Check this out. If only I had this while I was in high school/college. You can scan the barcode of a book and the bibliography is given to you. Kids these days have it EASY.

I don’t know what’s better. Reading a really good book or discovering a really good song.

I’ve been listening to this on repeat lately.

“Somebody I used to Know” by Gotye

Main perk of having parents who own a convenience store/deli/dry cleaners is being able to take whatever overstock they have and eat it. Candies, bagels, doughnuts, cookies, cereal, sauces, you name it. I don’t think I can remember the last time I went grocery shopping for myself…

They had some left over egg nog that expires in a week so I decided to be an awesome daughter and not waste food (because wasting food is so bad ya’ll) and use it as a creamer for my coffee. Now I have my own version of an eggnog misto! Yummilicious.

And yes, my parents charge a ridiculous amount for the stuff they sell at their store. Somehow, they get away with it.

Gift Ideas: iPhone speakers

These are my new speakers.
They are tiny, they play my music loud and well (crucial for an avid “I like having solo dance parties in my room” kind of gal like me), cordless (exception:the chord that plug into your music device) and rechargeable.

Best $17 bucks I’ve spent all week.

quarterlifecoe:

gift ideas: A 52 card deck of $10 gift cards to chef-driven / owner-operated chicago restaurants. dinner inspiration for 2012, all year round.

[$30 via alacardchicago.com]

I owned one of these for 2010 and let me tell you. You easily get your money’s worth.
GREAT gift for foodies or if you want, break up the cards and slip them in a few Christmas cards for several different people. This is a great gift especially for couples. Also, do your part! Help small businesses!

Have you ever had a boberry biscuit? No? Then I don’t know what to say to you.

Bojangles is amazing. Nobody can refute that. Not even vegetarians.

We didn’t have a microwave in our hotel room and of course, boberry biscuits are best eaten warm so we used what we had. Thank god for coffee pots.

Another reason why I’ve gone MIA in the tumblrverse.

I love this thing. My MacbookAir is super jealous. Super Jealous.

My friend who lent me his broken Kindle decided to upgrade to a new one, surprised me before I left for Chicago and told me I could practically own this baby until I get bored of it. My friends are just too good to me. Too good.

I may name “my” new kindle because it is slowly becoming my new boyfriend.

By the way, I was a huge skeptic of the Kindle. I preferred old fashion books, turning pages with my fingers and etc. But the Kindle is just too convenient to hate. I’ve read more articles and books in this last week than I have the last 3 years. Also, Tina Fey’s “Bossypants” = hilariously witty.

Where can I find such a thing? Please, help!

It gets very hot and humid here in DC which is terrible for someone like me, someone who tries very hard to hide the truth that she does not have naturally straight, non frizzy  hair. Someone who also hates wearing her hair up in a pony tail because she thinks it feels weird. I feel like a plastic hair holding band thingy  would be a great compromise. Now, where can I locate such a thing?!

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thedailywhat:

Sleeping On The Job of the Day: According to the makers of “Ostrich,” the pillow/cushion/bed/garment hybrid sports a “soothing cave-like interior” that “shelters and isolates our head and hands” to create a work-friendly “micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease.”

Ostrich happily doubles (or quintuples) as a plush coffin for when you inevitably asphyxiate.

[copyranter.]

If only I have ones of these in college..

GPOYW X mas gift for my followers

It looks stupid but it’s a great idea. My surgeon suggested I insert bags of ice into an old panty hose and tie it around my face. I love hate it.

My siblings are having a ball, snapping a photo every chance they get. If they dare post them up on facebook, I will enact cruel and unforgiving revenge..

Both my dentist and oral surgeon were more than accommodating. Incredibly understanding and did their best to do whatever they could to make me feel comfortable. No judgment and not a single ounce of pretentiousness. The surgeon even called at 10:00pm just to see how I was doing. Who does that? Best part of all, they were both funny so it was nice to be allowed to be super sarcastic and not receive an awkward response because as my close friends know, sarcasm is my defense mechanism for fear.

Anyone in the D.C/Rockville, MD area in need of a referral (especially if you need the discount and lack dental insurance) please message me for their info!

These are Krispy Kreme cheeseburgers which are currently being sold at the North Carolina state fair.

Apparently they contain over 1,000 and are super duper worth the risk of dying of a heart attack.

Sigh, I miss the south and it’s reckless culinary genius ways.

Seaweed flavored Lays potato chips! Brilliant.

(matched perfectly with the wheat ale were drinking)

Had AMAZING Thai Congee at Meedee Cafe last night.

My picks for BEST THAI FOOD in Chicago (I’m talking REAL authentic Thai)

1.Sticky Rice ( Northern Thai: try sticky rice, the actually type of rice which you eat with your bare hands)

2. Tacquick (Bangkok Thai: order off their secret menu)

3. Meedee Cafe (Breakfast or late night Thai: order off their congee menu)

Ever notice how when you go to a Thai restaurant, almost everyone in there is white or some non Thai related minority? That’s because most Thai food in the U.S is not real Thai food. All that Pad See Ew, Pad Thai crap is all made to cater to the Western Pallet. I beg you my faithful readers and fellow food enthusiasts to take the bold step and try authentic Thai food at least one in your life. This stuff is highly underrated and undiscovered and the thought of this makes my foodie heart sad.

The whole world deserves to pat their belly at the end of every meal and think “Oof, that twas delicious”