reading is love

The girls have already started lining up to test the new window...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:44:01 -0400

The girls have already started lining up to test the new window seat, looks like I need another one

Hey did you know?

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:29:01 -0400

Hey did you know?

All I want to do is listen to this news announcing from the FBI but this chatty bitch at the oil...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:22:14 -0400

All I want to do is listen to this news announcing from the FBI but this chatty bitch at the oil change place won’t stop yapping. Ugh ignorant people

You are more beautiful than you think. Take 6 minutes, and...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:22:52 -0400

You are more beautiful than you think.

Take 6 minutes, and watch this, you will be glad you did. Eye opening for sure.

Saw this on Facebook and died laughing . The nightmare cakes...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:22:06 -0400

Saw this on Facebook and died laughing . The nightmare cakes that arise at holiday times are one of my favorite guilty pleasures . Thanks for the laughs Facebook .

Mexican, margaritas and the main squeeze . A perfect Friday...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:19:19 -0400

Mexican, margaritas and the main squeeze . A perfect Friday night .

Naked vs Naked Basics

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:53:39 -0400

I am in bad need of new eye shadow and like the Urban Decay line. For those of you out there that use this line, which is better.

International travel gripe.

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:38:06 -0400

The only thing worse than jet lag is my stomach being pissed off about everything I have eaten since coming home from Korea. Clearly it only wants to eat Kimchi and Chicken, this could be a problem.

Adventures in Seoul

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:26:05 -0400

Adventures in Seoul

This morning we took a cooking class on traditional bibimbap. I...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:11:45 -0400

This morning we took a cooking class on traditional bibimbap. I am now addicted. We had an amazing teacher named Ellie who had the most adorable Australian accent , since that is where she learned how to speak English. If you have never tried bibimbap I would highly recommend it .korean food has been a huge shock so far, mostly in the wow I can’t believe I have been missing this all along. However I don’t think I will ever get used to squid ink bring a main ingredient, I simply don’t have enough nerve to try that one.,

South Korea

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:46:04 -0400

Any tumblr been to Seoul or South Korea in general? If so any suggestions on things to see? Less then 48 hours till wheels up!!

If you live in, or love North Caroline, this magazine is a true...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:57:00 -0500

If you live in, or love North Caroline, this magazine is a true gem. Can’t recommend it enough. Such fun stories about a wide range of topics, NC history, places to eat, heart warming tales of the lives of North Carolinians from the mountains to the coast. My monthly reminder of why I love this state.

"When I’m old and gray, I want to have a house by the sea. And paint. With a lot of wonderful chums,..."

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:44:18 -0500

“When I’m old and gray, I want to have a house by the sea. And paint. With a lot of wonderful chums, good music, and booze around. And a damn good kitchen to cook in.”

- Ava Gardner (via caryrandolph)

Life dream….

(via just-susanna)

To good not to steal.

Defenders of Wildlife Are you guys aware that in 2011 Congress...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:40:00 -0500

Defenders of Wildlife

Are you guys aware that in 2011 Congress stripped Gray Wolves off of the Endangered species list? Since then thousands of them have been killed in Wyoming, Montana, Etc. This is a species that was just beginning to regain its numbers , and is vital to the enviornment it lives in.

This means that between now and October, in a large portion of some of the best wolf habitat in the state, wolves can be killed at will.

If you have a few extra bucks laying around, think about supporting the Defenders of Wildlife, who is currently suing the Department of the Interior to restore the Endangered Species Act for the Gray Wolf.

Come on tumblr friends there just kings of the dog world!

25 Things You Don't Have to Justify to Anyone

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:48:13 -0500

25 Things You Don't Have to Justify to Anyone:

levianity:

1. Your job. Yes, even if you’re working something that other people condescendingly term “not a real job,” such as retail or service. If you have a job of any kind in this economy, you’ve already won.

2. Whether or not you have debt. If you managed to get out of your education debt-free, that doesn’t mean that your life is a financial walk in the park that you constantly have to be apologizing for. If you are in debt, it doesn’t mean you got a “worthless” degree and now deserve to be shamed for struggling to find work after you were convinced by your school that you were making a good decision.

3. The kind of food you enjoy eating, or why you enjoy eating. (No matter how “uncultured” or “boring” or “gross” someone else might deem your favorite food.)

4. Your decision to have children, or not have them, or to not be sure if you even want them.

5. Your dislike for marriage as an institution — and even if this one day changes, you don’t have to justify having grown as a person and moved into a new point of view. No one should be telling you “I told you so” over something as enormous as your decision to commit for life to another person.

6. Your sexuality, or your desire to experiment with it. You are allowed to have “phases” or “try things out” or be “confused,” and can take as much time as you want figuring it out.

7. Your gender presentation.

8. Your income level, and what you can and cannot afford. If you are having trouble keeping up with friends because you are not able to spend as much as them, there is no reason to risk financial ruin to try and keep up appearances.

9. Your body. The only person whom you need to talk to about with it is your doctor; everyone else can else can go kick rocks.

10. Whether or not you want to go out on a weekend night, or ten weekend nights in a row. The amount of time you spend in a bar or at a club does not directly correlate with how cool or worthy a person you are.

11. Your relationship status. If you’re single and happy, that’s great. If you’re in a relationship and happy, that’s great. If you’re either of those and not happy, you are more than allowed to be, and it’s no one’s business how you should “fix” it unless you ask them for their advice.

12. How many friends you have. One is enough. A hundred is enough. And there is no need to falsely upgrade acquaintances to “friend” status in your mind simply to fill out the ranks. A true friend is rare, and we don’t need to make it a competition for who has the most.

13. How much you drink when you go out, or if you drink at all, or why you choose not to drink if you do.

14. What kind of music you enjoy listening to.

15. What kind of an education you have or don’t have, or if you intend to go back and finish what you’ve started. If continuing your studies is something you want to do, good, but don’t be forced into saying that you want it just because it’s what people expect of you.

16. What you happen to be turned on by. If you like slash fiction, you like slash fiction. If you like people recording videos of themselves popping balloons, that’s awesome for you. It’s all good, and as long as you’re not hurting anyone, have at it.

17. Whether or not you know to cook, even if you’re a woman who “should” know how to do those things.

18. If you stay at home to raise your children, or if you hire someone to help you do so because you have a full-time career. Neither of those choices are more or less feminist, no matter what Elizabeth Wurtzel tells you.

19. How many people you have had sex with.

20. Whether or not you are a virgin, and whether or not you want to wait for marriage to lose said virginity.

21. Whether or not you believe in God, and what you think God actually is. (As long as you’re not imposing any of your beliefs on others, in which case we’d have a bit of a problem. But I trust that you’re cool and wouldn’t do that.)

22. Who you voted for and why. If you want to talk about it, you’re free to. But no one should ever make you feel like you have to tell them.

23. If you have sex on a first date, if you kiss on a first date, or if you won’t even hold hands on a first date. You’re allowed to do whatever you like when you’ve just met a new potential suitor.

24. Whether or not you choose to use dating websites.

25. Not knowing exactly what you want to be when you grow up, even if many people would already put you in the category of “grown up.” If you are considering going back to school, or changing careers, or moving, or starting a family, or doing charity work — it’s all good. And none of it has to be followed up with a longwinded explanation about why it’s a good idea and they should believe in you. If you need to justify what makes you happy to someone in your life, perhaps you should ask yourself why you even care about their opinion in the first place.

Good reminder.

Bibliofille Giveaway!

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:04:10 -0500

bibliofille:

To thank my followers for, well, following me, I decided to do a giveaway!

Included will be the following books:

aaaand a Tea Forte Katie Cup! Yay!

RULES:
-Must be following me
-Must reblog (once only—you can reblog more, but it won’t increase your chances)

The giveaway will end February 13th and I’ll announce the winner on Valentine’s day!

To put things in perspective, I’m doing this giveaway because I hit 100 followers, so your chances are pretty decent.

Good luck!

wth eyebrows?

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:10:03 -0500

Does anyone else ever have this problem?

Monday: Eyebrows look great, in shape and not a spare hair in sight.

Wednesday: Checking the eyebrows before running to work and they are a JUNGLE.

eyebrow hair growth rates can truly be terrifying.

Bubbles just can’t help herself she had to be apart of the...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:04:32 -0500

Bubbles just can’t help herself she had to be apart of the dinner party. Diva cat forever.

nerd alert

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:28:00 -0500

Tonight I am going to see the NC Symphony perform Gustav Holst ” The Planets” and I can barely contain myself. The anger and harshness of Mars. The soaring, beautiful, yet heartbreaking notes of Jupiter. The coldness of Saturn, LOVE IT!

If you are not familiar with this Symphony, you should check it out! It is only 50 minutes long, and you will easily recognize part of both Mars and Jupiter. However, Jupiter the bringer of Jollity is by in far my favorite of the suites, every time it gets to mark 2:55 my heart just soars, and I always end up crying. Can’t pin it down, but it happens without fail every. single. time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz0b4STz1lo

I challenge you to click the link above and see if you don’t agree with me.

Sometimes it sucks being the only person on my team that lives...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:54:36 -0500

Sometimes it sucks being the only person on my team that lives in this country. But, other times its simply amazing. Like when the managers forgot to invite me to the over-achievers dinner, and then forgot to print my certificate so I get presented with a napkin. but that’s okay cause nobody else had a butterfly, snail, clouds, seagulls or a sun on their’s. Who said being alone doesn’t have it’s perks?