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drinking and deriving: mathboy turns 30

Posted in on growing up, the one where they all turn 30, tagged , , , , on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

He was one of the first people I knew who got a car and would drive me home from school when I didn’t have a ride.
He helped me pass calculus (with an A, no less).
We spent countless hours sitting on my living room floor just talking about love, life, and the pursuit of happiness.
These days, he [...]

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a teddybear birthday

Posted in on growing up, the one where they all turn 30, tagged , , , on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

she was the best travel roommate on our excursion from sydney to melbourne.
she once addressed one of her school pic dedications to me as “Hi Porky.”
in the 7th grade we drew up a floorplan of our dream apartment and sketched in stick figures of ourselves and our respective boyfriends.
and even though i’ve “forgotten” to keep [...]

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me on me

Posted in on growing up, on life, the one where they all turn 30, tagged , , , , on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I turned 30 today.
Every few years, just before my birthday, I would chronicle in my journal who I am at that point in my life. I first started doing this right before my 20th birthday. The chronicle could be lists of things I like, a paragraph of my beliefs and opinions, thoughts on how I [...]

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the girl in pigtails

Posted in on growing up, the one where they all turn 30, tagged , , , on November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

when I was in 4th grade, there was this little girl who moved to our school.
She was a Navy kid.
I remember she would play Chinese jumprope in the playground with her friends.
She had long, beautiful, black hair, which she sometimes wore in pigtails that bounced when she jumped. She was one of the cool kids [...]

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“snoopy” turns 30

Posted in on growing up, the one where they all turn 30, tagged , , , on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

She was senior class vice-president and homecoming queen.
Her fingers made the piano sing.
Her parents’ house was friends-central — the place for many a BBQs, Christmas parties, and get-togethers.
Now she’s career woman, wife, and super momma all rolled into one.
Her fingers still make the piano sing.
And now her and her husband’s home is still a great [...]

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mun and stars

Posted in on growing up, the one where they all turn 30, tagged , , , on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Give her a call any time of the day or night, and she’ll be there to help you out – whether it’s to party or to lend a helping hand.
I met her in 10th grade Geography class, when we had to dress up in different national costumes. She was going to be Ms. Okinawa and [...]

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