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[Mar. 28th, 2012|01:45 pm] |
I'm going to see my first show in forever! I'm seeing Driftless Pony Club at the Middle East Upstairs on Friday, March 30. The lead singer is Craig Benzine, who makes hilarious videos over on YT as Wheezy Waiter! I found Wheezy Waiter first and he just happened to have an awesome indie band that I love and if you're a fan of Modest Mouse, I think you'd probably like them too.
Listen to their latest album here! |
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| [tmnt nail art] |
[Feb. 13th, 2012|01:09 pm] |
My first attempt at nail art besides polka dots using a dotting tool.
Attempt #1:
This was all freehand! I used a toothpick for the eyes, mouth and pepperoni slices.
Attempt #2:
I used scotchtape to get straighter masks and for the triangle pizza shape. I'm still a work in progress, but I have to say everyone thought my nails for awesome at the Frozen Pizza Party.
Both photos were taken before I cleaned up my nails, because I have shaky hands and oh my goodness, the cat always wants to be petted right after I paint my nails. Why is that?!
I actually found a really cheap detail nail art brush, so this might help in the future. Honestly, I think it's all about practice. I lost my dotting tool, so I'm on the mission to locate that now. I guess having a ridiculous amount of nail polish has finally come in handy! |
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| [puppy bowl time] |
[Feb. 5th, 2012|03:38 pm] |
As always, I'm watching the Puppy Bowl. Coincidentally, it's been around eight years -- as long as Dave and I have been dating. I remember seeing commercials for the very first one, and Dave and I were saying how ridiculous it was and then we ended up catching it on repeat later in the day and ended up being so awesome! Clearly, we're not the only ones that think so! I'd have to say my favorite is the hamster blimp, but the addition of a tweeting bird is hilarious! You can follow him @meepthebird.
I could care less about the Superbowl. I just like snacks! We're eating vegetarian tamales, refried black beans and chips & salsa for dinner! YESSSSSSSS! |
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| [houses] |
[Jan. 23rd, 2012|02:03 pm] |
I'm looking at houses right now. Single family homes are sort of a rarity anywhere close to Boston for anything less than a million. There are condos in the area that go for the same price as houses in other states. So sad!
I found a single family home in East Boston literally right around the corner from where we used to live. It's 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and 1,254 sq ft.. It's $174,900.
http://www.massrealty.com/greater-boston/east-boston/home/60-Marion-St,-East-Boston,-MA-02128/71294009?search_id=1
For the same cost, I found a house in Waxahachie, TX that is pretty stunning. It's a Victorian home built in 1895 with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and 2,410 sq ft. It has a wraparound porch and a balcony too. I'm also assuming there's a yard as well! It's $189,900.
http://www.ebby.com/property/11623558/607_N_Rogers_Street_Waxahachie_TX_75165-3033
I really like the aesthetic of Boston homes much more. I love older houses with a bit of personality for which the East Boston home has none. I would love to live in Davis Square, but unless we win the lottery, there's just no way.
I would not decorate my house this way, but...
http://www.massrealty.com/greater-boston/somerville/condo/65-Hall-Avenue,-Somerville,-MA-02144/71324760?search_id=9 |
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| [looking back and going forward] |
[Jan. 5th, 2012|11:10 am] |
2011:
-quit my job, last day 5/27
-met francesca lia block/workshop in jp
-moved out of east boston to medford on 8/20
-turned 30 on 9/9
-married on 9/19
-dave turned 30 on 10/9
-finally saw blue man group on christmas eve with my parents
-dave got his driver's license on 12/27
-dave's going to grad school
2012:
-8 years with dave -- january 1, 2004 - january 1, 2012
i got a juicer for christmas & i'm super excited! i plan to do a short detox with fresh smoothies and juices for about 5 days. i am in super cleaning mode right now! i want to host a party in march around st. patrick's day & make a ton of fun potato dishes (like potato & leek soup and a potato/pesto pizza) and put out some green things like jelly beans and the such. but basically one big hang out where people can pretty much show up whenever. i'm really curious what our cat will do. the only thing i know he'll do is flip out at the sound of the doorbell!
-no frivolous spending; mostly not buying anything other than needs and/or spending on experiences like eating out or saving up for a great vacation somewhere or even spending on having a really great home
-probably going to tx for the state fair in october
-reading more books, watching less tv
-updating fake persona & getting my new blog off the ground somehow
-exercising and feeling healthy
-visiting chicago
-finally getting back to tx sometime before october
-organized home & life (i say this every year, but maybe this will finally be the one that i can make it happen!)
-hanging art around our apartment |
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| Writer's Block: B.Y.O.B. Holidays |
[Dec. 15th, 2011|01:45 pm] |
I always watch A Christmas Story! That's a movie I started watching as a kid and it doesn't seem like Christmas if I don't see it at least once! Thank goodness, TBS shows a 24-hour marathon starting on Christmas Eve & going through Christmas. :) |
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| [things & things] |
[Nov. 20th, 2011|05:32 pm] |
It's really nice to go out and be a part of society again. There is still soreness on the left side of my chest and I had to use my inhaler last night due to coughing fits, but I'm definitely much, much better. It's basically like I'm not sick, but I'm still taking it easy, because I don't want to be that sick ever again!
Last weekend we hung out with a friend & their baby (but not a baby, because she's nearly two!) and then this weekend, we hung out with our Yelp friends and then met up for lunch with our NYC friend yesterday. Busy, busy weekend!
I invited my mom here for Thanksgiving, but she's not coming. It's disappointing! I'm not really feeling the holiday spirit. I feel like I go in & out of it. It's a lot easier to feel into it when I'm out and looking at holiday things in the store. We haven't been able to use any of our candles or oils or anything, which are mostly holiday scents (since we pick them up on the cheap after the holidays), since we're still rearranging things around here.
I want to have a St. Patrick's/Welcome Spring party in March! I feel like that may be the grand unveiling of our new apartment! I've even looked up some vegetarian Irish recipes and such we can make!!
I feel so much more human when I go hang out with peoples! Hooray! |
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| [countdown to wellness] |
[Nov. 3rd, 2011|10:46 am] |
Doctor's appointment went well. I met with a nurse practitioner and she prescribed an inhaler and antibiotics. She did say it's possible that she's over medicating me, but since I've been sick for so long, I honestly didn't mind. I am pretty sure I have pneumonia and after my first dose of antibiotics, my chest pain has nearly gone away! She told me that pneumonia can cause chest pain, so maybe it wasn't just coughing! I actually developed some side abdominal definition because of all my coughing if that gives you an idea of how much I've been coughing in the last three weeks. I tried my inhaler last night before going to bed and it made me feel well and it's actually pretty hard to use an inhaler. She told me that it would help open my lungs so I wouldn't be up coughing! I felt a little loopy after doing it (it's supposed to make your heart race!), but I didn't wake up coughing last night! Hooray!
I have a doctor's appointment for December 20 for my first physical in 10 years! She focuses on stress and women's health, so I think this will be a good fit for me. She's a holistic doctor, so I feel like I can really talk to her to find out what's going on with me. I feel like I have a million health problems.
Sometimes I think just visiting a doctor makes you feel better. I definitely felt better after the appointment. I was coughing less, my chest didn't hurt as much and even though I walked as far as I have in days without feeling short of breath. Some of that probably had to do with the chill in the air, but it felt nice to be out and about after being in the house for so long.
I really want to exercise again, but I don't want to push myself when I'm still not breathing normally and the nurse said she heard wheezing in my chest, so I'll probably wait a couple weeks till I start any sort of program.
Some of our friends asked us out this weekend and I really hope that I'm feeling well enough by Saturday that we can go out to dinner. I feel mostly normal now, but I'm still coughing and don't feel right hanging out in public, especially around friends. I'm supposed to call back on Friday to tell the nurse how I feel and to determine if I should get a chest x-ray (since pneumonia can hang around in your chest for 6 weeks!), but I have a feeling that won't be necessary! Hooray! |
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