q u a r t e r l i f e .

i have a new obsession.

quarterlife.

i can't stop watching the web episodes. it's the next my so-called life. i can't even explain how much i connect with this show, and i usually hate television.

t h r e e r u l e s .

i happened upon this today when trying to figure out where a saying originated.

the three rules of life

i wish there was a list/database of all the random games/sayings you use as a child. when i have kids i want to teach them all the good ones like punch buggy, the morning birdy song, red rover, etc. i wonder if they have a class when you are preggers that revamps your brain on all the things you loved as a child. it's hard for me to remember them and i'm not even that old. i know that i used to love the nursery rhymes as a kid, but i can't for the life of me tell you one all the way through. that kills me.

f u n n y .

i have just witnessed one of the funniest things that i've seen in a long time.

hipster boys playing tennis in tight jeans (i'm talking about the ones that are two sizes to small) and vintage tees and pumas or whatever. seriously, who in their right mind works out in that stuff?

just another example of how austin is slowing becoming williamsburg. thank you american apparel.

the fish within us

an article about how the human is still evolving and at a faster rate than most other living organisms.

how sticky is membership on facebook? just try breaking free

a rather interesting article about the claws of social networking websites.

d e f e a t .

after two job interviews in a month (and i swear these were a fluke accident) i feel defeated. i swear, i am never going to get a non-profit job in the arts in this town. all i want to do is stop making lattes and utilize my degree. i love this town, but when is it my turn?

v a l e n t i n e s 2 0 0 8

ocean of noise - the arcade fire
hearts and bones - paul simon
the same love that made me laugh - bill withers
let's pretend we're bunny rabbits - the magnetic fields
fill your heart - david bowie
clementine - the decemberists
i send my love to you - bonnie "prince" billy
how my heart behaves - feist
yearning for your love - the gap band
sing for me - the fiery furnaces
i think i love you - the guggenheim gretta
your cheatin' heart - hank williams sr.
lovesong of the buzzard - iron and wine
real life - joan as police woman
by the way - jump, little children
kiss - scout niblett
rollercoaster - m.ward
senhor f - os mutantes
being in love - chi-lites
i'm sticking with you - the velvet underground

clark and michael

this is seriously my new favorite thing. i have such a little girl crush on michael cera. he is the perfect blend of nerdy and awesome.

some movies i've watched lately:

across the universe
the jane austen book club
this is england
feast of love
into great silence
27 dresses
breathless
from here to eternity
the nines
two days in paris (!!!!)
ira & abby
ratatouille
live-in maid
smokin' aces

l o v e .

it's times like these when i wish there was someone here. someone to watch movies with me. someone to get me ice water or cough drops. someone to stroke my hair and just lay next to me. it's in times of sickness that i miss having a love close by.

an excellent article in the new york times today.

economy fitful, americans start to pay as they go

this is dead-on for my parents' generation, and my mother especially.

d i n n e r .

these are my creations for the day.


key lime bars.


budget gourment pizza.
frozen pizza + goat cheese + broccoli + garlic cloves + red onion = awesome!

spicy curry noodle soup.

on saturday my friend nicole, lover of curry, came over and we made spicy curry noodle soup with chicken and sweet potato. it was a chopping feat, but the end result was delicious.
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons chopped shallots
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons minced lemongrass (from bottom 4 inches of about 3 stalks, tough outer leaves discarded)
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 tablespoons Thai yellow curry paste*
2 tablespoons curry powder
1 teaspoon hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek)
2 13.5- to 14-ounce cans unsweetened coconut milk, divided
5 cups low-salt chicken broth
2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
2 teaspoons sugar
3 cups snow peas, trimmed
2 cups 1/2-inch cubes peeled red-skinned sweet potato (yam; from about 1 large)
1 pound dried rice vermicelli noodles or rice stick noodles
3/4 pound skinless boneless chicken thighs, thinly sliced
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 red Thai bird chiles or 2 red jalapeño chiles, thinly sliced with seeds
1 lime, cut into 6 wedges

Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add next 4 ingredients; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in curry paste,curry powder, and chili paste. Add 1/2 cup coconut milk (scooped from thick liquid at top of can). Stir until thick and fragrant,about 2 minutes. Add remaining coconut milk, broth, fish sauce, and sugar; bring broth to boil. Keep warm.

Cook snow peas in large pot of boiling salted water until bright green, about 20seconds. Using strainer, remove peas from pot; rinse under cold water to cool. Place peas in medium bowl. Bring water in same pot back to boil. Add sweet potato and cook until tender, about 7 minutes.Using strainer, remove sweet potato from pot and rinse under cold water to cool.Place in small bowl. Bring water in same pot back to boil and cook noodles until just tender but still firm to bite, about 6minutes. Drain; rinse under cold water to cool. Transfer to microwave-safe bowl.

Bring broth to simmer. Add chicken;simmer until chicken is cooked through,about 10 minutes. Add sweet potato; stir to heat through, about 1 minute. Heat noodles in microwave in 30-second intervals to rewarm. Cut noodles with scissors if too long. Divide noodles among bowls. Divide snow peas and hot soup among bowls. Scatter red onion, green onions, cilantro, and chiles over soup.Garnish with lime wedges and serve.
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i've found that preparing asian food isn't as difficult as i thought it would be. the recipes just have a ton of ingredients.

i read about this website in newsweek and i gave it a whirl yesterday.

spokeo

it's a little scary.

i'm also working on my valentine's mix for 2008. so far it's looking promising. i'm excited!