Showing posts with label 23 to 23. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 23 to 23. Show all posts

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it wasn't all bad.

Relationship quality and partner warmth explain...

25.9% 

of the variance in European American girls' body dissatisfaction.
Holy cow!

In other news, my resized ring arrived today. I love wearing it again. :-)


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at work!


Yesterday morning! And I'm in the exact same position tonight, but instead of fruit and sugar free Red Bull (which, by the way, is the most terrible tasting thing in the world... I don't know why I like it) it's popcorn and Diet Coke.

Yesterday was fun. Stephanie and I hung out for a few hours and caught up. We hadn't seen each other outside of class in about a month! We are pretty sure the second year is harder than the first. Last year this time, we were pretty busy but we were able to hang out more often. Sleepovers and Costco trips a plenty.

Then I talked with an old friend of mine, Khrystine, for a LONG time. Quite a bit about our clique and crowd. It was fun to think about some of the good times. She also gave me the inside scoop on Singles Wards. Haha. It's so strange, Utah and Mormon culture and all. Certainly different.

Anyway, it's back to work for me! Enjoy your Veteran's Day!

P.S. I'm going to be home in two weeks!

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sepia


Self-portrait. Because nothing photo worthy happened today... so far!

Had a good day, received some good news, and I have lots of reading to do tonight. I'm halfway through a chapter about an ethnographic study of adolescent boys. I love grad school.

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promises like pie-crust




Autumn has formally arrived. I believe it came last night -- in with a delightful rainy day. I love cloudy skies, the way the leaves congregate in puddles in the street, and how people rush by in attempts to stay dry. Bicyclists with umbrellas.

Of course, there is something about rainy days that ought to be enjoyed in the company of others. They are romantic or lonely. Or some combination of both.

I've been in a strange mood for the past few weeks. I think it's homesickness. A little loneliness. I'm tired of living alone. There are perks to living alone but next year, I'm going to try to mix it up. Get a roommate and/or a boyfriend or, if neither of those things come to fruition and I'm still here, I think I'm going to try to move into a cottage. More conducive to throwing parties, I think.

I think I have a case of Second Year Blues.

Anyway, one more thing. A friend of mine has been doing Weight Watchers and it seems to be working so I've decided to give it a three month try. Also, some of the recipes I've looked at look downright delicious. Mmm... :-)

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born free

This post certainly needs a particular musical selection:


I completely forgot to post my Halloween "costume." Here it is!


So the colors are fabulous, aren't they?! My costume is of course that of a victim of the Ice Truck Killer. Ahh, I love Dexter!

So the "costume" came to a grand total of $10. I bought the cheapest nail polish at Target (Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear). The colors are: Blue Me Away! (pinky), Crushed (ring), Purple Potion (middle), Green With Envy (index), and Mellow Yellow (thumb). The Ice Truck Killer would mark where he was going to chop the women up... hence the Sharpie marks on my fingertips.

The real thing (my colors were a little off):

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walnuts and feta


Feta. Walnuts. Spring mix. Oil and vinegar.

Trader Joe's opened here in Davis on Friday. I am a ten minute walk from my favorite grocery store ever (sorry, DFC, but you are too expensive)! Caitlin and I went last night and stocked up on the essentials. Examples: raw almonds, tomato-less salsa, tamales, goat cheese, lemon yoghourt, and two-buck chuck. Oh, and $2/lb gluten-free pasta. You read that right. $2/lb. It almost makes me cry!

Needless to say, my appetite and my wallet are quite thrilled.

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official ballot


My first huge California ballot! It's an exciting election! There were a couple of things that I didn't vote on. If I don't know who someone is, implications of a prop, etc, I leave it blank. There were quite a few of those...

I really like that California has paper ballots few reasons. One, it feels so official and empowering! Two, you can't just click "Republican" or "Democrat" or "Insert Third Party Here" like you can, at least, in Utah. You actually have to read the ballot here and, even if you vote straight on one party or another, you have to physically choose them.

Awesome opossum!

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