June 19th, 2011 in 1/2 funny 1/2 serious 100% important, Annie Lebowitz is so jealous, because I can't do report cards 24/7, brookem is awesome!, earning my dork badge, i wrote this just for the picture, if you're shallow and you know it clap your hands!, it's a long one (twss), lists, mindful happiness, people i like, pretty hair makes me happier, self improvement, teaching, top 10 Yes to big ideas. Not to marriage proposals. So just… get that thought of the way. (If you listen quietly, you can hear my mom weeping).
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about saying Yes. I wrote about branching out and creating a list of 10 liberating and slightly irresponsible choices and using the month of June to jump into the deep scary end of the ocean of living. Here is the list and what I’ve done so far…
1. Instead of skipping out on the bill (which was suggested in the original list- which? Is too …READ MORE
January 29th, 2011 in and now you might know everything, because US health care makes me sad, brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, don't judge me based on my love for bad music, here is my heart, i may write about the west wing forever, it makes sense to me, it's a long one (twss), it's okay- you can skim this one, love harder, overwhelmed doesn't even begin..., quote of the day, right on my sleeve, sad, self improvement, when i say it anyway, who needs a self help book? Obviously I’m lacking in my usual wit when that is what I can come up with for a title to this post after 34 minutes of hard, squinty-eyed staring at my computer while listening to my go to source of inspiration (*Taylor Swift on repeat).
It’s been a day. It’s been a week. Hell, it’s been a last 12 months. Yesterday started out great then turned into one of the hardest days in my entire life. It involved breaking points, furious texting and confirmation that insurance companies are douchebags. That makes me sound insensitive but I assure you- that’s not …READ MORE
October 22nd, 2009 in advice, because I can't do report cards 24/7, blogs, brookem is awesome!, don't judge me based on my love for bad music, earning my dork badge, i know- we all LOVE him, i love fragment sentences, i may write about the west wing forever, i think my sweetness gave you a cavity, i wrote this just for the picture, I'm yoda. Everyone else is a grasshopper, it makes sense to me, people i like, the last line is my favourite, the title says it all, the world according to me, top 10, you're skimming this one I was feeling listy. It was either this or “Ten Swear Words I Said Today Before 9 am“- I really was going to go with that one but three of them made me blush, that’s why I’m going with this. And before anyone complains, yes- I feel that blogging for almost three years (*holey cheese!) makes me a certified expert on blogging even if I a) don’t own my own domain b) have yet to make single dollar off my blog (but I have got a lot of free stuff?) c) have a nervous breakdown every time I try and …READ MORE
June 1st, 2009 in brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, famous people make for good gossip, i am slowly going crazy, if you're shallow and you know it clap your hands!, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., let's not talk about how long this took, let's still be friends?, oh dear, reinforcing stereotypes since 1981, sigh. i've made a tag for THE HILLS., so egan will LOVE this, the title says it all, this might be why I'm single Sometimes I wonder why I haven’t written that book I sometimes talk about. Sometimes I wonder how come I don’t have time to practice juggling or learn how to speak French or find a few minutes to deep condition my hair. Then I realize, I spend my free time doing stuff like this:
That’s right. It’s a flow chart based on “The Hills”. That I created for a friend who acts like he doesn’t want to watch it but who I know SECRETLY DOES. I’m not going to lie, I hate myself a little for knowing so much …READ MORE
May 14th, 2009 in 20something, brookem is awesome!, charm, confession of the day, disappointment, ego boost, friends, happiness, here is my heart, hey it's Friday! let's say something nice, i know- we all LOVE him, i second that emotion, i wrote this just for the picture, i'm the sum of my failures and my achivements, it makes sense to me, it's okay- you can skim this one, life lesson, quote of the day, self improvement, so sappy it hurts, the world according to me For reasons I will never be able to articulate, I seem to swing violently between being 100% confident in my life and my choices and the direction I’m going- to the other extreme, 100% puddle on the kitchen floor, all emo with mascara stains on my cheeks feeling like I have yet to make a right choice and my life is doomed for failure before I hit thirty. There’s no in between, no grey area, no room to stretch- to accept that some choices might have been successes while others were failures. I paint everything with the same brush: it’s …READ MORE
It’s Monday. Which means, The Secret Project Day but there’s something today that I wanted to write about instead (which gives you another week to get in secrets!). Today, May 4th- is the lovely Brookem’s birthday.
It’s hard when you try and describe how you are friends with someone you’ve never met. Or what makes you friends with someone in the first place. But for reasons I will never understand, (but will be forever thankful for) Miss Brookem and I have hit it off.
Through two years of conversations, we’ve covered every conversation under the sun. We squealed over boys …READ MORE
February 23rd, 2009 in are you there God? It's me- ripping off Judy Blume, brookem is awesome!, don't judge me based on my love for bad music, earning my dork badge, family, here is my heart, i know- we all LOVE him, I'm scared to see the search engine results to this, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, Josh Lyman needs his own tag, people i like, right on my sleeve, so egan will LOVE this, the one that nobody reads because of the title, the world according to me, this one is about you, why I will never be the CEO of Apple Despite my love for sparkly prom-like dresses, my willingness to sit through hours of singing and dancing and my **mild appreciation of Wolverine Hugh Jackman, I wasn’t invited to the Oscars this year. AND WORSE YET, I wasn’t even nominated. I have a ridiculous vlog saved somewhere on my computer, I thought just making it would have been enough to secure a nomination, but no. If I would have vlogged about Slumdog Millionaire I would have got nominated. Man. I bet if I would have just looked directly into the camera and said “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE!” I would have at least …READ MORE
January 30th, 2009 in 1/2 funny 1/2 serious 100% important, and now you might know everything, Andrea should move back to Canada, blogs, brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, friends, happiness, hey it's Friday! let's say something nice, I'm yoda. Everyone else is a grasshopper, it happened this week, it makes sense to me, it's a good thing, let's still be friends?, life lesson, man I'm such a girl, note on a non-scandal, oh look! i have opinions., right on my sleeve, so egan will LOVE this, so sappy it hurts, the less i worry the happier i am, the one that nobody reads because of the title, the title says it all, the world according to me, things I don't say outloud, this tag is for you Arm!, when I go all Dr. Phil on you, when i say it anyway, you're skimming this one November 2006- Start my blog. On a whim. Because I’m killing time before going on a date. My first post talks about how bloggers are pretentious (no really, it does) and how I’m scared no one is going to read my blog. And then, because I’m afraid no one WILL read my blog, I attach my blog url to my email so every “real life” friend will have access to it. (I later refer to this “Blogging Mistake #1“).
November 2006- December 2006= No one reads my blog and I do not understand why. Doesn’t the internet know I exist?
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January 18th, 2009 in a possible regret, brookem is awesome!, don't judge me based on my love for bad music, i like scotch & table dancing, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., lists, martinis make the world make sense, music, other people say it better, pretty hair makes me happier I thought this was an appropriate grouping of best/worst ’08 topics to share considering I spent a lot of my Saturday night drinking martinis and then later refused to get out of a car until I had sung this entire song for my friend. I sang with my eyes closed, with my head bopping and with elaborate hand gestures, all while still wearing my seat belt. My liver and I are back on speaking terms, but I’m fairly certain my friend is scarred for life.
Best Albums of 2008 by Travis 1. No Kids – Come Into My House 2. …READ MORE
October 21st, 2008 in AGGRESSIVE eye rolling makes me mad, AHHHHHHHHHHH!, and now you might know everything, anger and I have sat down for tea, because "guilt" is a dirty word, brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, disappointment, i complain because I care, i might be addicted to tags, I've fallen into a funk and I can't get up, stuff like this makes me want to quit, wedding season is kicking my ass, what the hell Confession: I haven’t really liked myself lately.
This has nothing to do with my hair not cooperating or the fact that my favorite fall clothes are not fitting the way I like. It’s more than that. It’s less than that. I haven’t liked my attitude lately. And by that I mean, if I could figure out a painless way to curb stomp some sense into me, I would.
I’ve been sleeping well. I’ve been visiting friends. I’ve been working regularly. I’ve been running and reading and writing in my journal. I’ve been taking my vitamins, deep conditioning my hair, remembering …READ MORE
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