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Lady : I'm running to the pharmacy, you want anything? Laur : Cookies. Ice cream. Pie! Laur : ...Actually, just get me a bag of marshmallows and a box of Fruity Pebbles. Lady : Uh, it's Walgreens, do they HAVE that stuff? Laur : Yes. Yes they do. Lady : If you say so... Laur : Fruity Pebbles! Not Rice Krispies!

What can I say? When you have a late night craving, you have a late night craving. Mine was for sugar treated with sugar coated in sugar with a drizzling of butter. *shrug*

Every summer my mother falls in love with the scent of this plant someone in our neighborhood has. This year she finally stole a sprig, so we could figure out what it was. Mr. Googs informed us that it was Night Blooming Jasmine, so we promptly went to the local nursery and bought one for her.

We've had it a few weeks now, and it does bloom every night, but it's been particularly strong the last two days. Couldn't even open the door last night without being assaulted by the smell.

Egg and Croissant Popovers

This one is super freakin easy!

Preheat oven to 325º or 350º? We switched it up about half way through, because we were afraid the egg wasn't cooking? It was, so 325º is fine. Just watch and decide for yourself.

Spray whatever nonstick thing you want in your cupcake tray, I used Pam baking spray with flour.

Line the cups with croissant dough, or Pillsbury Crescent dough if you're like us. We used the XL kind, for optimum doughiness.

Drop egg into croissant cavity.

Season however you like. We salted and peppered all of them, then added thyme and fresh basil according to our respective tastes.

Bake for 20-30min.

Eat and enjoy!

Can't believe how simple it was! We're thinking of putting some cheese between the crescent and egg next time. Would also add basil to all of them, instead of just a few, because it cut the sweetness of the dough and made the whole thing much more savory.

I have fallen in love with my sister's charmingly strange little apartment, and had to document it's absurdity.

 Moloch! Moloch! Nightmare of Moloch! Moloch the loveless! Mental Moloch! Moloch the heavy judger of men!

I've been obsessed with this one photographer lately, and decided to reread the story that got me into him in the first place. It also happens to be the story that once had me listening to Howl on repeat for a week. It's not even a very good story? But I love what it's left me with.

I've never read or seen Othello, but for some reason I've been rather taken with this line lately. I even used it as my mantra in a reiki circle, when I was having trouble concentrating.

Maybe if I write my resume this week, I'll reward myself by renting Othello and watching all of the Iago scenes repetitively. Should read it instead, but probably don't currently possess enough higher brain function to get through it's entirety.

Picture taken on March 4th, 2011

So, hi! Quite a few random people started following this blog in the last few weeks, thought I might as well throw a picture up.

School kind of consumed my world, and I Officially Abandoned the 365 Project once again. Seriously, one of these years, I WILL actually complete one of them from start to finish, I'm determined.

Now I'm in search of a new project, a much smaller project. In the meantime I'll occasionally post some of the 365 pictures that lost the battle against my anxiety with anatomy exams.

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Just playing with the long exposure, y'all know how I do. Need to try this shot another time, with less distance. Cutting the time pretty close again on this one, the camera says it was 11:58pm.

And now I must sleep, because I have to be up at 6am to get ready for school.

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First day back at school. Looked and smelled exactly the same. I guess I should prepare myself to come home smelling like Salon again, shouldn't I?

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It seems I'm slightly obsessed with this window and this tree. One day, I'm going to miss it terribly.

School starts tomorrow, I'm feeling pretty tense about it. Did absolutely nothing to prep today, but last night I cleaned my bird's cage, so at least there's that done. Wish me luck, Universe.

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I can't seem to stop buying makeup! It's addictive.

Maybelline gel eyeliner in Aubergine.

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I have so many things to do before Tuesday, but I can't even bring myself to write them down, let alone actually do any of them. I'm excited and not as nervous as I could be, but I still can't shake off this lethargy.

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I dunno, when in doubt go abstract? I remember taking photography in middle school, walking around the school while everyone else was in class, taking pictures of random things. This reminds me very much of that, except for how it's in color.

What would Mrs. Tunon think of me now, I wonder?

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On the day I buy my kindle, I also find out that the closest bookstore, Borders, is closing. This is sad for many reasons, the strongest being that I spent a large portion of my youth there. I bought my first Tamora Pierce book in that store, my first Harry Potter book, whet to more than one Midnight Party for more than one series.

Certainly doesn't help that I went digital on the same day. Feels like I cheated on an old lover and was promptly dumped.

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I'm not as nerdy or intelligent as I first come off in person, but I am, without a doubt, extremely lame. This is not the only photo of The Wizard of Menlo Park I have taped up in my room, just sayin. This particular one is situated right next to my record player, of course, which is named Bing. (After Crosby. And it's a Crosley. Soooo, you know, Bing Crosley. :D? :D? :D?)

Just sayin...

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I dunno! I'm tapped out on pictures, f'realz. I just went round my room taking pictures of random things. This dusty guy sits on my Mercedes Lackey shelf, along with adult Simba and young Nala.

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The Lady wanted to make a flowerless chocolate torte, and I was able to find the recipe she uses for it. Turned out amazing, better than usual. Made all the Gossip Girl drama much more bearable to watch.

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Austen got an extreme makeover! He looks hilarious, and so much smaller. Scrawny like some kind of rat, it's amazing. All day I just kept looking at him and cracking up.

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I don't care much for wrist watches, so I've kept a pocket watch for years now. It died a couple of months ago and I hadn't gotten around to fixing the battery until today. I think it's going to be nice, having it back.

Now that I know which battery it calls for and how easy it is to change out, I doubt it'll ever take me so long to replace again.

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Bored bored bored! If this is how I mean to entertain myself, I better get my eyebrows threaded this weekend, or at least pluck them.

Think this may be #LOFNOTC inspired, feels very Amanda Palmer.

What would life be like without Amanda Palmer? Mine would be much sadder and less colorful, certainly.

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Whenever I pull out my 100 Shadow Palette, I feel like some kind of artiste.

Had a meeting with school today, so I put on makeup for the first time in... a while, I don't even know. Probably since my friend Jim moved to Orlando.

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Spent most of the day completely absorbed in "Running with Scissors," probably would have finished if the internet hadn't finally come back in the afternoon. Kind of wish it had stayed off for another day.

I think I was making that same face in every scene involving poop. Oh so many poop scenes...

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At the library, updating Tumblr... yeah. Let me show you my dedication to this project!

No, honestly, it's more my addiction to the internet. I was getting legitimately twitchy and irritable without it. Spent the entire day watching Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, snapping at the dog, and eating leftover scones and ice cream. Those scones and ice cream turned out pretty great, looking back. Totally re-doable.

The library closes in an hour and ten minutes, I need to go make the most of that.

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The internet has been going in and out for the last few days, and last night I was fed up and miserable over it, so I just sat in front of the tv, moping and watching Castle. Happy Valentine's Day to me!

The internet is still out, actually, as are the phone lines. So I picked up my shit and booked it to the library, where there's free wifi. (Hahaha, "booked it!" Unintentional but hilarious.)