neglect. new york.

wow. It's been a while. I was getting that feeling that, since I've neglected this blog for so so long, that any return must be a triumphant one. I've done so many things this summer. Traveled to mexico, newport folk festival, wisdom teeth out, brief but wonderful chicago trip, katie came to visit, I went to visit katie, matt came to town, and so on....

I was feeling like I needed to post about each of these things to come back. but the past is the past. Then I was thinking about switching to a tumbler. this may still happen. but in the meantime I'll start posting again. Why not?

sorry for the neglect.

in the meantime, here are a few shots from my recent new york trip. I had a great time with my sister, and caught some awesome New Yorker festival events. It was my first time in NYC when the weather was actually nice. Fun!

talk of the town...

Hi friends!

sorry for the delay in posting. I have been busy with a number of things, and now that so many have stacked up, it's beyond what I am able to post. So instead I thought I would give a little list of what I've been up to...

-Explored Portland, ME where I ate the best PB&J in the world.

-Consumed stout in one of the best pubs in the world, in desolate Lovell, ME (see above).

-Traveled to El Paso, TX and Tacoma, WA for work. Both places I would love to return to.

-Hosted L&B for a weekend, and impatiently awaiting their permanent arrival in Boston.

-Planned out my vacation days for the rest of the year.... exciting things to come.

-Enjoying my new earrings very much.

no new apartment additions of note.

later

I'm sorry. I'm lame. I really do feel like I have good stuff to blog about- but am tired of the computer when I get home from work.

Ideas to explore later:

-awesome new apartment stuff

-we might have a social life?

-upcoming New York trip

-thoughts on Boston

-Chicago trip

-children? ha! not for a long time.

update

So I've been a little absent from my blog recently! This week our computer has acting a little funky, and last week I was so focused on my thesis. Two quick updates: we found an excellent apartment in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. I can't wait to share more with pictures once we move. Also, my thesis is practically done! It will be turned in on Friday!!! So excited!

Sorry for the short post. Stay tuned for more activity as the computer is fixed and school slows. 

current top 5

I asked a few friends to tell me what their top five favorite blogs were at the moment. Maybe I'm just curious about what others are reading. Hope you are too!

Jessica likes: 

planetizen

treehugger

neatorama

iCiNG by galadarling

Raymi The Minx

Caitlin likes:

Bloesem

The Selby

wiksten-made

UNIFORM Studio Journal

childhood flames

Jon Garda likes:

PostSecret

1001 rules for my unborn son

FiveThirtyEight

Today's Inspiration 

Arrested Stills

and my favorites (so hard to choose!):

The Sartorialist 

design*sponge

The Kitchen Sink (thanks aaron)

wiksten-made

PARIS 2e

What are your top 5?

blog block... the yellow treehouse restaurant

Despite all my goings on I've been experiencing blogger's block. I sit down and feel very uninspired. I need to get on the ball with my employment search for after graduation, and when I sit at the computer I feel compelled to do a little job search. One good thing is that my work load has been decreased this quarter by joining reading groups. I cannot believe I didn't utilize them earlier.

I came across images of a really interesting design of a restaurant in New Zealand today. The Yellow Treehouse Restaurant opened recently, and yes, it is a restaurant at the top of a tree! There seems to be only a few table and it looks to be a fantastic dining environment. Very cool.