The songs that aided in my survival and made 2010 that much more fabulous.
Things You Think
Telephone
Heels Over Head
Funny Little Frog
I'm On a Boat
From Above
Tighten Up
Little Boxes
It's been a fun, crazy, awesome, surprising, busy, happy, intense year.
I have a feeling 2011 is going to be...
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library hopping
Cool, eh? (snapped with iPhone, not my instax mini)
I took my camera out on an adventure today! My sister needed to get her hands on a book at the University of Utah's library, so we went up there....
20101228
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
The big gifts this year were china sets for Em and Taylor, snowshoes for Ali, tv for Wes, and...
A sweet instant camera for me!
This blog is about to get a little more lomograp...
Merry Christmas Eve!
From the family who celebrates Christmas three days late!
I've had a very lovely day. So much to write about! I went to lunch with three of my friends from elementary school, Abbi, Nessa, and Suz. It...
20101226
boxing day
Holiday gift from the City o' Salt Lake
Now, which should I pick?
Still in Utah... a book display at my supermercado
So, the vague posts continue. And I might seem a bit bipolar as I am SUPER...
20101225
December 25 Festivities
So, my family is celebrating Christmas or what-have-you on the 28th. BUT we had some fun today too. Photographic evidence follows...
"Hey, Ali! That's creepy... go stand by him."
Santa heads as...
20101224
vague
My apologies for the vagueness of my 3 AM post. It was vague because it had to be. Family stuff, you know? But I really needed the emotional release of throwing it out there. So, that's how it goes.
Now...
thanks for taking this so well.
It's all ambiguous. It's anger and apathy. It's relief and fear. I want to run from it but I can't just leave. I'm so confused. I want to ignore it.
I wish he had asked, "How are you taking this?" Not thanked me for "taking this so well." Maybe I was, at that moment, taking it just fine. Because I...
20101223
BF + WASO
I've returned to my old Ben Folds (Five) habit and decided to watch the Ben Folds with the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra concert again. I left my copy on my hard drive in my apartment but fortunately it's on the YouTubes. Here are my three favorites. Really interesting arrangements...
20101222
holiday greetings
Friend, Brittany, posted her family holiday letter. It's completely enjoyable. Ours is not quite as hilarious but I thought the Blogosphere might like to read the summaries of my siblings' 2010s (compiled by my mum).
Ali just learned she will be representing Skyline High School as their Sterling...
treats galore and xkcd
Santa cupcakes for Ali's yearbook party!
Lots of delicious things around here, blogosphere! I left the kitchen while my sister and mom made and decorated the above cupcakes -- cute and I'm sure scrumptious...
20101220
vintage holiday cheer!
My sister and brother-in-law, Emily and Taylor, went vintage for their holiday decor. I love it. A couple of times during my childhood, my mom would pull out her 1950s or 1960s, most likely toxic,...
20101219
my grandma's kitchen
There is one place in my world that has never changed. The earthy, funky striped wallpaper, dark cabinetry, delightful mustard yellow oven. This place is my grandmother's kitchen.
Just looking...
20101218
holiday cheer, etc.
Holiday Cheer:
Our tiny, elegant tree!
I love my mom's ornaments -- especially the one to the left.
An ill Ali watching a holiday spectacular.
Et Cetera:
Made a totally delicious soup...
20101217
five covers
Five Things Friday!
Five covers I love.
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps -- Cake
Sweet Child O' Mine -- Taken By Trees
Songs of Love -- Ben Folds
Sweet Jane -- Cowboy Junkies
Common People -- William Shatner
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the morning and the mimosa
Neighbor Sarah and I had breakfast this morning to celebrate my surviving fall quarter and her acceptance into the English Honor's program. It was a perfect way to end 2010 in Davis. Sarah and champagne...
20101216
Happy December 16!
My darling neighbor told me tonight that she was surprised I got it all done by Dec. 15.
Haha. It was a little crazy there, let's not lie. And I've had way too much fun this quarter, too much daydreaming.
So what happened Fall Quarter 2010?
Three 16-page stats papers. The big three wacky analyses...
20101214
Screenshot
I love when my screen looks like this.
It gives me a sense of peace.
Of course, I'm about to start messing it up again,
but I thought I ought to share a moment of serenity.
...
this train is bound for glory, this train!
Woke up this morning on Caitlin's sofa with this stuck in my head. Sometimes I really like the music selection in my noggin.
Now I'm going to go do something very, very wrong. I'm going to watch the season finale of Dexter.&nb...
new years resolution
Quick post before I crash for 2.5 hours.
Just finished a 15 page paper in 17 hours. Oh yeah! Is it any good? I don't know. I'm just glad it's done.
I'm feeling completely awful about myself, academically speaking. I feel incredibly self-conscious and a little bit like I might be engaging...
20101212
eating for two
Peurk tod... the "root" cause of my future untimely demise.
I am so ashamed of what I am doing right now...
This is the third time since Thursday (go ahead, calculate it) that I've eaten Thai...
I'm feeling better.
I'm feeling better since I surrendered.
You can't climb until you're ready to fall.
You're not a landmine. You're not a goldmine.
No, you're not mine at all.
-Ben Lee
I've come to a place of acceptance. It's peaceful in the 24-hour study room. I'm not sleepy now. I think I've caught my second...
Drowning
Dear Blogosphere,
I don't think I'm going to make it this time.
I don't want to be just another grad school casualty.
But I'd also enjoy a little sleep.
Two marshmallows on the 16th.
All of this will so be worth it.
-Nata...
from Megan
:-)
The last yearbook note I'm going to post. Hope you enjoyed th...
20101211
still autumn
Look at them! This is one of the many things I love about California. It's December 11 and I'm still enjoying autumn.
So, as I was putting my phone away after snapping these, I heard, "NATALIE!!"...
20101208
i feel therefore i am
I am
happy and
anxious and
nervous and
overwhelmed and
ecstatic and
exhausted and
grateful and
hopeful and
terrified and
proud and
queasy and
warm and
stressed and
overwhelmed (agai...
sleepover!
Caitlin and I are having a sleepover!
It's just like we're in junior high...
well, except for all this paper and thesis writing business.
Yay for not sufferin' alo...
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*facepalm*
Or whatever they say.
Running statistics...
WARNINGS:
No valid cases were found.
Execution of this command stops.
What? Decided to explore my variables.
WARNINGS:
There are no valid cases. Statistics cannot be computed.
Almost start to cry. Then I go to close my data set and reopen it.
What's...
