the one about rain

Sunday, March 3, 2013

It rained today. I love rain. I love the smell of rain. I love the steely grey skies rain brings. I love the sound of rain on the roof as I fall asleep. I love rain.

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Rain makes me want to cuddle up on the couch, watch Pride and Prejudice, and drink hot chocolate. Rain always makes me nostalgic for England, not that I've been there or anything. It makes me want to read a good book and wear sweatpants. Rain also makes me want to bake cookies so the aroma mixes with the fresh smell all through my house. Rain also makes me want to go on road trips. I love the sound of the rain beneath the tires and soft drizzle on the windshield. 

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Today I sat on the couch and listened to the rain splatter on the window. I loved every second of it. I love rain

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the one about change

Saturday, March 2, 2013
I like to change things up :) Blogger has been a faithful companion for 2+ years, but I decided that I like the layout on wordpress better soooo....I have a new blog! It's really the same story..it even has the same name :) I won't be posting here anymore but you can keep reading at angelamlopez.wordpress.com 
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the one about a new look and the iron man

I decided that I wanted to change things up a little bit. While I love Blogger and it has served me well for a long time (two years!) I decided to try something new. It's like when you go to get a new haircut: you've gotten the Mandy Moore/Carrie Underwood cut forever but you kind of want to try the Emma Watson pixie cut. 


So even though it's a new look...it's the same story :)


On a completely unrelated note, my roommate Katie and I are doing a Lazy Man Iron Man! We have the entire month of March to run 26.2 miles, bike 112 miles, and swim 2.4 miles. I am so excited :) I always need a little incentive to get to the gym. If I finish, which I will, I get a free t-shirt...who doesn't love a free t-shirt?! So...I'm off to the gym!

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the one about tina fey

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

This is Tina Fey. She's my idol. 

She is probably the funniest lady on the face of this green earth. Right up there with Mindy Kaling and Maggie Smith. In some magical world I'll probably meet Tina Fey. We'll become best friends and have brunch together in NYC while having incredibly witty discussions while I try to hide my star-struckedness (I don't think that's a word...). I wonder if I could convince her to do her Sarah Palin impression? I feel like Tina would be ok with that. By then we'll be on a first name basis.

I think my favorite thing about Tina Fey is that she's a real person...I know everyone is a 'real person', but some people don't seem like they are. You know how sometimes you feel like you could run into a celebrity at the grocery store and it wouldn't be weird? Like Reese Witherspoon or Emma Watson. That's how Tina is. She buys carrots and bread just like everyone else and probably cracks a funny joke while doing. 

One I hope I'm as funny as her. Witty without being condescending. Funny without being unintelligent. Able to laugh at myself without cutting myself down. Also, I wouldn't mind having a best seller either. 

And if I ever get glasses you know they'll look like hers: hipster without being too out there. 






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the one where i'm a hermit

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Blogosphere...I will probably MIA for the next eon. I found (ok, a friend told me) Malcolm Gladwell's website and now have no desire to do anything else. I just want to read the archives that contain his beautiful pieces written for the New Yorker. Nevermind the fact that I have a strategy midterm tomorrow that I should be studying for or that I haven't been to the pool in ages. I would soooo rather be reading about social psychology   

Let me explain a little bit about my love for Gladwell. It all started my sophomore year at BYU. I took a sociology course entitled "Current Social Problems." It was a GE; I wasn't excited. For the class I had to read Outliers by, you guessed it, Mr. Gladwell. I couldn't put it down! It was engaging, thought provoking, fascinating; in short, it was everything a book should be (and it wasn't even fiction!). From that moment I was a believer. I have since read everything (well, every book) that dear old Malcolm has written. I think I even stole one from my parents' library...which I have every intention of returning...

When I finished the last book I was disappointed. There was nothing more to read, no more social norms to dissect. Then today my whole world changed: HE HAS A WEBSITE! Every article ever written for the New Yorker is archived there...and it goes back to 1996! So as I stated before if you need me, I'll be reading.


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