Hello Jewlie

Tonite I did the Hoedown Throwdown with Sue in the presence of Miley Cyrus.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:24:14 -0500

My life is almost complete [still waiting for the whole “McFly tours America” bit].

Seriously the concert was AMAZING! Sure, we were surrounded by 7 year-olds [one of which kept giving me MAJOR side-eye] but I had the best time I ever. I’m SO excited I got to go with Susan and Fabi because besides Kaity and Natalie, there is no one else who loves Miley as much as me.

Nothing will top Susan screaming “OH M GOD” over and over and over again and pretty much hyperventilating when the lights went down, or doing the Hoedown Throwdown with Miley, or singing “GNO” as loud as humanly possible, or acting like a total skank during “Party in the USA” [no shame].

Girl you ain’t my runner-up. Listening to all my favorite...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:07:27 -0500

Girl you ain’t my runner-up.

Listening to all my favorite teen-y pop songs while I get pumped to Party in the USA with Miley tonite! This is what happens when A leaves me alone for the whole day- I break out the crazy glasses and make up choreographed dances to songs that probably only get played on Radio Disney. No shame.

yourbeloved: Happy by NeverShoutNever! This song always...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:00:32 -0500

yourbeloved:

Happy by NeverShoutNever!

This song always reminds me of my my dad’s sisters and their daughters. Over the summer we drove to Chicago to go to Six Flags and it was a crazy mini-road trip. We’re quite the goofy group of family members. My Aunt Joan loves this song and I just remember all of us riding in the mini-van and singing this song while we were stuck in this awful traffic jam.

Favorite Girl: Justin Bieber You’re my special little...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Favorite Girl: Justin Bieber

You’re my special little lady
The one that makes me crazy
Of all the girls I’ve ever known
It’s you, it’s you.

Admit it. Justin Bieber is SO catchy.

Ian Bean

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:19:22 -0500

Me: None of the boys in New York like me.
Ian: Well that says to me that all the boys in New York are gay and don’t want to upset their boyfriends.

That made me giggle.

1AM can be such a lonely time.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:27:38 -0500

Just got done watching Elizabethtown with Rachel. It is, hands down, in my top five favorite movies ever. Rach had never seen it before, I think she liked it.

But now I’m in my room. A is asleep. And I’m awake. With no one to talk to. And all I really wanna do right now is just talk to someone.

Bad Day Turned Good

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:19:41 -0500

Today affirms my thoughts that no matter how bad your day is, there’s always an opportunity to turn it around.

I didn’t have time to grab coffee before work this morning and it resulted in the WORST caffeine headache I have experienced in all 10+ years of my coffee addiction. Let’s just say there was a point in time where I was standing at my work table, thinking I was going to have to go into the bathroom and cry for 10 minutes just to get it out of my system. Even Mo noticed I wasn’t on my game today and he offered to let me go home early, but we were already short 1 person so I decided to stick it out.

It ended up being a really busy and stressful day at work, so it kind of sucked that I decided to stay, but I really do love my job and I hate leaving early. Plus there are always good parts of the day. Bee stopped by to give me my AP Fall Ball ticket and I just overall love her so that was awesome. And there’s always tons of hilarious moments at work that make the day go by faster, I just wasn’t feeling well at all and it really affected me.

However, Rachel and I decided to go out to dinner to Dojo and we had a fabulous time. She’s really my best girlfriend at my new school. I love her to pieces and we always have such a lovely time together. We had some delicious black bean burritos and just chatted about…everything. Then she accompanied me on a MUCH needed trip to Trader Joe’s.

I’ll skip the rant about how much I love Trader Joe’s, but I will say that I finally picked up some Chocolate Chip Meringues after Bee’s MANY posts on how amazing they are! I’ve never had a meringue and I’m not gonna lie…I think I’m in love [cue the Jessica Simpson song]. I’ve eaten like…5 already. No shame.

My head was still killing me, despite all the fun times I was having with Rach, so we cabbed it home. I didn’t even feel guilty about taking the cab because I had such a long day and I just wanted to be home and in my leggings and uggs, under my covers watching all the Teevz I missed last night.

Speaking of, I’m off to watch Fringe, The Office, Project Runway and Degrassi followed by a movie date with Rach to watch The Proposal. And I’m SO sleeping in tomorrow. BAM!

"Dude. Don’t judge me, but I’m stuffing my pockets with Tootsie Rolls."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:09:00 -0500

“Dude. Don’t judge me, but I’m stuffing my pockets with Tootsie Rolls.”

- A on our way to class the other day.

Smile Friday: The “I just had semi-the worst day ever, but...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:06:47 -0500

Smile Friday: The “I just had semi-the worst day ever, but now I’m eating Chocolate Chip Meringues like my BFF Bee so it’s all good!” Edition.

Today I laughed until I cried.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:37:00 -0500

The Ladies of the Revolution table were all hanging out before Textiles, discussing our final projects. We had to make brochures about the fashion trends for Fall 2010. One of the girls told me she named her faux fur fabric “Fur-Ever”.

She also pronounced the “X” when she said the word “faux”.

The Time Of Our Lives: Miley Cyrus Restless, let’s leave...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:34:08 -0500

The Time Of Our Lives: Miley Cyrus

Restless, let’s leave it all behind
Crazy, when you cross my mind
Oh the trouble we could get into.

Getting pumped for my Party in the USA on Saturday.

Nerd Alert: I Love School Edition.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:03:12 -0500

In my math class today we got a little off topic and started talking about school. Granted, I go to a fashion [BUSINESS I might add, but some people don’t “get” that] school and my college algebra class is at 8 AM, but I was still honestly shocked at what some people were saying.

Some girl was like “I hate school. No offense professor, it’s not just your class. I hate all of my classes.” Most of people in my class nodded their heads in agreement. Then my professor went on this rant about how he wishes he were still 8 and all he had to do was play and watch TV and not worry about bills and schoolwork and such.

But honestly? I love school. I love to learn. I love to read. I love to do homework. I love class discussions. I even love math. I don’t know what it is, but I get enjoyment out of being educated. Your education is the one thing people can never take away from you. The way that you think and form opinions and ideas, no one can ever take that from you. That’s why it’s so valuable to have an education.

I’m content learning just about anything. I may complain about Textiles or College Algebra, but I would never say that I hate it. I would never wish that I wasn’t in school right now. If I could go to school for the rest of my life, I think nothing would make me happier. I hope that when I get a job the company will pay for me to continue my education. I’d like to get a masters or a PHD someday. I’d at least like to take one or two classes the rest of my life if I could. Just to learn. Because I can.

I love reading too because you learn so many seemingly random things, but then one day something I read fits into my life and I feel so accomplished and so cool! That’s why I don’t regret going to NYU and originally pursuing other things. I learned so much there that I would otherwise never know. I learned about art, history, philosophy, biology, literature, journalism, politics, opera and ballets- you name it I probably learned something about it!

But the greatest thing about learning, is being able to have intelligent discussions with other people who have a similar knowledge about a topic as you. I think talking is just about the greatest thing in the world. I could talk [and many can attest to this] about nearly anything until I lose my voice. Nothing brings me more joy that being able to discuss a book, or an article I read recently or even just a television show. I just have this unexplainable love for communicating with people. Most of you probably know that just from reading my blog, without even having ever held a conversation with me.

One of my friends once told me that he thought he had lost his passion to learn. I couldn’t even fathom that thought. He said college had forced him to learn so much information that it had lost some of the appeal. But for me, even things that school “forces” me to learn, things that sometimes seem like I may NEVER use them, I still love absorbing it. It gives me a reason to use whatever I’ve learned, to find new ways to connect it to my life or other things that I learn.

My solution for him? I told him to go out of his way to look up one interesting fact every single day. It only takes seconds with Google and I said it could be about anything. I don’t think he ever did it, but periodically I would send emails and at the end I would write something interesting I had learned that day. I highly recommend this.

Even the most mundane facts can weave their way into your life in the most surprising ways. Once you become aware of something you begin to see it everywhere- it’s the most amazing thing! So yeah. I thought maybe a lot of people felt this way about learning, but I’m just beginning to realize some people really don’t enjoy it. So think of this as a little public service announcement [which I’m sure no one except maybe my Mom is still reading] to go learn something RIGHT NOW!

I’m glad Matt Jordan and Bee talk about me on Facebook. AS...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:36:37 -0500

I’m glad Matt Jordan and Bee talk about me on Facebook. AS IF IT DOESN’T SHOW UP IN MY NEWS FEED!

First the Tamagotchi comment, now this? MJ is on my case.

Ohhh Google. Without thee, I would have no idea that today was...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:08:10 -0500

Ohhh Google. Without thee, I would have no idea that today was Seasme Street’s 40th anniversary.

Ironically I’m wearing a Cookie Monster blue colored shirt and was TOTES craving a cookie earlier. Not that the later part of that sentence is anything out of the ordinary. But still.

Also…Mo was totally on Seasme Street for like…years. True story.

joelleworkman: “If there is nothing, then, but silence, is it...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:49:54 -0500

joelleworkman:

“If there is nothing, then, but silence, is it not presumptuous of me to speak? And yet: if there had been anything more than silence, would I have felt the need to speak in the first place? My choices are limited.”- Paul Auster, The Invention of Solitude

My eyes are my favorite feature, but my hands are a close second. That might seem odd- I suppose it is. But I think a person’s hands say a lot about who they are. I never really paid much attention to them until I met Kyle. He always said he loved my hands because they were small like a doll’s. Even though they’re covered in scratches and scars from work, I think I have pretty hands.

[Another shot by Joelle. I highly recommend you follow her on Tumblr. She’s a great friend and I cannot say enough lovely things about her.]

Professor Santa Lagerfeld/Lord Cuckoo Face/Professor Cockle Only...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:52:14 -0500

Professor Santa Lagerfeld/Lord Cuckoo Face/Professor Cockle

Only imagine him as an angry man with a British accent and a mustache that curls upward.

Ps. I TOTES creeped this off his Facebook. We’re not even friends. HAHA.

The Simple Things:

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:49:29 -0500

Having intelligent discussions about the fashion business with a professor.
Remembering what it’s like to feel smart.
Talking to my mom for a couple of minutes.
Thinking about how I’ll get to see Megan and Kaity in less than 3 weeks.
Being the most productive intern ever.
Knowing people are grateful for your help.
Catherine bringing me a non-fat Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks because she knows how much I love the Holiday cups.

I can’t decide what the most amazing thing about this...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:06:26 -0500

I can’t decide what the most amazing thing about this email is:

That I managed to get 100% on an assignment in my LEAST favorite class.
That he actually took the time to email this to me somewhere between 1AM-7AM.
That he underlined, capitalized, bolded AND changed the font color of “Congratulations” with two exclamation points on the end.
That this is the first time in the history of Lord Cuckoo Face [aka Karl Lager-Clause]’s career that he ever gave 100% on an assignment.

GPOYW: The “Obligatory Headless Black & White”...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

GPOYW: The “Obligatory Headless Black & White” Edition

Credit goes to Joelle Workman. An extremely talented friend.

"Seriously. I’m a vat of useless, tween-y information."

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:37:48 -0500

“Seriously. I’m a vat of useless, tween-y information.”

- Me, on myself.