ Yahoo! Video but I won't be able to help you. Someone asked for less "political" blog posts. So it was either this or I was going to write about my favorite brand of yogurt. And...you're welcome. (And Read More...
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