Making me feel better:
You telling me that you’ve been wearing the same shirt I bought you for Christmas since the day I last saw you until today, and thus, a total of eight days now, not because you are poor or have no other clothes to wear, but just because you like the shirt that much.
My baby-carrot sister. Because she can be feisty like a tamale, and yet comforting like a little carrot all in the same conversation.
Friends who, after I tell them that I am currently existing, as I do once every month (because I have to, I really don’t choose to ride this hormonal rollercoaster), in that happy-go-lucky pre-menstrual state of being otherwise known as: Highly Emotionally Unpredictable, I Just Might Be Upset For No Reason, Or For Every Little Reason I Can Think Of, And I Will Probably Cry On Cue, Or On No Cue At All, And On Every Cue In Between, tell me that I am allowed to bathe in my emotions, as long as I maintain a little piece of my brain that can remind me that I’m totally rational, and that people can JUST DEAL WITH ME FOR FOUR DAYS DAMMIT.
This week I have been:
Writing, editing, and organizing grant proposals, and preparing gargantuan-sized grant budgets feverishly, to meet deadlines both old and new.
Snuggling with my pug and enjoying any downtime I have been able to muster.
Writing! I’m so excited about three different stories I have in the works, and thanks to a recent prompt by Danny, I’ve been sitting down daily to translate my excitement into actual words on a page. (Not unlike snakes on a plane. Only → Read more...
This post inspired by my friend and partner in movie quote crime, Home Sweet Sarah.
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Some of the most memorable places I have stood, in no particular order:
On The Great Wall of China. Next to my sister as she took her wedding vows. In front of the Kremlin in Moscow. Next to my favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Priest Lake. Specifically, my family’s Priest Lake dock spot. On Mt. Seorak, South Korea. Poolside for countless summers with friends, and cousins, and awesome(ly ridiculous) bikinis. At the base → Read more...
Full disclosure: I initially considered titling this post !!!!!!!!! but Wordpress started laughing at me, and threatened to throw spam.
At this point to say I cannot contain my already typically excessive exclaiming is to understate. HOW am I going to refrain from blurting out, “Hawaii! I’m going there!” from now until I leave at the beginning of September? Better yet, Maui! + getting to see my sister in TWO WEEKS = how am I going to sleep tonight? And the → Read more...
Originally aired: January 19, 2007. Watched by Kerri Anne: August 1, 2010. Courtesy of: Netflix Instant Watch. Because: a) I was in the mood for a lighthearted, kid-centric story; b) Netflix told me I would four stars enjoy it and saw fit to leave out crucial somber-tone-revealing plot points in their synopsis; c) Netflix is a lying liar face; d) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
Starring: A slew of great Spanish actors you’ve probably never heard of, most notably Ivana Baquero and Maribel Verdú. Protagonist’s → Read more...