July 2009
25 posts
I have this new hair product that I used for the first time after my shower this morning. I wanted to see what my hair looked like with the product now that it was dry so I opened Photobooth to take a look. I’m not sure if I should be disgusted with my laziness because I didn’t want to go over to the mirror that’s approximately 10 feet away or impressed with my work ethic...
I spent this weekend at a College Summit workshop and it was every shade of amazing and inspiring. College Summit is a non-profit that focuses on creating a college-going culture in low-income communities. I was a writing coach at a weekend retreat for students and helped four gorgeous (not like that matters, but they were, so I might as well say it) young ladies on personal statements for their...
I’m heading off this afternoon for a volunteer weekend on a college campus. I’m going to live in a dorm and there’s a packing list, a ton of rules and regulations, and a very organized schedule. It’s feeling a whole lot like freshman orientation all over again.
This second chance at freshman orientation seems like an opportunity for me to be better at it than I was the...
917 no more
Hi all.
I got a brand new Blackberry this weekend (sah-weet) and a brand new Maryland number (less sah-weet). I’d post the number here, but I don’t need a bunch of Internet predators drunk dialing me. So, I guess just get in touch if I haven’t given you my new number and you’d like it.
BBM me, you guys! (I don’t know what that means yet, but the kids on NYC Prep...
When somebody asks what you’re up to this weekend, you shouldn’t answer “Probably Facebook stalking you” even though it’s the truth, right?
Dear hisptery guy on the Metro smiling at me,
While I’m flattered by this attention, I feel like I should tell you that I’ve been listening to a loop of Single Ladies and Jesse’s Girl on repeat for this entire ride. I know, I know, the big metal glasses are misleading. I’m sorry. They even get me sometimes. I’ll look in the mirror and be like “I bet this...
Gah! Just realized that nobody DVRed TLC’s The 650-Pound Virgin last night despite my requests to do so. Does anyone even care about my needs around here? SHEESH!
DC Friends, Family, and Anyone and Everyone Else:
I’ll be doing a reading and signing of Slept Away in Friendship Heights tomorrow. Stop on by!
July 11th, 2009, 2:00 pm Borders Friendship Heights 5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20015
I recently facebook friended a friend’s younger sibling who is in college. I am still waiting to be confirmed and in the meantime, I’m trying to think of something really cool and collegiate to post on his wall. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far…
“Hey there! So, is college still fun? Lots of underage drinking? Don’t worry, I won’t tell...
As of late, I’ve been feeling pretty old. Going to bed early, lecturing people about sun protection safety, seeing gaggles of young men together and thinking “What are these hooligans up to?” But yesterday, I might have hit my old person peek. I tried on pretty much every dress at Urban Outfitters and every single one was either bra strap baring or so short that the breeze...
Booklist Review!
Slept Away.
Kraut, Julie (Author)
Jun 2009. 320 p. Delacorte, paperback, $8.99. (9780385737371). Delacorte, library edition, $11.99.
(9780385906616).
Fifteen-year-old Laney’s privileged Park Avenue world comes undone when her mother sends her bred-inthe-bone Manhattanite daughter to a rustic camp in the Pennsylvania boonies. The Gossip Girl–lite meets Green Acres premise works as Laney deals...
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