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The Gist: Medical Mystery
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And the girl thought she had an angle. Friday, January 04, 2008. That's me. The good news is, if you go somewhere with me, I'm the one likely to end up with the weird injury, not you. I am like the magnet that sucks them into my field. A few samples that spring immediately to mind:. Sledding incident, Lake Tahoe, December 2007. Toxic reaction, South coast of Jamaica, August 2007. Friction overdose, Oakland, circa 2002. Grotesquely inflamed bee stings on notable body parts:. Bottom of foot (stepped on bee...
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The Gist: Election Night: November 4, 2008
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And the girl thought she had an angle. Wednesday, November 05, 2008. Election Night: November 4, 2008. How to write about last night, the night America elected Barack Obama its next president? How to write about the feeling at all, and particularly how to do it on no sleep and adrenaline alone? And pressed it to my chest with my hand over my heart like how you stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in elementary school. He was born for this.". Style dress. Her date wore an "Obamarama" shirt. AK and D...It wa...
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The Gist: I Can Help You Help Your Hair If You Let Me
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And the girl thought she had an angle. Monday, March 12, 2007. I Can Help You Help Your Hair If You Let Me. Look, I'm not a genius, but I know something about this. Re: products. You need exactly two products, and one of them must be mousse (I use John Frieda Frizz-Ease, which recently changed its packaging. It's hardly more than $4 at Target). You should use two open hands full for long hair, and you should not be daunted by how big of a pile this seems to be (and is). Good luck, and godspeed. If you ar...
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The Gist: March 2009
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And the girl thought she had an angle. Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Overheard at the Grove. My cats do yoga with me in the morning.". I bet they are exceptional at the cat pose.". They are. They also do an excellent downward dog.". Saturday, March 21, 2009. In Which I Eliminate Excess Baggage. Here's the thing. Years ago, I told you. This in itself would have been huge news. But there is so much bonus good news too:. That's a savings of like half by volume (almost)! And it comes in the travel size! Highlight...
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The Gist: Spring Break '08
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And the girl thought she had an angle. Wednesday, April 09, 2008. Tonight was going to be my first workout since returning from vacation last night around midnight. Running a little late for boxing class. I swiftly kicked off my work shoes in the locker room to swap them for my gym shoes when I looked down and realized.those aren't my feet. Whose feet are those? The toes look different. Stumpier, shorter. The ankles are fatter. Why? Oh wait, both legs are swollen from toes nearly to knees. Arriving at la...
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The Gist: The Grand Canyon Hike Report
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And the girl thought she had an angle. Tuesday, July 01, 2008. The Grand Canyon Hike Report. Led fearlessly and tirelessly by trip organizer LP. We set up at Mather campground on Saturday night and tried to get to sleep as early as possible for an early-morning wake up. Racked with adrenaline and nerves, I don't think I slept for more than two 45-minute intervals; I could hear my heart beating in my ears. On the 6.9-mile, sharply descending South Kaibab—although it is a terrifically groomed. At spanned i...
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The Gist: If I May Dork Out For a Moment
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And the girl thought she had an angle. Tuesday, February 05, 2008. If I May Dork Out For a Moment. I just voted. And it felt great. I was so looking forward all day to the experience, to the ritual of taking the walk over to the polling place, to the little chik-chung. In fifth grade, I remember being traumatized by a Newsweek. Article (I was always, always news obsessed) in which were portrayed graphic crime-scene photos of a slaughter of voters in a Haitian polling place. The first unitarian pentecosta...
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The Gist: 2008 Giveth and 2008 Taketh Away
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And the girl thought she had an angle. Thursday, December 18, 2008. 2008 Giveth and 2008 Taketh Away. The blue-eyed boy (reinstalled in friendship capacity). An assistant editor in L.A. A significant chunk of my freelance budget. Many thousands of magazine jobs, and many more thousands of other jobs too. Some of the moisture in my hair (see below: blonder). Hope for another consecutive Raiders football season. The same five pounds. One Huell Howser autographed print and one California's Gold. Ugh, I know!
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The Gist: I'm It
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And the girl thought she had an angle. Wednesday, February 13, 2008. And apparently that means I have to respond by writing half a dozen unimportant things about myself in this public forum. But I hate to be left out of anything (junior-high backlash) so I will have to hop on this bandwagon. I thought I was being super stealthy because that was a double CD set! Score TWO for me! 2) I can't believe it's the 25th anniversary of Thriller. Holla if you remember that too! At the Landmark Sunshine. I spent mos...
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