Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Dec 22, 2011, 7:27 am
  I used to spend a lot of time trying to come up with content for this thing. I didn’t want to come across as too sappy, or too emo, or too over the top. I should probably warn you that I no longer care. Sure, the ultimate goal is to share something humorous yet thought provoking… in theory. ...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Dec 21, 2011, 3:50 pm
If you know me at all, you know that I’m quite the songstress. I’m not implying that I have any sort of musical talent whatsover, In fact- I’m a downright horrible singer. But I don’t tend to let that stop me. And why would I? For what I lack in talent I make up for in passion. As I said y...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Dec 20, 2011, 8:45 am
Hello there world! I know, I know… it’s been a kazillion bajillion years since the last time I uploaded this ole’ blog. For a while there, life got so busy that I completely forgot about it. Then one day I googled myself to try to find an article I had published once upon a time… and my blo...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Dec 20, 2011, 7:09 am
test test test testicals
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jun 26, 2011, 1:52 am
For some reason people think I’m a lot more confident than I actually am. Don’t get me wrong, I have no qualms with acting a fool in front of strangers. I kind of thrive on those moments. In fact, in awkward situations with strangers, I tend to to start word vomiting up embarrassing and/or inap...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jun 17, 2011, 1:47 am
  I’m sure all five of  you are just dying to know what the hell I’ve been up to for the past 6 months. I mean, it’s not like I could have spent EVERY SINGLE SECOND of my free time giving myself multiple nerdgasms watching Doctor Who. Well I probably could have, but then when would I have ...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jun 14, 2011, 1:21 am
I had a breakdown at the end of my first senior year of college. I had just finished failing algebra for the 4th time, and I was looking at an entire summer of leftover classes and working at the job from hell, literally. Ironically, the job that the devil built had the clever facade of being a “...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jun 10, 2011, 11:57 pm
Well hello there little bloggy. You look like crap! What’s wrong!? You’ve been abandoned, you say? You sure do look like it. It looks like you haven’t been loved on in at least six months…. and you have so much potential! You don’t even have any followers or anything? THAT IS SAD! How cou...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Dec 21, 2010, 1:48 am
I know that I’ve had several self epiphany posts in the last few months, but those moments are inspiring… plus they rarely happen, so when they do- I feel like I really have to cherish them. The last year hasn’t been easy. I specifically remember writing last year that 2009 was the worst year...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Dec 9, 2010, 1:03 am
I don’t know about you, but the last few years as my thirties have been looming over me, I’ve had to face a few harsh realizations. I’ll never learn to do my “nine” times tables without using my fingers, my left knee will always forecast the weather better than Al Roker, and unfortunately;...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Dec 6, 2010, 10:36 pm
Guess who’s back? Back again? Annnnd now you have a Backstreet Boys song in your head. Win for me. The last week has been so crazy I don’t know my ass from my mouth. No wait. That’s a little weird. But it’s true. I may have lost my mind a little. You might say it’s somewhere up my ass. ...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 24, 2010, 12:57 pm
Something completely unexpected has hit me this holiday… It feels like something is brewing in the pit of my stomach. I feel tingles all along my arms and legs. I  have the uncontrollable urge to belt out in song and do cartwheels. I think this feeling is one that some might call joy. I didn�...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 22, 2010, 8:16 pm
  Ahhh.. “Highhhhh Hopes, yes he had- highhhhh hopes. That song makes me happy. My mom used to sing it to me when I was a kid. I’m trying to remember that ant. Right now. Last week everything seemed possible. I had some majorly high hopes that I could get back into a strong routine of writing...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 16, 2010, 10:15 pm
I just looked over my last few months of blog entries, and Jeezus. I’m pretty sure I just depressed myself. The truth is, things haven’t been all gloom and doom around here. It’s not like I’m sitting around in last week’s underwear listening to the Smiths on repeat while downing hot choco...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 15, 2010, 9:43 pm
These are tough. I’ve been thinking about this one for a while now, and I’m not sure I’m at a place in my life where I’m comfortable discussing some of these prompts in public. There are many actions I’ve taken in my life that I would love to take back. There are also several instances whe...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 9, 2010, 11:37 pm
It’s no secret around the parts that I’m a little bit obsessive over music. I’m not one of those people that gets stuck on one genre and tries to push it on all of their friends though. I am, however, one of those people who gets stuck on all sorts of kinds of music and tries to push them on t...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 8, 2010, 10:58 pm
30 days of truth: Something I love about myself Being the self-deprecating person that I am, I initially thought that writing on the subject of “something that I love about myself” would be quite difficult, but the truth is- I kind of rock. Although I could still write a novel about all the th...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 6, 2010, 7:12 pm
Once again, I’m realizing how difficult it is for me to post everyday. Especially days that are Fridays or weekends. Or days like today. Today I feel like a have a valid excuse for not posting one of my 30-days-of-truth-posts. I had lots of highly important things to do. Like… -I had to put o...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 5, 2010, 6:30 pm
Remember, Remember the 5th of November. I woke up with that in my head this morning. Actually, I wake up with that in my head on the 5th of every month, but until this morning when I looked it up on Wikipedia , I had no idea what I was supposed to remember. Actually I still have no idea what I’m...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 4, 2010, 7:10 pm
How quickly we have arrived at the first day of Truth. I feel all naked, telling the truth. I wouldn’t say I am a liar by any means, but I think that one of my hells would be to have the Liar Liar curse inflicted on me. Anylies, the first day’s topic is: “Something you hate about yourself.�...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 3, 2010, 10:57 pm
I’ve seen a few blogs lately where people  have been writing on the theme of “Truths.” At first I thought it was just a coincidence that about a third of the blogs that I read were talking about similar subjects, but then I put on my “No Shit, Sherlock” costume and I realized that it was ...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 2, 2010, 11:35 pm
Since November is apparently the month of ambition and rash decisions, I’ve decided to add another one to my plate. Yesterday I mentioned the phenomenon of NABLOPOMO, and laughed at the concept of trying to participate. Well since publishing my last blog, ( which by the way was actually published...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Nov 1, 2010, 11:15 pm
What the hell 2010? Where did you go? Last time I checked it was spring and I was getting ready for a long summer boat rides and camping trips… Seriously though, I think I’m OK with the fact that my life has literally flown by before my eyes. At least October is over. October was a little bitc...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Oct 28, 2010, 1:41 am
“Let’s pretend that…” When I was a kid, those were my 3 favorite words in the world… but the rest of the sentence was really what was important. Whatever came out of my mouth following “Let’s pretend that…” would become my universe for the next three hours. “Lets pretend that ...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Oct 27, 2010, 12:58 am
Death. Dying. Being deceased forever and ever. Yeah I’m one of those… I don’t believe the people that say they aren’t afraid of death. The same people who claim to be OK with the fact that at any second they could cease to exist, will  claim to fear clowns, spiders and heights. I can...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Oct 14, 2010, 12:43 am
 In a moment of self pity, I decided to look back on all the horrible times I’ve had in my life so I could prove just how awful of a run I’ve had. Sadly, I couldn’t come up with much. Oh sure there are times that I’ve been angry. There are times that I’ve been hurt. There are times wher...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Sep 28, 2010, 1:17 am
   Holy mother of my soul, have you heard of Grace Potter? If you haven’t then you definitely need to google that shit right now. Or here, check out a video. Prepare to have your face and panties melted off.  [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to se...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Sep 22, 2010, 1:17 am
I realize that sometimes, I take things a little too far. I obsess, that’s just my nature. Like my love for John Cusack… I’m sure you, internet, are even sick of hearing about it at this point. But still I trudge on and I will announce my love for all the world to hear once again… I LOVE ...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Sep 16, 2010, 11:06 pm
First of all, huge thanks to all of you who have requested to follow along on my angst-driven new site. I love the pants off of all of you, and I’m really enjoying experimenting with my writing a bit. Now, moving on. Last night over dinner, my date and I played a little game that I love. It&...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Sep 12, 2010, 12:22 pm
Hey friends and lovahs. Here’s the deal. I’ve started a new blog project. I’ll still update here as frequently as possible, but I’m on a mission of self discovery, and I’m not sure this is the place to do that. In the beginning, this whole thing may come across as a l...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Sep 10, 2010, 1:00 am
You guys? It’s here, in full force. And no I’m not talking about football season. In fact, while all of  you other humans out there are getting pumped up about football season, I’m going to spend all of my time preparing for Movie Award Season, which begins later this fall....
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Sep 8, 2010, 12:53 am
Well. So the last few days have been a flood of different emotions. I’ve written emails I’ll never send, blogs I’ll never post, and tweets that I’ve promptly erased. All in all though? I feel better. I feel excited about the future. I’m still upset, but I think I’...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Sep 6, 2010, 12:23 pm
Remember how a couple weeks ago I was spouting off about my new positive attitude? I wasn’t bullshitting when I said that I thought it was working. Turns out though, that all the positive thinking in the world can’t ward off misery… especially when something happens that complete...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Aug 25, 2010, 1:20 am
Somehow I’ve managed to keep up this positive attitude state of mind. OK that’s a lie. But mostly it’s not. I’ve really tried, and I think it’s working. I’ve been going to yoga every night. I’ve been meditating for at least 4 minutes before I start thinking...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Aug 17, 2010, 1:43 am
Quitting smoking is hard. Way harder than I thought. A month ago I would have probably told you that I wasn’t even addicted… that I only needed to smoke when I drink… that I could quit whenever I was ready. That is so not the case. Image via Wikipedia Over the past 9 days I’...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Aug 11, 2010, 12:32 am
As I approached my 28th Birthday, there were several times when I caught myself thinking of all the things I have yet to accomplish. In fact, I spent the last few weeks laying in bed at night freaking out because I’m STILL not where I thought I would be in my life. I don’t have the ideal...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Aug 9, 2010, 10:54 pm
Holy mother of my soul Ironman. It’s Monday night and I’m still hurting a little bit… but I would say the pain is well worth it. I would go into all the details of seeing Michael Ian Black, two back to back nights of karaoke filled-fun including a rendition of “California Gi...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Aug 5, 2010, 8:23 pm
UGHHHH! You know what’s the worst? Being sick. You know what’s worse than just being sick? Being sick that ISN”T  hungover. Cause if your hungover  then it’s at least a little bit worth it, right? You know what’s the most worstiest of everything? (it’s a wor...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jul 29, 2010, 5:47 pm
Even though I have so much I feel I need to share with you, I’ve been a bit scarce lately. As usual, I have been quite busy doing very important things. Like what, you ask? Well first of all, I’m finally trying to follow through on a New Years Resolution I made back in 2008…. then...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jul 28, 2010, 12:22 pm
Today is going to be a good day. Today is going to be a good day. Today is going to be a good day. If I say that enough it’s bound to come true right? A few months ago, I was going through a particularly tough time with some family drama. Naturally, I called my grandmother in tears – w...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jul 22, 2010, 11:27 pm
I realized early on that it’s usually the  little things that hurt the most. That the seemingly insignificant words can sometimes be the most lasting. That a tiny piece of mechanical pencil lead, not only hurts like hell- but will stay embedded in the palm of your hand for 22 years. I’...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jul 20, 2010, 12:17 am
Yes, it’s true. I’m writing again. That’s twice in the span of like 4 days and kind of like a miracle… only nothing like a miracle. I think miracles have to really benefit someone.. and since I’m 3 brain cells short of being put in a special home, this rambling nonsense...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jul 16, 2010, 1:05 am
First of all…. THIS IS MY BIRTHDAY SONG… IS IT NOT VERY LONG! Blog Birthday that is. What the what!? I sat down to write my first post in 2 weeks and I realized that somehow the fact that today marks one year of blogging was about to fly by my face without me even noticing it. I know it...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jun 17, 2010, 4:36 pm
Well hello there strangers! I know I have absolutely no excuse for my recent hiatus, and I promise it’s not a permanent thing… but DOOOOOOD, life is crazy. Amazing, but crazy. Thanks to all of you who are stopping by via 20sb, and a humongous thanks to whichever staff members over there ...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jun 8, 2010, 9:23 pm
Looking good internets. At least from what I’ve been able to tell from the 8 minutes I’ve been able to be online the last 7 days. I know, I know… You were all very worried about me. You probably didn’t think I survived my week by my lonesome. I mean the chances were exponen...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jun 3, 2010, 12:44 am
Because I can, and also because I haven’t been able to properly update you on my life lately, I have decided to update you via completely random bullets. *If you’re gonna get your nails done, you might as well go to a good salon. And I had to learn this the hard way. I rarely spring for...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - Jun 1, 2010, 11:01 pm
I truly doubt that my title made it clear, but I’m home alone this week. Home. All by my lonesome. For eight entire days. With the exception of course of the seemingly semi-friendly ghost and my roommate’s Basset Hound, I will have the entire house at my disposal, and I’m not su...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - May 27, 2010, 11:17 pm
  Guns don’t always scare me. I’ve shot them from time to time, and I’ve actually enjoyed it. I am from Texas  after all. I do however, have an extremely deep seated fear of being shot with one, despite the fact that  (Mom, Auntie Linda, and P.J.) please skip over the next sen...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - May 26, 2010, 1:03 am
After writing this post, I realized that a bout of nostalgia has come over me recently. I’m pretty sure it’s because I’ve spent more time at home and with my family lately, than I have in a few years. Bear with me, I’m sure it will soon pass. Until then- I present to you yet ...
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Carissa J. posted an article on Carissa Jaded - May 24, 2010, 9:43 pm
I realize for most people “summer” is still a few months away, but for us in Texas- Summer is like a really bad case of the herps. And I’m only going off what I’ve read on Web MD, but just when you think it’s gone away, it flares up with the heat of a thousand suns, mak...
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