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Alida: A 23-year-old Canadian exploring the infinite abyss that is New York City.

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Uncle Richard, me, and James Earl Jones - Tuesday, Apr. 04, 2006
So beautiful when the boy smiles - Sunday, Apr. 02, 2006
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Maybe God knew I wouoldn't fully appreciate the trip until now. Maybe he knew I had to have it taken away, had to be forced to stay with the semester anyways, had to go through 3 months of utter crap, and had to get to the point where I was so desperate that I was begging him to let me go away for a while. Then he said okay. But not until I'd already thought it was hopeless. Not until he could surprise me with it.

When I went into the office to tell Cindy that my answer was a definite--not conditional--yes, she, Sharla, and Janel started cheering. Sharla gave me a big hug and hugged me for so long that Cindy told her to give me some air. Sharla's response? "This is a hug that's been a long time finishing." It was the continuation of the hug she gave me when I found out I hadn't made the team.

I saw a mom and a dad in the mall today, each pushing the stroller. The dad was pushing a 2 year old, and the mom was pushing a few-month-old baby. The little girl was yelling, "Mommy chase Daddy! Mommy chase Daddy!" delightedly as both parents careened their strollers back and forth across the mall, the mom chasing the dad and trying to bump her stroller into his.

I think my favorite thing about working at Tickers is coming across a watch that's set behind and being able to move it an hour or two ahead. "Mwahahahaha! You only wish it was only 4:30... it's really 6:30! I'm not here two hours longer than I have to be!" My least favorite thing, though is finding a watch that's ahead and having to set it back. "Nooooo!!! If only it really was 8:45, not just 6:45..."
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