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emily

Ain't nothin' gonna come up today that Emily and the Lord can't handle.

About Me

A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

My Interests

Whales. Libraries. Bollywood. Dinos. Bela. Dunkin' Donuts. Cupcakes. Pit Bulls. My Pit Bull. Snacks and Snacking. The Octopus. Artichokes. Sewing machines. Superfood. Free food. Brightly colored walls. Good whiskey. Cooking. Naps. Mopeds.



You are 98% Mainah! BORN RAISED AND LOVIN IT!!!!You are all Mainah and wouldn't have it any other way. You are the rare breed of Mainer that would never leave (even if you won them there megabucks!)

How Mainer are you?
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I'd like to meet:

People who smile at people on the street. Charlie the Unicorn. Someone who will sell me a moped/fix my moped (motobecane moby 50V).

Music:

Lately: Hindi Pop Songs (esp. from Paheli). The Be Good Tanya's, Iron and Wine, The Weepies, Regina Spektor.
Throw in some harmony and a banjo and you got me.

Movies:

I love any movie invloving highly intricate (or not) dance scenes. Which includes, but is not limited to, movies whose names I would never utter in public, and, by default, all Bollywood films, especially Paheli. Movies without dance numbers: Dr. Dolittle (the one with Eddie Murphy). And Monsters, Inc. just kills me.New favorite movie in general: Unveiled.

Television:

The L-Word. Six Feet Under. I recently discovered that you can rent entire seasons of TV shows. As I don't have a television, this is exciting. New obsessions preventing me from finishing my thesis: Lost, Prison Break, Home.

Books:

Bela and Gwendolyn. Seriously, what a thriller.

Heroes:

Gwendolyn. Regan's grandparents.

My Blog

The Last (Long) Leg.

With Bodh Gaya behind us, we wrongly assumed the rest of the trip would be restful and fun. Anonymity was what I was craving, almost more than an iced-caramel latte from Dunkin' Donuts. Everyone in th...
Posted by emily on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:41:00 PST

India update. Several entries in one - very good deal for you!

Finding Photoshop. Posted: 27 Jan. 2007Tonight I am too tired for much. Today was good, and it looks like we may be sponsoring the boys to go to an amazing private school which we visited today. The s...
Posted by emily on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:20:00 PST

Letting Go & Leaving.

So the dinner at Subodh's home with his family was our last big event in Bodh Gaya. From then on it was packing and goodbyes, and that last photo session with Subodh's family. They wanted to be photog...
Posted by emily on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:40:00 PST

Return.

One of the best parts of traveling, especially hard traveling, is returning home. This trip has been no exception, except is was harder than it should have been to just get home. These last few days o...
Posted by emily on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:38:00 PST

India through a blur.

So Regan and I arrived safely in India on Tuesday. After a 3 hours delay due to weather in Chicago, we flew to London (2 hour delay), then Mumbai (6 hour delay, but wonderful reclining cushy chairs), ...
Posted by emily on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:53:00 PST

12/19/06 Reentering the world after a long semester:

Sorry to those of you whom I have dropped out on. Again. Here's an attempt at an update:I recently rescued a baby pitbull (his name is Turtle, see pictures), and successfully released Keen-wah, the li...
Posted by emily on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:40:00 PST

I made a decision.

I can't believe it! Yesterday I got a call from New Leash on Life (the orginazation that was finding Turtle, the dog I'm fostering, a home) saying I should bring him to an adoption event they were hav...
Posted by emily on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:15:00 PST

The Chronicles of Minehaha.

So, a couple of weeks ago, Regan, Allison and I set off for a fateful(?) journey to Minnesota to see Shannon's drag show (DykesDoDrag) and prepare/attend her 27th birthday party. After a late start, w...
Posted by emily on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:49:00 PST

There are only three Dunkin' Donuts from here to Charleston.

I am copying Allison here, but as a) I have a copious amount of time available, all of which is in front of a computer, b) people have asked to see pictures, and c) I'm feeling overly narcissistic the...
Posted by emily on Tue, 30 May 2006 01:38:00 PST

from (dedications)

Somehow I have fallen into poetry in this grad school world of Interdisciplinary Art.This is the one that has captured and turned my heart.I believe it is only part of the whole though.(Dedications)I ...
Posted by emily on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:26:00 PST