I was going to make another depressing post about how life sucks, but dammit, I may not have control over strange viruses or health insurance companies or traffic or even my own body, but I can at least control my mood!!! So here are some things that make me happy today ( Read more... )

I went shopping last night with Adi and bought a few things, including this old man cardigan in dark gray which is my NEW FAVORITE THING. I am wearing it today and occasionally rub my face on my sleeves 'cause it's soooo soft. And the sweater I'm wearing under it is a cashmere blend I got for Christmas. So I'm just fluffy central over here ( Read more... )

THINGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A REAL ADULT ( Read more... )

After two weekends in a row of unprecedented amounts of social activity (seriously, I went out Thursday, Friday, and Saturday each of the past two weeks!), I spent today just chilling by myself and enjoying my own company ( Read more... )

On Sunday, I made a vast vat of soup, starting with a gallon of broth and adding enough substance so my "soup" is, again, rather more like a stew. I filled up fivelarge plastic containers for later eating ( Read more... )

Not shockingly, I stayed up late almost every night during my Thanksgiving vacation (going to local dive bars with my cousin! playing cards with my grandmother and relatives! watching Tank Girl and chatting with some random OKcupid girl in rural PA!). I totally planned on going to bed early last night so I could still get 9 or 10 hours of sleep, ( Read more... )

OBAMA: PRETTY FUCKING GAY COOL ( Read more... )

Today is the first day of truly cool autumn weather in the District. The past few weeks a crisp chill has been creeping into the air and the leaves have been getting a bit crackly around the edges, and you could smell the seasons changing, but highs were still in the 70s, and rugby was still a sweaty, humid affair ( Read more... )

1) When I go home, I always end up bringing back a bunch of extra stuff. Part of it is a result of my mother taking me shopping ("You don't have a good interview suit!? We must get you one!" "And replace those Payless shoes you left on a bus with high-quality black pumps!" "And three button-down shirts to go with it all!") and part of it is her ( Read more... )

I has a house ( Read more... )