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name. liz maryland

age. 36

location. brooklyn, new york city

occupation. graphic & web designer; programming dabbler

beliefs. uncertain at the moment

disposition. depends

humor. sarcastic

attraction. geeks; tattoos; smart motherfuckers

relationship. happily married and raising a menagerie

social. extroverted introvert

status. freaky geek

habits. workaholism, cynicism, self-doubt, self-love, shameless devotion to friends, singlemindedness

Curious? Find out a little more about me.

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	9/1/2006 3:12:23 AM pssst ahem. i have a new blog. hope to see you there! link \| comments on "pssst" [1]



	4/6/2006 8:21:40 PM this is the end this blog is closed. i'm sure you guessed that already but in case you hadn't, there it is. eventually my lazy ass will get around to taking this stuff down. until then, enjoy what's here. thanks for reading and supporting me through the years. i wish you all the peace that i'm finally beginning to find and much, much, much happiness. link \| comments on "this is the end" [14]



	1/26/2006 8:28:24 PM four I have been tagged by fellow Knit Clubber, Kelly which actually thrills me because it makes me feel like I'm still a respectable blogger. So, without further ado (and with proper capitalization for a change)... Four Jobs I've Had: School Cafeteria Server for Summer Food Program (summer of 84, age 15) Whipping Girl (held this one *way* too many times) Telemarketer (lasted about 3 days until I realized I just was not a salesperson) Geeky-but-afraid-of-hardware-Tech-HTML-Design-Goddess (my niche) Four movies I can watch over and over: Better off Dead Fight Club All 3 Lord of the Rings, extended with all of the glorious fucking commentary and extra dvds (drool!) Army of Darkness (This is my BOOM stick!) Four places I have lived: I haven't lived in very many places so my list can be summed up as... Puerto Rico (until I was 9 months old) Da Bronx (until college) Rochester, NY (ahem, college) Manhattan and now, Brooklyn in da house! Four television shows I love to watch: I don't watch network TV, but I love: Mythbusters Animal Precinct Good Eats Any "documentary" that comes on the Hitler channel, Discovery, Science, Court TV... you get the picture. If it's "factual" (Big Foot is factual, I swear) I'll watch it. Four places I have been on vacation: This is utterly, utterly sad, but I have only been on vacation twice in my adult life. The first time was to meet someone who at the time was a complete stranger -- my now close friend Nate. The second time was to celebrate my 35th birthday in New Orleans. Four of my favorite dishes: Gin and Tonics Buffalo Wings from O'Keefe's Buffalo Wings from anywhere else Any Jamaican dish my friend Sherine makes Four websites I visit daily: Happyrobot Weight Watchers Community Boards Wendy Knits The Morning News Four places I would rather be right now: In bed New Zealand Amsterdam Hobbitton Four bloggers I am tagging: Ish Maia, our rottie (her answers will appear on Mark's blog) Mac Sandy link \| comments on "four" [5]



	1/24/2006 7:21:15 PM headache i am trying real hard at my new job and yet i don't feel like i'm contributing much although my bosses compliment and kudo me to the heavens. and, despite not feeling i don't do much, i have tons to do at home and in my personal life that i cannot get caught up with. both my mobile and home answering machines are full and i need to sit down and clear out the messages. and let's not talk about the disaster that is my email. but here i am, at the end of my day, after having gotten up at 5, gone to work, come home, exercised, prepped my food for tomorrow... and i haven't even opened outlook or check my phone messages. and i won't. it's time for bed and i'm tired. i'm not burnt... i really enjoy my job and am starting to take the initiative to do some of the things i should be doing. i just wish i were in the same place in my personal life. i'm definitely nowhere near being caught up with that. link \| comments on "headache" [3]



	1/19/2006 7:02:26 PM not a mom to anser thepost below, mark and i can't have kids by him. period. end of discussion. we may (read: probably will) be exploring other donor options. it's a huge decision and we are giving ourselves 6 months before anything major get decided. there are conversations to be had but they will happen in may. not yet, but soon. very soon. link \| comments on "not a mom" [3]



	1/18/2006 8:22:43 PM sore this is probably tmi, but who the fuck cares -- my boobs have swollen to the point that they barely fit in my bra and i am miserable. i have been miserable for the past week. mind you, i don't get wicked bad pms. i get some average cramps, some bloating, and very unfortunately, day-before-getting-my-period depression that is so bad i want to off myself. not that i have wanted to do that as of late. life is fine and good and sailing along in its own way. i am comfortable being and moving. but today, it physically hurt to breathe. my bra which is normally loose was causing me agony. i sat at my desk and stared at my monitor. i dreaded having to get up from my chair -- a frequent but necessary occurence. is this one of those weird first peri-menopause signs? i've never really felt like this before and unfortunately do not have family to ask about these changes. link \| comments on "sore" [6]



	1/16/2006 3:32:30 AM day off it's supposed to be my day off. i have been up since 3 am. i can't help it; it's a monday thing. each sunday night, i lie in bed fearing i will be late for work. mark has to work from home today. the twist is he is supporting their operations in hamsterdance which has him getting up at 3:30 am. at 5:00 am, my usual wake up, i realized he wasn't up and rudely woke him. he was not pleased. turns out he had already gotten up, checked his email and didn't need to be up for two more hours. ooops. in the meantime i have been surfing and killing time. why is it that even on my days off i can't relax? link \| comments on "day off" [0]



	1/11/2006 3:14:54 AM busy. send more coffee. 5 am has rolled around and is gone. it's 6:13 and i need to jump in the shower RIGHT NOW so that i won't be late. balance. i need to find it. i am drinking coffee out of a starbucks kuwait travel mug as i putter. starbucks kuwait. how cool is that? link \| comments on "busy. send more coffee." [4]



	1/3/2006 3:39:29 AM holidaze i treasure my time off more and more these days. i never seem to have enough of it and when i do get a day off, the time always seems to be spent recuperating from some ailment or other. i spent half of yesterday sleeping. i'd gotten up at 4 am and thought i was going to be productive. things didn't work out that way. now it's 6:40 and i am getting ready to leave for work. another bleary day, another earned dollar. retirement and unlimited days off seem a well deserved treat. link \| comments on "holidaze" [1]



	1/2/2006 1:51:30 AM monday monday monday or monday... or to quote the talking heads "same as it ever was." i didn't go in for all the holiday / new year's hooplah this time around. blame it on the cold i've been trying to get over. or the transit strike. or just a general apathy towards holidays. mark and i have been pretty happy staying at home and puttering about. i, for the most part, have spent my free time sleeping and trying to clear the snot out of my head. i've also inventoried all my yarn and knitting books and magazines. (exciting, no?) life is and it is good and i am drifting along. still trying to be healthy. still trying to move along. still wanting to help others. like i said. same as it ever was. link \| comments on "monday monday" [11]




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