I miss this girl so much. We were roommates in college for three years (we still call each other “roomie”). After graduation, I moved back home but ended up moving back to Maryland for work — then she moved to California for pharmacy school! I’m already saving up for our next shopping expedition :)

I miss this girl so much. We were roommates in college for three years (we still call each other “roomie”). After graduation, I moved back home but ended up moving back to Maryland for work — then she moved to California for pharmacy school!

I’m already saving up for our next shopping expedition :)

Originally Posted By celesti

celesti: latest art endeavor Aww, I like it. I think I know where that’s supposed to be :)

celesti:

latest art endeavor

Aww, I like it. I think I know where that’s supposed to be :)

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Jimmy Eat World - The Middle

hey, don’t write yourself off yet
it’s only in your head you feel left out or looked down on
just try your best, try everything you can
and don’t you worry what they tell themselves when you’re away.

It’s an oldie but a goodie.

Thankful.

Today was the most stressful, trying day. But when it really comes down to it, no matter what goes wrong, I’ll be fine as long as I have

  • a loving family
  • awesome friends
  • my health
  • a roof over my head

A bonus? Supportive co-workers, both senior and junior staff. I can’t tell you how blessed I am to work where I do.

Although things get crazy and I miss home something fierce, I am awesome and I have a great life — and no one is going to convince me otherwise.

ONE MORE THING: Life is just too short to let things weigh you down. Forgive others, forgive yourself, let go, move on and live your life.

Originally Posted By chrisgoods

chrisgoods: see you tomorrow buddy. Sigh. I miss The Thief being on our team.

chrisgoods:

see you tomorrow buddy.

Sigh. I miss The Thief being on our team.

President’s Arts Committee Names 25 Members - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com

An eclectic roster of artists and entertainment industry figures were named to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, the White House announced on Monday evening. Among the 25 people who were named by President Obama as members to the committee were the talent agent Bryan Lourd, the managing director and co-chairman of Creative Artists Agency; the actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Edward Norton; the cellist Yo-Yo Ma; and Teresa Heinz Kerry, the philanthropist and wife of Senator John Kerry. Also named were the actors Kerry Washington, Forest Whitaker and Alfre Woodard; the director George C. Wolfe; Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue magazine; Damian Woetzel, the former New York City Ballet dancer; and the architect Thom Mayne. In September, the committee, which works with federal cultural agencies and in the private and public sectors to further the White House’s cultural objectives, named George Stevens Jr. and Margo Lion its co-chairs and Mary Schmidt Campbell its vice chairwoman.

Can I just say that I love how Anna Wintour was named to the committee? Art and culture are so much more than music, dance, theatre, literature and visual art — they’re also fashion, architecture, design and other things we see and use every day. So many times we go to arts and culture for entertainment and treat the arts so high-brow, like the phrase should be capitalized (“The Arts”) , but sometimes I think we forget how much of it is actually in our homes, offices and on our backs.

What I value most about my marriage is that it is separate and apart from a lot of the silliness of Washington, and Michelle is not part of that silliness.

President Obama

The Obamas’ Marriage - NYTimes.com

A work/life balance has always been important to me. Although it’s not so much an issue right now, there’s a good chance it’ll become one in the future. It’s a struggle I’m anticipating and already thinking a great deal about.

The fact that a couple as busy and in the public eye as the Obamas can maintain such a great, loving marriage is incredibly inspiring. Their mutual respect, their mutual support — they’re a team, and it shows.

Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (via wangtao03)

Backstreet’s back, alright!

A picture I took of the view from Bran Castle, aka Dracula’s castle in Romania. Pretty, no? (Yeah, this is only tangentially related to Halloween, I know.)

A picture I took of the view from Bran Castle, aka Dracula’s castle in Romania.

Pretty, no?

(Yeah, this is only tangentially related to Halloween, I know.)

Originally Posted By discodazzler
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skylerelizabeth:welcometoross:hannahhurt:migueld:discodazzler

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah
Spooky! Scary!

Boys becoming men, men becoming wolves!

Originally Posted By danhacker

Nightmare Before Christmas Revisited on Amazon MP3 for $2.99 today

danhacker:

21 covers of songs from ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ for $2.99, that’s a steal.

Just bought it. I love Flyleaf’s cover of “What’s This” and Amy Lee’s cover of “Sally’s Song” is bringing me back to high school.

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Damien Rice - Cannonball

still a little bit of your song in my ear

It’s Halloween at our office today and this is what I ended up wearing. I haven’t dressed up for Halloween in over a decade, and I had been racking my brain all week trying to think of a costume. No such luck! While rummaging through my closet this morning I found this polka dot dress I bought three years ago. Paired with the sweater, scarf, peep-toe shoes and a high curly ponytail, I think I can pass this off as a kind of 50’s thing. In contrast with my co-workers’ costumes (Spongebob Squarepants and Jane from Tarzan to name just a couple), it’s the most tame of Halloween costumes (and in all honesty you can’t really tell it’s a costume), but hey, I can’t complain. I don’t dress like this every day and I didn’t have to buy anything extra for it! Polka dot dress from Forever 21, cream sweater from Target (it has an applique you can’t see), scarf from Forever 21, shoes from DSW.

It’s Halloween at our office today and this is what I ended up wearing. I haven’t dressed up for Halloween in over a decade, and I had been racking my brain all week trying to think of a costume. No such luck!

While rummaging through my closet this morning I found this polka dot dress I bought three years ago. Paired with the sweater, scarf, peep-toe shoes and a high curly ponytail, I think I can pass this off as a kind of 50’s thing. In contrast with my co-workers’ costumes (Spongebob Squarepants and Jane from Tarzan to name just a couple), it’s the most tame of Halloween costumes (and in all honesty you can’t really tell it’s a costume), but hey, I can’t complain. I don’t dress like this every day and I didn’t have to buy anything extra for it!

Polka dot dress from Forever 21, cream sweater from Target (it has an applique you can’t see), scarf from Forever 21, shoes from DSW.

Originally Posted By chrisgoods

theshalom: Don’t ask Kobe Bryant, “How does it feel to win an NBA Championship?” Because he will answer by smiling and punching you in the face. (via:ems:aysaturen:chrisgoods) Sigh. I love my boys. I’d wear my Lakers jersey to work tomorrow if I could.

theshalom:

Don’t ask Kobe Bryant, “How does it feel to win an NBA Championship?” Because he will answer by smiling and punching you in the face.

(via:ems:aysaturen:chrisgoods)

Sigh. I love my boys. I’d wear my Lakers jersey to work tomorrow if I could.

Originally Posted By kari-shma

So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.

Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) (via kari-shma) (via radarchive)