July 2012
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ugh of the day…i used a seldom used west elm card a few months ago to get some curtains and a new silver tray, which was on back order. assumed i paid for everything then, paid off my card the following week. turns out i was charged for the tray when it shipped, a month or so later. cue surprise when i got my statement and have accrued some healthy late charges.
neat. only myself to blame.
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opening ceremony through the years
1896, athens.
1928, los angeles.
1936, berlin.
1960, rome.
1980, moscow.
1992, barcelona.
1996, atlanta.
GUYS I AM SO EXCITED.
(all photos + way more via nbcnews)
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spice girls confirmed to close out the london... →
missjacobi:
holy zomg.
what she said.
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mid year check in
we’re over halfway through 2012 (WHAT!) so i thought it would be a good idea to check in on those resolutions i so thoughtfully documented on the internet:
get a new job. still a work in progress, sadly. BUT i have made some strides in this area. i’ve scored a decent amount of interviews (and gotten so, so frustratingly close), expanded my contacts, and have also come up with a...
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where are you on the global fat scale? →
put in your weight/height, get your BMI (which is sometimes a crock), and it tells you where you fall within your country and the world. also…tells you how much heavier or lighter the world would be if everyone in the world was like you.
my main takeaway from this was that americans are very fat. and that i am most like someone in hungary. hm.
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the "busy" trap →
kbjb:
if you haven’t read this already, it’s a great read.
as someone who gets FOMO and anxiety about not being busy, I’m definitely trying to work on appreciating a life where I measure success by quality of plans rather than the quantity of them.
this, this, this.
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anatol knotek, , 2011.
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