Because These Are The Best Days July 15, 2010
Posted by brandy in are you there God? It's me- ripping off Judy Blume, fingers crossed this works, friends, happiness, hello universe? I love you, here is my heart, i should be a cheerleader, I'm yoda. Everyone else is a grasshopper, it makes sense to me, just do what i say, lists, love harder, people i like, so sappy it hurts, the title says it all, when I go all Dr. Phil on you, your vote matters here.18 comments
Oh hi blog!
When summer vacation started, my summer plans list looked something like this:
1. get up at 7am everyday
2. learn a new language (preferably something useful like Mandarin)
3. blog a few times a week
4. go for a morning run
5. become a domestic goddess worthy of her own show on TLC.
6. PREPARE FOR HARRY POTTER WORLD!
Summer vacation is half over and so far this is what my list has morphed into:
1. get up before noon-ish (Like that ‘-ish’? I don’t like putting serious limits on myself. My body reacts badly to boundaries)
2. master English (so I don’t say things like ‘why come?’ and ‘interstanding’ and think those words/phrases make sense)
3. remember I have a blog
4. try not to break a sweat while eating popsicles outside
5. wear shirts without stains when meeting friends for patio drinks.
6. PREPARE FOR HARRY POTTER WORLD!
I know. Life is hard. 11 days until I enter the MAGICAL WORLD OF POTTER. I’m excited to take pictures and get a new wand have fun with my friends.
I thought I would use this post to highlight a few really awesome things going around the internet. Because unlike STD’s, love is good to spread.
1. The lovely Amy got the job of her dreams. As someone who spent MANY BLOG POSTS fretting about the lack of a job, I cheered like a fan at the World Cup when I saw that Amy landed a gig that made her so happy. Her excitement is absolutely charming and it couldn’t have happened to a better person!
2. The gorgeous Kyla Roma joined an awesome team and is now designing blogs/websites. Anyone who has spent 2.3 seconds at Kyla’s site knows she has a talent for making pretty things prettier, so this news made my day! On behalf of the internet, I thank you for the steps you are taking to make it a more beautiful place!
3. FreeandFlawed is having a hard week. On the plus side, she’s got the most gorgeous flowers OF ALL TIME, but it sounds like this week has been on to make a girl crazy. So if you have a spare second, head over there and give her a bottle of vodka some kind words. Chelsea has been through a difficult time and yet she continues to radiate gratitude and positive energy and methinks that if the rest of us were half as strong as she is right now, we would give up watching reality television and hold ‘who can lift the most trucks with just our arms’ competitions for fun. My hope for both of you lovelies is that tomorrow is better than today, and the next day is even better than the day before. You both deserve it.
4. Erin and Jess are both expecting! After following Erin’s journey trying to get pregnant, I have no shame that I cried and did multiple fist pumps when I found out. Getting to see how funny and wise these ladies are through their blogs makes me fully confident that each of them will handle motherhood with grace. Visit their sites and squeal reading all about baby prep.
5. Lastly, have you heard of someone called LivitLuvit? No? Doesn’t ring a bell? Didn’t think it would. PLEASE NOTE MY SARCASM, BECAUSE THIS CHICK IS TAKING OVER THE INTERNET. And? I couldn’t be happier. She’s in the running to become MTV’s first TJ (twitter jockey for those of you not wise to the hip) and she’s currently in the lead. Go here to learn more, or follow her on twitter (@livitluvit) to join in the fun as she battles to take over the twitterworld (Kutcher, watch your back). And if you STILL need a reason to take 2.3 seconds to vote for her? Just remember that this is the same girl who organized THIS:
And anyone who can do this? Well, in my books they can do anything. Vote for her. And? If you have the resources, donate here to keep the www.loveharder.org movement going. And let’s keep the trend of good things happening to good people going.
Have a good Thursday universe!
“I attempted to dye my pubes blonde and now they are orange. Awesome start to summer.” July 6, 2010
Posted by brandy in the secret project.19 comments
It’s The Secret Project Time! Email your submissions at brandyismagic (at) gmail dot com.
Also? To everyone who has emailed asking if I can fit you into my suitcase while I’m in HARRY POTTER WORLD this month? The answer is yes. Please squish in. I think the more people there for butterbeers, the better. (Also? Is it funny creepy or don’t tell anyone you ever even though of doing it creepy that I think I need to bring my wand to HARRY POTTER WORLD? Also, yes, it always needs to be capitalized.)
On with the secrets!
1. My older sister is so beautiful. I’m the one getting an Ivy League education. I know looks don’t mean everything, and that I should be proud of my accomplishments, but sometimes I still think I’d rather be the pretty one.
2. My bf proposed to me with a ring with a gorgeous diamond. I love it because he picked it out himself. I love it because it’s a symbol of our love. I love it cos it’s so darn pretty I can’t take my eyes off it… But most of all, I love it cos it’s 3 times bigger and a whole lot better in specs than what his brother got his sister-in-law. And if you think I’m silly for being petty over stuff like jewellery, I’m not. Cos I’m not competitive that way. But I know his sister-in-law is. So that’s just icing on my engagement cake. But I can’t tell anyone in real life cos that’ll mean that deep down inside I’m just as evil as she is..
3. I have ADHD and have been medicated my whole life. My boyfriend of 2 years still has no idea. At first I didn’t tell him because I didn’t think it was any of his business, then I didn’t tell him because I didn’t know how, now I don’t know how to tell him because I waited too long. Argh!
4. I’d rather be watching Buffy than doing just about anything else in the world. Yes, including that.
5. I get a perverse feeling of satisfaction out of deleting twitters who don’t follow me back.
6. The phone sex my husband and I have when he’s away for work is better than the actual physical sex we have when he is home. It’s not that I’m not attracted to him, but he’s just more vocal over the phone and it really sets the mood. AM I A BAD WIFE?!
7. This was the first 4th of July where I felt lonely. Not just ‘woe is me’ lonely, but an honest, ‘i feel completely by myself and have no idea how to not feel this way’ sort of lonely. My friends were all scattered over the city, my boyfriend was working, my parents were hosting a party of their friends… I just didn’t feel like I fit in anywhere. And yes, I know this sounds like I’m an emo addict, but I guess the reason it upset me is becauase I’m usually really social and upbeat but this holiday knocked the wind out of me. I think I was the only person who was excited for the long weekend to be over.
8. I like my blog friends more than I like my irl friends.
9. I refuse to have sex with a man who owns Abercrombie and Fitch. In university, one of my best friends dated the biggest douche who always wore their clothes. Now when I see a man wearing a shirt from there? I assume he’s the kind of guy to leave his girlfriend stranded at a gas station while he parties at a frat house. (Yes. That happened. See? Douche.)
10. People assume I’m busier than what I am. I don’t go out and tell people I’m busy, they just assume that with my job and life that I am far busier than I actually am. This really helps since I’m the laziest human being on the planet and it takes me 2 weeks to get back to a single email. I apologize of course, but people tend to give me a little more slack since they think I’m far more frazzled with work than I actually am.
