January 2012
14 posts
Went climbing with Grace at Rockreation this past Thursday. Picked up In-n-Out and went to Kristal’s to hang out and pray. I love those girls so much and am so thankful for them. Comfortable and hilarious and honest are times together.
The piece of Kristal’s Grandmother’s plant she brought from Colorado, flowering.
Weekend bits after the jump…
On Friday my boss asked me...
5 links
1. Word as Image: Fun play with the shapes of letters and meanings of words.
2. Antogo Fishing Frenzy: Villagers in Mali rush into a lake and try to grab fish. Isn’t Earth a crazy-interesting place to live?
3. 5 Stupidest Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor: Hilarious and perceptive.
4. Anne Roiphe’s words on her Late Husband: Reading this prompted me to text Clay. Immediately. {via...
Cold evaporating over the Sepulveda basin.
Southern California has suddenly decided it’s winter. The cold temps have ushered in a low layer of fog that covers the Sepulveda basin. On my way to work the sun is just beginning to rise and it looks eerily beautiful as the fog ascends to disappear into the heat. I wish that I could wander for hours taking pictures.
How charming is this? A...
weekend bits
I really needed this weekend. Last week was draining. To recap in one long sentence, there was one night when I slept before 9pm, there was the day I left work early to take my mom to the ER, there was the day I got a $1.75 raise (BAAAALLINNNN) and realized I have got to get the heck out of this office, the day I gave Clay his first piano lesson of the year with homework and all, and the night I...
“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious...”
– Albert Einstein (via thatkindofwoman)
weekend bits
On Friday Clay and I spent our evening at J&N’s. We ate mini meatloaf cupcakes, green beans, mac n cheese and salad. Clay played with Mahlah and I longed for our friendship with J&N to deepen. In time.
Playing “Hide”. Mahlah’s favorite game.
On Saturday I had breakfast with my parents at Denny’s. We talked of job prospects and my sister-in-law. I then met...
“Learn to cook. Invite new and old friends to dinner. Practice hospitality and...”
– Shauna Niequist
P.H. Fitzgerald →
He is one of my favorites. I love the mood and tone of his photographs. Beautiful, soft, honest.
happy new year!
Happy New Year friends.
2011 was an exciting year for me. PC ended, I flew an airplane for 2 seconds, went climbing outdoors often, got a new sister/my brother got married, graduated from law school, drove through 6 states with Clay, passed the CA bar and transitioned back to life in Los Angeles. But the things I consider my greatest accomplishments are not the things listed above.
One huge...
December 2011
30 posts
christmas 2011
More pictures after the jump.
Mom wearing Calvin’s old jacket from middle school and Dad’s tennis shoes.
On the tram up the mountain.
Dad tried sledding with a broken sled and nearly took out Mom.
“For a child was born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon His...”
– Isaiah 9:6
friday
I did not have work today so I slept in. Marvelous wonderful sleep. I drove down to Torrance to have lunch with Clay and then took him to the airport.
I came home and slept some more. I have been sleep deprived running around all the time.
Picked up Caroline and drove to Michelle’s new apartment! We had a little wine then walked to Farfalla for dinner and hung out at Michelle’s...
christmas with clay
Gifts from my thoughtful boyfriend.
1. Ear picker. This gift fulfills a wish and allows me to win an argument. I’ve been trying to convince him to allow me to pick his ears for a long time. When I was young my mom would pick my ears and I found so much pleasure in it that I would drool. I just want to pick Clay’s ears okay?
2. A framed map was made by Clay. Decoration for my new...
This is an exciting time of year, and an exciting season in my life. Between Christmas, Mom’s Birthday, Clamy’s Anniversary and New Years, I get to see a lot of family and friends and eat tons of good food. On top of that, this particular season, Winter 2011, has been so special. Mountains beyond mountains of blessings.
It is not that things are perfect, but that I feel the nearness...
KEEPS: Live Like You're Dying by Chuck Palahniuk →
Great advice—live you’re dying, because you ARE.
I’m reblogging this old post from over a year and a half ago because, just like everyone else, I think of the New Year as a new opportunity. And this article by Chuck Palahniuk never fails to remind me of that.
keepsdiary:
In the new April 2010 issue of Men’s Health, Author Chuck Palahniuk crafted a beautiful piece in The Best Life...
weekend bits
Friday hung out at the trailer with Clay, Lindsay, Daniel, Joseph and Harold. We ate dinner and then went to Handel’s for dessert. It felt like we were in high school cruising around in Dorris. We had fun compiling a list of immature HS shenanigans we could engage in—toilet paper Colin’s, make dry ice bombs, ghost ride the whip, buy one small coke and ask for five large waters at...
words
One of the things I get to share with Clay is a love of words.
Last Friday as I was driving to his place to begin the weekend, he sent me a tiny poem, which I share with you this Friday.
Fifty-four hours The Cattail’s seeds burst forth My heart sings
Life has been so busy lately that I am really looking forward to our plans tonight, which are to nap and eat grilled cheese with soup....
Dumping "Modest is Hottest" →
The phrase makes me cringe but I often think along those lines. This article by Sharon Miller suggests, ‘“modest is hottest” also perpetuates (and complicates)…[the] objectification of women by equating purity with sexual desire.’
8 bits
1. I visit the Starbucks across the street from work at least once a week. The parking lot attendant recognized me on the sidewalk yesterday afternoon as I walked back to work from lunch. He shouted, “HI FRIEND!” with a big smile on his face and just about made my day. I will write him a card for Christmas.
2. My boss is beginning to receive goodies from...
weekend bits
On Friday I spent the evening with Clay. We split a pizetti and salad for dinner, then shopped around for gifts, and watched Felicity. Something we ate didn’t sit well so we battled our bodies the rest of the evening together. Oh frailty.
On Saturday we delivered a couch and mattress to Lilian’s family. If you remember, Lilian is a woman we met while delivering a “Boxes of...
“A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.”
– Erasmus
parents
My mom wakes up before 6:30am every morning to brew me coffee and cut up 2 persimmons and half a fuji apple as snacks. One day out of the week my dad will also wake up and blend me his special sweet potato smoothie which sounds disgusting but is sooo good! It has roasted sweet potatoes, honey and soy milk in it. He learned how to make it on a Korean TV game show where a Korean pop star said she...
weekend bits
On Friday I met Rachel at Public School for happy hour/dinner. Clay joined us after he finished work. It was wonderful evening, top notch good times. Rachel is the sister of a friend I made in Waco named Hannah. They are two of four sisters, how lovely. Rachel is studying to receive her MFA in Poetry so you can piece together that I love her already. I missed the words and thoughts of someone...
Top 5 Regrets of the Dying →
Thought these were great. So simple (yet difficult!) and true.
{via Diana Essex}
this week
This week, like the others, has been busy and emotional and really great. Monday spent the evening with family and ate salmon at home. I need to make a concerted effort to eat one meal a week with family, which sounds absolutely ridiculous for someone who lives at home, but is true for many reasons. Tuesday ate dinner with Clay at Sushi Island then went to have my first prayer meeting with Eunice...
November 2011
12 posts
How to Make Money When the Economy is Tanking →
Love this article and what it suggests.
{via Leeann Hubrecht}
happy thanksgiving
It has been a happy thanksgiving. I am so happy. And so thankful.
Last night I was exhausted after work and came straight home. Clay came to shop for odds and ends with Calvin, Seeun and I. Afterwards we ate ice cream at Rite Aide and walked around doing nothing. Looking at products—infomercial gimmicks, snacks and games. It was great.
Today I woke up after 10 hours of sleep. Picked up...
Helping the Homeless Isn't Just for the Holidays →
Say what? Article will fill you with excitement and hope for the ”end” of homelessness in Los Angeles. Or maybe just eliminate the need for skid-row.
{via Hennifer Jicks}
On Saturday I had brunch with Jenny at The Original Pantry. The counter line is probably the fastest way to get a decent brunch on Saturday morning. In the afternoon I got to help deliver boxes of love in Inglewood with Myra, Maya and Clay. Boxes of love are thanksgiving meals for families who need them. We tried to deliver 4 boxes but only 2 of the families were home. The first family we met had...