My Recent Ramblings
Strength
Strength (strngkth, strngth, strnth) n. 1. The state, property, or quality of being strong. 2. The power to resist attack; impregnability. 3. The power to resist strain or stress; durability. 4. The ability to maintain a moral or intellectual position firmly. Being...
Next up: Cambodia, Laos, & Vietnam!
That's right folks, I'm headed back to Asia. What's on deck for this trip? MSP-->Chicago -->Seoul -->Vietnam-->Cambodia-->Laos-->Vietnam-->Seoul-->Chicago-->MSP I'll be traveling for 23 days, which is the longest trip since my first...
O HAI
Hey guys. Remember me? Remember this blog?
Well, it turns out that I kinda forgot about it and didn’t really post for awhile. Oops. I guess this is what happens when you are wrapping up being #onhaitus, go on vacation, start a new job, and suffer through approximately 9 months of winter.
Yes, that’s it.
Bring it on, 2013
Happy New Year! I'm going to save everyone from the standard "year in review" post or even a "here are the top 10 songs of the year" post. For the most part. This past year was full of ups and downs (aren't they all really?!) but I'm glad to have had each of the...
#thingsithinkabout
Those of you that follow me on Twitter know that I often tweet things using the hashtag #thingsithinkabout. Often these are random, silly, and rarely profound thoughts I have which are usually inspired by something I am watching or doing.
Some recent gems. . . . .
Love > Hate
I was checking out some posts on elizabethbanks.com and came across this post. I proceeded to watch the video, which gave me chills – in a good way.
Yep, this about sums it up. . .
Imma let it go!!!! Gonna leave my worries behind! Gotta take control! I just came to have a good time! Imma let it go, no time for stress on my mind! Imma lettin go!!!!!
New Music? Skins Series 7? 21 Days? Oh my!
So today was a day full of randomness. Although, who am I fooling, most of my days are full of randomness, but today just stuck out as especially random for some reason.
25 Random Factoids about Me
I was going through old notes from Facebook, and found this list of 25 things about me that I originally posted in January of 2009. While a lot has changed since then, a lot really hasn't. I guess it's true that the more things change, the more they stay the same....
Take 5: What I’m listening to and looking at these days. . .
The Minnesota State Fair has come and gone and we are on a crash course with winter here in Minnesota, so I figured why not share a little bit about what is catching my eyes and/or ears right now as we move from summer towards fall. Top 5 Artists/Tracks/Albums 1. ...
Songs for a cloudy day
We're finally transitioning from summer to fall here in Minnesota. As much as I love love love our perfect summers, there is something somewhat magical about this time in Minnesota as well. I think is has to do with the fact you don't have to wear 34723942 layers of...
The xx “Coexist”
Now that I have Spotify, I actually hear more new music when it is new and also by the original artists, and not just via covers from Glee. As a result of this development, I've been listening to "Coexist" by The xx this week. And you should too. Seriously. Go....
“After you done all you can, you just stand”
I was working from home, listening to my Melissa's Megamix playlist on Spotify and the song "Stand" from the NBC show Smash came on. I could go on and on about the lyrics and how they resonated with me and stuff, but I'm going to just tell you one thing: list, and I...
“Thank you for your epic performance. . . I hate you.”
As someone who personally was belting out various Disney tunes last night around my fire pit, I wonder how my neighbors would have graded my performance. This came across my twitter feed this morning and was too good not to share. . . I really hope I would be graded...
No Badge for the Haters: Lessons I Learned as a Girl Scout
Over the past few months, Girl Scouts have been in the news. While, many of the stories highlight the 100 years of successful programming for girls currently being celebrated, there have also been a number of attacks made on this organization that are quite simply distractions from the actual mission of Girl Scouts of USA. This is, in my opinion, taking away from what should be a positive year of celebration by causing the organization to play defense.
“You’ll feel better, you’ll feel better, better than before”
The past few days have been absolutely lovely – weatherwise – here in Minnesota. Granted, it’s likely a titch warmer than it is supposed to be at this time of year, but who am I to complain. The sky has been stunning – bright blues, fairly cloud free, and just picture perfect and smile inducing.
It is quite the contrast to what has been going on generally in the world. It seems as if over the last few weeks (and months and years really) there has been a lot more negativity especially in the ways that people are talking to each other and about each other. Granted, we’re in an election year (with two especially divisive constitutional amendments on the ballot here in MN), and this has become expected, but it doesn’t mean it’s right. I have a hard time, at times, reading the news or going on twitter because of the hate being shared and spread just makes me feel . . . .sad.
I’m a one-woman musical
Some may know this and some may not, but I must confess . . .I'm a bit of a musical theater geek. I have been known to get into a mood where I'll become a one-woman musical and just belt out my favorite songs, dance around and just have fun doing my own...
Random post is. . .random?
Today is a busy day, so clearly I needed to take a few minutes to share some randomness.
