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think like a woman... act like a man

Law student journals about her life and fledgling legal job. Much about her mixed-breed dog, Martha.
By "The Ruby Red Slipper Blog" AKA "Anastasia" AKA "Ana"

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Last Entry: July 18, 2010 at 14:13:00

Old Standards...

Posted on November 22, 2009
The last year was spent carrying around the green $16 purse from Target. And then there was the little brown bag that cost $12, but quickly fell out of my favor. (Both purses can be seen in this post.)After my promotion I thought about getting a new purse, a ?nice? purse, a brandy-namey purse...

No Brainers...

Posted on November 21, 2009
Tonight I had two events I could attend: a girl friend's book club or a guy friend's birthday party and this morning I still wasn't sure which one I was up for.I spent the day running around town for a city-wide art show called Artcrawl in which two people I knew had exhibitions...

You don?t need to throw me a soft pitch just because I?m a girl?

Posted on November 20, 2009
I often receive comments on this blog with which I disagree. They don?t bother me. I enjoy the array of perspectives. But sometimes, just sometimes, I feel the need to respond publicly, not because I?m pissed off or need to prove them wrong, but because sometimes you just need to educate the masses...

Athletic Force Majeure...

Posted on November 19, 2009
So, I?m working on a project for North Africa, and the other day, I emailed my counterpart in Algeria to say:Hey Dude,What?s up? I still need that stuff we talked about last week in order to proceed.Hugs & Kisses,AnaHe emailed back:Dude, Really sorry about that...

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Goin' to the Chapel...

Posted on November 15, 2009
Did I scare you with that title? Did you think it was for me? Gah, no! NEVER! I promise you, I will never-ever-ever have some kind of fancy-schmancy wedding ceremony. I?ll tell you why in a minute.But First!Brother and Sis-in-Law are getting married in April, and the planning has started to heat up...

Ana Can Haz Internetz...

Posted on November 04, 2009
Growing up, I think my mother thought that chicks got screwed in a lot of life. Because of that she trained her daughters to be independent, assertive, and self-reliant.Today, I am kick-ass at a lot of things, but two areas plague me. I have difficulty reaching objects in high places, and I suck at technology...

Love it!

Posted on October 27, 2009
So I?m not sick anymore?or who knows, maybe I am insofar as my boss just came into my office and asked if I needed to go home. I have a nasty cough and the sniffles, but I don?t want to leave because, dork-o-rama, I love my job and am so happy to be back after missing three days...

And I might wear purple too!

Posted on October 23, 2009
Perhaps it?s because I?ve been sick these past few days, or maybe I?m just completely worn out from everything, but this morning, as I was walking the dog and feeling sicker with each step, I passed a little old lady and was surprised when the thought passed my mind, ?I want to be old!?At first glance it makes no sense...

Romance...

Posted on October 15, 2009
TUESDAYText from Wine-Time-Girl: Eating Mexican by myself on the River Walk in San Antonio, wishing you were here.Text back from Ana: Oh, how appropriate. I am also thinking of you while walking to the grocery store to pick up a bottle of wine which I will drink by myself since you are not here...

First Date...

Posted on October 12, 2009
Do you feel as if I left you waiting in the lurch? Did you come here to see how my ?date? went on Friday? Voyeurs! Voyeurs, all of you!Still reading? Why am I not surprised? Can I tell you how awkward it feels to write this post knowing that Boy #4 will likely be reading it as well? I mean, it?s not as if he has some parallel blog where I can go check out his assessment of the evening...

And the winner is...

Posted on October 07, 2009
Votes are tallied. The results are in! And guess what?I?d already picked a guy and met him before I asked for your opinions. (I know; I?m so sneaky.)Here?s a little bit more information about ?the boys?:Boy #1 was about four years older than me and practiced family law...

Who would you go out with?

Posted on October 06, 2009
Remember how I said I signed up for the online dating site because I wanted to meet people to go to shows with? Remember how I said it was a complete and total bust? Yeah, well, I never removed my profile (I mean, I'd paid for it and all) and so, in the sense of entertainment (of sorts), I give you the emails I've received in the last 24 hours...

Lazy Saturday...

Posted on October 03, 2009
Oh, Saturday. I have a list of things to do which includes paying my rent and picking up groceries, but it?s overcast outside, I?m a teensy bit tired, and all I want to do is lie in bed and read. This is how I spend my morning, finishing up the latest Thomas Py*nchon novel about a PI in the late 1960?s who lives on the beach and just happens to be a stoner prone to periods of blackout...

Hi there...

Posted on October 01, 2009
Oh dear-dear-dear readers, I must apologize. A few weeks ago, I posted a piece discussing my ambivalence about this blog, and you responded. And I wanted to say something back to you, but LIFE got in the way, and I became very busy, and I will tell you all about it in the next few paragraphs, but dear-dear-dear readers?Thank you so very much...

I would just like to say...

Posted on September 28, 2009
I have two degrees......from two different schools......and BOTH of them are in the Top 25 for college football.If you're not jealous, you should be.PS - In regards to the last post, yes, I called the police immediately. 911 in fact. Between my neighbors, friends, and co-workers offering me places to stay, friends calling every day to make sure that I'm still alive, and my own mother calling me

Peace to all who enter here...

Posted on September 25, 2009
That's what my back door looked like at 8:45 pm tonight. Normally, the glass sheets cover the entire door, and normally, the screen is not cut.Want to know what makes it even better?I was home. I was here. I was sitting on my living room couch doing document review while a strange unknown man entered my kitchen...

Is it time to call it quits?

Posted on September 15, 2009
I haven?t enjoyed writing the blog lately.I feel like my writing is forced. I feel like it?s disingenuous, and I feel like it just isn?t that funny (even when I?m trying to be).I started writing this blog in law school, partially as an outlet, and partially as an attempt to discuss the absurdity of it all...

Is that my cell phone?

Posted on September 13, 2009
My first year in law school I went out for drinks with a classmate around my age and was horribly surprised when he said, ?People are afraid of you. You have this uncanny ability to immediately see their weaknesses and insecurities, and then you strike...

Bullet points of life...

Posted on September 11, 2009
Lots of stuff going on?not a lot of commentary that I want to provide.1. First there was sadness. Then there was apathy. Next there was ANGER. I?ve had a few blow-outs with people. Others have been quietly de-friended on Facebook. Have you ever woken up one day and wondered WHY certain people are still a part of your life when they not only do nothing to contribute to your happiness, but

Hello Douche-bag Neighbor!

Posted on September 09, 2009
It's 6:45 pm on a Wednesday night.I have a downstairs neighbor. He's a PhD student (so he has to be up really early most mornings, right?)He just knocked on my door to complain about my music.Apparently he's not a fan of the Black Crowes.SUCKS TO BE HIM!I'm entitled to be pissed off about this given the situation, right? 6:45 pm? Dude, get your own house if you don't dig community living...

Home sick...

Posted on September 09, 2009
I'm home sick today.I'm wearing flip-flops, a tank top, and knit gaucho pants.The dog is at my feet.I'm reading blogs.It's an ugly day and pouring down rain outside.And yet, I am immensely happy...until another email from work rolls in.Now, I know it's just a phase because work has been pretty CRAPPY the past few weeks, but don't you think it's sad when you'd rather be *sick* than be at work?

I rock at first impressions...

Posted on September 07, 2009
A few days ago I was listening to my ipod at work, and when a song came on that I really liked, I checked to see who the artist was.I have to do this all the time because I only buy one album a year. It?s a compilation CD put out by an Austin radio station that includes about 30 acoustic sets by rockers, folk singers, and various forms of Americana...

Darn it...

Posted on August 25, 2009
I was the most accessed "blawg" on the ABA (American Bar Association) Journal website today.Why?I don't know! I didn't give them my address. And geez, it took me forever to fall out of their all time highest reads or whatever they call it.Yes, I'm technically a lawyer...

Therapy did not go well this week...

Posted on August 23, 2009
I see my therapist once every other week, sometimes every two weeks. This is because I?m not technically crazy; I just occasionally want to sort out my thoughts with an objective listener who has some training in this kind of crap. She?s labeled my case as an ?adjustment disorder? which I guess is legitimate given that in the last year I?ve had three jobs, moved to a new apartment, gone through

But in reality it's just stuff...

Posted on August 22, 2009
The dog and I have done almost nothing today.This morning, closer to this afternoon actually, she received a walk, but an extremely short one given that it is nearly 100 degrees outside. She?s been begging ever since to return to the great outdoors, and now as we approach her dinner hour, she is becoming even more antsy...

Today...if I twittered

Posted on August 15, 2009
I hit the snooze button this morning thinking I?d sleep in for a little bit.I woke up at 11:30.For some reason, I feel tired all the time recently.I took some moving boxes downstairs to the garage.There are still moving boxes to be taken down.I took the trash out ? including three empty wine cubes...

I saw him...

Posted on August 10, 2009
I was out tonight, and I saw him, after months and months, I saw him. And you know what? He didn't seem to care, and my friend was like, "Now you know, let's go home."But I didn't want to go home. And I didn't want to feel like I was nothing. And my friend was like, "Nothing will make you feel better this evening...

The Second Gift...

Posted on August 10, 2009
Last night I met a friend from college at our neighborhood bar - I think you already know that. But what you don't know is that she also brought me a gift.For years she's had a dress of her mother's hanging in her closet that she loved, but which didn't fit her properly...

The Gift...

Posted on August 10, 2009
I woke up this morning at 5:30 am, an extremely rare event for me. The dog was curled up alongside me, her head resting just above my hip. She normally isn?t allowed on the bed, but the smell of my night shirt must have been too much for her, given how she had aligned herself to where her own body was touching it as much as possible...

Quick-quick Note...

Posted on August 09, 2009
Thank you to everyone who wrote a comment or email in regards to my note on Privacy. I appreciate your input, and part of the enjoyment of the blog-writing experience is the ability to get unbiased feedback from others. Otherwise, I?d just put this crap in a journal...

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