i'm back?

lots going on at the moment. my mom's in town and is helping me turn my apartment into a real-person home. we spent my birthday weekend thrift shopping/estate-saling and eating cheesecake. lots of home improvement projects in the works. hopefully i'll have some before/after photos soon. going for a mid-century modern look which is tough to do on my budget but i think it'll come together nicely, hopefully before my new roomies arrive!

i'm going to try to ressurect my blog but things may fizzle out once i'm back in school and working full time. but hopefully i can finally keep it going through the school year! keep your eyes peeled for updates!

adobe photoshop cook

i am in love with this. i sort of wish it actually existed.

unlovable

so my brother finally sent my birthday present and i'm super excited about it.

unlovable is part novel, part comic book that follows the turmoil of overweight high school sophomore tammy pierce. the book is based on a diary from 1988 that the author, esther pearl, found in a gas station bathroom. and let me tell you guys, it is hilarious. i always sort of wish i'd kept a diary in high school but after reading this i'm kind of glad i kept all my teenage angst to myself. my brother gave me volume 1 for christmas and i read it in a couple of hours. he sent me volume 2 for my birthday and i can't wait to read it!

mmmmm...delicious

ever heard of the kfc double down?

it's bacon and two kinds of cheese sandwiched together by two pieces of fried chicken. disgusting? understatement. but michael brought to my attention that the dinner i made for us earlier this week was essentially a vegetarian version of this monstrosity. nevertheless, it was delicious.

my new favorite food

okay so not necessarily my favorite, but these little nuggets of delicious rank way up there. what are they, you ask? they are wedges of macaroni and cheese that have been battered and fried. i know, i know. we, too, were apprehensive initially.

but after one bite we were converted. and we'll never look back.

cisma

i'm loving these ads by cisma (aka brazilian film director denis kamoika). aren't they dreamy?

and just to round things out, here's a short film he worked on with boolab:

birthday fun, part one

the birthday festivities began on friday night with some delicious birthday tacos prepared by michael. he even made guacamole! here's my recipe:

...and a picture of michael making said guacamole (and lookin' super manly in the apron my mom made me for my birthday).

part two of birthday fun will be coming soon!