Could this be the future headquarters of Natalie and Megan?

today Natalie and I were walking along (loitering) and I spotted a FOR RENT sign. "Natalie!" I cried, "LOOK at this!" We decided to go in, since we are looking for an apartment anyways.

the house was built around 1900.
this is the window to the room that I picked to be mine!
we would be renting out the entire 3rd floor. It looks small from outside but it isn't!
These are the stairs we take to get to our floor.Could this be my possible room??!?!?

This is our bomb shelter. Safety first. So Nat and I are completely smitten. We just have some school related red tape to get though, but everyone with the administration have been nothing but supportive. Wish us luck, we would have 3 bedrooms (looking for a 3rd renter!!) a large bathroom, and a cute kitchen area. Internet will be avalibe too!

This isn't the house, but I wanted to show how pretty the sky was today over the religion building.

ciao!

a sabbath reflection.....

I LOVE TARGET. I really do, you are probably wondering where i am going with this, but bear with me. Natalie and I went to target (WHICH I LOVE) this afternoon. we agreed to seperate and contact via cellphone when we were done with our blissful browsing. as i am sorting through the accessory clearance section (LOVE IT) my perfect moment was shattered by this little girl screaming and whining at her grandmother to buy her some earrings. "PLEEEEEEEEEASE GRANDMA! WHAAAAAAAAAA!!!! BUT I WANT IT NOW!" i have heard kids whine and cry in stores before, but this one was especially ear shattering. now, maybe i cant relate to this because i was more of a bartering kind of spoiled brat but this kid blew my mind. i walked over to the bedding section to clear my head when a though hit me like an arrow:

what if that is what I sound like to God?

i stopped horrified and realized that it was half the time and that not only did he have me to listen to, but EVERYONE. instead of the "mature" 20 year old that i see myself as, when i resort to wanting something and whining to Him about it i reduce myself to a screaming crying toddler, instead of someone who is willing to JUST WAIT.


think about it.

Natalie & Megan's Fun-Fun Farm Adventure

a few weekends ago Natalie and I went to her aunts house here in Lancaster and I just never got around to blogging about it. So here it goes.

Natalie's wicked cousin Erika showing Natalie around on her motorcycle.

I know that all horses are some degree of "Large" but these are the biggest I've ever seen. Their butts were about a foot taller than me! Thats a big butt.

There was a pear tree and they were excellent. The horse agreed. (I did eventually share)
This picture still amazes me.
For 2 huge horses they certainly were gentle. Which is good, because they really could do whatever they wanted to.
The only way to make these dinosaurs look small.
there were bunnies galore!
This is Barron, quite possibly the most dignified dog ever.



And this isn't farm related, but Natalie's family took us to a historical trail to walk and we saw ths friendly little demonstration. Silly redcoats beware!
This is me rewriting the constitution. No, I will not take suggestions.Hope you all enjoyed that! Now I am looking forward to riding a big horse, and I anticipate it to be much like straddling a couch. I'll let you know how it goes.

Tonight I was almost decapitated by laundry detergent.

It was in the top section of my closet and when I shut the door it fell out and almost clocked me in the head. Of course, it isnt one of those small little jugs of suds. No, its one of the big ones. After I had time to analyze the situation and clean all the mess off the floor, I realized that there was still a ton of detergent in the jug. This is when my Starnes sense kicked in. (Starnes being my mother side of the family, known for resourcefulness and an almost uncanny need to not spend money.)

There was ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that I was going to just throw it away.

i was not shelling out another five dollars!

I AM NOT MADE OF MONEY.

so, in a move that would make my mom proud, I gathered up all of the empty waterbottles and put the blue goodness into them, by using A ZIPLOCK BAG as a funnel.

why am I even in college? I already rule at life.

I definately suggest putting your laundry detergent in waterbottles.

why?

it is so much easier to take to the laundry. gone are the days of struggling with that overfull basket of clothes as well as the huge jug of liquid.

however, I don't advise using a plastc bag as a funnel, or almost giving yourself a serious head injury.

and, as my roomate told me (because I need to hear it) "be sure not to drink it."

what a gorgeous Sabbath.





another great lunch with Jeanie. I adore her! She offered to take Natalie and I to Cape Cod in the next few weekends. Im super excited about that. It was a really relaxing day today, full of tiny little things that I had to capture with my camera phone. we also went back to Nat's aunt's and ate concord grapes and pears, and loved on the animals.

Pretty close to a perfect day, except I don't have my man or an air condtioner.

I am speechless.

it has come to my attention that certain individuals who read MY blog do not understand what wickedpisser is. some have even found it offensive!!

let me learn you.

wicked is a relatively bostonian term. everything up here is wicked this or wicked that.
for example, if i see you walking down that street tomorrow and i like your sweater, it would not be uncommon for me to say "wow, that is a wicked cool sweater! where did you bag it?" or "that test was wicked hard."

now, wicked pisser is on another level completely. if someone is wicked pisser it means incredibly awesome. literally. it is the eqivilant of being the coolest you can be. i reached wicked pisser status here in less than a week. "she is so wicked pisser!"
if you dont believe me, you can google it.
however, i really dont care since this is MY blog anyways.

oh, and new SEVEN DOLLAR 100% silk pajamas!

So, I have been adopted by a squirrel.

no, your eyes do not decieve you.

first his name was bartlett and now it is george washington. we call him the little president. how do i know he is a boy?


I looked. (duh)

anyways, natalie found this little squirrel who was decently eager to hop into her hand.

he is tiny tiny tiny. we were initially worried about him making it through the winter up here since he is a baby and all alone. calls to multiple vets and wildlife people confirmed this. (thought no one was eager to take him in) he will live with us through the winter.

why not let him go you say?

(well, look at him for one thing...)

well, he is brave (or stupid) enough to run up to anyone or anything. (like the cocker spaniel that almost had him for lunch this afternoon) and besides that, he will wait at the door until we either let him in, or come out again. like a little squirrel dog.
he is a very special little guy.

so, our art department zoo now contains (in no specific order)

• big dog (Ellie)
• spicy cat (Alex)
• ridiculous goldfish (Kevin Fish)
• sack-eyed goldfish (Mr. DibbleBobbins)
• tiny squirrel baby (The Honorable President George Washington)

and none of these animals can coexist in close proximity.

thats how we roll.

i am still just so in love with this coat!!! wish it was cold enough to wear it.... i am sure i will regret that soon.


today Aunt Jeanie and I went to church together and then she took me out to eat to this great brick fired pizza place. burtuccis is the name i think. She is so great and cool. I am very lucky to have some family up here. she grows protein cells. she explained the whole process to me and i actually grasped it. my aunt is so smart.

in other news, Natalie and I are going to be minutemen for halloween! it is refresing to be in a part of the country where enjoying halloween doesnt "send you to hell" for all of you who dont know what a minuteman is (DUH!) here is a visual for you.
now keep in mind that we are going to look so much hotter.

NEXT: october 29th in SALEM MASS. it is going to be so wicked rad.

Where I work
Bartlett Art Gallery
we just moved into this place a few months ago, and needless to say, we still have alot of work to do. even as i write this i look back at how much we have already changed it since i took these photos 2 weeks ago. this building is so historically significant. it was designed and built by the same man who did the library of congress. it was actually a bird museum for quite a while (see aves written on the front?) i love this place so much. feel free to stop in on monday through thursday 1-5
=]

our gorgeous gallery.

beautiful jade colored tile staircase leading up to the gallery space

the beginnings of my desk

one of the future mac labs

the outside of my beautiful building.