conversation with my mom earlier today.

Deborah: using my new macBook. very nice

me: are you serious

you got a mac?

Deborah: very serious. It is made of aluminum.

me:you realize you're hardly going to use all its capabilities

Deborah: does some very cool stuff. I am getting a lesson from trans atlantics IT guy Bill

2:31 PM me: man

aren't you so fancy

is it white?

Deborah: you never know. I might start making my own movies and puttting them on utube

me: you miiight

Deborah: no it's silver aluminum with a lighted keyboard

2:32 PM the fact that its not white means its the good one.

2:33 PM me: hmm

Deborah: hmm is right

me: if it was white it'd match you car

Deborah: i have a silver car too

me: this is true

2:34 PM so this computer will last you the rest of your life basically right?

is it the macbook pro?

Deborah: never had a new computer before.

me: why'd you decide to go with apple?

2:35 PM Deborah: I think they are cute.

2:37 PM me: well there you have it

Deborah: never had a new computer before

me: its very exciting

Deborah: It has a dashboard.

2:38 PM gotta go can't have two conversations at on time and talk to Bill

me: haha ok

byee

2:39 PM Deborah: bye can't remember how to turn it off.

me: you can't work gmail, but you have a macbook pro

toootally makes sense

Deborah: bite me

i love this song.

this was always a choir favorite of mine. it's beautiful.

favorites this week.

this week i've been listening to edith piaf like a crazy person. she was a french singer, still considered one of france's greatest popular singers. she had an intriguing and dramatic life. i think you can hear it in her voice - there's a certain pain and intensity in her voice that i think is fantastic. have a listen in the post below.

also this week i'm reading american wife by curtis sittenfeld. this book has been sitting on my shelf for a few months now and i'm so glad i finally picked it up. the main character, alice blackwell, is loosely based on laura bush. alice is an only child growing up in the midwest. when she's a teenager, she runs a stop sign and kills a classmate. she then goes on to become a librarian and marry a boy from a prominent american family who later becomes president etc etc. the reason i like the book so much is because of the honest thoughts we get from alice. the accident starts a chain of unfortunate events that ends in an abortion by way of her grandmother's lesbian lover, one of few female doctors in the midwest. through it all, alice feels the way i imagine i would feel going through such trying experiences. she is a strong and stoic woman on the outside, but lets us into her inner workings where we find her sensitive and gilt ridden girl.

as you can imagine, when this book came out it cause quite a stir at the white house. you can't help but think of laura bush as you're reading this novel.

favorites this week.

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one more.

too cute.

yay!

made roanoke college snapshots. thank you, clint, for sending it in!

beach fashions.

i found these life magainze 'beach fashion' photos and thought i'd share.
all photos taken april 1950.

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perseids

i like google's logo today. it's because of a meteor shower that occurs every year with the most activity on august 12. pretty pretty.

this is just too bizarre.

firefly

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i recently discovered the joys of firefly sweet tea vodka. the pas two weekends i've enjoyed this creative drink and i recommend you give it a go too before the weather starts to change. it is the perfect refreshing adult beverage for a hot summer day or night.

one buyer beware warning - it will sneak up to bite you. it tastes too good to realize how much you're consuming, so be careful. but mostly - enjoy!

two new favorites this week.

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july was an incredibly busy month with parties galore. now that things have slowed down a bit (bit being the key word) i'm hoping to get back to some blogging. to start august off right, i have two things you should check out this month. one stems from the movie (500) days of summer. i saw it yesterday and really enjoyed. yes, i recommend you see it too, but that's not what i want to let you know about. i've liked zooey deschanel since she sang in the shower with will ferrel in elf. seeing her sing in this movie made me want to take a closer look at her music. i've been listening to she and him: volume one all day. it is the debut of the collaboration between m. ward and zooey and it's down right refreshing. she has a nonchalant singer-songwriter tone with a little bit of country twang in her voice. if you haven't already, check it out.

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i am currently reading valley of the dolls. i'm about half way through and love it. my friend jess set me up with this read and it is right up my alley. it's the story of 3 women who make it big in new york just after WW II. the story is full of stereo types of the time and is a read for anyone with an inkling for american women's history, women's studies, and/or a juicy story. you should expect a full report in the next week or so when i finish.