courtholdscourt

courtholdscourt
Location
Chicago Ridge, Illinois, USA
Birthday
August 23
Company
The Care of Trees
Bio
I don't like the saying "It could be worse." Yeah, it usually could. But that's like saying, "Hey, that train that cut off your legs could have killed you." Yeah? You know what else could have happened? I could have not been hit by that freaking train.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009 11:31PM

Grandma's Coconut Cake ~ A Nine Hour Process

Some of you may have heard bits and pieces of this, but haven't gotten the full extent of my frustration and despair as I was trying to keep it a surprise from my family.  Yesterday was the first Thanksgiving and major holiday my family has celebrated without my grandma, who died… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009 10:17PM

The Skymall - Do People Actually Buy This Shit?

Safety and the Skymall -- or WTF is wrong with us?
10/28/08

After my exhausting job search this morning, I was outside having a smoke when a mother and her small child came down the sidewalk.  The child (impossible to tell if it's a girl or boy) is riding a tricycle, so I'm… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009 11:07PM

MOMMY! NKOTB tickets are sold out! Help!!

MOMMY!!!  New Kids on the Block Tickets are sold out!!  HELP!!
5-10-08

I'd bet everything I have that my mother was never, ever expecting to hear those words come out of her daughter's mouth again, nearly 18 years after the first time she heard them.  And yet, Saturday morning at exactly… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009 10:59PM

Funeral and chicken grease - a favorite old story

Ah, an oldie but goodie
11/1/08

This is one of those stories that can let you know not only that I'm not lying when I say that this whole bad luck/ridiculous shit that only happens to me has spanned the nearly ten years Tony and I have been together, but also demonstrates that… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009 10:41PM

Just for shits and giggles

Just for shits and giggles.
2/13/09

See, some people think I might be exaggerating when I talk about my life here in my little corner of the internet.  I'm not.  I swear.  Ask anyone I talk to on a regular basis.  I have a lot of strong points, but life as a general… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009 10:31PM

An open letter to the patrons of Speedway

An open letter to the patrons of Speedway at 79th and Harlem and other various commuters.
3/13/09

Wow, it's been awhile.  Didn't realize.  Are things looking up in the Drobick household, perhaps?  Don't hold your breath. I just couldn't find the energy to find humor in getting&… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009 9:56PM

Why women shouldn't drive or shop at that time of the month

Driving and shopping - two things that should never be done at "that time" of the month.
4/10/09

This one's more for the females, as I'm sure you can relate (well, sort of. Probably not to the extreme that my spaztastic lifestyle includes, but you know what I mean.) Being that the few… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009 9:37PM

Blackhawks and Cubbies and Bears, Oh My!

My apologies for the predictable and oh so cliched title, but once I thought of it, my brain would not allow me to write anything else. So now you can all have that in your head, if you take nothing else away from this one.

It occurred to me recently that… Read full post »

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