June 2011
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My mother cursed me with a love of good real...
May 2011
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WatchMy Mom is hatching silkie chickens for her kindergarten class.
They started hatching yesterday. Productivity = zero.
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Fridays at the Pentagon
My Dad periodically forwards emails from the many lists he’s on with his Navy buds. I saved this one in particular because I think it speaks volumes about the military community, and the quiet support our nation should be providing every single day. Not just one.
Here’s Lt. Col. Bateman’s account of a little-known ceremony that fills the halls of the Army corridor of the...
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Life Updates:
Two weeks until I pack up (I need to pack) and move 3,000 miles away.
I haven’t packed a single box. But as a Navy brat I estimate “things in boxes” to take no more than four hours to be completely finished. I’m a pro.
I flew home this weekend to catch my little sister’s prom. She is beautiful.
Yesterday, my parents celebrated 27 years together....
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The blueberry muffin I ordered is a bran muffin
Gross.
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You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees,...
Things I ate yesterday:
Pasta with cream sauce
Cake
More cake
Fried mozzarella sticks
Half a pitcher of beer
A burger with fries
Do you know what I didn’t eat?
Calories. Because they don’t count on your birthday.
fromblahnikstoabudget:
This girl. She’s a special one. She’s generous, loving and confident. And she’s my best friend. Because you can tell her anything and she’ll be there for you. Because she’s always up for an adventure. Because she is a genuinely great person to be around
A couple years ago we spotted this picture at a D.C. art show and decided we needed to recreate it. We’ve since...
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40 Things that will make you feel old →
7. This year’s 18-year-olds were born in 1993
12. Elijah Wood is 30. He was 18 when he was cast in The Lord of the Rings.
38. The first commercial with the Taco Bell chihuahua aired 14 years ago. The chihuahua has been dead for 2 years.
Oh, these are good.
vneckandacardigan asked: UHHMM happy birthday. don't be sad. i'd make you a nutella cake if you were here
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So it’s my birthday.
And I kind of feel like a mix of:
And also:
And then some:
“Don’t be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young...”
– Stephen Colbert (via nedhepburn)
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What Your American Girl Doll Says About the Rest... →
Felicity Merriman You had Felicity because of one or more of the following reasons: A) you had red hair B) You thought she had the prettiest clothes and accessories. C) Fewer people had Felicity, and you wanted to be unique. D) You actually wanted Samantha but your mom thought Samantha’s dress looked like the top of a peanut butter jar so you got Felicity instead. (Just me? OK.)
You grew up...
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WatchTrue story, my office recreated this.
I was Pam.
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WatchFouquet in Paris.
Willy Wonka IRL.
austintranslation:
Me: What is it about Rosie Pope’s voice? It’s like she has a speech impediment or something. Megan: You mean a British accent?
This! My roommate and I were having this exact discussion after watching Rosie Pope last week. She sounds like she might be hard of hearing?
You ain’t crazy, I’m hearing it too.
