eat, drink & be mary

viva el peru

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:11:12 -0500

viva el peru

new apt. 3 words to describe: exposed. brick. walls.

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:15:55 -0500

new apt. 3 words to describe: exposed. brick. walls.

Hop-hop-hoppy Easter!

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 09:50:33 -0500

Hop-hop-hoppy Easter!

crocodile toothbrush cover = currently my most prized...

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:13:06 -0500

crocodile toothbrush cover = currently my most prized possession. i may have to use some (a lot of) force to fit my adult sized toothbrush into it, but it’s worth it.

can’t get enough of these.

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:24:00 -0500

can’t get enough of these.

today is a great day. the sun is shining, i have a cup of coffee in my hand and i just skyped with...

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:01:40 -0500

today is a great day. the sun is shining, i have a cup of coffee in my hand and i just skyped with my cat. no better way to celebrate 3.14 than by being a huge nerd.

Photo

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:36:44 -0600

parents give the prettiest flowers. happy white coat ceremony to...

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:46:50 -0600

parents give the prettiest flowers. happy white coat ceremony to me.

Top 5 Favorite Days of the Year

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:32:17 -0500

1. Christmas

2. The day Vera Bradley releases their new Spring patterns

3. The day Vera Bradley releases their new Fall patterns

4. The day Vera Bradley releases their new Winter patterns

5. The day Vera Bradley releases their new Summer patterns

"some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. if you’re..."

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:30:54 -0500

“some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. if you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.”

- lady gaga

after a year-long hiatus, i am back to being a student. one...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:07:11 -0500

after a year-long hiatus, i am back to being a student. one thing is for sure, i am definitely out of practice. this whole wake up early, go to bed late, be productive in between, no time for naps thing has been a very hard routine to get back into. luckily for me, there are delicious, sugary cupcakes just a hop, skip and a jump away. i foresee many energizing study breaks taking place at molly’s.

living in a big city is weird. so much different than visiting a...

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:52:33 -0500

living in a big city is weird. so much different than visiting a big city. in some ways the city is more intimidating than i imagined, but in lots of ways less intimidating. i’m definitely not used to walking out of a grocery store and seeing this view. catches me off guard every time.

after a long week of cleaning, packing, packing, packing,...

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:53:18 -0500

after a long week of cleaning, packing, packing, packing, cleaning, packing, cleaning, cleaning, moving, cleaning, moving, unpacking, cleaning and unpacking, i can finally sit back and enjoy the view from my new apartment. hello chicago.

spending a saturday night laughing with friends. eating beef...

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:40:13 -0500

spending a saturday night laughing with friends. eating beef jerky & pickled eggs. drinking brandy old fashioneds. i can’t think of a merrier way to celebrate a birthday. happy birthday, rachel!

"i have always felt that the action most worth watching is not at the center of things but where..."

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:31:27 -0500

“i have always felt that the action most worth watching is not at the center of things but where edges meet. i like shorelines, weather fronts, international borders. there are interesting frictions and incongruities in these places, and often, if you stand at the point of tangency, you can see both sides better than if you were in the middle of either one.”

- anne fadiman - the spirit catches you and you fall down

back to reality. seems like just yesterday i was parasailing in...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:22:19 -0500

back to reality. seems like just yesterday i was parasailing in paradise, sipping bahama mamas by the pool and snorkeling in the crystal clear waters of the caribbean. now i sit surrounded by concrete, mosquitos and electronic devices reminding me of all the things on my to-do list. three things i really didn’t miss at all. gotta love vacation.

after googling the phrase “how to pronounce the letter...

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:29:27 -0500

after googling the phrase “how to pronounce the letter ‘b’ so that an automated voice recognition system will not think you are saying the letter ‘e’” (with zero useful results) and another identity theft scare, my new apartment will finally have electricity.

in other news, a fellow school supply enthusiast and i recently did some late-night shopping, and i purchased something that had been missing in my life for 23 years. one of those really cool pens that can write in four different colors. it was love at first write.

backyards are the best. when i was younger, i never understood...

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:04:00 -0500

backyards are the best. when i was younger, i never understood why my parents always wanted to spend their free time working in the yard. but, after many years of not having a yard of my own, and many more such years in my future, i aspire to one day have my own backyard. where i will spend my free time planting flowers, watching birds, sitting on swings and hanging butterfly-adorned twinkle lights.

i spent my afternoon enjoying the best of both worlds....

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:49:32 -0500

i spent my afternoon enjoying the best of both worlds. productively crafting in the relaxing atmosphere of a coffee shop, and soaking up the sunlight from the comfort of air conditioning.

8 feel-good websites to brighten your day

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:38:00 -0500

8 feel-good websites to brighten your day:

i have literally spent all morning looking at these websites. i haven’t accomplished much else today, but yet i feel oddly productive. in fact, admiring the top 10 cutest ‘zooborn’ cats may be the most productive thing i do all day. but, i’m okay with that.