July 2009
74 posts
i can't tell if i'm really excited or really...
take a deep breath and remember...
…it could be worse.
“this is a bag filled with dreams & recipes for soup & he’s...”
– brian andreas, story people
“the robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.”
– william shakespeare, othello
you live and learn, me, well i learned to let go parents and bosses and people who don’t want you to grow i think that anything that you want to, you can do and no one is going to tell me just who the hell i should sing to
stephen says this is my life on the fourth of july.
it isn’t much, but at least it’s mine.
prepare for the worst, hope for the best
hasn’t really worked for me, but i believe it.
toxic!
apparently pearls can melt/dissolve in vinegar — KEEP THAT POISON AWAY FROM ME AND MY NECKLACES AND EARRINGS.
the average lifespan of an NHL hockey puck is...
(via fuckyeahfacts)
so short, so abused.
to burn off one plain m&m candy, you need to walk...
(via fuckyeahfacts)
this makes me sad. a whole handful of m&m’s would mean sprinting suicides up and down the field, probably.
“shot through with adrenaline to fire up my excited heart; help me believe in...”
– i miss my stephen and his sixers.
boys will be boys.
seeing jake, luke and max at the party today made me proclaim that i’d be perfectly happy having three boys, under the condition that they looked and acted exactly like that trio. but hannah’s dress and matching sandals made me remember how fun it would be to dress a girl. HOT DAMN, I WANT THE WORLD.
the first thing i want to bake in my new kitchen (wherever that ends up being) is banana nut bread. a really good one. from scratch. i’d also love to purchase a toaster oven. these are all pretty lofty ambitions considering i could very well be homeless on friday and i have much bigger fish to fry than pastries and appliances.
starbucks decaf coffee + skim milk + splenda +...
“anywhozlbees”
– jack black on will & grace
some of the other names that were thought of for...
(via fuckyeahfacts)
i’m glad that they stuck with the seven they picked. especially dopey. because really? “awful”? “hotsy”? those are terrible.
“my aunt robbi told me at dinner not too long ago that if you demand better from...”
– my always insightful, smart, talented, funny and witty friend, tara. via her old blog. and her aunt robbi. (i ALWAYS go back to this quote)
“we just need to get you a pair of green pants to go with the shirt and boots....”
– clinton kelly to the costume lady that thinks it’s okay to dress like a wench from the 1300s on a daily basis.
you can gag, it's fine.
one of my best friends is going to be an aunt in december and found out yesterday that it’s going to be a NIECE. we spent a good chunk of the afternoon looking at baby clothes to spoil her with and OH. MY. GOSH. i just love baby clothes. and shoes. and accessories. and hats. and dresses. and blankeys. i want a baby to spoil and dress up. thank you children’s place, gymboree and tj...
i wore a skirt/dress every day this week. how...
mmmm iced coffee. looks like artwork. →
david's fault for this distraction →
i like when people call me "e"
it makes me feel like i’m the most stable person on entourage.
i'm even too impatient for microwaves.
“the truth is, everybody is going to hurt you, you just gotta find the ones worth...”
– Bob Marley (via eletheowl) cynical, but poignant.
there is currently an irishman in my office.
and he’s very fun to listen to. KEEP TALKING, SIR. KEEP TALKING.
love that our president has a sense of humor. →
“some things we don’t talk about, rather do without and just hold the smile”
– the fray
fairly certain dark chocolate zone bars are...
“did you cry? no, but i did listen to a hell of a lot of sinatra.”
– carrie and big “officially” back together.
emily tanoury and bridget kyle would not be proud.
i always thought that a buckeye was some kind of horned animal. i realized today that it’s a type of tree and the nut it produces! who knew?!
…probably everyone from ohio and just not me.
when i feel awkward and someone is standing in my office, i do a fake back crack. one would think this situation would make things more awkward, but i do it anyway. just to occupy myself.
you don't know how badly i wish this was NOT $70. →
during my commute home today, i found myself smiling and looking like a weirdo all alone in my car. it was because i was about to burst at the seams thinking about how lucky i feel right now. i have such amazing friends and the best family a girl could ask for.
compliment? insult? observation?
me: do you know what i call harry potter in my head?
Jason: what?
me: hairy poptart
Jason: LOL
Jason: that's such and Eliz thing
read my friend tara's blog; it's fantastic and... →
one reason i love google suggest...
…is that i type in words i don’t know how to spell and see if it recognizes what i’m talking about or auto-corrects it. the weeks that google suggest dissappeared, and i had to fend for myself, were a very dark point in my life.
