[Around the house.]

Happy Friday, you guys! I only have a few links for you as this has been a busy week at work and I've managed to stay off the computer and go to bed super early for most of it. Here are five or six things that I've enjoyed this week:

I seriously almost bought this print for my son's bedroom before I was like, "Oh wait, I don't have a son."

I loved Dani's post about Method's Pink Your Sink campaign. I'm also the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, so these efforts to find a cure are especially close to my heart.

I haven't read Fifty Shades of Grey, but I've done a bit of work with that damn Twilight "Saga," and I found this article to be really super interesting. My opinion is that an abusive relationship between two characters is going to look like an abusive relationship between two characters, no matter what kind setting and plot you drop it into.

New blog friends for you: Christine and Tif!

I'm a bit late to the game, but I've been listening to the new Mumford & Sons album and I can't get enough of it. Talk about passion eyes. The whole album plays over and over in my head and I don't mind at all.

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Rob and I are meeting in Farmville tonight, and we're staying at Longwood with my brother, then going to Hampden-Sydney's Homecoming football game on Saturday. After tailgating and stopping by all of our old stomping grounds, we'll be heading to Charlottesville for the rest of the weekend to spend the night with my dear friend Patrick (but apparently not his fiance Chad, because Chad is now in Roanoke for a month doing med school things. I hate having all my friends scattered around!). Two of my best girlfriends, Shawna and Emma, are also currently in Charlottesville, so I'll hopefully be exchanging a few hugs and a meal or two with them. I can't wait! Homecoming weekend is always the best.

Happy Friday! This is the first weekend in what feels like forever that I won't be traveling anywhere. Rob should be getting in late this evening from northern Virginia and we are going to spend the weekend together here at home! I'm going to try to bake some muffins and go on a long walk and paint my nails--but that's it!

[I'm all about some red lipstick these days.]

Here are a few links I've loved this week:

Alice Walker on Censorship, in honor of Banned Books Week.

This clever little insert turns any purse into a camera bag. I'm getting one!

I love Kayla's sweet story about finding her sister on Myspace.

Speaking of Myspace, have you seen the new version yet?

Drawl Magazine is raising funds so we can go from online magazine to a quarterly print publication. It would mean the world to me if you could check it out here and make a donation or tweet about the fundraiser.

If you live anywhere near Farmville, Virginia (yes that's a real place), stop by Longwood University and see my brother's band, She's a Legend, play at Battle of the Bands! They go on at 7:00. I wish I could be there!

I'm really having a moment with sequins. And I'm head over heels in love with this dress. The Christmas parties! New Year's Eve! The possibilities are endless.

Two new friends for you to meet this weekend:
+ Vanisha is a PhD student from Fiji living in Australia. Needless to say, her life is cool.
+ Eliza and her husband are starting a new adventure and moving to Georgia! Follow along as they get settled in their new lives this month.

Did you know that October is National Bullying Prevention Month? Sign the Pledge to Choose Kind.

I just made the switch to selling ads through Passionfruit--I hope my future sponsors will find this to be convenient. You can check it out and actually place an ad at any time during the month right here. Please don't hesitate to email me if you have questions, though!

Have a great weekend, you guys! I plan to do a lot of relaxing at the lake. What about you? Please feel free to leave a link to something you enjoyed this week in the comments! I'm scheduling a new Life Lately According to Instagram post for tomorrow, so stay tuned for that!

[Fall weekends mean scarves and hard cider.]

It's Friday! I have lots of links for you today. Here are some things I've loved recently:

Someone please buy me this dress. I'll wear it all the time, I promise!

I can't even think about this video without laughing. My college roommate, Caroline sent it to me a few days ago because we used to watch ridiculous stuff like this all the time and would quote it for weeks. He barfed on a sailor like a pig!

Such a lovely poem by Jenna.

I wrote a book review for Drawl Magazine. You can read it here.

Have you registered to vote yet? You better!

Gina made some awesome apple butter and I can't wait to make some, myself! Her beautiful photos don't hurt, either!

I loved this post about The Big Bang Theory. I hate that show. But it's nice to read such a a very smart, very honest piece about something so popular.

This weekend is your last chance to get a sponsorship spot on Freckled Italian in October! Check it out.

I think Indie Maven has such a great idea behind it.

Melissa made me smile with her awesome list of things her 21-year-old-self would be embarrassed to know about her 28-year-old-self. I'm only 24, but I do plenty of things already that would embarrass my 21-year-old-self!

You can enter to win a pair of Louboutins here. JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW!

I'm meeting Rob in Charlottesville after work, and he's going to drive me to DC because I've been traveling so much lately! We had originally planned to spend the weekend together in Roanoke, but he's actually moving out of the hotel today and into an apartment with some work friends! So to Arlington we go! What do you have planned this weekend?