Roundup of Days Gone By

Once again, time is getting the best of me, passing by altogether too quickly, which is both good and bad.

I have been up to a few productive things {please see my post on lazy productivity}...and I consider catching up on sleep and improving my cooking abilities to be two of them. I also consider showering daily as being productive on one's day off because let's be real, that can be a chore - I have a lot of hair on my head that needs conditioned!

I digress as usual....

I've managed to stomach doing a little Xmas shopping for my bestie. For someone who can't stand Xmas carols until December 24th and gets quite irritated seeing tinsel and garland prior to that same date, that is quite an ordeal. {No, I do not do Black Friday shopping either, unless my Mum wants accompanied, but only because I love her.}

Lots of hair & attitude - perfect for a Parisian day off, non?

Aside from that, cat-sitting for Tree {considering this as a future career}, helping my sis pack for her new digs, working, and sleeping, I'm a boring lady...

My snuggle buddy; neediness and cuddliness at its best.

Max & Jax: on the warpath for pets and snugg's.

Mais regardez!! J'ai fais les nourrritures! C'est quelque chose, je pense....

For those of you unfamiliar with English traditions....Guy Fawkes Day, or Bonfire Night, was November 5th. While I am no longer in the UK, much to my chagrin, I could not resist a bit of English-ness in celebration {albeit by accident}.

I nearly forgot about this wondrous day until I was divulging in my crumpets and mango chutney {thank you, Wegman's international aisle} and mindlessly scrolling through Facebook.

My stomach was trying to tell me something with its cravings for an English brekkie...or I was simply feeling peckish for 'shrooms, eggs and carbs.

Experimentation {that sounds kinky....} is often the best way of cooking, I've found. Case in point: late-night hunger from forgetting to eat since lunchtime calls for a light late-night meal and one a bit creative considering I haven't had time to restock the fridge properly since my birthday hiatus from real life.

Ta-da! Simple pimple pizza using Pillsbury low-fat buttermilk biscuits. Low-fat plus veggies and pesto makes it healthy, non?

The things I tell myself so I can sleep at night....

Since I've started salivating from looking at these delicious pictures, I'll share a few songs I've enjoyed this week, thus proving I'm not totally out of sync with the world. I'm currently reading a book on quantum theorems throughout history and the world's acceptance of the uncertainty associated with such matter, so that's something worldly...

• Arctic Monkeys: Stop the World I Wanna Get Off with You
• All-Time Low: Break Your Little Heart
• The Word Alive: Heartless
• Silverstein: The End

I shall leave you with that, kind readers. Auf wiederlesen!

Final Friday Favorites of 2012

Tis Friday at last....although I haven't much about which to complain; it's been a fairly smooth week without conventional work. Just busy busy busy with the holidays and shoveling. I honestly love shoveling. It's a great workout and for somre reason, I just like doing it.....strange.
It's the last Friday of 2012 [as indicated by the post title] and only a few days until the new year....what will you be doing for New Year's Eve?? How 'bout watching the movie? Fun movie, along with Valentine's Day [even though I don't celebrate that terribly commercialized holiday but enough on that].

Hmmm...perhaps it should be the favorites of the year:

• Going to the beach with Lovely

• My sissy being with me all the way

Xmas 2012 Photo by Mummy

• Lady A, Darius Rucker, and Thompson Square concert!

• Being accepted into the Kingston University in London for study abroad

Cheesy American stereotypical London pic c/o Google images

• Beautiful Tiffany's ring from my Nana

• Alumni band

• All-American Rejects and A Rocket to the Moon concert

 

 

• Valleyfest!

• Discovering Tard the grumpy cat

• Not to appear self-centered, but my birthday makes the list despite the raging storm on that day. Being surrounded by friends, what could be a better way of spending the day indoors?

• Horseback riding tour in Gettysburg

Photography by Logan Kurtek

• Riding a camel at the Philly Zoo

Photography by Justin Roth

• NeverShoutNever concert

• The other concerts with Lovely...Warped Tour in Buffalo, The Band Perry, Hot Chelle Rae

• Winter Formal 2012: An International Affair

• Halloween time spent with Lovely

• Chewbacca hat!

I felt so modern with my outfit yesterday....Mia2 boots [gift from Nana for 19th bday], PacSun tights [gift from Lovely], H&M skirt, Express sweater [gift from Sissy], handmade bracelet [gift from Mum], Tiffany's ring [gift from Nana], and Chewie hat [gift from Lovely].

Tonight my bestie and I are totally geeking out by having a sleepover, exchanging prezzies, and having a LOTR trilogy marathon! Woot woot! Let the nostalgia begin with the Heidi and Jill sleepover traditions :)

I believe one is never too old for sleepovers with one's bestie.

Now...debating on whether or not I should get out of bed yet....

She's the girl that no one ever knows...

We the Kings!!

They're one of my favorite bands....and Lovely and i got to see them again at Warped Tour 2012! 3 1/2 drive to Buffalo, NY was a bit long, especially so early in the morning...but worth it.

Yes, i'm a bad girl. I took off work to go to Warped Tour.

I am a sleepy bunny after all that...Lovely let me sleep on the way home. We made it home around midnight or so and we both took showers [at our respective houses] then fell asleep....as much fun as it was, that shower felt pretty damn great. I prefer my peppermint twist bodywash to other people's bodily fluids [sweat, i hope....cringing at the thought of anything else].

Soooo much fun. But sooo sleepy.

Breathe Carolina was pretty good...especially since it was on the main stage and therefore had seating and shade. Saw a few others, got a weird tan, and sweated like cwazy. Ah.....


Officially a VS Angel VIP now! Hmmm....maybe this should tell me something about my spending habits....i just like nice undergarments. No judgment for that.

As soon as Lovely is done eating, it'll be time to see The Three Musketeers and snuggle...which seems contradictory as it is an action movie but we're both fairly spent. Both of us woke up niiiiiiace and early for work this morning ;)

Here is my Vans trucker hat. I don't think i'm cool enough to get away with such an accessory...



7 is a magical number.

Please forgive my scary eyebrows. They're a bit overwhelming atm and these pics have just informed me of that.