UPDATED: Things I Desperately Need to Do:

• wax eyebrows
• haircut
  this will have to wait until i have some money. i'll just have to be Rapunzel for awhile.
• alter fancy party dress
• find shoes for fancy party dress
  oh god, the amount that i love these is borderline inappropriate
  
• pay bills
  thank god i finally got a paycheck. It was at critical mass. I was avoiding creditor's calls and close to not having electricity, people.
• buy groceries
  yeah...that really needs to happen. i've basically been living off of leftover animals crackers at work.
  animals eaten: 1,000; nutritional value: 0
• sleep
  nope....
• do laundry....or buy more underpants
  I did do laundry once since this post. but seriously, i need more underpants.

fail. win?

Some highlights from my fancy schmancy accessories shopping spree today:

1) Seeing a pregnant lady shopping at Forever 21.
then again, i really shouldn't be in there either, so who am i to judge?

2) Using the left-turn bike signal when my shopping cart and I were trying to turn down an aisle at Target.
yep...

Things I Desperately Need to Do:

• wax eyebrows
• haircut
• alter fancy party dress
• find shoes for fancy party dress
• pay bills
• buy groceries
• sleep
• do laundry....or buy more underpants

but there's no time. none.

it's getting to the point where i have reduced my once-glorious blog, into a to-do list.

fail.

a grandiose GPOYW

brewer's game! -edition

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oh, hello there.

hi little blog. have you missed me? i'm sorry i've been ignoring you, i've just been so busy.

no, you're absolutely right. that's no excuse. do you think you can ever forgive me?

i started my new job last week, and i don't think i have altered my lifestyle enough to

accommodate the 8 hours of work everyday.

i.am.so.tired.

the truth is, i love where i work. i love where i live. i love my friends.

there just aren't enough hours in the day.

Yet Another Weekend Where the Only Pictures I Took Were of the Dog.

so effing cute. i want one.

oh! and also, i had a great weekend.

No Apple Pie, but Still Pretty American.

I'm probably the only person in the world who would rather be a sous chef rather than a head chef.

i get really nervous about cooking, and i always fret about the final product. i can't handle the pressure. but i loooove all the prep work in the kitchen. chopping and dicing? sold!

with that in mind, i am headed to my friend's cabin up north for the holiday (omg, i'm such a winsconsiner now!), and i have had a fun, full morning of preparing lots of scrumptious goodies for the weekend. but the most fun, by far, was all the prep work.

Lots of delicious, diced fruits (most of this will actually be used for making whop*, but it'so tasty, i'm gonna help myself to lots of it before it gets an alcohol bath)

cupcakes!!!

i attempted a patriotic color palate, but they kind of came out pink and blue, and look a little more "baby shower"-esk

grape salad. (i realize this doesn't look too tempting...but i couldn't dive in to show you how yummy it is inside. it is in no way a true "salad" and has far more health faults than benefits. but, yum!)

and one of my personal favorites, a some delicious homemade salsa.

this tastes like a bowl of fresh. this is summertime to me.

So that's my contribution to the weekend. Along with an obligatory pack of turkey dogs, of course.

what are your plans for the 4th? making any festive foods?

*when i was young and stupid and used to drink this, we called it hunch punch. but it appears to have a plethora of names. what did you call it?