GiselleMonique

Florida's Heat

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:54:00 -0400

Yesterday at around 7ish I decided to randomly walk the dogs for about 2 miles. Which isn’t much, but for these over weight and lazy dogs, it felt more like 5 miles. At some point I had to carry them. The weather was the best its been for some time. I’ve never been a fan of Florida summers. Especially now, I am currently living in a room that is having A/C problems.

You haven’t experienced heat until you’ve lived in Florida for the summer. You can’t escape the heat. All fun activities require you to be outside and deal with the sun. It doesn’t help that you always have to carry around an umbrella for the late afternoon showers, which just makes it a sticky heat.

But that afternoon stroll with the pups made me realize how beautiful this state is. I’ve always told myself I’ll move to a cooler state, but for now, I’m happy to live here in the Sunshine State.

P.S. I guess I get to cross out number 20 on my list.

Enjoy the World Cup

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:02:11 -0400

Enjoy the World Cup

21 before Twenty-One

Tue, 04 May 2010 09:46:00 -0400

I’m going to turn 21 on the 21st of February 2011. I’ve been wanting to do something of this nature for some time, so here it is:

~~1. Become a Full-Time student.~~

2. Add on Pereira to my name (This is for my husband<3)

3. Go horse back riding.

~~4. Stop drinking soda.~~

5. Get back in shape.

6. Take my nieces and nephews to the fair.

7. Blog about something worth blogging about.

8. Have Zowie (my darling of a dog) not poop in our house for at least a month (she’s getting old and confused)

9. Read every Jane Austen novel.

~~10. Organize my closet.~~

11. Become more organized in general.

12. Watch every season of Lost. (I haven’t watched one episode)

13. Start cooking healthier meals.

14. Get new glasses.

15. Have Luciano get his eye’s checked.

16. Start buying staples for my wardrobe.

~~17. Spend the day at Disney with Luciano.~~

18. Get a new camera.

~~19. Start Budgeting.~~

~~20. Enjoy Florida weather.~~

~~21. Go to an Aquarium~~ (or Seaworld).

I totally stole this idea from Making it Lovely. I wanted to add ride a Hot Air Ballon to this list, but I can’t find a place here in Central Florida.

A Change in the Seasons would be Nice.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:35:00 -0500

I wish I could experience four seasons here in Florida. I just came back from DC and fell in love with the weather. Someday I will live in the North East. I just have to enjoy the weather here in this green house until then.

Final Frame: The State of The Internet

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:29:40 -0500

Final Frame: The State of The Internet

Video

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:15:36 -0500

Video

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:00:05 -0500

Anne // Santogold Great for driving home on a late night.

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:18:03 -0500

Anne // Santogold

Great for driving home on a late night.

"Polar bears cover their noses before they pounce on a seal. How do polar bears know their noses are..."

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:20:13 -0400

“Polar bears cover their noses before they pounce on a seal. How do polar bears know their noses are black? Did they look in the water one day, see their reflection and say, “Man, I’d be invisible if it wasn’t for that thing.””

- The Informant!

My Fiance likes to leave me messages.

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:20:54 -0400

My Fiance likes to leave me messages.

He'll be here tonight!

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:33:49 -0400

Luciano is arriving tonight! After three years of separation, he is finally back in the USA. This day is going by too slow.

from decor8 See this bookcase standing on the sidewalk? No, it’s...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:44:27 -0400

from decor8

See this bookcase standing on the sidewalk? No, it’s not waiting for the movers to come pick it up. And no, it’s not part of some eviction. Oh and it definitely is not an animated bookcase that came to life at night in the local library and decided to go all independent and flee the scene. This is indeed a normal, everyday bookcase with glass doors that you can open and contents inside that are 100% free to the public. No library cards, overdue notices or payment required. At this bookcase you simply visit it, find a book (or two) that you want, remove it and put it in your little tote or bicycle basket, and then go on your merry little way. The bookcase only asks that in return, you bring some of your own books back to replenish the supply. And this is not the only bookcase that I’ve located here in Hannover. There is another one near the city center. This one happens to be a few blocks from my house on Jakobistr. Of course, all of the books are in German but it encourages me even more to keep up with my studies! I want to sneak in a few of my English books next time I’m out, I’m sure some would be interested in them. :)

Don’t you love this idea of a community bookcase? I’m not sure how this would work everywhere, I mean in some cities I imagine people who take books and sell them for profit on eBay, but here it does not seem to be a problem and the bookcases always have plenty to look through on them. What do you think of this idea? Would you want something like this in your city?

In Germany, you may find these bookcases at locations listed on this page.

One Year Walk/Beard Grow Time Lapse by Christoph Rehage November...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:34:56 -0400

One Year Walk/Beard Grow Time Lapse by Christoph Rehage
November 9th 2007 - November 13th 2008
one year on foot - 4646km through China
unlimited beard & hair growth

Honolulu seeks to ban bad odors on buses

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:12:01 -0400

Honolulu seeks to ban bad odors on buses:

notthatkindagay:

Stinky city bus riders soon could get soaked.

The Honolulu City Council is considering a bill that would impose up to a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail for public transit passengers convicted of being too smelly.

The bill will be heard Thursday in committee. It would make it illegal to have “odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system.”

It doesn’t matter if it’s body odor or offensive fumes that emanates from clothes, personal belongings or animals.

The Bookmark II by Propaganda. It is a colorful rubber band with...

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:48:44 -0400

The Bookmark II by Propaganda. It is a colorful rubber band with an indicator arrow that wraps around a book and show the last line you were reading, clever idea!

I feel like theawesomeashlyn would appreciate this.

Today I spent...

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:42:00 -0400

Today I spent most of the day on Flickr and Etsy looking for inspirations for Luciano and I’s room. Moving into this room made me realize how much a hate this glow in the dark green that is here. It’s distracting. I find myself just looking at the wall thinking how much I hate it, knowing I have plenty of chores to do. Especially now that there is only 3 days left until Luciano gets home, and this house is not in any way ready for a welcoming. I already know what color I’m going to paint this obnoxious green, but I’m looking on how to decorate it. Hmm.

I would love to learn how to make this heart shaped pillow....

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:28:36 -0400

I would love to learn how to make this heart shaped pillow. It’s lovely. She made it, along with a lot of pretty knitted things. I want to be more crafty. I once was, but got sick of cleaning up the mess I made. That is no reason to kill the creativity though. I need to get back into it.

The Font War: Ikea

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:57:20 -0400

The Font War: Ikea:

livejamie:

Fans Fume over Switch to Verdana

This is a nice site to find inspirations for your next haircut....

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:27:00 -0400

This is a nice site to find inspirations for your next haircut. Thanks HearOnFire.

Southern Tea

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:18:56 -0400

Just had tea that was exaggeratedly sweet. It was to the point that I almost spit it out. I’ve lived in Florida for most of my life, and I’ve never been a fan of the sweet tea you find here. I only like it with a little sugar. I should just asked for unsweet and add a little bit of sugar. Not sure why I’m posting this, I just feel like I’ve neglected Tumblr recently.