Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. mark twain a good reminder today. and always.
tigger or eeyore
"I came to a realization about this very early in my life. As I see it, there's a decision we all have to make, and it seems perfectly captured in the Winnie the Pooh characters created by A.A. Milne. Each of us must decide: am I fun-loving Tigger or am I a sad-sack Eeyore. Pick a ...
unofficial book review: the last lecture
so remember that one time i had an awkward exchange with my row-mate on my last flight back from chi-town? yeah, me too. anyway, remember how he recommended that i read this? turns out, despite his affinity for discussing non-socially acceptable subjects, he kind of knew what he was talking about in the old book referral department. because ...
what happens in vegas
...should probably just stay there. but since i had this witty idea for recounting my sin-city adventures, i've decided to bring back at least a few stories. and by stories, i mean, my own version of glamour magazine's infamous "hey, it's okay" article. hey, it's okay to skip out early on the welcome reception to order ...
code red
so i dyed my hair red on saturday (correction my trusted and beloved and professional) hair stylist dyed my hair red on saturday. like MJ from spiderman red -which duh, is super fun but quite drastic for someone so risk-averse. and i'm not gonna lie, on the drive home from the salon, i think i ...
viva
it's funny what responses you receive when you tell people you're headed to vegas for the weekend. "ooh, don't get too crazy!" "need a lesson in craps before you go?" "don't do anything i wouldn't do!" and then i'm like, hi, know your audience. and they're like, oh right. but yes, i'm headed to vegas. well, technically lake las vegas ...
PIP (pretty important person)
a scene from last night (also, never shop at jimbo's for dinner when you're starving, you'll end up purchasing so many items that some sweet patron will see you trying to juggle said items and insist that you take her basket in order to make it from the back of the store to the check-out ...
psa for p&r
i mean, i have no idea where the time has gone (maybe it goes to the same place in the dryer that all of those missing socks go, too), but all of a sudden we're in the middle of premiere season. as in, all of our favorite shows that we've been waiting so patiently since may ...
to whom it may concern
so when an individual applies for membership at the club, each of their sponsors is asked to compose a letter of recommendation. basic information, really, how long he/she has known the potential member, if they have entertained in each others' homes, if they've played a golf game or two with them before. and oftentimes, the ...
“wait, i need that” wednesday -9/19/12
so i know there are like a gazillion (or maybe just like one or two) diy tutorials on how to make your own pair of glitter boots buzzing around the blogosphere right now, but despite the fact that i have a pinterest board titled "for a rainy day" for projects of the "do-it-yourself" variety and ...
