taylor’s blog

I’ve heard the phrase “just say no to drugs” many times in my life, beginning with that one time when police officers came to my elementary school classroom with pretty rainbow colored D.A.R.E shirts. You’d think their message would have sunk in for good considering I spent that evening crying in the stairwell at home [...]

Make a list of all of the things that always make you happy.

5. People are bored
The first thing to understand is that most of the time people read lists for entertainment because they’re bored, which – let’s be honest- usually means they’re at work. This also means that they probably aren’t looking for long, engaging articles even if it’s something they are interested in because that would [...]

Recently, Paste Magazine posed the question “What are your top 10 favorite movies of the past decade?” At first this questions seems simple. I instantly rattled off the top three (in my opinion, of course) movies that I always think of when I’m asked about my favorite films. But as soon as I got to [...]

My boyfriend thinks I’m insane because I wake up at 7am to workout. And every morning when the alarm wakes me up I reminded of how right he is. But honestly, if I didn’t wake up at the butt-crack of dawn there would be absolutely no way for me to get everything done! [...]

Who’s down to break out the tube socks and get their roll on?  Meet me at the Echoplex tonight for “Downtown’s First Roller Disco.”  It’s only $5 with RSVP, there will be drinks to entertain all of you non-skaters who just want to laugh at everyone falling on their asses.  So no excuses!
@ Echoplex
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Is anybody else annoyed with Burger King’s most recent commercials?  I don’t watch much TV (just LOST and maybe an episode or two of Millionare Matchmaker – dont ask me why, but its addicting).  Nevertheless, I have still been completely inconvenienced by these spots.  In fact, every time one of them appears on the screen [...]

There are many, many things I love about where I live.  In fact, my current living location has been the topic of so many enjoyable conversations, I realized that my blog would be entirely incomplete if I did not post something about it.  One of the best things about Auburn House is that it [...]

Growing up in Southern California has definitely had an affect on my standards of comfort.  Comfort level is not something one can choose.  It is not a state of mind or a mood.  It is simply the overall effect of ones surroundings on a particular person.  My tolerance for things like smog, unsightly landscaping (or [...]

Today has been filled with many questions.  Some were sort of self-rhetorical.  For example, the very first thing I did this morning was ask myself “are you seriously going to get out of this warm comfy bed to exercise when you could be lazy and sleep in an extra hour?”  Other questions provoked deep thought [...]