Archive for June, 2008
Posted on June 30th, 2008 by by The Empress
It has been two weeks since my camera took a near fatal leap on the rain-and-gay-soaked pavement of Dupont Circle, just in time to keep me from documenting all of the fabulous Pride memories from this year. Which is why the adage of the week is “Pride goeth before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18 – who [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by by The Empress
My roommate and I were late to the BET Awards. The BET Awards are the only event for which I actually changed OUT of a dress in favor of sweats. And by that I don’t mean we were actually there (obviously) but enjoying the performance from the safety of our living room. Also, as I [...]
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Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by by The Empress
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Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by by The Empress
The door opened and the first thing I saw was his hand, extended for me to shake. “Congratulations.” A smile. “It was the shoes.” In all my efforts to prepare for the exam, I left planning my outfit until the very last second. When I thought about it, I knew instantly I had to wear [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by by The Empress
Yes, I know, I said to make me study. But I have been studying! I just needed a break. So I made more inspiration boards. The first one is for Erika and the second one is for Kathy. I started with the sunflowers and worked from there. Also, the dress isn’t quite right but I [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2008 by by The Empress
So, I should be immersed in study as there are now only 3 days until my Big Scary exam (2.5, really), but instead I made this inspiration board for my wedding. We can just ignore the fact that I’m single and therefore not even remotely near engaged. Basically all of the specifics are likely to [...]
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Posted on June 12th, 2008 by by The Empress
The word of the day is hyperbole. Don’t think that’s lost on me since I haven’t yet slept. Something else that’s not lost on me? The fact that I am two weeks away from being done with classes FOR-EV-ER and two nights ago the air filled up with smoke. I’m an English major, I know [...]
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Posted on June 7th, 2008 by by The Empress
They say confession is good for the soul. So here goes. For someone who often has such an admittedly pessimistic outlook on life, I am internally the eternal optimist (feel free to vomit in your mouth here). As I painfully admitted before, I still believe in fairy tales. I still believe everyone will get their [...]
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