Tag Archives: cary

Ten Years

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Meg

Bethie and I met up with a bunch of my college friends at Eric’s new condo, for lots of shrieking and hugging and laughing. Oh, and wine. It took about six seconds for me to feel at home again. A lot … Continue reading →

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Cool Breeze

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Meg

Sometimes when people whine about how their town sucks or there’s nothing to do here, I secretly think they’re just not trying hard enough. Only boring people are bored, and so forth. Also, that feeling of  I-hate-it-here is inextricably tied … Continue reading →

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NoDa, Charlotte

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Meg

A few weeks ago, I was trying to pin down what I don’t like about Cary. I know some of it is feeling like Cary is an extended blank verso between the close of our Beijing adventure and the beginning … Continue reading →

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Textbook Case

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Meg

Look, another post where I hold up something to which I’ve contributed to in a tiny way! My Craftsman Farms blog and I are mentioned in this business communications textbook! I’m on page 5, so this will be covered early … Continue reading →

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Cary Is Now Less Awesome

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Meg

I just heard from Orin of I Heart Chaos (NSFW) that the Awesome Street sign was stolen!  Cary has now become less awesome. PS I’m in New Jersey this week, I have an alibi!

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Screwed By The Town Of Cary

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Meg

We drove by this house on Maynard today. I’m just guessing here but I think someone’s unhappy. Edit 8/6: Hi to everyone who’s finding my blog by googling for “screwed by the town of Cary!” I snapped this just because … Continue reading →

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Play! A Videogame Symphony

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Meg

Stick and I went to Play! A Videogame Symphony at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre a few weekends ago. We joined the crazy quilt of blankets, over a carpet of drying pine needles, and unpacked our cheese, olives,  Nintendo DS, and … Continue reading →

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The Awesome Party

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Meg

Last night we went to Awesome Street for a party. I was a little nervous since I didn’t know anyone, but that dissipated when we arrived and saw a couple of backdoor smokers, wearing white fuzzy bunny ears. “If I’d … Continue reading →

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Bradford’s Ordinary

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Meg

I once had an English professor who told us that foreshadowing, symbolism and irony are literary terms, and by definition, can not happen in real life. It is our desire to see our life as a coherent story, he believed, … Continue reading →

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Checking Out At The Library

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Meg

As months go by, I’m getting more and more soured on the endless parking lots here, opening into shopping or office complexes and strip malls without sidewalks, a city designed for a life like that of the old Peking emperors, … Continue reading →

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