it is SO beautiful outside. i'm almost dreading going back to chicago. i'm still having a few alone-ness issues, but i'm finally starting to really enjoy it here ( Read more... )

i'm finally back in a better hotel. while at the skank-ass eurotel i completely lost all track of time... mainly because there was no window or clock and that i've been working the night shift. hahaha. but, bought a watch and it has been very helpful ( Read more... )

well... i'm in the philippines. right now i'm in an internet cafe at a mall. things have been going horribly wrong and i actually hate it here. o_O

1. my flight from o'hare to california was delayed causing me to almost miss my connecting flight to the philippines
   
2. for the most part the flight to the philippines was alright but during the second half ( Read more... )

just a quickie ( Read more... )

thanksgiving kinda ... sprung up on me pretty fast. but, it'll be here in two days. i splurged on yarn AGAIN. i've been keeping my eye out for good sales and now when i see a sale i feel like i HAVE TO make purchases. i need help. hahaha.
went to joanne's last night and ended up buying this really cool looking "licorice" yarn.

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i've been wanting to update for a while now, but, i always feel like i need pictures to accompany each blog. sadly, the weather has been pretty crappy and thickly overcast so i didn't really have a chance to take any good pictures. today was a bit different, mostly cloudy, but once in a while the sun would find it's way through. i snapped some ( Read more... )

bought more yarn today. i was feeling like my selection @ michael's was really limited. no really great quality stuff. so, i did a search last night for yarn stores in my area and found one (the gifted purl) just a few miles down the road. managed to free up some time to check it out. it's not a huge store but it's such a ... small, personal shop. ( Read more... )

went on another posting hiatus. i'm back now, so, don't worry ( Read more... )

idyl had given me a $20 gift certificate to the swedish bakery on my birthday last month. i finally got the opportunity to spend it. ^_^ i LOVE marzipan. and i adore the swedish bakery because they are one of the few (and possibly only) bakery that makes great use out of the delicious almond paste. mmm. i've searched countless other bakeries--most ( Read more... )

wow, my last post was quite some time ago. it turned out that i didn't get the job. they were looking more for law students or people interested in law... since it was a law firm. but, that wasn't me... and although i had considered it, i wasn't about to blatantly lie about my desire to become a laywer. on to the next interview, i guess ( Read more... )