I work as a proofreader. Please don’t confuse this with being an editor. There are many editors here who can help remind you that we proofreaders are on the bottom of the writing totem pole. Especially me.
In my long tenure here, I’ve worked with many people who want to be writers. [...]

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Well, it seems I haven’t updated my blog in a long time. But, since I’m sitting here at the airport in Florida waiting to go back home, I figured now would be a great time to write something. I started writing something on the plane here, and I actually wrote it. In [...]

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1) Bad drivers. Why do you drive so far under the speed limit? If the limit is 55 mph, I expect to be going at least 60, not 40. And why don’t you turn on your lights when it’s raining? And it’s a MERGE lane, not a come-to-a-complete-stop lane.
2) When people [...]

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1) Working full-time and still being broke.
2) Hygiene confusion: Why do so many women at work brush their teeth 900 times a day but can’t seem to remember to use soap to wash their hands?
3) Spanish. Except for the word for retirement: jubilación. Those Spanish speakers got that one right.
4) Being able to [...]

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Yesterday was my 29th birthday. Since I couldn’t spend the day with all of you, I thought I’d share the next best thing: pictures!
At work, the last person to have a birthday is responsible for the next person’s birthday; that person must supply the card, the small gift, and the food. [...]

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I try to exercise every day. I will walk on my breaks at work if it’s not too cold or raining too hard. And after work and on the weekends, I go for a run (well, a run, or a jog, which turns into my walking and telling myself “you can walk this [...]

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OK, so there isn’t too much happening. But here’s what’s been going on since I last posted.
1) Allison’s last day: Allison left work last week. We’ll miss her (well, I shouldn’t speak for everyone else; I’ll miss her). It’s still too sad to talk about. So if anyone asks about Allison, [...]

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Do I have an illness? I forgot to bring spoons for my oatmeal and yogurt to work with me today, so I had to use plastic ones from the community cutlery box by the sink. However, before I would use them, I washed them. With dish soap. And with a paper [...]

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