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September 30. Day 92. My heart is still racing. I asked for a raise and… got it!! It’s not as high as I’d hoped for, but still… I do occasional contract work for a local business. This afternoon, in preparation for a project I’ll start soon, I called my boss to confirm the dates and then I told him [...] September 29. Day 91. Living at home as an adult (or spoiled post-graduate moocher, as I’m sure some others view me) has its ups and downs. Yesterday was a down. Pile onto that: a car that has become dangerous to drive (stalls and shuts down while in motion), a growing list of deadlines I can hardly [...] September 28. Day 90. The hostess wasn’t particularly welcoming, but why judge a restaurant by its hospitality representative? Um, right? “Hi,” I said and smiled. “We’d like a table for three.” “We’re closed. For dinner. And the terrace is also not open. Unless everyone is doing a full dinner.” “What about the bar?” “Oh. Yeah, you can go there.” And she [...] September 27. Day 89. The scene: guys in half-buttoned shirts, girls in mini skirts, and everyone in wigs. It was the fifth annual pub crawl — my first ever pub crawl of any kind — and I went for a jet black number with bangs, and heavy sixties eyeliner. “Is this a pimps and hoes party?” one [...] September 26. Day 88. First things first: Recipe for a really good passion fruit cocktail. This is adapted from my aunt, who got me hooked on these with the fruits from her very own vine. One wrinkled passion fruit.One glass of chilled tonicSplash of gin, optional. 1. Pour tonic into a glass.2. Cut passion fruit in half and [...] |
    
  
 
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