Derby Girl Blog

emilyposts: (via aja) This picture, for some reason, makes...

Jul 1st

“I’ll know that I’m meant to be with a guy if I can depend on...”
— DeAnna (from the...

Jul 1st

Oh Canada!

I’ve never been to Canada, and now that we’re super close, we’re thinking of doing...

Jun 30th

J.Crew Free shipping from JCrew!

Jun 30th

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claudia: sexartandpolitics: jessicagoldharalson: Christina Aguilera Grammy 2007 Its a Mans...

Jun 30th

Trickery...

I need to figure out a plausible reason why the tech guy should install the Netflix movie viewer on...

Jun 30th

“When your heart gets broken, you sort of see the cracks in...”
— Felicity … yes, I...

Jun 30th

“The key to a relationship is to be guardians of each...”
— Rainer Maria Rilke

Jun 30th

No Reservations: Tuscany

I’m watching Anthony Bourdain taste Italian cheese in Tuscany, cook carbonara, and eat...

Jun 30th

claudia: annarchy: Sylvia - Notecard (via luminol)

Jun 29th

Alan Rickman in Sense & Sensibility: Colonel Brandon I...

Jun 29th

PEZ I visited a store today called “Sugar...

Jun 29th

Jon & Kate’s book I watch Jon & Kate Plus 8...

Jun 29th

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Lacey & Kameron - Contemporary (via tacksy) One of my favorite SYTYCD routines from last season

Jun 29th

Only got to wear it once… but I have my first practice...

Jun 29th

My floor burn from the Cincy bout, that is only finally...

Jun 29th

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onemoretimewithfeeling: Presto Change-O for Pixar I loved the Presto short before Wall-E. It felt...

Jun 28th

In better news...

The college just completed a compensation study, and imagine my delight when I find that after only...

Jun 27th

Microsoft, let's have a talk...

I’ve never really used a PC before, other than as a pit stop in a campus computer lab. But...

Jun 27th

the top 10 health benefits of kissing...

trappedintime: …have been documented in medical studies offering amazing advantages for a long and...

Jun 27th

“So I got in my car, drove to the grocery store, dropped off...”
— dooce ® Heather Armstrong,...

Jun 27th

elements of style Green is my favorite color … and...

Jun 27th

eHarmony

Despite my marital status, I simply had to check out eHarmony, the online dating site that...

Jun 26th

via farm4.static.flickr.com I love the softness of these

Jun 26th

Meetup.com

Going to my first meetup tonight… I’m putting my faith in social networking for real...

Jun 26th

I've Had Enough

jakoblodwick: After reading my mom’s post on shutting down her tumblelog, I can’t help but agree,...

Jun 26th

Bueno! Thanks Betsy, of Liquid Salon in the South End!

Jun 26th

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claudia: gillianmae: Gaaahd I love this show!!! (Fast forward two minutes to get to the dance) ...

Jun 26th

I’m getting a haircut today! I had this fantastic...

Jun 26th

Technology ... love it, but HATE IT

I love my Mac… let me first say that. But tonight? I don’t like it very much …...

Jun 26th

Strain on all sides as students put off...

Jun 25th

“‘Shit’ is the tofu of cursing, and can be molded...”
— David Sedaris

Jun 25th

spacelola: thisshouldbeit: danhacker: lessee: ...

Jun 25th

via i7.photobucket.com It’s about time to cut my hair...

Jun 25th

“The wedding gift that I use more than any other wedding gift...”
— Derby Girl So I tumbled about...

Jun 25th

“A half-bright man-boy made the leap from coked-up frat chimp...”
— French Stewart

Jun 24th

Creature Comforts

Jun 24th

Ear Assualt

In my search for a big hobo bag, I stopped into Filene’s Basement. The muzak was particularly...

Jun 24th

what I learned on Tumblr today

claudia: jessicagoldharalson: A lot of bitchin’ feminist women watch The Bachelorette. I no...

Jun 24th

Etsy :: moop :: The Market Bag in Provincial Blue (w/ an...

Jun 24th

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Jun 24th

via www.cinemavii.com Also, I always wanted to look like...

Jun 23rd

Photos from The Parent Trap The original Parent Trap has to...

Jun 23rd

Breathe

shutupinternet: People are so angry and stressed out all the time about unimportant things. Take a...

Jun 23rd

364 days...

Our 1-year wedding anniversary is tomorrow. My husband’s favorite way to torture me is to ask...

Jun 23rd

Jun 22nd

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soupsoup: verenasays: For some reason this song will always and forever make me cry. This is...

Jun 22nd

The sun comes up here at the asscrack of dawn. Between that and all this walking, I’m worn out...

Jun 22nd

Hangin' out at home

Watching a Disney original movie called Camp Rock, starring the Jonas Brothers. It’s...

Jun 22nd

So I won’t be there, skating or otherwise, but I just...

Jun 21st

“Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the...”
— Anthony Bourdain, my culinary...

Jun 20th

Thank you Copley Square Farmer's Market

Rosemary Plant + Sage Plant = awesome pasta in my future

Jun 20th

For lunch...

I had brie and a baguette, along with an amazing spinach salad topped with rasberries, blackberries,...

Jun 20th

We have internet! FINALLY!

The highlights: -listening to the celebrating after the Celtics win the night we moved in ...

Jun 20th

1st Period Badass Play

I’m in the front of the pack, and I see Cincy’s Jungle Lacy coming up next to me as...

Jun 15th

Flatliner's Beat Cincy!...

Wow, what an incredible game. I got to skate a lot, and was in the last jam when the buzzer...

Jun 15th

The wedding gift that I use more than any other wedding gift we received would have to be the big 10...

Jun 14th

This is getting very real

elisha: deleteyourself: The sandwich place by my office refuses to put tomatoes in their food. ...

Jun 14th

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Jun 14th

Schedule

9am- Pick up the truck 9:30 to who the hell knows- pack the truck 5pm- Arrive at Sportsplex,...

Jun 14th

Conundrum

No matter what lists you make, no matter how much you eyeball it, no matter how much you get three...

Jun 14th

Mona Mour bids adieu

Just got back from the pre-bout strategy session. SO EXCITED! (and a little nervous)…...

Jun 14th

Boston Sports Insanity

If the Celtics win on Sunday, there’s a possibility for a victory parade on Tuesday at 11am....

Jun 13th

Listen

Cleverly Disturbed- Hayward Williams Check him out. He’s badass

Jun 13th

soupsoup: youngmanhattanite: Tim Russert: Dead. whoa. Wow…

Jun 13th

Big Derby Girls Don’t Cry You have not known derby...

Jun 13th

trappedintime: “I’m asking you to believe not in my ability...

Jun 13th

My one-year wedding anniversary is 10 days away, and I came up with THE PERFECT anniversary...

Jun 13th

Bout Day Eve

I love the day before bout day … I’ve gotta pick up the programs, drop off checks,...

Jun 13th

shutupinternet: sharingtime: caseydonahue: Throw up...

Jun 13th

I’m really loving Swingtown … mostly for the tunes and the fashion. It’s kinda...

Jun 13th

eatsleepdraw: Quote by John Quincy Adams

Jun 12th

Facebook | Scars and Stripes: Bleeding...

Jun 12th

Best Week Ever » Blog Archive » Fox News Finally...

Jun 12th

gotta read those signs (via k a t m) This Flickr set makes...

Jun 12th

Lightening the load

Habitat for Humanity is coming to pick up our bed, desk, dresser, coffee table, and end tables...

Jun 12th

Visitors at Practice!

Had some ladies from Circle City Socialites come practice tonight. They’re Indy’s new...

Jun 12th

lovepuppy: eec: way to make me not hate you momentarily...

Jun 11th

“It’s unsurprising that presidential candidates and...”
— Four-dollar-per-gallon gas is...

Jun 11th

onemoretimewithfeeling: bagcoffee: amyyy: ...

Jun 11th

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(via tumblinas) This is just such a big mindfuck to me … I remember being 9 years old and...

Jun 11th

I'm finally doing it...

I’m finally going to start reading Eat, Pray, Love tonight. I have a hard time jumping aboard...

Jun 11th

saramcpherson: As is illustrated by this recent screen grab...

Jun 11th

Soooooooooooo I got the news today that I’m skating in...

Jun 11th

Today I said "goodbye" to...

Laughing Planet Noodles & Company The IMU and campus The courthouse square The Chocolate...

Jun 11th

ohnotheydidnt: Robert Downey Jr. to play Hugh Hefner HOTT

Jun 10th

A light at the end of the tunnel!

My Verizon contract is up the first week of September! I think I can wait six week from the new...

Jun 10th

Imminent Levee Failure Could Flood New...

Jun 10th

Haven’t bought the new David Sedaris yet. Will download it as an audiobook instead for the 17...

Jun 10th

C'mon Coldplay, I Was On Your Team!

I can’t get aboard the Coldplay eargasm train, because I really think their new song is...

Jun 10th

soupsoup: (via antoinetta) my inner child is doing...

Jun 10th

Obama is Magic

My dad, who has been a die-hard Republican his whole life (he was a Marine), and who has never in my...

Jun 9th

I think it’s a sign that when I called Adam to complain about my Verizon Customer Service...

Jun 9th

Why I hate Verizon ... and it has...

Because when we joined our accounts for the family plan, they automatically made Adam the chief...

Jun 9th

Damn you Verizon!

I really REALLY want an iPhone. I mean REALLY. But we’ve got a Verizon family plan, and I...

Jun 9th

Best Week Ever » Blog Archive » An Open...

Jun 9th

“Ohh Jesus I just scrolled down to the bottom of the page… He...”
— Team Rick Whit Hey, Chilis is...

Jun 9th

Barack Obama Signs, Hillary Clinton Signs, Political...

Jun 9th

trappedintime: I’m hungry. Feed me, Steve! Steve Jobs,...

Jun 9th

A Productive Day

Riding my bike downtown to accomplish the following: -Get new laptop bag -Find father’s day...

Jun 9th

(via saramcpherson) I feel ya, sister.

Jun 9th

Growing up is hard sometimes

Trying to decide if I’m going to be a big kid, or throw a temper tantrum… It’s a...

Jun 8th

The Lasts Begin

It’s my last Sunday in Bloomington. This time next week I will be far, far away..

Jun 8th

trappedintime: Innocent times. :( (via...

Jun 8th

Songs I'm Listening to Right Now

The Only Living Boy In New York, Simon & Garfunkel She’s Always A Woman To Me, Billy...

Jun 8th

“Half of the time were gone but we don’t know where,...”
— The Only Living Boy In New...

Jun 8th

In short, Bloomington is my homeboy and no matter what, no...

Jun 7th

Then we went for dinner at Samira, where we had our...

Jun 7th

Later, while Adam was packing, he found my FAVORITE JEANS...

Jun 7th

We started the day with a trip to the Farmer’s Market,...

Jun 7th

The love affair continues

I had a minor setback yesterday that made me a little down in the dumps … but today? Well I...

Jun 7th

Bored bored bored! BORED!

Jun 7th

Hey Bloomington! Car for sale

I still need to sell my car … 2001 Saturn SL1, 4 door, automatic, 93,000 miles, 1 owner, new...

Jun 7th

(via patrickmoberg)

Jun 7th

Disappointment: (n.) the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations to...

Jun 7th

Ugh

It’s really time for a fresh start. Really. Bloomington and I are breaking up.

Jun 7th

I Can Haz Flair?

I have a sick addiction to Facebook’s Flair application …. *sigh* I feel like a gal of...

Jun 6th

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mattirick: Steve Vai talking about auditioning for Frank Zappa. I have yet to hear a non...

Jun 6th

onemoretimewithfeeling: I think every female (including myself) will sing along with Lisa Loeb’s...

Jun 6th

American Rhetoric: Barack Obama -- 2004...

Jun 5th

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Eulogy of Bobby Kennedy (via ) A really inspiring speech, appropriate on the anniversary of his...

Jun 5th

“Our future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not...”
— Ted Kennedy, 1968 Eulogy for...

Jun 5th

I signed my official offer letter today! YAY!

Jun 5th

I'm A Score Whore!

I hope to see some Bloomingtonians (?) at the next BHRG bout, June 14th. I’m the alternate on...

Jun 5th

Awake? Awake!

I need to go to sleep! I can’t sleep until noon tomorrow! Arg!!! If the thunderstorms tomorrow...

Jun 5th

#25 David Sedaris « Stuff White People Like

Jun 5th

trappedintime: I received an email from the breeder I went...

Jun 5th

Donating old iBook

I have a 2005 era white iBook, which I recently replaced with my fancy black MacBook (so...

Jun 5th

“If everyone wanted peace as much as a second television,...”
— John Lennon

Jun 5th

everythingontheinternetistrue: I’m feeling uncool today so found the text of my fave scene from...

Jun 5th

Damn storms...

The cable is out. Not the biggest tragedy of the storms, but it’s certainly pissing me off.

Jun 5th

Kirkwood is under water … photos by Chris Medrano

Jun 4th

Indiana & 6th in front of Franklin Hall & Dunn...

Jun 4th

Flash flooding down Kirkwood

Jun 4th

Lunch, healthy style

-Turkey and swiss on whole weat bun -Green beans with shallots, garlic oil, and chili flakes...

Jun 4th

JT is yummy...

They’re replaying the Justin Timberlake Oprah episode. As much as I want to hate him (because...

Jun 4th

What is the world coming to?

trappedintime: My 60 year-old father is following me on Twitter. Apparently he is “surfing”. For...

Jun 4th

For some reason I’m having a wicked bad craving for macaroni and cheese… …also,...

Jun 4th

Since the kitchen is basically packed up, I’ve been...

Jun 3rd

Great Sexpectations: Dr. Ruth Freaks Out Kathie Lee And Hoda...

Jun 3rd

This is BHRG’s all-star team playing against...

Jun 3rd

Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet America’s #1 Retard Yup,...

Jun 3rd

AP tally: Obama effectively clinches...

Jun 3rd

Tornado Watch

It just got dark as night outside, and the thunder is rumbling. The sky is about to open up …...

Jun 3rd

Owie

Also, I’m experiencing the dreaded two-day body aches that come approximately two days after a...

Jun 3rd

I'm still in bed...

Sad, but true. I started to wake up around 10am, but then the thunderstorms started and they were...

Jun 3rd

“Don’t become a Red Sox fan … that’s the...”
— my friend Dave (a White Sox...

Jun 3rd

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Numb-WHAT?!? “Oh, NUMNAH!” National Spelling Bee (via ) This kid is he-larious. Yay for...

Jun 3rd

This will be more like our style in Boston. We’ll have...

Jun 3rd

I dream of a house that has an entire wall of bookcases....

Jun 3rd

My dream living room. Love the bold color, love the white...

Jun 3rd

My dream office …. all the storage, not quite the...

Jun 3rd

Jun 3rd

Interior Decorating Visual Aids

People are forever posting pictures of trendy, flashily-decorated apartments. Now that I want to...

Jun 3rd

5 Food Items I Couldn't Live Without

1. Garlic … fresh only. And lots of it. 2. Cheese … any kind, really, but my favorites...

Jun 2nd

“The task of leadership, the first task of concerned people,...”
— Bobby Kennedy

Jun 2nd

“This may be the last day I’m ever involved in a...”
— CNN Political Ticker: Thank...

Jun 2nd

Birth Certificates

I accidentally threw away my birth certificate with the envelope my passport came in (didn’t...

Jun 2nd

The Internet is on Crack Today

First blogger freaked out, now I can’t use the Target store locator. Color me annoyed.

Jun 2nd

Designer of Pringles can is buried in his...

Jun 2nd

blakeley: Breakfast  Yummmm… I love carbs…

Jun 2nd

Only 3 more practices left with BHRG

I’ve got a tweaked neck, an open blister on the ball of my foot, a bruise on my shin, a sore...

Jun 2nd