Saudades (a Portuguese word for which there is no English translation. It most closely translates to yearning ( Read more... )

It would cost me less to fly to London than it's costing for me to go home for Thanksgiving. Craziness. (but Turkey Day race and home with family will be worth it)

I just registered for the Santa Monica 10K via active.com, but when my receipt came up, it had registered me for the 5K. What gives?! Hopefully this can be switched.

Top 10 Reasons I'm Enjoying LA ( Read more... )

Here's how it works ( Read more... )

As a preface, I would like to say that Cheryl really knows how to do Halloween right. I'm going trick or treating in Nashville. I suggest you all do the same.

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haulthe_8th_day goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as wood nymph.collectedorange gives you 7 red licorice-flavoured jawbreakers.cookiebutter tricks you! You ( Read more... )

It's 11:10pm (that's 2:10am for all you crazy East-coasters) and I'm just stopping for the day. A day which started around 6:30am. And it hasn't been hectic, but it's been continual. the president's visit to LA complicated traffic a bit this afternoon though. at least i got to finish the jan de vries paper though. I like the work though. ( Read more... )

Last East coast post for a while.  Tomorrow morning Mommy and I head out for LA ( Read more... )

Is it pathetic that I am rediculously frustrated because facebook is moving at dial-up connection pace?  I'm going to go with a yes on that.  I just am upset because one of my best procrastination techniques cannot be efficiently employed ( Read more... )

Tired?  I've had not too much sleep and have been working on my paper for my class I took down in Brazil.  I hate being a procrastinator some times, but I think it's turning out okay.  I don't have much time to perfect it, so it'll have to be good enough.

Sore?  I woke up at 8:30 to run 5 miles-ish with my mom.  Not anything unusual, but last night ( Read more... )