October 10th, 2008 in blogs, brookem is awesome!, hey it's Friday! let's say something nice, i love fragment sentences, i should be a cheerleader, it makes sense to me, people i like, seriously, so egan will LOVE this, sometimes i get violent, the world according to me, this tag is for you Arm! Dear You,
One of my best friends and I talk often about what kind of ego you need to be President. How you have to be so sure of yourself, that you believe YOU- out of the millions of possible candidates, are the single best person to lead. How you have to be so confident that your speeches are ones worth listening to, your vision one worth believing in. How you have to send out your hopes and plans and goals and hope that people who are listening relate to them.
I sometimes feel that way about blogging.
It takes …READ MORE
August 29th, 2008 in advice, and now you might know everything, blogs, brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, i hate it when i blog about blogging, i post dated this mofo!, it makes sense to me, it's almost like a meme, lists, Q & A, seriously, so egan will LOVE this, thanks for the heads up Ally!, the title says it all, the world according to me, you're skimming this one Confession: I really didn’t get blogging when I started. In fact, I thought I was going to hate it. In fact, sometimes I did hate it. It seemed like something pretentious people did after talking about obscure bands I wouldn’t hear about for another two years. In fact, I was so obnoxious that I even said something like that in my very first post. Oy.
Confession: The very first blog I ever read was This Fish. I have no idea how I found it, I just remember reading the entire history of archives over the course of two days, amazed …READ MORE
August 19th, 2008 in AHHHHHHHHHHH!, and now you might know everything, Annie Lebowitz is so jealous, brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, i can't believe i said that, i know- we all LOVE him, i like scotch & table dancing, i post dated this mofo!, i wish i was water, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., it's a long one (twss), lists, love or something like it, men, oh look! i have opinions., politics, school, teaching, the world according to me, top 10, wasting time, when i say it anyway, you're skimming this one So first of all, thank you for all your well-wishes and crossed fingers/toes/internal organs regarding the job situation. It feels so nice to know that people all over the world (mostly the Mid-West US, but with a smattering of dedicated Russian subscribers who I suspect read solely for vodka references) are rooting for me. I will let you know how it goes. In fact, you will know if I get the job because I will probably write up some subtle post titled ” OMIGOD I GOT THE JOB WHHHHHHEEEEEEE!”, and if I don’t get the job, you won’t hear from …READ MORE
July 31st, 2008 in adventure, and now you might know everything, brookem is awesome!, don't hate me for this, friends, hello universe? I love you, holidays, i do not like movies starring "The ROCK", i love fragment sentences, let's not talk about how long this took, politics, the less i worry the happier i am, wasting time This is my second attempt at this post.
My first one was long winded and filled with deep thoughts on traveling and exploring and (wait for it… ) finding yourself. I swear. It had so many mentions of the word “journey” it could have been a script for a reality television show. There may have even been some Mark Twain action going on (see? I told you. Long-winded. I have it on good authority that it’s impossible to write a post that involves Twain and have it NOT be long winded), but I had to delete it.
Why?
Because you …READ MORE
July 23rd, 2008 in books, brookem is awesome!, don't judge me based on my love for bad music, family, friends, happiness, hello universe? I love you, i may write about the west wing forever, it happened this week, lists, people i like, the devils worker bees, the Ex files, these are the things that happen to me, top 10, wedding season is kicking my ass, Wednesday nights make me frisky I’m going to level with you.
I’m a list person. Writing down everything I need, want or should do brings me the peace of mind that I can’t get with vodka shots with beer chasers yoga. However, when the to-do list gets insanely long I start adding things that I’ve already done. Just so I can check them off. Because crossing off things on my to-do list rates right up there with licorice and Don Cheadle on my list of things I love.
Sometimes, I completely forget the point of a to-do list and just write a list of everything …READ MORE
July 15th, 2008 in adventure, beauty can get ugly, blogs, brookem is awesome!, family, famous people make for good gossip, i am slowly going crazy, i might be addicted to tags, i think this would make her proud, if you're shallow and you know it clap your hands!, it's okay- you can skim this one, oh dear, people i like, this tag is for you Arm!, women My mom is a hoot. I get told this a lot. She’s fun, she’s loud, she has the best shoe collection of anyone I know. We get told we look alike all the time, though I’m more likely to wear pearls and she’s more likely to wear leopard print. Many of my shopping expeditions with her involve being forced to try on something fringed, fur lined or gold and in my worst moments- all three at once.
Wait- you are picturing my mom looking like that old woman from “There’s Something About Mary” now aren’t you?
She’s not.
Really.
She’s …READ MORE
May 25th, 2008 in beauty can get ugly, brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, i should be a P.S.A., it seemed like a good idea at the time..., it's always easier to say it than do it, learning, sigh. i've made a tag for THE HILLS., something I won't forget, Tetris & Where's Waldo? were staples of my youth, thinking, this is where I grew up, this makes me sound dumber than i am, this tag is for you Arm!, what do you say when you aren't sorry?, when i say it anyway, you're skimming this one I don’t wear a watch. I stopped wearing one in grade 6 when my mom shelled out serious (well, it was serious at the time) money for a Guess? watch that I had dramatically declared I could not live without. I distinctly remember telling my mom that. I would STOP BREATHING if I didn’t get the white, thin strapped watch with the glow in the dark hands. So my mom, wanting to ensure my survival on the planet (and enable my unhealthy dramatic nature) bought me the watch.
I had it exactly one week before I decided that there was …READ MORE
May 1st, 2008 in and now you might know everything, Annie Lebowitz is so jealous, brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, games we play, hello universe? I love you, I want to make Jim Halpert a mix tape, it happened this week, it makes sense to me, love or something like it, Me & the Bard, men, sigh. i've made a tag for THE HILLS., Uncategorized Secret Guilty Confession: You know those posts where people show off the contents of their handbag? I love those. Almost as much as I love Stephen Colletti after this weeks episode of The Hills (which had me singing like Sebastian the crab from The Little Mermaid “kiss the girl! kiss the girl!). Because I’m cool like that.
Hmm. I love how I just divulged my Colletti crush and THAT wasn’t my guilty confession.
As many of you know, I attended the wedding with the ice sculpture that required me to recite a sonnet last week. I have also recently figured …READ MORE
April 24th, 2008 in because "guilt" is a dirty word, brookem is awesome!, famous people make for good gossip, hello universe? I love you, I should be sleeping, it makes sense to me, it's almost like a meme, lists, love or something like it, men, people i like, pirates, swimming in a sea of self pity, the devils worker bees, the Ex files, this is what happens when you listen to a sad song, Uncategorized 1. I will never be that super cool girl who hears good news regarding an ex-boyfriend and responds by saying things like ‘Awesome!’ or “Good for him!”. I will be that bitter, hostile woman who thinks “him? why him? why doesn’t he just go fall in a manhole and save the world from himself?”. And then I will drink heavily. Or, if it’s a school night, I will wrestle my blankets and mentally re-organize my closet.
2. “Parent Trap” was Lindsay Lohan’s best movie performance. And anyone who disagrees should be prepared to duel. To the death.
3. Sometimes I …READ MORE
I recently asked my class “what is beautiful?” here were some of my favourite responses:
- “trophies” – ” me when I’m being nice to new people and showing them things like where the bathroom is” – “sparkly earrings and swirly bracelets” – “the sun when it looks like a fire” – “a big bowl of popcorn that I don’t have to share” – “Luke Skywalker and how he always beats bad guys like Darth Vader because Darth Vader is bad and Luke is always gonna be good because he’s a good guy and he has the right light saber” …READ MORE
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quote of the moment "Once you start googling 'unlikely animal friendships', life gets better."
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