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hollyburns

  1. Is there a word for when you know a skinny mirror is a skinny mirror, but it makes you feel better anyway? Apart from denial, I mean.
  2. "First, make a paste out of olive oil and cigarette ash." Is this a way to get water stains out of wood, Google, or a SHAMAN SPELL?
  3. Two hours since I left the office. Still 20 minutes til I'm home.
  4. Pro: Jared Leto did a live chat with Fast Company. Con: He ignored my question. Pro: Spurned by Catalano! My (so-called) life is complete!
  5. Googled "sharp stabbing pain on left side of head," and now I have Giant Cell Arteritis, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and/or a brain tumor.
  6. Men, take note. Doesn't matter what you've been fighting about; if you do the Jordan-Catalano-in-the-hallway hand grab, you've just won.
  7. No going back now. @ The Pretty Pretty Collective instagr.am/p/K0afntQ1cA/
  8. Surely the Germans have by now invented a long and complicated word for when your hair looks really good the day you're about to get it cut.
  9. The good news is that I've found a few pics of haircuts to bring my hairdresser. The awkward news is that they're all on 3 year old girls.
  10. That flight would have been a whole lot more pleasant if thirty 14-year-olds hadn't screamed in unison every time we hit a bump.
  11. There is an entire high school freshman class behind me on the plane. Good thing I have a LOT of questions about Justin Bieber.
  12. @thenickkontz Yes, at Nye's! Definitely the best bar ever. I get the feeling it hadn't changed since 1951.
  13. @sarahdcady Yes, we're at Nye's! It appears to be karaoke piano bar night.
  14. WHY ARE THERE NO LEMONHEADS SONGS IN THIS 1950s POLISH KARAOKE BAR?
  15. My three favorite things in combination are: co-workers, free drinks, karaoke.
  16. Gym or nap? Gym or nap? Gym or nap? On the one hand, did I drag my sneakers to Minneapolis for nothing? On the other ha--eh, screw it, yes.
  17. @alexaflotsam YES! I am enjoying your fine city (though mostly from the window of my hotel room.) I like all your sky tunnels!
  18. Just found my favorite Yelp review ever, while looking up Hell's Kitchen in Minneapolis: "The decor was hell-like, but tastefully done."
  19. @kstandafer1975 Ha! I'm at a conference for work. Hoping to see a bit of Minneapolis in my downtime though. Primarily, the flagship Target.
  20. Imagine my disappointment, Minneapolis, to discover that Nicollet Mall is not actually a mall.