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Maureen

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Gracefully pirouetting to the luscious twang of the jew's harp and banjo. ..

My Interests

Earth and its inhabitants

I'd like to meet:

Whoever can turn paint into soup. Genius.

Music:

RUN @ the DOG and its prolific members: www.myspace.com/runatthedog Old murder ballads, The Fiery Furnaces, Tchaikovsky, Radiohead, The Dismemberment Plan, Jolie Holland, Old Crow Medicine Show, Debussy, Rufus Wainwright, Beck.

Movies:

Yum

Television:

Can't handle the commitment

Books:

I've been on a nonfiction kick about American grasslands. That sentence probably bored you to death. I apologize, but it's the truth.

Heroes:

Those whose socks mismatch.

My Blog

On the road

It is day five of Run @ the Dog's west coast tour, and we have all reached a point of delirousness that is sometimes disturbing and continually entertaining. We are in Ukiah, CA visiting Marshall's bi...
Posted by Maureen on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:39:00 PST

The kid is okay

So, to follow up on the previous blog, I'd like to start with thanking all y'all who were on the "Concerned for Kitty" campaign. Bessie recovered to an amazing, almost annoying extent. After a night o...
Posted by Maureen on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:40:00 PST

Oh kitty....

I'm rather bummed. My cat did not shit red thread last night, as the vet informed us was imperative. Instead, she's been lying listlessly in the corner of my room for days, her only exerted energy bei...
Posted by Maureen on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:11:00 PST

Burglary Count: 2

So yes. It's happened again. In the gym parking lot off of University and Snelling. My new Jetta Wagon was viciously deflowered. For some reason I wasn't surprised this time. As I walked toward m...
Posted by Maureen on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:44:00 PST

Great expectations, weekend edition...

Wow. Is a free weekend SUPPOSED to consist of eating a box of Reese's Puffs cereal and falling asleep in front of the TV? Does it make it any better that I did have plans to start on a bottle of Syrah...
Posted by Maureen on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:43:00 PST

How to Eat an Exotic Candy Bar

The following was taken verbatim from this year's winning birthday gift: wasabi/black sesame seed dark chocolate w/ a hint of ginger See...Firstly, there should be a glossy shine to the chocolate bar,...
Posted by Maureen on Tue, 09 May 2006 05:05:00 PST

Burglary Count: 1

So, the hue of car window safety glass becomes a very lovely shade of aquamarine when it's lying in heaps throughout the interior of your car. At first glance, as you are...
Posted by Maureen on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:48:00 PST

Our lovely little fat society....

Hey, did you guys know that there is a human rights org dedicated to fat people? It's called the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance. !!! Check out www.naafa.org for more info. I ...
Posted by Maureen on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:49:00 PST