Thirty-Three

Source: tumblr.com via Bethany on Pinterest

So, I went a little overboard with Three Things Thursday. Don't say I don't love ya!

1. This is a full-time working mom of two young children, and she still finds time to write. Like to know how? 

2. I've been going crazy trying to figure out what to DO IN NEW YORK (aaaAAAAAaaaa!!!!) in the winter. The only thing I've ever wanted to do in NYC is to walk around and pretend I live there. However, I failed to get excited about doing this in February. See also: I hate A) touristy things and B) spending money. This list has been a life saver.

3. Would you like to know what the cool kids are wearing?

4. I told the Better-Half I was wearing my fuzzy slippers in NYC. "See?! See! People do that! Real people, not just the crazies!" He told me he was going to wear his track suit and tennis shoes. I am no longer wearing my fuzzy slippers in NYC.

5. My friend, Mandy, is selling her art journal pages. I can't... there are not words for how much I love her heart on paper.

6. Sometimes, when I'm daydreaming, I'll get on Google Maps and streetview my way around Manhattan. It is ridiculous and fun. HOWEVER. I found something even better. MapCrunch. Random. Google. Street. View. It's so awesome. No, I'm sorry. I can't come to the phone. I'm in Norway. Leave a message and I'll get back to you.

7. I stare at this subway map like it's art.

8. John Blase is a beautiful writer.

9. I've been drawn to Type-A, crazy driven people lately. I'm pretty sure that this is because if there was such a thing as Type-C I would be there, and reading passion and power makes me feel rounded up to a nice, solid Type-B. Ramit Sethi, Jen Dziura, and Nubby seem like they would never give up. Never.

10. Parks and Rec plus Downton Abby equals Downton Pawnee!!

11. Sometimes I think about quitting grad school. I should probably stop reading this.

12. The Undue Weight of Truth on Wikipedia.

13. Capitol Fashion! Love this Tumblr site dedicated to the fashions of the Capitol in Hunger Games.


14. Why why why am I on Pinterest?! Oh who knows. If you're into that sort of thing, find me there. I still think my tumblr page is a better representation of me. What am I saying.

15. FIOOOONNNNNAAAAA.

16. I've been saying for ages that I would like to start a blog of lists, but Lists of Note already does it so well.

17. Planning to see some nature this summer? One of my favorite secret places is the Synchronous Fireflies in the Smokey Mountains. This is an amazing phenomenon. I don't even want to tell you because I don't want any more people to find it, but I like you too much to keep this from you.

You bring a flashlight... or a head lamp if you're a hardcore camping wannabe. (Ahem.) The park service employees give you red cellophane to cover your lights so you don't disturb the frequency (?) of the fireflies. After a brief hike into the woods, find a place to sit away from the crowds and wait. Thousand of fireflies flash at the same time. It's like watching the world's quietest lightning storm. One year I sat on the porch of an abandoned cabin, in the dark, in the woods, alone and daydreaming. I'll never forget it.

Here's a very boring speech to ruin the magic.



18. I want to go to there! This Norwegian library looks amazing.

19. I'm going for long, blonde Barbie hair. No, I don't have a link. No, I don't have a picture. No, I know you didn't really want to know this.

20. Is it a sofa? Is it a bunk bed? No! It's a SOFA BUNK BED!

21. How to write a dissertation.  Remind me to look this up next year. Or the next. This degree will take for-freakin-ever.

22. Actual letters? Actual awesome.

23. The complete works of William Shakespeare? Online? Free? Why, thank you, MIT.

24. These are some cool photos in the Smithsonian Flickr from the Scopes Trial in Ye Olde Hometown. It looks... the same today. No it doesn't. Yes it does.

25. Hey look! It's one of those cool places hidden inside another cool place.

26. Haters are welcome at Modern Reject.

27. There's nothing about Exploding Dog I don't love.

28. This has been on this blog before, but I adore this list of songs that mentions NYC. Love love love.

29. Pretty sure Kate Spade and The Beastie Boys are firmly entrenched in "Stuff White People Like," but you should buy me these for my birthday. I've only been asking for three years. Really.

30. Why does spell check not know Beastie? Spell check... if you don't know me by now...

31. Johnny and June on Hee Haw. This is pretty much everything you need to know about me.

32. New. Sleigh. Bells. Kinda fun, kinda angry, kinda amazing for running.

33. I'm sorry. What was that? I can't hear you. I'M IN NEW YORK.

What are your three things?