April Ligaya

"You'll never see the end of the road when you're traveling with me."

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Well done, Starbucks.

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atmidnightcc - January 14th, 2015 - Free the Nipple

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Since I recap @midnight for Nerdist, I watch this every morning. This made me so happy when I watched it this morning. So happy.

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But talking to children is scary, especially when they giggle demonically and tell you to GET. OUT.

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Hits from 2014 produced using household items and vocals.

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A handy flowchart for determining whether a toy is for girls or for boys.

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Happy Halloween!

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If I don't get picked for photojojo's draw, I think I'm going to have to buy this. This is it: THE camera bag.

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2/365

I wasn't planning on using a filter, but as I scrolled through my options for fun, I realized that this one highlights the maniacal look that has long made me dislike having dolls in the house.

That is what this is, by the way, no matter what the packaging says. It's a doll. Dolls are kind of creepy. From "Twilight Zone" to "Monsters University," we should all have learned by now that dolls are up to no good.

Bug asked for one, though. It wasn't exactly the hill I wanted to die on, but I thought I'd make it too much trouble for him to obtain one.

"You have to write a letter to Santa," I said. "He's the one in charge of sending the magic elves to live with children."

Of course this came back to bite me. Bug asked for a piece of paper, and without any help from me, wrote,

Dear Santa,

May I please have a magic elf? When I get a magic elf I will give food and share my toys with it.

Love,

[Bug]

Well, that's what I get for not saying "no."

I picked up the elf today. I placed it on Bug's bookshelf, and, for good measure, tucked a pair of the kiddo's underwear into its embrace. There. You got your elf, son, but he's already getting into mischief.

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1/365

We are so close to the end of the year, and of course it would make more sense to start Project 365, but I don't want to wait, and one of the nice things about being the grown up is that I don't have to wait if I don't want to. So there.

I did take another picture: a selfie where I actually kind of tried to make it look decent. I basically wanted to have a "before" shot so that I can look back when I'm finally in marathon-shape and think, "Wow! Look at how far I've come!"

Since I don't take a lot of pictures of myself, I hadn't realized how things are looking these days. I thought I looked okay in the tank top and shorts I was wearing to the gym, but the image told another story. All I could think of was "Gobble, gobble!" when I looked at my triceps, and, "Oh. So I see my weight still likes to accumulate at my waist. Argh. Why can't it just settle a few inches higher?" On the bright side, now I know what to target when I work out, and I have extra motivation to eat well (says the girl who just downed a delightfully starchy and not-at-all-wholegrain sesame seed bagel with cream cheese). I'll also post that picture alongside the "final" one I'll take when I'm ready to run my marathon (which I'm planning to do this summer).

For now, it's Friday the 13th. I'm doing this!

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Photo Friday: "In the Wild"