why I bought grapefruit at the grocery store

from Simply Breakfast

Because it’s winter, and who doesn’t need more vitamin c?… because I like tart in the morning…. but mostly because it looks so wonderful in colorful bowls. And looking good is what breakfast is all about. Ask my mug collection.

caffeine and my body: a saga

Two Decembers ago, I briefly mentioned needing to learn my lesson in regards to caffeine because it makes me feel like a CRAZY PERSON sometimes.

Well, I haven’t learned my lesson, and clearly Jesus hasn’t come back yet, but I have semi-successfully introduced caffeine into my life. One cup of coffee in the morning and I feel like one hundred dollars! It’s great, except today I woke up with a headache. No big deal because before yoga this morning Laura happened to have a bottle of Excedrin, and I popped two.

So, the caffeine equivalent of three cups of coffee pumping is through my veins. This might be acceptable for the normal 22-year-old coffee drinker, but not this 22-year-old coffee drinker.

Do you know what it feels like attempt yoga poses that you already can’t do while you feel like you are going to have a seizure? It’s unpleasant.

But lo, I will overcome! For I am a survivor!

The bottom line: I’m just not willing to give up a great morning ritual. Also, if I’m to wake up before 8am, I need some help.

baby, when the lights go out

Luckily, when the power went out at 524 went out on Friday night, I was already doing what you should be doing when the power goes out: playing Things (the best gave ever) with a mass of lovely ladies in pajamas. It’s a wild life I lead down here in Auburn, Ala.

What is it about the power going out that just makes everything more fun? It’s like pretending you’re in Little House on the Prairie for one night, but you can play background music on your laptop! It’s just awesome.

AND what it is about the power going out that automatically makes you talk about demons? They are no more real without power than they are with it, and it just makes you scared to go to the bathroom by yourself. Luckily, we had thousands of candles so it wasn’t really that dark. Nonetheless, you can see from this picture that we were terrified.

In other weekend news, did you see how bad Taylor Swift was on the Grammy’s? I feel bad for her because she seems so nice, and all everyone is talking about is how in the world she won two Grammy’s when she performs like that , including me. But come on, t swift. If you are going to win Grammys, you need a good ear and some performance skills.

On the other hand… Lady Antebellum is the jam. Imjustsayin.

Downtown Church

Y’all, have you heard Patty Griffin’s new album, “Downtown Church”? It’s flaming awesome, and  I just learned it was recorded in the sanctuary of a church in downtown Nashville AND is dedicated to the homeless of Nashville. Go patty!

Also, I have spring fever like nobody’s business, and I want this dress.

Part of me feels like if I buy it, spring will come faster. It’s the same part that thinks that if I don’t think about graduation it won’t happen. The world would be so much better if it operated according to my imagination.

college

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays my class schedule is this:

8:00 yoga
9:00 tennis
12:00 photojournalism

This means that everywhere I go between tennis and photo j, I am carrying a yoga mat, a tennis racket and a camera. Just call me hobby girl. AnnaMc says the only thing I’m missing is one of those tubes that you put blue prints in. Ya know, like this:

Except I would definitely need to use that should strap, or I would need one of those roller backpacks that over-protective moms make their kids use instead of normal backpacks because they are better for your back. Ya know, like this:

except big enough to fit a yoga mat, a tennis racket, a camera and a blueprints tube.

don’t tell me life isn’t a musical.

pete or sam?

Tart yogurt… heard of it? It’s like frozen yogurt… but not sweet. It’s like the consummation of sweet and sour but the result isn’t sweet or sour. Like when two really attractive people have a baby and you think it’s going to really cute and it comes out with red hair. Is it going to be a Pete or is he going to be a Sam Brown? You just never know.

Meagan and I don’t disagree on many things. The only thing I can come up with is that Meagan loves oatmeal, and I’m indifferent towards it. Meagan used to not like headbands with stuff on them, but now she does. I used to not like cropped jeans, but now I do. Once I wanted to paint our room melon, but Meagan talked me out of it. None of these are really disagreements, but they are all I can think of.

Today: disagreement.

H: Getting tart yogurt is like when you go to get sprite out of a fountain drink machine and you take a sip and realize that the syrup machine was empty so you get a mouthful of seltzer water, and it’s gross.
M: THAT IS NOT TRUE. It’s a national sensation!! It’s an acquired taste, like making out.

Like making out. And it’s coming to Auburn.

Like, coffee, red wine, yoga, (500) Days of Summer, wheat bread and Danskos? I’ll give it a third shot, but only because it’s a national sensation. Like the shake weight.

drumroll please…

I’m excited to finally finish(ish) my portfolio website. I’ve been working on it for the past few months and finally got my act together to get it done a few nights ago. I thought it might be somewhat of a good idea to have a portfolio coming out of college, so here’s my start. enjoy!

http://meagangibson.com/

double the fun!

a few special people this year will be getting not one but two holiday cards from the gibsons this season. My mom sent out half our christmas cards and then, four days later, decided that she wanted to use a different picture. Typical. To the second half of the families, she sent out a separate batch of New Years cards. So, Merry Christmas AND Happy New Years to all!

wordle

Here’s something fun. Just plug in your website and it creates this fun little type illustration using text from your website. Here’s our WORDLE.