website!

Alex (my boyfriend) is an awesome photographer who works at the Lawrence Journal-World, has interned at the Topeka Capitol Journal, and works for the University Daily Kansan (the University of Kansas school newspaper). He and I have worked on a new website for him, and you should check it out.
He’s available for all your photo [...]

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home sweet

Let me start off by saying, I love my new apartment. It’s in a fourplex that I have lived in before (August 2006-August 2008), but I’m living downstairs this time. Sometime about hte place is so…homeyand quaint. I love seeing my things along with Alex’s together in the same place, and I’m excited to be [...]

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honey bee

I was looking at old pictures of my on facebook, and it left me with a mixture of longing and relief. pictures of the 1125 group (Lynds, Emily, Tyler, Peter, Phily, Ian, Dan etc etc) made me feel for the first time in a long time accepted and appreciated. Because of my friendships with them, [...]

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what a wonderful night!

tonight, alex and i went to celebrate our 2nd anniversary (dating). so we went to dinner at the new japanese kobe steak house. the food was phenomenal. they cook all the food in front of you, and the staff is terrific. and it’s reasonably priced, for the high quality of food and service. i recommend [...]

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twoyearsandgoing

Sunday is Alex’s and I’s 2 year anniversary. As a present for my birthday/anniversary, he got me the most wonderful earrings. They’re made by a company called nervous system, and this is sort of their motto: “Nervous System creates experimental jewelry, combining nontraditional materials like silicone rubber and stainless steel with rapid prototyping methods. We [...]

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clinton lake

alex and i went to clinton today,
and trekked off the paths,
into long grasses and wet mud.
it was beautiful, and tiring.

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tell me what you want, what you really really want

I’m going to make a list of things that I want, if for no other reason than nobody ever asks what I want.

I would like to go to the Greek islands for my honeymoon. I don’t feel like I’m asking for too much. Greek food, sun, clear waters, sand, beautiful white buildings…perfect. Also, it’s not [...]

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alone [ness]

the feeling of being alone.
alex is out with friends,
and i’m alone, listening to rachmaninoff’s piano concerto no.2 In c minor, op. 18 – 2. adagio sostenuto (which is just as pretty as his rhapsody on a theme of paganini, op. 43, but only when its about 7-8 minutes in),
and not doing any of the things [...]

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baller city

Look at what Alex just bought.
Balla City, yo.

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abc and i just went and saw this movie:

Religulous, a documentary by Bill Maher.
I enjoyed it, a lot.
It get a little preachy (no pun intended) at the end, but it’s a must see.
It’s playing at Liberty Hall for a while now.
Here’s the trailer:

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