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Archive for September, 2004

when i grow up

When I was in fifth grade, everyone in my class had to participate in a speech contest called “When I Grow Up,” and speak about our dream career, why that was what we wanted to do, and who our hero in this field of work was. I would’ve been ten at the time, and […]

the glass melangerie*

Okay, so I’ll be honest and tell you that I don’t even know what to write about, but since I said I’d update once a week, I’m sitting here trying to come up with something. Of course, sitting here trying to come up with something looks remarkably like me sitting here listening to that one […]

how to turn 25 in style: a guide

step one: wake up early
Though I wake up early every weekday so I can get ready for work, I figured that since it was a Saturday and my birthday and all, I’d get to sleep late, until oh, 8:30. But it was not to be. No, the phone rang at 7:50 a.m., allowing […]

the newsletter of my discontent

I know I’ve definitely written about this before, but as a note for the uniniated, I design a church newsletter six times a year, and it is always a source of much frustration on my part, but since I’ve already established the fact that I am in love with frustration, I continue to do it. […]

beads and evil and birthdays, oh my! (not in that order)

birthdays
On August 28, my grandmother celebrated her 90th birthday. This was quite the extravaganza jubilee festival showdown, but it was really pretty great. I don’t even think my grandma asked me once when I was going to get married. She must be slipping in her old age.
Just for the record, this is the birthday girl:

There’s […]