January 2011
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“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is...”
– John Keating, Dead Poet’s Society (via thegirlwiththemessyhair)
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things i have done lately.
1. Watched Revenge of the Bridesmaids with Shari and Court. “If you had wings, you’d be an angel…or an ugly ass dragon.” For a TV movie, it was pretty funny. And stupid of course…but quite funny.
2. Went to Costco with Shari - we were quite excited to now be members, although the amount of bulk food we need is not great. We bought juice and chai.
3. Had quite...
and this is just one reason why she is my best...
Katelyn: Clearly this is a matter for President Obama. I think he would do something about the sign.
Me: I think he would.
Katelyn: Call him up.
Me: Do you have his cell? Or the White House?
Katelyn: Yup, let me give it to you...(202)THE-PREZ.
modcloth will be the death of me.
1. Only $22???? 2. Feathers 3. I would wear this only, oh…every day of my life.
“Fear isn’t only a guide to keep us safe; it’s also a manipulative emotion that...”
– — Donald Miller
(via sparklyofmyveryown)
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Shari is reading a book on dating (instead of...
Shari: Here are three tips to being more mysterious and attractive; "1. Don't talk on the phone for more than 30 minutes with him - always have plans after. You may 'plan' to watch TV or 'plan' to stop talking to him. But he doesn't have to know that."
Me: What if he asks?
Shari: You say "I have plans to stop talking to you--"
Me: "I just reallyreally want to be mysterious--"
Shari: "And therefore appear attractive to you."
“It is very sad to me that some people are so intent on leaving their mark on the...”
– John Green. (via owlssayhooot)
“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are...”
– Sylvia Plath (via 12345678990)
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back in the sweet suite.
we spontaneously decided to rearrange our room tonight! i really like it. we must solve the table situation, the no curtain situation, and the no-drawer-for-skirts situation. and then we will be absolutely fantastic.
winter days are dangerous...
when they are sunny and bright and the rooms are clean and tea is near and Regina Spektor is on. because they are so beautiful. and now i feel like buying myself a mini new wardrobe. and the phrase “you have bills to pay” keeps running through my head, but that doesn’t eliminate the fact that i have a bit of money, and i haven’t bought any new clothes since October, or a...
i would like...
1. some red shoes.
2.
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january 20th.
well today is kind of wonderful. contributing factors are Eliza Doolittle, Dad coming home from his business trip, Community/The Office/Parks and Recreation back on, and file cabinets. Now to watch Modern Family, drink chai, and work on invitations.
“…Is EVERY song you listen to covered by some female singer from England?”
– Josh, my rather facetious (yet perceptive) brother.
“I’m always talking about the semiotics of clothes, how the clothes we wear send...”
– Tim Gunn’s Advice for Making It Work - NYTimes.com (via hellodoctorkitty)
“They say you should never mix business with pleasure- really? Well then explain...”
– Andy Bernard (The Office)
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things i have done lately.
This was a weekend complètement de la qualité.
1. Spent Friday-Saturday in Ohio at a business conference, for the jewelry company I work for.
1.5. Ended a sentence with a preposition.
2. Drove there/attended meetings/drove home with my amazing jewelry “mom” (aka sponsor), Whitney.
3. Climbed about 13 flights of stairs in heels.
4. Discovered that about 65% of jewelers...
“Reading is an inherently narcissist act: we love to see ourselves reflected on...”
– The Rumpus: Falling in Love with AHWOSG 10 Years Later (via synecdoche)
Watching Buffy=My Life
dramaqueenrlm:
Not a problem. Not at all.
You should definitely come over this Summer and we can have a Buffy marathon =]
“There’s no “exception clause” in any of the New Testament’s teaching about...”
– Greg Boyd (‘Can Christians Serve in the Military?’)
“Lovely comma space unintrusive comma space and absolutely necessary.”
– John Green on Oxford commas (via itslikeim12orsomething)
Joshua and I were trying to choose a SNL episode...
Hannah: Yes, yes, yes! Choose that one!
Josh: ...John McCain? You're excited to watch John McCain???
Hannah: No! Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Josh: Thank goodness.
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things i have done lately.
1. Made my Spring 2011 school folder. Accidentally wrote 2001 and had to redo the cover page.
2. Watched Boy Meets World for 2 hours. I think I’m ready for school to start again.
3. Cleaned 43 cupboards.
4. Decided to go to sleep early…then remembered that the chai I was drinking had caffeine in it. Ahhhhhhh.
5. Began packing for Rally this weekend (jewelry conference). I...
dish wish list.
