Oh Remember, Remember...

"I’m not giving you these experiences for yourself. Write them down."

-Henry B. Eyring

"Where would we be if Moses hadn’t written his history of the world??"

-Spencer W. Kimball 

We often recieve journals as gifts. I got one this Christmas.
I started to use it at work to write down random thoughts that come to me during the day.

"No one is commonplace, and I doubt if you can ever read a biography from which you cannot learn something from the difficulties overcome and the struggles made to succeed."

-Spencer W. Kimball

As I always do when I begin a journal I wrote this quote on the first page.

"I never travel without my diary. One must always have something sensational to read on the train"

- Oscar Wilde

I've always had this little idea to make and sell pretty little diaries with perfect diary type quotes on them. I imagine they are already sold and come and go at places like Anthropologie. One would of course have the aforementioned quote. But here are someother quote possibilities that I think would make delightful covers.

"Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it"

-Anne of Green Gables 

(because so many things we can write down will be mistakes that we can learn from)

"There are somethings you cannot share without ending up liking each other"

-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

(to write of adventures with friends)

"If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient"

-Pride and Prejudice

(journals can be where we express our desires of the past and regrets)

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us"
-The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring

(we write down what we've done today to help us chose where we stand so we know what we can do tomorrow)

I love quotes so that is one of the main things I write in my journals. Maybe one day I'll make and sell these, maybe at Anthropologie? Maybe.....

A journal is the literature of superiority. Each individual can become superior in his own humble life.
-Spencer W. Kimball

Merci

"Je ne comprends pas qu'est-ce tu dit!"
-me

Lauren & Brian LePhelps' wedding.

Best trip of my life.

Beautiful wedding - you get the picture.

But mon parti favori of the wedding was this silly little fact.

On the gift bags at the candy bar were little cards that said Merci.

I love the world Merci.

The 500 Days of Summer Soundtrack came out.

I tombé en amour with the French song.

A few weeks ago I visted Utah and was in the car of mon amie.

Ms. Macy Greenleese McKenzie's, the French Canadian.

She had a lovely CD playing.

Carla Brunci.

Singer of Quelqu'un m'a dit on the 500 Days soundtrack.

I bought a silly little app that teaches you languages.

I spent a good part of my morning just listening to the basic phrases en français.

Magnifique!

Also, seeing as Christmas is over je me suis rendu a new background for my computer.

The Christmas Formula out.

Paris, in.

Bob Schneider, Spoon, Evita & Twilight Soundtracks out.

Carla Bruni and Rufus Wainwright in.

Merci pour la lecture.


One of my favorite pictures ever.

That's Tight

Crazy Colors

Beauty and the Beast Roses
(I have these!)

Pretty Paisley
(Have these too!)

Soft and Subtle

I'm currently obsessed.

I "Liked" It

 

Have you seen The Social Network?

I did and I liked it. I read many interesting reviews the week following the movie. Critics were so concerend about how they portrayed a different part of the story than everyone was expecting. It didn't touch on what a cultural phenomenon that Facebook has become.

My mom recently got facebook. It took me a fornight but I finally decided I had toaccept her friend request. Then she was looking at some pictures in an album I had been tagged in. This conversation followed:

Mom "That picture with that girl making a crazy face was so cute"

Me  "Yea, I 'liked' it"

Mom "I already saw that"

BAM! It hit me.

I "liked" it is now a verb associated with an action you do on the internet. I go around telling people that I "liked" this or that all the time.

Sometimes just the fact that someone "liked" something on Facebook can be such a funny thing that you call and talk about it with other friends.

Case in point.

One day I put up a link to my friend's blog. His post was hilarious but slightly rude. Another friend read it and took offense and commented on my post saying

"This is horrible, his post is heartless, you need to take that down Aubrey."

He "liked" her comment. Oh my gosh, I was rolling on the floor laughing. I had to call my friend Brittany Anne to discuss. I still crack up when I think about it.

Oh, I just love the like button!

Never Miss A Chance To Run the Town Lake Trail

It’s gotten cooler and I’ve taken advantage.
If the high for the day is less than 90 I’m going to go running after work. Why run here instead of in your local neighborhood? Let me count the ways.

First of all it is absolutely beautiful.




But aside from the scenary - the most fun part is all the weirdo spotting. I wish I had some of those glasses from the movies with a little camera in them so I could bring some of this joy for everyone to see. But Alas! Earwax - Everyone must go running on their own and experiecne it first hand.



You can't get bored because there is always something to look at – something to keep you running:

-Girls who cannot control their dogs. It’s fun to watch the struggle.

-Chasing gross back hair man until I catch up with him and pass him so I don’t have to look at his gross back hair.

-Friend and celebrity look alikes – whether it’s a skinnier sweatier version of a boy I went to high school with, a chubby co-worker, or the naked Ghandi, it’s always fun to look forward to spotting strangers I see often and have re-named.

- Hot young dudes I try to keep up with. As a hot dude passes me I try to keep their pace – it usually lasts for 45 seconds to 2 minutes. A day with a good hot dude can greatly improve my overall time.
(Hot dude = ex-football player looking guy, most likely in basketball shorts and a t-shirt. Not to be confused with hot runners – they are super skinny and run with only very short shorts on – nice, but I don’t even attempt to keep up with them)

-Tennis skirt ladies. Why are you running in them? They flap up while you jog.

-The dads with their double stroller. They just walk and push their kids together.

-The dad with his triple stroller full of toddlers. He passes me. He makes me feel weak but want to be strong.

-The Livestrong man. Yellow shoes, yellow shorts, yellow iPod band. Done.

-The speed walker – I hope he’s training for the next Olympics.

-People going on a walk in their cowboy boots. I don’t get it but I love it.

-80’s workout clothes wearers. Those black and white vertical striped spandex cannot have any stretch and support left in them!


But the best part of the run is getting to the dog park. Dogs everywhere, playing in the water, splashing, barking. It’s fun. I don’t want a dog but I like other people’s dogs, and it’s fun to see them being crazy and having some fun.

I’m telling you – never miss a chance to run at Town Lake!

Let's Sail to Greece

Right now - This is all I can think about. I want to eat it for every meal. It's only $8!

Central Market Cafe

Mediterranean Salad

Romaine lettuce
roasted red peppers
dolmas
tomatos
pepperoncini
kalamata olives
red onions
crumbled feta cheese
hummus &  oregano-feta dressing

Heaven on Earth



One Street - Two Names. One Name - Three Streets

Whoever came up with this little statement wasn't kidding. And I'm not talking about all the weirdos that live, work and play here but even the city does it's part to help things in Austin make no sense.

Remeber how on my drive home I take Mo-Pac to 183 - or do I take Loop 1 to Reserach Blvd - it's the same thing. Also, if I wanted to detour for a beautiful drive I could go on 360 aka Capital of Texas Highway. 2244/Beecaves could take you back to down town. If I'm driving from work to the airport I can take Ben White which is also 71.

What's going on here Austin?

But don't worry - it gets worse. Why are there three 290s? One is down south and hit's Ben White, I-35 is called 290 for a while before another 290 perpendicular to I-35 takes you out to Houston?

I'm going to start calling everything to opposite name of what I used to call it.

183 -->Reserach Blvd.

Mopac --> Loop 1

360 --> Capital of Texas Highway

Ben White --> 71

Beecaves --> 2244

Over and Out.