May 2010
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The Beauty of Paper Art →
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The 10 Worst Things About Summer
Ok, so I read this article that Gawker published called The 10 Worst Things About Summer and I could not agree LESS with any of the things they posted! The ice cream truck sound? Flip flops? Seriously!? Brian Moylan is SUCH a debbie downer! Does he not find joy in anything?
So after that terribly depressing article, I challenged myself to come up with my own 10 Worst Things About Summer.
The 10...
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LOST in Ads... →
A little post I wrote for HZ’s blog about those sweet 15-second Target spots that aired during the finale of LOST.
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Happiness
I have been in a great mood today, which I am crediting to:
The discovery of the “Glee” channel on Pandora.com
The colorful and cheery plants that Phil and Elizabeth sent us as a housewarming gift
A nice dosage of endorphins due to an intense lunch-time workout
A satisfyingly healthy lunch and some Pellegrino with lemon (my new favorite treat)
My adorable kitty (who’s...
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30 Days to Create Stuff
Just took the 30 Days of Creativity oath. It’s a project, founded in Minneapolis, that encourages all people of all ages to create something new every day, for 30 days (beginning June 1). This really should be a lifetime thing, but hey, we’ll start with baby steps. Read more about the project here!
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My Feelings of Loss for LOST
So, last night Brad and I hunkered down with millions of other Losties around the country and watched the entire 4.5-hour LOST finale event on ABC.
Now, I won’t give away any plot points since I know a lot of people haven’t seen it yet since they are behind the times (Mom and Dad) or in Tanzania (Ashley!), but I just wanted to express my EXTREME disappointment at how everything shook...
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Puck.
It’s official. The new kitten’s name is Puck. He is named after the rubbery hockey equipment, the trickster in Midsummer Night’s Dream and the hot, mohawked rebel in Glee :) The perfect name for our new little guy. Brad is at the vet with him right now…and I already miss him!
(Puck, I mean).
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The Wedge.
So today Brad and I had a totally life changing experience. After work, we walked down to The Wedge—a coop our friend Jackie and my Aunt Cheryl have been absolutely RAVING about. It’s only about half a mile from our place, so we strolled on up Lyndale Avenue and they were NOT kidding.
The Wedge is A.MAZ.ING. It’s this really great, magical marketplace/grocery store where you can...
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We're Here, Don'tchaknow
Just made it into Minnesota! A few errands to run and then it’s unpacking time!!!!
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Taco John's
Just drove by our first Taco John’s, which means we are officially in Wisconsin (or as Jackie likes to call it, God’s State).
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Dark & Stormy
Just woke up and loading the car for Round 2 of Brad and Elyse’s excellent adventure. It thunderstormed ALL night. I kept having visions of lightning striking our U-Haul and all our possessions going up into flames. Luckily, that didn’t happen.
At the risk of sounding like a 5-year-old: are we there yet???
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“I’m glad I’m not driving a dairy truck full of eggs. Or a museum-bound truck...”
– Brad (who is totally sending Indiana the bill for anything broken in the truck)
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“What a dick-fuck!”
– Brad, being annoyed at a thoughtless, asshat of a driver
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Ohio, Enough With The Barns Already.
I can now safely say that the best thing to come out of Ohio is Glee. And that’s made up.
Only 13 miles left of this shitty state. Thank God.
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“Get up, get up, turn my ignition. Get up, get up, fire up the system. Play my...”
– Jimmy Eat World, Big Casino (Brad’s music choice)
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On The Road. Again!?!?!?
Well today is moving day! And so is tomorrow. And the next day. Yay………………..
Brad and I are loading up the U-Haul this afternoon (and by Brad and I, I mean Brad and his friend Andrew…while I clean the apartment behind them…although, at first I found my assignment somewhat sexist, I soon realized that all my adorable picture frames, books and other...
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Wheel of Nutrition →
This is SUCH a great idea! Thanks to Kendall (and Swiss Miss) for sharing :)
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A Thank You Note a Day →
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How LOST Can Bring Together the Politically...
This year, Brad and I have developed a very close friendship with a couple that I would not have pictured us being so close with. Friendly? Of course. Friends? Sure. But get-together-once-a-week BFFs? Not so much.
So, why did I never envision Stu + Hayley and Brad + Elyse being the poster children for perfect double dating?
Simple. We are on completely different planets when it comes to...
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WatchDon’t mind me drooling all over my keyboard…
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“When someone makes fun of me for: being fat, wearing “unflattering”...”
– Natalie Perkins (read her amazingly empowering article “You Can’t Bully Me Out of My Skinny Jeans” here)
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The New Currency
Jackie: Yeah, I would feel better just giving my clothes away and having it be over. Then people who really need them can get them--but selling them you can make like an extra $100.
Jackie: Which is like 1/3 of an iPad.
Elyse: I love how money now just translates into how many iPads you can buy.
Elyse: "these shoes cost 2 iPads"
Jackie: Its true.
Elyse: We're pathetic.
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Arial is Not My Type →
