first meal of the new year

sunny side up egg with an extra runny yolk (classic dippy eggs), topped with crispy, greasy bacon & an american single served alongside mushy sweet potatoes with onions (fried in bacon fat) & a glass of oj. boo ya.

too many pictures of my new year's eve

 

ate a three course meal (complete with filet mignon & key lime pie) at Sabrina's in the Italian Market & polished off four bottles of wine among the 8 of us. then walked to olde city, watched fireworks on the roof of mercedes house, & played with sparklers. someone caught my hair on fire and left a burn on my chest but all was well in the end. danced and played with a terrific mix of friends from home and amigos from college. love all over the place. 

2013 Resolutions

1. Leave the country at least once. Iceland? Germany? At least Canada, right? That's totally plausible.
2. Get my motorcycle license. Take the class at PennDot and get certified to ride.
3. Learn to use my SLR camera better. It's such a beautiful piece of equipment (and so expensive!) that i rarely pull it out for fear of messing it up. but it takes amazing photos and there are so many pretty things in my life! i'm pulling this thing out more frequently, becoming more comfortable with it, and learning how this sucker works.
4. Interview my family. Video interviews with at least my immediate family so I have a little time capsule of who they are at this point in their lives.
5. Compile a writing portfolio. (2 spec scripts, 1 original pilot) If you're going to call yourself a writer you should probably write something to back it up.
6. Build at least 2 puppets. This has been on my list for a long time. I have the supplies I just have to nut up and do it.
7. Learn a little German. Maybe even buy Roestta Stone? The dream would be learning german then renting an apartment in Berlin for a week. That would be two resolutions in one go!
8. Make more videos. Generate content! 
9. Make one new recipe a week. Girl, you have enough cookbooks/pins/old Rachael Ray magazines. About time you worked through them. 
10. Read 20 new books. Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Confederacy of Dunces, and White Teeth are all waiting for you on your nightstand.

what are your big plans, amigos?