:: a truth about me ::

i have a tendency to equate "like" and "love" with "doesn't get on my nerves as much as other people."

:: my weekend in photos ::

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:: my sister ::

...is a pretty awesome person for many reasons, but the latest is this.

:: my lucky shirt ::

my lucky shirt?

backstory.

:: i've got a crush on you ::

or him, rather.

this post title led me to this, which is about to lead to me re-enacting that awesome knee-shaking dance move. why don't people ever do the "crush on you dance" like they do the electric slide and such?

#perfecttimeforacleverhashtagbutidon'tdothose
#theyshould
#how'sthat?

:: so funny ::

:: form over function ::

when i was in new york last may i stopped in bloomingdale's, pretty sure i would just look around and leave empty handed. but then i found an adorable pair of gray suede oxfords on the clearance rack. i can't remember exactly, but i know they were under $40 (and were regularly over $100). i bought them. and though i've only worn them a few times, i'm looking forward to pulling them back out and sporting them this spring. this picture i just came across is the perfect motivation for that!

atlantic-pacific.blogspot.com via gap-mag.com

i have the jacket and shoes - now to find the perfect button down shirt and cute little dress!

(but here's my problem: if it's cool enough for me to be wearing 3-4 layers up top (shirt, dress, shirt, jacket) then it's most likely too cold for me to be bare-legged. so i'm not really sure how practical this look is for me, as my personal style most often focuses more on function (usually related to temperature) over form.)

:: before i die ::

start with
change it into
then it becomes
and
and

see additional images and learn more about before i die (and much more, including i wish this was) at candychang.com.

:: my weekend in photos ::

01. a very windy day at the car wash - finally washed away the sand & salt from our snow (/ice) storms!

02-03. the perils of gardening: a busted faucet and a new pet.

04. spotted this dark red flower in the gully behind my house, amid a bunch of ivy. went closer to see what it was and noticed its awesome camouflage leaves. part of me doesn't want to find out what it is to maintain the mystique. (but part of me really wants to know!)

:: either one of them things will do ::

i can't get "jolene" out of my head this week. a combination of corey's visit to spokane on monday and the cold, gray rain we've been having here for the past few days. one brought the song to mind, the other won't let it go.

i go back and forth between ray lamontagne and zac brown band:

heart-breaking.

(a little more) hopeful.

:: my weekend in photos ::

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01-02. girls night at corey smith at the orange peel in asheville nc (and cabin in flat rock)
03-04. goofing around with a little (or hilariously long) mid-show self-photo(s) shoot. and i finally wore my new scarf!

:: making up for lost time ::

things that have tickled my funny bone the past few weeks...

and the funniest youtube video i think i've ever seen. as soon as you think it's not funny any more, it is.

:: fair trade ::

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from the artist: How It Works is part of my ongoing series of Newspaper Blackout Poems: poetry made by taking an article from The New York Times and blacking it out with a Sharpie marker, leaving only a few choice words behind. It's rare that I find poetry in the business section, but this one came from an article about hedge fund investing. Like many of my poems, it's about my wife.

:: cute spring dress ::

i've been so neglectful, dear 'swing. i've thought about you often, just haven't had the time to hang out. but when i saw this adorable little dress today on cup of jo, i knew i just had to share with you. prefect for spring, and i believe i'd love it so much, i'd have to carry it into fall with a long sleeved tee, tights and some great boots or booties.

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:: my weekend in photos ::

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took a little trip downtown with my sister and nephew for greenville's st baldrick's festivities on sunday. 122 people had their heads shaved and raised nearly $57,000 for childhood cancer research. one 7-year old girl raised $15,000 when she took over the fund-raising that her dad -- a deployed marine -- had begun! she and her mom sat bravely on stage, getting their locks trimmed together. when she pulled her daddy doll from under her apron and sat him in her lap, there was hardly a dry eye in the place.