gmail + sidekick = awesome combo ( Read more... )

omg. just got a free burrito and drink from chipotle and I feel so undeserving and guilty ( Read more... )

made a trek to chicago yesterday. did some exploring, shopping, and visiting. good stuff. right after visiting thuan at his new job i realized that i had about 30 minutes left to drive about 3 miles up clark to get to the swedish bakery. it took like 25 minutes to drive those 3 miles... damn traffic lights. i barely made it into the bakery, but, i ( Read more... )

almost went through the whole day without internet. for some reason our cable and internet were down. so, no access. except... i still had my sidekick and it was quite useful. ^_^ he's great ( Read more... )

took a trip to the art institute on friday. fun times ( Read more... )

i came to the realization the other day that i had forgotten a very influential part of my past. it's been almost a year since i started this whole photography obsession. and early in my "career" i had mentioned that it was just last summer where i picked up a camera and started shooting. but, it's not true ( Read more... )

went for a couple days w/o coffee! i want to say that i was coffee-free on thursday but.. i'm not sure. however, friday, saturday, and sunday were totally minus mochas. ^_^ of course i craved them badly but things just didn't work out the way i had planned.


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i'm the type of person that doesn't take their contacts off ever. ... is that even a type of person? hahaha. today, my eye was itching, so i kinda poked at it and mid-poke i realized that this was going to dislodge my contact lens. and, it did. so, i finally took them out. i seriously don't remember the last time i removed them. it has to be at ( Read more... )

the best bread i ever had was from estee lauder. ... or was it lancome? i like the name 'estee lauder' more so we'll say it was from her. well--it was from a makeup counter and it was a free gift. they would give out these loaves of french bread. well, when i hear french bread i imagine something long with a hard crust and soft inside. but, these ( Read more... )

terminex came the other day. we have major wasp problems around our house. there are at least 5 visible nests. earlier in the spring my dad had knocked off 3 or 4 others. so, instead of just spraying outside for wasps we got our whole house done. this basically consisted of spraying the corners of the windows and around the doors. i've developed ( Read more... )