I'm not a feminist BUT: Read some of these

Despite what girls in Sydney think- tights are NOT pants.

Speaking of checking labels- don't buy anything made in El Salvador. Here's why.

I have a lot to say about this. [Simba Russeau has a powerful voice and does amazing work.]

Leya shared some tea wisdom this week that I think we can all appreciate.

Right, because blaming the victim gets us everywhere. Great job UK women.

They've been married for 85 years. That's longer than some people ever live. Think about it.

This is so clever.

Is it finally time that we have a serious conversation about women in the US military? Please?

I really, really love data. Especially data about food.

E's two part series here and here is worth reading and chewing on.

I'm not a lesbian, but there's a lot of gender value in overall society in what's being written here.

Scroll over on this picture, its worth it.

Let's talk about laundry.

I want to go to graduate school so that I can dress like this. Think I should write that on my applications?


PS- I've been really into playing with my food recently. Hence the deconstructed fruit salad you see pictured above. ... I need better hobbies.

Pardon My Dust...

Nicholas Bate seems to think I have something to say, so I'm trying to prove him right [and doing a bit of reformatting around here].

Forgive the transition, I'll be tweaking some things on here over the next few weeks. I'll also be moving about 12,000 miles very soon ... more on that to come.

Made My Day

I was humbled this morning by Nicholas Bate.

Now I feel like I need to stop yacking about food and get serious.

To the Opera House!

More Things Around the Internets

I have a giraffe tattoo on the back of my neck, think I can submit it?

Nicholas Bate has taught me a lot- like how to be more intelligent.

Unacceptable. H & M may be the only company have a worse press year than Whole Foods.

Speaking of unacceptable- I need to move back. There's a lot of work to be done.

Ah, the metric system. I am only faintly aware of it because I've lived abroad the majority of the last 5 years.

Who was it that said David Caruso was from the "cute puppy dog school of acting" because he does the head tilt to one side? Hmm, well whoever it was would like this.

I would like a kitchen where I can lay on my counter please.

If I were snowed in [like my significant other currently is in his apartment] I would make these and wear my pjs all day.

Karen posted gorgeous jellyfish pictures earlier this week.

PS- photo was taken inside Luna Park while on a walk last weekend over the Harbour Bridge.

Things on the Internets

Here are some things worth browsing on a lazy Saturday afternoon:

I have a necklace with an ampersand on it that people always comment on. My love of this symbol is shared by others it seems.

Mocking the recent trend in home design websites [no offense Jane!] is really, really funny.

This Purple Sticky Rice Tart looks amazing - but it's too complicated a recipe for my taste.

Joanna's Notes is the cleverest thing I read everyday.

Remind me never to confess any stories publicly about urine.

I love my hometown and the spirit behind this blog. And I would Free Hug this guy.

Here's a recipe that's more my speed. One ingredient ... but I don't have a blender. :(

Why don't I own these?

Dear Pantone I don't need any more reasons to want to get married, thanks.

I need to think less about doing this and actually do it.

Think I could tweet myself a job?

I'm used to Whole Foods having sketchy policies, but this crosses a line.

Oh, Paris. You're so pretty. I mean, you're no Istanbul but I still love you.

PS - photo was taken on a very nice and very lovely walk around the Bay last week.

Beach Game

My flatmate and I went to the beach last weekend and played this children's game. The object is to match the colored pegs to the [hidden] ones that the other person has selected.

Does anyone know what this game is called? [It was ridiculously fun!]

Sorry Posts Have Been Slow Recently

Someone hacked into my Gmail account. They managed to get ahold of some financial information and the whole situation was very, very scary.

That being said, it seems like things are okay now. I am going to have my laptop gutted and rebuilt though, so all my important files [read: pictures!] are temporarily not available while I make sure my privacy is super safe for the future.

I have a few posts saved that I've been working on so I'll get those up so there's not a big gap in my posting. Hopefully I'll be fully up and functional soon! Think happy hackerless thoughts!

PS This is the beautiful salad I made for myself the day of the attack. Spinach, nectarine, and blackberries ... all on sale at the market! I never got to eat it because I felt so sick once I discovered what had happened to my electronic information. Those hackers owe me a salad.

I'm not a feminist BUT: Hot Waitress Economic Index

Deborah and I have been discussing the hot waitress economic index the last few days. Check out her post about it here.

The Decade Review

I wasn't going to do a review post, mostly because I haven't been blogging that long, but everyone's talk about the last ten years got me to thinking ...

a lot has happened to me in the last ten years.

*I realize that I am not that old and that ten years is a little less than half of my life and that this exercise is very self-indulgent.

That being said, in the last ten years I ...

-entered high school [September 2000]
-became a vegan [November 2000]
-got my first job as a cashier at Linens 'n Things [September 2003]
-got my drivers license and first car [April 2004]
-graduated from high school [June 2004]
-went to university by myself in another state [August 2004]
-became a legal adult [October 2004]
-voted in my first national election [November 2004]
-my grandmother died [February 2005]
-my mom moved to North Carolina [May 2005]
-my mom married my stepfather [November 2005]
-moved to Ankara, Turkey [January 2006]
-moved to Amman, Jordan [January 2007]
-got my first real apartment in Pittsburgh [May 2007]
-turned 21 aka became a "real" adult [October 2007]
-met the man I love [New Years Eve 2007]
-defended my thesis and graduated from university [April 2008]
-got my first real big girl job in DC [May 2008]
-got my second real apartment this time near DC [June 2008]
-my grandfather died [August 2008]
-found out about the impending arrival of a close friend's baby [May 2009]
-took a magical trip to Lake Erie with the man I love [July 2009]
-moved to Sydney, Australia [August 2009]

And there we have it, a self-edited look at the last ten years.

The next ten years? Hmm ... what will I do between 23 and 33? That's a very good question ...

I know a few things for certain:

-there will be a baby in California born early this year that I am anxious to meet
-I will leave Sydney in March and move back to Pittsburgh
-hopefully grad school [maybe in the UK?]
-lots and lots of quality time with a certain tall, glasses-wearing man [please?]


Think about your last ten years, what were the major milestones?

What do you want the next decade to be?