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Margaret Pilarski

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i'm a feminist, and if you're reading this then you are too, you just might not know it yet. i like to eat cheese and travel, but i'm usually broke and/or spending my money on shoes and cocktail rings. i love dogs, rain, and driving offensively (and putting the last comma in a listed series). i'm se...

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habitual habits

i have picked up a dirty habit. like smoking or flashing people on a subway, i can’t stop even though i really must. it calls out to me. my body know’s that it’s time, i get the pavlovian shakes each day at 3pm. my crave, my need, my ultimate $3 satisfaction? a cupcake.

cupcake, a cupcake bakery, is just a few doors down from our building. they have 9 flavors daily (i tried red velvet first and it was just too good to change), 4 that are constant and a bevy of seasonal ones that rotate in. currently their seasonal picks include: coffee, cinnamon swirl, pumpkin, chocolate butterscotch, strawberry, mint chocolate chip, and key lime, just to name a few.

most days i make the rounds of the office taking cupcake orders and then adding my own red velvet to the list. sabrina is my usual co-conspirator in the cupcake addiction, and julie is a happy recipient of the surprise.

it’s almost time...

(one day i will time how fast i can eat one...)