Wedding dresses, free giveaways, futons, photos and more!
1. If you’ve been anywhere near my exclamation point-ridden Facebook page, you’ll know that my ebay dress arrived yesterday and it is …
Shawna’s Wedding Manifesto, aka the guide to anti-bridezilla-ness
I wrote this shortly after getting engaged in June… 1. It is “our” wedding. Not “my” wedding (Shawna) or “your” wedding (Tim). …
Hell yes, I can have BBQ at my wedding. What do you think the 6-ft train is for?
So it occurred to me the other day that we’re getting married in less than a year and have hardly anything planned. …
Another reason why I have to believe in karma
At the end of another endless Thursday–a day when I’m on campus for 14 hours or more–I found myself finally free. I …
Ode to the Reno Air Races
Watching history. Feeling sound. Enjoying beauty. Appreciating ingenuity. These are just a few reasons why I heart the Reno Air Races. People …
Single serving friends
After my last travel adventure, I decided to reframe my perspective on seatmates and keep an open mind about whoever might occupy …
PhD school one month progress report
Textbooks in bed. Cheez-Its in the fridge. Mayo in the cupboard. Toothbrush in the kitchen sink. Hubcap still in the entry way. …
A gym-piphany
After my rigorous cardio during which I read vampire porn (as T refers to the Twilight series that I’m reading now for …
Praying for Annie Le’s family and friends
A couple weeks ago Mr. T sent me two cans of Mace in the mail, completely unbidden. I always meant to buy …
Ruminations on travel
Greasy haired and fuzzy chinned, he leaned over and said, “You probably get this all time…” I braced. Seriously? What now? Can’t …