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\"lets-pretend-this-never-happened\"<\/a>Sara Sexton<\/address>\n

Account Director<\/h3>\n

I have been sneaking chapters of the hilariously written, Let\u2019s Pretend This Never Happened<\/em>, by Jenny Lawson.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m an avid fan of self-deprecating, irreverent, humorous memoirs (think: Sedaris, Burroughs), and Lawson doesn\u2019t disappoint. But be warned: this is the kind of book that will make you laugh out loud and maybe cry a little, so use caution if reading in public, especially on an airplane where you are more likely to be assessed as behaving oddly and possibly taken into custody for questioning. Then again, if that happens, at least you\u2019ll have this book to read which will certainly lighten the mood in the event of any cavity searches.<\/p>\n

Lawson, also known as The Bloggess, has an awesome blog that I\u2019ve been obsessed with for years. One of my favorite submissions was from 2011 called:\u00a0And That\u2019s Why You Should Learn to Pick Your Battles.<\/a>\u00a0It got a good deal of viral traction back then, but if you missed it, here\u2019s your chance to give it a whirl.<\/p>\n

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\"Taylor_Swift_-_1989\"<\/a>Danny Elchert<\/address>\n

Art Director<\/h3>\n

Just when I thought I couldn’t stand the T-Swift, a video surfaced of her visiting a sick kid in the hospital. They discuss how cool Spiderman is while playing blocks. Then she sings a song just for him. When she hits the chorus, he recognizes the song and goes crazy. I struggled to not get choked at my desk. Before I knew it, I found myself humming \u201cWe are Never Getting Back Together,” a song I used to passionately hate, at the water cooler. My wife has her latest CD. I\u2019m embarrassed that I\u2019m not embarrassed to say, it\u2019s pretty good. Someone get me some Swiftamine \u2013 stat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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