February 2012
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“E.J. back there havin’ a starin’ contest with da...
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Hostage Calm Hosting Same-Sex Marriage Rally In...
propertyofzack:
Hostage Calm will be putting on a rally in support of same-sex marriage in New Jersey on February 25th with performances from H2O and Hostage Calm at Stevens Institute Of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. Check out a full message and additional details from Hostage Calm below by clicking “Read More.”
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Reblogging this again as it’s happening this weekend. If you will...
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They Make Everything Cute
About three days ago I started to feel like I was in real top physical condition for the first time in weeks. DO NOT WORRY though because my immune system sprung into immediate action to knock me right off that high horse of good health and give me a good swift kick in the sinuses. Now I get to go back to the drugstore tomorrow where I would not be in the least bit surprised if I were to learn...
I Sound Like I Was Raised By Wolves
One of the many subjects that was beaten into my brain repeatedly throughout the numerous UK pre-departure proceedings we had to endure, was to stay vigilant of cultural differences. Some of them were very easy to spot. I know what the loo is. I’m no stranger to sarcasm. Does anyone actually not know who Morrissey is?
Others were more unexpected. What do you mean I don’t have to put a...
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This Looks Like My Flat
So… allowing myself to live in the UK for four months was the worst life decision I could have possibly made.
Because I have fallen in love with this continent and never want to leave.
I Thought I Was About To Be Killed In Hyde Park
So, tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. This week I read all about tons of fun things for couples to do in London - chocolate making classes, dance lessons, private London Eye tours. I however, will be taking part in none of these activities. Tomorrow will more than likely be spent indoors writing an essay and tidying up my flat. Maybe I’ll even go nuts and make truffles.
How Dare You Not Ask Me How I Am Out Of Nowhere?
Trying to spend today being productive by catching up to speed on a few emails, essays, blog posts, etc. So far I’m about two emails deep and it’s 2:30 in the afternoon. Well, slow and steady…
Last night I wasn’t quite up to join the others for an all-night bar hop so instead I headed down to The Poetry Cafe near Covent Garden. The ground floor is a very unassuming room...
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Hostage Calm Hosting Same-Sex Marriage Rally In...
propertyofzack:
Hostage Calm will be putting on a rally in support of same-sex marriage in New Jersey on February 25th with performances from H2O and Hostage Calm at Stevens Institute Of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. Check out a full message and additional details from Hostage Calm below by clicking “Read More.”
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“Bummed” does not even begin to cover how upset I am that I...
The Fuck Is He Good At?
My Super Bowl experience this year was the one of the best I’ve ever had and oddly enough it took place 3000 miles from home. Julie, a friend interning over at Variety Magazine was invited to an event hosted by MOFILM to which she took a handful of the Temple crew. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but it turned out to be a small ceremony and screening for filmmakers all around the...
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Is There A Fire I Can Put My Feet In?
Is it strange that sometimes my favorite part of a trip is the drive back home? Today we spent a lovely, but excruciatingly cold day in Oxford and on the way back I settled into my coach seat and listened to music while the rest of the Temple crew did the same and shut their collective eyes for an hour or so of sleep. This caused me to feel a great sense of calm, as that sort of thing usually...
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So many times.
You Look Homeless
It feels like ages since I’ve posted a plain text entry. Every day has been such a whirlwind and my mind is flooded with things to say but I just can’t seem to organize my thoughts into blog posts lately. I’ll give it a try anyway.
Last weekend I visited Barcelona with some friends from the study abroad program. It was a fantastic few days. I had been there for the first time...
Mixing Children and Cocaine
I’m not one to rewatch movies I’ve already seen multiple times by choice, but one definite exception to this behavior is the film Chocolat.
I like to believe that I was an exact recreation of Juliette Binoche’s character in a past life - constantly moving from town to town with just a handful of material possessions bringing the healing power of chocolate and emotional support...
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January 2012
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I'm Cutting A Mango On My Nightstand
It seems as though the illness that usually comes with traveling and this time of year has finally caught up to me. All of my flatmates are getting ready to hit the pubs for the evening and I’m like:
It’s just me and you tonight, you sexy decongestants you ;)
Morocco, Morocco, She Reminds Me Of A West Side...
YOU GUYS. I was JUST explaining to my roommate my disappointment that I arrived in England after the stage adaptation of Birdsong, one of my favorite novels, was no longer showing in London. I was in the grocery store a moment ago and a magazine cover stopped me in my tracks as it was advertising a BBC film adaptation of Birdsong, airing here in just a few days. THIS IS VERY EXCITING TO ME.
Are The Clubs Fun?
Right now I am sitting in a small cafe a few blocks away from my flat, currently typing this entry into a TextEdit document to be posted later because there is no Wi-Fi here. One thing I definitely miss about America.
I just enjoyed a pastry and spectacular hot chocolate while I try to bang out an essay due this Wednesday. I can’t help but get distracted every now and then to people watch...
I Was Explaining Racism To My Parents
Today RULED. I woke up anxious in anticipation of meeting my supervisor today where I will be interning during my stay here in London. When I walked in the building it was really nothing like what I expected. The motif was super modern and eclectic and the staff was all very trendy and energetic. I will be working for Capital Radio - Help A London Child, a non-profit within England’s biggest...
Crisps
Right now I’m sitting in my London flat, looking out over the street as the sun is just starting to weaken and people seem to be returning home from work. It’s almost been one full week here and every day has been a whirlwind. It’s been great fun exploring the grounds with other people in my program, getting to know the area. The other day I went for a walk down main street and...
I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: “Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt”
I do not remember the last time I agreed more with a quote.
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Better Ingredients. Better America.
Well, here it is, three days into 2012 and I’ll be leaving for London in about 19 hours. I’ve been contemplating what to focus on in this entry - new year resolutions, 2011 in review, reliving the holidays. I guess I’ll do a quick hodgepodge of all three.
The holidays were great. Christmas was spent at our house this year and my sister and I trimmed the tree in 8mins 55secs...
December 2011
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Get Out Of My House
Five Reasons a DiTaranto Christmas is the best there is:
Tree Decorating Tradition: Each year we wait to decorate the tree until both my sister and I have returned for the holidays. We lay out all the ornaments while mom sets the timer. We then try to trim the tree in record speed. Our 2009 record of 6 minutes still hasn’t been beat.
Baked Goods and Eggnog: This event is normally...
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I MISS PHILLY ALREADY
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A Blanket Of Sleep Is Melting Across My Face
This past week has been bizarre. Being my last full week in Philly before leaving for a semester abroad, I was anticipating a lot of goodbyes. I guess I hadn’t really dwelled on it too much because the program really only lasts four months and I’ll be back in the city before the semester here is even over. Yet as the week went by and I saw so many friends for the last time before my...
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Text Conversation With The Roommate
Michelle: You were in my dream last night. I went to a coffee shop and you were there but didn't know me LOL
Me: I officially lost myself in the world of coffee shops. It was a premonition
Michelle: It's your life
Me: I was just in a coffee shop
Michelle: Go away
gublernation:
If my dreams could be videotaped they would definitely be used to get me committed to the most highly secure insane asylum available
This is so relevant.
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Quaker Hardcore
My roommate and I have been avoiding laundry like the plague which has resulted in us using t-shirts as pillowcases instead of washing our bed linens like normal civilized people.
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Getting there.
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“My dad usually calls me ‘Whit’ when he’s speaking to me. My...”
– My response when my roommate and I were talking about how our family members address us.
But, Internet
I try to write down all of my dreams. I’m not really sure why. At the moment I don’t have any plans of compiling and publishing them or doing some kind of massive research project on what’s going on in my psyche while I sleep at night. It just always seems like a good idea at the time.
The other day I attended an event at which I had a conversation with a woman about Temple...