February 2010
24 posts
Confession
I’m 100% addicted to documentaries.
Planet Earth is like crack cocaine, as I’m sure you’re well aware.
Now you just have to check out some Werner Herzog and Step Into Liquid (my favorite surf film).
If any of you can find a copy of Five Summer Stories, hit me up.
January 2010
22 posts
I'm horrible...
at making itinerary-related decisions, obviously.
And it doesn’t help that most airline prices zoom from $20 to $2000 and back in five seconds.
So, now the question is: To Greece, or not to Greece?
For Some Reason...
I always:
Leave half-empty water glasses scattered about the house.
While wearing anything with a hood, get the strong urge to tuck it behind my ears so I don’t lose my peripheral powers. (sometimes, I don’t fight it)
Stick my nose into the mailbox when it’s empty, as if I can smell the letters hiding in the back behind their invisibility cloaks.
Skip the first and last few...
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It...”
– E.F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful
1 tag
Conundrum...
My cousin’s in town and has never been to the city. We’re low-ish on funds and don’t want our day to revolve around our stomachs.
Suggestions?
“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at...”
– Frederick Buechner, Telling the Truth
Tonight...
I was walking to my car after a long day at work, and was pleasantly surprised as the storm clouds broke for an instant, letting some starlight shine on me. The wind kissed my cheek, the trees shook a bit, and everything smelled like rain. I was completely floored by the whole thing, already cheery from the warm farewell I had received, when I saw the moon and just lost it.
Sitting up in the sky,...
Dear Le Boulanger,
It’s been fun and you really have been great, but I think we should take a break for a while.
No, no it’s not you, it’s me.
So ta-ta for now, see you in MARCH after I’ve adventured a bit.
Love, Natalie
I am...
a pro when it comes to:
sleeping in reaaaally late on my day off
staying up late because of the aforementioned drowsing
complaining about waking up at 5 to go to work
Multiply that by night-owl babysitee parents, and divide by all the stuff I actually have to accomplish during the day.
Wash, rinse, pass out instead of going to the gym, repeat.
“Remember this moment, when [the warmth of] your mother’s body heals every...”
– The Red Tent, a book every woman should read at least once
My Biggest Fears:
Going blind.
Losing my teeth.
Miscarriages/stillbirths/infertility.
Leeches (and parasites in general.)
My Random, Irrational Fears??
Hair that’s no longer attached to whatever it belongs on.
Sand crabs
Being impaled while driving behind a truck (buy a bungee chord and tie that stuff DOWN.)
Medicinal overdose. I’ve read the weight/dose instructions on my Advil bottle more...
Grocery Shopping
I love walking through the produce section, and fruit makes my heart flutter. So of course I got really excited when I saw something brand-new loitering near the Granny Smiths.
“Well, I like apples a lot. And I like grapes a lot! So this must be the best idea….oh sweet Jesus!”
I had discovered Grapples, otherwise known as apples doused in grape flavoring, a favorite of super...
Well-deserved Recovery
Today I’m feeling better than I have in about 2 weeks—eons better. This I attribute to the 9 hours of sleep I cranked out last night.
Or maybe it’s because I’ve found out that Claratin is magical (especially when combined with shots of espresso!). Presto, change-o, finally able to go to work-o.
Or the three fried eggs I devoured this morning. Did you know I love eggs?
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