i have been slacking slacking slacking with this whole blogging thing.
it probably has something to do with working everyday... it just burns me out. i come home from work and eat dinner and browse etsy and my design blogs, and never really accomplish much of anything, thus the lack of blogging. but even with all the working it has been a great summer so far. Im currently looking forward to this saturday when craig is coming up again to visit!! we are planning on... going to an Empire of the Sun concert with kim and jannick!!! (tickets were a late anniversary present from craig), boutique-ing in the village, Mae's ice cream, a day at the jersey shore, thrifting, and a trip to new hope. then its one more week of working before i leave to go to MD for RA training!! which will take the next two weeks... which then leaves only ONE week until our departure flight to ITALIA!!!! i have a weird way of counting down i know. :)
in other exciting news...i recently went on a shopping trip which resulted in some adorable summer dresses, a pair of nude colored pumps, and a new pair of jeans (normally i hate jeans-so uncomfortable- but i wanted some nice ones for italy). Also new in my life is my nikon d60, adopted from my cousin sarah who is upgrading cameras due to the fact that she is amazing at life and is now photographing weddings and such. i dont think ive ever loved a piece of technology as much as this little camera. its very easy to fall in love with, its small, but takes amazing pictures, and best of all (this may hint to you that im new in photography) it makes adorable little clicking noises every time the shutter opens and closes. Im still learning how to use it, but when i do... prepare yourself for photo overload on this blog. muahahhaa.
on my things still to get before i leave the country for four months list are:
a cute little vintage Polaroid camera
film from the impossible project
a scarf
some oxfords
a casual blazer
a haircut!
i have not yet officially started packing, but mentally i have. i love lists and im constantly making lists of what i want to pack during my down time at work. my suitcase is supposed to be under 50 lbs, so it will be an exciting challenge for me!!
hopefully i will be getting back into the swing of things with blogging.
cheers
Monday, August 2, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
inspiration
http://www.laurennassef.com/category/drawing-a-day/
http://www.carlkleiner.com/
http://www.wimp.com/olemiss/
http://www.carlkleiner.com/
http://www.wimp.com/olemiss/
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
wednesday is hump day
ive been running and working out every day since craig has been gone! im pretty proud of myself about that.
Im also very in love with this new song i found on Todays Letters blog. i've been listening to it all morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnTacC1qUmE
nice weather today and only one more day of classes after today!
Im also very in love with this new song i found on Todays Letters blog. i've been listening to it all morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnTacC1qUmE
nice weather today and only one more day of classes after today!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
something to think about
i read recently some advice somewhere or another, i can't remember now, but the thought has stayed with me...
"if you can't do it for someone you love than..."
in context i think they were responding to someone when talking about going the extra mile for people you love. and its just really resounded with me, if you can't find the time in your day to do something special for the people you love, then who are you giving that time to instead?
hu-rah. first week of collage summer classes +no boyfriend= done!!
plus i have not run out of food yet! also special thanks to aunt bern and attie who brought me a fresh supply of fruit!!! yay family!
"if you can't do it for someone you love than..."
in context i think they were responding to someone when talking about going the extra mile for people you love. and its just really resounded with me, if you can't find the time in your day to do something special for the people you love, then who are you giving that time to instead?
hu-rah. first week of collage summer classes +no boyfriend= done!!
plus i have not run out of food yet! also special thanks to aunt bern and attie who brought me a fresh supply of fruit!!! yay family!
Monday, May 17, 2010
back at SMCM
Good news:
1. i have recovered my camera charger and thus will be taking pictures soon!
2. today is the first day of summer classes
3. I checked out lots of fun books from the library on this rainy day (Dr. Seuss, Persepolis, The complete Sherlock Holmes, and Europe Travel Book)
4. I have moved into my new room, and did not forget anything significant
5. I sucessfully cooked two meals for myself, last night i had risotto for dinner with sliced carrots, and this morning I had spring cherry tea with hard boiled eggs and toast. (yes mom the bread you made me)
6. I went for a jog
Not as Good news:
1. Craig flies to Italy today, where he will be for the next 15 days
2. I have ten straight hours of classes today
3. Its rainy out
4. The school gym is closed this week
5. The downstairs kitchen is infested with roaches. one crawled out of the oven this morning. gross. they are all over. I'm now very thankful for the personal fridge i have upstairs.
hmmm. well two weeks without my best friend around will be good for me i suppose. Not to mention he will be having tons of fun traveling italy playing music, drinking wine, and spending time with friends.
1. i have recovered my camera charger and thus will be taking pictures soon!
2. today is the first day of summer classes
3. I checked out lots of fun books from the library on this rainy day (Dr. Seuss, Persepolis, The complete Sherlock Holmes, and Europe Travel Book)
4. I have moved into my new room, and did not forget anything significant
5. I sucessfully cooked two meals for myself, last night i had risotto for dinner with sliced carrots, and this morning I had spring cherry tea with hard boiled eggs and toast. (yes mom the bread you made me)
6. I went for a jog
Not as Good news:
1. Craig flies to Italy today, where he will be for the next 15 days
2. I have ten straight hours of classes today
3. Its rainy out
4. The school gym is closed this week
5. The downstairs kitchen is infested with roaches. one crawled out of the oven this morning. gross. they are all over. I'm now very thankful for the personal fridge i have upstairs.
hmmm. well two weeks without my best friend around will be good for me i suppose. Not to mention he will be having tons of fun traveling italy playing music, drinking wine, and spending time with friends.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
all alone
First of all... HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
I love you mom. thanks for all the awesome things you do like paying for college and food and stuff. drive safe tomorrow when you come down to maryland.
I was going to post a picture of us, but i realized i didnt have any, so maybe we should take some pictures together sometime.
So this is what i took a picture of instead. asia moved out for the summer.
last night in Queen Anne at St. Marys until... fall of 2011 if things go according to plan, which they never do.
of course yes i will be here all summer in PG so the feeling of nostalgia is short lived, but asia has moved out and with one side of the room empty it feels weird to be here.
It also feels like i have too much stuff.
This weekend was absolutely fabulous. spent some time at eastern market where mom number two and i got spinach empanadas and went flea market shopping and stopped by an old book store. one of those ones where they have books wall to wall and very small aisles which you have to squeeze through. of course i didn't actually buy anything, as i am saving up every penny. Uncle Chas, if you are reading this i used that handy metro card you got me!! thanks for that! And i will be using it again when i go get my visa sometime next week.
Then today craig and henry and mom #2 and i all went to the vegan cafe for brunch (ross and monica had left the day before for some reason...), which was of course very nice (the cafe, not the fact that ross and monica left).
So then craig and i headed home. and we stopped to get thai food. smile. mmm pad thai.
Now i am sitting alone in my room, thinking how weird it is that there is no one on the other side.
I have an additional goal to add to this summer: learn how to sew. like really sew. and to sew something.
Lastly...
-please keep my uncle richard and aunt bev in your thoughts as my cousin recently passed away after a violent incident and they are struggling with the loss.
I love you mom. thanks for all the awesome things you do like paying for college and food and stuff. drive safe tomorrow when you come down to maryland.
I was going to post a picture of us, but i realized i didnt have any, so maybe we should take some pictures together sometime.
So this is what i took a picture of instead. asia moved out for the summer.
last night in Queen Anne at St. Marys until... fall of 2011 if things go according to plan, which they never do.
of course yes i will be here all summer in PG so the feeling of nostalgia is short lived, but asia has moved out and with one side of the room empty it feels weird to be here.
It also feels like i have too much stuff.
This weekend was absolutely fabulous. spent some time at eastern market where mom number two and i got spinach empanadas and went flea market shopping and stopped by an old book store. one of those ones where they have books wall to wall and very small aisles which you have to squeeze through. of course i didn't actually buy anything, as i am saving up every penny. Uncle Chas, if you are reading this i used that handy metro card you got me!! thanks for that! And i will be using it again when i go get my visa sometime next week.
Then today craig and henry and mom #2 and i all went to the vegan cafe for brunch (ross and monica had left the day before for some reason...), which was of course very nice (the cafe, not the fact that ross and monica left).
So then craig and i headed home. and we stopped to get thai food. smile. mmm pad thai.
Now i am sitting alone in my room, thinking how weird it is that there is no one on the other side.
I have an additional goal to add to this summer: learn how to sew. like really sew. and to sew something.
Lastly...
-please keep my uncle richard and aunt bev in your thoughts as my cousin recently passed away after a violent incident and they are struggling with the loss.
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