2008

i really want to go to a park this weekend. i think i might...

finding this stash made my day. i’d completely...

off of this thing yesterday, i had a quick chat about it with one of my cousins. we both can say...

my roommate found the book for sale, or something. she just...

i remember the first time i saw this. my friend and i were...

“flora, the government cannot be that dumb.”
— my bro, upon me telling him...

this is what people keep telling me my problem is. but...

love these chairs

going out tomorrow night with some of my cousins for a belated birthday celebration. they’re...

“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common...”
— W.H. Auden (via hrrrthrrr)

os gemeos are having a show at the deitch projects in...

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icing waterfalllllll

i ate three krispy kreme donuts for breakfast and now my veins are pulsing with sugar and i...

Re-blog this statement if it applies to...

“I am a straight woman, and I am confident about my appearance and happy with my body.” (via...

sunset with a savage garden soundtrack

(via madeinthedark)

there is a baseball diamond directly behind my house and i am itching to go run around it a few...

upon hearing that 'i kissed a girl' song...

me: this song is so offensive.
me: to like, straight girls AND gay girls
bro: yeah. it pretty much sucks.
bro: but one of my friends, this tiny, gay boy, loves this song.
bro: he sings it all the time.
...
me: now i'm imagining your friend singing this song
me: "i kissed a girl and i liked it!" sounds so much more fun when i imagine a little gay boy singing it.
bro: i know, right?
bro: "i hope my boyfriend don't mind it."
me: ok. now i can't hate this song anymore. the gay boy imagery fixed it for me.

bro’s battleslug and today’s first beer. at...

while selecting which pieces to show

bro: what do you think of this one?
me: oooh. i like the bright colors.
me: but what's coming out of that girl's vagina?
bro: um, flora, it's a guy.
me: oh.

my brother is so much cooler than me

he’s going to have his first showing at first friday this week in southtown!! so proud.

i guess it's not that big a deal cos,...

but still. i have to work today and it’s kinda annoying. i guess this is growing up. [i just...

i am the most tired. of course, i have been awake for 17 hours, minus one 30 minute nap. i am too...

i just remembered (cos i keep forgetting, in spite of everyone reminding me), tomorrow’s my...

“good morning, sunshine!”
— my mom, who called me at 5a...

“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.”
— Sam Keen. (via edatrix :...

(via C-Monster) true story.

they really do kinda look like little horses.

“i really wish i had some green lace up boxing shoes.”
— my brother. apropos of nothing...

sometimes being a tiny girl is ok

like when there are heavy boxes to move and i’m not in the mood. i am definitely stronger than...

it’s nice and sunny out and i have to be inside waiting for the cable guy to come. this is so...

used to be obsessed with sun-in when i was little

i had a dream last night that i was at a parade and there were transformers there. like, real ones -...

i’m excited that this is finally coming out. 4 months...

i want a puppy

only i don’t think moving houses every four days would be good for him or her. so now...

spotted a few of the waterfalls on my journey to and from...

i very much like this desk. perhaps when my mom comes up...

i haven’t bought a desk yet, so this is my workspace...

fffffriday

it’s finally here.

“I don’t want to move to a city where the only cultural...”
— Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) on...

some things

i need a screwdriver, a taller ladder, and an extended nap. nba draft this weekend? that’s...

tumblrrrrr

tomorrow's adventure: ikea!

i have to exchange something at ikea. i bought it at the one in new haven, but now it’s...

i cannot believe that a kid who looks just like McLovin has been working in my office for 6 months...

the cutest. i want one. sweetiewolfie: delicious delicious...

“fyi - it’s the bottom of the 8th. don’t wanna...”
— txt from my...

today’s ice cream will be eaten from the safety of a...

not so random after all

i have a new project, making comics based on conversations i have with people. the first strip...

how did i get here?

i can’t believe june is almost over and i’m almost 25. it all kinda makes me want to...

looking forward

i really want to visit italy. new goal: 1 week in italy before june of next year. hopefully in...

frito pie for lunch

which means i will probably be sick in 30 minutes. but right now, i’m so happy and my belly is...

josh ritter w/ boston pops

note to self

it’s sad that i’m a marginally adult person with full time employment and i still...

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Gay Bars are Better

yes. for those ‘just wanna dance’ nights - gay bars are it. with a couple of girlfriends...

!!! A list of spots to view “The New York City Waterfalls”...

that mini-hail storm was probably the most exciting part of my afternoon. kinda cool and kinda sad.

some hotness in central mass

i just met one of the hottest guys ever. he also had ben affleck’s voice and accent, but it...

the russert effect

i think it’s interesting to witness the way that tim russert’s death (as well as a few...

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i love that my friends came along with me on an art trip....

“Train travel, particularly high-speed train travel, should...”
— The number of passengers...

i don't think this counts as parenting...

andy (from the backseat): rachael touched my penis
me: ok. did you like it?
andy: kind of...
me: then don't complain.
...
rach: flora, andy spooned my boob during the quiet game
me: ew. but did you mind it?
rach: not really.
me: ok, then. don't complain.

“you’re not beyonce, no one cares if you wear the same...”
— someone’s mom. this...

“the gps lost sucka!”
— rach via txt. from the...

i made it home w/o killing any of my friends. even though i wanted to leave them all at a rest stop...

“hey mami, you married?”
— j-train rider. i haven’t...

it's been a long weekend

all i want right now is some alone time and maybe a 2 hour nap followed by more alone time all the...

so. we just brought some

so. we just brought some excitement to williamsburg… 5-0 came to peep our non-accident. this...

early riser

it’s already 10am and everyone is still asleep. i realize we were out very late last night,...

yankee bbq

tonight we’re going to see how authentic hill country is. i hope it’s tasty.

matt siren @ woodward gallery.

i hate century21. but my hot pink glasses are sweet.

my new digs

we've landed in brooklyn

now doing dinner somewhere in the hood.

2 news crews at yesterday’s crash site

some things i just found in my jp storage.

here we go

seeing as how i tried to make myself sleep a little late today (i.e. til 740) and i was awake and...

galleries i want to visit in the next 30...

woodward ad hoc bernard toale abrons arts

Eight injured in fiery Brookline crash

i just signed up for my first land line...

it’s kinda monumental i think. i lived at home and obvs we had a normal phone. then starting...

i’m kinda jealous of the raspy voice twenty something girls get when they start smoking at...

apparently 'pipe layer' isn't a commonly...

is it a boston thing? do people not say this elsewhere? no one thought it was as funny as me. i...

“The father is Casey Aldridge, a pipe-layer from Liberty,...”
— i was reading about baby...

“i don’t speak spanish, i’m just a man from...”
— my new bank friend

nice people do nice things

i haven’t had a bofa acct since 2006. but the dude in the office notarized a million things...

from the ‘rolling rally’ this morning… his...

mmm. i love me some jakey goodness. gauntlet:...

yeah, sometimes i'm an insensitive...

rach: he said it takes time. so maybe in time.
me: he just like leading you along you realize cos you'll hang on to whatever bone he throws
me: BONE
me: get it
me: HAHA

sometimes i’m lazy like that too and avoid buying...

usually i’m embarrassed by my spanish skills to actually try and speak it with native speakers...

happy juneteenth!

during today’s parade i will be in a gross meeting. super. at least i have tomorrow off. 3 day...

i’m cleaning and packing and sorting tonight. in going through old purses and wallets...

this is apparently a shirt for my high school’s...

The obligatory and expected column from...

popeyes isn't always so tasty

i desperately need to take a powernap before tonights festivities. those festivities being a...

Former prosecutor, acquitted of rape, faces...

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Lollapalooza 2008

“NYC man. I fucking love that place, I can’t wait.”
— diane, who will be joining us...

whoops

my head hurts from drinking and my throat hurts from cheering.

Additional note

yes, KG is the man and showed his excitment x10. and also, my personal excitement for paul pierce...

home now.

celtics won. friends are fun. life is good. car horns are honking outside my window and i have to be...

celtics fans near the garden. crazy mess.

Yay!

the trophy’s coming soom!

the bonding in the girls

the bonding in the girls bathroom cracks me up

tequila shots to end the

tequila shots to end the half, good times.

celtics!!! and beer.

why are none of my boston girlfriends interested in basketball? the two that were going to go out...

sometimes the quality of customer...

for being a gigantic bank with an enormous footprint, bank of america was very helpful today. i...

productivity tools

i was going to try to avoid tumblr at work today. that was my goal. so after i watched the tumblr...

the last thing i googled last night was...

i know i was trying to find out which rhianna album that song was on, but maybe also i’m just...

today’s the day.

the thunder is rolling outside

i hope the rain starts pouring. i love sitting inside, listening to the rain fall and waiting for...

BPD getting ready for the riots tomorrow night in Kenmore...

“believe me, that’s how the feed works. i even emailed...”
— my roomate.

i was also obsessed w/ this show and could not convince anyone to watch it w/ me last...

one of my favorite pictures from saturday. the kid was...

one reason i like my job

one of my best friends works in my office and we can sneak off to conference rooms to have gossip...

remember that episode of friends where...

i just walked by my friend talking to some dude at the printer and he was totally doing a fake work...

tumbl-me: Shneehee

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

this kid is seriously so composed, it’s crazy. also, so BC. alexbalk: Jesus Christ, if my dad...

keep on truckin'

i rented a big SUV this week, since i have to move a lot of stuff and will be driving down to nyc on...

ok. not as hot as kobe. but i love this guy way...

even though i mostly hate him, during every close up...

bring it back to boston

so they’ll make it game 6, at home, like i wanted. fine with me.

this dad’s a good dad. [shot on our pre-father’s...

“i thought you were making some really intelligent comment...”
— my cousin alec, after i...

home for the end

it was fun to see the boston riot police out all around kenmore square on my drive home just now....

headed north. good book, comfy pillow, cheetos, sneaker...

“yeah, i’m on my way back from mexico. yeah. and in...”
— dude on my flight back to...

“Shallowness, after all, does not necessarily preclude depth....”
— Google is giving us...

me: i'm moving to new york next weekend
uncle: really? sweet. so does that mean i'll have a couch to crash on now?
me: um. well. eventually we'll get a couch. so yeah.
uncle: how about if i throw in a deuce, will that help you get a couch faster?

highlights of our trip to enchanted...

spending time with my dad, brother, aunt, and cousin spotting a possibly dead donkey and finding...

brother and sister. pops and aunty at e rock.