Category Archives: I am not making this up.

Fifth Wheel

Posted on November 15, 2009 by mego

Instead of a funny story or anecdote, I am going to tell you what happened to me today between the hours of 2 and 7 PM. I was driving back from Umatilla when one of my front tires popped like … Continue reading →

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Spare Key, Part 2.

Posted on September 23, 2009 by mego

You may remember my post about Galen’s adventure with my spare car key. Well, last weekend Galen was in town again (did I mention he was a good boyfriend?) and I was planning to host a housewarming party on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Spare Key

Posted on September 13, 2009 by mego

Considering I’ve barely mentioned Galen (the new boyfriend) on this blog, I am hesitant to tell the following story, lest you all judge him unfairly. So I am going to preface it with this: Galen is fantastic. He is a … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Confidential

Posted on July 12, 2009 by mego

It is no secret that I am a stranger to anything that happens in the kitchen. I have grown accustomed to checking the date on every single item I pull out of the fridge after learning the hard way (many … Continue reading →

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Support Staff

Posted on May 27, 2009 by mego

If you had asked me, say, a year ago to make a list of things I’d be least likely to do in my life, “Attend an amateur body building competition” would probably have been right up on top of the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Weird

Posted on May 10, 2009 by mego

I walked home for lunch the other day and stood at the big picture windows in our apartment, looking out into the park blocks as I ate my peanut butter & jelly sandwich. Sitting on the park benches, I saw … Continue reading →

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I’d like to thank the Academy.

Posted on February 22, 2009 by mego

It was February of my sophomore year of college – I was just getting back into the swing of things after a month off, wearing sweats to class to protest the dreary Portland winter weather. My dad called my cell … Continue reading →

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The End of an Era

Posted on January 26, 2009 by mego

Remember when I told you about my annual family reunion at Waterton? About how my family has been staying in the same hotel (some of us even in the same room) for 62 years? Well last week that hotel, the … Continue reading →

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Snow 101: An Introduction

Posted on December 20, 2008 by mego

My Sophomore year of college, my friend Audrey and I took a road trip for Spring Break. We took my car down to her parents’ house in the Bay Area and spent a few days in the sun, then drove … Continue reading →

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We Were Ugly Before Ugly Was Cool.

Posted on December 15, 2008 by mego

…Or at least before it was so mainstream. My friends like to hold annual events. Birthdays may or may not be a big deal every year, but certain things, like the International BBQ Symposium and Cinco de Mustache, are not … Continue reading →

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