hot butter & oil








the fab fastfoodie and i are in the works of a new vlog series on her blog called "hot butter & oil", go check her blog out and get ready for some yummy recipes!

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ellen: here & now




as i was scrolling down my dvr on sunday, i ran across ellen's here and now. i obviously pressed play and procrastinated my studying a little longer and remember the whole video explains my whole life perfectly.



a few of my favorite quotes:

We stock up on popcorn and candy like we're crossing the Sierras, don't we? "I'll have a couple of soft pretzels, a hot dog, Milk Duds, Snowcaps. Is that the largest popcorn you've got there, that bucket? You don't have a barrel or anything like that? Do you have a donkey or a pack mule or anything? - Oh, and a Diet Coke."


When there's time for whistling, there's a lot of time on a show.


Our attention span is shot. We've all got Attention Deficit Disorder or ADD or OCD or one of these disorders with three letters because we don't have the time or patience to pronounce the entire disorder. That should be a disorder right there, TBD - Too Busy Disorder.


They do these teases to get you to watch late on. They're so incredibly cruel: 'It could be the most deadly thing in the world and you may be having it for dinner. We'll tell you what it is tonight at 11:00.' IS IT PEAS?!


Procrastination is not the problem. It is the solution. It is the universe's way of saying stop, slow down, you move too fast. Listen to the music. Whoa whoa, listen to the music. Because music makes the people come together, it makes the bourgeois and the rebel. So come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody try to love one another. Because what the world needs now is love, sweet love. And I know that love is a battlefield, but boogie on reggae woman because you're gonna make it after all. So celebrate good times, come on. I've gotta stop I've gotta come to my senses, I've been out riding fences for so long... oops I did it again... um... What I'm trying to say is, if you leave tonight and you don't remember anything else that I've said, leave here and remember this: Procrastinate now, don't put it off.


just basically the whole hour is my favorite, the cell phone bit, the elevator talk, the claws, the tripping, the pickle and chip comparisons... i just love it and in case you just need to watch it for yourself, here's the link to it on youtube. ellen's here and now

weekend recap







my brother and i have bricks all over the campus thanks to the wonderful donations of our parents, so taylor and i found our ones on by the ferg.






this past weekend one of my besties [of 16 years, how can i be old enough to have a friend that long?! ;)] came to visit me while my roommates were out of town. we walked around campus on game day, then watched both the tide and the vols saturday night. sunday morning we woke up a little early and went to my favorite brunch spot, five, before she headed back home. it was a great and fun weekend! i attemped my first dutch braid on my bangs and sent a picture to my hairstylist, she told me i did a good job so i wore it our in public... i'm going to keep practicing though.

also, yes, all the photos at my apartment were taken on my camera with a tripod and self timer. if only i could train the cat to take pictures...

the greatest place on earth







a few snapshots of my "usual" at the greatest place on earth, or as others might call it, ichiban. i usually get this (kylie roll) or i get a bento box with chicken. their crab rangoons are to.die.for. and the best part of the whole place, is that they know us and love us and become concerned if we don't come in every week. if you're ever in tuscaloosa, this is a MUST visit place!

road to 16




happy wednesday!

hopefully this week will fly by since we had monday off and in only 2 wake ups it will be friday! my parents are coming this weekend for family weekend and my mom said she is planning on cooking for me on saturday so that will be yummy!

this past weekend i went to atlanta to kick off football season with my brother and a few of our friends. it was a great weekend and so fun to get to see everyone! we went bowling friday night at the painted pin and i came in third! then saturday we watched to tide beat the mountaineers with a 33-23 win!







and i want to wish my little muffin a very happy birthday who turned 13 this week!!