May 2013 issue of Thread magazine!

My consistent lack of posting is embarrassing but there is a lot going on in my life right now. Too many feelings and not enough time to feel them and not enough words to describe them.


I graduated from Ohio University on May 4th with a B.S. in journalism and the emotional craze that's taken over my body is worse for my mascara than starting a new brand of birth control. That's right, I was that girl crying at Tony's after our final infinity bathroom shot. Had to happen sometime. I'll write more about leaving Athens when I have a bit of time. I'll be Amtraking to New York City in about a week, so I'll have a whole 9.5 hours to write about finally leaving the Athens bubble and cry while strangers stare at me from across the aisle. It'll be a really good time.


On a better note, a new issue of Thread just came out! This is the last issue of the school year and also the last issue I will ever take part in. Four years of being a Threadie and here's to being one forever in my <3>

Read it online HERE for free!

Get out of bed and exercise, you lazy piece of crap

I recently acquired a medicine ball thing for some new workouts I've started. And by acquired, I mean I'm home for spring break and I found it in my mom's room. I'm about five pounds over my normal weight range, so I'm going to start exercising. Plus, who doesn't like playing with a fun, green ball? Maybe I'll even workout next week, too...hopefully kidding. I hopped on the scale yesterday and realized that just because I've cut meat out of my diet for the past seven months, doesn't mean I can fill the void with cheese. Which is exactly what I've been doing. Not only does dairy give me a terrible stomach ache, which is why I've switched to almond milk (the tastiest), but it's also seemed to completely knock any remnant of my "high school" figure away from my body and into storage- with a hefty key lock and deadbolt. With that said, I begin a dairy-free journey starting tomorrow because I'm making eggplant parmesan tonight with roasted garlic and brie.

Basically, I just want to continue wearing crop tops and not have to unbutton the top button of my high waisted skirts. Plus the combination of the two is my favorite summer uniform.

Here is a picture of me not working out and looking like a normal person instead of a Seventeen workout model that makes me feel like shit for not looking cute when I workout. Is it just me, or have you started to feel MORE self conscious about your body after teen years (where that's supposed to be a huge issue)? I'm about to graduate from college for goodness sake. Oh wait, no that makes perfect sense. Maybe I'll just go eat my anxiety away now.

Recycled post: DIY God Save McQueen tank

Repost from June 2011:

I've been eyeballing the "God Save McQueen" tees, etc. that have been popping up frequently. I'm not one to spend money if there is the slightest chance that I can make it myself, so off I dove into my haggard closet to locate a small jar of black fabric paint and hopefully come across an over-sized tank top in the treacherous process (I'm getting sick of Hanes t-shirts). Luckily, I ended up finding the paint, not in my closet, but in the garage with my school stuff I've yet to unpack. A tank top was found elsewhere among the rubble.

Upon starting this venture, I knew I wanted to incorporate the McQueen logo as well as the McQueen skull (most popular, I suppose, on this scarf), so I was pretty iffy about getting them onto the fabric via lack of screen printing devices...although now that I think of it, I probably could have just DIY'd that too...hmm too little, too late. Despite this, I feel like I managed to come up with a delightfully satisfying finished product. I ended up just painting a giant skull on the back of the tank and painting "God Save McQueen" on the front. Below is how to make your own!

Thread Magazine March Issue

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to see the March '13 issue that just dropped today!

Don't forget to attend our release party this Wednesday at JBar in Athens, Ohio!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Quickly made these Valentine's in Adobe since I forgot it's Valentine's Day. Feel free to use them as your last minute card, I think I'm just going to stick them on the mirrors in the library bathrooms and give them to all my friends– Oh wait, that's why I made only three. Ok starting to see things because it's so late. Get ready for lovin' tomorrow and a whole lotta cheesy shit.

Cat-scratch fever

There's a cat scratching in my throat and it wants to get out. I'm the next Bukowski. Really though, I smoked too many cigs this weekend and we set up the hookah and now I'm a sickly bastard left with a throat feeling like sand paper. I've recently been introduced to the benefits of apple cider vinegar, apparently it's really good for sore throats because of the acidity killing the cause of infection.  I was getting a little sick of tea so I threw this hot beverage together and I have to say, it's really helping! Drinking it as I type.

Heat water in the microwave or on the stove until hot. Pour in a mug and add 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of ACV, stir. Drink when it cools a bit and you're not going to burn your mouth and make everything worse like an idiot.