at my apartment in midtown, the "hippest" area of atlanta, THE place to live, every tuesday night for the past few months have been complete agony. "but why?" you might ask? because EVERY tuesday, the cafe downstairs hires the most GODAWFUL singer to come in and serenade their patrons ( Read more... )

i think that the period of time starting from mid-october to mid-january may, in fact, be my favorite part of the year. i've mentioned before that i absolutely adore the holidays. i love how festive everything becomes and the many "traditional" activities that surround each month. halloween is probably the event that kick-starts the holidays for me ( Read more... )

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yes, the number 2 seems to be a special number this month. 2 is not only what the bears are ranked this week, but is also the number of years liam and i have been dating, the same number as the anniversary we celebrated 2 weeks ago as well as the actual date of the anniversary (2nd of each month). 2 also happens to be the number of hours in ( Read more... )

pre 2002: coming from guam, we don't get many football games, and most people seem to be more into the nfl than cfb...needless to say, i didn't watch any games ( Read more... )

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i suppose that no matter where you go, the places you live tend to have an influence on how you act and your personality..and the longer you stay in a place, the bigger the change. well, i have been in the south for a little over a year now, and i'm just starting to feel the effects of "southern" culture on me. it's quite draining trying to fight ( Read more... )

i'm back from an amazing maine trip. back and about 10 pounds heavier...somehow i swear i managed to consume my weight in seafood ( Read more... )

so, i guess there hasn't been an increase in posts as promised. i keep meaning to blog, then i'd get distracted. one of these days (and i've been thinking about doing this for a while) i'm going to do a "day in the life of" entry where i take my camera and document my life as a research coordinator.

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...things that currently make me happy ( Read more... )