• vegetable patch
  • raspberry bushes
  • chickens and turkeys
  • angora rabbits (for wool)
  • Christmas tree farm
  • herbs (several)
  • spinning wheel
  • Hunter boots
  • ..to be continued...
dec 9 2012 ∞
dec 9 2012 +
  • Amélie Poulain
  • Hermione Granger
  • Luna Lovegood
  • Susan Pevensie
  • Lucy Pevensie
  • Summer Finn
  • Molly Hooper
  • Helga Hufflepuff
  • Wendy Darling
  • Daisy Buchanan
  • the Crawley sisters
apr 24 2012 ∞
sep 16 2012 +
  • Lemon Breeland
  • Daniel Humphrey
  • Mycroft Holmes
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Emma Pillsbury
  • Blair Waldorf
  • Jessica Day
  • Steven Hyde

others I love, though not as much

  • Winston Bishops
  • Will Shuester
  • Mrs. Hudson
  • Molly Hooper
  • John Watson
  • Lavon Hayes
  • George Tucker
  • Noah "Puck" Puckerman
  • Lily van der Woodsen
  • Jackie Burkhart

also know as, the only reasons I watch Go...

dec 6 2011 ∞
apr 21 2012 +
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  • only wears red, plaid, white, black and brown
  • shortens his beard in the summer, but hasn't shaved in 30 years
  • is overweight in a teddy-bear kind of way
  • wakes up early to feed the reindeer
  • cooks delicious spaghetti sauce
  • makes breakfast-in-bed for mother Christmas every now and then
  • goes to Brazil for New Year's
  • loves aviator sunglasses
  • won't admit he likes Elton John, Paul McCartney and John Lennon
  • jives surprisingly well
  • can call birds
  • prefers bow-ties
  • isn't cranky. except when mother Christmas makes salad for lunch.
  • vents his frustrations by painting his sleigh
nov 16 2011 ∞
nov 16 2011 +
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my playlists only (others' will make another list, soon)

in order: 1st one is my favorite, etc.

nov 14 2011 ∞
nov 14 2011 +

be able to:

  • knit socks
  • read runes
  • read playing cards and tarot cards
  • decorate cakes (fancily)
  • work wonders with analogue cameras from different eras

know all about:

  • sabbats
  • Celtic mythology
  • classical music
  • flowers
feb 12 2012 ∞
jun 2 2012 +
  • I should be studying.
  • I knit (or at least, I try).
  • my appartment looks like a 3rd grade classroom.
    • if you met my roommate and me, you'd understand.
  • "it's real for us."
  • looking at house plans is one of my favorite hobbies.
  • I love flowers and butterflies, but I love birds even more.
    • sometimes hearing birds sing make me feel better, like everything makes sense.
  • nature inspires me.
  • I love indie pop mostly, but also bits of indie rock, indie folk, classical, soundtracks, big band, classic rock and 80's pop.
  • I'm trying to be a doctor. it may or may ...
nov 13 2011 ∞
nov 14 2011 +
  • cook something new every week.
  • visit a new spot every week.
  • go to the botanical garden before all the leaves die. bring Holga.
  • master the art of slow cooking (esp. spaghetti sauce and chili).
  • find a knitting club or a book club.
  • take a yoga class.
  • sweat every day.
  • keep writing.
  • do the dishes every day.
  • have at least one social activity every week.
  • smile and ask questions.
  • find a favourite of each: café, second-hand bookstore, second-hand clothing store, cinema, museum, park, restaurant, pub/bar.
  • find a favourite market and go at least once every two weeks.
  • start looking for a summer job in my fiel...
sep 16 2012 ∞
sep 16 2012 +
  • know that if you survive your first year, you can survive the rest.
  • keep a visual reminder of your goal (mine is a diagram of the medicine curriculum of my school of choice, tacked above my bedpost).
  • while you keep your goal in mind, focus on finding your classes interesting.
  • choose electives based on your level of interest for them, not based on the curve or how easy they might be.
  • do study in advance for organic chemistry (for other classes, do as you please).
  • take one summer class if you can afford it (if not, it's not the end of the world).
  • keep your sleeping, eating and exercising patterns healthy and regular.
  • do find the time to exercise, cook and sleep (for your mental, not physical health).
apr 24 2012 ∞
apr 24 2012 +

(roughly in order, starting with my favourite)

  • Ursula Franklin
  • Helga Hufflepuff
  • Karine Vanasse
  • Florence Nightingale
  • Regina Spektor
  • Jane Goodall
  • Hermione Granger
  • Emily Stowe
  • George Sand
  • Beatrix Potter
dec 18 2011 ∞
dec 18 2011 +
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  • has only one true love, the sea
  • burns his eyes as he looks at the sun shining on the beloved waves
  • cares in his own twisted way
  • cares so much, in fact, he spends his time trying not to care
  • uses questionable techniques so as not to care
  • sings himself to sleep sometimes
  • has had his heart broken one too many times (in another life it seems to him sometimes... other days, it seems to him like only yesterday)
  • has a love-hate relationship with his freedom. there is nothing he loves so much... but the price is hard to pay
  • looks down on women and the navy, but never on strong able men, whatever the culture or skin colour
  • ...is a pirate.

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nov 23 2011 ∞
nov 23 2011 +
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  • reading children's fiction all the time, aloud to kids or silently to myself.
  • spending my days crafting, encouraging kids to read or running errands.
  • when kids come up with something super-cute
  • when kids smile
  • cake
  • quiet moments with my iPod
  • painting pinguins
  • lunchtimes in the park reading
  • knowing everything about the library
  • mixing paint together
  • people's reactions when they see the decorations we made
  • thinking up cool stuff for kids to do
  • story times
  • everything.

I worked at the library, taking care of the children's summer program.

Image: des.i.ree

nov 15 2011 ∞
nov 15 2011 +
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  • hares
  • hedgehogs
  • deers
  • birds
    • black-capped chickadees
  • groundhogs
  • butterflies
  • ladybugs
  • foxes

image: endofmarch

nov 14 2011 ∞
nov 14 2011 +
  • Gwen
  • Leia
  • Neville
  • Keegan
  • Sidney
apr 24 2012 ∞
aug 6 2012 +

(roughly in order)

  • Robin Hood
  • Indiana Jones
  • Charlie Weasley
  • Arsène Lupin
  • Le Survenant
  • John Watson
  • Bill Weasley
  • Cyrano de Bergerac
  • Han Solo
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Mycroft Holmes
  • Holden Caulfield
  • Gale Hawthorne
apr 21 2012 ∞
apr 30 2012 +
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  • early sunsets, and the way the sunbeams look on the snow
  • snowflake kisses
  • scarves, mittens, and hats
  • ice-induced adrenaline rushes
  • tea, hot chocolate, latte, and morning coffee
  • chili
  • christmas lights
  • brisk walks
  • cross-country skiing - the quiet woods
  • snow-shoeing and finding deer tracks in the snow
  • chickadees, still strong
  • the sun, distant and beautiful
  • peppermint and gingerbread flavoured things
  • free hot chocolate at community events
  • the relief of stepping inside a building
  • snow days

image: s. meadows

dec 6 2011 ∞
dec 6 2011 +
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  • wears mostly pastel colors: green, beige, pink, gray, and blue
  • changes her haircut every few months. sometimes her hair is chin-length, sometimes it is set in a loose bun.
  • is plump in all the right places
  • always ends up with flour on her cheeks in some way or another
  • loves cat-eye sunglasses
  • listens to Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel and Regina Spektor
  • never laughs at father Christmas's horrible music taste
  • trips all the time, except when she dances
  • pays the reindeer secret visits (to feed them apples, their favorites)
  • has never lost a game of Scrabble in her life
  • knows wildflowers by their names, and flower-presses as a hobby
nov 17 2011 ∞
nov 17 2011 +

others' playlists only

roughly in order (1st is kind of my favorite, etc.) in general I love users rather than playlists.

nov 14 2011 ∞
nov 16 2011 +
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  • knitting (my Hufflepuff scarf)
  • lettering (fancily)
  • drawing (anything)
  • writing (something pretty)
  • walking (with my camera)
  • cooking (something yummy)

image: caitlin kidder

nov 14 2011 ∞
sep 16 2012 +
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  • chicken chili
  • slow-cooked pork, potatoes, turnip, cabbage and carrots
  • oatmeal, chocolate chips and dried cranberry cookies
  • spaghetti in general
  • curry noodles

image: kerb

nov 14 2011 ∞
nov 14 2011 +