That title just sounded so much more entertaining than the usual “Here are things I’m currently recommending”. But, lately I’ve been feeling a bit like Julie Andrews with the lists of all of my favourite things and decided to share.
Books 1. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker. If you follow me on twitter or Instagram, you will have heard me already rave about this book. I’m not going to do any review justice, (also, I’m lazy), so just read it.
2. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. It’s about baseball. And EVERY OTHER HUMAN EXPERIENCE, so …READ MORE
May 24th, 2012 in 1/2 funny 1/2 serious 100% important, 30something, adventure, hello universe? I love you, i like scotch & table dancing, i went to vegas and drank a lot, i went to vegas and saw many tigers, i wrote this just for the picture, it was a dance dance revolution, martinis make the world make sense, people i like, something I won't forget, top 10 
1. The moment where I realized that not only would I be meeting bloggers at the airport, but that Kelly and Katherine would be waiting with a handmade sign. And that within minutes, we would be pulling off artistic poses like this. Obviously Katherine and I are ready for our own Vegas show. Genius is a fire within us. It is why we blog.
2. The moment Amanda became my pusher and I went from this:
into this: “MORE ENERGY DRINKS! NOW LET’S GO SING CELINE DION KARAOKE! GET ON BOARD”
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January 22nd, 2012 in 1/2 funny 1/2 serious 100% important, hello universe? I love you, i went to vegas and drank a lot, i went to vegas and saw many tigers, I'm yoda. Everyone else is a grasshopper, if you're shallow and you know it clap your hands!, it was a dance dance revolution, just say yes, mindful happiness, right on my sleeve, the world according to me, travel BiSC. Heard of it?
I had the term written on my calendar at work and one of my students asked if BiSC stood for “Betcha I’m So Cool”. I almost agreed, because yes- that phrase definitely fits.
If you are out of the loop, BiSC actually stands for “Bloggers in Sin City”. Last year on a whim, I signed up to go to Vegas and spent 4 days with some of the most thoughtful, amazing and hilarious people on the planet. Who just happened to be bloggers. I wore a balloon hat for 7 hours straight, there was a band created …READ MORE
May 23rd, 2011 in adventure, because US health care makes me sad, friends, hello universe? I love you, i like scotch & table dancing, i think my sweetness gave you a cavity, i went to vegas and drank a lot, i went to vegas and saw many tigers, i'm the sum of my failures and my achivements, it happened this week, it was a dance dance revolution, life lesson, overwhelmed doesn't even begin..., quote of the day, sometimes you just have to leap, the less i worry the happier i am There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
June 10th, 2009 in confession of the day, friends, happiness, here is my heart, i went to vegas and drank a lot, i went to vegas and saw many tigers, i went to vegas and won some MONEY!, is it weird this makes me cry?, man I'm such a girl, right on my sleeve, so sappy it hurts, something I won't forget, this one might be my favourite, wedding season is kicking my ass, when i say it anyway I was told once that I’m not a personal blogger. I write about what’s going on at school, I wax on about my love for Josh Lyman and tequila but when it comes to sharing stories about my friends or family? I don’t find myself writing those stories easily. Perhaps because I feel guarded- those friends and family, well I adore them in the ways you adore the things you can’t imagine living without. I keep them, I keep their stories close to me the way you sometimes hold on to good news or happy memories, because you love them …READ MORE
December 30th, 2008 in and now you might know everything, don't blame me blame country music, don't judge me based on my love for bad music, earning my dork badge, I don't know what day it is, i know- we all LOVE him, i love fragment sentences, i may write about the west wing forever, i went to vegas and drank a lot, i went to vegas and saw many tigers, i went to vegas and won some MONEY!, introspection sometimes causes me to drink, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., it's a long one (twss), it's almost like a meme, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, Jon Stewart, Josh Lyman needs his own tag, let's not talk about how long this took, life lesson, politics, Q & A, the last line is my favourite, the title says it all, the world according to me, these are the things that happen to me, what i found when i went looking, you're skimming this one If there’s one thing I love about the ending of a year, it’s the excuse to buy 3 new dresses for new years year end questionnaires that everyone does. This year, I decided to join the masses and fill out the one I found here. Not only did it let me reflect on the year, it also let me practice my page linking abilities. AND THAT’S ALWAYS FUN.
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Lost sleep over the New Hampshire primary. Taught my own class. Recited Shakespeare to the masses. Hid in a classroom …READ MORE
April 16th, 2008 in adventure, books, i went to vegas and drank a lot, i went to vegas and saw many tigers, i went to vegas and won some MONEY!, Josh Lyman needs his own tag, lists, Me & the Bard, men, the J.O.B., Wednesday nights make me frisky, youth Do you ever have one of those weeks where your hands move instinctively to your head just to make sure that your brain is still attached? And you wake up counting the hours until you can get back into your bed? And your best daydreams involve singing Oasis in your bathtub with just a bottle of gin for company? Yeah. That’s this week.
When life gets full, my brain shuts down. One of the first things to go is any ability to write anything remotely entertaining. That, and sometimes I forget to put pants on. So here’s a scattered list …READ MORE
March 27th, 2008 in adventure, blogs, brookem is awesome!, confession of the day, friends, games we play, hello universe? I love you, I should be sleeping, i went to vegas and drank a lot, i went to vegas and saw many tigers, i went to vegas and won some MONEY!, it happened this week, it seemed like a good idea at the time..., lists, men, tequila consequences, these are the things that happen to me, top 10, travel, your vote matters here Bonjour my friends! I am back! First of all, let me give a big huge thanks to Brookem for filling in (and writing the nicest, most lovely post that filled my heart with happiness- seriously, anytime a post involves Hills talk, I label it a 5 star event). She really is fantastic and our Hills emails should pretty much be filed under “A” for awesome.
Now. Vegas. There’s so much to say, it’s hard to figure out where to start. So, let’s do it this way. Below are 10 statements. Some are true and some are false. Figure out which …READ MORE
March 25th, 2008 in are you there God? It's me- ripping off Judy Blume, charm, Chuck Norris, find the dorkiest sentence in this, guest post, i hate it when i blog about blogging, i like cupcakes more than gluten, i like scotch & table dancing, i might be addicted to tags, i pretend i know martial arts, i second that emotion, i should be a cheerleader, i think this would make her proud, i went to vegas and drank a lot, i went to vegas and saw many tigers, i went to vegas and won some MONEY! Firstly, since Miss Brandylu asked that I hijack her blog whilst she’s away in Vegas (lucky lady), and last night is when The Hills! made it’s debut back, I had to pay proper tribute and do a shoutout for that alone, first and foremost. I’m Brookem, I’m a Hills addict, I like men with a good HOH, and Brandy is one of my most favourite bloggers. I’ve been reading Brandy’s blog for about a year or so now?, and I remember being hooked when I read this post. Brandy and I, despite our geographical distance, seem to be in tune …READ MORE
I’m drunk and in the Las Vegas airport. Beside someone who keeps talking about how she is apart of a UN delegate. She has said very articulate things. I have spent the last 26 minutes thinking about how much I love drinks that come in 64 ounce containers and Banana Republic sales.
I hurt in many places, but I do believe Las Vegas is magic!
So is spellcheck.
I promise there will be a better update soon!
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quote of the moment "Once you start googling 'unlikely animal friendships', life gets better."
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