on: cabin fever

I'm so freaking sick of winter.

And no sun, no windows, no warmth. Only fluorescent lights above. So, I had to immerse myself in daydreams of baby animals, fresh spring flowers, cool mist and dew, Easter eggs, warmer temps, and walks and walks and walks under sweet, sweet sun.

1. That's a BIG Noise from a Lil lamb..:O))), 2. nature bubble-keh, 3. BluebirdNB2 20090329L 047pe3, 4. bench monday - outdoorsy?, 5. Mornin', 6. Tulip Bucket - Farmers Market, 7. dots., 8. hello, my name is inigo montoya..., 9. ikid, 10. soft, 11. Les Parapluies de Brooklyn II, 12. Easter eggs, 13. Husky Puppies, 14. Dupont Farmers' Market, 15. Blue Hyacinth, 16. Frannie's Puppies, 17. Mr. Puggle, 18. Spring Blossoms, 19. Spring Thunderstorm, 20. Are You Looking At Me ???, 21. Madrugada, 22. spring light #4, 23. Look what I got for my birthday. What should we name her?, 24. 'PINK SPRING' - 'IN CENTRAL PARK NEW YORK' - Best viewed large !, 25. Micheldever wood

Typical: Stress Relief

Well, I'm back to the blog world, babies. It's been a long time. I had to come back to bring you this special report:




My co-worker has this liquid- and glitter-filled squishy stress-ball that she plays with.


Like one of these, only with little toys inside.



We're sitting in our office and we hear this loud "POP" and see glitter and water and small toys blow up all over her face. Glitter on the walls, in her hair, all over her sweater.



It was awesome.



A lot like this, actually.



You may now resume your activities.

on: Engrish.

Well, it's been a full month and half since I've updated. Whoops. Sorry bloggies.

I'm in Seoul, South Korea. It's 10am. But to you, it's 8pm the night before. Weird, right?

I'm with the Stewarts, and it's wonderful.

My luggage finally arrived at 3:30am last night. What's funny to me is that NOTHING opens before 10am, but it's no-big-deal to make deliveries in the middle of the night.

The signs, people, the signs are awesome.

More updates to come. Well, maybe. I'll think about.

Typical: How to Speak

Co-worker #1: "What are you doing to wooarking? Worning. WORKING today?!"
Co-worker #2: "You want me to put out road-flares until you finish construction on that sentence?"


Paaahahahahahaaaaaaa.

Autumn is upon us, Ms. George Eliot.

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." ~George Eliot


Summer is waning fast, and it feels like it was hardly here at all. Normally, I hold fast to the swimming pools and barbeques, sundresses and flip-flops, ice cream and late-nights on patios. But this year, I'm ready for the change. My heart can feel the coming turning of the seasons, and it knows it will change more than the weather.



I'm excited for...

1. New adventures. In church and community, new relationships and neighborhood, and foreign countries (South Korea!).
2. Flannel.
3. Honeycrisps. The Ferrari of apples. With gouda or caramel... but not all together.


4. Pumpkins. Hell-yeah-I-love-pumpkins. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkins on my porch, pumpkin in my lattes, pumpkinpumpkinpumpkin.




Some things I have already been enjoying...

1. All things Arrested Development. I think I've said the Buster-line "It walked on my pillow!" at least ten times in the past week. And this classic little picture (via Unruly Things, I think?) is just awesome.



2. New pictures from the Hubble's fancy new camera. Ohhhh how small I am...



3. 1000 Words. A blog project by KC locals Hannah and David Huffman.


4. And Regina does it again.

Typical: The Air-Freshner Episode.

First, it's just absurdly GORGEOUS outside, and I'm sitting here, with no windows, suffocating in fragrance.

Second, some background: a few months ago, a couple of my co-workers were sitting in an office chatting when a toxic-strength floral scent began to pour from the vents (think movie-poisonous-gases-style). They cough and cover their faces and co-worker #1 says to co-worker #2, "Are we going to die?"*

Fast-forward to today, whilst sitting at my desk, suddenly my head begins to ache and my throat begins to burn as I'm assaulted with a just HIDEOUS scent. Think, something like a cross between a Glade-plug-in and any scent from a Crabtree and Evelyn store (adored by Grandmothers and Victorian-era enthusiasts the world over). I remark on the rudeness of the smell and both of my office-mates agree that it is offensive and deadly. Not 30 seconds later, a coworker in another room yells out, "WHAT IS THAT WONDERFUL SMELL?"

Classic. Couldn't have been better if it were scripted.

*It should also be noted that this is the origin of this phrase that I now use frequently.


Nooowwww, to get my mind off of this death-cloud of fragrance, some other things:

1) I'm moving out of my dear Garfield house this weekend. And I'm sad. I keep meaning to write about it, but it clearly hasn't happened yet.

2) Project Runway premieres tonight! Boom! No promises on the PR-posts this time around, though. I mean, I'll have class and crap.

3) And a couple of pick-me-ups. Because I'm drowning in fragrance!!!! First, baby sea turtles!!!! When I was in NC last week, we visited the Topsail Turtle Hospital and I got to see real, live sea turtles. Naturally, I've had baby sea turtles on the brain since.



4) And finally, a little Kanye for your day. Yes, I know it's Thursday. But I just LOOOVEEEE this song. And you should too. :)

on: Emerald Isle, NC

In approximately 24hrs. I will be here:

With this lady. BFFAEAEAEAEAE...

I will read this...

And go adventuring looking for this...

and this (pink! and shells!)...

If only I had one of these to capture it with...

But mostly, I just wish for one of these...

A bicycle, a bicycle... my kingdom for a bicycle!

See you all in a week!

Love, Rachel

P.S.- Do you think it was a bad idea for me to load up on shark-week television before I went to the beach? (y/n)