Creative Juices

I happen to like that phrase a lot, because it feels kind of naughty to say. In any case, I have them and that may be to the benefit of this poor dusty old blog.

UNLV upset UNC last night!

Which is basically the biggest win we’ve had since Grandpa Tarkanian was the coach here at UNLV. Pretty huge for us, and a nice gift to the fans (especially those of us who have perfect home game attendance!!). Now hopefully we don’t blow it after this. Consistency left our basketball program with Jerry Tarkanian, it seems.

I don’t know what.

My last semester of undergraduate is this spring, and I’m still embarrassed that it took me so long to finish it. I mean, I understand why it took so long, however knowing that I’m smarter than most of my classmates but will have spent more time getting my B.A. is still embarrassing. I should be finishing my M.A. right now. Better late than never, I suppose. I keep wondering what life will be like when I’m done. I am still not sure whether I am going to enter the M.A. in English program here at UNLV because the more I think about it, the more I really don’t feel like I would be getting to take the classes I would want to take. I was going to stay at UNLV assuming that I would be able to take independent studies under some of our few literary theory professors to sort of mimic what I would be getting at a school with a strong critical theory background. However, it doesn’t seem like that will be the case. I’m starting to think that I’ll just dick around and work while David finishes his M.A. here, and then I’ll apply to UC Santa Cruz or UC Riverside. I mean, realistically I could get an M.A. at any accredited university in English, but if I can boost the chances of getting into one of the best English Ph.D. programs in the country, I’d like to do it. Regardless, I’ll need to retake my GREs. I got a 79th percentile Verbal, and a 24TH PERCENTILE Quantitative. Truth be told, I did NOT study at all and I do realize that most respectable graduate programs rely on transcripts and letters of recommendation, however my transcript is even lackluster. It’s such a bummer having your past be a deciding factor when it doesn’t represent your actual ability. I’m not sure how I did on my GRE Subject Test in Literature went. Still waiting on the scores. I can’t believe UNLV requires M.A. applicants to the English program to take it. Oh well.

Thanksgiving was good. The Runnin’ Rebels are 6-0. LSU is undefeated. I don’t do much except go to basketball games, watch football, hang out with David and sleep. I’m so tired. Not being pressured to hurry up and finish school is going to feel so awesome… These past- oh god- six years have worn me down so much. It’ll be nice to be able to go out and have friends again. Life sounds pretty awesome.

 

Thank you, Zara.

Zara + online shopping = sad wallet. I am unbelievably thrilled about this, as the only Zara in Vegas is always a mess and woefully emptied of all the size 2s (much like our H&Ms). So instead of going to my 8:30 Milton course, let’s put together a wishlist, shall we?

Zara Palazzo Trousers

Leather Trousers

 

Long Cross Over Cardigan

Top with Peter Pan Collar

Flounce Cross Over Coat

Dress with Elastic Waist

Boat Neck Dress

 

Gratuitous ‘What’s in My Bag’ Post

I’ve gone without a purse for quite some time now. I have a wallet small enough to fit in my back pocket, and the only other necessity I must carry (iPhone) can fit in my other back pocket. I had grown accustomed to carrying my keys in my hand. In fact, the simple act of putting my keys in a bag or away somewhere causes random fits of panic. This was going well until I lost my wallet and dumped my iPhone in a sink. In fact, to be more correct, I first dropped said iPhone in a tall glass of water and a couple of months after dumped it in a full sink. It had been decided (by everyone else, not me) that I needed a bag. Admittedly, not having something to carry a water bottle in or to carry any snacks in was quite a burden, but for the purposes of simplicity and practicality, I dealt with it. So, I decided to do my research and a month later:

Yay!

Contents in my Alexander Wang Trudy tote (found here among other places):

1. Keys on my nerdy UNLV lanyard, complete with cheap Eiffel Tower and Pekkle keychains
2. Rayban ‘New Wayfarer’ sunglasses (basically the only sunglasses that look good on me)
3. My beloved beloved beloved worshipped iPhone
4. My Coach wallet. Surprised to find something Coach? Yeah, me too. It’s hard to find good small wallets. I’m on the hunt right now for something that ISN’T black so it’s easily identifiable, but I’ve found nothing so far.
5. Snacks! Raw almonds and a Kind Bar. I’m perpetually hungry.
6. Aveeno Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream, rebottled in a Target travel bottle for easier storage.
7. On Language by Noam Chomsky
8. My make-up bag (Bumble&Bumble Surf Spray, blush, blotting powder, eyelash curler, bobby pins and hair ties)

Also, what’s pretty cool about this bag is that those zippers totally work. You can actually zip this bag into a smaller size, which makes it look more like a traditional tote. Now all I need to find is a new wallet and perhaps a more appropriate makeup bag. Any suggestions? I can’t believe that I’ve gone so long without a bag. Now I feel like I have to find things to fill it with (which isn’t so bad).

hyper-reality

I dropped my iPhone in a glass of water and I think I may kill myself.  Once you go iPhone…

sun blanket

sketch by Matt Braun

It’s summer and I can’t believe I’m not doing anything.  Well, I am doing things- just not to the extent of which I was doing things earlier.  School takes over my life, and 15 credits of English and one foreign language is a bitch.  Thankfully, all of that is done and the summer courses I have been taking are pretty easy.  I just finished my Nutrition course which I chose as an easy elective, and I am still counting calories and nutrients.  I guess that’s good, right?  I’ve also started going to the gym religiously.  I used to be a very active kid, doing gymnastics, dance and ballet.  It’s been a great outlet for me and I’m looking forward to doing a 5k in October, and a either a half-marathon or a marathon in December (haven’t decided yet).  I’ve been tempted to take pole dancing classes (how Vegas of me!) because they’re great for your core and upper body, but I don’t want to get stuck in classes with stereotypical Vegas girls (I don’t think I have to elaborate, do I?).

I was going to graduate in fall 2011, but I missed the spring GRE Literature subject test (I HAVE to take it for UNLV’s English M.A.) so I pushed back my graduation to spring 2012.  Not a bad idea, considering I’ll only be taking 9 classes in the fall and 13 in the spring.  God damn this all takes too long.

This summer I plan to do a little more blogging about Vegas, since there really is no talk about what else is here besides slot machines, hookers and blow (not that these things aren’t great).  More to come, more to come.

jeez

i had no idea people were still reading.  an update soon, promise!

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magic’s in the make-up

foundation only

 

falsies + eyeliner and very subtle eyeshadow

 

have fun dolling up today, ladies (and some gentlemen)! be safe, and NO i will NOT be on the Strip tonight.  please.