happy MLK

since this is my last semester in athens (yes, i will mention this OVER and OVER... sorry in advance), i wanted to take full advantage of the downtown scene. for those of you who dont know, UGA is located in athens, GA. its a small college town with an amazing downtown area. its full of quirky stores, knick-knacks, AMAZING eateries, interesting people, and cool bars that i want to spend as much time as i possibly can here. so for MLK, i decided to spend my day off from school frolicking downtown.

i love this store, angora. the have the most FABULOUS vintage items. of course i would be broke when i come here. why must you do this to me?

Ive always wanted to try a-ok cafe ever since i noticed this tiny cafe. its located in the basement, literal hole-in-the-wall place. i got a grilled cheese, pasta salad & tomato soup all for less than 5 bucks! what a steal. my friend got two hotdogs, side & drink for 3.99. im DEFINITELY coming back here again soon. it was DELISH <3

afterwards, we took a couple of steps and arrived at the new froyo place in athens, yoguri. ill admit, im not the biggest fan of their original but i like their mango flavor. what a lovely finish to a yummy meal.

thank you martin luther king for this fun-filled day. <3

pinkberry

OMG.

courtesy of pinkberry
pinkberry is coming to atlanta. at least thats what it says on its website (yes i check out pinkberry's website).

it also showed me that pinkberry is coming to boston too! thank goodness. if it was not there, it would definitely put loma over tufts.... ahhh decisions decisions. you people that live near a pinkberry, consider yourself lucky.

some people might think it's ridiculous that pinkberry is a major factor on where i want to be for the next 4 years. maybe i do like pinkberry a little too much. who cares, it really completes me. *hug*

california dreamin

this past week has been hectic to say the least. im so glad its over with.

first off, the biggie. i went to cali for an interview. the interview went okay. i hope. ill have to pray & trust that God will opens doors for me, if its His will. all i can do for now is wait.

i do have to admit, it was only the week before last that i TRULY prepped for the interview. i was more excited about my mini-vacay to cali. boy was I in for a treat. yeah taking a little break from school was fun, but by NO means was it a vacation. By thursday morning after taking the redeye back to GA, i was spent. heres some things i learned about my small trip.

1. travel neck pillow is a MUST on flights. i wish i had bought one. never had a flight been more uncomfortable.... i must be getting old.
2. take a decongestant if youre sick before flying. unless you want excrusiating pain shooting up your ear when landing. just saying.

3. pinkberry is the ONLY place with delish original froyo. before this week, i forgot that i use to actually LIKE original froyo. everywhere else tastes like cheese. yuck

4. its so much fun going down memory lane. sometimes i wish i still lived in arcadia.
5. if you ever move to a new state, keep your former state lincense plate & card as long as you can. just in case you get pulled over. yes there is a story behind this lesson....

oh cali. how youve taught me so much in the 35 hours i was there. wat a crazy week. i loved it <3

polaroid or holga?

i am looking to FINALLY act upon my wish to buy a film camera.

being the indecisive person that i am, i have gone back and forth for MONTHS on this question. maybe this was the reason why i never got around to buy a camera. i MUST decide soon! I was THIS close to buying a polariod today, but I looked at all the research i did on holga AGAIN. i forgot how much i loved & wanted a holga.

holga                                                

polaroid camera one 600

decisions, decisions.... is it bad that i want both? *sigh*
oh how delighted would I be if that was possible. a girl can only dream <3

new year, same dreams

image courtesy of studded hearts

First off, 2010! i cant believe its 2010. year of so many changes. im so excited!

even though its gonna be an exciting year, ill admit the first 10 days have been.... meh. so much for starting the year off right. what could possibly happen in 10 days that would make the beginning of this year so cruddy?

i cried. granted over something that was really stupid but still...
i got mad. same explanation as the sentence above.
im sick. *sigh* it was bound to happen given that i was sick free for most of 2009.
i got rejected.... fine. that just hurt my pride. nothing else. actually it turns out to be the best thing i could have wished for. :)

but all this negativity stops now. as of today jan 10. ill get better SOON. i have so much to look forward to this year: small cali trip, graduating from uga, summer abroad, dental schoool biyatch! so excited thinking about this year. <3

but heres some of my new years resolution for this upcoming year.

1. work out at least twice a week (coming from someone that never worked out last semester)
2. try blogging once a week! =]
3. take more pictures. learn the art of photography.
4. STICK TO BUDGET (which ive broken ALREADY. but hey! at least ill look cute doing it)
5. start figuring out new makeup routine. since my money dedicated for makeup is always given up to clothes or food. *sigh*
6. increase my human interactions: meet new ppl, have fun with different activities, learn to love life.
7. make a home cooked meal at least once every two weeks
8. try going to every sport game offered at UGA... basically ENJOY MY LAST SEMESTER @ UGA

sounds like a typical list, no? maybe it is, maybe it isn't. im just excited im gonna greet this new year with a clean slate. heh <3