January 2010
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Happiness is a Warm Gun →
We all have high points and low points in our lives. I guess it’s only fair that after a year of rebellion, of new friends, new music, new excitements, new boys, new jobs, and new opportunities, I…
Two Roads Diverged in a Yellow Wood →
“You are now at a crossroads. This is your opportunity to make the most important decision you will ever make. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now?…
These Would Be Great if Nickelodeon still Aired... →
11. Try one new recipe a month (1/32)
Snickerdoodles!
1 package Betty Crocker SuperMoise white cake mix 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon…
You should probably put your bandit hat on now.... →
13. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet (5/26)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009)
I saw this right after going to see …
There's a Place in LA That Serves Grits? I'm... →
17. Try 8 new restaurants (2/8)
Nat’s Early Bite
Last Sunday, Roomie and I finally made good on our attempts to go to Nat’s Early Bite for brunch. We’d been saying it…
Meet Me At The Top, We'll Jump In Neverland →
I haven’t had a full-on, daydream-at-night-to-induce-sleep, watch-everything-they’ve-ever-done, have-imaginary-conversations-with celebrity crush in a while. It’s why it took so long…
I keep waking in these dying dreams →
…We can go back to tackling the world, each other at our sides. Life isn’t about settling, it’s about living. It’s about adventure. If I don’t get into grad school, I’ll move to Portland, or…
It's POP! Tastes Great and Makes You Feel Kinda... →
HOW I LEARNED SYNCHRONIZATION
Justin Timberlake
*//\//sync
In the years between Hanson albums, when they battled with their label and reps, I needed something new to…
These Blue Yonder Dreams and Second Hand Shoes,... →
HOW I FELL IN LOVE Zac Hanson
This is perhaps the single biggest influence in my entire life. If you’ve been reading my blog, you no doubtedly know of my love for…
Operation: Kick Butt is about to commence.... →
HOW I BECAME A PERPETUAL YELLOW BELT
Jessie, Colt, Jason, Red Jaguar, GUTS, Gretl
After Lucky, there was a string of smaller, less-intensified characters. I was getting…
The humans have tried everything. Now it's up to... →
HOW I GOT MY SPOTS
Lucky
“I live for fur. I worship fur.”
After both Clara and Wendy, I’m sure my parents were hesitant to let me watch any more movies or…
You say so, but I think it is your biggest... →
HOW I LEARNED TO FLY Wendy
After the Clara incident , my parents were relieved when I finally went back to being Becca again, retiring the Nutcracker to the attic with…
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“Stars are beautiful, but they must not take an active part in anything, they...”
– J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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(teeny)bopper
1. Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River 2. Backstreet Boys - Shape of My Heart 3. Jesse McCartney - Beautiful Soul 4. O-Town - We Fit Together 5. McFly - POV 6. Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me 7. Hanson - mmmbop 8. Jonas Brothers - Burnin’ Up 9. Miley Cyrus - The Climb 10. Five - When the Lights Go Out 11. New Kids on the Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff) 12. *NSYNC - It’s...
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The year I made friends with Fruits →
I’m interrupting your regularly scheduled programming of embarrassing childhood stories of mine to bring you my incredibly late recap of 2009. Photo style.
went to San…
You know that place between sleep and awake? Or:... →
I would consider myself an empath. The Peter Petrelli of Heroes, the Jasper of Twilight. Not necessarily with real people, though. More like… characters.
Ever since I was little, I…
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“Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to...”
– C.S. Lewis
Waterfalls and streams, these liquid dreams →
Spotted: O-Town’s Trevor waiting tables at Woodranch. I guess he got nothing, after all.
xoxo, RW
We’d heard rumors. We’d seen hints. The curly ‘fro could be seen bouncing in and out of…
"I'm like my mother, I stereotype. It's faster." →
13. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet (4/26) Up in the Air (Jason Reitman, 2009)
Basically, everyone at my office told me I had…
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Holiday Accomplishments →
What I did on Christmas break: 1. Watched the entirety of Veronica Mars and subsequently fell in love.
2. Drove to San Francisco with Mom to visit family and celebrate Christmas.
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“Would it be weird for me to start my own drinking game? Like, I have to do a...”
– Veronica (Kristen Bell), Veronica Mars, “Hot Dogs”
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Said hello to 2010 with Martinis, Board Games, Giant Pizzas, Jazz, and a well-lit Fireplace. 2010 apparently will mirror the 1920’s. Awesome.
