Thursday, March 14, 2013

TALENT



Are you kidding me?  People. are. so. talented.

I mean we all have our gifts.  And I love mine.  And yours.  And I celebrate them and believe in them and all that.  I just need to take a minute here to acknowledge this guy's.  This "Paint'"s.

This is smart and funny and so well shot and sung. 

Poor princesses.

That's why fairytales just shouldn't end.  They should be stories sans finales.

Lives lived intenionally: this guy's style.

Speaking of which.  I am on a wicked good read kick.  As in, every book I pick up or get told to read right now, in this 2013, is so good.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Having AND eating my cake

Cause seriously, there's plenty to go around.

This weekend I will have two too many raviolis with my extended Italian family in Topsfield, MA on Saturday at our belated celebration of Carnival and then one too many guinesses with my extended Irish family in Pepperell, MA on Sunday.

Where in god's name are either of those towns?  No matter.

The point is - there will be much family time to come in both of them in the next few days, and this city girl is seriously making the rounds in 2013 as we lead up to the La La Launch of 2014.

So is it whackadoo to be fitting in hang out sessions with multiple friend groups, and a big meeting with the bosslady before heading back for a rehearsal with my Magnet Theatre Musical Improv Mixer House-Team Monday night?

You better believe it - but would I have it any other way?

Nope.

Nomadic Naugs gets to have a home and the ability to pick up and take off for a few days at a time, and I'm not apologizing for that.

Because I love having my cake and eating it too.

And there's plenty of cake to go around.  Plenty of cake, plenty of time, plenty of sunshine, people, you just need to take yours!  You just need to pick yourself, player!



Tuesday, March 5, 2013

We interrupt this message

to bring you this very important and hilarious message I got yesterday in response to the last line of my email to her "ROMA in 2 DAYS!!!"

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: One of my favorite curly haired friends
Date: Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: flowers
To: Danielle Naugler


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SEND A POSTCARD!!!!! THAT IS SOOOOO FUN!!! ARE YOU PACKED?!?!?


oh my good god.  be safe, have fun, and def meet a man who will take you on a moped ride... k greatttt.


eatpraylove.

ooyfchf (One of your favorite curly haired friends)

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Love this.  Love my friends.  Love my sisters.  Love that we're going to be in Rome together for all of 3 days worth of amazing memory making.

The kids are saying #YOLO, and in my effort to carpe diem Newsie style and maximize this time I have when my sisters and I are all still basically 20somethings, I'm saying #YOYO (you're only young once) and living it up.

Arrivaderci, Nueva York.  BRB.