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Going Senile

May 28, 2010 in Asians by Moye | 2 comments

Something must be wrong with me. Maybe I’m getting old. Like old. I’m going to be almost 30. I thought everything was cool being 28 but then this happened. THIS HAPPENED. I need to tone down on the italics.

But there I was, sitting in a cafe along with an iced coffee, enjoying my book of short stories when BOOM. I drooled. I DROOLED. I know, right? What? Only babies and old people drool. Well, I drool in my sleep but that’s because I’m sleeping. Babies and old people drool when they’re awake.

And that’s what happened to me.

Here’s the thing. My drool was so unbelievably powerful that it ruined my book! I can’t read that paragraph anymore! I have no idea what Eric leaned his face ag–what? Huh? Oh no.

I should just go kill myself now.

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Please Engulf Me In Flames

March 5, 2009 in Celebrity, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

200px-engulfedsedarisI just finished reading Dave Sedaris’ latest book, When You Are Engulfed In Flames. I laughed aloud a lot during it. And now I want to know–why does the funniest things happen to this guy? And if that’s not true, then how can he turn the simplest incidents into the funniest things ever?

How does rambling incessantly about random people you come across in your life turn into coherent chapters, which combined, make a fully functional book?

It makes me despair at my life.

In fact, thinking about it right now kind of depresses me, so I’m not going to talk about it anymore.

Today I ran for 20 minutes straight at the gym, and then I DID NOT BUY ANY COOKIES when we went to visit the cafeteria at work for lunch today. Instead, I gorged myself on leftover fried rice and strawberries.

I’m proud of myself but I know deep down inside I’d feel better if I had that extra hour of sleep and the remnants of a cookie in my mouth.

(Whoa, I think I just copied this from a conversation I had with Lisa earlier–but without the cookie part.)

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ONE DAY LEFT!

December 30, 2008 in nerdalert, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

Christmas Cookie!

Alright, it’s December 30th and I’ve just finished my 51st book of 2008. I threw in an extra book last minute because I was afraid that I included a graphic novel like Scott Pilgrim to my list and I knew that comic books wouldn’t really count, but I just checked and I totally DIDN’T so there, I overachieved my reading goal by one book…OR WILL IT BE TWO??

I’ve got little over 24 hours left to read one final book. What shall it be? Geek Love? Heartbreaking Work of a Staggering Genius? Dicey’s Song? (I rescued this old book from a sad pile at my old office, so don’t judge.)

Or maybe I should just go to bed?

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Weekend Quote

September 8, 2008 in Thoughts by Moye | No comments

Best quote from the weekend (actually, it was last Thursday) during a phone conversation with a good friend about careers and work:

“Later, I should probably take the time to get to know what you actually do.”

I don’t know why I found that so hilarious. Maybe because it sounded like a “note to self” inner thought that was never supposed to be said aloud, or the clarity with which he announced that maybe he should make a better effort to be a friend.

I hope all my friends (if they read this) know that they are doing an awesome job of being a friend.

I finished my 26th book on Sunday morning. This isn’t good seeing as how it’s already September and I had a personal goal of reading 50 books (again) this year. I blame work and taking on super-600-page-long stupid novels to read. Those count as like 3 books in one, right? No? GRRRR.

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Hmmph.

March 26, 2008 in Thoughts by Moye | No comments

So, I just finished reading Lauren Groff’s The Monsters of Templeton. I really liked it. I liked it so much that I stopped reading this snoozer of a book to spend the rest of my weekend finishing it. I liked it so much that I don’t really feel like reading anything else anymore. Hmmph. This puts me in a bad mood.

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