microlending makes my little heart go pitty pat.

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I am obsessed with fall.

The new pillowtop on my mattress claimed me until 2 pm today. 
New coat: kelly green, Sgt. Pepper, many buttons.
The brown corduroys have returned which means deep, deep inner peace for Katherine.

These things are nice, given the Current Events Thinkfest running in my brain garage at such full force these days.

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Kibbles/Bits:

-Routine lunch time lounge with SimpleDudes:
E.B.: "I really love DOTS, especially if they come in that gigantic box,  because...because they get that sliiiight cardboard-y taste to them."

MT: "If I could have anything in the world.  It would be a...motorized shopping cart.  That you could just ride around in the open air."
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Um.
Chromeo is in two days.

I am TRYING desperately (and failing) to avoid winding myself up too much.
This biddy doesn't go to shows too terribly frequently, but when she does, she goes to shows.

Please refer to: Decemberists 2006, Flaming Lips/Roots Bonnaroo 2007, WHY? 2008, etc.

Why do I love Chromeo so much and essentially never shut up about them ( Read more... )

Espresso Royale has a knack for providing tasty hot beverages, bright colors, fog-your-glasses warmth, and impeccably intuitive study music.
This evening I secured a spot on the deepest couch, cracked open the Intro Macro, and was blessed with the following gem for a solid hour:

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I just realized that, each Tuesday night this semester, I will be driving around, collecting groceries with none other than the individual involved in my (creepy) little "groceries" metaphor.
How quaint!

In related news, the first food run of the semester was, well, strenuous.  Since making a simple U-Turn in Boston takes 15 minutes, the central ( Read more... )

The second the temperature drops, I crave touch and cuddling and want constantly to be wearing a hoodie.  I realized this is a very strong pattern for me, particularly because I am tactile as balls.
It's the hibernation instinct manifesting itself, I suppose, which would explain the desire for warm and cozy things.

[Before continuing, I cannot stress how much the following is no big deal and everything is fine]

-Two firetrucks
-Two policemen on motorcycles
-One additional cop car
and an ambulance

were what showed up today when the 57 bus I was riding behind hit its brakes unexpectedly and the back of it got REALLY big and REALLY close, REALLY fast, and I made like ( Read more... )

Palin, you've stolen my breath not through discussion of sound policy (or, hi, ANY), but with a series of macaroni necklace, sensationalist non-sequiturs that boil my blood and make me absolutely livid that you have made it this far within our current system.

Was there a carbon monoxide leak in there??

U*UUUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHH   LJ just did that thing where it falls apart and deletes everything you just wrote.
That sucks especially when you are a hot MESSSSS and just came back from the T-Shirt PArty 08.

I just basically wrote about how from the outside the CSC is like "ugh, cult" and from the inside is like "LAWLZ LUV U AHHAHA".  
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