We'll start with an apartment update...

I realize that I don't ever blog and I have no excuse.  Wait, yes I do...I work from 9am-9pm every single day and when I get home I eat, drink and go to bed.  It's really quite depressing. I will say I am FINALLY, after almost 4 months, getting excited about the way my apartment is looking. Partly due to ordering things online at night while tipsy. I'll show you in "progress posts" because that's what my co-worker Tenneil said I should do and that sounds like fun, right?

Here is my apartment the day I moved in.

Here's my door.  In my spare time, I construct things.

Stay tuned...

It took me 6 years to furnish an apartment...

The most depressing thing about deciding you're going to sell all of your belongings on craigslist is realizing that it's all only worth about $500.  Seriously?? It took me YEARS to finally own my own couch and bed and dresser and TV.  With the money I make by selling my entire life, I'll be able to buy half a mattress.  

The first piece of furniture I ever bought in LA...gone today. 

The chick I sold it to was so down to business.  She gave me a $50 deposit in exchange for 2 drawers.

Seriously? I'm moving again.

I guess packing up and moving to a new city has never been too scary for me....but I never thought I'd be doing it twice in one year.  And to Chicago??? Never saw that one coming. 

Six years ago in July, I packed up my 98' Honda Accord (which I totaled 3 months later) and drove from Minnesota to Los Angeles.  I had no idea what I was going to do when I got here and I had no idea if I was going to even want to stay...but it all worked out.  Now, six years later, I'm packing up my Honda Civic (which still isn't fully paid off...) and heading back to the Midwest. 

Let's hope I figure it all out pretty soon.

Linguine with Clams

Barf Barf, Valentine's Day, Barf. 

Whatever, I made a meal on this romantical day and what's funny is, apparently everyone makes mussels or clams on V-day because they were sold out almost everywhere.  I will say, I enjoyed it, mostly because I have a weird obsession with the sound that shellfish make while being stirred together in a pot.  I will also say, I didn't eat one clam.  I planned to, I really did...but as soon as I got a good close-up look at it, I just couldn't put it in my mouth.

I did, however, eat pasta, bread, chocolate, brownies and homemade mozzerella sticks.  That's me, eating.

Let's keep it simple...

Happy Valentine's Day

S'more pops!

Yes, I'm reposting my guest blog from Siri's blog on mine.  Give me a break, it's been like 5 months since I've posted anything.  Let me ease into it.

I recently discovered that the worst/best invention of life is yummy.com. You can order whatever you want, whenever you want and it will be delivered to your door in less than 30 minutes.  I've ordered alcohol, eggs and bacon on a lazy Saturday morning, I've even ordered ingredients to make cookies.  One of the most amazing things to order from yummy.com are their homemade s'mores.  They're $2 each, huge and delicious.

Anyway, the point of my story is that I wanted a yummy.com s'more yesterday but I resisted the temptation to pick up the phone and order $20 worth, and instead I decided I'd try to make them myself.

All you need is graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows! No campfire (or microwave, as I liked to do it as a kid) needed!

Melt the chocolate over a double broiler (I didn't take a picture of that, because it's BORING)

Break up the graham crackers into bite size pieces.

I bought brownie pop sticks from the grocery store and cut them in half, they worked perfectly as a sturdy stick for the s'mores.

Here's the trick...to make the marshmallow stick to the graham cracker, use a dab of frosting as a glue. Worked perfectly and added a little extra sweetness!

Dip the marshmallow and graham cracker into the melted chocolate.  You can cover the whole thing or let some of the marshmallow show.  Let sit on parchment paper in the fridge for at least 3 hours to harden.

 

  Enjoy! Perfect little bite to satisfy your sweet tooth!  Or, you can be like me and eat 6 in a row.

I bought this and I like it.

In black. $98 from Express. 

Trust me, it's the only thing you'll want to buy in that store. I hadn't been into an Express since 10th grade and there is a reason. 

I'm going to buy MORE clothes this weekend.  I FINALLY have a paycheck that I can spend a little of and I seriously have never been more excited.  Shopping is what New York is for, right??

New Day...

Shooting in Time Square today.  If that won't cheer you up, I don't know what will! (I don't mean that)

 Ew, I hate people.

Goodbye Brooklyn, hello Upper West Side

Hopefully this is the last time! I'll take some pictures of the new place this weekend and get a post up soon, I promise!  The place needs a lot of work.  I'm subletting from a couple that lives upstairs and her father stays in the place I'm living for the next 3 months.  The man has some serious hoarding tendencies and we all know I'm not down with that.  I've spent the last few days trying to find hiding spots for his collections of minniature glass bottles and pottery.  Should be interesting.

Goodbye Brooklyn, it was nice while it lasted...

Coney Island

So, I've been in NYC for over a week now.  It's still feeling very new, scary and a bit stressful.  Luckily, I got to enjoy one last weekend of fun over Labor Day at a place that feels a bit like a cracked out Disneyland.  I rode the famous "Cyclone" roller coaster (took a lot of convincing...) and my entire body ached for days.  Shouldn't be legal...

That shouldn't be legal either...