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	This week's ReEntry editor spends entirely too much time online, obsessively reading journals and managing one of her many webrings, all while taking care of her brand new baby, her husband, and three cats. Meet heather more.than.this

Anniversaries from Hell
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"I considered eating something. Some burned toast, maybe? A nice big mug of ice-cold Ragu Spaghetti Sauce, sprinkled with cracker crumbs? A celery sandwich? But none of my usual favorites sounded appetizing. I could tell this was going to be another one of those middle-of-the-pregnancy-blah days, when all I really wanted to do was sit around in my spectacularly ugly bathrobe and watch 'The Edge of Night' and check to see if my breasts were leaking yet and feel vaguely awful all day long. Unfortunately ... there was other stuff on the agenda that day.

"The Boyfriend, running out the door with his sandwich and his car keys, bent over to kiss me where I sat glumly at the kitchen table. 'I'll see ya at the church this afternoon, OK?' he said. 'Oh... and it looks like one of the kittens took a dump in the hallway.'

"My wedding day."

Terri's journal was the first I'd ever read online, and immediately I wanted to know her better. Not only did this particular entry hit pretty close to home for me, it left me wanting more. Terri has the rare and wonderful talent of making each entry stand on its own. From 'Lies The Bottle Told Me' to 'Little Pink Stoves,' she weaves a delicate balance of honesty and humor in every entry.

Dec. 27, 1998
Buried Hopes

"Oh and don't let me forget this GREAT gift I got from my insane aunt -- a 12 pack of Mountain Dew. Soooo glad she got me that, I couldn't find one ANYWHERE. *snort* What a psycho. She gave my dad a box of toothpicks. Can you believe it? A box of toothpicks -- and the funniest thing about it is that it was a totally serious gift, not meant to be a joke at all. My brother and I were trying so hard not to crack up, and my dad's like 'Oh GREAT! A box of toothpicks! Thanks so much!' trying to be all grateful and stuff. It was quite funny."

Emily's journal is very new to the diary community, but already she has my attention. A nice mix of daily goings-on and sarcasm, she writes as if you're sitting across from her, sharing your day and maybe a cheesecake.

Nov. 10, 1998
a mirage

"so you can imagine my distress when we went to target (my favorite need-it store), and it was closed due to a power outage! i thought i was going to die! but, the problem was easily solved. i made my husband drive 20 miles to the target in vista. it's a target greatland, or whatever they call the really big targets, and it's way better anyway."

Heather and I have already come to the conclusion that we must have shared a brain at one time. From unused Ab Rollers to needing to keep a notepad by the bed at night to a certain song getting stuck in our heads, we felt we knew each other with our first correspondence (and we share the same name, sheesh!). Heather's able to take an ordinary day as a domestic engineer and make it worth reading about. And she's promised pictures soon.

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