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My last day of work was great. Sad, but great. I was actually a lot more emotional than I thought I'd be, riding the escalator down for the last time. I've learned so much at MSN, and gotten to do so many amazing things... I know I'm not the same person I was when I arrived here three months ago, in a good way ( Read more... )

The last weekend was a good one ( Read more... )

This time next week I'll be about four hours from home.

Things to add to the The List (and a new list):

To Eat.
-Chicken pad thai (thank goodness for the Summer Language Institute, I now know where to get thai in Naperville!)
-Mom's pulled pork
-Mom's Southwest chili soup
-Brownies (mostly the mix, really)
-Chocolate chip cookies (ditto to the above)
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Today was lovely. Cold. Perhaps overly visually stimulating... but lovely ( Read more... )

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Today marks three months of living in Europe for me. It also marks exactly two weeks until I get home (this time two weeks from now I'll be airborne). To celebrate both of these illustrious occasions I've decided to make a Christmas list of sorts:

Things I Want To Do/Eat When I Get Home

Eat.
-Chinese. (Chicken and pork fried rice, egg rolls, chicken ( Read more... )

I can't believe I went to the UK premiere of Twilight tonight. I'm still on cloud nine. I had to get out of my chair and jump out some jitters just a couple minutes ago. It was absolutely amazing. Absolutely. Here's the story:

As I walked out of the Leicester Square tube station, literally as my feet hit the pavement, I heard the girls' screams. And ( Read more... )