PS

I had this big ol' blog entry ready to post, and all of a sudden it just seemed futile. So, to sum up:

1. Fact: Not all theater is good theater, no matter how hard you worked.

2. Audience members are the ones experiencing the theater, good or bad, and are prime candidates to give unbiased feedback.

3. It should not be assumed an audience member is uninformed or uneducated if said audience member has the guts to critique bad theater.

4. Defensive and snarky responses to the critique of any theater does not encourage discussion.

5. Defensive and snarky responses actually imply small-mindedness.

6. If said "uninformed or uneducated" audience member is brave enough to sign their name to their opinions, so should be anyone who makes a public response, whether defensive or supportive.


And with that said, however futilely, blog readers may now anticipate the forthcoming Emily's Favorite Things.

i want to be like

Today's inspiration is:

Kelly Osbourne.

Please take a moment to appreciate how stunning she is.

I mean, I've been a fan since the days of pink hair and The Osbournes and "Papa Don't Preach."
She's always seemed like someone I could be friends with. Is that creepy and stalkery of me? Probably a little. Also, wishful thinking.

But is she not the most adorable?
Get it, Kelly. Someday I'll be skinny like you.

PS. Be my best friend.

two steps back

Guys.

I've been really good about controlling what I eat, right? And I've been really good about controlling when I eat it, right?

9:38PM tonight-- the witching hour.

All I want in the entire world is a burrito.

Until 9:37PM I was just crocheting my yarn, watching my stories, feeling awesome and in control.

But then I'm like NOM NOM NOM.
Weight-loss be damned. I'm eating a freakin' burrito.

happy wednesday

I had a board meeting today, which means I actually dressed up for work a smidge, but I'm wearing bright blue tights the color of Avatar. Also the weather has been gorgeous today. Thus,

~*~*~*happy wednesday*~*~*~

Prince William is engaged to Kate Middleton, everybody! Say it with me: FINALLY! For those of us all over the world who obsess over British royals because we don't have any royals of our own to love/hate, we can spend the next approximately eight months pouring over articles at
people.com about "Who Should Design Kate's Dress?" and drooling over Diana's sapphire engagement ring. Marrying a prince means marrying the jewels. Bling!
I'm really inspired to crochet myself something along the lines ofjust in time for winter. Sadly, kitten not included :(

America's Next Top Model tonight. Top 4. Tyra shooting a 2-minute video. Does Chelsey drive everyone crazy as much as she drives me crazy? I'm pulling for Jane right now, but I also like Kayla and poor awkward Anne. WHO WILL BE ELIMINATED TONIGHT??

Once I had this pair of cranberry-colored knit boots that were so much my favorite that I wore them when we took our engagement pictures. Then they got really stinky and I had to throw them out for the sake of anyone within 15 feet of me. This week I replaced them, and though they are not cranberry-colored, I've had compliments left and right (which is weird, because I wasn't under the impression that knit boots are at all ground-breaking, but I guess I just rock them now that my legs are skinny?) Totes comfy.

Thanksgiving is next week, which not only means time off from work and a lot of food (and a lot of cheese), it means Christmas is almost here, giving me every excuse to get Christmas-scented candles (you know the kind I mean), and rearrange my house to fit a Christmas tree, and wallow in slowly falling snow. In the meantime, I wish I had any excuse to create this on my wall.
Then there are these dogs we want but can't have in our current apartment but still make me so happy to look at and think about having one day. The anticipation is enormously rewarding in the meantime.
This pizza.


Hope everyone is having a happy Wednesday!

just breathe

This morning, all the snark has been sucked out of me.

I've noticed there's a certain quiet dignity when you actually take control of your eating habits. Exercising is hard for me. I don't like it, I don't like making time for it. Now that I'm on the downhill slope on my way to goal weight, I've simply stopped eating so much. I'm not overeating. I haven't been eating high-calorie foods. I've been drinking a lot of water. Ground breaking, isn't it? I've felt less wild this week, less prone to extreme emotions, less out of control.

That said, I consciously had two pieces of pizza for breakfast this morning and it was so delicious.

Twitter and I are also taking a break in our relationship. I shut off the text alert option, which decreased the number of texts I received yesterday substantially. And I didn't even notice. Apparently Twitter and I have grown overly fond of each other and I'm welcoming a vacation. We'll see if I ever return to text alerts because this has been nice.

In general I'm a little sensitive about being quite so available all the time. I'm really sorry to everyone who's received a slow text-response. I'm really sorry to anyone who's left me a voicemail in the last five days that I still haven't heard. I've really liked feeling a little less JUMP-TO! and a little more in-a-second-k? The world doesn't collapse if I don't JUMP-TO! The world continues to turn. And it's easier to breathe, if you can believe it.

I woke up late this morning, in our bed with the flannel sheets. Of course, I woke up to the sound of upstairs-neighbors physically wrestling their children to get ready for school, which wasn't the most peaceful alarm I've ever heard, but I woke up a little late and then pulled on my favorite pants, which are now too big around my (finally) 29" waist. I'm wearing a mustard-colored headband that I crocheted with a bow on it and I have new knit boots with buttons to replace the ones I had to throw away last year because they were stinky. And even though I walked into work prepared to be defensive, as I always do, there is sun actually shining through my office window and it's all over my desk, warming my hands and my back. It almost feels like I might be here today for the rest of my life, but I'm not willing to fight about it. I like this feeling of tranquility. I like feeling neutral. I like feeling in control.

Things will work out. I might go back to school. I might be poor for a real long time. I might not get a fancy phone or a new camera or be able to afford clothes from my favorite store, and I may not feel fulfilled for a while. But I'm pretty good at a few things, and I'm a pretty interesting person, and I have the sweetest boy in the world for a husband, so that's pretty okay.

This morning feels like a pretty good step in the right direction.

fashion validation

Lauren Conrad was featured on People's Star Tracks today while filming for her new reality TV series. Please note her dress.

Does it look familiar?I bet LC is one of my anonymous blog followers and that's where she was inspired to get the same dress.

In other news, I lost 2.2 lbs this week and I'm a measly 4oz away from saying good-bye to these pesky 150's.

All of this clearly means I need to go hunt for more fantastic/affordable clothing so I can have matching wardrobes with other reality tv stars.