Archive for May, 2009
Posted on May 31st, 2009 by by The Empress
It started with this: nataliedee.com The title of this little comic is “Poultrygeist.” Which got me thinking about the headless chicken party I’d been invited to. See, the deal is that everyone is supposed to bring a “chicken-themed” food. It could be anything relating to chickens. Like cookies in the shape of eggs – if [...]
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Tags: baking, photos, sheer ridiculousness
Posted on May 30th, 2009 by by The Empress
I will be doing a liveblog of the MTV Movie Awards tomorrow night at 9. Join me?
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Tags: 2009 Awards, liveblog, MTV Movie Awards
Posted on May 28th, 2009 by by The Empress
My roommate came into the kitchen this morning and found me elbow deep in rice krispie treats. When I explained that I was building something out of them, she did not even flinch. In fact, she said it was really cool and that she was sad she had to leave. When I texted Maverick later, [...]
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Tags: food challenges, headless chicken party, hilarity ensues, teaser
Posted on May 27th, 2009 by by The Empress
Yesterday was a hard day. I said goodbye to the missionary who baptized me. Someday (probably when I leave the city) I won’t have lessons with the missionaries anymore and then I won’t have the chance to form any sort of friendships with them and it won’t be a problem anymore, but for now I [...]
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Tags: bad metaphors, LDS Life, post office
Posted on May 26th, 2009 by by The Empress
It started with these: I took one look at those heels and thought…could I design an event around this shoe? Okay, no my first thought was something like “That’s a joke, right?” but then I thought about an event (however, if you’re interested these booties retail at Neiman Marcus for $1290 – no, I didn’t [...]
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Tags: inspiration board, metal, wedding
Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by by The Empress
You all have stuck with me through the many hair-raising adventures I’ve had through the past months. And now I’m happy to report that chapter of my life has come to a tidy close. Last week while I was at home I got to partake of the goodness that is having a personal stylist. My [...]
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Tags: hair, my novel, photos
Posted on May 21st, 2009 by by The Empress
I have so many things to share about my time in Virginia that it may take me quite a while to actually share all of them. Meanwhile, my time here has slipped through my fingers. I’m leaving on a jet (blue) plane tomorrow morning at a very upsetting hour of the day. The next time [...]
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Tags: cop-out post, laundry, my novel
Posted on May 19th, 2009 by by The Empress
Because I truly enjoy bouts of nostalgia, tonight I was pouring over the past entries in this blog and thinking about how far I’ve come. I came across one in particular that was very eerie: Tonight I am on the verge of the biggest move of my life. It’s like I’m looking over a great [...]
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Posted on May 18th, 2009 by by The Empress
In a perfect universe where I am in control of everything that goes on in my life, I would be doing laundry and packing to go back to the City. Of course, I am NOT in control (and without bearing my entire testimony, I’ll just say I’m thankful and humbled for that). But that also means [...]
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