And Then I Learned About Makeup
As it turns out, makeup application has changed since I was a nine-year-old attendee of my second-ever slumber party. Anointing the lips with mauve, smearing cheeks with hot pink, and using artistic grace to apply rose, gold, emerald and fuchsia in nonrainbow order — as I did to Courtney, the only girl brave enough to […]
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What Is “Pre-Production,” Anyway?
Quite a few cats (and people) have asked me what exactly it is the 50/50 team has been up to since our Kickstarter ended. Simply put, we’ve been in pre-production. Could we be more nebulous? Not really. Let’s unpack that a bit. Pre-production basically means that we’re doing everything humanly possible to have a smooth(ish) […]
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Packing/Unpacking
I’ve been doing the literal kind of packing — rolling clothes into tiny balls and hoping they won’t wrinkle. But it turns out that part of this process is a figurative unpacking — running into old boyfriends and sussing out unanswered questions. In go the block-colored kitten heels. Out comes the confession that we cannot be friends. […]
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Cobwebs of the Heart
As I was running through the first mist of fall this morning, I noticed a very simple gate at the threshold of a garden. Spun in the gate’s spiral was a spider’s web. Those silky strands are typical of early autumn, but from afar they didn’t resemble the dining room table of a hungry arachnid. […]
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A Partial List of Ways I Procrastinated Packing This Week
Watching 500 Days of Summer with my roommate while eating the world’s biggest artichoke. Visiting a Mexican-Italian fusion restaurant and photo booth with a nice boy. Doctor’s appointment. Cashing in on my New Year’s resolution of getting online banking before 2012’s end. Indoor skydiving. Online shopping at Modcloth. Hugs at ZOZI. Coffee with Mom. Sleeping […]
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