Aug 09
About
My name is Tiffany Baxendell Bridge. All of this stuff is copyright 2008 by ME, unless noted otherwise.
The archives of this site were rendered inaccessible due to a horrific Wordpress upgrade accident (oh, the humanity). I may be able to plumb them from the depths of the database sometime soon, but in the meantime, here’s a summary of what’s missing.
2002: I wrote some really cryptic, emo stuff relating to the end of one romantic relationship, and the occasionally rocky beginning of another. I moved to DC with Dawn. I was broke, and took a crappy job with a small nonprofit. I went to London for the first time.
2003: My crappy job got worse, and I left it to go work for a small software company in their sales department. Sales. Me. Hah. But I made some really good friends there.
2004: I continued to work for the small software company, occasionally writing ill-advised posts about my frustrations with my immediate managers there. I have since learned what a stupid idea that is, but thankfully, not the hard way. Tom and I adopted a kitten and named him Guinness. I started writing for DC Metblogs. I went to London again, and that was pretty awesome.
2005: I started my job with the Major International Staffing Firm. I also started a blog about my adventures there, Magic Pot of Jobs. It was snarky and irreverent, but I didn’t say anything likely to offend my then corporate overlords. In fact, I was pretty successful with it. We adopted another kitten to keep Guinness company, and named him Jack. I also got engaged to the love of my life.
2006: Wedding Planning Hell. Plan after plan fell through, but we did indeed get married. So did Tom’s cousins. Guinness died after getting lost for a month and a half. We were heartbroken, but our friends were awesome about it.
2007: With the situation at the Major International Staffing Firm falling apart rapidly for recruiters in my practice, I took up standup comedy as an outlet. Then I left the MISF and started a new job with a professional association in DC. I sold Magic Pot of Jobs, and with the proceeds purchased the other love of my life. I also went to a number of excellent concerts. Because Jack was lonely without Guinness, we adopted another kitten, and named him Macro.
2008: Performed at my first-ever comedy club gig. It went okay, but the night I bombed looms largest in my mind. Macro learned to hunt and became the terror of the neighborhood wildlife. With the other bloggers, I left DC Metblogs and launched our new baby, We Love DC on Independence Day.
