the great white hype

sirius fail

2010-12-22T21:09:00.001-05:00

this photo means nothing. except for the fact that the song playing was "one headlight" by the wallflowers. satellite radio fail.

ddj

2010-12-17T21:07:00.001-05:00

student life holiday party- don dijulia always seems to think that there needs to be a program for the day and makes himself the official planner- hard at work.

mj

2010-12-16T21:06:00.001-05:00

christmas colored photo from michael jordan in ecuador. tis the season for cows.

season of light

2010-12-15T21:04:00.001-05:00

solar powered christmas tree lights? way to be, sju.

are you ok?

2010-12-10T21:02:00.001-05:00

best day of work ever. cpr & first aid training- creepy mannequins (not kim catrall) during a break in the action.

hand poured

2010-12-07T20:59:00.002-05:00

new coffee shop with hand-poured coffee. nirvana.

UT at Dallas

2010-12-06T20:56:00.002-05:00

took a walk around the UT dallas campus before my flight home- gorgeous campus- it's amazing what campuses do with their outdoor architecture when you can sit outside for most of the year.

billi-bells

2010-12-05T20:54:00.001-05:00

photo shoot with billi- playing with my photo settings. she's a good subject.

shoot the boot

2010-12-04T20:53:00.000-05:00

visited the fort worth stockyards- aka pretty "texas" experience of cowboys, longhornes, and the traditional christmas boot.

texas

2010-12-03T20:51:00.002-05:00

reunited with courtney. i headed down to texas to check out her new digs, new school and new cat. we kicked off the weekend with our own bottles of champagne for our mimosas.

lord of lords

2010-12-02T12:42:00.001-05:00

blurry photo of kelly's handel's messiah concert. i love christmas music on a chilly night in a decorated church. yup.

ho ho ho

2010-11-27T09:52:00.001-05:00

decked the halls and celebrated with some wine & elf. the christmas season has begun.

in focus

2010-11-26T09:51:00.002-05:00

with the sable officially dead- my dad helped me buy a new car- i felt like i may have signed my life away. 2011 ford focus- it's smarter than me- it's a car from the future.

turkey-lurkey

2010-11-25T09:50:00.000-05:00

ice cream turkey in addition to 2 regular turkeys. i love my family & thanksgiving.

how hydrated are you?

2010-11-24T09:49:00.000-05:00

yet another one of the most incredible things i have ever found during health & safety inspections.

no mas, no more

2010-11-21T09:46:00.002-05:00

Close the SOA/WHINSEC protest rally & funeral procession today. Culmination of which is a funeral march and we place crosses of those killed by graduated or suspected grads of the SOA. ita was an incredible woman- also in homage of beth ford who always writes ita's name on her cross- but was running the philly marathon with her students run philly style the same morning. all in all- great weekend in georgia.

ruthann's

2010-11-20T09:43:00.002-05:00

romantic dinner for 23 at ruthann's in columbus, ga. my date- carla- alum and amiga currently- later we had a sleepover and chatted about the joys of a volunteer year. what a good egg.

quality

2010-11-19T10:38:00.001-05:00

arrived at the quality inn in fabulous columbus, georgia. in case you were unclear of the smoking areas & ashtrays- my room is one, this is not.

baby buck

2010-11-18T09:42:00.002-05:00

baby shower for baby buckridge today. all in all a success....cake baking credit to akdoc

checkmate

2010-11-17T09:41:00.000-05:00

got a teaser gift from courtney in the mail- getting ready for my visit- took this photo to show her that the amazing CHECKMATE t-shirt has arrived.

wolves at the door

2010-11-15T09:38:00.002-05:00

the '98 sable is officially dead. needs a new transmission- and i need a car down payment. so, it was time to clean out the trunk and get rid of it. pretty monumental- considering it's the car i learned how to drive on- went to empty the trunk- found, among many other things, these christmas wolves that used to be my grandmothers. WTF.

magic

2010-11-14T10:36:00.001-05:00

took krissy to the magical gardens on south street. it took the artist 14 years to complete. i could go there every day for 14 years and still find new things to look at.

illinoise

2010-11-10T09:37:00.001-05:00

sufjan stevens at the academy of music. beautiful. incredible. genius. and just a little bit of astronauts & aliens.

lazzzzeerrrsss

2010-11-06T09:35:00.001-04:00

brought a laser tag group to work today- everyone loved it. it was the best 500 bucks i spent of someone else's money.

hawk & wildcat

2010-11-05T09:34:00.001-04:00

dinner with margaret to relive the joy of the farm- and we took some photos with "laura" so she was with us in spirit.

cuatro krazy

2010-11-04T09:32:00.002-04:00

controlled experiment by well over 21 year olds in a safe location after a full meal, nap, paired with water & food and only drinking half of a can of 4 loko. it was still out of control. for the safety of everyone i hope this gets banned soon.

democracy

2010-11-02T09:31:00.000-04:00

voted in person for the first time in person- usually having to rely on absentee ballots. it's good to be an american.

legacy

2010-10-25T09:30:00.000-04:00

spelling fail.

sommelier

2010-10-23T09:30:00.000-04:00

kelly's wine cellar.

magic

2010-10-20T09:28:00.000-04:00

my car stalled out on city avenue today. my boss pushed it into the parking lot and it got towed to my honorable and helpful mechanic. i have amazing people in my life- my car, not so much.

guac

2010-10-19T09:27:00.001-04:00

met up with blair at el vez for some much needed margs, gossip & chips and guacamole. i also have a new app to mess with photos taken by my phone.

movin' on up

2010-10-18T09:25:00.002-04:00

was able to sneak in a dinner with amy & bridget while in dc for a conference- and able to check out how much 2 yrs in nyc changed amy from her license & new catholic law ID.

heliport

2010-10-16T09:23:00.000-04:00

kelly & i discovered the "check in" feature on mobile facebook- from our geographic location- we could check in to the lankenau hospital heliport. it was awesome. and we found someone else checked in there- if you are landing at the heliport- you should probably be focused on something else besides checking in on facebook...

trading spaces

2010-10-15T09:22:00.000-04:00

alison, feeling threatened by marci's new office & superior interior decorating skills- rearranged her office and then posed for a photo to psych out the competition.

meat-fest

2010-10-14T09:20:00.001-04:00

have been starting to eat meat occasionally since i experimented with it again for lent- offically a big departure with a meat-fest of bbq. my brothers would be proud.

NJI

2010-10-08T09:19:00.000-04:00

addison heasley came to visit my office while kelly was baby sitting. she's been pretty rowdy in the residence halls- so we had to keep her in check.

be bold

2010-10-04T08:56:00.001-04:00

starting a new tradition of a one evening a week no technology- just a pot of tea and a good book.

no blowing

2010-10-03T08:56:00.000-04:00

free beer pong tables courtesy of sju. you're welcome...

cooler by a mile

2010-10-02T08:55:00.001-04:00

morning yoga followed by mediation on the beach. just what the doc ordered.

strong women

2010-10-01T08:54:00.000-04:00

helen & i unloaded the wholesome food purchased for the women's retreat in avalon this weekend- so ready to be by the beach.

to everything turn turn turn

2010-09-28T09:18:00.000-04:00

pumpkin flavored gelato has arrived. welcome fall.

team neuber

2010-09-27T08:52:00.000-04:00

ran into my buddy josh today while he was visiting sju- he was wearing a team neuber shirt- so i snapped a pic with my camera since team neuber often appears on amanda's photo blog. it's like when the regular law & order detectives show up on law & order: svu. hoping to bump the ratings.

sip sip hooray

2010-09-26T09:15:00.000-04:00

on sept. 10th- fr. lannon announced that he was leaving SJU at the end of the year to assume presidency at his alma mater, creighton. since then he's been in and out of town on a victory lap of sorts and getting things figured out in omaha. tonight, SJU license plate 000001 was back in the garage- the tower is still my favorite representation of sju.

new foundland

2010-09-25T08:50:00.001-04:00

headed to the keswick theater to see great big sea- newfoundland's finest (and perhaps only...) import. they had these huge plasma screens with weird projections on it the entire time- seemed like a "we're middle aged and we saw lady gaga do this" type of move...weak.

sand castles of wine

2010-09-24T08:49:00.001-04:00

the only before during or after photo of the "everyone needs a drink" end of september work party in my apartment. snagged this recipe from the sand castle winery- their claret with orange slices made a bad ass bev.

are you in the club?

2010-09-23T08:47:00.001-04:00

shopping for food for hundreds of students at bj's for the overbrook campus bbq. that's a lotta hot dogs.

strike

2010-09-22T08:46:00.000-04:00

taking time and slowly cleaning out my office room by room- today, i discovered this bowling ball in a filing cabinet. of course...

chifa

2010-09-21T08:45:00.000-04:00

restaurant week at chifa with the largest lazy susans in the world. and really good sangria.

boozehound

2010-09-20T09:14:00.000-04:00

never too young to start.

carmen's brunch.

2010-09-19T09:13:00.000-04:00

most delicious french toast.

ideas from sweden

2010-09-18T17:31:00.001-04:00

been in my new apartment for 2 months- and i just now purchased and put together a table for the kitchen. additional note of interest- jay and i did not mess up any of the instructions or have any pieces left over. i have officially mastered ikea furniture assembly.

cut your hair

2010-09-17T17:28:00.000-04:00

pavement reunion show at the mann center with kcj, pete & m'oc. i'm just like one of the guys. the theater was half empty- but they rocked hard and played all the hits and then some- double encore and had a kick ass lighting system.

gfs

2010-09-12T17:25:00.000-04:00

my mom's favorite story is when an older woman at a wedding shower after watching us interact for several hours said- "i can't believe you are mother and daughter- you interact just like GIRLFRIENDS!" she loves this story. this is one of the best photos of us ever taken at our annual "september birthdays" party

sibling love

2010-09-11T17:22:00.001-04:00

home for the weekend to celebrate the births of ken, casey, kathy, tim, dennis & gavin...kicking off the weekend visiting greg at sean bolan's and the younger contingent- casey, other sarah & i stayed to booze our way through the night- our tab name was "greg's sibs." we also had the privilege of watching greg and other bartenders make a drink called the trash can

editor's note- there are holes in the upcoming 365 because i have lost my camera cord. damn....

overload

2010-09-10T17:21:00.001-04:00

must be the beginning of the semester- i can barely get it together everyday from 9-5 aka 8-8 most days.

le chateau

2010-09-09T16:04:00.001-04:00

dinner at le chateau deux with dinner made from the real housewives of nj cookbook and 4 chick flick loans. they say that opposites attract- that would definitely be true of my love affairs with lauren & stefani after about 5 years of our odd couple friendships.

next generation

2010-09-08T16:02:00.002-04:00

i was due for a computer upgrade at work- so they ordered me a laptop that will primarily serve as a desktop- since i do not take my computer home with me- because i have my own laptop. i'm learning to live with this change, although, day one did not go so well since it took 4 hours to "install" it...really?

love-love

2010-09-07T11:06:00.000-04:00

finally tennis season!!

bucks county wine trail

2010-09-06T11:04:00.000-04:00

celebrating actually leaving campus for a month by wine tasting our way through bucks county- and ending with dinner in an old church in new hope, pa. amaaazingg. also- i have decided that anytime i take a photo of eddie sleeping- that should be the 365 photo- he fell asleep at the 2nd vineyard we went to- after getting drunk at the first one...lightweight.

clean up time

2010-09-05T11:03:00.000-04:00

being on duty means i force myself to clean things- i'm still recovering from moving and then working 24 hours a day for a month- today's project is my closet.

power couple

2010-09-04T11:01:00.002-04:00

i have been suffering some withdrawal since my partner in crime moved to texas to get a phd- some people are so selfish! so kelly, alison & toddler elysa got together to bake some cookies to mail to courtney- hearts, cats, cacti (or seaweed) and dinosaurs. because this secret recipe is not available in tx!

3 horns

2010-09-03T12:39:00.001-04:00

cleaning up my office and getting it ready for the school year- toys must remain on the desk.

call of duty

2010-09-02T12:37:00.002-04:00

first duty of the semester- already at lankenau- at least the ER lobby was remodeled over the summer.

guay

2010-09-01T12:35:00.000-04:00

a little bit of quayacil during my one/one with max today. i wish i had some plantain chips right now...

pay it forward

2010-08-30T12:32:00.000-04:00

i've had these pins sitting on my coffee table to mail out to friends for months now...i need to get back on my A game.

2k2

2010-08-29T10:50:00.001-04:00

continuing to unpack- found some of my high school senior portraits- someone's going to get some awesome photos of me in the mail soon.

grounded.

2010-08-28T10:48:00.002-04:00

my air conditioner broke in my apartment- it leaked all over my important papers- including my passport- currently grounded in the USA until it dries out.

orl

2010-08-27T10:47:00.000-04:00

ready to wear a uniform for the next 3 days- welcome back sju.

lady with a baby

2010-08-26T10:46:00.001-04:00

jess surrounded by her favorite drinks but unable to drink them at our annual happy hour at maggiano's post-RA closing banquet.

little bit o love late at night

2010-08-25T10:44:00.002-04:00

being reminded of dave late at night while watching invictus- that i watched on the plane coming back from south america with dave sleeping on my shoulder.

how you feel?

2010-08-24T10:43:00.001-04:00

my favorite part of RA training- when the RAs present and i can sit in the back. i like watching my staff members present- they are awesome.

philly rising

2010-08-23T10:42:00.001-04:00

my favorite staff development dinner- open mic night at world cafe live. always a show.

philadelphia freedom

2010-08-22T10:26:00.000-04:00

sometimes working on the weekend doesn't suck- spent the day at the art museum followed by lunch at urban saloon with my staff- the rain can't slow us down.

i have milk older than you

2010-08-21T10:24:00.002-04:00

everyone should have a baby to hold when their life is crazy. happy 1 month of life addison heasley.

gourmet sandwiches

2010-08-20T17:33:00.003-04:00

gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches for staff dinner tonight- purchased a griddle just for the occassion.

raawwrr

2010-08-19T17:30:00.002-04:00

working on my staff development gift during training sessions- i am last minute.

bucket list

2010-08-18T17:29:00.001-04:00

2 life bucket list goals: make a cork board made of actual corks & own an SJU barbelin bell tower flag- now they are next to each other in my kitchen. check & check.

belay away

2010-08-17T17:28:00.000-04:00

first day of RA training- way to go ropes course- team building at it's best. 20 ft. off the ground

top chef

2010-08-16T17:27:00.000-04:00

love my new kitchen- can't wait to actually cook in it when RA training is over...

girls like cars & money

2010-08-14T17:25:00.002-04:00

my new year's resolution was to be a better money manager- my mom gave me this piggy bank in high school when i was elected junior class treasurer (i know, VIP) and i just brought it to my new apartment. i will be officially out of grad school debt by february 2011. that feels pretty damn awesome.

from where i'm sitting

2010-08-13T17:24:00.001-04:00

finally having my hammock set up in my new apartment makes me feel like a whole person and immediately more relaxed.

professional staff training

2010-08-12T14:05:00.002-04:00

just another one of our engagement photos to add to the bunch.

on the horizon

2010-08-11T14:02:00.000-04:00

view from my new place: more trains, less priests in training.

#23

2010-08-10T14:01:00.001-04:00

in other news of saving the world- received a new photo & colored drawing from michael jordan, the children's international child that i sponsored after returning from ecuador this past may. a bit of ecua-time in philadelphia to make me stop & think about that trip.

bucks

2010-08-09T13:59:00.000-04:00

i could save the world and never leave the starbucks register.

home

2010-08-08T13:59:00.000-04:00

things hung on the walls= new apartment starting to feel like home

nephew

2010-08-07T13:55:00.000-04:00

greg got a puppy. he named him rocky. he is adorable. he may or may not have a drinking problem.

building community

2010-08-06T13:52:00.000-04:00

the reassembling of our buildings continues...

idiot box

2010-08-05T13:46:00.001-04:00

bought my first tv since 1999...this one doesn't have a built vcr- it has a built in dvd player. oh how times have changed.

accomplished

2010-08-04T13:45:00.000-04:00

the "after" of before & after

poor decision

2010-08-03T13:44:00.000-04:00

i did not make the best decisions regarding the moving process...i should have actually packed my clothing.

feels like home

2010-08-02T13:43:00.000-04:00

nothing like seeing a chop saw in a student apartment to remind you that it's a race to move in day...also reminds me of skirting a trailer w/ wellspring folks.

bambino

2010-08-01T13:41:00.000-04:00

newest resident of the overbrook campus: addison heasley barely 2 weeks old here...she looks exactly like her dad- that's not creepy or anything...

adios

2010-07-31T18:06:00.000-04:00

fin. goodbye for now bethlehem farm. i really am so blessed to have had this experience- and a job that allows for 2 month vacations. thank you for tanking, economy.

hard to leave

2010-07-30T18:05:00.000-04:00

can't believe the summer is over. i will keep this in my mind as i head back to my desk job...

stripey

2010-07-29T18:05:00.000-04:00

bounty from the community garden that brent started with loaves & fishes so families can get produce and not just boxed/canned foods during food distribution time. the best tomato i've ever had looks ugly and is called a mr. stripey.

flyrock blues

2010-07-28T18:04:00.000-04:00

coal train coming out of the john henry tunnel (yeah, that john henry) on the ride to hinton. there's gotta be a better way.

gertrude

2010-07-27T18:02:00.001-04:00

why would anyone ever wallpaper a ceiling? it's just cruel. and to be working in a 100 yr old room haunted by a ghost to boot. what a week of work.

still worth it

2010-07-26T17:58:00.002-04:00

brent and i traveled to the pocohantas opera house to see appalachian voices- ben sollee, yim yames (of my morning jacket) & daniel martin moore- play songs from their album- dear companion- which supports mountaintop removal awareness. it was FANTASTIC. the show was incredible. larry gibson spoke about his experience as the keeper of the mountains- and the acts of violence committed against him and his family because of how outspoken he is about preserving the land he & his family have lived on since the civil war. before going to the concert- we got the call asking if we could pick up some hummus & pelligrino for the artists- who were we to say no? after the show- we headed to the one room school house speakeasy- and no shit- the band showed up and we go to hang out it. it was incredible. i had my first taste of moonshine, listened to and participated in some great music....and then got home at 3 am. brent & i had to run a site the next day and both felt like zombies...our mantra was- it was worth it.

somewhere over the rainbow

2010-07-25T17:57:00.001-04:00

adult week blew in with a storm- followed by a rainbow. adult week is unlike any other in that anyone over 18 can come for a week at the farm- often bringing together people from all over the country and from all different generations and walks of life. great way to end the summer.