another damn life | a blog about a stranger's dumb life

it’s a steal

Posted by lyn | Feb 28, 2011 | true story | 14

I have a problem. I like to steal glass and ceramic wares from restaurants. I couldn’t...

doin’ it rong

Posted by lyn | Feb 25, 2011 | everyday life | 15

Hi, guys. Hey. What’s up? You, uh, you might have noticed I haven’t been writing much...

i’m not sure i want to know

Posted by lyn | Feb 23, 2011 | jokes | 9

“At that terrifying moment, Theresa realized that this wasn’t actually her cutie...

the only thing left for me to do is try on swimsuits and scream “ACK!”

Posted by lyn | Feb 21, 2011 | everyday life, jokes | 16

Today was one of those days that could pass for a plotline in a Cathy comic strip. Witness the...

i didn’t even know they sold those

Posted by lyn | Feb 15, 2011 | jokes | 10

“You want my limited-edition Pirates of the Caribbean bottle of tequila? You’ll have...

maybe it’s just me

Posted by lyn | Feb 13, 2011 | jokes | 6

Whenever I see a a “SPEED CHECKED BY RADAR” street sign — which is often — I assume they’re talking about Radar from the old T.V. series M*A*S*H.

taking the leap

Posted by lyn | Feb 10, 2011 | everyday life, true story | 33

Three things. Well, two things, and a story. First. Thank you so much for all your thoughts and insight on my job situation. You guys will probably not be disappointed to find out that my final decision was to go with...

uh-oh, v2.0: the anatomy of a joke

Posted by lyn | Feb 9, 2011 | jokes | 17

It has become apparent to me that my feeble attempt at hilarity in the last post was too obscure....

uh-oh

Posted by lyn | Feb 9, 2011 | jokes | 2

“She smiled. Now all she had to do was wait until breakfast. If she wasn’t engaged by...

gymnasty

Posted by lyn | Feb 8, 2011 | favorites, jokes | 23

Almost every morning, I head to the gym. I used to be an afternoon or evening exerciser, but...

i need you to do my thinking for me

Posted by lyn | Feb 7, 2011 | everyday life | 24

I usually try to keep my posts from sounding like frantic stream-of-consciousness entries in a personal diary, but uh… I’m kind of at a career crossroads and I need to put this out to the universe and see what I get...

possibility

Posted by lyn | Feb 4, 2011 | musings | 7

So I’m sitting here working and I glance over at my notepad, upon which I’ve scribbled various to-do lists for my job. But it’s not a particular task that catches my eye, it’s this little thing floating...