The following things may go through your mind while you are 23 and in the presence of your potential lover:...OMG you are cute. Shit you just caught me looking at you. But wait, that means you were l...
My kind of hatAwesome cocktail accessoriesThis girl rocks! She did this with plain old-fashioned chalk! Definitely trying that this weekend.Girls on HBO. Makes me want to live on my couch.Supppa tig...
1. Men Behaving Domestically2. Wearing Mens Shirts to Bed3. This Easy-to-Use Guide4. Listening to Anything on Vinyl5. This Head Gear
1. &nbs p; You will lose your favorite shoes, your favorite "going out" dress and all of your jewelry at some point. You might find them years later in your old college ...
The rain has returned and with it the lust for coziness in the form of soy hiking socks and my dads oversized "Lake Oswego High School Soccer" sweatshirt circa 1977. I can imagine r...
Id like to consider myself a professional daydreamer, people watcher, journal writer and doodler, indulger of anything allowing my mind to wander. Lately it’s been falling upon all the fabulous summe...
I love these art pieces by Alexandra Valenti. The pops of color are fabulous and unexpected. It makes me so pumped for summertime and frolicking in bodies of water!
You know those days when you wake up on your own before your alarm goes off? When you see daylight through the low light of your sheer curtains, and you engross yourself in your fresh linen sheets un...
"I wrote to find beauty and purpose, to know that love is possible and lasting and real, to see day lilies and swimming pools, loyalty and devotion, even though my eyes were closed and all that s...
1. Having a boy name if you are a girl makes you unique, even if people say it confuses them.2. ;&...
To decide if wearing hot pants is wrong, you don’t want to be rightTo have some coffee with your creamerTo get into a bar using your library cardTo consider crosswords work if you write for a livingT...
“Some days in late August at home are like this, the air thin and eager like this, with something in it sad and nostalgic and familiar. . .”- William Faulkner, The Sound and the FuryI laid face down,...
After going on a Friday morning romp through my favorite new blog Thought Catalog, I came across a post written by the lovely and talented Michelle Haimoff. These snippets of advice really got me and...
In a nostalgic and male-dominated world, Mad Men conjures up ideals meant to appeal to the most basic of instincts. Its easy for men to become enthralled in the fantasy of one night stands and that b...
"Youre a good egg."An attractive Australian said this to me after I wouldnt go home with him because he had a girlfriend. He thought it was amazing that I had enough self-control (in my sever...
In light of Lent, as well as Easter coming up this weekend aka one of two days each year I think about going to church then dont, I have decided to try some prayers. Along with ending world hunger, w...
The last time I posted about Seattle was my drunken stupor of a weekend when I decided to experience Sea Fair for the first and definitely not last time. This weekend I’m going to be a tourist, fanny...
My soccer team is named the Cougars. That is not an accident. Of the nine twenty somethings on the team, roughly half date younger men. This is not an accident either. Younger men are bette...
“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so we just kept on rolling under the stars.” Jack Kerouac, On the Road: The Original ScrollSome dream in black and white, others dream in color. I ...
Last night I stayed up late and read Mindy Kalings first book about the pitfalls of her life as an aspiring comedy writer, eventually making it big, and I relished every page. I know I am not a ...
This is a big day for Oregonians because its sunny! Something about that Vitamin D hitting your skin is unreal, and rare of us Northwesters. Today, I cant help but feel giddy about spring fashions, f...
I love my immigrant friends because they truly immerse themselves in the Portland lifestyle. While Brooke comes from Arcadia, California and Callie just down the pond in Tualatin, both are recent NE ...
How can you look at a candid photograph and tell yourself that one of the four people smiling and hugging the other three is gone? How can you convince yourself the memories are real, if only he and ...
1. Book ClubI know what some of you must be thinking; were not dead yet. But I must say Book Club is something I look forward to with each page turned. What can beat 23 year olds talking over bottles...
1. SasquatchJust purchased my overpriced ticket to four days of hippie dancing in the mud listening to the best music to come out of the Northwest, and even some from overseas. Cant wait to relive Wo...
Tomorrow is the National Day of Love, otherwise known as Valentines Day. Despite popular belief that the holiday was a coup made up by large corporations to make a buck, I choose to follow the ancien...
As a recent grad, sometimes I feel like my life is going in 100 different directions. With each job applied for, theres a euphoric feeling as if maybe Ive finally figured it out. And kindly, with eac...
I went to a matinee of The Descendants yesterday. A few laughs and many tears later, I came out of the theatre in awe of Alex, the eldest daughter of Matt King, George Clooneys character. Shaile...
I was born a planner. My plan: To be Carrie Bradshaw one day.Obstacles: I am not a size 0. I cannot afford Manolos. I live in Portland, OR. My Carrie fantasy emerged somewhere between flare...
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