green thumb?

On a beautiful day like today, excitement starts to fill me about the spring coming, and more specifically: gardening :) Do I have a green thumb? not really, but I get so excited about watching things grow. This last summer, my first summer spent in Manhattan, I had the joy of a little garden in the back yard and some flower pots on the front porch. Flowers:I had marigolds, petunias, black-eyed suzannes, purple floss-flower and zinnias (i can't believe I didn't have snap dragons!) Vegetables: I had 4 cherry tomato plants, 4 hills of zucchini, 3 rows of green beans November of this last semester I got some tulip bulbs in the ground, and I am eagerly anticipating their blooms this Spring! I was thrilled to see that some of the bulbs @ the pres. res. were already coming up. When I was raking and mulching winter fallen leaves last week, I noticed these tiny green shoots poking through the ground. I don't know what kind of flower they are because I didn't work this part of campus last spring, but I can't tell you how delighted I was to see them there. so delicate and unexpected in January. My tulips should be up in late March or April, something to look forward to. I'm debating on planting a garden again this year. My lease here in Manhattan ends with July, meaning that I would leave anything in the ground for the new tenets, which I guess is fine. I was debating planting in pots as an alternative. What to plant? zucchini and green beans again for sure, maybe some peas, and some spices: basil, chives, and mint for making sun tea :). 4 cherry tomato plants was too many, so one or two this year, and I'd go for some Roma tomatoes instead; Romas are really good on salad. so yeah, I'm so excited for what's coming!

between studying...

current playlist:

more than words, etreme express yourself, from remember the titans wake up little suzie, simon and garfunkle i'm through with love, marilyn monroe zero to hero, from hercules anyway you want it, journey aint to proud to beg, temptaions

love-luv-l.o.v.e. -the english language needs more words for love. in doin' a little study, the greek forms of love are so much more descriptive tonight i was getting excited about planning a trip for spring break with my best bud mary. thinkin' that a hostel stay is a must and a beach.

Bum bum bum: the flu!

Some of you might have heard that the flu is going around. Unfortunately, I was one of its victims. I wanted to blog about it in case you or a friend is unfortunate enough to have it as well, this way you'll know what misery to expect. I find in bad circumstances that if you know how much yuck to expect then you can hang in there til it's over. So here it is: On Thursday night I was pretty out of it, feeling tired and feverish. Friday fine again until dinner, feeling queasy the rest of the night. Since I wasn't feeling well, I was asleep by 10:30ish but then woke up to throw up around 11:00. The upchuckage continued every twenty minutes or so until 4 am."Oh God! Please let that be the last time!" I have never thrown up that much, leaving me weak and shaky. The next day I spent exhausted in bed sleeping most the day away. I threw up again around 8pm. "No, please not again!" Then, my angel of mercy came and took care of me, encouraging me to nurse down my diet of saltines and 7up.It's amazing how hard it is to get down saltines when your mouth refuses to salivate. Cherry peptobismal is really not as bad as I though it'd be, not chalky in the least bit. The best thing is, I got lots of hugs and a back rub. Nothing helps me feel better like being taken care of. The next day I of course overdid it with moving chairs, sweeping, cleaning etc at String Fling. I was feeling guilty for missing the entire day before. And then because I realized that I basically had no food in me since Friday lunch, I ate this huge bowl of MacnCheese. Mistake! Fortunately it didn't come back up with the help of some more peptobismal. Today is better, I feel rested and I've tackled some regular food. hooray! So important notes: the flu is going around. You should be careful. Please wash your hands, and don't share beverages or chap stick for a while :)

Co-ed

It's official: I am a handicapped friend. I have never had a friendship with a guy that didn't involve some kind of an attraction on one side or the other, so I am a handicap. I'm finding that friendships with guys are something that I really want these days. Men have so many different thoughts to offer, and most of the time guys are immune to getting their feelings hurt from everyday life, unlike the weaker sex. All this living with girls these last four years now, really makes me miss the boys. But how stupid is it that I don't really get how these co-ed friendships work? (ok moment for breath, I realize that I do not need to make a big deal of this, breath). Yeah all of close guy friends have either been a boyfriend/crush or have wanted something romantic from me. In When Harry Met Sally, Harry says,"Men and women can never be friends, because the sex part always gets in the way." This is so true, at least so far for me. But I want to get how these casual hang out relationships work. Functioning in group settings, got it, check. But this idea of one-on-one, I turn into this retarded kid, and have an internal panic attach, lol!!! help

Ready, Set, Haircut

So last night I was really wanting to cut my hair, but put the thought away. Then I read Tyler's blog today and the idea was re-inspired. First I gave myself some bangs and then twiddled me thumbs on the idea of going shorter, then with a burst of courage I said, "To Hell with it!" and I buzzed my hair. I know this is shocking and I'll most definately have points of regret, but don't you do that with every hair cut? It's amazing how much shorter my shower time was and getting ready in the morning will most definately be quicker as well. Oh and I know I look better with long hair and that you might think I'm a boy from behind, but don't grimace. I already know it's bad :) I was growing it out for my some-day-wedding with Ted, and that gone the only thing that was keeping me from cutting it was vanity, so there it went, bye bye hair. Time to 'ugly up', being pretty wasn't doin' me any favors anyway. I've never really thought that girls with buzzed heads were all that cute, and I suppose it's similar to a guy with long hair in this society. The only moment of "Oh Shit!" I've had so far is when I thought about my upcomming interviews, oh well. Hello carefree world! Lord here I am.

Dance Party Solo

So today wasn't the best day... But nothing fixes me up like a dance party through the house, preferrably while dressed up in rediculous clothing using everyday household objects as props, like a round glass 'microphone' or a curtain rod 'cane' or a chair for... :] Current wardrobe: short striped nightgown, tube socks, sparkly cardigan sweater, black beret hat, silver mardi gras beads ='s excellent! This kind of extravaganza is rare in the college years because students hardly ever have the house to themselves, haha I wouldn't subject my poor roomates to this kind of loud craziness. Putting away the dishes just seems so much better while dancing to the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, "Because We Can Can Can", "Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend!" of course loud singing is a must as well. Thank goodness no one is around. This kind of dance off with myself is freeing in the way that no one else can see me @ my craziest, goofy self. "Let the good times roll!" p.s. I miss the dancing days