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Sometimes out of the loop is the best place to be.

The top mommy nag my mom sent me off to college with was this: “Don’t join anything before October 15.” Why? Because in high school, I was kind of… well, a joiner is probably a kind way to put it. (Think “Tracey Flick” as played by Reese Witherspoon in “Election”)

Because join I did! I was secretary of honor society, Spanish class, sophomore class, junior class, Student Senate, Student Council (Yes, they were two different things – how very bicameral of us), editor-in-chief of my high school newspaper (and sole staff member most of its history).

(Sidebar: Who can’t wait for MTV’s “The Paper?” tomorrow night. Me! and all the other Tracy Flicks out there! Anywho…) I tried to take mom’s words to heart – after all working on that student paper (on my Apple IIC and using, yes, stencils, and literal cutting and pasting, with scissors till 3 and 4 a.m.) was a wee bit tiring.

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This post on dcist made me remember my long-compiled metro snark list. So consider this the first 26. there’s about 26 million more:

my rules for metro conversations (and behavior)
1)don’t have them.
2) if you must have them, whisper.
3) fine since you’re going to ignore me anyway, can you at least try to follow the basic rules of human decency (pretend to be human for a minute:

• a) no drunk girls (sorry, snarky misogynist, and yes i’m female, side coming out)
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Welcome to the blogosphere. If you’ve found this page, congrats! If you’re confused (mom), fear not, lots of us are! But no need to be alarmed – while overwhelming, the blogosphere is fun for all (if a tad bit overwhelming!)

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