Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Housekeeping Items

Tonight I am opting for a list; instead of covering all of these unrelated topics in separate posts... enjoy the random! 

1.  I am a March Madness enthusiast. My free time since Sunday has been occupied by hanging out with my brother, home for the week on Spring Break, and poring over wins/losses, Conference Champions and the like.

2.  I love the movie Love Actually. I actually like all of the movies I mentioned in my most recent post, but that one is truly a favorite, just not one I want to watch with a male family member. Apparently Watchmen and Zack & Miri Make a Porno should also make the list- friends told me they were recently mortified by those two as well.

3.  I did keep a blog when I lived in New York, and if you would ever like to read it, please be my guest!

4.  I got the Bag Tag from Cindy forever-ish ago. Here it is... finally :)


My first love is Kate Spade, but my trusty black Longchamp and I are going strong on a whole year together. I really like the brown/black combination. 


I carry a khaki Marc Jacobs wallet, which moonlights as a clutch.

My iPhone was making this picture possible, and is therefore missing.

I always carry two books, minimum. I have a paranoia of running out of things to read. Currently I have three: Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, The Emperor's Children and Lies Women Believe (reading it for Bible study).

Also included is the case for my sunglasses, a pair I recovered a month after leaving them in a car in the Bahamas over the summer after $75 in shipping charges, lengthy conversations with private airport employees, U.S. Customs and UPS. Those things aren't going anywhere. I have my car key, gum, phone charger, headphones, shoes I bought at H&M last weekend in Atlanta that were still in a bag in my purse (bottomless pit, I tell you) and the most important thing at the moment... my 2009 NCAA bracket. I have it online too, but I like keeping the handwritten newspaper version around as a quick reference. It's old-school.

I have other various miscellanea- check book, headbands, Pilot Precise V5 pens, lip gloss, hotel room keys from traveling for work, pennies. I'm afraid I'll lose all of those things if I dump them out...

5.  Erin gave me the Lemonade Award, which was very sweet and which I would love to thank her for!

6.  As of Wednesday, I am three weeks into Lent and going strong as a vegetarian. I have not had a bite of meat in 21 days. Sitting next to someone eating a filet or even just a turkey sandwich, I think I have something of an understanding of how alcoholics feel at bars. Resisting is not easy, but it's possible. 

"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is to say 'I don't want to.'"
-Lao Tzu

6 comments:

Andhari said...

OH MY GOD I HAVE THAT EXACT SAME BAG. How weird is it? Awesomeness :)

ps. I love Zack and Miri, it's really different. For once, they dont chose attractive looking main ator and actress at all. :)

erin - heart in ireland said...

I would love to get a longchamps bag, maybe once i've saved up some money.

i can't wait for the madness to start tomorrow! my brackets are almost complete, just trying to figure out the last few!

and love actually is also my fav movie!

*krystyn* said...

Ohhh - Encyclopedia of an Ordinatry life is sooo good. Enjoy it!!! It's a fun read!!

Anonymous said...

I LIVE for March Madness!!!! Seriously, it's my favorite time of the year!! But of course I enter in all of these pools and then lose all of them to *that* guy or gal (usually gal) who has no idea what they're doing. I kinda hate it.

Anonymous said...

I gave up biting my nails for lent, a nasty habit I've had since I was a child. 3 weeks and going strong with a few unconscious nibbles... I even PAINTED them yesterday for the first time ever.

a bit of a pointless comment but I had to share my lent joys with someone.

Anonymous said...

so love love actually!

Love the wallet! and I always carry the book I am reading at the moment everywhere I go.