nell

only in dreams....

so i had a bizarre dream last night: i was staying at my parents' house, and for some reason, fiend was living across the street. he took me to a gymnasium where all the jc guys were hanging out, and ...
Posted by nell on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:53:00 PST

home

I'm in a weird mental state, and i'm not sure if being home makes it better or worse. home is always a little strange. there's no place i'm more relaxed or peaceful. but it also always seems to signal...
Posted by nell on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:51:00 PST

procrastination central

yeah, you know its bad when i'm writing blogs... and i'm wondering if i can take charlie up on his (probably drunken) offer to write. or at least wade through some of this lit i need to go through. al...
Posted by nell on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:54:00 PST

nothing better to do

i have been the queen of procrastination lately. i have this awful weber/durkheim impending, but i have managed to rearrange my kitchen, fix my plumbing problems, buy a bed and assemble it, rearrange ...
Posted by nell on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:29:00 PST

no cake!

so, i changed the name of my blog that no one reads anymore. since its been more than a good while since i was in peru, nellinperu no longer seemed appropriate. its now http://nellpastel.blogspot.com/...
Posted by nell on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:52:00 PST

on being domestic

despite my messiness, propensity to lose things, and love of the microwave, i do consider myself somewhat domestic. i cook, i sew, i'm trying to learn to knit. i'm rather good at customizing clothing,...
Posted by nell on Fri, 18 May 2007 08:14:00 PST

shoes

i don't know where my poor shoe-buying luck comes from. i'm the type of person that makes a conscious effort to buy comfortable shoes. i like to walk a lot. i'd much rather walk 20 blocks than take a ...
Posted by nell on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:34:00 PST

customized fishing rods and specific language

its been almost 5 years.  but last thursday at the recital, someone mentioned that fateful day when the fishing rod was customized and the feeding frenzy failed to happen. really it was all confl...
Posted by nell on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:41:00 PST

francia!

here's a little story about how to get yourself into something you can't get out of. I was home for my mother's 50 birthday extravaganza (complete with cabowabo shots, live band, and fire pit) in Sept...
Posted by nell on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:46:00 PST

spring favorites

i was just reading a food/recipe blog that had a long listing of "favorites for spring" in the midst of this neverending torrential downpour, i thought it might brighten my spirits (darkend by not onl...
Posted by nell on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:02:00 PST