tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126096792012-02-01T03:47:00.019-05:00Floranoreply@blogger.comBlogger2591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-81628393798697921242010-11-01T14:25:00.000-04:002010-11-01T14:26:24.330-04:00

This was the question I posed to my (Irish/German-American) boyfriend as we wandered around Salem on Halloween and saw our third or fourth sombrero/poncho/mustache combo stroll past us. He asked if it offended me (as a Mexican-American) and I couldn’t give a definitive answer of “Yes” but more like – “it’s annoying and I wish they wouldn’t.” It was hard for me to explain that seeing people

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-53182227866256819402010-09-17T14:56:00.001-04:002010-09-17T14:57:53.862-04:00

In other news, it's my dad's birthday today. He's... a bit older than he was yesterday.I'm sad I can't be down in San Antone to celebrate with him on a sweet bike ride or sweaty hike, but I know we'll make up for it with some quality time when I head home in November.I miss Texas. And I miss my Pops.

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This spot has been abandoned for over a year. I think it's time for me to get back into the habit of writing complete, thoughtful sentences again - prettied up enough for mass (or minute) consumption. I really plan on sticking with it this time. I will bring back my blogger blog. I've missed it.

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I recently got a facebook message from a friend asking me to remove a couple of pictures of her from my albums. She's not tagged and they're not particularly scandalous in any way, but she said it's not the image she wants to present. Removed, no problem. They were from a few years ago, so totally cool. Whatever.It did get me thinking about the image I myself am building at present. Every time I

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A little dusty around here, but I'm going to try and come back.

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One of my managers started a facebook group for a work community I’m in and sent an email telling people to join. I do not want to join. But of course, by not joining - they [work people] will notice. I know it’s not a mandatory thing. I could probably speak to my manager about it and explain why I don’t want to join this group on facebook. She’s an awesome person and totally understanding. And

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Today while planning some dinner dates with girlfriends and checking for flights to London in between a boat load of meetings and review sessions, I realized what a spoiled, self-centered brat I am and how unhappy I am in spite of it all.I mean, I already knew that I have a good setup in life. Just this weekend I was telling my mother how on the whole, I generally dislike most people as they are

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-923654653682030212008-07-14T22:33:00.001-04:002008-07-14T22:33:03.702-04:00

williamsburg Originally uploaded by florajasmine one of my favorite parts about my graffiti photography hobby is when i help other people take a second look at the world around them. i know my friends are definitely more aware now than they were before about the streets they walk down. they're used to me pointing out little pieces high and low as we walk along in our cities, sometimes

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-33207362167275138812008-07-11T09:21:00.002-04:002008-07-11T09:24:21.863-04:00

i hate that every time i start to feel good about humanity, something happens to remind me that people can be real jerks.yesterday my mom had not one but TWO rude/prejudiced comments thrown at her while in and around my apartment building. my mom who is one of the nicest people i've ever known (and not just cos she gave birth to me) does not deserve anything rude to happen to her. she noticed

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-2596785357586681832008-07-03T10:51:00.002-04:002008-07-03T11:00:26.994-04:00

off of the quote i saw yesterday, "“I am a straight woman, and I am confident about my appearance and happy with my body,” i had a quick chat about it with one of my female cousins. we both can say this affirmation without question, but also we understand that it is not the norm for other girls and women to be so confident in their selves. we were raised similarly - first born children with

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so today my mom called to say my grandma was upset about my new house in san antonio. she's nervous because it's kind of across town. since the age of 5 i've lived about 4 miles away from my grandma [minus being away in new england]. she picked my brother and i up from elementary, middle and high schools for the majority of our time there. even since i've moved up north and my brother's started

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-81120006941851976042008-06-05T23:37:00.002-04:002008-06-05T23:41:59.855-04:00

i really do mean to write here more frequently, i just keep getting distracted.there's so much going on in my life right now, and i want to document it all but sometimes i'm just too busy or too tired or too lazy to put it all into words.i'm buying a house, with my mom, in san antonio.i'm renting an apartment, with maria, in new york.i'm working a LOT, at the same place i've been for the past 2.5

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-37677874146102823462008-05-08T12:53:00.001-04:002008-05-08T12:53:13.007-04:00

when i decide to wear inappropriate clothing to work and lean heavily on the 'casual' part of business casual i usually am dressed with aims at comfort, as i am today in wide leg khakis and boat shoes. it's as close as i felt like pushing it without actually showing up in sneakers and sweat pants- and getting told to go home. when certain other people  wear inappropriate work clothes and instead

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-43101270886611858152008-05-05T10:15:00.003-04:002008-05-05T10:18:52.062-04:00

had a stack of wheat pancakes and met a waitress who gained 68 lbs when she was preggers. (she looks to weigh about 100 now) decided pregnancy might not be for me.tried to play with a cat like i would with a dog. he wasn't having it.read about a million craigslist apt ads. was sold on apts ranging in rent from 1200 to 5200. dangerous. also found one that looked like a cabana/jungle gym.spilled

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-49118802058831707552008-04-24T21:56:00.001-04:002008-04-24T21:59:14.002-04:00

My parents raised me with a pretty good self body image. I was a skinny kid. Then I puberty hit and I moved into dorms with an unlimited meal plan at the age of 16. Obviously, I gained some weight. Freshman 15 hit about 2 years early. I don’t think I’ve ever been fat. Or even ‘chubby’. Maybe for a few months sometime at BC when I hated everything and wanted to be in Texas. But other than that, I’

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-29595950124566627162008-04-23T14:44:00.001-04:002008-04-23T14:44:22.374-04:00

I'm South Texas born and raised. I lived there full time until i was 18 and part-time since leaving for college 6.5 years ago. I don't have any real southern accent that people notice. The only Texan thing people catch is that i say y'all. A LOT. Of course, I also now say wicked. A lot.But yeah, no one in my family really has a big southern drawl. None of my friends either. We just all sound...

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-83703353916337682962008-04-21T23:04:00.003-04:002008-04-21T23:19:49.070-04:00

my mother has always advised me to pick out my outfits the night before. saves time, saves thinking, etc, etc. sometimes i do this, sometimes i do not. today i checked the weather and obvs know that spring has hit new england. so i think a knee length skirt and some flats will be perfect.only there's a little problem that has recently come to my attention/been bothering me a bit.background: i'm a

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-41743303158703784382008-04-13T14:42:00.004-04:002008-04-13T15:04:31.952-04:00

what i can only assume are confused/worried/loving parents have been furiously googling the words, "fiesta, shoebox, float, parade" and keep ending up at this post from last spring. which, honestly, does not give much detail regarding how to build a miniature fiesta float out of a shoebox. i feel bad about that. you, the googling parents, are probably very confused. so i'm writing this post, one

Floranoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-87327118146004360202008-04-11T13:58:00.000-04:002008-04-11T14:01:21.868-04:00

i use fashion (clothing, shoes, bags) as a way calm down when i'm stressed. its weird and superficial but it works for me. whenever i'm freaking out about something serious like work or family or the future of the universe- i take a step back and start to take inventory of my wardrobe, plan outfits, dream up the things i'd love to buy, and re-dress others in my head - and after a few minutes i

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So I'm pretty sure I've never been in love. I'm getting too old for this. I know people that have been in love 2 or 3 times by my age. (Some of them might be confused and or lying) But even so, I do believe that most people I know have been in love at least once. Me? Never. I've crushed and lusted after a long list of boys and men. But never anything all consuming and long lasting. Sometimes I

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-53166235906381784412008-04-10T15:23:00.002-04:002008-04-25T20:15:21.175-04:00

I want a guy to go with me to an indie rock concert not only because he likes me, but also because he loves the band. I need a boy who likes hiking and laying in the grass. The perfect guy will be the one to ask me to go to basketball games and art shows and hip-hop clubs because they’re his thing and he knows I’ll enjoy it. I want a boy who reccomends good books to read and appreciates the lit

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-89218133957771730082008-04-08T14:37:00.001-04:002008-04-08T14:37:40.704-04:00

the other night, before i passed out at like 930, i was clicking through the telly and happened upon this whack show that i've seen before called the game. its basically about american football W.A.G.s (wives and girlfriends) .in the 5 min i saw this episode, the blonde chick from sweetvalleyhigh told her hubby (hot guy from some cop show) that she married him for his money and then stayed with

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-19094432997394846012008-03-25T11:24:00.003-04:002008-03-25T11:34:02.220-04:00

I went over to my aunt's house last night with my mom. One of my younger cousin was passed out on the couch and grunted a hello before rolling over into a pillow.After playing 'fashion show' for a bit with my aunt, I realized the evening was going to take a decidedly middle-age mommy turn. Which is, obviously, not really my scene. So while my mom sat in the kitchen with two of my aunts chatting

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-40034471532170780922008-03-10T20:43:00.002-04:002008-03-10T20:45:40.484-04:00

cos i haven't written here in ages. my blogspot is looking so abandoned and dusty. it's just that my new digs are so convenient/easy/quick. and i'm so busy/short-attention-spanned/lame.excuses, excuses.i do actually have tons of things i want to take some quality time to write about. to wax on about for paragraphs and paragraphs like the self-indulgent fool that i am.only. i am, 'le tired.'

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tomorrow is mardis gras. lent starts on wednesday. ash wednesday. i'll need to make it to a church sometime.this year i think i'm going to abstain from beer and soda. i'm also trying to think of some sort of reflective obligation to give myself for the duration of lent... but i haven't decided on on yet. so for now, the plan is to skip out on the carbonated fat-makers in my life for at least 40

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while hanging out with my grandma this evening, we spent some time talking about how she would like to write more. she used to send letters to her friends and family on a pretty often basis and it's dropped off lately. i remember the fun in recieving letters from her when i was away at school. sometimes they were in english, sometimes in spanish- always in perfect script and fun to recieve and

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grandparents Originally uploaded by florajasmine here's a picture of my mom's parents in front of their house in jourdanton, texas.my grandpa built that house in the late 40s or early 50s. my aunt and uncle live there today. they have a new fence. and i don't think it's seen snow since about 1986.my mom looks so much like my grandmother, its freaky.story: my mom and dad started dating in

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i'm working from a starbucks in the middle of old-money-ladies-who-lunch-land in san antonio. it's also adjacent to a small catholic university that rich kids go to.eavesdropping on these convos is so funny:when i came in a bleach blonde woman and her plastic friend were discussing her upcoming vacation to miami. they're staying at the biltmore and the friend was saying how she always prefers the

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sam sparro - black & goldhot chip - boy from schoolhot chip - shake a fistadele - cold shoulderjens lekman - i'm leaving you...vampire weekend - bostonfeist - i feel it allthe jens song is like opposite sentiment of vampire weekend and feist. but i love them all. opposite of hallelujah. hehe. and for non-indie, more radio/bar/club friendly - i'm loving kanye's flashlight song. as well as the one

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Days On: "Equal rights cannot be taken for granted, either personally or collectively as a Firm."random company letter. funny.----yeah. i have to work on mlk day too. my company doesn't give us the day, for sure.last year i took a personal day off and spent most of it wandering around nyc with my old roomate kirstin (who i have not heard from in months... hmm) and i remember i met up with my seo

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-3228483369973508122008-01-20T17:12:00.000-05:002008-01-21T21:24:39.980-05:00

it's funny how when i was little my cousin valerie was 'so old!' to me. she was like my big sister when i lived out in the country.she came up to visit boston this weekend and we had big kid convo's together. we had nice dinners and boozy drinks. the 6 year age difference is so not an issue like it was when i was in kindergarten and she was a big 5th grader.and of course, we still love 1988 nkotb

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i'm trying to get my company to let me go to a nerd conference in march. i can get into the conference for free (cos i'm a smart nerd) but i'd prefer not to use vacation days to attend. so i'm going to see if it can count as 'training' of some sort.if it works out it will be tremendously!! awesome. and i will be a nerd princess.---also. my morning started off just right when my favorite coworker/

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sometimes i crack myself up.my diet and exercise plan for tonight included a dinner of grilled cheese and turkey sandwich and a glass of red wine followed by some bicycling and making fun of american idol tryouts. closed it out with some free weights and heavy breathing. and about a gallon of water.haha.my attempts at being 'healthy' are funny. mostly i go to the gym in hopes that all the things

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-77552391593255389522008-01-15T09:35:00.000-05:002008-01-15T09:35:42.874-05:00

Texans report seeing UFO - CNN.comi love when national media publish silly, outlandish news stories purposely making texans seem like bible-crazed, farm-hick crazies.of course, direct quotes like this don't help the case, "People wonder what in the world it is because this is the Bible Belt, and everyone is afraid it's the end of times," said Steve Allen, a freight company owner and pilot who

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-14964343682816577972008-01-14T12:31:00.000-05:002008-01-14T12:46:35.941-05:00

people keep telling me i should spend more time developing my professional network and making use of tools like linkedin, rather than spending my time playing around with photos of street art and harassing my roomates on facebook. as if there were more important things to do on the internet than finding new music or reading the latest celebrity news. pshh.anyways.in response to the nagging, i've

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-40545815935058458452008-01-13T22:13:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:33:43.965-05:00

when packing to come down this weekend i tried to be as compact as possible. only bringing the things i would really need and then leaving most of my 'stuff' back at the apartment in boston.i did bring both of my cameras, but only one memory card in each and no cords to connect them up and download my shots.now i've been wandering around south texas for three days and i have tons of cool stuff on

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and your booty.i'm so loving electro-pop right now. outside of my girlie flush of music, i am constantly listening to these techno-tinged beats. never thought it'd be my thing - but guys like these SO are it...

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random collection of thoughts from my current life:yay. mccain won NH. he's been my man since the start. my only fear is that he picks a bad VP running mate. b/c hes really old and could possibly die, the VP needs to be equally super- just in case. on all the 'presidential candidate match' quizzes, mccain is my number1 or number2 pick. usually the rest of my matches are democrats ranging from

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so. finally locked in my travel plans for coming weeks/months.jan 10-14: san antonio, txfeb 8-10: las vegas, nvmar 29- apr 6: geneva, switzerlandyay. i'm excited.other than those things... i'll prob be mostly in boston, w/ of course more than a couple additional trips down to tx (fam, easter and sxsw). and hopefully a sprint out to D.C. as well...fun.

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made me laugh Originally uploaded by florajasmine it's weird when u know its 37deg, but stepping outside is kind of refreshing and not frigid. this only happens b/c its been single digits and artic here all week long.i like spending the afternoon wandering around the city on my own. i guess that's what boston and nyc still have on my beloved south texas. there are areas of san antonio or

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Putting Your Best Cyberface Forward - New York Timeshmm.

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i woke up and turned on the tele to hear the morning news was that two people i will not be voting for won the dem and repub iowa caucus which was quickly followed by helicopter shots of britney spears being loaded into an ambulance in her driveway. breaking news. hmm. i guess the presidential stuff is nationally important, i just dont agree with the outcome. and the britney stuff is usual

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we're in the year two thousand and eight.this is what i looked like as the year began. notice how a bit missed my mouth. freaking drunk girl.watching the fireworks out the window.nye was a good time. a bit of last minute madness and scrambling but my friendies pulled together and i think we all had a pretty good time. obvs i did. i make all things fun. and considering half of the people in

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i'm back at the SAT airport. trying to get on this flight headed north.i should be back in boston by 830p tonight. to meet up with my friendies and drink some champagne and celebrate the end of 2007.ugh. lets hope all my flights leave on time and i make it. f'ing traveling sucks.the end.

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resolutions from last january 1:1. spend more time with family2. get involved3. volunteer4. move to texas5. get ready for grad school6. shop less7. stay in better contact w/ my friends8. read more books, papers and magazines9. see more films10. waste less time on the internetin the past year i have accomplished #1, 4, 7, and 8i have made progress on #2 and 9as for the rest (#3, 5, 6, and 10), i

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my favorite Originally uploaded by florajasmine i like wandering around my city in the dark of the early morning, shooting things. even if it is a little chilly. good times until i came home and crashed at 830am and did NOT want to get back out of bed to save my life.p.s. speaking of 'remember the alamo!' the other day i saw a car with one of those magnetic ribbon things stuck on the trunk

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hope everyone had a nice christmas with the family. and if not christian... well. hope you had a nice day off of work doing whatever...mine was great. saw lots of fam.played games. (they had fun even if it looks like they're doing homework)went to bilingual mass with lots of incense. sin and fish sound very similar in spanish... i keep confusing pecado with pescado - it made me giggle a bit.

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some pre-xmas randomness:i freaking hate all stores and malls and commercial areas from dec1 through dec25. prob even through jan 2 or 3. they're packed. ppl are wasting money on things. kids are crying. america's debt is increasing. in a move to avoid all the junk that annoys me, i spent a chunk of my day outside in the sun finishing kite runner.i've put off reading this book for ages cos it was

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office view Originally uploaded by florajasmine funny that i left snow covered boston yesterday and flew south to arrive in san antonio where it was 60 degrees warm 1030 at night.fantastic. my toes do need to defrost a bit.a ton of family time over the next week- the main thing i'm here for. and some presents and christmas festivities and the stuffing of my belly.yay. home is good. i like my

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-70026579612040842702007-12-20T14:03:00.001-05:002007-12-20T14:16:37.635-05:00

the fact that i find grown(ish) men wearing suede airwalks from the mid-90s to be endearing and even a little attractive probably signals that there's something wrong with me.last night at a party ellen and i couldn't stop staring at this kid's shoes. they were like airwalks or vans or something. some kind of round suede skate shoe throwback. soooo not hip, more like straight out of 1994. as

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-86855399765643419802007-12-18T23:19:00.000-05:002007-12-19T14:26:01.514-05:00

always a good idea to save the best for last.ugly:wearing ballet slippers thru a slushy downtown bostondriving through icy parking lots and feeling the tires spinsurviving on 6 hrs or less sleep a night when i usually need like 8bad:knowing that a wicked awesome street art collab in san antonio got killed w/in 12 hours- and i never had a chance to see itgetting beeped at by a skeevy dude in a

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-79253523552068150182007-12-18T12:19:00.000-05:002007-12-18T17:15:41.518-05:00

every year around this time i question some of the decisions i've made. like why didn't i go work on wall street? i went to school for it. i interned there. and decided, eh, not for me.but dude! i could have sacrificed a bit of my soul and a lot of my life for a couple years. to go make serious $$$ and then jump out of that nyc banking scene. and then settle into a nice, normal job but be set up

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-55812634303183957602007-12-17T17:14:00.000-05:002007-12-17T17:15:14.803-05:00

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-5028564222781724812007-12-17T10:36:00.001-05:002007-12-17T22:48:10.340-05:00

the travel gods truly like to screw around with me.on thursday i managed to grab a seat a mid-day flight out of logan and after a layover in denver (?) i made it home to san antonio. it only took 12 hours but i never had to shovel any snow.yesterday i visited three airports, sat on two planes, and only flew on one. apparently due to cancellations and skeevy plane maintenance, there were no

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-6889217918255746882007-12-12T12:25:00.000-05:002007-12-17T22:48:43.061-05:00

daniel was telling me about sharon jones and the dap-kings this weekend, how i would be in to the sound. told me i had to give them a listen. so i did some listening yesterday and yeah, she's got 'it' and they're fun. i've been missing out.also on monday one of my musicblogs had a post about 'em with video. which i watched.then today i was listening a 3 wk old episode of mark ronson's radio show

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-37337505214820278262007-12-10T21:54:00.000-05:002007-12-10T23:33:12.921-05:00

old bc friendies came to visit me in boston this weekend. we did lots of awesome things and lots of classically "us" things. i wish anna, daniel and i could hang out more often. the whole living in LA and the UK thing kinda prevents that though...-----so for the weekend, we made the most of our time...dinner and lounging on friday. a little drinking and dancing to close out the night with some

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-86019537307008205842007-12-04T16:35:00.001-05:002007-12-04T16:35:01.461-05:00

http://gawker.com/news/the-future/schizophrenia-is-the-new-ad-gimmick-329133.phpseriously? eek.

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i hate when i find a new fun band (via recs, blogs, and myspace) and then google them only to find out they had a show in my city 2 days earlier.the number of times this has happened MUST be higher than 10.seriously! ugh. my musical luck is lame.los campesinos remind me of a baby belle & sebastian kind of. also YLT and broken social scene, as pitchfork states the obvs. i like 'em. would have been

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-53873991317278818372007-12-03T17:26:00.001-05:002007-12-03T22:33:10.385-05:00

happy Originally uploaded by florajasmine they're coming to visit on friday! yay!def looking forward to this weekend.p.s. i have an apt in boston again. so ppl can come over and visit and we can have fun.

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don't care who hates him. i love it.http://www.artcal.net/event/view/1/5990gotta go to this show.... somehow. :p

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AIM convo this morning... after he gave me a progress update on the status of the robot costume he is building for his art teacher's house party...baby bro: how's work?baby bro: 'work sucks'baby bro: i knowme: yeahbaby bro: she left me roses by the stairsme: hahahababy bro: surprises let me knoe she caresbaby bro: SAY IT AINT SObaby bro: I WILL NOT GObaby bro: KEEP YOUR HEAD STILLbaby bro: ILL BE

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-44296130936967196512007-11-29T11:41:00.001-05:002007-11-29T20:37:22.330-05:00

i heard this song while listening to a random podcast on my flight yesterday: http://hypem.com/search/spektor%20real%20love/1/i don't even like her (regina spektor) that much. during her show at ACL this year i was laying in the sand on the sidelines while all the other kids were swaying and screaming for her. it was just ehh. yet, for some reason, i'm in love with her cover of real love. as

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-31511552253471316582007-11-25T23:32:00.001-05:002007-11-25T23:32:57.665-05:00

silent birdsong Originally uploaded by florajasmine visited this building on friday. and by visited, i mean i took pictures from outside the fence.it's an abandoned peanut factory on the southwest side of san anto. i'd love to jump the fence and wander around inside. i'm sure there's cool stuff in there. i also wish i had some dough laying around so that i could buy the place and turn it

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-6287618666198967512007-11-20T18:39:00.000-05:002007-11-20T18:45:20.802-05:00

space cadets are cool. who knew they made little grey astronaut ones just like the green soldiers?nifty.

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this morning it was grey and dark out. wet and a hint of a chill. i was happy to be able to turn on my computer and work from under the covers.now in the late afternoon i'm sitting on my porch with my laptop open and the breeze blowing the leaves off the trees. it's 75 degrees out and there's pretty much a perfect blue sky with a few puffy clouds. i've been able to whip out powerpoint decks,

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IMG_2418 Originally uploaded by florajasmine these are the freaking cutest little boogers i've seen in a while.all baby animals are cute. obvs. finding these three little tiny, multicolored baby ducklings all huddled together and napping alongside the san antonio river was like striking the cute jackpot. i had to stop and gawk. take in the cuteness.man. i love nature. cos it makes baby

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-77542207266313912982007-11-12T22:20:00.001-05:002007-11-12T22:47:28.592-05:00

saw this shirt this weekend. i want it. only in black.hope they still have one in my size when i go back... in a few weeks.----i had lots of good convos this weekend. and all sorts of random fun. with a ton of laziness and couch laying thrown in - of course.based on some of my discussions, i realize i'm missing out on a lot of things i used to love. the boston i encountered in college is somewhat

Floranoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-35617733413493259502007-11-10T17:00:00.001-05:002007-11-10T17:25:53.497-05:00

most recent: i love you, but i've chosen darknessearlier in the week: wash me.

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i burned my neck the other day with a flatiron. apparently i'm not coordinated enough to watch tv and straighten my hair at the same time. it hurt for a second and i got over it. forgot it happened mostly.it's freezing cold in my office, so i've been wearing my scarf 24/7. today i took it off, and while looking at my reflection while washing my hands i realized- that burn left a mark. a mildly

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-20534176222343467602007-11-08T21:00:00.000-05:002007-11-08T21:04:48.521-05:00

beer. facebook. myspace. sillyyyy. too much time spent in hotels sucks.plans. for the weekend. JW and scorpions. maybe some coffee.looking for some aerobics. missing out.early night today. tomorrow will be late. and adventurous. for sure. for boston, for boston.-------------------------please don't think i'm weird. even tho i am. oh well.

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-91230334304756800812007-11-07T14:27:00.001-05:002007-11-07T14:27:09.070-05:00

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/monologues/18matthewmcconaughey.htmlthis is an oldish piece from mcsweeneys. which today, i dont know why, i just found SO funny. it's kinda long and boring in parts. and really only funny if you read it in matthew mcC's voice. then. it's awesome. w/o the voice, it sucks.so if u have a few minutes and think the matthewmcconaughey persona is silly-ridic, read it.

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-16371843733973689322007-11-05T16:25:00.001-05:002007-11-05T16:35:45.202-05:00

today is my travel day. time for me to fly back to the bean from sweet and sunny south texas.most travel days are icky and rushed, despite whatever advanced planning i do. today was no exception. in between conference calls and messing around in excel, i ran around my house feeding the pets and throwing a few last things into my suitcase.when feeding my dogs i noticed the bag was almost empty. i

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-75046615287977851332007-11-05T10:25:00.000-05:002007-11-05T10:33:26.980-05:00

so the other day (at work. i admit. my mind wanders.) i came up with this thing i'd like to work on. something i have no real direct experience with... but a lot of tangential experience and tons of interest. so i think it could work.i ran the idea by my family. dad said "ehhh? how long do u think it will take to get started?" mom said "ehh? won't that cost a ton to start with?". and my brother-

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-25801348023178191802007-11-02T13:55:00.001-04:002007-11-02T13:55:24.522-04:00

i'm a pretty angry driver. i yell at people a lot from my car. but there are just so many bad drivers out there, getting in my way all the time!today though- i was the bad driver.i had to drop something off at my mom's school. but i'm also working today and constantly checking my email. so i took my laptop with me in the car. (broadband is great that way). then while i was driving my brother IMed

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time to start stealingOriginally uploaded by florajasmine here's a shot from my visit to the wall in cambridge, right off of mass ave. over the past few weeks a ton of local and non-local artists have come by and put up their work courtesy of an art guy (www.not-rocket-science.com/) and a restaurant guy (www.enormous.tv). awesome move to take street art and make it accessible, legal, and

Floranoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-71154984757905994152007-10-25T17:28:00.001-04:002007-10-25T17:28:01.930-04:00

how i roll Originally uploaded by florajasmine a little pic from this past weekend. it's a self portrait, if you will. a little pic can tell you a lot. if u know how to read it...chucks always. and i was trying a new thing with my already skinny jeans that day.the fold over and roll technique. i definitely used to rock this in like 3rd grade. it's awesome. i'm going to working on bring it

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so. while i still spend my work days in boston, i am officially part of the austin office.today was a training session for people from the dallas and austin offices of my company. it was my first time meeting any one from texas offices. i was nervous about the whole 'walk into a giant room where you know no one' thing. but i've done it before. and of course, all these people were texans, so it

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-87285310447260631132007-10-10T17:56:00.001-04:002007-10-10T17:56:59.631-04:00

i've downloaded the new radiohead album, in rainbows. i've only been able to listen to a bit of it so far on borrowed headphones because i left my own back at the hotel.a dinner with the work crew tonight which means i wont get to listen to it then either... so it seems that the big in rainbows listening experience will be postponed until tomorrow.no big deal, i suppose. i'm not even the hugest

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-70770990548327081272007-10-04T22:36:00.001-04:002007-10-04T22:56:04.484-04:00

wow. i haven't written here in a bit, eh? considering i go some periods with 1 or more updates each day... having nothing to say to the internet for a whole 2 weeks. like, whoa dude. :pprobably havent posted lately due to the fact that most of my waking hours are spent: at the office, in a car, at the airport, eating unhealthy foods, outside with my family, inside with my friends, or laid out

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-9125860314317875382007-09-19T16:01:00.001-04:002007-09-19T16:01:01.820-04:00

i have been carrying around a borders gift card for a while and i finally decided to use it to make a little musical purchase or two last night. i bought two new cds. on the drive back to my hotel i called my brother. 'guess what new cd i'm listening to?' he guessed m.i.a - which was wrong. only cos that is the cd that was still unopened on my passenger seat. 'young love' was his second guess.

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so, ACL was this past weekend. austin city limits festival 2007.my brother and i went. he's turning 20 in a week... this is an early gift. and the weekend guaranteed i got to spend some q.t. with my baby during his last bit as a teenager.3 days spent in the company of david as well as assorted UT kids, old tamster friends, a couple of cousins and 60k other people. and you know... some rock

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-70635904286402136302007-09-13T00:14:00.000-04:002007-09-13T00:24:45.101-04:00

went to interpol concert tonight. it was fantastic. (sidenote- agganis sells beer. bc's conte forum does not. this was so strange/great to me.)anyways.interpol. i love them. i LOVE daniel's dancing. i LOVE pauls voice. and carlos. kills me. KILLS me. i dont know why.seeing them rock makes me happy and dance-y. i just bop around, smiling while they sing about stabbing necks and 200 couches and how

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interpol tonight at bu. i've seen interpol only in boston, mostly on landsdowne. it's been a few years, but the tradition continues.i'm kinda sad that miss AT will not be here with me. i'm pretty sure i've only ever been to interpol shows with her. from bill's bar to avalon. and now the nyc boys in agganis. cool too see how the size of venues has increased... in the past 6 years. i have a

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-88215361222750288502007-09-11T21:44:00.000-04:002007-09-11T22:13:27.641-04:00

6th anniversary of 9/11. america's greatest single tragedy of modern times. and an important piece in the way america stands today.iraq. partisan divide. country divide.just the way the day is named and referenced - "nine eleven" - is so intrinsically american. only we report the days that way. it is our 'event', something that crosses the divides and everyone can feel sadness for, its just that

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-12406373553666426512007-09-04T22:06:00.000-04:002007-09-04T22:10:08.186-04:00

i was in san antonio for less than 12 hours. but i got to have some of my grandma's fresh tortillas and meet bunny, my family's newest pet. also got to hang with momma and gram.great to see them, if only for a few hours.the flight back sucked but eh, what can u do. i signed up for this.sleeping in a hotel tonight. no roomates to chat with and make fun of dumb tv with and no yoshi to pet and chase

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my dad and i have been on the road since early saturday morning. we're a little over 2/3 of the way home. crossing the texas border soon. yay!my dad said he's not tired of riding in the car with me, but he is tired of riding in the car with my stuff. i am too.almost home!!

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my week ahead is scaring me. again, a list:my dad gets into boston tonight.tomorrow my car gets fixed and it's my last day in the office as a 'local'.thursday and friday will be spent packing and cleaning.friday night or sat morning we'll take off, headed south to texas.drive for 3 days and land at home by monday.kiss my momma and grams and rest for 10 minutes.tuesday morning i have to get up at

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-47733924544510865782007-08-25T18:10:00.000-04:002007-08-25T18:19:29.135-04:00

packing and moving is one of the most annoying things in life.i know this is exactly what i asked for. what i've been working towards.but ughhhh.trying to organize a 2000 mile move plus keep things under control at work... it just is a lot going on.plus it's toasty and humid here in boston. which i know is exactly what i'm moving back to in san antonio... but ughhh. i just dont want it now. i'm

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working out my acl schedule. and at first glance i have a big conflict. muse (who put on an awesome! live show) and artic monkeys (who i've never seen, but i like to jump around to) are playing at the same time on Saturday afternoon. yikes. decision time.i know my brother's vote w/o even asking him. (muse.) not sure of mine yet... eek.

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-76683247602811570082007-08-21T13:54:00.001-04:002007-08-21T13:54:58.735-04:00

“Kid Nation,” a new reality show coming to CBS next month, is about a group of 40 children, ages 8 to 15, who built a sort of idealistic society in a New Mexico ghost town, free of adults. For 40 days the children cooked their own meals, cleaned their own outhouses, formed a government and ran their own businesses, all without adult intervention.read more | digg story

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now that it has come to fruition, i am so excited to make the move down to texas. yes, i'll still be in boston for ~60% of my time. but to know that 40% of my time every week can be spent at home in texas is huge. i can eat regular dinners with my family. i can reconnect with friends i haven't seen regularly since 10th grade. i can watch my littlest cousins grow up. i can hike with my dad, shop

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-73131067602434541632007-08-20T18:54:00.000-04:002007-08-20T18:55:38.218-04:00

got the final approval today.i get to move to texas.and by move i mean fly there on the weekends and then back to boston every monday morning... yeah.more family time for sure. that's whats important.yay!

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moving out of my place in 12 days. i've been packing on and off for the past two weeks and it still looks as if i haven't even started.this is not going to be fun.i didn't even go out today except to go to mass and the grocery store. i actually did spend the day packing. and still... so much stuff all over the place.i hate moving.beyond the accumulation of 'stuff' on such a grand scale is the

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-81359954819839275972007-08-15T23:54:00.000-04:002007-08-15T23:58:58.459-04:00

while on vacation in miami last month i bought a nkotb shirt at urban outfitters. it was on clearance for 9.99 and was a black replica of a (white) shirt i had in elementary school.i have loved nkotb for a long time. like since i was 5. i remember coming home from kindergarten (1989, what- what!) and going over to my cousin valerie's house to watch nkotb music videos. forreal. nkotb was my first

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-89104298177013666822007-08-07T22:42:00.000-04:002007-08-07T22:59:20.263-04:00

i went to nyc this past weekend to hang with my girlies, maria and kel, and just wander around manhattan. and we went to the bronx and astoria. lots of traveling. walked a lot, did some minor shopping, and mostly just hung with the girls. we were all kind of tired and poopy but just laying around maria's place petting sphinx is fun. almost like the mod... only not.anyways. during my wanderings i

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-89695629475866335482007-08-03T12:39:00.001-04:002007-08-20T21:20:00.054-04:00

i just got a couple slices of pizza from the caf at work. i never eat pizza here but today i wanted something different.mushroom pizza. the mushrooms are most definitely from a can.i like that.the pizza tasted just like what i used to eat at pistol pete's when i was a kid. ahhh, pistol pete's. i think i had a birthday party there in 6th or 7th grade. obvs way too old for that kind of thing but i

Floranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12609679.post-16144524575890754542007-08-01T10:25:00.001-04:002007-08-01T10:25:30.800-04:00

haha, just what i was talking about last night... online house stalking... it's a national sickness. read more | digg story

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i'm looking at houses online. cos e-shopping for homes is great. between zillow, realtor and craigslist dot-coms there are a ton of places to just wander around the virtual realty market.today while shopping i took a sattelite-swing over to check out my own house in dear san antonio. the satellite picture shows my dad's van in the driveway that is trimmed with rocks my mom and bro laid out. i

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last night i finally found my passport after it's been MIA for about 1.5 months. pretty much since i got back from mexico at the end of may. i was getting kinda of nervous. i don't actually have any international flights planned right now, but i like to know that if someone offers up a spur of the moment trip to italy or australia or brazil- i'd be able to partake. so yeah. now i'm free to fly.

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