~23~ i don’t care about washing new underwear before I wear it

I don’t care about washing new underwear before I wear it. Subject: i think i have an i don’t care Sent: Sun 5/9/2010 7:58 PM To: Jennifer Yee __________________________________ But i’m not sure if I don’t care yet… I don’t care about washing new underwear before I wear it. I think I don’t care but [...]

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~19~ i don’t care about applying sunscreen

I don’t care about applying sunscreen. Not really, anyway. I’ll do it if I’m somewhere near the equator, or if I know I’ll be in the sun with scant clothing (e.g. on a beach). But if I’m sitting outdoors for a couple of hours eating lunch, or even at baseball games, I neglect the sunscreen. [...]

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~18~ i don’t care if my engagement ring is cubic zirconia

I don’t care if my engagement ring is cubic zirconia. In a heated, yet still friendly exchange one Friday night this winter, one of my girlfriends told a table of margarita-drinkin’, enchilda-eatin’ Kellogg students that she wouldn’t care if her boyfriend proposed to her with a ring of genu-wine cubic zirconia. “What?? Are you serious?” [...]

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~7~ i don’t care about wearing white before memorial day

I don’t care [anymore] about wearing white after Labor Day, and before Memorial Day. Scenes from a balmy and beautiful weekend in Old Town, Chicago: Janvi: “You look so cute!” Me: “Thanks! But am I supposed to wear white? It’s not Memorial Day yet and I am feeling a little self-conscious.” Janvi: “What are you? [...]

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