December 2011
OKLAHOMA IS ON TCM
Pigfarts Express!: Things starkid taught me: →
stillflylikeitsquidditch:
Get back up
Sometimes, the person who was perfect isn’t the person perfect for you.
Say no to the status quo
I am the coolest girl in the whole wide world.
You have to fight so hard you win.
You’re not alone. You’re never alone.
Fate isn’t the boss…
2011: In Review
2011, it was nice to know you. 2012, hello!
January: Turned 21 in Disneyworld. It was amazing and I had so much fun. I think it was probably one of the happiest times of my life, I got to do everything I wanted to do and there were like zero people in the parks. I didn’t even need to get drunk or anything to celebrate, I was just happy to be in the happiest place on Earth. I also got to...
“Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise...”
– Stephen Colbert (via eastatlanta)
"All the Single Ladies" from The Atlantic →
t’s something a lot of people might want to consider, given that now, by choice or by circumstance, more and more of us (women and men), across the economic spectrum, are spending more years of our adult lives unmarried than ever before. The numbers are striking: The Census Bureau has reported that in 2010, the proportion of married households in America dropped to a record low of 48 percent....
housethatbuiltme:
rudolphverve:
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Just got home
from the pool hall and had a really fun time!
I hung out with Steph and some of her school friends, which was a lot of fun, except for the brief and awkward encounter with her ex at Dunkin Donuts, but that kind of thing cannot be helped.
First, I got gas, but this was no ordinary gas trip. I had to try three separate pumps because one was broken and the clerks wanted me to test it out, but it...
Reading Patti Stanger's "Become Your Own...
Fascinating.
I will have to follow her advice. Unfortunately, that will start with actually using the elliptical machine, though now that I have a kindle with hulu + this could actually work in my favor, as I can bring it with me and watch something with ear phones as I work out. Potential routine? We’ll see.
Can't Bitch about this on FB because people will...
I got a B on student teaching. I worked my ass off and got a B, and it’s killed my GPA. I mean, a 3.82 wasn’t exactly my favorite, and now it’s 3.74. Like disgusting. I got A-s in my other two classes, which helped salvage a little bit of my grade, but seriously. I am rip shit. I worked so hard and worked through so much to continue teaching and working toward my hours and...
What fictional character do I remind you of? Tell...
Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
gonnamakeit-mine:
nicholaslevan:
nickpatrick:
Reading David McCullough’s 1776, I found myself wondering: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? If so, when did American accents diverge from British accents?
The answer surprised me.
Read More
I knew bits and pieces of this, but this explanation is very cool!
Kindle Update: 3 books, 3 days.
EXPENSIVE HABIT, FML.
Already read:
1. Whitechapel: The Final Stand of Sherlock Holmes by Bernard Schaffer (3 of 5 stars)
2. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George (4 of 5 stars)
3. Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave by Sibel Hodge (4 out of 5 stars)
Starting another now, Crown Duel. Cheesey princess/fantasy story, but good nonetheless!
My Kindle
is my new best friends.
2 books, 24 hours. Many more to come. :D
