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    Because the word blog sounds like something that comes out of a person's nose. This blog is named after my old friend Sarah's manifestation of a dreamy Wyoming cowboy named Lance.
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    I'm a journalist who spends my Mondays through Fridays writing other people's stories, a chronic procrastinator who needs structure. I once quit my job to write a book and like most writers, I made up excuses why I couldn't keep at it.

    My boyfriend fiancé husband Joe (and new baby Henry) like to sleep in late on the weekends, which means I end up browsing celebrity tabloid websites while our dog snores under the covers.

    I created Lance to better spend that time. I thought maybe it would jump start a second attempt at writing a novel.

    I'm itching to get The Move On, as my dad likes to say. I'm 26 27 28 29 and I'm afraid if I don't start now, I'll get caught up in something else.

    We all do.

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Archive for July, 2010

A maiden changes her name

30 Jul 2010

I didn’t know I was attached to my last name until it came time to change it. It’s this way with most things, isn’t it? I’ve been married for 318 days, 315 of which I’ve been Heidi Kurpiela, a name that I’ve pronounced two different ways my entire life: Ker-peel-ya and Ker-peel-a. I always give [...]

Homemade pug food or Chinese takeout?

22 Jul 2010

For someone who doesn’t like to cook, this is an odd endeavor, I admit. For three months now I’ve been cooking the pug’s food. Yes, like a hippie. I combine a package of ground turkey, a 99-cent bag of mixed frozen vegetables, four hard boiled eggs and three-and-a-half cups of brown rice. It costs about [...]

My best friend’s wedding

13 Jul 2010

a black & white fairy tale (with a pinch of color) buffalo | july 10, 2010 The wedding photographer asked if they wanted to frolic in this downtown waterfall. Of course they were game. It was hot and sunny out. The water had to feel great. I piggybacked off the shot. Look at these two [...]

Interview with a best friend

02 Jul 2010

We had a garage sale in 2004, shortly before I moved to Florida. We made $6. On Dyngus Day in St. Pete, Florida. April 2010. —- Back in April my best friend Ro flew down to Florida to spend her spring break with me. The visit was so succulent and memorable and FUN that the [...]

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