shea sylvia [blog edition]

Things that make me happy: a healthy bank account, beer in the fridge, new DVDs from NetFlix in my...

Aug 1st

I hear there’s a Wichita Tweetup tonight. What are the details exactly? And why did I not know...

Aug 1st

So far, I’ve convinced two of my friends to read Twilight. What convinced me? Facebook pieces...

Aug 1st

I am making this RIGHT NOW

Aug 1st

Arrested Development (2009) on IMDb

Aug 1st

I’m getting a new dishwasher installed at my apartment today. Which is good since the sink is...

Jul 31st

The problem with people in Wichita is that they feel absolutely no sense of urgency about anything....

Jul 31st

I’m going to make my own croissants this weekend. It’s crazy and a bit ambitious, but...

Jul 31st

Just had a huge epiphany about how I behave in relationships. My therapist will be so proud. My...

Jul 31st

Nina Garcia will cut you up and eat you for breakfast. She’s the Project Runway hitman.

Jul 31st

Did a lot of geeky stuff tonight - tweaking HTML and CSS on my personal blog. Plus I drank a ton of...

Jul 31st

Tonights activities involve lots of beer. And by activities, I mean me sitting in front of the TV...

Jul 31st

Watch

A Reny and Jerry montage from Big Brother 10. Priceless.

Jul 30th

Cursing the living hell that is also known as the strapless bra.

Jul 30th

May be providing some Pug foster care. Amazing how many unwanted puggies there are in the world....

Jul 30th

Dr. Dan

Shea: Do guys hate to talk about stuff?
Shea: Like relationship-y stuff
Shea: I assume they do
Dan: Eh, for the most part, yeah.
Dan: Women like to make relationships better and guys just want them to be better.
Dan: Or at least, women like to feel like they're trying to make the relationship better.
Shea: God, you are profound sometimes. You should write a book.
Dan: Or I should be annoying and go on Oprah and get a horrible TV show where I say things that are amazingly obvious and then get paid ludicrous amounts of money.

Jul 30th

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People...”
— Marilyn Monroe (via...

Jul 30th

Me eat pizza. Me very full. Ooof.

Jul 30th

I think I’m going to start baking my own bread. I like the idea of being as self-sufficient as...

Jul 30th

“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that...”
—  Sir Cecil Beaton (via...

Jul 30th

Cannot fall asleep knowing there is a mosquito plotting his attack somewhere in my boyfriend’s...

Jul 30th

Gas in Wichita, Kansas is 3.49!!! We never officially crossed th $4 mark for regular unleaded. But...

Jul 30th

Four police cars at my apartment complex… I hope I can catch a glimpse of whateve drama is...

Jul 30th

I’ve begun to realize that my lack of patience grows more and more severe with each passing...

Jul 29th

is all kinds of frustrated.

Jul 29th

Dinner Tonight: Shrimp Fried Rice

Jul 29th

Sunrise at Harbor Beach, Santa Cruz, CA (aka my dad’s...

Jul 29th

Gah. Hope my CA friends and family are ok. LAtimes.com is down. :(

Jul 29th

Since trading earthquakes for tornadoes, I’ve forgotten what it’s like to experience a...

Jul 29th

Holy Mr. Belding!

Jul 29th

My BF was excited to find a Flickr group for...

Jul 29th

In response to my boyfriend showing off his clean...

Jul 29th

Boss: (laughs as I walk by)
Me: What's so funny?
Boss: You
Me: Why?
Boss: You're the only girl I know who would request time off to go to a beer festival.

Jul 29th

Co-worker keeps saying “homepage” only it sounds like “humpage” and I...

Jul 29th

I *really* want a BlackBerry Bold. Fugghetabout the iPhone…

Jul 29th

Hypothetically speaking, if you live in Kansas and want to get to the nearest beach, what beach...

Jul 29th

Sometimes the advantage of knowing horribly unstable people is the comforting feeling that...

Jul 29th

My new favorite band - She & Him

Jul 29th

An Excerpt from My Very First Blog Ever

“I talked to S. on the phone last night. I haven’t been able to tell him that I think we’re just...

Jul 28th

LOL

Shea: our whole chat is me saying something and then you lol-ing
Shea: am i really that funny
Shea: or are you just appeasing me?
Chris: lol
Chris: well you are talking about funny things
Shea: ok. i feel better.
Shea: it reminds me of that one Facebook bumper sticker that says "I don't think you're really laughing out loud as much as you claim to be."
Chris: I almost wrote lol
Shea: lol

Jul 28th

Ahhh… My namesake… zoee: Shea Stadium on Friday...

Jul 28th

Huevos Rancheros from Smitten Kitchen (YUM!)

Jul 28th

How I spent my Saturday night.

Jul 27th

“Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color...”
— John Mayer

Jul 27th

I am missing him this weekend. Any man who makes ridiculous...

Jul 27th

Pancakes 101 from the Smitten Kitchen

Jul 27th

Why I'm Madly, Passionately in Love with...

I’ve been blogging for a looooong time (in internet years, of course) - since roughly 2003 via...

Jul 27th

slaughtered: because really, don’t we all want to be apple...

Jul 27th

This is what happens when you have $2.36 in your checking...

Jul 26th

Weekend

Due to my general lack of funds (I have $2.36 in the bank until Thursday) and the BF spending the...

Jul 26th

“Loving someone means taking the risk that they might fuck up...”
— Mark Haddon, A Spot of Bother...

Jul 26th

Are you internet famous?

Jul 25th

This is where I would like to be right now. On a lovely...

Jul 25th

“Well, it’s kinda like, in terms of baggage, he has...”
— Anonymous

Jul 25th

My super-sized coffee mug today. Damn, my BlackBerry takes...

Jul 25th

“I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make...”
— Marilyn Monroe (via...

Jul 25th

Pesto pizzas for dinner (fast and super...

Jul 24th

Frozen watermelon & sangria (because I like a...

Jul 24th

“The time between meeting and finally leaving is sometimes...”
— Lisa Loeb

Jul 24th

A Project of Magnificent Proportion

Today I had an epiphany.  And then it spawned a project. Like a really awesome, career-making...

Jul 24th

Two Male Co-Workers Examining Tile/Paint...

Co-worker #1 (picking up a vinyl tile sample): I like this one. This could work.
Co-worker #2 (excited): I think we're both drawn to that one because it reminds us of autumn.
Co-worker #2 (a few minutes later): Is there some sort of geometric modernist simplicity?
Me (to myself): WTF.

Jul 23rd

“Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love? Can the child within...”
— Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

Jul 23rd

Is it weird that I am craving french fries at 9:23 am?

Jul 23rd

My take on last night’s episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8: http://tinyurl.com/5kbwx6

Jul 23rd

Hot damn! G as is down to 3.66 in Wichita, KS.

Jul 23rd

The passing of Estelle Getty causes me to hum “Thank You For Being a Friend” on repeat....

Jul 23rd

I heart last.fm. Especially when working on especially boring and tedious stuff.

Jul 23rd

Shea + @darcievany + Vegas = absolute awesomeness

Jul 23rd

I had a popsicle at lunch and it made me ridiculously happy.

Jul 23rd

Found a really cool new adventure travel site: http://www.excitations.com

Jul 23rd

“And if you threw a party…Invited everyone you knew… You would see the biggest...

Jul 23rd

Recording audio for video tutorials. It’s painful. I’m not meant for voice over work.

Jul 23rd

“Starbucks is an iconic brand that means something more than...”
— Rod Dreher from the Dallas...

Jul 22nd

Smart Ways to Save Money on Food During this...

Jul 22nd

Seriously, how can you NOT love this face?

Jul 22nd

Erin: this quote is going to eff with your mind
Erin: are you ready?
Erin: http://julia.nonsociety.com/post/43050769
Shea: ahhh miss julia allison
Erin: yeah man. she's nuts
Shea: lol
Shea: i'm oddly fascinated by her
Erin: duh
Erin: who isn't?
Shea: she's like the internet britney spears
Erin: totally!
Erin: but, if britney spoke to you all the time
Shea: omg
Shea: exactly
Erin: yeah

Jul 21st

Singing along with Fergie at the top of my lungs is pretty much the best stress relief ever. Yeah, I...

Jul 21st

Passed a woman rollerblading in a long skirt and giant Jackie O white sunglasses. It was pretty much...

Jul 21st

Favorite ex-boyfriend got married this past weekend. A tad bittersweet. Mostly I’m just really...

Jul 21st

In a funk. Need an escape. Badly.

Jul 21st

It’s going to be a Starbucks kind of morning… of the Venti variety.

Jul 21st

Shea: Did I snore?
Chris: No, but you farted a lot.
Shea: SERIOUSLY? (looks horrified)
Chris: Yeah, it was really weird.
Shea: Oh my gosh! Seriously?! (sits up and scoots away with mouth gaping open)
Chris: No. But that was totally worth it. (laughs maniacally)

Jul 21st

Just curious… what exactly happens if you “nudge” someone on Twitter?

Jul 21st

Back from The Dark Knight. Holy balls it was good. And movies like that aren’t usually my...

Jul 21st

Why is it that doing things like everyone else is so damn hard for me? Normalcy is such a challenge.

Jul 21st

Chris and I posing for one of like 10 goofball pics at Jill...

Jul 21st

Recovering from last night. Haven’t left the couch all day. Attempting the “hair of the...

Jul 21st

Off to see The Dark Knight with @chrislocke. We have fancy schmancy balcony seats that are...

Jul 21st

is in a general state of self-loathing.

Jul 20th

Reading design mags for inspiration. I still have half an apartment to furnish. Off to lay by the...

Jul 20th

Sitting in my bathing suit, eating a popsicle and cooling off inside after my morning in the sun. I...

Jul 20th

Holy balls it’s hot today. Off to @jjc & @jmart’s house for a “kegger”...

Jul 20th

“People have been so paranoid about having any presence...”
— David Karp, founder of Tumblr,...

Jul 20th

Thinking these fish tacos look perfect for dinner tonight. ...

Jul 19th

Playing around with Tumblr: http://sheasylvia.tumblr.com/

Jul 19th

Bug & Boo (Etsy)

Jul 19th

Therapy

This is probably one of those taboo subjects that I’m not supposed to blog about, but...

Jul 18th

Chris and I are eating these for dinner. I’ve never...

Jul 18th

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
— Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Jul 18th