So I've been home now for a few days and am house-sitting for these two dogs. (Well, actually for the people, but I am taking care of two dogs...) I really enjoy house-sitting but I always feel a little weird about sleeping in someone else's bed or using their shower. I tend to overthink things like "You usually use this and now I am...should I bring my own shampoo?"

Anyway.

I had a traumatic incident at a holiday party the other evening. I was filling my coffee cup with hot coffee when BAM, the bottom of my ceramic mug just dropped out onto the floor. Like, the WHOLE thing just went away. There was this perfect circle crack all around the mug where the bottom had just decided it didn't want to be attached anymore. (P.S. this is a ceramic mug. Like, legit. Not even paper!) Also, the cup happened to be full of hot coffee, which then spilled all over me and my cute dress.

I feel like I had one of those moments, when I was standing there covered in scalding coffee, where I really wanted to cry but couldn't cause I was in public. So instead I asked for a blowdryer to dry my dress. It was sad. And hot.

Now I am going to buy some Christmas presents and my mom is reminding me to water my plants. Ciao!

awkward is the new cool!

So I have been reading a lot of literary blogs lately, and have run across Good Reads. Anyone heard of good reads? For a read-y type person like me, it is basically awesome, since you can find books and rate them and see what other people are reading. Basically, I go on and rate YA books and snigger when I see that lots of people rated Twilight really low.

Yeah. that's right. I said snigger.

I was having this conversation with roommate J. last night and we were talking about blogging and how basically its a cool forum to write all your awkward thoughts, but its okay because now awkward is "cool" and "trendy." In the old days, dudes who wore suspenders, glasses and plaid were nerds. Now, they are sexy and we want to date them. When did this happen?

Personally, I love awkward/nerdy people. I think it's because I identify with them. Besides, many awkward people have gone on to do great things. Like publish books, or own multi-billion dollar corporations, or invent the theory of relativity (okay, so I don't KNOW if Einstein was awkward and nerdy, but he TOTALLY looks like he could be!!)

So in conclusion, I hope nerds don't go out of style. Or good books.

All mimsy were the borogoves

I have a confession. Today I went to Sur la Table to buy my mother a Christmas present. As always, I was charmed by the vast array of kitchen supplies that clearly I DESPERATELY need. Four types of whisks? Yes. I need them.

Anyway, as Sur la Table is right across from Anthropologie, I thought, why not pop in for a bit?

Mistake.

I forget sometimes that I don't really have any money, but I like clothes that rich people wear. I knew the minute I tried on this lovely striped top that I was doomed. It's just hard sometimes to strike that balance between looking cute and not spending $68 on a stripey shirt. Ugh. I hate fashion. Let's all just wear paper bags.

On another (completely unrelated) note, seeing how my blog's title was inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, I thought I would talk a bit about the "Alice" miniseries I watched on Syfy yesterday. OMG. It was brilliant! It reminded me of "TinMan" and "Tenth Kingdom" and was all awesomeness and full of love plus Andrew Lee Potts who I love from Primeval. Also, it has that guy from Magical Legend of the Leprehchauns...so it's pretty much guaranteed to be good.

Also, made spice cupcakes the other day. Turned out good, but a little hefty. The frosting was good though...I think I have the hang of making caramel syrup!

Love on the Internet

This morning I was eating Life cereal and listening to Eric Clapton, which made me seriously think about my life (the real thing, not the cereal). I have been fighting this horrible snuffling cold thing and have basically been sleeping my life away (I took a two hour nap yesterday and woke up and thought it was the next day. It was really confusing).

So here is a story. I have been thinking a lot about love languages and how people communicate and it has been really fascinating. Personally, I like words of affirmation, quality time and physical touch. HOWEVER, I decided to take the test online, just to confirm this. Little did I know that by taking this test I was accidentally signing up for a personals website.

Oops.

So, if you are online and see a profile for sexycupcakegurrl88...(just kidding, I didn't actually fill out the profile).

So that's my story for the day. I also made caramel cupcakes this week but I think the frosting turned out better than the actual cake. Plus they had green sprinkles!!

Art for art's sake?

I have been researching all this Holocaust art for my research paper, but I got distracted by Albrect Durer, who apparently inspired one of the artists I am writing about. I am a big fan of things that are nature-y, that whole outdoor but its indoor thing, and I am also in love with this owl picture!

I might order it and hang it on my wall.

On another completely unrelated note, had a delightful conversation at breakfast about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I for serious love this book like so so much, and this is really strange for someone who doesn't normally love novels written in letter form (which I have discovered is called epistolary. An utterly delightful word if ever there was one). So anyway, every time this book is mentioned, someone says like "Oh, that's a good book," and I basically interrupt them with "OMG it's like the bestest ever!!!"

So yeah.

That's all. I'm going to write my paper now.

I'm working...kinda

This issue of the newspaper there are like a billion articles about time management and procrastination. They give tips about what to do and how to basically be a better person.

Okay.

Here's the thing.

I am a procrastinator. Like, big time. These things do not work for me. Cause making lists and stuff...just another way to put off doing things you know you should actually be doing. Like now? I should maybe be researching Chestnut blights. Nope. I am blogging. (Also looking at this excellent LJ site called Abandoned Places, where people take pictures of abandoned buildings and houses.)

See, my wrists hurt from typing, and my brain hurts. Also my eyeballs. Do people take these things into consideration when telling me not to procrastinate? Besides, we all know that THIS is what I am really thinking about...and blogging. This done, I guess I should go back to finding pictures for my powerpoint.