why is blocking someone on IM so liberating? I love it.

I think I might be homesick...I realized I've only been home once this entire year. I was home for 2 days in June, but before that it was in December for Christmas. I am a lame-O ( Read more... )

So, I just bought my plane ticket to Mexico City. Rudy and I take off December 22nd and get back the 27th, and I cannot WAIT! I am totally needing a break before I crack. Working 2 jobs is not so fun and I am generally tired all the time. I come home and want to go to sleep; I wake up, and want to go to sleep; I sleep and want to sleep some more... ( Read more... )

Saturdays are such a relief when they come. I love the relaxation of sleeping in, opening the day with alleviation instead of dread, and then having the time to take a nice run next to the water. This is the view where I run everyday:


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So, I am officially on VACATION! in Miami. I knooow, can you really believe it? I am having a hard time myself, but perhaps it's because I am STILL at the airport awaiting the arrival of my much-delayed parents. I cannot wait to see them though, and get this party rollin ( Read more... )

...Sometimes a crashing tide sweeps in, rustling the sand, changing its shape, stealing pebbles into its abyss while deserting others still on the shore ( Read more... )

So Jonah has taken to calling me "Mac" lately, a name I thought I escaped in high school. Alas, it has resurfaced. But this made me laugh today--->

Him: no problem, mac
Me: no mac!
Him: mac & cheese?
Me: ah, usually people go for the "Easy Mac" route
Him: a little bit too much truth in that one, eh?
Me: you of all people know that's not true
Him: ( Read more... )

There's this writer I love, and on his blog he said something that hit me with a bit more force than usual ( Read more... )

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...off to New York City for a couple of days...Not sure how badly I want to be going, but I'm sure it will be a great time. Plus NYC around Christmas is always beautiful. I'm hoping to talk someone into taking me ice skating at Rockefeller Plaza! But work calls: Underoath at FUSE Monday night, photo shoots / interviews all day Tuesday, sold-out ( Read more... )