After spending most of July and August being mock cerebral and reading Shakespeare, I decided it was time to reread Harry Potter. From the start.

So on August 22, I commenced the undertaking, and just now I have finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This book is 870 pages long, and I started it on Friday. Good thing I spent at ( Read more... )

Kittens swarm Houston Astros outfielder

I figure there were a few people I know who would be interested in this. Cute picture included!

In other news, I've read 100+ pages of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame in the last three days. You'd never guess that, given Vanity Fair took eight months.

SHOCKING, I KNOW.

It seems 2010 is the year of my mother not being available when I need to talk to her most. I wonder if it really is separation anxiety.

I've long since given up feeling bad about not uploading my trip pictures in a timely fashion, but I do have two I want to share.

( Choking up in the Met )

Chemistry has been a bit slow and the Orioles have been total shit, but otherwise my month and spring have had a lot to like. My parents came to visit last weekend, which was really fun. We went hiking on the Blue Ridge Parkway and hit four wineries over two days. They ended up buying nine bottles for themselves! These are my parents, who for ( Read more... )

I almost can't believe today is Opening Day (for the O's anyway). I have my Matt Wieters Facts t-shirt washed and ready to go, and bandaids for when my feet inevitably get blisters from my orange peep-toe wedges!

Some things I love:
The O's are offering expanded dining options, including more vegetarian options, at Camden Yards this year ( Read more... )

I feel very in touch with my writing process tonight, even though I have no pressing writing projects and certainly won't be writing more than a few lines here. Things are going well, I suppose. It's awkward, because for a lot of people, writing is a way to vent and thus a lot of what goes into writing is frustrated ramblings that make the person ( Read more... )

1. New York City
2. Metropolitan Museum of Art
3. Fresh-squeezed orange juice
4. Dozens of Indian restaurants right in the neighborhood
5. Olympic hockey
6. Public transportation
7. Staying within budget
8. My new sunglasses
9. Sleeping in my own bed tonight

I finally got out of my apartment yesterday and went shopping. Definitely a breath of fresh air and now I have food in my apartment for when I come back from New York. Did I mention I planned a trip to NYC for after my exam as a gift for going through all the stress? I leave Wednesday by train and will be gone five nights. It'll be cold and I' ( Read more... )

Well, we're supposed to get 5-10 inches of snow tomorrow into Wednesday. I'd bitch and moan, but my parents are supposed to get 10-20 inches. So I've weighed my options and decided not to go home this weekend. I'll call my grandmother to break the news on Wednesday ( Read more... )