https://mareablue.com/2011/09/22/dear-sports-radio-hosts/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/eli-and-ronaldo.jpgEli and RonaldoYou get through entire segments without mentioning the physical attributes of these male athletes...2015-07-22T23:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/other-stuff-ive-written/2015-06-23T17:32:49+00:00weekly0.6https://mareablue.com/2013/07/01/chris-kluwe-will-you-be-our-baby-daddy/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/baby-dressed-as-football.jpgBaby dressed as football2013-07-01T17:04:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/09/16/michael-flatley-lucky-the-leprechaun-and-other-things-of-questionable-irish-descent/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/small-world2.jpgSmall Worldhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lord-of-the-dance.jpgLord of the Dancehttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gap-of-dunloe-2.jpgGap of Dunloe 2https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gap-of-dunloe.jpgGap of Dunloehttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/bali-sticker.jpgBali Sticker2013-01-12T06:00:29+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2013/01/07/do-u-like-2-text/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1965-ad.jpg1965 AdThis ambitious professional would NEVER wear a tank top to her “Exciting Career"https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/photo.jpgphoto2013-01-09T02:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2012/07/10/smelling-roses/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/walking.jpgPrairie Walkhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/house.jpgHousehttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/fence-posts.jpgFence Posts2012-07-11T22:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2012/02/06/i-guess-im-a-dirty-hippie/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/compost-bin1.jpgCompost BinGo on, say it. "It's breathtaking".https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/compost-bin.jpgCompost BinGo on, say it. "It's breathtaking."https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/san_diego_recycling2.jpgSan_Diego_Recycling2012-02-07T04:26:05+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2011/11/07/this-is-the-hardest-letter-ive-ever-had-to-write/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/poor-kiki.jpgPoor KikiI thought I was laughing with you, but I was just being cruel.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/samsung1.jpgSamsungI used to think your slim, basic look was SO attractive, but I was also really into playing Snake on my Nokia in 2002.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/samsung.jpgSamsungI used to think your slim, basic look was SO attractive, but I was also really into playing Snake on my Nokia in 2002.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/haha.jpgSlip n Slide PartyI thought I was laughing with you, but I was just being cruel.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kikis-face.jpgKikis FaceI thought I was laughing with you, but I was just being cruel.2012-01-19T00:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2011/06/20/the-top-5-things-that-ruined-my-commute-today/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/arizona-sucks_gray-scale.jpgArizona Sucks_Gray Scalehttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/train-tracks_gray-scale.jpgTrain Tracks_Gray Scalehttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/traffic-reporter_gray-scale.jpgTraffic Reporter_Gray Scale2011-06-29T21:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2011/06/02/the-office-handbook-a-guide-for-the-reluctant-corporate-employee-%e2%80%93-chapter-4/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/diorama1.jpgDioramahttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/diorama.jpgDiorama2011-10-04T17:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2011/04/08/hell-in-a-digital-depiction-of-a-hand-basket/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/borders-ad.jpgBorders AdSad, Borders. Do you sell books or mattresses? 2012-03-12T12:50:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2011/02/21/finally-other-blogs-are-contracting-my-work/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/168139_10100112524761304_3312510_53111819_3208537_n1.jpgParc Guellhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/168139_10100112524761304_3312510_53111819_3208537_n.jpgParc Guell2011-02-22T05:41:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2011/02/14/shame-spiral-monday/2013-02-12T22:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2011/02/09/ode-to-my-favorite-gym-boyfriends/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mma-fighter-guy-meets-scorpian.jpgMMA Fighter Guy Meets ScorpianTKO...of my heart.2011-02-13T06:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2011/02/01/comment-dit-on-dumb-american/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/montpellier-sign.jpgMontpellier SignMaybe I was wrong about the French...Actually wait, I don't know what that sign says.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/american-dyke.jpgAmerican DykeSeriously though, if you had to draw an offensive cartoon depicting an arrogant American lesbian, wouldn't this basically be it?https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/injun-joe.jpgInjun JoeOh yes, this happened.2011-02-02T19:08:36+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/12/23/fundraising/2011-01-03T18:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/11/09/the-office-handbook-a-guide-for-the-reluctant-corporate-employee-%e2%80%93-chapter-3/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/fig-3-1.jpgFig. 3.1Fig. 3.1. - It takes less than 15 seconds to say something completely regrettable.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/days-of-the-week-grid4.jpgDays of the Week Grid2010-11-13T12:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/05/12/the-office-handbook-a-guide-for-the-reluctant-corporate-employee-chapter-2/2010-11-10T01:31:16+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/10/05/i-might-lose-you/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo.jpg4th GradeA rainbow sweater AND a bowl cut?! I never had a chance, Mom.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/irish-street-scene.jpgIrish Street Scenehttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/prairie4.jpgPrairieWest is that way dummy.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/prairie3.jpgPrairieWest is that way dummy.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/prairie2.jpgBroken Kettle GrasslandsWest is that way dummy.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/prairie1.jpgThe Nature Preservehttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/iowa-signs1.jpgTerrible Iowa SignsSay whaaa?2010-10-08T23:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/08/22/my-new-diet/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/katy-perry-california-gurls1.jpgKATY-PERRY-CALIFORNIA-GURLS12010-09-11T23:18:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/08/11/to-all-organizations-playing-a-role-in-my-overall-flight-experience/2010-08-23T00:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/08/04/a-debbie-downer-blog-about-prop-8/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/37854_909359299544_3311707_50022051_2173802_n.jpgMy Most Notable Contribution to the MovementMy Most Notable Contribution to the Movement2010-08-13T05:44:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/07/28/gay-and-at-the-part-ii/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/depot.jpgBad DykeThis really just says it all.2010-08-17T02:23:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2006/09/29/longer-less-funny-more-bitter-enjoy/2010-07-22T23:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2006/07/06/man-im-judgmental/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ford_taylor_hicks.jpg2006 Model Year-End Sales Event Commercial2010-07-22T17:19:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2009/09/09/active-this-is-marea/2010-07-22T15:36:10+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/07/20/famous-writer-dies-tragically-when-private-jet-crashes-near-fabulous-vacation-home-world-mourns/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/phone.jpgPhonehttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/chopper.jpgChopperSafety was a recurring them for Blue, though it is unclear what was meant by "little children" since she herself was 5.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dedication.jpgDedicationFurther demonstrating genius by already having the same handwriting as a child that she would have as an adult.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/untitled7.jpgUntitled2010-07-30T05:14:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2009/11/30/linens-n%e2%80%99-things-of-little-importance/2010-07-21T23:32:46+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2008/11/05/god-bless-america/2010-07-21T23:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2009/11/02/it%e2%80%99s-a-boy/2010-07-22T19:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2009/05/25/man-im-judgmental-part-ii/2010-07-21T23:17:50+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2009/07/24/blogging-about-harry-potter-a-new-low/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2.jpg2Which crush makes me creepier? I'll let YOU decide!2010-07-21T23:17:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2009/12/09/arizona-cheers-and-jeers/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/arizonabuckhunter.jpgArizonaBuckHunter2010-07-21T23:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2007/03/21/procrastinating/2010-07-21T21:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2006/11/17/id-like-to-give-a-shout-out-to-little-ray-ray-and-request-the-new-danity-cane/2010-07-21T21:35:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2006/08/17/more-beef/2010-07-21T21:35:24+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2008/03/04/an-old-one-circa-summer-2006-wardrobe-malfunction/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ellen-wedding2.jpgEllen WeddingMy twin?2010-07-21T21:32:19+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2009/07/10/my-latest-existential-crisis/2010-07-21T21:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2008/04/25/longer-less-funny-more-bitter-part-ii/2010-07-21T21:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2007/01/03/my-longest-blog-ever-is-about-flip-cup-does-that-make-me-sad-or-awesome/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/122.jpg2009 - Team "Breakfast of Champions" Victory2009 - Team "Breakfast of Champions" Victoryhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/2007-team-jock-jams-victory.jpg2007 - Team "Jock Jams" Victory2007 - Team "Jock Jams" Victoryhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/121.jpg2009 - Team "Breakfast of Champions" Victory2009 - Team "Breakfast of Champions" Victoryhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/5.jpg2007 - Team "Jock Jams" VictoryDemonstrating sense of urgencyhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/12.jpg2009 Flip Cup Victory2010-07-21T21:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2006/12/20/the-few-the-proud-the-turleys/2010-07-21T21:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2008/12/24/can-i-get-an-amen/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/obama-and-rick-warren11229620315.jpgobama-and-rick-warren11229620315Debra J., you dog! That man's a Christian!2010-07-21T21:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2009/11/17/the-office-handbook-a-guide-for-the-reluctant-corporate-employee/2010-07-21T21:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/2010/03/12/gay-and-at-the/2011-02-18T16:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mareablue.com/americorps-letters-home-2/may-14-2009-honestly-this-is-the-last-one/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn0738.jpgWith non-teammate besties Megan and Julie at graduation.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dsc02069.jpgWalking with Lydia toward steel mills on Lake Michigan.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn0866.jpgSaving the world.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn1134.jpgDoing creepy things with antique farming tools at Usher's Ferry.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn1431.jpgI'm coming home, Cali.2010-07-19T22:51:16+00:00weekly0.6https://mareablue.com/americorps-letters-home-2/august-10-2008-an-update-from-the-tall-corn-state/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/crguttingoutfit2.jpgHot damn I look good in coverallshttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/team-pic3.jpgOak 2 with Cedar Rapids home ownerhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/crowbar2.jpgTearing shit up with one of the only tools I know how to usehttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/trashpile2.jpgTrash stacked on post-flood street in Cedar Rapidshttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/team-pic2.jpgOak 2 with the home ownerhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/crowbar1.jpgCrowbarhttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/team-pic1.jpgCedar Rapids Team Pichttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/crguttingoutfit1.jpgCoverallshttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/trashpile1.jpgCedar Rapids Trash Pile2010-11-06T17:29:26+00:00weekly0.6https://mareablue.com/americorps-letters-home-2/march-8-2009-my-final-update/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn0097.jpgPlaying with icicles, an activity I constantly yelled at my campers about. Bad counselor. https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn0798.jpgSpeaking of personal growth, doing a high ropes course with a Sherman Lake staff member. https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mollyseabergmikeholdamelodywurldanielwoodykelseydeckersarahrussolydiacarlsonmareabluevioletscheibelsusanrearick.jpgOak 2: Molly, Mike, Melody, Woody, Kelsey, Sarah, Lydia, Me, Violet, Susan the day before leaving Sherman Lake. https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dsci0294.jpgBecoming certified to belay. I promise I climbed slightly higher than that. https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn0110.jpgThe "Pod"https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn0058.jpgOur van, affectionately named "Fuck Face", stuck on the road on the way to our pod.2010-07-18T08:20:56+00:00weekly0.6https://mareablue.com/americorps-letters-home-2/october-26-2008-update-from-iowa-aka-the-longest-email-you%e2%80%99ve-ever-received/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn1224.jpgThe bison we built the fence for.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/321.jpgI make fire.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture-7.jpgactually took a hunter's ed class in Westfield for fun so I am now certified to shoot at things in the state of Iowa. I thought I would include this picture as an illustration of how different my world is right now. https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture-51.jpgDriving my new favorite toy, the ATV during one of our burns. Please notice the PCB of Nick Beeck, the conservation employee behind me. If my little pea head didn't look so bad in a helmet, this would be a good one to print on a business card.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture-6.jpgPosing with most of the team after one of our burns. The ash behind us used to be prairie grass and sumac that came up to our waists. https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture-5.jpgDriving my new favorite toy, the ATV during one of our burns. Please notice the PCB of Nick Beeck, the conservation employee behind me. If my little pea head didn't look so bad in a helmet, this would be a good one to print on a business card.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture-4.jpgChecking to see if Mike's tractor hole was deep enough https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture-3.jpgWalking down the ridge with Melody to gas the chainsaw (on the left)https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/pict0363.jpgThe Hummel House2010-07-18T07:52:25+00:00weekly0.6https://mareablue.com/americorps-letters-home-2/december-13-2008-an-update-from-iowa-through-chattering-teeth/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture_6.jpgBeing a good cultural influence on my teammates by teaching them how to do Saki bombs. I mostly included this because I'm winning and I wanted you kids to know I still got.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture_51.jpgSpelunking - If you look carefully, you can see my underwear.Spelunking - If you look carefully, you can see my underwear.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture_41.jpgThis part of Iowa is known for its large rock masses and caves and is very beautiful. This picture was taken from one of the highest points when we went spelunking.This part of Iowa is known for its large rock masses and caves https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture_32.jpgWith camper Keith at a Thursday night dance. It is customary to come in costume which is why I'm wearing an old man blazer and a fury pants with a sewn in tail. Seriously, I was sober for these events.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture_23.jpgTrying to get a chainsaw to start in the cold while working for Jones County. My head is receding into my sweatshirt because it was under twenty degrees with high winds and we were still outdoors.https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/picture_12.jpgCutting door trim with a miter saw. Really just a gratuitous tool shot.2010-11-08T06:09:16+00:00weekly0.6https://mareablue.com/americorps-letters-home-2/july-11-2008-greetings-from-v-town/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/city-of-lights.jpgI'm not making this shit upI'm not making this shit uphttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/boots.jpgEven I'm not gay enough to pull off these bootshttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/uniform.jpgTry to control yourself ladiesTry to control yourself ladieshttps://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/braille-school.jpgView from Iowa Braille Institute lawnView from Iowa Braille Institute lawn2010-08-12T20:43:35+00:00weekly0.6https://mareablue.com/americorps-letters-home-2/2010-07-18T05:17:21+00:00weekly0.6https://mareablue.com/americorps-letters-home-2/july-5-2008-au-revoir/https://mareablue.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/au-revoir.jpgAu Revoir2010-07-17T00:48:55+00:00weekly0.6https://mareablue.comdaily1.02015-07-22T23:51:58+00:00