...was a crazy year for me on so many levels.  it had it's high highs and low lows, but at this moment i have a fantastic job, amazing friends, a cozy home, a supportive family, and i'm in love.  so i'm really looking forward to 2009.

happy new year, y'all.  :)

so it's official...i have the best boyfriend ever.  he drove up sunday night and left tuesday morning, so that was our christmas.  and i was spoiled with love and presents!  his parents got me a crock pot...woo hoo!  so excited about that.  and among other things, sk got me a beautiful necklace that has such a lovely sentiment behind it and is ( Read more... )

* i took an awesome hip-hop class yesterday with my friend, the fab and talented sammy reyes, at koresh.  haven't taken class there in a while, and it felt good to be back.  gonna try to make it a regular thing.  sammy's not an easy teacher and it was a real workout, but i loved it.  guys, i crumped last night!

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nothing warms the soul (and belly) like a good potluck dinner, a rousing game of celebrity, and an absinthe.  delicious in every way.

"The important thing is not that we can live on hope alone, but that life is not worth living without it."-Harvey Milk

SEE THIS FILM. Not just for the beautiful direction and performances, but to appreciate the legacy of an incredible person who is such an important part of this country's history.

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*waffle house grits

*pumpkin butter

*seeing deer and bunnies every morning

*coming home to a clean, yummy-smelling apartment with candles burning and puppy dogs and a roomie who missed you

*this guy :)


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...i also want aperture.

and anything from fredflare.com.  seriously.  cutest stuff ever!

so....i like a boy.  a lot.  i mean, a whole lot.  i have felt pretty connected to a couple of people i have dated over the past couple years, but this one just...seems to make sense in a way that the others didn't.  if that makes any sense.

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