April 20th, 2013
My beautiful sister and her beautiful girlfriend. Photo by Ana Hinojosa.

My beautiful sister and her beautiful girlfriend. Photo by Ana Hinojosa.

April 20th, 2013
She laughs, and the sound of it crinkles in my chest like a candy wrapper in a quiet room. I want more.
Elissa Janine Hoole
April 20th, 2013

Philip Roth on naps

Let me tell you about the nap. It’s absolutely fantastic. When I was a kid, my father was always trying to tell me how to be a man. And he said - I was maybe nine - he said, Philip, whenever you take a nap, take your clothes off and put a blanket over you and you’re going to sleep better. Well, as with everything, he was right. And so I now do that and I come back from the swimming pool I go to and I have my lunch and I read the paper and I take this glorious thing called a nap. And then the best part of it is that when you wake up, for the first 15 seconds you have no idea where you are. You’re just alive. That’s all you know and it’s bliss. It’s absolute bliss.

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@euvelab

Wassup? My name is Eugenia Vela. I was born and raised in San Pedro, Garza García in Nuevo León, México. I moved to Austin in 2008 and got my bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Texas.

I write. Sometimes fiction (my first love). But here you can find a few samples from my journalism portfolio. I've written for both online and print publications. I've dealt with music, film, fashion, as well as features and profiles on artists and business owners. I've covered festivals like South by Southwest, Pachanga Fest, Nrmal Fest, Fashion Freakout and Cine Las Américas. I've done video interviews with Grammy nominees and winners such as Ximena Sariñana, Anita Tijoux, Gustavo Galindo and Kinky. I also have experience with copy editing for online and print journalism. I was senior editor of UT's Orange Magazine, which included pitching story ideas, editing rounds and releasing weekly newsletters. I'm also bilingual, which has come in handy while living in the great state of Texas.

I love people. I love words. I love telling stories. Storytelling will never die, ya hear?

By the by, this site also contains my personal tumblr-- meaning you will find favorite book and movie quotes along with pictures of supermodels and cheese.