i got a borders gift card for christmas from an uncle.  what did i decide to use it on?  the new "FOOD LOVER'S COMPANION" which offers the comprehensive definitions of nearly 6000 food, drink, and cuinary terms.  will i actually use this?  i became addicted to it through fact checking duties at work.  anecdote of my addition:  i was going over an ( Read more... )

diana found a quote over the weekend that applies quite well to an extended metaphor i 'experienced' last week ( Read more... )

"don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."
-coco chanel

i am trying to settle into holiday shopping online, but this has thus far been unsuccessful.  i've come to discover that the boys i know aren't metrosexual or urban enough.  they do not want designer jeans and cannot pull off watches with bands made of vintage ( Read more... )

i read two interviews today that cracked me up. one was my brother, who was interviewed for being on the Peoria Journal Star HS Boys Soccer All Star team (phew!), and the other was Karl Lagerfeld (of Chanel fame) who was interviewed b/c of his special line coming out at H&M tomorrow. both are quirky guys, let me tell you ( Read more... )

i don't know why exactly i haven't been in the mood to update lately.  sad, i know.  i feel like there's been so much drama and hecticness (clearly not a word) in the last few weeks that i haven't wanted to make an attempt to figure it out.  i feel like as fourth years we should really be settled in.  i feel like our social lives and circles should ( Read more... )

before embarking on a journey this fall entitled 'french 101'...
finding consolation in others' hardships with language.
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Learning Spanish: a Tense Undertaking
By LILI WRIGHT

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direct from newspaper.depauw.edu:

Note to Self: Changing names can lead to a minor identity crisis
By Kate Field

If you read the printout posted on my door it will say “Katherine Field,” which you will assume is my name.

And it is.

But, what you may not know is I have two more names, which makes three in total.

Last week, I left my family with “ ( Read more... )

you know u r running out of things to amuse yourself when you 'update' your facebook page.  i've been trying really hard, though.  honestly!  i've been reading a GRE book, studying for the ACTs with my brother eddie, and watching DVDs.  i'm not very good at watching tv.  i'm not really sure why that is, and it is something that i really need to ( Read more... )

i always give diana a hard time because she has AMAZING luck.  i'm not just saying this...spend any amount of time with her, and you'll see that it's true.  i tell her that if she dropped a $100 bill in times square, someone would pick it up and chase her down the street to return it to her.  well, i just got a message from her.  she said she was ( Read more... )

my cousin just started her freshman year of college at university of colorado-boulder.  i talked to her for a long time on the phone yesterday, and it sent me straight back to o-week.  yes, boulder is a very different place than the u of c, and she did say, "erica, the kids here are so earthy, and then i show up in stilettos and dresses!" which is ( Read more... )