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from juana :
Eee! I was quoted in Fairlywell!!
from juana :
Yes, you are right, but holy crap, I somehow missed the fictionalized disclaimer! I am a little disappointed simply because your life seemed so perfectly perfect, in an un-perfect, life-y sort of way, and you deserve that. Also, I was a bit envious. :)
from juana :
I know it's the same thing I always say, but: I LOVE reading your stuff. You've developed quite a voice, and I am always rooting for you! xo - Emma
from moswyn :
Sometimes a quiet moment with some celery is hard to come by. :)
from moswyn :
Those centipedes give me the creeps too. I hate *HATE* them - worse than I hated the roaches when we lived down south. Don't see roaches here, but down there, they are everywhere.
from moswyn :
PS and you can make mine snickerdoodles, if you're a soft snickerdoodle maker as opposed to a crispy snickerdoodle maker ;)
from moswyn :
Oh, all right. I think that people post "first!" because it's fun for them to be the first person before 400 others. Maybe because they get to be first so seldom in their lives? I admit that I sometimes like to be first, but I don't write about it. I just leave a short, one word comment so that no one else can horn me and be first instead.
from pterals :
Don't take the job. Just because, everyone always says, 'take the job.' For once, someone should just not take the job, just for no good reason at all. See what happens.
from foxy-jeanne :
hm. No, I think brains are a good thing to keep. Hang onto those.
from pterals :
Hey there - I'm sorry to hear of your Papa. He sounds like he was a brilliant man in every sense of the word. I hope you're doing OK - or rather, I hope you're doing well. Take care my friend.
from moswyn :
I'm a big fan of shortcuts, which sometimes work when menus fail... Crtl +A?
from janest :
Aah! I just read this and I *just* got in from seeing Danko Jones. That is actually very crazy, because it is only my 2nd time ever. Anyway, he didn't sing that song, but he did give everyone the secret to his success, which is his mantra, "My heart gets stronger, my skin gets thicker and my mouth gets louder." He also slaps himself in the face a lot when he says the "mouth" part. It's fantastic. He said we should all repeat this when things get us down. It is only right for me to pass it along.
from for-you-only :
Your love life can be quite interesting... I really like your layout! Would you be interested in getting a button for your site? It makes it easy for friend's to link you, and looks good in their pages. If so, check out button-maker.diaryland.com. Also, another thing that's pretty cool to check out is pink-circle.diaryland.com - it's a writer's group diary; check it out. -Pink
from juana :
you are such a good writer. and you inspire me with the constant, steady moves of fearlessness. i love reading your life.
from greschya :
I'm such a geek: "Romantic-Comedy Behavior gets Real-Life Man Arrested" appears in the book "dispatches from the tenth circle" and was originally published online April 7, 1999, making me Officially Old, because I remember READING it online when I lived in Phoenix. I digress. But very funny article!
from greschya :
hee, there was an Onion article years ago about "Romantic Comedy Dating Strategies Cause Arrest for Stalking" or something like that.... and your last thought totally reminded me of it. Now I have to go see if I can find it! ;D
from moswyn :
I was suprised by how large the Smithsonian is when I went to Washington DC - there was so much to see that we didn't get to see much at all. Mr. Right says that he liked the memorial for Iwo Jima and Arlington Cemetery.
from janest :
I didn't get anything last night, but I did get one tonight.
from lulutrix :
Now is the part where Lulutrix gives way more unrequested advice than anyone ever should. But sweetie, if it's this hard now, and it has been for awhile, chances are good that it only continues to get harder. Honestly. Trust an old married woman. Look at the things that distress you most about the relationship: are you willing to live with them if they never improve? If the answer is a stomach ache, you are better off without.
from lulutrix :
No, really: you will find that you're awesome company. It's true!
from pterals :
This is where everyone wants to say, sorry, that's too bad, hope you're feeling ok, etc. so I will resist, and just say this: be yourself, go have fun and enjoy the sunshine. If that doesn't work, then lucky for you there's an unintentionally well-timed care package on its way! Yay for cool mail!
from greschya :
Oh, I'm sorry. It sounds trite, but it's true, everything does happen for a reason. If you haven't found that out yet, you will. Good luck!!
from juana :
Yee-ha!! Now because I'm a loser I still haven't made your CD. But it will come! Believe you me!!
from juana :
Ha! You know what's funny - I almost wrote "except for me, as I actually wore a pair of yoga pants to the class tonight." Only then I would have had to go, "But I'm not uptight. At least I don't think so. Well, only about some things" and then it didn't seem worth the effort. Dude, the ones I have on right now? I wish I had eighty pairs and I could wear one every day. They're cute, flattering, comfortable, girly and tough! So perfect! I don't even like yoga and I love these pants. (Okay, so: yoga AND knitting. Each of us is down, two for two. It ain't looking good for the street cred for us.)
from juana :
Ee! Thanks for letting me know! I wondered what the heck. You guys are so cute.
from juana :
Well, after I got over being terrified about the blowdryer, I thought this: HOW EFFIN' CUTE IS SHE?? You deserve that job, baby.
from lulutrix :
YAYAYAYAY! That rules!! And so does your new layout!
from lulutrix :
I have no good ideas to fix your toilet, but it turns out that ELLEgirl, a bath, some hair dye and a homemade manicure (trust me: you NEED the cuticle nippers - they make all the difference in the world) fix a lot of the random blueness. Oh, also, key lime pie bars and milk. xo
from lulutrix :
Oh no! Feel better! Rest, rest, rest. And who are the people who read your journal with glamour and adventure? I want to meet them.
from lulutrix :
Thanks for the note, sweet thing!
from janest :
You knit on, lady. It isn't even the knitting in public. It's the billions of knitting websites masquerading as diaries. I am such a nosy, I want ugly details, not patterns.
from brideof7less :
Bride of sevenless (BOSS) is a 7-transmembrane protein receptor in the signal transduction pathway involved in Drosophila eye development. My lab work revolves around neurobiology in Drosophila so if I didn't catch something like that I would be quite disappointed in myself. :)
from brideof7less :
It's actually the fruit fly. :)
from lulutrix :
oh my gosh, that nerdery makes me so happy! thank you for sharing it with us! (i also get really excited about chemistry. just for future reference.)
from janest :
I danced and then I fainted. Fairly, dear, where are you getting that title from? Is it just a magic coincidence that you'd write that also, is it a commonly used phrase I didn't know of or all we all Plaskett-ed?
from lulutrix :
Why you? Uh, let's see... because you're hot, and intelligent, and nice, and mature? I don't blame you for feeling creeped out, but "Why me?" is just, well, a dumb question. xo
from briddy-b :
NO! I didn't get an e-mail from you. Send it to briddy0277 AT hotmail DOT com. I get a lot of spam, so put "fairlywell" in the heading or something. xo brids!
from apothecary :
Yesterday's (and today from just now, I'm guessing) signmyguestbook tease was probably me trying to get through. That's why I've had to resort to notes. Are you wishing you had stuck with just the notes now?
from apothecary :
there will be full details presently! right now I just want to rest. vacations can be very tiring, you know, and this one was more tiring than most.
from lass :
Next Thursday works for me check with Justin and then email me ([email protected]). :)
from lass :
Hahahahahaha! Just to be contrary, I am signing the notes page ONE MORE TIME!
from apothecary :
No doubt it got filtered out: the title was "biblical proportions (5"x7"x2")" which I realized after sending was exactly the kind of thing that would get tagged as spam. !@&*! spammers ruin it for everyone! It might still be in a trash can folder or something like that. But I'll resend.
from apothecary :
You're right, your dad IS an asshat. Jeez! P.S. um, ahem, that was me with the forty-odd pageviews. P.P.S. didja get my email the other day?
from lulutrix :
Thanks for clarifying. :)
from lulutrix :
Community colleges and getting knocked up... uh, not synonymous. Ouch.
from apothecary :
I quoted him on purpose, because I'm amused at yet honestly like the sound of his unique expression. As for Rob, you could also use another great phrase from High Fidelity: "Hi Rob, you FUCKING ASSHOLE." The way Joan Cusack says that cracks my shit up.
from lass :
I fixed it for you.
from lass :
Damn straight.
from lass :
p.s. liking them only makes you a fan, not a starfucker. Now if you actually fucked one of them, THAT would make you a starfucker. Or an indierockdude fucker, at least.
from lass :
I'm not sure about the 20th - I might be out of town, but if I'm going, I'll let you know and maybe we can meet and greet.
from lass :
I know one of the guys in the band. Ergo, I know THE guy in the band. I wish I had known you were going up to Milwaukee, I would have tried to get you in for free.
from lass :
I have been near Jeff Tweedy on many occasions and I regret to inform you that he actually smells more like Coast soap and cigarettes. But, I digress. I am smiling because the world has smiled upon me in the most amazing (in the truest sense of that word) way...I will write about it soon but for right now I am holding it close...just know that I am very, very happy.
from janest :
Ooh! I have the same blender. But mine's an Oster, I think. And was a housewarming gift. In the past five and a half years, I've used it at least once a week, without fail, and I don't even make smoothies. It is just so handy dandy.
from apothecary :
It would be worth any awkwardness, I'm sure.
from janest :
Heh heh. We are friendsters now.
from apothecary :
The Cultural Center rocks my world. When I first came to Chicago, and the CC had more events than they do now, I went there at least twice a week, every week. I love everything about it: the tourists perusing the brochures in front, eating or chatting or reading at the marble tables in the cafe, gawking at the mosaics and the stained glass domes, the consistently great exhibits, the reliably good public bathrooms for when you're downtown and in need... (forgive my imperfect parallel structure there) I don't know Hawksley Workman, but judging from the website, they look like they'd be a good act and not quite the kind that the CC would normally have. I just might show up for it.
from lass :
I'm fascinating? Surely you jest.
from apothecary :
They're mine all right! Thank you very much.
from apothecary :
Feel free to say as much or as little as you want about your past/present family situation. I promise we won't accuse you of navel-gazing or of being mopey.
from lass :
I have a regular reader in Switzerland and one in Japan. I have no idea who they are or why the hell they would bother. It's fun to see that stuff though.
from lulutrix :
Ditto what Ajax said. You would be welcome at once. Please be good to yourself and careful.
from ajax :
I wish you lived where I live, because my couch would always be open and available. Meanwhile, feel free to e-mail me if you ever want to talk. Also, try to spend at least 5 minutes a day rocking out.
from jujub27 :
Please read my diary.
from lass :
I'm having a love/hate relationship with my site meter right now because I took a good look at it and realized I have a LOT of regular "silent" readers...I have no idea who these people are and I guess I don't really care but it does make me curious...My guess is that you also have a certain anonymous contingent...
from apothecary :
Picturing a five-foot-eight twelve-year-old (really??) Fairlywell in a pink tartan shorts suit with epaulets makes me :)
from lulutrix :
SO jealous of your sewing skills. And also of your drawers on display.
from moswyn :
Hm, panty curtains... Something tells me that this is a re-decorating tip my Mr. Right might like me to do.
from lass :
Red hair equals super-hot! And slutty! That might just be me, though...
from lulutrix :
It's totally like asking for a date! But, eh, there are worse things. That's what I keep telling myself as I keep asking random girls on frienddates. Sigh.
from apothecary :
That's refreshing to hear. I've always found it strange how many women get all googly-eyed over weddings and the whole idea of being married.
from apothecary :
I guess if you continue the fairy tale analogy, after all the trials and tribulations everyone's supposed to live happily ever after-- right? Or not. Anyway, happy birthday! Even more belated than Lass, but oh well.
from lass :
It's me again with a belated birthday greeting - I signed twice and forgot to add that. Old age is hell, missy.
from lass :
I'm all about the reading, baby.
from lass :
Not too harsh. You're not responsible for his behavior, he is. Now wash that stinky guilt off, girlie.
from apothecary :
I'm just that good at berating myself!
from janest :
Have I mentioned how thrilled I am to be able to read you again? Because I am.
from lass :
No prob...and lulu is right, don't edit. Pretend we aren't all out here, reading every single word you write, poring over them for hidden meaning, judging you, shaking our heads...hee hee hee. Seriously, it was hard thing for me to get over...ignore the audience and go for it.
from lulutrix :
oh, come on. everyone can relate to that. don't edit yourself too much...
from lass :
Aww...give your boss a hug from me. My sister lost a baby at 7 months...wrenching doesn't even begin to describe it. Sorry.
from apothecary :
Maybe I should find an excuse to move heavy furniture during the date, to better ensure a juicy ending?
from lass :
Well put, my dear. Being pro-choice doesn't necessarily preclude being pro-life.
from lass :
Frenchie is my swarthy librarian pal (okay, fuckbuddy). Like me, he's too sexy for his shirt.
from lulutrix :
You know, except for the paying for everything (because he's flat broke), they really would be a dream couple! He digs proving how manly he is by opening every single door along the way. Of course, he also expects to be waited on hand and foot.
from moswyn :
Here's something interesting: I once had the opportunity to watch a large crowd of standing teenagers at a football game from the roof of the press box and they all simultaneously made small circular swaying motions as they stood. Kind of like when you get to the middle of that one spinning ride at the park and try to stand up. You know the one I'm talking about?
from lulutrix :
if your mom is single, I know the perfect man for her!!
from lass :
You really don't need to hear my rant against the too-much-perfume-and-cologne-wearers of the world. Perfume should be worn to be smelled only by you and perhaps by someone really, really close to you. That's the short version.
from lulutrix :
I like you, Miss Fairlywell. I like you a lot. You're good people.
from lulutrix :
Oy, that sucks about your mom. You have such a good attitude. I could take a lesson or two.
from moswyn :
Fairlywell...? Where are you? I'm missing your insightful comments and humorous twists on words. :)
from lass :
Thanks for the note. The email was actually rather humorous in that it was overkill for my comments on a rather benign subject. What can ya do? Laugh and move on...
from lulutrix :
I guess I'm not the only one whose immediate reaction was "right on!" But you bring that out in people. Nice work.
from lass :
Right on, girlie. The real-life people who have my diary addy are under strict rules never to discuss it with me. Plus, I have a second secret place where I do my real writing. Shhhhhhh
from apothecary :
Au contraire, your navel-gazing is very readable. I have to say, I was touched by yesterday's entry.
from apothecary :
not a problem- actually, I think that came across exactly the way you wanted it to.
from ajax :
ooooh, so pretty and well put!
from apothecary :
haha! I'm afraid hot and juicy don't make frequent appearances in my life these days, but when they do, I'll write about it.
from ajax :
ooooh, so cryptic!!
from lass :
We had to dissect frogs when I was in high school but my mom signed a waiver so I didn't have to do it...yuck.
from lulutrix :
I say next time you tell her to stick it! And on that note, please send me your address! :D
from lass :
Bill Nye! My nephews were huge fans when they were younger and I've always found him amusing. Croc Hunter's too-short shorts have always grossed me out and I swear once the cameras go off he loses the accent and speaks in some kind of Brooklynese. Too over-the-top.
from apothecary :
Congratulations! Are your grades really that bad? It's hard to believe based on what I've read here.
from lulutrix :
No. It's the matter on which you're traveling, and it's also the destination, sort of, and the inspiration-- but it's not enough on its own.
from lulutrix :
Congrats! And yes, please feel free to email. :)
from lass :
Holy moly!!...you're FAIRLY WELL good-looking..get it? (Sorry...I'm not sleeping much these days)...Nice peeps pics, too.
from apothecary :
I had such a good laugh over the peeps pics! Cutie-pie. :)
from lulutrix :
Oh. My. Gosh. You are beautiful! Wow.
from apothecary :
d'oh! just when I wanted to start reading. that's okay, I have some catching up to do. don't be away too long!
from lulutrix :
very lucky us. :)
from lass :
"I hope tomorrow you find better things." Hang in there.
from lass :
Everything okay, hon?
from lulutrix :
oh. I'm so sorry. xo.
from lulutrix :
Nice is too often an excuse for weakness and manipulation-- bullying, really. Don't get me wrong; nice is wonderful and in most situations should always be what's offered up first. But there's a line. This guy is a slob who was counting on the fact that a Nice Girl would be too intimidated either by him or by the prospect of not being Nice any longer, and so his sorry ass wouldn't have to do any work. You did the right thing.
from lass :
Boston is great! I go there at least once a year to visit my bro.
from ajax :
Man-shorts!!!! Man-shorts!!!! And man-shorts paired with man-sandals!!!!
from lass :
My friends and I were talking about Eagle man last night and when I came home I felt compelled to post a pic of him. Remember Eagle Woman? "She's dropping her rates!!"
from lass :
I've been in one of those boring phases for about six years now.
from lass :
Flowers...*sigh*. Simple gesture, yet still gets me every time.
from lulutrix :
Yep, it was on purpose. However I'll be writing still at pluma.diaryland.com!
from briddy-b :
hey sister! Are you a Digster? I'm cornfused... XOXO Brid
from lass :
Aw shucks, thanks for the note. Planned Parenthood rocks - a nurse-practitioner there truly saved my life about ten years ago by demanding I get a second pap smear - thereby catching my cancer early. Oh, and I say you bolted red wine because bolting white wine is a thought that almost makes me puke...
from lulutrix :
You and your evil Nutella-and-peanut-butter shout-outs! Now all I want is a sandwich and a tall glass of milk... mmmmm.
from lass :
I'll email you a list tonight :)
from lass :
The Reader's website is at www.chireader.com - if you need any recommendations on fun/cool places to go, let me know. Oh, and bring a coat. It's supposed to be CHILLY this weekend.
from lass :
Just wanted to let you know I'm reading and enjoying.
from lulutrix :
No, not dumb. That's so typical of life, this denoument of yours tonight. You're a good person who showed she was willing to go the extra mile for a fellow human being. You carried out your end of the bargain. Not dumb.
from unseasoned :
thankyou!
from lulutrix :
...except I was the one saying "Did you know that you're a genius?" :)
from ajax :
My one goal in life is to go back to New Orleans and see the big Ignatius statue... lute and all. Then--and only then--can I die a happy woman.
from ajax :
You rock, sister. I'm supposed to be doing my Boethius homework, but I'm reading your archives instead. Thanks for allowing me to procrastinate. Thanks a lot.
from lulutrix :
"It's good in old movies, but not so much in friendships." Ain't it the truth...
from salience :
It would be weird if things worked out similarly for me in my future. That's when we can call a spade a spade. Oh the Daves...I remember back in 7th grade, my friend dated the first of 5 Johns. We joked around saying that she would marry a John. Maybe this is my future... Good to hear from you :) *S*
from salience :
yeah, i suppose a hello would make sense :) I'm writing you from an office at my college where I'm taking on the responsibility of typing and answering phones. I've been reading ya since you added me...How is it that I remind you of yourself when you were younger? later hon :) *S*
from fairlywell :
Aww, shucks, lulu. I'm giggling madly and so very flattered. I'll have to see how Thor feels about Fairlythor and Thorlywell as names for our future (hypothetical) offspring.
from lulutrix :
Conclusion of story: Boy knows that he lost a major, major prize when he lost Fairlywell. Boy mourns the fact to this day, even as he sees and understands that he is too fucked up to really do anything about getting her back and maintaining. While Boy is right to feel he lost something big and important, Boy also should get therapy. Fairlywell and Thor go on to populate the earth with many adorable Fairlythors and Thorlywells. (I had coffee todayyyyyy!!!!!)
from fairlywell :
I am, in fact, so bold. I left out one small detail; when the phone rang at 1:48 a.m. on Sunday, I picked up the handset and growled into it "Stop drinking so the fuck much," which grammatically made no sense, but expressed my frustration quite nicely. This afternoon, I was prank called by a friend who can get away with it, asking for someone familiar with Epoxy Injections. Unfortunately, I was laughing too hard to respond in kind.
from apothecary :
Haha! You must have the old number of a defunct escort service. You could play some great jokes on the callers, if you were so bold. Are you? ...my phone number was the official fake number of some n'er do well; I still get calls from bill collectors desperately trying to reach "Mr. Charles Dick". Dick indeed.
from lulutrix :
You're right, you know. We do all need to lighten up. I am off to find that tattoo...
from famepetite :
It's funny how universal some feelings about relationships are. Reminiscing, planning ways to see the boy, etc. I'm going through the same thing. Oh, and you weren't as late a bloomer as I was. Sweet sixteen was when I met my first boyfriend. ;) Take care.
from lulutrix :
I've often wondered about vaca myself... hmm...
from famepetite :
I appreciate your honest writing and interesting points of views. :) Feel welcome to look through my thoughts.
from lulutrix :
hola, fairlywell. ;)
from ash-lynn2002 :
hello, i see that your new. well. i really like how youve been writing so far so i added you to my buddy list. come see my diary. ta-ta: Ash.

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