Beer, coffee, writing and tampons

November 10th, 2008

OK, there are many more reasons than this, but after staying with Chris for a week I had to share a few reasons why he’s one of the best friends a girl could have:
5. He lives in the awesome downtown of Athens, Ga., and we can walk to like 100 bars or something crazy like that.
4. [...]


Observations on writing a novel (#nanowrimo)

November 3rd, 2008

1. Writing a novel is not easy.
2. Writing a novel is one of the best things I will ever do.
National Novel Writing Month kicked off at midnight Nov. 1, and I was there with many of the rest of my peers, abstaining from fun Halloween partying in order to be alert and ready to write when [...]


Chris’ apartment photos

September 26th, 2008

Ready to see progress so far? OK, here goes:
Chris’ TV storage before:
 
Chris’ TV storage after:
 
Chris’ bookshelf before (living room view):
 
Chris’ bookshelf after (living room view):
 
Chris’ bookshelf before (bedroom view):
 
Chris’ bookshelf after (bedroom view):
 
Bedroom showing new window coverings (before were just blinds):
 
And you saw these yesterday, but just in case:
Chris’ bedroom before:
 
Chris’ bedroom after:
 
Experimenting with cushions [...]


Chris’ apartment update

September 25th, 2008

Shopping is so much fun when you’re spending someone else’s money. It’s even more fun when the someone else has total trust in your taste and ability to coordinate pieces and find the right prices.
I’ve been in Athens, Ga., this week helping Chris decorate his apartment. As you’ll see from my previous post, we got a [...]


Decorating Chris’ apartment

September 13th, 2008

Shower curtain, which we are using as a color palatte for the apartment.

My friend Chris has asked me to help him decorate his apartment, a task in which I have wholeheartedly taken on.
I love shopping, I love decorating and I love spending money (especially his money!) Another great piece to this is that he is [...]