a jacket fetish

i decided that since i didn't purchase any coats this winter, i was allowed 2 new jackets.

what?

in case there was ever any question

kansas is legit ...

statistics typically mean little to me except when i'm questioned (by those outside of the kansas world) on getting a desgin degree (from kansas).

(it makes me defensive, considering kansas has great programs in education all-around. )

Top 2009 nation-wide programs according to DesignIntelligence:

Master of Architecture
1. Harvard University
2. University of Cincinnati
3. Columbia University
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4. Yale University
6. Cornell University
6. Washington University in St. Louis
6. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
9. University of Michigan
9. University of Texas at Austin
11. Clemson University
11. Kansas State University
11. Princeton University
11. Texas A&M University
11. University of Virginia
16. Rice University
17. Georgia Institute of Technology
17. University of California at Berkeley
19. Rhode Island School of Design
19. Syracuse University

Bachelor of Interior Architecture/Design
1. Kansas State University
2. Pratt Institute
2. University of Cincinnati
4. Cornell University
5. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
6. California College of Arts
6. New York School of Interior Design
8. Michigan State University
9. Arizona State University
9. Art Center Design College
9. Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago
9. Iowa State University of Science and Technology
9. Miami University
9. University of Missouri
9. University of Oregon
9. University of Texas at Austin
9. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Master of Interior Architecture/Design
1. Pratt Institute
2. Kansas State University
3. Cornell University
4. Rhode Island School of Design
5. Savannah College of Art and Design
6. Arizona State University
6. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
6. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
9. Washington State University of Spokane
10. Iowa State University
10. Syracuse University
10. University of Florida

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
1. University of Georgia
2. Kansas State University
2. Louisiana State University
4. Pennsylvania State University
5. Cornell University
5. Texas A&M University
7. Purdue University
8. Ball State University
9. Iowa State University
10. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
10. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
12. Clemson University
13. Ohio State University
14. University of Florida
15. University of Rhode Island

Master of Landscape Architecture
1. Harvard University
2. University of Georgia
3. Louisiana State University
4. Texas A&M University
5. Ball State University
5. Cornell University
5. University of Virginia
8. Kansas State University
8. University of California at Berkeley
8. University of Michigan
11. University of Pennsylvania
11. University of Texas at Austin
13. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
14. Auburn University
14. North Carolina State University
14. Rhode Island School of Design

new year. new me.

i always have good intentions at the beginning of a new year. this one is no exception.

trying to be realistic, is the challenge.

going to the gym? no. going to a new destination? now we're talking.

however, this year i really do need to go to the gym.

my goal is to challenge myself. my 30 year old self needs a push and i'm tired of longing for my fit body of the past.

classes are the key. i welcome anything to motivate me beyond my current lifestyle and challenge me to my potential.

(i also bought new eye cream from sephora and agreed that this is an acceptable way of improving my 30 year old self. shopping = yay!)

(it almost makes up for the hell spinning class has put me through ... and after i survive that, i think a trip to a new destiation is definitely in order.)

looking forward to an improved me in 2009!