December 2009
26 posts
wishes for a dollar
there was a guy on the corner of our street today, selling wishes. i immediately passed him by, figuring he was hawking for some bogus charity. but the light was red, so i stood nearby and actually heard what he was selling: a single seed from a dandelion, bottled and corked.
i thought it was adorable. so i bought one.
he even showed me the polaroid of the mama dandelion it purportedly came...
so let's talk a little about last friday.
alternate title: why daydrinking is bad news.
last friday was our work christmas party. never having a real job before and having watched many sitcoms in my life, i pictured a couple people wearing santa hats, a semi-depressing array of cheeses and cookies, and everyone milling awkwardly around a holiday-decorated office.
instead, it was like this:
yes, that’s a photo from our party....
someone in the agency is wailing away on an...
Alan: somebody had too good a time at andrew bird today
still doing homework.
i mean work work. work is still crazy, and has kept me busier than i have been in the last couple months ( why i still haven’t resumed normal presence on here). seriously though, the gods have a sense of humor. they must’ve choked back laughter while i willingly chose a career path that has just as much homework as school ever did.
fuggs.
I’ve never owned uggs. I never had any interest, they were way too trendy for me to handle back in their heyday of 2005ish.
but a few things caused me to change my tune this winter…my shoe tastes have changed. i only have one pair of sneakers right now that i wear rarely. i like flats. and wearing flats in the winter…that brings me to my second point. chicago. winter. brutal.
i...
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a really exciting post about sinks.
i’m gone forever so naturally i return to tumblr with a really boring white whine.
having an old, old apartment can be cute: arched doorways, high ceilings, industrial-looking air tunnels running throughout (clearly an after-market addition). but i get pissed off when i learn that our owners never really felt like updating certain parts of this place to keep up with the 21st century...
it's decided.
there is a nail salon in my building. after work today i am treating myself to a manicure, in bright-ass-red (i mean, holiday red).
i'm in a great mood right now.
my life has been lurchingly up-and-down lately—literally things will be great one moment, then the tides will turn and everything is stressful, urgent and awful. i chose this career but it doesn’t mean i am (or ever will be?) accustomed to the volatility.
because of this, i am really trying to commit myself to enjoying the small moments. at least for now, i’ve given up hope on...
gah.
work! was thrown on a pitch last minute, should have more time for tumblr in the next few days.
are you spinning a basketball?! →
this entire scene had me laughing til i cried. god it’s funny.
who knew christmas could be so epic →
8-bit christmas! you can listen to them all by scrolling down a little. these are AWESOME.
so this is kind of funny.
a few days ago i got really fed up with myself: i totally plowed through the infamous oreos, i was eating all sorts of terrible packaged, sugary, carby foods. i felt out of control, like i was addicted to sugar. i think i really am—i crave sugar constantly, i eat packaged foods way too much (thanks, midwestern upbringing). i always felt very sluggish and low-energy. so i decided to push...
