work | another damn life

up on task mountain

Posted by lyn | Feb 18, 2015 | everyday life | 12

You hear a lot of platitudes about babies. But what you don’t often hear is that you (me)...

mindless

Posted by lyn | Mar 20, 2014 | musings | 6

I’m painting right now. I hate painting right now. I hate painting every day. There are so...

life and lack thereof; etc etc

Posted by lyn | Jun 27, 2013 | everyday life | 5

Raise your hands if you are just trying to find the balance between living your life to the...

how to balance work and life as a freelancer

Posted by lyn | May 30, 2013 | jokes | 10

After typing in that title I was going to just leave this entire post blank, or draw a huge...

a stand-up gal

Posted by lyn | Jun 14, 2012 | jokes | 35

So, you may have heard. Sitting down is pretty much the worst thing you could ever possibly do for...

antisocial tendencies, revisited

Posted by lyn | Apr 18, 2012 | rant | 12

So, I’ve never republished a post of mine before, but special circumstances warrant it this time. Namely, a special kind of insanity brought on by: This last-minute planning for a bachelorette party in Las Vegas this...

all the news that’s fit to print

Posted by lyn | Mar 5, 2012 | jokes | 16

First of all, I need to tell you that “announcement” was initially the title of this...

rough

Posted by lyn | Dec 22, 2011 | everyday life | 8

It’s been a rough week, man. Rough like tree bark. Rough like that time you were running and you saw a tree and you were like I need to climb that tree RIGHT THIS SECOND so you beelined over there and commenced scrambling...

things to do when you’re on deadline

Posted by lyn | Nov 30, 2011 | jokes | 6

Reread the last post you published. Because you clearly haven’t read it before. Cook eggs. Wash the dishes. Put on a cardigan. Inspect zit on neck. Fine. Zits. Check Twitter. Look out the window. Lean into mirror, tweeze...

you’re being emotional, kevin

Posted by lyn | Nov 10, 2011 | everyday life | 18

I’ve been spending a lot of time alone lately. This is something I am accustomed to, and...

outtakes

Posted by lyn | Aug 22, 2011 | jokes | 16

The other week, Beau came home after work with newly-shorn hair and a look of deep concern on his...

defeated

Posted by lyn | Mar 30, 2011 | rant | 11

I went into the office today. My boss was having one of those days and jokingly suggested going out for a drink after work. I took the idea and ran with it, all but pushing her out the door at 5:30. We ended up at a tasting room...

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