the tree of life. never before have I finished a movie, only to promptly press "play" again.

half of my grad school applications are IN and DONE.

plan something for afterward? I loved melancholia - I was in a sad place when I saw it, and it actually matched me and helped me feel hope just for being so beautiful and well made. my roommate, on the other hand, seemed traumatized by it and weeks later still brings it up with wide eyes. SO. watch but make plans for…

I'm going for my MPP with a focus on women's studies .. so, fairly practical and hopefully leading to a life other than fighting ducks for breadcrumbs, but it's so scary to walk away from a developing career (ie, salary). it'll work out, it has to, and thankfully anxiety about failure isn't going to stop me from…

you know, I kept reading and re-reading "Stop TSA's Reach In Policy Act," with the emphasis on the wrong word, wondering what the heck TSA was reaching-in to (esp. after the stip-search detail) thinking the Republicans were being dirtier than usual.

just submitted my 2nd of 6 grad school applications - this is my worst fear. in simpsons world. freaky.

great idea in general ;) the camping detail might not have been clear — we're camping, then going to the family's for xmas. so I can't bake anything that stays in the car (thankfully it's cold, cold cold desert in the winter, so I can buy prepackaged foods and they won't die like in the summer!)

I really like this idea! thanks!

ask the friend! obviously my go-to is "freak out about all the things" than think of logical solutions sometimes :) will do. and yeah I think my fear was getting something (they're pretty traditional christian family) and feeling super awkward about not getting anything.

I need your help:

you guys

two things helped me a lot:

here's my theory: glee + alcohol = super happy fun place in my head. step two? productivity. then, profit ;) or just music and hangovers. only time will tell.

sending good juju vibes with your apps :)

thanks :D I bake my presents too!

I am pretty sure

I am nearly 30 .. and I still step pretty far away from a bed if it has a space under it.

oh madonna misreads for 80s children! I thought that in "like a virgin" with "touched for the very first time" that this poor, poor woman had lived her life with no hugs :(

I hold Disney responsible for this one: I used to believe that if you truly believed anything - anything - it could come true. My friend searched for leprauchans with me for hours when we were 8. my sister and I walked away with massive bruises on our heads from catapulting into the door length mirror, believing that…

santa story is so sad .. even sadder is my initial misread: satan. "why would reindeer droppings trick a kid into thinking satan stopped by?!?"