Okay, first let me say that it strikes me as somewhat odd to write about hair removal on my blog, but whatever. It was on my list of ‘new things’ so I figure I am at least somewhat obligated to mention that I actually followed through. When people talk about the things that they would [...]

I think I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I’m pretty sure that  longer I’m single, the more vain I get. Or maybe it’s just that after years of living frugally and being surrounded be people who really don’t give a crap what I look like (thanks grad school!) I’ve finally cracked. I [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! How adorable is this little Irish Mouse by Myko Bocek? So freaking cute! If I knew my cat wouldn’t destroy him, I’d totally get him! Unfortunately, Lux likes to decapitate anything resembling a rodent, so that’s little mousey is probably not the wisest investiment.

I’m celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by wearing my [...]

So…when I turned 21 my college roommate said “jessica, we need to have a talk” and proceeded to drag me off to the mall for a makeover at Clinique. It was at that point that she created a monster – I went on to become Queen of the MAC Counter and even ended up working [...]

Egads! The 21st was my birthday. In general, I am not a birthday person…I’ve found that I’ve grown more resistant to birthday festivities once I turned 24. I am fairly certain this is a consequence of being a grad student: while my friends are getting engaged/married/having babies/buying houses, my life is pretty much the same [...]

Gala Darling is spending the entire month of February dedicating her posts & podcasts to radical self love..and I more than kind of think it’s a fab idea. Kind of no surprise as I’m a very hippie centric person. Although it has been argued that even though I wear absurd hats, big ass jewelry, and [...]

(photo by ziktay)
Unlike a lot of people, especially single people, I’m not particularly bitter about Valentine’s Day. However, I was pretty sure that that it was just another holiday created by the greeting card and candy companies. But – I am wrong! There’s actually much more romantic and surprisingly sweet history to Valentine’s Day -
February [...]

Moving is such a pain in the butt. I’d rather get rid of at least 50% of the things I own than be bothered with packing them up, hauling them up and down a million staircases, and unpacking them. Consequently, I am downsizing the amount of stuff I have…and I suppose the height of my [...]

photo by rachel_titiriga
Ah what a year what a decade…
What did I do in 2009?

I moved out into an apartment on my own for the first time
I opened an Etsy store that has been moderately successful (:
I returned to karate after a 13 year break
I took a Nia class
I went to Puerto Rico
I went kayaking in [...]

Photo by yyellowbird
I have been in college for approximately seven years at this point. Yes, that’s right. SEVEN YEARS. It’s kind of epic. During that time I have acquired a Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology and Society Studies and a Minor in Electronic Arts, a Master of Arts in Social Thought and Humanities and [...]