the most ghetto anthropologie

Seriously. Everyday the other intern and I improvise our own tools. No paintbrushes? Ok, we'll use these sponge thingies. No cardboard cutters? Ok, we'll use these exacto knives. No paint/window scrapers? Ok, we'll make our own out of razor blades and putty knives (aka our very own prison shanks). I thought our backroom was like, the ultimate in supplies but maybe not!

There's a workshop at our store this week (meaning visual managers from other stores come in and install displays) and everything is sooo intense. I'll take pictures of everything when they're done. But I must say, these girls love their tools! They gushed over this one girl's power drill and its lightness and appealing color scheme at least 3 times today. They're pretty tough too. They're about my size (or smaller...) and can carry these 5x3 foot boards around by themselves like it's nothing. If I were an art major, working as visual manager at Anthropologie would be my dream job. No joke. I wouldn't mind doing this for the rest of my life I think.

this week i have:

mowed the lawn yet again. i thought it looked pretty good, but my dad didn't. i guess i'm not up to par yet...

visited the franklin park zoo. good thing admission was free! i wouldn't pay 5 bucks to go there. they had maybe 10 different species total, and the giraffes weren't out :( plus the weather was not great.

gone to ogunquit beach. it took three times longer to get there than it did to get back, but it's really pretty there! and i had a lot of fun (at least for the first half). then they played settlers on the beach... those nerds. seriously.

received my nintendo dsi in the mail! so far i only have one game (professor layton and the curious village) and sudoku but it is sooooo fun. i can't believe i've been missing out on video games my entire life!

This is the worst way to end an otherwise good weekend. It also makes me realize that my life is pathetic if this is all I have to worry about.

today at work i got to use the cardboard compactor! basically you stuff cardboard into a slit into this gigantic metal thing, and then you press a green button and the machine eats it! next time i go on trash run i will bring my camera.

countdown: FIVE DAYS until my nintendo dsi arrives :)

Les Choristes - a movie I can watch over and over. Jean Baptiste Maunier is beautiful <3

The other day someone told me I should consider doing art, as a minor or even a major. WEIRD. I am not artsy.

since i last wrote, i have:
mown the lawn (NEVER AGAIN) and found a bug in my shirt after
learned how to use a leftie boxcutter, cut a billion pieces of cardboard apart
gone to the science museum and watched laser queen
had authentic taiwanese food
been called serena 6 times