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My apartment ghost’s dislike of Gilmore Girls is so infuriating. It’s fall. I want to watch my fall comfort show.

Screenshot of a model of my teeth asking my mom if she wanted them and her replying with advice for upkeep of a nightguard

I tried to be funny with my mom and instead got life advice about my nightguard.

It’s even funnier when you think about the fact that I work in a dental office and she’s giving me advice on my nightguard.

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

Also, sorry not sorry to my neighbors that have to hear me singing this song on repeat for the rest of the night.

Screenshot of a phone screen displaying the music player playing the song Breathe (2 AM) by Anna Nalick

This song always comes along when I need to hear it most. #AnnaNalick #Breathe #Breathe2AM

The older I get, the more I appreciate a nice medium rare steak with some kind of potato to go along with it.

In other news, I could really go for a steak right now.

I’m sorry, I’m just supposed to work for the rest of the day like a normal person knowing that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged?!?!?!

Joking, of course. But…..I’m going to be insufferable today.

I started watching Bones six weeks ago and just got to the season nine finale and holy crap my heart was pounding.

How did my day go? Well, I told an insurance rep that I was calling about a claim from 2002 and said it with absolute confidence.

Dear reader, the claim was from 2022.

I. Am. Exhausted.

Happy “Very Experienced Charity Rahmer” Day to those who celebrate! #Days

I’m going to see Hamilton in December and I could cry because I’m so excited!

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

I think in my old age (my 30s), I’m becoming predictable because I’m going to a party to celebrate my friend’s husband’s citizenship this week and her first question is if I’m bringing my pasta salad.

To be fair, I do make really good pasta salad.

Everyone got to see my true competitive nature come out.

We have walkie talkies at work to communicate better in our office, and today our doctor posed a trivia question about the name of the evil headmaster in Matilda and I have never lunged for a walkie talkie faster in my life.

Also I’m the youngest person by quite a few decades in my church so no one would have understood the reference.

Today at church, our worship leader asked what we think about when we think of the color red.

My immediate thought was Red (Taylor’s Version), which just goes to show how often I’m thinking about Taylor’s music.

A photo of my mom and me before her retirement party

My favorite photo from my mom’s party yesterday 🥰.

My mom: Who are you most excited to see at my retirement party tomorrow?

Me: *proceeds to list the entire guest list because I’m the one who basically put it together.*

Screenshot of an email to a landlord celebrating the news that Taylor Swift owns all of her music again.

Just casual things I send to my landlord who also is a Taylor Swift fan.

#TaylorSwift #Swifties

Yay! When I saw you back posting on the other place, I was hoping you’d be back on here too!

I’m just trying to eat my mac and cheese and I can’t stop crying watching today’s episode of #Days.

“Leo, there was an accident at 18th and Potomac.”

Cue the tears on my West Wing re-watch.

I had a dream last night about a baked potato so all I can think about now is eating a baked potato.

*What a Girl Wants and Genie in a Bottle for Christina and Baby One More Time and Oops! I Did It Again for Britney, in case you were wondering.

A couple more:
5. Want to hear Fast Car? It’ll be the Luke Combs version.
6. If you thought you’d hear good Maroon 5, you’re sadly listening to overly pop music Maroon 5.
7. There are only 2 Christina Aguilera and 2 Britney Spears songs that exist.*

I’ll update this list periodically because I think radio is a fascinating study after having worked in digital for 5+ years. Also, it’s funny to hear songs on a rotating basis.

3. Michael Jackson is the preferred 80s artist of choice (I’ve heard 3 MJ songs today).
4. You want to relive the early 2000s with Leann Rimes’ Can’t Fight The Moonlight? You can, but it’s an incredibly funky remix of the song.

Having been at my job for a week now, I feel qualified to make the following statements about the radio station that plays:
1. They love *NSYNC. Especially It’s Gonna Be Me.
2. The old saying of “70s, 80s, 90s, and now” is done. It’s now “the 80s to now.”

Being done with work on Fridays at 2 > being done with work on Fridays at 5.

My new job is going very well so far!