Archive for March, 2008

One Week.

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

This past week my boyfriend came in for a visit from Chicago. He had never been to Pittsburgh, so many adventures were planned.
He arrived Sunday afternoon, Easter Sunday afternoon to be exact. Which meant I had familial obligations. Which also meant Chris got to meet my family, save for my parents who are in California. [...]

Eight things-Tagged by Richard

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

I was tagged about a week ago in Richard’s blog to talk about eight random things about myself that you may or may not know. I kept meaning to do this earlier but I kept forgetting, so now that I have a free moment I’ll work on this:
1. Present day Maggie: I’m a CT Tech [...]

Ides of March

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Today is the 75th day of 2008! Only 291 days left this year. Also known as the “Ides of March”. 
 
I love the phrase “Beware the Ides of March”. It’s such a great metaphor for some sort of catastrophic or ominous event. It’s probably the only part of the play “Julius Caesar” that I remember, when [...]

Our aspirations are wrapped up in books

Friday, March 14th, 2008

I’ve been searching for a topic to post about and it finally came to me. Books. I love to read. I truly have an insatiable thirst for knowledge and once I pick up a book I am attached to it until I have finished. I try not to limit myself to one author or one [...]

Ask and you shall receive

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

So it’s friday night; I’m at work, alone and hungry. I was regretting my decision to not stop at Taco Bell before work, so of course I whine about it via Twitter. I say something along the lines of “I’m so hungry I should’ve stopped at Taco Bell”. I usually just assume that these type [...]

The Future Freaks Me Out!

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

I really am beginning to freak out. Chris is doing his best to tell me everything will work out and to relax. The problem with someone telling me to relax is that it usually has the opposite effect.
 A deadline has been set for when I should be in Chicago. Chris has gladly taken the burden [...]