a preview

I've been working on a short film that stars my friends, Elvin and Sarah, for my Web class, which I can't wait to share here. So much so that I decided a sneak peek of sorts was in order, hence the tantalizing photo above. I feel very mischievous right now.

Now Playing: Coaxed by Avi Buffalo

(You guys, one more day till I see Blind Pilot in concert! I'm bursting with excitement!!)

where's morton?

I've been meaning to blog about last saturday all week, but school's been relentless lately. Still, better late than never, right?! Anyway, Bennie, Sarah, and I made plans to hang out last saturday and bake cupcakes while watching Night of the Living Dead (we're obsessed with zombie flicks; heck! it's how we all became friends in the first place -- bonding over Walking Dead while at work). We bought a bottle of bubbly and some plastic martini glasses (tipsy at 3 pm -- real classy), and went to work on those cupcakes. In the middle of mixing up the batter we realized we didn't have any salt. And that's when the search for Morton begun.

We went around Bennie's cul de sac looking for salt. It was very funny, actually. 'Cause pretty much everyone Bennie and Sarah knew in the neighborhood either didn't have salt (who ever heard of such a thing?!) or wasn't at home.

We finally moseyed on over to the house of Bennie's roommate from freshman year. She wasn't there, but her friend was, and thankfully she had some sea salt that she didn't mind loaning to us.

Here's Sarah and Bennie looking mighty pleased for having finally located Morton.

The cupcakes fresh out of the oven. Once they were frosted (with cream cheese), I was too busy eating to remember to photograph them.

Bennie and Sarah enjoying the cupcakes, which were delicious by the way. I have a gift for such things (I'm also very modest).

We stopped eating long enough to bring back Morton and a gratitude cupcake for Bennie's old roommate's friend.

Then returned to our zombie movie viewing (isn't Duane Jones about the manliest man ever!).

Night of the Living Dead is hysterical...

... and awful? horrifying? silly? all of these things? I don't know. It's something, though.

We didn't even finish watching the movie, because we were all so hungry and the champagne high had significantly worn off. I coaxed Bennie and Sarah into having dinner at Big City Bread, 'cause there's this really cute waiter there who I really wanted to see again, plus they have really good soups. But we had to duck out within minutes of being seated, because their dinner menu was a bit too pricey for our poor-college-student pockets. It was super embarrassing. 

We ended up at Trappeze instead, and although it wasn't nearly as great, it was definitely more affordable. Thriftiness is the move, y'all!

We went for some chai latte after dinner (well, I got chai; the others got other things), and decided on impulse to have a party. It was such a blast (that's an understatement)! And I was out of film so I couldn't document it via photographs. But take my word for it -- we know how to throw down! Very classy and respectful-like too.

Now Playing: Brothersport by Animal Collective

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teascapades: no. 1

So I drink quite a lot of tea. Like a whole lot. I especially like chai. A whole lot. And I was at a coffee shop recently with Bennie (pictured above; I really should just label this post "gratuitous photos of Bennie") when a brilliant thought occurred to me: what if I went to every coffee spot in Athens specifically to try their chai tea and to document my experience -- I could call the whole venture "Teascapades" (very inspired, I know), and it would be a right proper homage to my obsession with chai. I'm so full of surprises!

Anyway, I thought it would be fitting to start the series with the place that gave birth to and fostered my chai fixation -- Two Story Coffeehouse. I wasn't truly living until I tried the chai latte at Two Story (no joke you guys; I'm deadpan right now). It's so good -- no, it's divine! I don't know what they put in there, but oh-my-goodness it's so good! If you're ever in Athens, Georgia, do yourself a favor and get a chai latte from Two Story. Thank me later.

Now Playing: History's Door by Husky

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tanja

I developed a roll of film this afternoon that turned out to be mostly useless. But I was strangely fascinated by this one photo. It's completely off the mark in the lighting department (the pub we were in was very dimly lit, and my trusty Pentax just doesn't do all that well in extreme low light settings), but it has a certain... "je-ne-sais-quoi" quality to it. Maybe it's just me, but I think it's lovely (can you say that about your own photos?). And if you pull back far enough from your computer screen, you should be able to see it too. Ideally.

P.S. You're gorgeous, Tanja!

Now Playing: Just One by Blind Pilot 

(You guys, I get to see them in concert in about 3 weeks! I'm beyond stoked! Blind Pilot is one of my favorite bands. Ever.)

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is this the real life? is this just fantasy?

My friends and I have this tradition of surprising each other on our respective birthdays. And it's funny 'cause even though we've been up to this for quite some time now, we still manage to take the one we happen to be celebrating by surprise every time. Yesterday was no exception. We surprised Bincy in a major way (I can still hear her big, astonished squeal when she turned and saw us) by showing up at what she thought would be a simple movie date with her sister, and it was the best! After the movie (we saw Big Miracle; I recommend it) we went to a pet store and spent a good 2 hours heavily petting just about all the cute puppies there. Dinner was at a pub called Meehan's; they have the best salmon (on a bed of haricot verts and spinach) I've ever tasted! We're not very extravagant, my friends and me, but we have the best times together. Always. I love you guys!!

Now Playing: A Million Years by Alexander 

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