Before I had a chance to post another normal entry, I got tagged by madamebovaryGround Rules: The first player of this "game" starts with the topic "5 Guilty Pleasures" and people who get tagged need to write an entry about their 5 Guilty Pleasures as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 5 people to be tagged and list their ( Read more... )

Why do I hate chain-emails but not memes?

The "4 Things" meme
(tagged by bugheart)

Four jobs in my life:
1. Deli/cheese counter barista* at Chef-a-roni gourmet foods store.
2. Bread/coffee barista at Wickford Gourmet.
3. Resident Assistant in Weldin (URI) for 3 years.
4. Intern at the WRCFour movies I could watch over and over ( Read more... )

I don't know who I was kidding thinking I would update this weekly. On the other hand, I'm glad I'm not prioritizing livejournal over other things in my life.

I was moved to write this after perusing a few DC-grocery-store sites like this one: DC Guide, which isn't really about grocery stores but has these good excerpts:
"'Soviet' Safeway in Dupont ( Read more... )

My primary form of transporation in DC is the Metrobus. Friends here often ask me for bus advice because for awhile, I swore by the little schedules they printed and I was forever mapping my bus route on their handy trip planner site. Since I've moved to a new neighborhood, the buses I have to take come much more frequently and I don't seem to ( Read more... )

Cheez-its and red wine. Yeah, I said it.

I learned a very painful lesson over the weekend. There is a strong possibility that I'm allergic to alpaca yarn ( Read more... )

The biggest thing on my mind right now is my first completed lace project. It's a snowflake ornament for my mother because the set she got about 20 years ago has been slowly deteriorating. It's also a surprise so if you see her, don't ruin it. The only pictures I have right now are while it is being blocked. I pinned and starched it last night so I ( Read more... )

I've been very domestic lately. It started more or less last week when I took Thursday off in exchange for the Columbus Day that I worked. Erich also had Thursday off so it felt like we got 2 weekends last week. That day I made blueberry bran muffins after Gram's healthy muffin recipe, as well as baked breaded tilapia and roasted rosemary potatoes ( Read more... )

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I saw this and had to share. I really want one of the T-shirts. That's so sick.

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