before i begin, i want to point something out.

i was checking my site meter yesterday and ran across something:




that's no coincidence, friends. that's what's called fate.

for those not in the loop, my very first website was "two-twentytwo.com," prompting me and numerous others to think about it at that special time... or when they pass the special mile-marker... or whenever "two twenty two" comes up.

my first website was a beaut. i was just starting out, so it was experimental and magical. i have a soft space in my heart for that light blue background and my black johnny cash tribute. beautiful.

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so you won't believe what happened today.
i walked into my first day of work a normal girl. i left the building a changed individual.
what happened? the wall street journal happened.

i am in no way biased towards this publication. i mean, i have a bit of a love affair with the news that borderlines on an obsession, but the journal was something i never really cared about reading. well today i had to read it for a good five hours, and i was not looking forward to it. why would i want to read something all about stocks and bonds and finance and real estate and blah blah blah? seriously, a newspaper that has the rates of gold? and beef? no. not for this girl.

i was so freaking wrong. this paper is amazing. there's no bullshit. (well, except for an essay in the special health section today... it had so much promise, but there was a lot of bullshit.) they get right to the point. it's so full of news and tips and this and that... i have a headache, and i honestly think it's wsj-related.

i think i learned more today than i did in my first two years at umd, no lie. for example, i learned all about psychopharmeceudicals. i learned that the price of crude oil is $20 more than it was a year ago.

i also learned that 30% of women between the ages of 80-102 have sex regularly, while the percentage for men of the same age bracket is 65%.

see? impress your friends.

i am so cultured i don't know what to do with myself.