tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76574004134868173662012-02-16T14:55:20.792-05:00Ordinary reflections of life in an extraordinary worldB.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13581855312858835342noreply@blogger.comBlogger1891100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657400413486817366.post-20267847140684105892012-02-01T02:47:00.002-05:002012-02-01T20:14:03.659-05:00

As a kid, my neighborhood friends and I would ride our bikes over to this shaded and paved hilltop just for the thrill of flying down this long, steep hill, full speed ahead. The ride to the hilltop was mostly up hill; but once you pushed past the tip of the hill and allowed your bike to gather momentum as you sped downward - it was all worth it. You'd feel nothing but pure exhilaration as

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It was a dark, peaceful evening - just cold enough to keep the amount of movie-goers low on a Sunday night. The theater smelled of buttery, freshly-popped kernels and spicy nacho cheese. Everyone fidgeted in their seats in anticipation for the film to start. A hush fell over the audience as the theater darkened. The only sounds outside of the previews was the occasional straw against plastic lid

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It appears that whenever I actually have interesting activities happening in my life, I don't write - thus leaving this space alone in silence. Instead of being mute, I could've shared with you that after nearly a year of confusion, frustration and forgetting myself, I took the plunge and quit my job back in November. Sometimes you have to realize that when what you're doing for 8-10 hours

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One of my fondest memories from when I was a little girl was waking up before the sun rose to sit in the living room and watch my father shine his black, combat boots and iron his uniform. I'd sit there with the strong smell of shoe polish wafting through the air, just watching how carefully my father rubbed out every crease in his boots and ironed out every wrinkle in his uniform. This

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Behind a wheel, I feel alive. I don't know why the revving of an engine, the calculation of changing lanes or the pure adrenaline of watching my gears shift higher puts me at ease - but it does. I love driving. I love driving fast (er...I mean, the speed limit). And I just love being able to handle a big, steel machine with the a simple movement of my wrist. Since I'm a responsible driver and

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There's a new show on NBC called Whitney that debuted last night. It follows the life of a girl named Whitney (aptly named after the real-life comedian Whitney Cummings, playing the lead role) as she tries to test her boyfriend's commitment and interest in their  relationship by using "unconventional methods" - as the show's Wikipedia page puts it. Basically, the witty, analytical and sarcastic

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Even though I talk about music a lot, I'm definitely no expert. I'm not trained, acclaimed or paid to critique music. I'm opinionated and I've got my favorites, but as a whole - everything I say about music matters not at all in the grand scheme of things. I'm simply a fan of music and love every single component of it. When I first hear a song, I listen to it in its entirety. Then, I listen

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Honestly, I don't want to write this post. I don't even want to think about the words that are being tapped from my finger tips right now. For the past month, even turning on the television or catching headlines on the internet have made my heart heavy and my eyes tear up. Ten years since one of the most horrible days I've lived to remember. Memories can be cruel sometimes. To think it's been

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Originally, I planned on sticking close to home for Labor Day weekend. It being the last hurrah for summer and all, I thought it would be kind of nice to just relax at home. Work has been increasingly more unbearable ever since my direct supervisor left and instead of hiring someone to fill her position, the bosses decided to just add on most of her job to my current tasks (for no increased

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When I was a kid, a music video was a big deal. When a new Michael Jackson video was "debuting", it was prime time, we-now-interrupt-your-regularly-scheduled-program kind of stuff! At school, my classmates and I would anxiously anticipate the new video premiering on MTV that night. For weeks we'd see actual television commercials promoting the launch of the new music video. We'd tune in, eagerly

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When you wake up in the morning and face the mirror, do you: A. Feel like P. Diddy B. Scrunch your nose and scrutinize your reflection, making note of parts you don't like at all and would like to have "fixed"C. Wipe the sleep out of your eyes and go about your business without a second thought about your appearanceD. Smile and kiss that beautiful specimen staring back at you No matter what

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Every once in a while, I hear a song, have to download it and proceed to play it on repeat for the next few days. Typically, that song would not come from the band Coldplay. Here's the thing with Coldplay...they have decent music. I have a lot of their stuff and I like it...but I have a complex. I prefer my music to be a little less mainstream. I mean, yes it is great for the band to be played

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At the beginning of the year, I decided to try something new. It was fresh, it was exciting and it was different. It lasted a few months; but it just didn't feel right for some reason. So I'm reviving "iCantbelievable" and starting up blogging again after a little hiatus. If you've been here before, you can see that the blog has a brand, spanking new look. And during my break from this space, a

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Have you ever had random and brief encounters with people? It's so quick and a shade insignificant, but for some reason, you remember them? I can recall two experiences like this in my life. I’ve been in a random place not doing anything in particular and a potential man-of-my-dreams comes flying into my life..and then out just as fast! He literally had me at "Hello" (the 1st encounter happened

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Personally, I wish there were different words we could use to express the degrees of "busy" we were currently experiencing in our lives. Since the only word that exists is "busy" and trying to put an emphasis on it by saying "I'm crazy busy!" is so cliche, I thought I'd just give a run-down of what's happened in my life over the past few weeks - through pictures: First there was the last days

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If you watch the "Today" show, listen to the radio or read the news - I'm sure you've heard the story of Rachelle Friedman, the bride-to-be that became paralyzed after her bachelorette party this past May. After celebrating, all of the ladies went over to a friends' house and decided to go out for a swim. In a playful mood, Rachelle's best friend pushed her into the pool - something they'd done

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Thanks for all of the well-wishes everyone! I'm feeling much, much better these days. Just in time for the holiday this week, too! Since I am "job-less" for a week (as I gave myself a little time in between my old job and my new job), I have time to do random things just to keep busy. Of course that includes a heavy amount of sleeping or just lying in bed because I can, countless hours vegging

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I'm sick. There is absolutely nothing good about being sick. If you're fortunate enough to be pampered while you're ill, you probably can't even enjoy it because you're head-achy, body achy, sniffly, cough-y, burning throat, achy ears sick. It is the worst!  So, I'm sick. And this is my last week at my Current Job that I've been at forever! I've been here so long that it kind of makes me nervous

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Is there a position out there where you can get paid to give people gifts? You know, like a Professional Gift Giver? If so, if someone's hiring, can I please put my name in as an interested candidate? I think I give awesome, thoughtful gifts and I actually like coming up with creative ideas for presents for my friends and family. Don't you want to hire me as your gift-giving expert? In the

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'Twas the night before Christmas...and I awoke in the middle of the night after hearing a light knock on the front door. I hopped out of the bottom bunk of the bunk bed my younger sister and I shared, crept into the hallway and glanced around the corner in time to see my mother open the door. When she stepped back to let the guest in, I was surprised to see my own father grinning ear to ear as

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  There's an age-old argument out there. It's the argument to be argumentative. Politicians have this down-packed. With the advances in technology we have nowadays, we can't get away from the political ads, tweets and stories (especially if you live in the DC area). I don't know about you, but all of the arguing, whining, crying and pointing fingers is a little too elementary for my taste. Having

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It's the 21st Century, folks. There are things that are in and there are things that are "out" (Heidi Klum's Project Runway voice). With this brand new century, some things are just no longer intriguing, like: - Smoking (Really, ya'll? - Email Forwards (These email chain letters have been obnoxious from the beginning. Lay them to rest!) - Pushing buttons (Who has time to be bothered with

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In my head, life is filled with chai tea lattes, smooth beach waves, endless parties with amazing friends, sunshine-filled days, peaceful nights and unbelievable happiness. But let's be honest for a second. Life isn't all shiney and happy a lot of the time. Oh, of course we feel fortunate and blessed in spite of our troubles, but how many times a day could you count as "unhappy" time? That's real

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There is something beautiful about the way words can move someone or connect people. I think growing up as a military child and moving often left me with a lot of abbreviated relationships. Therefore, the idea of staying connected with people who were important to me became vital the older I got. When I was in elementary school, we learned how to write in cursive in my penmanship class. For the

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For a bit of a background on the following, please read the introductory post All the Single Ladies. As I'm profiling real people, some of the details (including the person's name and the images) are fabricated; but the gist of the story is real. I'm excited about all of the positive feedback on the Single Ladies series! I've been getting emails and direct tweets giving me even more single

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It's been a while since I've done anything in the kitchen, because it's been an incredibly demanding summer. Demanding but still lots of fun with many things packed into it! The only thing I have missed was cooking. So, after a long hiatus (the last time I really attempted anything in the kitchen was on 4th of July), I decided to make dinner and I was very pleased with the results! The dish is

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As the saying goes, the older I get - the more I long for things from my childhood. One of those things is music stores. I'm pretty sure I wasted most of my youth sifting through rows and rows of albums at local music stores. I loved them! Since I never have been much of a clothes shopper, I'd spend the countless hours with my friends at the mall sitting inside of music stores, going through all

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Oh boys. Here we go again. For a long time, I didn't believe I had a "type" when it comes to guys that I'm attracted to. Physically, I'm attracted to a wide spectrum and I don't really narrow down my taste based on someone's outward appearance. However, the older I get - the more I realize that I do prefer certain characteristics in a man. One of those main characteristics that is

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For a bit of a background on the following, please read the introductory post All the Single Ladies. As I'm profiling real people, some of the details (including the person's name and the images) are fabricated; but the gist of the story is real.   Meet my friend Rachel. At 27, Rachel has quite a bit going for her. Employed by the government, Rachel works inside one of those stoic, intimidating

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As we all watched in dismay as the most glorious team known to man stumbled across the field for four painful quarters filled with sloppy plays, amateur mix-ups and one crucial mistake that resulted in the Cowboys losing to the utterly obnoxious Redskins, the only thing worth rejoicing in was the fact that football is back and Fall is finally here! Besides football, fantastic weather, pumpkin

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After speaking with a friend about Field Day last week; I was shocked to find out she had no idea what I was talking about! She'd never had Field Day at her school. So now I know that not everyone had the joys of this glorious day when they were growing up - so I am highlighting Field Day for this Flashback Friday post. From what I remember, Field Day occurred on one of the last days of school

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Welcome to the Washington DC metropolitan area, where the single ladies seem to reside in mass. Over the past 2 to 3 years, there has been an overabundance of single ladies in this area. This number does not include the slew of college-aged girls falling in and out of love just as quickly as they change their majors. While they are fantastic in their own right, I'm talking about the 23 - 30

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It's been an incredibly demanding summer. Just over the past 2 weeks, beyond my duties at work, I've: - Celebrated my father's 50th birthday (hello, AARP benefits) - Attended my cousin's wedding in North Carolina (aww, young love!) - Watched (and celebrated) my alma mater's first win (you've got to see this) of the college football season! - Been offered a new job (which I had to turn down,

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I've always been a good listener. If only I could get a Good Listener certification and put it on my resume! I believe it's one of my better qualities. I also think it's something that is apparent soon after meeting me, because people tend to divulge very personal information about themselves to me almost immediately (a little awkward sometimes). I'm a pretty good Secret Keeper. People tell me

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I seriously had no intention of doing a review on this movie, but I really had to bring up something that has been bothering me. As a disclaimer, I want to let you know that I may make a few enemies by the end of this post. But it's ok...I'm prepared for it. First, let me discuss the film. I didn't plan on seeing The Switch in theaters...or at all. But I had a day off (finally) and with

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Nine years ago today, we lost a beautiful soul. Irreplaceable Aaliyah. There was something serene about her music that I haven't seen anyone come close to sense the tragic accident that took her away. We all know the music business is notorious for having artists hating on one another...but I truly don't believe there was an artist out there that disliked Aaliyah. To have touched the music

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It's been a while since I've done one of these and I think that's just blasphemous since I've been discovering all sorts of amazing music lately. This summer I've been introduced to a ton of new music, new bands and new talent - so expect to see plenty of that coming on the blog soon! Today's entry should've been mentioned a while back. I got obsessed with this artist known as Jessie J (a.k.a.

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Anndddd....we met! I meant to post this a lot earlier, but I forgot I already had a post scheduled for this morning, and today has been cah-razy busy at work (budget time = yuckface) and didn't have a chance to write this sooner. So without further ado, here are the details: Traffic was decent this morning and as an added surprise, so was the weather! I arrived at Starbucks fairly early, so I

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That's right. I said it. The Gap, what was formally a highly regarded American brand known for it's great quality, is now truly just a bunch of crap. I'm a loyal shopper. If I like a product, company or service - then I have absolutely no qualms paying for it. I'm also a shameless promoter. If I like a restaurant, clothing store, electronic...whatever, I will bring it up in conversation at

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I think it only fair that I keep you updated on the status of this Secret Admirer thing I have going on. After all of your wonderful advice and prompting (and my curiosity getting the best of me), I contacted Secret Admirer (we'll refer to him by his name Josh from now on). I feel like I owe the guy at least that much...I mean, he did kind of go out of his way to reach out to me. So, we texted

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Yesterday, I drove to work. I usually ride the metro in, but I can get maybe half an hour more of sleep if I drive in. It was like any other Monday. Work was good, pretty busy day playing catch-up on messages I missed while out in Vegas. Nothing really out of the ordinary. Except something completely unexpected happened after work. When I left for the day, I noticed a white sheet of paper folded

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Vegas! Don't you just love the sound of it? I don't think it's too far a stretch for me to say that Las Vegas is as symbolic of the U.S. as Washington DC, LA and New York City. When I travel abroad, people tend to ask me if I've ever been to Las Vegas, as if it is a rite of passage for every American or something. People who've been to Vegas all rant and rave about it like it's the best place

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This is somewhat of a debate/discussion, more than a film review. It stems from the movie An Education that I just saw last night. Have you seen it? If not, I promise not to give the good bits away in my brief synopsis! So the premise of the film is very interesting. It falls in 1960's London and centers around a 16-year old girl aiming to get stellar grades in school in order to be accepted to

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Whether it be a good friend or a significant other, we all are faced with having to let go of someone at some point in our lives. I, personally, have had to deal with letting go of both friends and ex-boyfriends. Although my friendships seemed to leave more of a lasting impression on me. One in particular: Majority of my friendships have been abbreviated, since I moved so often growing up and

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I am single. As in, not in a committed relationship. It's not a big secret or anything I'm ashamed of at all. Actually, when I started my "grown-up" life (post-college), I opted to be single. I was nicknamed "Dr. No" at one of my jobs because I continuously turned down all offers for drinks, dinner and dates. After school, I wanted to move from my college town, establish myself in a

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Some of my fellow blogger amigas are currently in the throws of this amazing new initiative called, The Big Give (no, this has nothing to do with that Oprah segment). The creators of this project refer to it as the internet's first-ever random acts of kindness contest. And that sums up what they are doing quite nicely. The details are simple: Eleven contestants (a.k.a. The Givers) have been

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My favorite holiday has come and gone and I'm left with fond memories and a new recipe to add to my book of favorites! We hosted a 4th of July party over at our house on Saturday night and cooked up a storm. From my older sister's amazing potato salad and her heavenly fruit dip (look at the yummy fruit in the pic above!) to my "secret recipe" ribs, our house was overflowing with food! To add to

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Independence Day! Have I mentioned that this is my favorite holiday in America? Besides the fact that it's a day to celebrate our independence and pride in our country - it is the only holiday we have in the summertime and it also involves fireworks (which I love), yummy summer-inspired foods and warm weather activities! During Independence Day weekend, you can do all sorts of fun things, like

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For the first time ever, I have received a blog award! I am still figuring this blogging world out, so it is definitely a bit of a shock to receive an award within my first year of writing on iCantbelieveable! While being awarded is awesome in and of itself, actually learning why you received it is even better. Being given the Blog With Substance Award by the fabulous ladies over at DC Dating

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I want to buy a new car. I've also been extremely tempted to take a 2-week vacation and travel through Europe. If only words could explain my extreme desire to spend a few hundred dollars right this minute and book my travel to Austin for the ACL Festival. And, let's not forget that I want to pay nearly $10,000 to join a one-year volunteer project in South America or Australia. I want all of

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They call my grandma "Cool." That's her nickname at her job and among her church friends. I'm not sure how it started really, but obviously it has something to do with her being awesome. And she is! For over 70, she is one of the coolest people I know, she looks amazing for her age and she drives like a 21-year-old on a Nascar track (remember the time I tried driving my grandma around). She's

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This round of business traveling has been pretty monotonous for me, so far. Fortunately, a strapping, Southern gentleman rescued me from the dull days by asking me out for drinks after work yesterday (which I kindly obliged to). That made me think about the whole concept of dating while traveling. Have you ever dated on-the-go? No, not hooking up or one-night stands - not my style. But I do

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When summertime comes around and all the regular TV shows go on a hiatus - you're forced to sift through a pretty dismal summer line-up of shows that you end up watching, purely because there is nothing else on. For me, that is trashy reality shows. I have no clue why, but it's what I resort to when I have a quiet evening at home with nothing to do and no desire to go out in the stifling hot (

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The past two months have flown by for me and I haven't been blogging as often as I'd like. So, I thought I would just catch you up on the things that I haven't really posted about: First things first, let's talk about what's taken place already. Work's been busy! I have literally traveled every two weeks since April. Living out of a suitcase is HARD. I feel like George Clooney in Up In the Air,

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It's time for yet another Flashback Friday. Every year, just a month before school is about to let out, there are gobs of formal attire on sale and on display in department stores and I start seeing stretch limos on the road (I mean, when else do you see those things besides around prom time). Whenever this time of year comes along, I am instantly hit with a wave of nostalgia for school dances.

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With such a busy weekend, filled with work and other interesting excursions, I thought nothing else could really surprise me by the time Monday rolled around. Leave it to a guy to prove me absolutely wrong. The day: Monday The time: 6:30 AM The location: A hotel Business Center I was in the midst of work early that morning when I realized that I forgot to print out an important document that

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It started out as a typical, lazy Sunday afternoon. I'd been working all weekend and finally had a bit of a break, so I met up with my loverlies (a.k.a. sisters) for a bite to eat. After enjoying brunch at the always-amazing Art & Soul restaurant, I went on a stroll around Capitol Hill with one of my sisters. Not really wanting to fight the tourists in any of the museums, we decided to walk

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I'm pretty sure I've told you that I'm not a "girly-girl." I do not like the color pink; I can seriously do without cheerleaders at sporting events, as they annoy me with their squeals, pompoms and cartwheels; most of my dearest friends are guys; I don't wear make up, really and I abhor shoe shopping. As a kid, I wore a skirt in 2nd grade when I started at a new school, a dress at my mother and

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...Catch My Breath Spring has seriously left me exhausted. The end of March mashed into April which flew by into now, the last week in May. I feel like I went to sleep and woke up two months later. The Job has been incredibly busy with traveling. I was just in St. Louis and San Antonio last week and made a few quick road trips down to NC two weekends in a row. And if you remember, just two weeks

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For all of those reading this that are mothers, I do hope you enjoyed your Mother's Day! As I am a gazillion miles removed from my lovely mother, this weekend wasn't filled with brunches or teas, flowers or gifts, or mother/daughter spa days. Would've been glorious, but instead I kept busy; including seeing the new film, Iron Man 2. I love Robert Downey, Jr. (RDJ from now on, because you know

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I'm pretty much convinced that Washington DC has the worst traffic in America. Trying to avoid the never-ending jams, many of us take public transportation (because you know that is one of the main reasons we do so; but we just sound more hip and Green when we say stuff like "we are trying to reduce our carbon footprint"). After riding a while, you sort of become a zombie (like in the photo

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It's about that time, ladies and gents! Remember a while ago when I mentioned how much I love Janelle Monáe's music? I love that she's doing something different. I don't mean to step on any toes here, but too much of what's currently on the radio sounds regurgitated. Music is so versatile! The possibilities to create music that is all your own are endless. Just tooling around with my tuba back in

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I read a lot. Partly due to my insanely long commute during the week where I find myself with 3 spare hours a day (mostly underground) and also because I just really like reading. My taste in books varies, but I read mostly books that are recommended to me (I find bookstores aggravating! They are overwhelming with their seas of paperbacks and hardbacks with glossy, interesting covers that make

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After spending most of last week in an airport, I am so happy to be at home. Once I left wonderful Seattle, I hopped on a plane (fortunately, it was kid-less this go-round) and landed in sunny Sacramento! It was my first time in Sacramento and I really didn't know what to expect. I love California, though, so I pretty much knew I was going to love Sacramento and I did. Something about

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I finally saw the movie "The Losers." Fortunately, it was not a disappointment! I've been wanting to see a good movie, and this definitely fit the bill! Here are the details, as short and sweet as I can give them to you (well...I don't know about the "short" part): The good: Chemistry. I don't know how much I can stress this, but chemistry has to exist in a film with a larger cast.

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It's been a busy few days for me and I realized that I haven't updated the blog with all the stuff I have had going on! So, I'm going to just put it all down here for you. Hope you can keep up! Servathon:  DC Servathon was on Saturday! I had been looking forward to this for such a long time! The metro was a nightmare, but fortunately that didn't thwart our team too much and we all made it to

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In a recent conversation with a friend, I started to reminisce about old games that used to be popular when I was growing up. Of course everyone still knows and plays games like Monopoly or LIFE - but there are some games that were fun for just the briefest part of your life and then you quickly moved on to the next thing. Some of these games are pretty old, but every generation goes through a

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My mom is in town from Germany for the first time in years and beyond being ecstatic and loving all this time I can spend with her, there are a few things I wanted to take note on...When My Mom Comes To Visit: - We make sure our house is scrubbed and shiny, before she arrives (I don't care how old you get, you know you can't ever let your mom into your "comfortably cluttered" house. So you clean

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If you know new restaurants in the DC area, you know what to expect when you show up during the dinner hour with your reservation code in hand (because it's a new restaurant and there is no way you're getting in without it) and your entire party in tow (since you can't be seated until the whole group that the reservation is for is together). You show up dressed to impress - I mean, it's a new

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Did I mention that I recently joined this really fun blog community called 20 Something Bloggers(20sb)? Love it! It's incredible and if you're a 20-something blogger, I highly recommend you join. Well, being a part of this has allowed me to interact with a lot of other bloggers and today is my very first blog swap! The post below is from an awesome blogger from sunny, California named Tabitha who

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I swear I'm cursed. I've got some sort of TV hex on me. Every single television show that I like ends up getting canceled. So it really is no surprise that one of my favorite shows over the past few years is coming to its inevitable end. It's all my fault! OK, so maybe it's not my fault directly, but I promise you every show that I even, remotely, like ends up being canceled. Look at Kings, The

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April is flying by. Do you feel it too? Fortunately, there are a lot of good/great/glorious things going on this month that I'm really looking forward to so I have no complaints about the fast pace. I'm excited for many reasons this month including my Mother Dear coming for a visit from Germany (THIS WEEK!!) and my traveling season is starting up again, so I'll be on the West Coast for a while (

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I love music. I don't really discriminate on genres. They are all equally vital to me in some way. I love classical music and I used to play it in an orchestra when I lived in Germany. I absolutely love rock music  (and yes, maybe my one of my wildest fantasies is to be the only female and the lead vocalist in a rock/jazz/hip hop fusion band playing my acoustic and jumping across the stage). And

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Do you remember the first time that you liked someone? I mean, your very first actual crush. Not the Kindergarten crush, though - I'm talking post-puberty. When that awkward tweenage stage was almost over and all of a sudden your guy friends or girl friends started to look different to you. When that boy or that girl passed you in the hallway on the way to their locker and that giddy, nervous

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A few days ago, I discovered the art work of Erik Johansson. He is an artist from Sweden who digitally alters pictures he took himself. He reminds me a lot of M.C. Escher, with his images displaying impossible realities. Distortion and photo manipulation is always mind-bending and interesting and Johansson has perfected his craft. I love artwork that you could stare at for hours and still be

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Since my last post was a little sad, I thought I ought to at least bring some life back to the blog. I do appreciate all the comments left on the blog and sent to me. Very encouraging. I had an awesome Easter weekend, and I definitely feel better today. ^_^ As an update, I am now on Twitter. I'm still getting used to it, but if you want a concise version of what I have going on in my daily

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Change is something I had to get accustomed to at a very young age. As a military brat, I had to move schools several times as a child. I've never lived any place longer than 5 years. My home becomes wherever I am at the time. New locations, new neighborhoods, new friends...this all became life for me.  What I'm trying to say is that I'm used to change. It hardly affects me dramatically like it

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As a follow-up to my earlier post about my love for pranks and jokes on April Fool's Day, I thought I'd give you a recap of what I got into this year. After trying to figure out the best prank to pull this year, I couldn't come up with anything really clever. I didn't want to pull a prank on the same coworkers from last year, as I knew they'd have there guards up. So after some thought, I

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Apparently, I am part of a dying breed that loves renting movies from Blockbuster. It actually makes me sad to see all of the Blockbuster stores closing. Don't get me wrong, I think that Netflix and Red Box are great ideas and I'm definitely going to need to participate in them soon, since Blockbuster is on it's last leg - but I love Blockbuster! Going into a video rental store and choosing a

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I have to be honest, I love playing pranks on people! Not mean-spirited pranks, but the kind of ones that make people laugh so hard they want to cry (or maybe as the one playing the prank, I'm the only one laughing?). Either way, I love April Fool's Day! I always wanted to prank my teachers when I was in elementary/middle school, but I could never decide on the "right" prank. I wanted something

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Living in the DC area, it's easy to get frustrated with all the different occasions and celebrations that bring mounds of tourists around. The Washington DC Cherry Blossom Festival is one of those times of year that make being a resident quite difficult. There are tons of out-of-towners clogging up the roadways, overwhelming the Metro lines and bogging down all of the restaurants and stores.

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This week has been horrendous, so far - and all I can think of is how the weekend is taking f.o.r.e.v.e.r. to get here! I'm just extra grumpy/bad mood-ish this week for no apparent reason at all. I made up excuses for the bad mood, of course (as is customary in our culture) - blaming it on the fact that I've been feeling under the weather lately, the Metro and traffic have made my insanely long

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Lately, I've been sort of up and down. I do love my life and I am truly blessed with an amazing family and wonderful friends. However, I am seriously at this place where I am just unsure of the direction of my life. Have you ever been there? It's consuming my thoughts! I have done a lot of praying and fasting and reading and I feel like I'm getting less focused as the days go on! I may not know

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Over the weekend, I saw the new film Repo Men. This film, starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker and Liev Scheiber - is very dark, grotesque and dismal. I guess I should begin by stating the fact that hardly any "new" idea is really new these days. Everything is recycled. Repo Men falls under the same category, as the concept of this movie is very similar to the 2008 cult classic titled Repo! The

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So, I've been gone a while because I've been a little (read: a lotta) busy with work and this whole "adult" thing. But, right when I get back, I find out that Blogger is finally catching up to other free blog sites and allowing us to adjust our templates without having to know all that HTML (which I was struggling with...I'm not gonna lie). With that said, please do not be alarmed if things keep

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"Real Talk." I want to start some healthy discussions about topics that we all know about or think about at some point and maybe make us a little uncomfortable. I'm an honest person, and my point of view may be skewed and bias, but your comments and messages can help me see things in a different light. I want to be as open and real as possible and if you agree or disagree with me, feel free to

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So, I was pumped to see the new Tim Burton film, Alice in Wonderland since I first learned that Burton would be directing and that Johnny "The Hottie" Depp would be starring in it (that's my own personal nickname for Depp). I avoided the reviews mostly and now I want to share with you my own little review. First, let me just say that Burton must seriously ooze creativity and imagination. The

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I think I mentioned my love for my girl Zoë Saldana on here before. She is definitely one of my favorite actresses. One of her upcoming films recently caught my eye. Have you heard of it? It's called "The Losers." It has a pretty interesting team of actors and plot that should make it at least entertaining. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, best known as the charming and handsome, but fated Denny from Grey's

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Whether you're a Who follower or a Grinch fanNo matter your taste in green eggs or hamRegardless of if you want the Cat to go or stayWe can all acknowledge today is a special day To the clever and fondly remembered Dr. SuessHappy, happy birthday to you!  (my tiny attempt at Seuss-ish poetry)

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That's right! This is my 100th post and I want to dedicate it to you. I'm still fairly new at blogging and of course I couldn't keep this going without you. For those of you who have been reading along and leaving those "glorious notes" - Thank you! I've got a lot of different stuff going on this year that I want to continue to fill you in on, so I hope you keep on reading and commenting and

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     Last week, I was looking for a recipe that would help me get rid of all the ricotta cheese I had left over from making lasagna. I love pasta, but after the lasagna - I'd pretty much had my fix and wanted to use the ricotta in something different. Fortunately, there is Food Network's website where I can punch in a few random ingredients and discover some outstanding recipes. Now, this is

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I might have mentioned a few times on here that I love music. Whether I'm attempting to play some songs on my guitar, singing loud in my car or listening to people with actual talent on the radio or my iPod - not a day goes by that music is not involved in my life some way. At church this morning, our choir was singing some classic Rev. James Cleveland songs and this older man was throwing down!

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This morning, on my drive into work - I was rummaging through my glove compartment for my phone charger and pulled out an old cassette tape! Do you remember cassette tapes? The tiny little audio tapes were classic! It was always difficult trying to read the lyrics in the small booklets that came with them so you could sing along to the new Michael Jackson album, but I loved cassette tapes! I

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Lately, I've been cooking a lot more. I will only briefly mention that my last few "endeavors" were not worthy of blogging about, but I finally got my groove back! My latest new favorite is a recipe from a cookbook that I received as a gift from Loverly #2 for Christmas. The book is loaded with amazing recipes for entertaining groups (which I love) and I had to share this one. For those of you

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I'm not even sure how I should begin this post. I guess by informing you that I am far from an expert on fashion. I only know what I like and what I don't like. So perhaps this is something that is popular now and I am just behind the times (much like those mangagement rings I discussed previously). You be the judge. How do you feel about galoshes...for men? Yesterday on my way to the Metro, I

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I tend to despise hearing reviews on a movie before I see it. For me, it skews my point of view before I see the movie. I've been in a situation before where a lot of negative feedback from people around me has actually deterred me from seeing a movie all together. I hate that. The whole point of a movie is to be viewed, and I love viewing them - so I don't want any tainted viewpoints, poor

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As I mentioned, I'm highly anticipating the new Alice in Wonderland hitting theaters on March 5. It is definitely going to be a different kind of film and the movie's soundtrack had to feature some unique artists that would tie in with the Burton-esque theme. Fortunately for Burton, there is one artist that fits the bill perfectly. I first found out about Kerli a few years ago in a "new artist"

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Every year brings a slew of new movies to look forward to seeing. Since I love movies and actually going to the theater, I tend to get excited once the Spring/Summer approaches and new films debut. Last year's anticipated hits were pretty disappointing overall (with a few exceptions at the very end of 2009). I'm hoping this year is much better. Typically, I'm all about the more pensive,

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I never thought those words would flow through my fingers! However, as the rap world gets more and more disappointing Jay-Z is surprisingly making more sense. Let me begin this by saying first that I love hip hop...of old. The origins of hip hop with emcees and breakdancers. I listen to most rap music from the birth of hip hop up until the early '90s. Jay-Z came into the game right when I was

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I love how creative people are. I think the "subtle" jabbing form of advertising (i.e. Apple's Mac vs. PC commercials or the constant battle between Verizon and AT&T) is becoming less and less effective. People aren't as interested in how you offer the same exact service as another company but supposedly better. People are loyal to brands. If you're a Coca-Cola drinker, you won't all of a sudden

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