“I have less time, less tolerance for bullshit, more interest in good taste, more confidence in my own judgment. The culture with which I surround myself is a reflection of my personality and the circumstances of my life, which is in part how it should be.”
—Nick Hornby (via bourbonandpearls)
January 2012
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“The signature of a truly enviable woman is the tenacity and continuity of her women friends.”
—Wendy Wasserstein, “Women Beware Women,” Shiksa Goddess
Thanks, but no thanks.
Received an email responding to my interest in breast augmentation. Of all the things I am interested in, this is the least.
Wine, good conversation… I’ll miss the gym for this.
I’m listening to a lot of Liz Phair this morning… THAT’S a sign.
“These things are usually simple. It’s the best song on your iPod. It’s the first bite of a good sandwich. It’s the walk home from the subway. The collapse into bed. The sound of your goddamn Gchat. The music venue before a concert starts, the fresh ice in your freezer, the phone conversation with your friend, the crush you have, the socks you found matching. The moment you let yourself sit in your room and just let it be. I want you allow yourself one lovely moment every day of your unsettled life.”
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The Frenemy.
(via momentswerebeautiful)
“Higher education can’t be a luxury- it’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford.”
—Barack Obama, 2012 State of the Union address. (via iwantcupcakes)
Jewel tones are super hot this season at the State of the Union.
Good looking Hill Ladies.
Phil Collins
The only man that can talk me off the ledge right now.
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When your friends know you better than you know yourself….
“And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens—The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.”
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Advice of John Steinbeck to his son in love.
Letters of Note: Nothing good gets away
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Chicago Murder-Free, Shooting-Free For First 24-Hour Period In A Nearly Year →
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I am not going to move back to Chicago just yet…
10 Minutes of Rage
1. Coworker sent me a condescending email… THANK YOU, LOVE THAT SO MUCH, SUCH AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF COMMUNICATING. YOU ARE AWESOME! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deuce. Client asked me if our hotel was the hotel by that “large national monument” (name omitted to protect myself)… Guess what lady, you know what you have on your computer… GOOGLE. GOOGLE the hotel, it will save you time and I wouldn’t have to answer this iddiotic email you just sent me and have my brain blow up in my skull.
C. My office mate is listening to music most commonly heard in an elevator off of her computer speakers. WHY? WHY? There is no reasonable excuse for such behavior or enjoyment of terrible music.
I am going to take a walk, get a Chai Tea, and hopefully, when I come back, I will have left my rage on my walk.
Things to Stop Doing to Yourself... →
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A lil list of very important things to remember… like…
Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons. – Relationships must be chosen wisely. It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company. There’s no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.
my job is weird.
Overheard my coworker talking about how the leather harness “with buckles” she had on her ice sculpture last weekend really help enhance the naked ice man’s butt.
White Girl Problems
My skin has now become a shade of pale not created by Bare Minerals so I must mix concealer with foundation. WTF winter.
“One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.”
—Gail Godwin
I’m going on a blind date tonight, I have the overwhelming desire to vomit into my shirt.
Drunk
On a Monday night.
Pretty sure this is a No.
tumblr, I have beef...
Tumblr community, you have been great for the most part! Bringing me culture, pop news before anyone else and beautiful pictures. I now shop on Etsy for unique things and watch Downton Abbey.
HOWEVER, FLEECE LINED LEGGINGS?!!?!?
THE WORST!
Now, I am clearly in the minority as everyone was praising these, but they were terrible! The seams in the butt, sheer, but still made my legs sweat. I have enough keeping me single, I don’t need lower body sweat to add to that.
So thanks for the suggestion, but no thanks, they ended up in the trash chute in my building this morning.
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not so secret single behavior… anytime I hear Robyn’s “Tell Your Girlfriend” I erupt in spontaneous dancing in whatever I am wearing. Tonight it was leggings and a black tank, making me look like an entry-level college “theatrical dance” class participant, or a mime.
Men.
Was just hit on by a guy who has to be in the vicinity of my father’s age.
Men recently! Too young, too old or too homeless.
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