Spent the night before last going through the last four years of my LJ to see what's changed about me as college progressed. I collected my favorite snippets, whether I thought they were interesting, amusing, or just a good reflection of where I was at that point in time ( Read more... )

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I've always preferred things messy. When my hands are smudged with pencil lead and nails coated in acrylic paint, I know I've accomplished something. Food tastes better when you can eat it with your hands, I think that's why I love Ethiopian restaurants so much. A partial reason I felt so liberated in Ecuador was the newfound satisfaction of ( Read more... )

MacBook Pro ordered, printer/scanner/copier purchased, happiness quotient raised.

I've waxed poetic about Louise Erdrich's books before, but I had to share a passage I read in Love Medicine. Now, the title of the book does nothing for me -- although I understand her intent, it just makes me think of either a self-help book or some squaw-meets-brave harlequin romance. Title aside, though, the woman is an absolutely brilliant ( Read more... )

So, I bought that "Lip Injection Extreme" gloss, right? Well, I had Brady try some and this is what happened:

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For the record, it doesn't burn me.

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What philosophy do you follow? (v1.03)
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You scored as Existentialism
Your life is guided by the concept of Existentialism: You choose the meaning and purpose of your life.

?Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.?

?It is up to you to give [life] a ( Read more... )

Went to dinner last night with Bella and Devin to Thai Classic, an authentic Thai place where you can sit on pillows and the food is deeee-licious, particularly the mango sticky rice. It's in the neighborhood we want to live in, Lakeview Park, which is pretty damned awesome because Boystown is right next door. Basically, I love the area, we went ( Read more... )

Chicago's been treating me damn well, I must say. Last night Brady, Devin, Paul, Phil, Andrew G and I all went to Hamburger Betty's, the most gay-tastic burger joint in existence. They give you your receipt in a high heel! Andrew and I both got the ridiculously named "Guacamole B.J.", so named because the burger has guacamole, bacon, and Colby ( Read more... )