December 2007
IT'S 18TH CENTURY FRENCH HUGUENOT
Tomorrow, I’ll fly home to Chicago for the holidays. Things I’m looking forward to (aside from family/friends, of course): *Watching the ref at least 3 times, per my family’s christmas tradition. *Birthday cake…with mom, with dad, with friends, I can count on at least 3 in my immediate future. whee. *twinkly Michigan Avenue *cold walks with my dogs *documentary on the...
deadweight on velveteen
One week to go, and Christmas parties every nite…. Believe it or not, Big Ben. London on my night-tripping camera. Trafalgar Square tree-lighting ceremony! We couldn’t hear anything, and could barely see thru the crowd, but ‘twas a glorious sight when the Norway-donated tree went all-a-twinkle. My new favorite 30-pence meal. Ah.
empty as a pocket / with nothing to lose
I met some friends at a pub tonight, ordered a bowl of hummous for dinner for 2 quid and told the bartender I didn’t need the bread on the side, because it costed an extra pound. “Wait, really? You sure? You don’t want the bread? At all?” “…Yes.” Instead, we scooped the hummous with a leftover baguette from breakfast that was still in my bag, covertly...
I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
hahahaha several viewings later….ah god. so brilliant. Since I don’t get how to upload a video on here, just go here. And laugh.
Ahem. Prezzies.
I’m now obsessed with Bona Drag. I want every item on this website, forreals. Their photo styling is brilliant, and I covet their lovely models’ hair. Look at and love this rad plum jumper by Mooka Kinney, a design duo whose rogue-meets-girly jumpers I’ve been coveting for awhile: Um, I want nothing more for my upcoming birthday than this dress. Not even money to eat nicer...
A Momentous Occasion
TODAY MARKS THE FIRST TIME IN 3 WEEKS THAT I CAN FULLY HEAR OUT OF BOTH OF MY EARS!!!!!!! Huzzah! This has been the longest-running cold of ALL TIME. I even called the NHS helpline this morning to see if the nurses could affirm my suspicion that I am, indeed, going deaf. The constant underwater swimming sensation in my clogged ears have shifted from right ear to left, not to mention the nose keeps...