things I thought were impossible

6. that dogs in Halloween costumes could actually be kind of adorable.

lessons I learned the hard way

22. when you can't afford both lattes and food, the more practical choice is actually the food.

things our grandmother believes

2) that is totally okay to take someone out shopping for their own Christmas gifts at 11 PM the night before Christmas eve

and then make gingerbread cookies at 2

Merry Christmas?

rhetorical questions

Your moment of zen:

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

learn something new today

The negation of the antecedent allows you to infer the validity of the consequent

lessons I learned the hard way

21. Being a good liar would really come in handy at least weekly.

random facts

If a guy ever tried to sing to me in order to get in my pants, I would look at him like this.

top 5 tuesday

Top 5 Songs That Would Make My Underpants Melt Off If A Boy Sang Them To Me:

5) I Will Possess Your Heart -Death Cab For Cutie (minus the 8-minute base jam)
4) Can You Feel the Love Tonight- Disney's Lion King
3) Your Song- Moulan Rouge
2) A Whole New World- Disney's Aladin
1) I Will Follow You Into The Dark -Death Cab for Cutie


I mostly seduced by DCforC and Disney...as you can tell

signs of cultural implosion III

That kids today think Avril is punk, that a 22 year old could use the phrase "kids today" in all earnestness, how GD earnest everyone is, AIM-speak in daily life, the fact that the Miss America pageant can't get airtime despite the popularity of Miss Congeniality, pageant moms, the evolution of the Real World (or devolution, rather), Jessica Alba's ability to still make movies after Honey, Kat Von D's fame, people who refer to themselves in the third person, bacon-wrapped hamburgers, the fact that commercials are sometimes more entertaining that the shows they sponsor (see: Superbowl, the), Ore-Ida Steam and Mash, the constant misuse of the word "belligerent" in the reference to drunk people, "I Love Money", all fame and notoriety garnered by appearing on "Flavor of Love" "Rock of Love" or "I Love New York", The Rock's successful acting career, couples who meet via MySpace, Fox News, spinoffs of LOLcats, any Snoop album that doesn't top the charts, Rachel Zoe, IHOP serving anything but pancakes, that you can learn about drugs from your cable company, a televised competition about dog groomers, that two years of gubernatorial experience qualifies a person to be vice president, the ~80% of Americans who don't have passports, Perez Hilton, Perez Hilton breaking actual news, the "Leave Britney Alone" guy,

lessons I learned the hard way

20. Sleep is actually necessary for full human functionality.

stupid jokes

How do you get a philosopher off your porch?

Pay for the pizza.

lessons I learned the hard way

19) Not attending class makes it quite difficult to pass midterms.

top 5 tuesday: stuff I do at the office

Stuff I do at work instead of work:

5. eat snacks in the copy room
4. contribute, welcome or not, to political conversations around the building
3. brew and drink tea
2. read and comment on Jezebel
1. convince my dad to buy me coffee

random facts

For Halloween, I have dressed as a pumpkin, a black cat, and a Barbie. And just those things.

random facts

I would look fucking fantastic in ecru