January 2012
2 posts
e.b. white: letters of note
found this gem of a website while meandering through the world wide web:
“In March of 1973, E. B. White — the author responsible for such books as Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web — received a letter from a Mr. Nadeau, who sought his opinion on what he saw as a bleak future for the human race. White responded with the following, beautifully written letter. (Source: Letters of E. B....
green lights
does anyone else get irrationally stressed out about green lights from an approaching distance? for example, i’m driving in my car. i’m happy. i’m feeling carefree. the windows are rolled down, and beyonce is keeping me company when my eyes are suddenly drawn to the glimmer of green just beyond the bend in the road. my heart starts to pound rapidly, and i speed up in the hopes...
December 2011
3 posts
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mini peanut butter cheesecakes
WINTER BREAK IS FINALLY HERE! I HAVE SO MUCH TIME TO DO WHATEVER I WANT, WHEN I WANT! so i made these babies.
i forgot to take a pic of all the ingredients, so use your imagination. go wild.
first, the crust part:
next, the mini reese’s peanut butter cup on top of the crust part:
then, the cheesecake part:
afterwards, the cheesecake on top of baby butter cup and crust part:
put it...
finals
stop complaining about finals. it’s annoying because a) everyone within four years of your age is experiencing the same thing and b) we get it. we know. finals suck.
oh ho ho, you’re absolutely right. i am certainly guilty of the nefarious finals complaints and probably the most guilty, because i am actually a complaining professional. in fact, i could probably put “professional...
November 2011
3 posts
spotted: [insert stereotype] at the gym
the treadmill stomper THUNK. THUNK. THUNK. wtf, is godzilla at the gym? likely, but no. it’s the treadmill stomper. he or she is actually pretty amazing because the stomping reaches decibels people can’t even make with a megaphone. the stompers are usually running a little too fast and breathing a little too heavy, which is why it also looks like they’re about to fall off the...
girls and boys
a major shout out to ladies like susan b. anthony and elizabeth cady stanton for giving me the right to vote. that’s actually a big deal. but to the girls who wallow in the oppression of gender inequality? annoying. ladies, embrace the kitchen. embrace birthing children. embrace your monthly cycle. actually, i take that back. monthly cycle sucks. tmi? you already read it - sawry. seriously,...
lab report: self experimentation
i performed a real life experiment on myself where i was the independent variable, dependent variable, and control group. the results were magical.
hypothesis: if i begin writing a paper in advance, then i will get a better grade than i would starting a paper the night before it’s due.
independent variable/dependent variable 1: i started writing a paper three days in advance. i got a b on...
October 2011
2 posts
if today was a picture book
today, caleb and i went on an adventure.
we took some pics.
we almost interrupted an important office meeting.
i documented caleb’s downfall.
he survived.
then we decided to climb things,
and we pretended to be gargoyles.
a wee bit later, we played with daniel.
the end.
a reminder
someone liked one of my posts from over a year ago which prompted me to go through my archive and read some of my old stuff.
it was weird, but i liked it. i liked having something tangible to trace my thoughts back to. i liked seeing how my writing has progressed or regressed. i liked reading what i was into writing then compared to what i’m into writing now. i liked it all. it was...
September 2011
3 posts
english majors
it’s funny to me that english majors have this weird, pretentious, literary connotation, like everything we say is super eloquent, deep, and… literary.
i mean, i only wish i could be as eloquent, as deep, and as literary as this, for me, elusive stereotype. i’m majoring in english, because 1) i dig leisure reading and 2) for teaching. i’m not psycho about the whole...
this is real life
september 15 5712915379: who is this me: Steph. who are you? 5712915379: Whatz ue last name?? R u black?? me: no? how’d you get my number 5712915379: Im a creepy stalker who watches u whm me: that’s cute 5712915379: Im like so sorry my friends did this im sooo sorry 5712915379: Haha but i am known to be cute me: mmhm can’t judge that unless I know who you are 5712915379: Well...
my man, c.s. lewis, takes the cake
“It is when two such persons discover one another, when, whether with immense difficulties and semi-articulate fumblings or with what would seem to us amazing and elliptical speed, they share their vision–it is then that Friendship is born.
In this kind of love, as Emerson said, “Do you love me?” means “Do you see the same truth?–Or at least, “Do you care about the same truth?” The man who...
August 2011
2 posts
how to fit in at the university (aka uva, thanks...
gentlemen:
1. own a pair of sperry’s, because once you’ve matriculated, you are indeed a sailor 2. your guy friends are no longer guy friends, but your “brahs” 3. you should have at least 7 different ralph lauren polos and 7 different dress shirts, then wear them to class. one polo/shirt for every day of the week! 4. cargo shorts out, jcrew chino shorts in; preferably from...
elementary loving
for kicks and giggles, my coworker and i decided to take a survey on the campers’ perspectives on love (“what is love?”), and these are the cute little answers we got:
“when you kiss people”
“a feeling that you express when… uh, never mind”
“when you respect others and treat others the way you want to be treated”
...
June 2011
3 posts
the things you learn from elementary schoolers
after the worst battle ever, employment and i have finally becomes best friends forever. nsync’s “just got paid” is the anthem to my life right now, and it doesn’t even have to be a friday night.
in case you’re dying to know, i work for the county as a camp counselor for kids, grades k-5. people ask me what i do, and i’m like… it’s summer camp. you...
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dear angela,
this is my graduation card to you (please get rid of that fugly temporary pink highlighter card, stat). i’m trying to save paper and be avant-garde in the card industry.
anyway, with these kind of dumb, sentimental things, i have no idea where i should begin, but i’ve heard the beginning is always a good place.
first and foremost, i have our mutual creepiness slash stalker tendencies...
May 2011
5 posts
my life post-exams
because brevity is the soul of wit, my fourth semester in one word: yes.
my last day of exams was may 13 and since that very day, i’ve been on the go, kind of like tide to go. i went to outer banks the next day and stayed there for a week. during my stay i did the following:
+ tried to memorize the look at me now rap… key word being “tried” + read atonement and now...
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15 mundane activities that are super fun compared...
1. clipping your nails 2. biting them off if the nail clippers don’t work 3. staring at the wall 4. drinking some water 5. using the bathroom 6. reading the nutrition facts on a bag of pretzels 7. talking to yourself 8. listening to this week’s top 40 music and deeply contemplating the lyrics 9. using the bathroom again 10. washing a dish or two 11. changing the thermostat 12. opening...
another 9/11 victim's response →
these articles are just… getting to me.
9/11 victim's response →
hah, i feel so ignorant and humbled. i love this article.
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history
yesterday, obama delivered a short, charismatic address to the nation. summarized in one sentence he told the american people, osama bin laden is dead (or according to fox news, obama bin laden is dead). this electrifying statement was the fruit of years’ arduous research, covert operations, and heroic navy seals.
a country that still suffered the haunting aftermath of its tragedy, citizens...
April 2011
8 posts
visiting times
last week, adrian and mom came to visit me; they are my absolute favorites
we made some new friends
adrian even found her soulmate
she is a proud supporter of all that is good
wishing momzo was in this pic
sad daddio couldn’t make the festivities, but he’s working on bringing home the bacon. i guess that’s a legitimate excuse. anyway, miss them.
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making sandwiches
on tuesdays and thursdays, i don’t end classes till 3:15. at 3:15, i eat linner or dunch - take your pick - at uva’s finest dining hall, newcomb. when you’ve been starving all day, you lose your capacity to determine what constitutes a good meal.
on most days, i eat a sandwich. today was no exception. but today was a little different anyway, because i got to make my own sandwich...
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nutella mug cakes
recipe courtesy of the family kitchen and angela’s stalking abilities
nutella is a drug.
i hate cracking eggs, so i made angela do it. she kindly obliged. also, anyone else unnaturally obsessed with her polish color? yeah, me too.
she’s stirring so fast you can’t even see the spoon.
the wretched thing exploded in the microwave. we laughed for a good ten minutes.
we...
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chocolate dipped french macaroon
that’s what the sign said and next to it, the price: $1.85.
i went to alderman library and sit here still, but the story begins before this time of sitting. before i sat, i went to the library’s cafe to satisfy my omnipresent sugar craving. i was distraught to find that the froyo machine was broken - like, wtf. fortunately, i was, at the time, more than easily assuaged by the presence...
March 2011
3 posts
stream of consciousness
if i wrote my stream of consciousness, i don’t think anyone would understand what i was trying to say so i decided to try it today.
right now, i’m listening to my voice part for sils because our concert is in two weeks and liz, sils’ music director and secret lover of mine (not a secret anymore), is way stressed out and rightfully so. this voice part is so boring and ugly by...
office hours
for one of my classes, i had to interview an educator regarding… education. i interviewed my western civ professor because she fascinates me in the weirdest way. she’s german so her semi-thick german accent coupled with a stutter produce some incomprehensible lectures. however, a couple weeks ago, i saw her waiting to pick up her ten year old son from the elementary school i tutor at...
February 2011
5 posts
lately; stevie wonder
the last post
was courtesy of erika so. but i may or may not have been saying those things to her in real life………………………….. bye.
my club
I’ve decided to make a new club. it is called the weirdo club. be in it with me if you are weird. im the president…of the united statea
January 2011
7 posts
omegle
instead of reading for class, i made some new friends online!
conversation 1: Stranger: heyy Stranger: facebook? Stranger: m/f You: what’s facebook? Your conversational partner has disconnected.
conversation 2: Stranger: asl You: 95/asexual/mars! you? Stranger: don’t be a f****** a****** Your conversational partner has disconnected.
conversation 3: You: how do you feel about eating...
random bullets
. i can’t wait till adele’s album comes out. i wish i lived in the uk so i could have it in 7 days, but instead, i have to wait for 7 days plus 22 days of february plus however many days are left after the 24th of january. also, if i lived in the uk, i could have a cool british accent. uh, way cool
. i’ve had this scab in my left nostril for like, five days now. how said scab in...
midwinter night's dream bars
recipe courtesy of: cookie madness
last night, yebin, angela, and tina came over to play and we baked.
1. gather ingredients, d-u-h
2. smush graham crackers with freshly nail-polished fingers
3. mix said graham crackers with melted butter so that they’re 2gether 4ever
4. in a pan, squash the graham cracker down pat because it’s the bottom layer
5. sprinkle almonds over...
s'more cookies
recipe courtesy of: baked perfection
mel and i planned to bake all day, eery day during winter break but this actually is the first thing we’ve baked together all break. she leaves in two days and i leave in like four or five maybe six days? i forget which. anyway, we’re fantastic at keeping our goals.
ingredientz (not pictured: BUTTER!!!!! sorry bout it. except not really.) OH,...
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December 2010
5 posts
awesome things
a while back, grace showed me this blog of awesome things. like literally just awesome things so i was inspired to create a list of my own.
1. when your fav song comes on the radio it becomes the best day ever because it was completely unexpected. and it’s infinitely better when you get to listen from the beginning to the end; then you jam your heart out while people from other cars judge...
red velvet cakeballs
i’ve been dying to make this for forever and a day so i finally did.
1. gather ingredients. all the ingredients aren’t pictured because i already made the cake before i realized i forgot to take a picture. but if you really need to know, i can supply you with this site —> http://www.bakerella.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/
2. bake ze cake, preferably in an oven.
3....
