Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Taking Stock: May 2016

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Reading: Going Postal, possibly my favorite Terry Pratchett book of all time; The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, and a bunch of comics. I’m finally dipping into Marvel and loving it, especially Daredevil. Also Jeffrey Brown’s Star Wars books, which are too cute to pass up.
Eating: Curry shrimp for Mother’s Day.
Drinking: Homemade lemonade.
Binging: Law & Order: SVU and New Girl.
Missing: The beach. The boardwalk. Dune fries.
Loving: Mermaids, pretty journals, and superhero aesthetic boards on Pinterest.
Cooing: Over the Lego Batman trailers, which I somehow missed until now. Clearly this movie will be a work of art.
Craving: Violet lemonade. Rose lemonade. Any kind of lemonade.
Making: Eggs-in-a-basket. They’re delicious and I’m a little obsessed with finding the perfect flipping technique, since I obviously have nothing better to do than make sure my eggs are set but not too set.
Reorganizing: My desk. It’s the one spot in my bedroom that I clean on anything like a regular basis.
Searching: For a job. It’s about as fun and stress-free as you’d expect.
Listening: “Walkabout” by The Augustines, “Release” by Pearl Jam.

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10 comments:

  1. I just saw the mini series adaptation of "Going Postal". The show was alright, but I could see through the story-bones what a creative tale Terry created- and what seemed like great world-building and whimsy! It seemed like the book might be better than what I saw...?
    I've never had any sort of lemonade other than plain or pink. The flower-flavors you mentioned sound delicious!
    Best wishes on finding a job! Are you looking for anything in particular?

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    1. I haven't seen the miniseries yet, but I've heard that the book is better. I absolutely love it--it's so bizarre and funny and perfect. All of his Discworld books are amazing--my other favorites are Guards! Guards! and The Fifth Elephant. I own a bunch of others that I need to get caught up on, too.
      Rose lemonade is delicious. I have to admit that I've never tried violet lemonade, but it just looks SO good.
      Any kind of job really; I need to make some money over the summer.

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  2. I'm loving the warmer weather, making iced coffee and omelettes (although not at the same time) and reading "All the Light We Cannot See." Your "eggs-in-a-basket" comment made me smile!!

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    1. I've heard that All the Light We Cannot See is really good? How are you liking it?
      Iced coffee sounds delicious. :)

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  3. OKAY GIMME SOME VIOLET LEMONADE/ROSE LEMONADE/ANY KIND OF LEMONADE BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS AWESOME AND SUMMER IS NOT SUMMER WITHOUT LEMONADE. <3

    Good luck with the job hunt!! Also dune fries sound amazing what are those??! I MISS THE BEACH SO MUCH TOO GAAAHH like honestly why did i ever leave?? still ask myself that question all the time. ugh. xD

    abbiee

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    1. Dune fries are french fries covered with melted cheese, bacon, and scallions. You can dip them in ranch if you want, and they're delicious. I've always loved the beach, and I never spend enough time there.
      You're so right--summer isn't summer without lemonade. :)

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  4. Oh the job struggle! I hope you find one soon! I quite like your blog, btw :)

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    1. Thank you! I've applied to a bunch of places, so we'll see how it goes.

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  5. Wait. Violet lemonade? That sounds so terrific. I have a desk that I am always cleaning up too! it's a foldable one so every night I am cleaning it!

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    1. Doesn't it?
      I generally keep my desk pretty clean-ish, but every couple of months I get the urge to reorganize everything on it. :)

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