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A list gifts.

Tuesday, 31 August 2004 11:11 A GMT-06
Sometimes I forget and give very thoughtless gifts, but sometimes I remember and give what Jason Mathes and I used to call A list gifts.  I wanted to share what I think is a perfect gift I've put together for my best friend and his fiance.SPOILER AL
Leah Jones

Where there once was not, now there is.

Sunday, 29 August 2004 10:10 A GMT-06
Since May, my front room has gone virtually unused. Other than hosting a few out of town guests and being painted by me, roommate, and dad--it has sat unused. Why? I hate to admit it, but no TV. I read in bed and spend a lot of time on the intern
Leah Jones

Core vs. Flex

Saturday, 28 August 2004 12:00 A GMT-06
Weightwatchers has rolled out another new plan, this time it is the CORE plan.  You can eat LIMITLESS amounts of CORE foods and then play with 35 flex and your activity points.  I'm going to switch over, since I'm not on a computer all day anymore,
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Leah Jones

Summing it up.

Thursday, 26 August 2004 10:43 P GMT-06
Here is all you need to know about tonight's date."Ooh, that's expensive.  I've got seven dollars."The bill was $13.  We were at a diner.  Not that I'm a princess or anything, but come on Costanza. 
Leah Jones

It's official! I can say, "Wash your hands!"

Wednesday, 25 August 2004 10:52 A GMT-06
It finally came in the mail, my city certification and sanitation license.  I missed two of the eighty questions!  Hooray!  98% percentile!  78/80 right!  I felt good about the test, but there is a part of you that worries.  Didn't need to, ca
Leah Jones

Great Customer Service

Tuesday, 24 August 2004 10:40 P GMT-06
I now expect the great customer service I give.  That is why I love Vive La Femme and why I kind of never want to be totally out of plus size clothing.  Today I went, with my advisory council (Cathy), in search for the perfect dress to wear to my b
Leah Jones

Chicken Pot Pie... the kind you dream about.

Tuesday, 24 August 2004 12:00 A GMT-06
Once upon a time, Ronnie picks me up in the parking lot of Demon Dogs.  He asks, "What would you like for dinner tonight?"  Forgetting that he's kind of picky, I mention sushi.  That gets crossed off pretty quickly.  Um, how about The D
Leah Jones

Ten Year Reunion... already?

Sunday, 22 August 2004 8:48 P GMT-06
Is it really time for the planning of my ten year high school reunion to be starting?  I guess since my college five year is this fall and college was four years long, four plus five is nine, one more is ten.  Okay then, class officers of the class
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Leah Jones

New boots, new attitude.

Friday, 20 August 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
I tried on a pair of knee high boots on Monday at Nordstrom Rack.  Hot.  But do I need them?  No.  I left them behind and went to Motherhood to look at maternity clothes with my sister.  All week, the boots called to me.  Today I did something
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Leah Jones

Listening to scales and arpeggios.

Friday, 20 August 2004 12:08 P GMT-06
My upstairs neighbor plays upright bass.  He is a jazz musician and his sister is moving to Korea to teach english.  Too bad, cause they are really good upstairs neighbors.  The bass player practices during the day, when nobody will be disturbed.
Leah Jones

Magazine Subscriptions

Friday, 20 August 2004 11:53 A GMT-06
I am currently subscribed to one magazine.  YES! A magazine for a positive future.  It is a great quarterly magazine that is focusing on the good things people are doing to change society and the environment.  I was surprised to see it in my mailb
Leah Jones

I finally did it. I took the class.

Thursday, 19 August 2004 9:36 P GMT-06
From the row of treadmills, women who are huffing and puffing and sweating are staring at me.  I know what they are thinking.  "That," she thinks, "has no right to be called working out."How do I know?  Last week I worked away
Leah Jones

But who's chasing you?

Tuesday, 17 August 2004 9:56 P GMT-06
Julia Roberts is on her cell phone and racing around Chicago.  She's explaining over the phone, "Kimi ran away and Michael's chasing her and I'm chasing Michael."  Her friend gently says, "but who's chasing you?"
Leah Jones

Wendy's won and I lost.

Tuesday, 17 August 2004 9:44 P GMT-06
Grrr.  Open Late my ass.  Wendy's has a drive thru that is open until 2AM.  Perfect for people with cars.  But the dining room?  Only until 10PM.  And they strictly forbid walkups in the drive thru.  So I walked to Wendy's and then didn't get
Leah Jones

Wendy's...

Tuesday, 17 August 2004 8:55 P GMT-06
I'm sitting here.  Half thinking about going to bed, half thinking about this really funny entry I want to write on my singledom, and half thinking about a Spicey Chicken Sandwich with Biggie Fries from Wendy's.  I wonder which will win.  My money
Leah Jones

In backwards order...

Monday, 16 August 2004 9:16 P GMT-06
Improv Class at Annoyance Theater.Getting lost in the Southport/Lincoln area and then trying to find my way into St. Adolphus and then trying to find my class.Having a lovely thai dinner with my sister at Siam Country.Walking all around Ravenswood an
Leah Jones

Really, I'm alive.

Monday, 16 August 2004 12:00 A GMT-06
I've been working middle shifts the last few days and then meeting up with friends in the evening.  Last night I got to go to The Daily with Beth, a friend I haven't seen in FIVE years.  It was wonderful and so great to catch up.  Unfortunately fo
Leah Jones

plagiarism... I can't spell.

Friday, 13 August 2004 12:00 A GMT-06
Okay.  I posted an ad on Craigslist, a personal ad.  This one guy has sent me two emails and the text was plagiarized.Where did he plagiarize from?  Shakespeare?  Desperately Seeking Suzan?  Yeates?NO.  NO.  NO.He has been sending me ads from
Leah Jones

A few quick thoughts.

Thursday, 12 August 2004 1:58 P GMT-06
I refuse to turn the heat on in AUGUST in CHICAGO.  Sadly, the leaves on my street are already turning red and gold.  I'd like to repeat IT IS ONLY AUGUST.  We have had no summer.  Global Warming is a myth, cause if it was real, we would have had
Leah Jones

Took the plunge and placed an ad.

Wednesday, 11 August 2004 4:58 P GMT-06
I took the plunge last night and placed a personal ad on Craigslist.  Why not do something about being single instead of whining about it.  So far I've received about 20 responses and none are creepy or inappropriate.One was from a reader of my blo
Leah Jones

Kellogg & American Airlines Frequent Flyer

Tuesday, 10 August 2004 8:25 P GMT-06
I was on Craigslist and went to the Wanted section.  That is where I found a post from a girl named Nicole.  One of her best friends lives in Australia and she is trying to get her here for her wedding.  She is trying to collect 75,000 miles from
Leah Jones

I know I left in a hurry.

Tuesday, 10 August 2004 7:33 P GMT-06
When I quit Friendster, I left in a hurry.  I slammed the door and deleted my account.  Fucking stupid website, stupid messaging system, and stupid users who get angry at me or stand me up.But it didn't take long for me to start looking for a new s
Leah Jones

A shower and then back to work.

Tuesday, 10 August 2004 12:33 P GMT-06
All day yesterday at work, I was on pins and needles.  I was scared to be going to improv, people were in funks, and I had just been offered a promotion of sorts.  While I've been a "manager" since returning from London, I haven't had mu
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Leah Jones

I came here to get out of my head.

Monday, 9 August 2004 8:33 P GMT-06
Of the eleven people in my BEGINNING improv class at Annoyance Theater, I am the only beginner.  As we went around the room stating our name, improv experience, and home town, each person had a long resume of improv experience and funny comments. 
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Leah Jones

One more wierd thing.

Sunday, 8 August 2004 7:17 P GMT-06
Sitting at the corner table in the window at J. Patricks, I see two guys walk into the bar.  One looks eerily familiar.  Flashback to Durango.  Ski season.  Late winter in 2002 (maybe February or March.)  I am a waitress at Olde Tymers, the home
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