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Currently: Halfway up the hike. Woof. @ Koko Head

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:23:42 -0400

Currently: Halfway up the hike. Woof.

@ Koko Head

Good morning! :) @ Honolulu, HI

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:34:20 -0400

Good morning! :)
@ Honolulu, HI

Brainstorming on a graduation gift to my little sister...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:22:54 -0400

Paul: What art supply would she like?
Paul: fancy beret?
Paul: easel?
Paul: pottery wheel?
Me: only if we give her a single of the righteous brothers also
Me: WAAAAAAAAIT
Me: no
Me: no guy's allowed to touch her
Me: or the pottery wheel
Me: NO ART MAKING WITH MUD
Paul: Glass blowings' probably too suggestive then

This airport is so pretty… Currently: en route to...

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:02:42 -0400

This airport is so pretty…

Currently: en route to Honolulu.
@ Reagan National Airport

It’s a beautiful day for a spring festival. :) The Flower...

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:24:20 -0400

It’s a beautiful day for a spring festival. :)

The Flower Mart @ the Washington National Cathedral (Washington, DC)

Late post: Two weeks ago, a homemade apple pie and fresh spring...

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:40:00 -0400

Late post: Two weeks ago, a homemade apple pie and fresh spring daisies were just what I needed.

Perfect timing, Karli. :)

Retail therapy. Or… How I went looking for a dress to a...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:40:19 -0400

Retail therapy.

Or…
How I went looking for a dress to a wedding but ended up with shoes instead.

I have nothing but good memories of us. All of amazing times...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:01:25 -0400

I have nothing but good memories of us. All of amazing times full of laughter and happiness and family and stories and dreams.

Thank you.
I love you.
I will miss you.

Currently: Late-night watching Dodgeball

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:46:00 -0400

…because I don’t remember all the rules and our first game of the season is tomorrow afternoon.

Welp.
Guess I’ll just have to default into thinking all the wrenches in the world are being shot at me and I MUST NOT DIE.

Crabcake benedict for bruuuunch. @ Matchbox (Navy Yard -...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:31:00 -0400

Crabcake benedict for bruuuunch.
@ Matchbox (Navy Yard - Washington, DC)

Currently: At the Anacostia river as moral support for...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:56:51 -0400

Currently: At the Anacostia river as moral support for Nico’s first crew meet! And his first win! :D

Happy St. Patty’s! Day drinking @ Murphy’s Irish...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:20:17 -0400

Happy St. Patty’s!

Day drinking @ Murphy’s Irish Pub (Old Town - Alexandria, VA)

tamakitono: a 39 second cosplay skit that receives a standing...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:16:00 -0500

tamakitono:

a 39 second cosplay skit that receives a standing ovation.

once you watch it, you’ll understand why.

Extremely jealous that my 9 year old self didn’t have these kinds of resources when I wanted to be Sailor Moon.

25 Things You Don’t Have To Justify To Anyone (Chelsea Fagan for Thought Catalog)

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:26:52 -0500

25 Things You Don’t Have To Justify To Anyone (Chelsea Fagan for Thought Catalog):

1. Your job. Yes, even if you’re working something that other people condescendingly term “not a real job,” such as retail or service. If you have a job of any kind in this economy, you’ve already won.

2. Whether or not you have debt. If you managed to get out of your education debt-free, that doesn’t mean that your life is a financial walk in the park that you constantly have to be apologizing for. If you are in debt, it doesn’t mean you got a “worthless” degree and now deserve to be shamed for struggling to find work after you were convinced by your school that you were making a good decision.

3. The kind of food you enjoy eating, or why you enjoy eating. (No matter how “uncultured” or “boring” or “gross” someone else might deem your favorite food.)

4. Your decision to have children, or not have them, or to not be sure if you even want them.

5. Your dislike for marriage as an institution — and even if this one day changes, you don’t have to justify having grown as a person and moved into a new point of view. No one should be telling you “I told you so” over something as enormous as your decision to commit for life to another person.

6. Your sexuality, or your desire to experiment with it. You are allowed to have “phases” or “try things out” or be “confused,” and can take as much time as you want figuring it out.

7. Your gender presentation.

8. Your income level, and what you can and cannot afford. If you are having trouble keeping up with friends because you are not able to spend as much as them, there is no reason to risk financial ruin to try and keep up appearances.

9. Your body. The only person whom you need to talk to about with it is your doctor; everyone else can else can go kick rocks.

10. Whether or not you want to go out on a weekend night, or ten weekend nights in a row. The amount of time you spend in a bar or at a club does not directly correlate with how cool or worthy a person you are.

11. Your relationship status. If you’re single and happy, that’s great. If you’re in a relationship and happy, that’s great. If you’re either of those and not happy, you are more than allowed to be, and it’s no one’s business how you should “fix” it unless you ask them for their advice.

12. How many friends you have. One is enough. A hundred is enough. And there is no need to falsely upgrade acquaintances to “friend” status in your mind simply to fill out the ranks. A true friend is rare, and we don’t need to make it a competition for who has the most.

13. How much you drink when you go out, or if you drink at all, or why you choose not to drink if you do.

14. What kind of music you enjoy listening to.

15. What kind of an education you have or don’t have, or if you intend to go back and finish what you’ve started. If continuing your studies is something you want to do, good, but don’t be forced into saying that you want it just because it’s what people expect of you.

16. What you happen to be turned on by. If you like slash fiction, you like slash fiction. If you like people recording videos of themselves popping balloons, that’s awesome for you. It’s all good, and as long as you’re not hurting anyone, have at it.

17. Whether or not you know to cook, even if you’re a woman who “should” know how to do those things.

18. If you stay at home to raise your children, or if you hire someone to help you do so because you have a full-time career. Neither of those choices are more or less feminist, no matter what Elizabeth Wurtzel tells you.

19. How many people you have had sex with.

20. Whether or not you are a virgin, and whether or not you want to wait for marriage to lose said virginity.

21. Whether or not you believe in God, and what you think God actually is. (As long as you’re not imposing any of your beliefs on others, in which case we’d have a bit of a problem. But I trust that you’re cool and wouldn’t do that.)

22. Who you voted for and why. If you want to talk about it, you’re free to. But no one should ever make you feel like you have to tell them.

23. If you have sex on a first date, if you kiss on a first date, or if you won’t even hold hands on a first date. You’re allowed to do whatever you like when you’ve just met a new potential suitor.

24. Whether or not you choose to use dating websites.

25. Not knowing exactly what you want to be when you grow up, even if many people would already put you in the category of “grown up.” If you are considering going back to school, or changing careers, or moving, or starting a family, or doing charity work — it’s all good. And none of it has to be followed up with a longwinded explanation about why it’s a good idea and they should believe in you. If you need to justify what makes you happy to someone in your life, perhaps you should ask yourself why you even care about their opinion in the first place.

Currently on repeat: Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love, captured in The...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:13:46 -0500

Currently on repeat:
Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love, captured in The Live Room

First time at a golf range. @ Top Golf (Alexandria, VA)

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:04:00 -0500

First time at a golf range.
@ Top Golf (Alexandria, VA)

We don’t get certificates or plaques, we get liquor.

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:39:00 -0500

We don’t get certificates or plaques, we get liquor.

Home Sweet Home Cooking: Brinner! Scrambled eggs with ham and...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:09:00 -0500

Home Sweet Home Cooking: Brinner! Scrambled eggs with ham and Hasselback potatoes.

Look what I learned how to make today! :D Thanks, Vivy!

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:39:00 -0500

Look what I learned how to make today! :D

Thanks, Vivy!

Lunch break pick-me-up: A lovely florist, with his flower truck...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:37:00 -0500

Lunch break pick-me-up: A lovely florist, with his flower truck parked behind the grocery store, gave me three beautiful bouquets of roses to take home. Just because. :)