I would just like to put it out there that recently,
the only things I've wanted to eat are Salami and Sprite.
And occasionally Grape Crush or Turkey lunch meat.
I don't know why, but I am having this like.. obsession.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Just Back!
I have just returned from the most amazing trip to New York City!
Pictures to come,
but in the mean time, I would just like to let you all know that I will be purchasing the Steve Madden open toed clogs tomorrow-ish, AND
I would like to tell you that
"Come Fly Away" the Broadway musical is fantastic!
If you know you won't like a non-ballet ballet, I wouldn't recommend it, but I went in fully expecting there to be dialog and was pleasantly surprised to find that there is none! It was a refreshing departure from the norm, and I loved following the story lines of the different couples on stage as they were interpreted through the dancing.
Also, it helps if you love Frank Sinatra, as I do.
Pictures to come,
but in the mean time, I would just like to let you all know that I will be purchasing the Steve Madden open toed clogs tomorrow-ish, AND
I would like to tell you that
"Come Fly Away" the Broadway musical is fantastic!
If you know you won't like a non-ballet ballet, I wouldn't recommend it, but I went in fully expecting there to be dialog and was pleasantly surprised to find that there is none! It was a refreshing departure from the norm, and I loved following the story lines of the different couples on stage as they were interpreted through the dancing.
Also, it helps if you love Frank Sinatra, as I do.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Long Time No See/Lessons in Growing Up
I haven't posted here for such a long time, because of being so busy, but things are finally starting to wind down now.
This summer is going so much better than what I had ever hoped for, and I'm glad. It's an awesome start to my senior year. My group of friends and I work hard, but we also play hard, and that's the way it should be.
Things I've Learned (so far) This Summer:
1. You have to be a little tolerant of people you don't like.
Sometimes they're dumb. Sometimes they're annoying as hell. Most of the time you will want to shoot them, but none the less, you have to be patient with them.
2. The best way to make friends is to be yourself.
This one was kind of an epiphany. After 17ish years of trying to be whatever I felt was the latest attitude craze, I've learned that (some)people like me because I'm me. Novel concept, I know.
3. You do not learn ANYTHING from online classes.
To everyone out there still in school who may come across this, PLEASE take my advice. If you're taking a class because you want to get something out of it, take it for real instead of online because you will not learn a single thing.
4. Sometimes life gives you lemons.
My new swim coach is a dick. I wouldn't put that out there unless it were true. I have never met someone so bad tempered in my entire life. But, after swimming for this long, it's not like I can just quit - in short, I'm dealing with it, and trying to roll with the punches.
Lastly, I'll leave you with a picture of my friends and I after completing the Motor City Mile. It's an open water swim off of the Belle Isle beach in Detroit for charity benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation. There are three options, the 1/2 mile, the 1 mile (which was our choice), and the 5k.
This summer is going so much better than what I had ever hoped for, and I'm glad. It's an awesome start to my senior year. My group of friends and I work hard, but we also play hard, and that's the way it should be.
Things I've Learned (so far) This Summer:
1. You have to be a little tolerant of people you don't like.
Sometimes they're dumb. Sometimes they're annoying as hell. Most of the time you will want to shoot them, but none the less, you have to be patient with them.
2. The best way to make friends is to be yourself.
This one was kind of an epiphany. After 17ish years of trying to be whatever I felt was the latest attitude craze, I've learned that (some)people like me because I'm me. Novel concept, I know.
3. You do not learn ANYTHING from online classes.
To everyone out there still in school who may come across this, PLEASE take my advice. If you're taking a class because you want to get something out of it, take it for real instead of online because you will not learn a single thing.
4. Sometimes life gives you lemons.
My new swim coach is a dick. I wouldn't put that out there unless it were true. I have never met someone so bad tempered in my entire life. But, after swimming for this long, it's not like I can just quit - in short, I'm dealing with it, and trying to roll with the punches.
Lastly, I'll leave you with a picture of my friends and I after completing the Motor City Mile. It's an open water swim off of the Belle Isle beach in Detroit for charity benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation. There are three options, the 1/2 mile, the 1 mile (which was our choice), and the 5k.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Exhausted
I probably won't post here any time soon unless there is some thing that I feel needs to be addressed ASAP, like.. this really adorable bag I saw at Nordstrom that I can't find online or I'd put a picture up.
This is my last summer of swimming, and I'll be damned if it's not the hardest yet.
I have two practices a day, and we lift on mondays wednesdays and thursdays.
in short, i'm tired.
This is my last summer of swimming, and I'll be damned if it's not the hardest yet.
I have two practices a day, and we lift on mondays wednesdays and thursdays.
in short, i'm tired.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Just Keep Swimming
First day of eternity is today.
Swimming starts today, all through the summer I will have three practices a day, and then once school starts I'll have practice every day untill mid-November. Kill me now.
I mean it. Right now.
picture from showchina.org
Swimming starts today, all through the summer I will have three practices a day, and then once school starts I'll have practice every day untill mid-November. Kill me now.
I mean it. Right now.
picture from showchina.org
Monday, May 31, 2010
True Story
I am an only child.
Even typing those words is like writing my life story.
I am an only child.
As many times as I type those words, they always mean the same thing.
I am an only child.
I am destined to be alone.
That is what being an only child is, for me.
But how melodramatic is that?
This may be the most honest post I could ever write, because this is the one thing that plagues me day and night.
I am alone, and sometimes I'm convinced that no one outside of my parents will ever love me.
Watching movies about people with siblings makes me cry (for example Little Women, My Sister's Keeper, etc.), but not because of the sad event, but because they make me think about how I will never ever have that relationship with anyone. You can't recreate the feeling of having a sibling. No friend you will ever have is going to be forced to stay with you through anything like a sibling. Friends come and go, a sibling is your blood, and families don't fall apart quite the way friendships can.
Watching movies like The Notebook, and P.S. I Love You make most people cry. But not for the same reasons they make me cry. When I watch P.S. I Love You, I can't imagine ever having someone love me so much that they would leave me messages after they were gone. I can't imagine someone even liking me enough for them to know me that well. The Notebook reminds me of my first kiss. I was in South Carolina, it was on the beach, at night. I didn't know him, we met that night. He asked me if I wanted to go somewhere, I turned him down because I wasn't sure of his intentions and I wasn't planning on having sex on the beach. (uncomfortable?) Now I wish almost every day that I would have gone with him. I kick myself for it all the time. That was my first kiss. That was two years ago, I was 16 (old, I know). Two years later, my first kiss is also my last kiss. How pathetic am I? The Notebook is set in South Carolina, yes, but the big thing is that I never saw him again because I was leaving the next day to come back home to Michigan, the same as Allie had to go home as well.
My biggest wish in life is that some day, some way, I will find someone who loves me, even with my imperfections.
That doesn't stop me from crying some nights because I'm sure I never will.
In my head, I'm so much more dramatic that I am outwardly, but it's so much easier to express to the faceless internet.
Even typing those words is like writing my life story.
I am an only child.
As many times as I type those words, they always mean the same thing.
I am an only child.
I am destined to be alone.
That is what being an only child is, for me.
But how melodramatic is that?
This may be the most honest post I could ever write, because this is the one thing that plagues me day and night.
I am alone, and sometimes I'm convinced that no one outside of my parents will ever love me.
Watching movies about people with siblings makes me cry (for example Little Women, My Sister's Keeper, etc.), but not because of the sad event, but because they make me think about how I will never ever have that relationship with anyone. You can't recreate the feeling of having a sibling. No friend you will ever have is going to be forced to stay with you through anything like a sibling. Friends come and go, a sibling is your blood, and families don't fall apart quite the way friendships can.
Watching movies like The Notebook, and P.S. I Love You make most people cry. But not for the same reasons they make me cry. When I watch P.S. I Love You, I can't imagine ever having someone love me so much that they would leave me messages after they were gone. I can't imagine someone even liking me enough for them to know me that well. The Notebook reminds me of my first kiss. I was in South Carolina, it was on the beach, at night. I didn't know him, we met that night. He asked me if I wanted to go somewhere, I turned him down because I wasn't sure of his intentions and I wasn't planning on having sex on the beach. (uncomfortable?) Now I wish almost every day that I would have gone with him. I kick myself for it all the time. That was my first kiss. That was two years ago, I was 16 (old, I know). Two years later, my first kiss is also my last kiss. How pathetic am I? The Notebook is set in South Carolina, yes, but the big thing is that I never saw him again because I was leaving the next day to come back home to Michigan, the same as Allie had to go home as well.
My biggest wish in life is that some day, some way, I will find someone who loves me, even with my imperfections.
That doesn't stop me from crying some nights because I'm sure I never will.
In my head, I'm so much more dramatic that I am outwardly, but it's so much easier to express to the faceless internet.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Surveyy
Oh lordy. I remember when these were all the craze on myspace back when I was in middle school.
Anyway, I'm procrastinating writing a paper, so here goes.
{1} what do you do when you're bored?
Well, I guess I complain about it on here, or I just go on the computer in general... watch some really awful TV(The Real Housewives of _______, Jersey Shore, Say Yes to the Dress, etc.) Most of the time the people on those shows are so sad and dysfunctional that it makes you feel really good about your life. hahah.
{2} are you an autumn or a spring?
I like both. Spring is about awakening, and it's so amazing when you feel that little bit of warmth from the depths of winter. I love to see all the trees and grass turn green, and watching the flowers come out. Fall smells wonderful, and so many events happen in the fall. The leaves turn pretty colors, and usually the weather isn't too bad, unless it rains, but that happens in spring, too.
{3} quick! you're stuck at an airport for hours and the only options are crossword puzzles or an old novel that nobody's heard of.
The novel, because I usually can't answer all the questions in a crossword puzzle and have to look in the back of the book, but cheating makes me sad. Besides, I like to read.
{4} jane austen or emily bronte?
Well, that's a difficult question. I think I'm going to have to say both again for this one, because I love me some Wuthering Heights. But I also really love Pride and Prejudice, as well as Persuasion. I can't hold only writing one well known novel against Emily just because Jane had several. It's definitely both.
{5} do you feel prepared for the five other questions coming your way?
I think so. Why? Are they horrendous?
{6} who's your hero?
Ummmm. I don't know. I think my heroes are people who aren't afraid to go out and do what they love. I wish I wasn't so afraid of failure, and so materialistic. If I didn't have this need for physical things, I think I would end up much happier in the long run.
{7} favorite word?
I'd have to say disestablishmentarianism, androgynous(fun to say, fun to watch people look at you funnily) or inexplicable.
{8} are you one of those "checklist" people or are you a "wing it and hope everything goes well" sort of person?
It really depends. If I'm putting a cabinet together, I'd like some instructions, please. But if I'm just running around trying to pack for a trip I'm taking, I tend to wing it and hope I remembered everything. Which I never do, so I don't know why I don't make a checklist.... Actually I do. Because I wouldn't like the checklist because it would tell me that I'm over packing like I do every time. And then I would have to rip it up and throw it out the window because I happen to like over packing. You never know what you're going to need.
{9} what phrase has stuck with you in your life?
"The only thing you have to fear is fear itself." - Winston Churchill
and
"Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being is only a species of the dead, and a very rare species." - Friedrich Nietzsche
{10} if you were to choose between coffee and tea, which would you go with?
Tea. There's way more variety. Herbal, Black, Green, with milk, without milk, with honey, without honey, with sugar instead of honey, without sugar, hot, cold, mixture of herbal and green, mixture of herbal and black, mixture of black and green. And if you stay away from the black tea, it won't stain your teeth, but there's no way to get around that with coffee. ( I have issues with teeth.)
Anyway, I'm procrastinating writing a paper, so here goes.
{1} what do you do when you're bored?
Well, I guess I complain about it on here, or I just go on the computer in general... watch some really awful TV(The Real Housewives of _______, Jersey Shore, Say Yes to the Dress, etc.) Most of the time the people on those shows are so sad and dysfunctional that it makes you feel really good about your life. hahah.
{2} are you an autumn or a spring?
I like both. Spring is about awakening, and it's so amazing when you feel that little bit of warmth from the depths of winter. I love to see all the trees and grass turn green, and watching the flowers come out. Fall smells wonderful, and so many events happen in the fall. The leaves turn pretty colors, and usually the weather isn't too bad, unless it rains, but that happens in spring, too.
{3} quick! you're stuck at an airport for hours and the only options are crossword puzzles or an old novel that nobody's heard of.
The novel, because I usually can't answer all the questions in a crossword puzzle and have to look in the back of the book, but cheating makes me sad. Besides, I like to read.
{4} jane austen or emily bronte?
Well, that's a difficult question. I think I'm going to have to say both again for this one, because I love me some Wuthering Heights. But I also really love Pride and Prejudice, as well as Persuasion. I can't hold only writing one well known novel against Emily just because Jane had several. It's definitely both.
{5} do you feel prepared for the five other questions coming your way?
I think so. Why? Are they horrendous?
{6} who's your hero?
Ummmm. I don't know. I think my heroes are people who aren't afraid to go out and do what they love. I wish I wasn't so afraid of failure, and so materialistic. If I didn't have this need for physical things, I think I would end up much happier in the long run.
{7} favorite word?
I'd have to say disestablishmentarianism, androgynous(fun to say, fun to watch people look at you funnily) or inexplicable.
{8} are you one of those "checklist" people or are you a "wing it and hope everything goes well" sort of person?
It really depends. If I'm putting a cabinet together, I'd like some instructions, please. But if I'm just running around trying to pack for a trip I'm taking, I tend to wing it and hope I remembered everything. Which I never do, so I don't know why I don't make a checklist.... Actually I do. Because I wouldn't like the checklist because it would tell me that I'm over packing like I do every time. And then I would have to rip it up and throw it out the window because I happen to like over packing. You never know what you're going to need.
{9} what phrase has stuck with you in your life?
"The only thing you have to fear is fear itself." - Winston Churchill
and
"Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being is only a species of the dead, and a very rare species." - Friedrich Nietzsche
{10} if you were to choose between coffee and tea, which would you go with?
Tea. There's way more variety. Herbal, Black, Green, with milk, without milk, with honey, without honey, with sugar instead of honey, without sugar, hot, cold, mixture of herbal and green, mixture of herbal and black, mixture of black and green. And if you stay away from the black tea, it won't stain your teeth, but there's no way to get around that with coffee. ( I have issues with teeth.)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Curious Tuesday 004
155.1. Who is your favourite musician, NOT in terms of talent or aptitude, but based on pure sex appeal?
For sure, without a doubt, Jim Morrison.
2. What were some quirks of your past lovers that drove you crazy?
Bad table manners drive me crazy in anyone.
3. If there was a movie made about your life, what song would you absolutely INSIST be on the soundtrack?
New Slang – The Shins
Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
Dirt Off Your Shoulder – Jay-Z
4. What is your favourite quote right now?
Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being is only a species of the dead, and a very rare species.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
5. Connect up with other nonpareils! Post links to your website, Facebook, Twitter, etc., here! (We haven’t done this in a long time & it’s so much fun! Thanks to Vixxie for reminding me!)
livingwax.blogspot.com/
twitter.com/LivingWax
via: http://galadarling.com/article/curious-tuesday-4?commented=1#c087805
For sure, without a doubt, Jim Morrison.
2. What were some quirks of your past lovers that drove you crazy?
Bad table manners drive me crazy in anyone.
3. If there was a movie made about your life, what song would you absolutely INSIST be on the soundtrack?
New Slang – The Shins
Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
Dirt Off Your Shoulder – Jay-Z
4. What is your favourite quote right now?
Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being is only a species of the dead, and a very rare species.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
5. Connect up with other nonpareils! Post links to your website, Facebook, Twitter, etc., here! (We haven’t done this in a long time & it’s so much fun! Thanks to Vixxie for reminding me!)
livingwax.blogspot.com/
twitter.com/LivingWax
via: http://galadarling.com/article/curious-tuesday-4?commented=1#c087805
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The Doors of Perception
There is something about The Doors and Jim Morrisson that draws me in and holds me. There's something about the music, the legend, the facts of the band that tells me there is something there more than what's on the surface.
Those who haven't read about him, make think that Jim Morrisson was a sex-crazed, drunken fool. The truth is that he was extremely intelligent, someone who routinely pushed the limits, a poet.
One morning he awoke in a green hotel
With a strange creature groaning beside him
Sweat oozed from its shining skin
Is everybody in?
Is everybody in?
Is everybody in?
The ceremony is about to begin
Once I had a little game
I liked to crawl back in my brain
I think you know the game I mean
I mean the game called "Go Insane"
Now you should try this little game
Just close your eyes, forget your name
forget the world, forget the people
and we'll erect a different steeple.
This little game is fun to do.
Just close your eyes, no way to lose
And I'm right here, I'm going too
Release control, we're breaking through
-The Celebration of the Lizard, James Douglas Morrisson
I don't know what it is about him and them, but there is a magnetism.
My favorites are Moonlight Drive, Love Street, When the Music's Over, Spanish Carrivan, Roadhouse Blues, and my absolute favorite is The End.
I don't know. It seems that even though I don't stay in my The Doors phases, I always come back to them, and they linger more than other ones do.
Those who haven't read about him, make think that Jim Morrisson was a sex-crazed, drunken fool. The truth is that he was extremely intelligent, someone who routinely pushed the limits, a poet.
One morning he awoke in a green hotel
With a strange creature groaning beside him
Sweat oozed from its shining skin
Is everybody in?
Is everybody in?
Is everybody in?
The ceremony is about to begin
Once I had a little game
I liked to crawl back in my brain
I think you know the game I mean
I mean the game called "Go Insane"
Now you should try this little game
Just close your eyes, forget your name
forget the world, forget the people
and we'll erect a different steeple.
This little game is fun to do.
Just close your eyes, no way to lose
And I'm right here, I'm going too
Release control, we're breaking through
-The Celebration of the Lizard, James Douglas Morrisson
I don't know what it is about him and them, but there is a magnetism.
My favorites are Moonlight Drive, Love Street, When the Music's Over, Spanish Carrivan, Roadhouse Blues, and my absolute favorite is The End.
I don't know. It seems that even though I don't stay in my The Doors phases, I always come back to them, and they linger more than other ones do.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I really thought I would be more consistant about this...
Everything is so ridiculously busy right now.
It seems that all of my teachers think that their class is the only one I have, when in fact I have six others.
Last night I went to bed at 1:00 AM and then woke up at 5:30 AM so I could finish all of the homework I couldn't finish by 1.
I wish teachers would plan better so that instead of trying to cram 4000 things in at the end of the year, the whole year would just move a slight bit faster. I suppose that's just too much to ask, though.
To make matters worse, prom is this weekend ( although I'm excited for prom, it's really just adding to my stress )
And Arts Jam ( which is an art festival my school has every year, where student artists get to display all the work they've done over the past year ) is on Thursday, which I guess is tomorrow. So I'm trying desperately to finish up some projects that I've been working on for that, but when I'm up until 1:00 with homework, it doesn't really leave much time for painting/drawing/creating.
I don't know what to do with myself. I feel like I'm just everywhere without a real focus.
All I want is to paint, and listen to The Doors.
Because in case I haven't mentioned this before, The Doors are my favorite ever.
To add to this clusterfuck, a total of 2 of the 8 phones in my house are working, and I don't appreciate having to run around the house to find a phone when half the time I look at the caller id and it says "Toll Free Call" anyway.
My room and the room I've been painting are both a mess, and it's just gotten to the point where I can't function in them anymore, but when I don't even have enough time to do my homework, how the hell am I supposed to find time to clean?
I also need to do laundry desperately. Just in case you needed to know that.
But what I need above everything else,
we're talking about need numero uno.
Is a nap.
I just really, really, need a nap.
This is whats playing in my head:
The End - The Doors
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes...again
Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need...of some...stranger's hand
In a...desperate land
Lost in a Roman...wilderness of pain
And all the children are insane
All the children are insane
Waiting for the summer rain, yeah
There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the King's highway, baby
Weird scenes inside the gold mine
Ride the highway west, baby
Ride the snake, ride the snake
To the lake, the ancient lake, baby
The snake is long, seven miles
Ride the snake...he's old, and his skin is cold
The west is the best
The west is the best
Get here, and we'll do the rest
The blue bus is callin' us
The blue bus is callin' us
Driver, where you taken' us
The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall
He went into the room where his sister lived, and...then he
Paid a visit to his brother, and then he
He walked on down the hall, and
And he came to a door...and he looked inside
Father, yes son, I want to kill you
Mother...I want to...fuck you
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
And meet me at the back of the blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
On a blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
C'mon, yeah
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end
It seems that all of my teachers think that their class is the only one I have, when in fact I have six others.
Last night I went to bed at 1:00 AM and then woke up at 5:30 AM so I could finish all of the homework I couldn't finish by 1.
I wish teachers would plan better so that instead of trying to cram 4000 things in at the end of the year, the whole year would just move a slight bit faster. I suppose that's just too much to ask, though.
To make matters worse, prom is this weekend ( although I'm excited for prom, it's really just adding to my stress )
And Arts Jam ( which is an art festival my school has every year, where student artists get to display all the work they've done over the past year ) is on Thursday, which I guess is tomorrow. So I'm trying desperately to finish up some projects that I've been working on for that, but when I'm up until 1:00 with homework, it doesn't really leave much time for painting/drawing/creating.
I don't know what to do with myself. I feel like I'm just everywhere without a real focus.
All I want is to paint, and listen to The Doors.
Because in case I haven't mentioned this before, The Doors are my favorite ever.
To add to this clusterfuck, a total of 2 of the 8 phones in my house are working, and I don't appreciate having to run around the house to find a phone when half the time I look at the caller id and it says "Toll Free Call" anyway.
My room and the room I've been painting are both a mess, and it's just gotten to the point where I can't function in them anymore, but when I don't even have enough time to do my homework, how the hell am I supposed to find time to clean?
I also need to do laundry desperately. Just in case you needed to know that.
But what I need above everything else,
we're talking about need numero uno.
Is a nap.
I just really, really, need a nap.
This is whats playing in my head:
The End - The Doors
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes...again
Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need...of some...stranger's hand
In a...desperate land
Lost in a Roman...wilderness of pain
And all the children are insane
All the children are insane
Waiting for the summer rain, yeah
There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the King's highway, baby
Weird scenes inside the gold mine
Ride the highway west, baby
Ride the snake, ride the snake
To the lake, the ancient lake, baby
The snake is long, seven miles
Ride the snake...he's old, and his skin is cold
The west is the best
The west is the best
Get here, and we'll do the rest
The blue bus is callin' us
The blue bus is callin' us
Driver, where you taken' us
The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall
He went into the room where his sister lived, and...then he
Paid a visit to his brother, and then he
He walked on down the hall, and
And he came to a door...and he looked inside
Father, yes son, I want to kill you
Mother...I want to...fuck you
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
C'mon baby, take a chance with us
And meet me at the back of the blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
On a blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
C'mon, yeah
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Curious Tuesday: 002 ( but for me, 001)
Courtesy of http://www.galadarling.com
1. What are you most excited for RIGHT NOW?
SUMMER! My best friend and I are going on a road trip along the entire East Coast, starting in Massachusetts and ending in Georgia, then back home to Michigan by way of Chicago anddddddd LOLLAPALOOZA! Possibly the best part about this is that we're financing the entire thing ourselves, which is really a first for the both of us.
2. Who is your style icon? What inspires your look?
My mother inspired my love for fashion and clothing, but I wouldn't say that I actually have a style icon. I know what I like, and what looks good on me, I know what I want to wear, and I try my best to make that work with what I can wear/what's flattering. I think my wardrobe is best defined by eclectic - adj 1: selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles 2: composed of elements drawn from various sources
3. If you could have dinner with anyone, alive or dead, who would you invite?
Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison, Frank Sinatra, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, & others I can't think of right now. I'll add on later. :)
4. What did you dress up as for your first Halloween?
In the first Halloween pictures I've seen of me, I was a lion. The first Halloween I remember I was Dorothy! I had a basket, and ruby slippers and everything! Even a little god stuffed animal to be Toto.
5. What are you improving?
I am working on improving the functionality of my environment. I recently went through,cleaned out, and reorganized my bathroom, I'm moving on to my closet next, and then my room. I'm also working on building better habits about eating, and about doing a lot of that stuff that your mom tells you to do and you ignore her, and then eventually she's going to say, "I told you so." for. For example, moisturizing every morning and every night; I used to do it only when my face was dry ( which was like, never ) and now that I've started to do it consistantly, I'm seeing a huge difference in my skin. I've been using Vanishing Cream from Lush, and I love love love it.
1. What are you most excited for RIGHT NOW?
SUMMER! My best friend and I are going on a road trip along the entire East Coast, starting in Massachusetts and ending in Georgia, then back home to Michigan by way of Chicago anddddddd LOLLAPALOOZA! Possibly the best part about this is that we're financing the entire thing ourselves, which is really a first for the both of us.
2. Who is your style icon? What inspires your look?
My mother inspired my love for fashion and clothing, but I wouldn't say that I actually have a style icon. I know what I like, and what looks good on me, I know what I want to wear, and I try my best to make that work with what I can wear/what's flattering. I think my wardrobe is best defined by eclectic - adj 1: selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles 2: composed of elements drawn from various sources
3. If you could have dinner with anyone, alive or dead, who would you invite?
Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison, Frank Sinatra, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, & others I can't think of right now. I'll add on later. :)
4. What did you dress up as for your first Halloween?
In the first Halloween pictures I've seen of me, I was a lion. The first Halloween I remember I was Dorothy! I had a basket, and ruby slippers and everything! Even a little god stuffed animal to be Toto.
5. What are you improving?
I am working on improving the functionality of my environment. I recently went through,cleaned out, and reorganized my bathroom, I'm moving on to my closet next, and then my room. I'm also working on building better habits about eating, and about doing a lot of that stuff that your mom tells you to do and you ignore her, and then eventually she's going to say, "I told you so." for. For example, moisturizing every morning and every night; I used to do it only when my face was dry ( which was like, never ) and now that I've started to do it consistantly, I'm seeing a huge difference in my skin. I've been using Vanishing Cream from Lush, and I love love love it.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Birthday, Prom, Best Fraaaand
Well, it was my birthday 6 days ago ( April 20 ) and I got some good stuff, including a Bannana Republic boyfriend jacket, a new Marc Jacobs purse, two MJ bracelets and a necklace, "No Room for the Blues" from OPI, a really nice easel, and some other stuff.
Today I got my prom dress :)
Good god, I never thought I would wear a fully beaded dress. I'm usually not that flashy, hahaha. Anyway, it's turquoise with some lime beads interspearsed among the turquoise and blue ones. What's really funny is that the poor alterations woman is going to have to take off like, 30% of the bottom because I'm so freaking short.
Even looking at the dresses is overwhelming for me because they're taller than I am.
My best friend is going to college at Ohio University.
She's been gone since March and won't be back until the end of May.
I miss her, because Facebook messenger is just not the same.
Phone conversations are alright, mostly because we can(and have) sit on the phone and talk about nothing for two hours, but it's not like hanging out, and actually being together.
There are no Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe marathons, or episodes of What Not to Wear/ the really awful wedding show that comes on after. We haven't had bon-fires in 30 degree weather with Grape Crush and s'mores. There have been no nights spent laying on our backs looking up at the stars on her dock, no terrible golfing. So serious cooking, in which we pick recipies from bon appeteit and gourmet and then make them into delicious meals.
She's only a year older than me, but started school early, and so is two grades ahead of me.
Let me reiterate; I miss her.
Today I got my prom dress :)
Good god, I never thought I would wear a fully beaded dress. I'm usually not that flashy, hahaha. Anyway, it's turquoise with some lime beads interspearsed among the turquoise and blue ones. What's really funny is that the poor alterations woman is going to have to take off like, 30% of the bottom because I'm so freaking short.
Even looking at the dresses is overwhelming for me because they're taller than I am.
My best friend is going to college at Ohio University.
She's been gone since March and won't be back until the end of May.
I miss her, because Facebook messenger is just not the same.
Phone conversations are alright, mostly because we can(and have) sit on the phone and talk about nothing for two hours, but it's not like hanging out, and actually being together.
There are no Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe marathons, or episodes of What Not to Wear/ the really awful wedding show that comes on after. We haven't had bon-fires in 30 degree weather with Grape Crush and s'mores. There have been no nights spent laying on our backs looking up at the stars on her dock, no terrible golfing. So serious cooking, in which we pick recipies from bon appeteit and gourmet and then make them into delicious meals.
She's only a year older than me, but started school early, and so is two grades ahead of me.
Let me reiterate; I miss her.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Helllllllloooo again!
It's been an awfully long time, hasn't it?
Well, I was deathly ill for a week, and two weeks later, still sick.
I went back to the doctor today, still no idea what it is that i have, but I now have three new prescriptions WOOHOO. not really.
I've had cortizone shots, prednizone, i'm on a decongestant and a cough supressant, and now they're giving me anti-biotics of some kind, an inhaler to clear up my passages, nasal spray, and something different for the cough. I'm going to walking around as a giant medication.
What was really sad about all of this is that since I'm brazillian and usually don't burn ( Though unfortunatley, I don't really end up that nice golden color that some people get. I'd describe it more as ... a less red terracotta. Ce la vie.), I wore a sunscreen with an spf of 6. It did not, however, occur to me that the medication would cause a change in my tolerance to sun. It did. I have never burned so badly in my life. I could peel skin off of my nose in sheets. When my shoulders started peeling, instead of being normal underneath like it usually is, it was burnt still.
Awful, awful, awful. My deepest sympathies to all of you with fair skin, it must be miserable.
In any case, I visited SCAD ( Savannah College of Arts and Design ) while I was down there. While Savannah is one of my favorite places in the world, and I obviously like it so much more than Detroit, I was all in all not very impressed with the school. If I do decide on art school, I think I could much more justify the cost by going to CCS (College for Creative Studies). All I can say is that the program looks stronger, even though it's a smaller school.
No school today! AND it was 84 degrees out! The weather in MI is so A.D.D. it was like, 45 the other day. But anyway, hows that for a Things I Love Thursday?
I have pictures of Savannah that I took for a photography competition, so after they're developed, I'll upload. It's such a beautiful place.
ALSO.
I can now cross two things off of my "I've been looking for this forever" Checklist
I bought the cutest bf jacket from Bannana Republic, it fits beautifully. The only downside to it was that the fabric will catch lint, but I can find a little lint roller for my purse. :)
And I scored an adorable and SUPER comfortable pair of wedges.
As this one woman on What Not to Wear said, (who by the way was great) (and imagine this in a Jersey accent) Thay're freak-in comftable!
I loved that episode, she was hilarious.
I really want MAC lipstick in Vegas Volt. I <3 coral! It looks really nice with every skin tone :)
Well, I was deathly ill for a week, and two weeks later, still sick.
I went back to the doctor today, still no idea what it is that i have, but I now have three new prescriptions WOOHOO. not really.
I've had cortizone shots, prednizone, i'm on a decongestant and a cough supressant, and now they're giving me anti-biotics of some kind, an inhaler to clear up my passages, nasal spray, and something different for the cough. I'm going to walking around as a giant medication.
What was really sad about all of this is that since I'm brazillian and usually don't burn ( Though unfortunatley, I don't really end up that nice golden color that some people get. I'd describe it more as ... a less red terracotta. Ce la vie.), I wore a sunscreen with an spf of 6. It did not, however, occur to me that the medication would cause a change in my tolerance to sun. It did. I have never burned so badly in my life. I could peel skin off of my nose in sheets. When my shoulders started peeling, instead of being normal underneath like it usually is, it was burnt still.
Awful, awful, awful. My deepest sympathies to all of you with fair skin, it must be miserable.
In any case, I visited SCAD ( Savannah College of Arts and Design ) while I was down there. While Savannah is one of my favorite places in the world, and I obviously like it so much more than Detroit, I was all in all not very impressed with the school. If I do decide on art school, I think I could much more justify the cost by going to CCS (College for Creative Studies). All I can say is that the program looks stronger, even though it's a smaller school.
No school today! AND it was 84 degrees out! The weather in MI is so A.D.D. it was like, 45 the other day. But anyway, hows that for a Things I Love Thursday?
I have pictures of Savannah that I took for a photography competition, so after they're developed, I'll upload. It's such a beautiful place.
ALSO.
I can now cross two things off of my "I've been looking for this forever" Checklist
I bought the cutest bf jacket from Bannana Republic, it fits beautifully. The only downside to it was that the fabric will catch lint, but I can find a little lint roller for my purse. :)
And I scored an adorable and SUPER comfortable pair of wedges.
As this one woman on What Not to Wear said, (who by the way was great) (and imagine this in a Jersey accent) Thay're freak-in comftable!
I loved that episode, she was hilarious.
I really want MAC lipstick in Vegas Volt. I <3 coral! It looks really nice with every skin tone :)
Monday, March 29, 2010
Deathly Ill
Okay, not really. I don't even know what's wrong with me, but I have a fever of 103, and a nasty cough. I told my dog today that I'll leave him everything if I die. Being melodramatic is fun. In all honesty though, I'm miserable, so I got on here to gripe about it. School today was awful, I was freezing all day due to the fever, and now my shoulders and neck are sore from shivering and hunching in attempts to get warm. So now I'm watching Dancing with the Stars, and all I have to say is that the girl from 90210 is really awful, and that I don't blame Tony for freaking out and quitting because Kate Gosslin is a terror and no one should have to deal with that crap. I think my next post will be about friends and my life with and without them, but that may not be for a little while, because right now my head hurts too bad, and I'm going to South Carolina on SB on Friday, I'll be there a week, so when I get back from that, I'll post about friends and any adventures I have there. Also, I had lots of adventures this weekend, so I'll try and post about that tomorrow.
Monday, March 22, 2010
the road to becoming a lush
No, no, I don't mean the word old ladies use for a drunk. I mean Lush cosmetics...
I loveeee them, and I recommend them to anyone, because there is something for everyone.
I loveeee them, and I recommend them to anyone, because there is something for everyone.
List of products I own: Ocean Salt, Aquamarina, Snow Fairy body soap, Tea Tree Toner Tabs, a bunch of the Christmas limited edition bath bombs that I'm hoarding, Mask of Magnaminty, and Vanishing Cream Moisturizer.
I can tell you that I have yet to be dissapointed with any of it. Yes, some of the products are more expensive than what you would pay for a generic brand, but you're paying for the natural ingredients versus just slapping more chemicals on your face and body on top of what more of you are already injesting daily.
My next purchase will be Grease Lighting, which I'm told works beautifully - if you notice a pimple coming up, and put Grease Lightning on it twice a day for two days, I'e been told by several people that it was completely gone.
As an athlete, it's really nice to come home after a long game or practice and get clean and a little pampered with products I know are not only good for me and my skin, but also for the environment.
Being concious makes me happy :)
Kulia i ka nu'u : Strive for the Summit
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
I can feel it coming...
This is going to be an issue, I can tell already. This is becoming my go-to thing for whenever I'm bored on the computer. Even if I don't have anything to talk about. So this is going to end up with a billion pointless posts on here because I'm bored a lot.
I really want to go rock climbing. And I want to work on my art. But I'm lazy, and I don't know how much I can get done in an hour. Plus I don't know what to paint/draw/whatever. I think I'm going to try and work on this collage type thing... I don't know really what it's going to be yet. I always end up with these projects that I don't like at all but have some good elements that I usually cut out. So I'm thinking that I make this collage off the different parts that I do like.
It's really unfortunate that commercials aren't less anoying. I feel like if they were more bearable people would buy more of whatever shit they're selling.
I NEED MY TRUE BLOOD BACK
Seriously. I don't know WHY they're making me wait almost a whole year for this. Completely unfair. They get you hooked, and then take away the drug.
There are so many things I want to do with my life. I want to learn to fly a plane or helicopter, and pilot a yacht, and generally know how to take care of myself.
But here's the big question: Why does Cougar Town only get a half hour but Ugly Betty gets a whole hour? Because clearly Cougar Town is better.
Who hates disney sequels? I do! They always end up bad.
Sorry, that was just a bunch of crap that I kept on seeing on TV.
oh lordy. How did Detroit end up with such crazy polititions? Honestly. This is getting rediculous. Kwame Kilpatrick? Monica Conyers? Good God. I just heard her on tv... apparently in court she was yelling something about "Don't disrespect me! Don't do it baby!" Who says that in court? Anyway, she's most likely going to jail because I don't think her appeal will work. And Kwame keeps going into court, but I think he might eventually end up back in jail, too. Not that he deserves anything less. I do feel bad for him in a way. No one deserves to be married to Carlita. I don't know how he ever got up the nerve to cheat on her. I'd be terrified.
Anyway, I was wearing this really cute outfit the other day, and I took a picture, but I have to get on the other computer to upload it, so it probably won't be up here for a few days yet.
Stupid Oscars. I didn't get to see Gilles on Brothers and Sisters this week.
There is no amount of movie stars in gorgeous dresses that can make up for missing this:
Now I have to go find the song that was on at the end of Ugly Betty because I really liked it, and then go to bed because I have to take the ACT again in the morning. :(
Some stupid person went out on Lake St. Clair and fell through the ice. Who does that in 45 degree weather? Anyway fire fighters went and got who ever it was out. But then the fire fighters fell in as well. They all got out in the end.
What did I say? Kwame is back in court tomorrow trying to get the judge overseeing his case disqualified. And Monica is trying to fight reporters. OH SHE IS GOING TO JAIL. 37 months for extortion and accepting bribes.
crazycrazycrazy.
These are reasons why people need to be better educated. So these people don't get elected to public offices to begin with.
what?!
Okay, they have a St. Patrick's day parade every year in Detroit... the city isn't allowing people to throw beads or candy from floats. I swear things get more rediculous every year.
I really want to go rock climbing. And I want to work on my art. But I'm lazy, and I don't know how much I can get done in an hour. Plus I don't know what to paint/draw/whatever. I think I'm going to try and work on this collage type thing... I don't know really what it's going to be yet. I always end up with these projects that I don't like at all but have some good elements that I usually cut out. So I'm thinking that I make this collage off the different parts that I do like.
It's really unfortunate that commercials aren't less anoying. I feel like if they were more bearable people would buy more of whatever shit they're selling.
I NEED MY TRUE BLOOD BACK
Seriously. I don't know WHY they're making me wait almost a whole year for this. Completely unfair. They get you hooked, and then take away the drug.
There are so many things I want to do with my life. I want to learn to fly a plane or helicopter, and pilot a yacht, and generally know how to take care of myself.
But here's the big question: Why does Cougar Town only get a half hour but Ugly Betty gets a whole hour? Because clearly Cougar Town is better.
Who hates disney sequels? I do! They always end up bad.
Sorry, that was just a bunch of crap that I kept on seeing on TV.
oh lordy. How did Detroit end up with such crazy polititions? Honestly. This is getting rediculous. Kwame Kilpatrick? Monica Conyers? Good God. I just heard her on tv... apparently in court she was yelling something about "Don't disrespect me! Don't do it baby!" Who says that in court? Anyway, she's most likely going to jail because I don't think her appeal will work. And Kwame keeps going into court, but I think he might eventually end up back in jail, too. Not that he deserves anything less. I do feel bad for him in a way. No one deserves to be married to Carlita. I don't know how he ever got up the nerve to cheat on her. I'd be terrified.
Anyway, I was wearing this really cute outfit the other day, and I took a picture, but I have to get on the other computer to upload it, so it probably won't be up here for a few days yet.
Stupid Oscars. I didn't get to see Gilles on Brothers and Sisters this week.
There is no amount of movie stars in gorgeous dresses that can make up for missing this:
Now I have to go find the song that was on at the end of Ugly Betty because I really liked it, and then go to bed because I have to take the ACT again in the morning. :(
Some stupid person went out on Lake St. Clair and fell through the ice. Who does that in 45 degree weather? Anyway fire fighters went and got who ever it was out. But then the fire fighters fell in as well. They all got out in the end.
What did I say? Kwame is back in court tomorrow trying to get the judge overseeing his case disqualified. And Monica is trying to fight reporters. OH SHE IS GOING TO JAIL. 37 months for extortion and accepting bribes.
crazycrazycrazy.
These are reasons why people need to be better educated. So these people don't get elected to public offices to begin with.
what?!
Okay, they have a St. Patrick's day parade every year in Detroit... the city isn't allowing people to throw beads or candy from floats. I swear things get more rediculous every year.
Belated Oscars Post
So I had this idea when the Oscars were on, and I don't know why I didn't just post it then, but here it is; In honor of the Oscars, I am making a post lising my top ten favorite movies.
10. My Neighbor Totoro (The Original): What can you say about this movie? It's the most amazing children's film I've ever seen.
9. The Departed: Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Sheen, AND the great Jack Nicholson? My favorite scene? The rat crawling across the banister at the end.
8. All About Eve/Now Voyager: A tie between two great Bette Davis films, I couldn't decide. All About Eve is a distinguished and entertaining film, I love George Sanders in this, what a great character actor! Now, Voyager is a fantastic story, and was the first Bette Davis film I ever saw.
7. To Have and Have Not: The first ever Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall film. This is absolutley riveting and lovely.
6. Finding Nemo: I loveeeeeee this movie, how can you not? The graphics are beautiful, and the story is as well.
5. The Barbarian Invasions: A French Canadian indie film that's not about barbarians at all. Almost the entire film is in french, which I love, and I can't help but leave you with this quote:
Remy: We've been everything: separatists, supporters of independantists, sovereignists, sovereignity-associanists...
Pierre: At first, we were existentialists.
Dominique: We read Sartre and Camus.
Claude: Then Fanon, we became anti-colonialists.
Remy: We read Marcuse and became Marxists.
Pierre: Marxist-Leninists.
Alessandro: Trotskyists.
Diane: Maoists.
Remy: After Solzhenitsyn we changed, we became structuralists.
Pierre: Situationists.
Dominique: Feministis.
Claude: Deconstructionists.
Pierre: Is there an -ism we haven't worshipped?
Claude: Cretinism.
4. Where the Wild Things Are: So it doesn't follow the book, oh well. I love it for what it is, which is a beautiful story about understanding, learning, and growing up.
3. Garden State: Hooray for Zah Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, and Natalie Portman! They're all great in this. I love Sam, and Mark, and Large, and Kenny, and everyone! The characters are amazingly developed. I love the journey of getting to a better place mentally.
2. Wicker Park: I don't know what else to say about this movie other than it's beautiful. I love the story, I love Josh Hartnett(so hot!)and Diane Kruger. I love the twisty plot, and I love that he finds her in the end.
And here is some cheating from your faithful writer:
1.75. A Love Song for Bobby Long: Scarlet Johansson is amazing in this movie, as is John Travolta and the amazing Gabriel Macht. ( I remember when I was little I saw Grease and I had the biggest little-kid-crush on John Travolta, and then I got older and realized that he was old and not cute anymore and I was horrified. ) A story about finding family is always beautiful.
1.5. Blue Hawaii: I'm a sucker for an Elvis movie. I wish they were on TV more often, but then maybe I should just buy some? Anyway, it's great, you should watch it.
1.25. Fight Club: This had to be in here. I love me some Fight Club. Gotta have some Tyler Durden. "The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club."
1. The Blues Brothers: All that needs to be said is
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."
"Hit it."
That's all folks!
10. My Neighbor Totoro (The Original): What can you say about this movie? It's the most amazing children's film I've ever seen.
9. The Departed: Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Sheen, AND the great Jack Nicholson? My favorite scene? The rat crawling across the banister at the end.
8. All About Eve/Now Voyager: A tie between two great Bette Davis films, I couldn't decide. All About Eve is a distinguished and entertaining film, I love George Sanders in this, what a great character actor! Now, Voyager is a fantastic story, and was the first Bette Davis film I ever saw.
7. To Have and Have Not: The first ever Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall film. This is absolutley riveting and lovely.
6. Finding Nemo: I loveeeeeee this movie, how can you not? The graphics are beautiful, and the story is as well.
5. The Barbarian Invasions: A French Canadian indie film that's not about barbarians at all. Almost the entire film is in french, which I love, and I can't help but leave you with this quote:
Remy: We've been everything: separatists, supporters of independantists, sovereignists, sovereignity-associanists...
Pierre: At first, we were existentialists.
Dominique: We read Sartre and Camus.
Claude: Then Fanon, we became anti-colonialists.
Remy: We read Marcuse and became Marxists.
Pierre: Marxist-Leninists.
Alessandro: Trotskyists.
Diane: Maoists.
Remy: After Solzhenitsyn we changed, we became structuralists.
Pierre: Situationists.
Dominique: Feministis.
Claude: Deconstructionists.
Pierre: Is there an -ism we haven't worshipped?
Claude: Cretinism.
4. Where the Wild Things Are: So it doesn't follow the book, oh well. I love it for what it is, which is a beautiful story about understanding, learning, and growing up.
3. Garden State: Hooray for Zah Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, and Natalie Portman! They're all great in this. I love Sam, and Mark, and Large, and Kenny, and everyone! The characters are amazingly developed. I love the journey of getting to a better place mentally.
2. Wicker Park: I don't know what else to say about this movie other than it's beautiful. I love the story, I love Josh Hartnett(so hot!)and Diane Kruger. I love the twisty plot, and I love that he finds her in the end.
And here is some cheating from your faithful writer:
1.75. A Love Song for Bobby Long: Scarlet Johansson is amazing in this movie, as is John Travolta and the amazing Gabriel Macht. ( I remember when I was little I saw Grease and I had the biggest little-kid-crush on John Travolta, and then I got older and realized that he was old and not cute anymore and I was horrified. ) A story about finding family is always beautiful.
1.5. Blue Hawaii: I'm a sucker for an Elvis movie. I wish they were on TV more often, but then maybe I should just buy some? Anyway, it's great, you should watch it.
1.25. Fight Club: This had to be in here. I love me some Fight Club. Gotta have some Tyler Durden. "The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club."
1. The Blues Brothers: All that needs to be said is
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."
"Hit it."
That's all folks!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
foodlove
I've recently been making a concious effort to eat healthier food.
Today I ate a grapefruit for the first time in more than 10 years. ( The last time I didn't like it at all. ) Isn't it funny how the smallest things can catapault you in the right direction? I loved the grapefruit, and I'm committed to find other foods that are equally as delicious and equally as health concious.
I've been making a small effort to eat organically, but I feel that if I'm going to do it, I might as well really do it. I want to eat all organic.
I already shop mostly at a farmer's market nearby. I wish it was out of some big plan of action I had to support local farmers, and partly that does influence me; but it's honestly for purely selfish reasons - I just love it. I've been going to the little store for as long as I can remember. I have some great childhood memories there. The whole atmosphere is more pleasurable when compared to a chain grocery store like Kroger or Meijer. Actually, I love Meijer too, because I swear you can find everything there for really cheap, except for the produce which is not so cheap.
Trentwood( the farm market ) is a tiny store, but they manage to pack an extreme amount of goods in it. There's nothing you can't find in there, I swear.
How funny that a little thing like a grapefruit can inspire so many thoughts and convictions.
All of my recent food purchases have been from Trentwood, not only is the quality of the produce that much better, but it feels good knowing that I'm supporting local businesses rather than a huge chain.
I love food, and I love to love my food. If I can get better food that's better for me, that's better for the people around me, why wouldn't I?
I'm contemplating returning to Vegetarianism - the only meat I've been eating recently is fresh sliced turkey lunchmeat from the meat counter at trentwood... it makes me feel better that it hasn't been pre-packaged and loaded with more preservatives than nessesary. But I could really cut that out without it killing me. I like the idea of vegtarianism. But I don't think I could ever be a vegan, I like cheese and eggs too much. :)
Today I ate a grapefruit for the first time in more than 10 years. ( The last time I didn't like it at all. ) Isn't it funny how the smallest things can catapault you in the right direction? I loved the grapefruit, and I'm committed to find other foods that are equally as delicious and equally as health concious.
I've been making a small effort to eat organically, but I feel that if I'm going to do it, I might as well really do it. I want to eat all organic.
I already shop mostly at a farmer's market nearby. I wish it was out of some big plan of action I had to support local farmers, and partly that does influence me; but it's honestly for purely selfish reasons - I just love it. I've been going to the little store for as long as I can remember. I have some great childhood memories there. The whole atmosphere is more pleasurable when compared to a chain grocery store like Kroger or Meijer. Actually, I love Meijer too, because I swear you can find everything there for really cheap, except for the produce which is not so cheap.
Trentwood( the farm market ) is a tiny store, but they manage to pack an extreme amount of goods in it. There's nothing you can't find in there, I swear.
How funny that a little thing like a grapefruit can inspire so many thoughts and convictions.
All of my recent food purchases have been from Trentwood, not only is the quality of the produce that much better, but it feels good knowing that I'm supporting local businesses rather than a huge chain.
I love food, and I love to love my food. If I can get better food that's better for me, that's better for the people around me, why wouldn't I?
I'm contemplating returning to Vegetarianism - the only meat I've been eating recently is fresh sliced turkey lunchmeat from the meat counter at trentwood... it makes me feel better that it hasn't been pre-packaged and loaded with more preservatives than nessesary. But I could really cut that out without it killing me. I like the idea of vegtarianism. But I don't think I could ever be a vegan, I like cheese and eggs too much. :)
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Ouch
So here's the thing.
Cheap heels that you get from F21 and Charlotte Russe HURT.
After a half hour, they make your feet want to fall off in a pile.
But my wallet says that if you want to have lots of shoes, a price must be paid.
Damn Damn Damn.
Anywayyyyyyy I'm going to Dick Blick Art Supplies today for DUM DA DUM! Art supplies!
Which is always fun. But I think I'm going to stop by payless after, because I think the last new pair of shoes I got were my GORGEOUS MK's for homecomming (That I spent wayyyy to much money on. (&& I'll probably do the same thing for Prom.))
Cheap heels that you get from F21 and Charlotte Russe HURT.
After a half hour, they make your feet want to fall off in a pile.
But my wallet says that if you want to have lots of shoes, a price must be paid.
Damn Damn Damn.
Anywayyyyyyy I'm going to Dick Blick Art Supplies today for DUM DA DUM! Art supplies!
Which is always fun. But I think I'm going to stop by payless after, because I think the last new pair of shoes I got were my GORGEOUS MK's for homecomming (That I spent wayyyy to much money on. (&& I'll probably do the same thing for Prom.))
Saturday, March 6, 2010
I NEED TO DO SOME SPRING SHOPPING WITH ALL OF THE MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE.
And these are the numerous things I want ( that I can't have ) :
Michael Kors. I felt one of these in Lord and Taylor, they are SO soft. I want one so bad.
More Michael Kors. I'm really feelin' the wedges. The silver look a lot less bright in person, which I like better.
Can you tell I really like MK? But I like the big clunky watches a lot.
I LOVE THESE. Even more than the Michael Kors ones.
These are gorgeous.
I'm questioning these, but I think I like them.
I've been eyeing this baby since the day after Christmas. Maybe birthday?
DVF. Enough said.
I'm a bracelet freak. I'm fairly sure that I own more various peices of jewelry right now than I will own peices of clothing in my entire life.
D&G. I like this for unknown reasons. I have no idea what I would wear it with.
I like this one, or the DVF one for use with the Ralph Lauren dress that you will see shortly.
I have a thing for these mini-cowboy boots. I don't know if I'll actually buy any. I'm pretty sure they'll make my already short and slightly stumpy legs shorter and stumpier looking.
Love the conservative front, cut-out back.
I just now am gaining the confidence to rock the jumpsuit/jumper & I'm really excited about it.
Hooray vests!
I <3 ringsssssss! I already have a set of five that I wear every day without fail.
And here is the RL dress I was talking about with the belts. I would hem it a little and scrap the sash, & I think it would be gorgeous.
I absolutley love this. But it's like, over $3,000. And that's obviously not in the budget.
This beauty is from Alicia at Instant Vintage, and her online store,Talonalia.Unfortunatley, they're sold out. Bummer.
This is cute, but I don't know if I would actually wear it or if I would look at it while it sat in my closet.
I have been hunting for one of these tirelessly. I NEED a snake bracelet.
Oh, DVF, how I love thee.
Yes, it's long. Yes, I'm going to have to settle on almost all of it. I hope I find things that are similar enough to make me happy.
Like my mom always says "I married well, but you need to marry weller."
Yes, yes I do. I need to marry extremely well.
Or, you know, make A TON of my own money.
Or both. Both is good.
Update: The Hawk Talon is now availible! Estoy muy emocionada!
And these are the numerous things I want ( that I can't have ) :
Michael Kors. I felt one of these in Lord and Taylor, they are SO soft. I want one so bad.
More Michael Kors. I'm really feelin' the wedges. The silver look a lot less bright in person, which I like better.
Can you tell I really like MK? But I like the big clunky watches a lot.
I LOVE THESE. Even more than the Michael Kors ones.
These are gorgeous.
I'm questioning these, but I think I like them.
I've been eyeing this baby since the day after Christmas. Maybe birthday?
DVF. Enough said.
I'm a bracelet freak. I'm fairly sure that I own more various peices of jewelry right now than I will own peices of clothing in my entire life.
D&G. I like this for unknown reasons. I have no idea what I would wear it with.
I like this one, or the DVF one for use with the Ralph Lauren dress that you will see shortly.
I have a thing for these mini-cowboy boots. I don't know if I'll actually buy any. I'm pretty sure they'll make my already short and slightly stumpy legs shorter and stumpier looking.
Love the conservative front, cut-out back.
I just now am gaining the confidence to rock the jumpsuit/jumper & I'm really excited about it.
Hooray vests!
I <3 ringsssssss! I already have a set of five that I wear every day without fail.
And here is the RL dress I was talking about with the belts. I would hem it a little and scrap the sash, & I think it would be gorgeous.
I absolutley love this. But it's like, over $3,000. And that's obviously not in the budget.
This beauty is from Alicia at Instant Vintage, and her online store,Talonalia.Unfortunatley, they're sold out. Bummer.
This is cute, but I don't know if I would actually wear it or if I would look at it while it sat in my closet.
I have been hunting for one of these tirelessly. I NEED a snake bracelet.
Oh, DVF, how I love thee.
Yes, it's long. Yes, I'm going to have to settle on almost all of it. I hope I find things that are similar enough to make me happy.
Like my mom always says "I married well, but you need to marry weller."
Yes, yes I do. I need to marry extremely well.
Or, you know, make A TON of my own money.
Or both. Both is good.
Update: The Hawk Talon is now availible! Estoy muy emocionada!
Drawing 101
So it wasn't as horrifically mortifying as I thought it might be, in all actuality, it was fairly comfortable. I felt cliche when I drew the model's feminine parts, but it wasn't bad at all. I think what made it comfortable was that she was so comfortable in her own skin. And, she was really good, because she didn't move a lot at all. I wish I could sit on an elevated surface stone still and not be worrying about how awful I must look from certain angles. And from what I hear, it's good money as well. She was getting paid $14 an hour. For sitting still. Naked. She was there for two hours, that's $28. In the summer I make $50 in 5 1/2 hours washing boats. I need an in in the art modeling industry.
Anyway, I learned that figure drawing isa pain in the ass a lovely art form.
Very complex, very flustering. Anyway, after my hour and fifteen minute drive there, the class was well worth it, because I need figure drawings in my portfolio. There's another class there next week, but it's going to be a BOY... O.O
We'll see.
I keep seeing these commercials for Forest Gump on TV. I thought there was just a whole Forest Gump marathon on a few weeks ago. How much Forest Gump can one person handle? Because you know that there's that one person out there that watches it every single time it's on.
Okay, but you know what I really hate? Bermuda shorts, which are not to be confused with culottes. I was just watching an allergy medication commercial where there was a mom and daughter golfing and both of them were wearing plaid Bermudas. U.G.L.Y. why? I feel like Bermuda's are right up there with Crocs in the category of items that should just never be worn. ( Actually, Crocs are alright if you're in a health profession where you'll be in a hospital daily and on your feet because they are damn comfortable. ) Other than that, though, never should they leave store shelves. They're out of control! Why does anyone need more than one variety of Croc boot? Or high heel? Why does anyone need a Croc boot, or high heel period? More than one type of leopard Croc is ridiculous as is the excessive amount of colors they now come in.
I say, put a world-wide ban on Crocs unless you are a licenced health care professional.
Anyway, I learned that figure drawing is
Very complex, very flustering. Anyway, after my hour and fifteen minute drive there, the class was well worth it, because I need figure drawings in my portfolio. There's another class there next week, but it's going to be a BOY... O.O
We'll see.
I keep seeing these commercials for Forest Gump on TV. I thought there was just a whole Forest Gump marathon on a few weeks ago. How much Forest Gump can one person handle? Because you know that there's that one person out there that watches it every single time it's on.
Okay, but you know what I really hate? Bermuda shorts, which are not to be confused with culottes. I was just watching an allergy medication commercial where there was a mom and daughter golfing and both of them were wearing plaid Bermudas. U.G.L.Y. why? I feel like Bermuda's are right up there with Crocs in the category of items that should just never be worn. ( Actually, Crocs are alright if you're in a health profession where you'll be in a hospital daily and on your feet because they are damn comfortable. ) Other than that, though, never should they leave store shelves. They're out of control! Why does anyone need more than one variety of Croc boot? Or high heel? Why does anyone need a Croc boot, or high heel period? More than one type of leopard Croc is ridiculous as is the excessive amount of colors they now come in.
I say, put a world-wide ban on Crocs unless you are a licenced health care professional.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Another Day, Another Adventure
Tomorrow I have an art class, it's my first in a long time. I'm in painting in school right now, but tomorrow is a drawing class. I haven't drawn anything since last semester, so I don't know how good this is going to be. Also, it's my fist class with a model. A NUDE model. I know I should be more mature about it, but I don't know if it's going to be a man or a woman. Maybe gender shouldn't be such an issue, but I've never seen a naked man before, and the only naked woman I've seen other than myself is my mother. I'm going to have to try extremely hard to look at their body objectively rather than just sit and stare in wonderment that there is naked human being in front of me, just sitting there like it's no big deal. I hope that I can react to this situation gracefully and without the embarrassing smile I get when I'm put in awkward situations. I'll let you know how it goes, maybe I'll upload a photo or two of what I get done if it's any good.
P.S. I'm an only child, which results in my talking to myself quite a bit, which my mother tends to look at me like I'm crazy for. But right now SHE'S in the other room watching Patton (1970) talking to herself/the T.V. screen. I'm debating whether I should go say something. :)
P.S. I'm an only child, which results in my talking to myself quite a bit, which my mother tends to look at me like I'm crazy for. But right now SHE'S in the other room watching Patton (1970) talking to herself/the T.V. screen. I'm debating whether I should go say something. :)
Directive 001; By Order of the Great Leader or You Are Now the King, and You Will be a Truly Great King
So this is it, the first post in what I hope will be a fairly successful blogging endeavour. I won't lie, my life is not very interesting and I have never before been able to write in a journal continually but I'm going to give this a try, and we'll see how far I get. I feel like I need to get my thoughts out somewhere, because keeping them couped up in my head forever can't be healthy. I'm too outspoken (in my head) for communication to people I can see face to face, and I'm hoping that this blog will let me express my real opinions and thoughts without being afraid of what others will think. Isn't it nice how the internet gives you that sense of freedom from judgement?
Small town living definitely lives up to the reputation of cloistered, repressed kids all chomping at the bit to get out and start a life in the real world. Also, it probably doesn't help that I live on an island. Actually, it most likely just feeds the fire. Anyway, I'm excited to start this, and I generally hope that it ends up being something I love to do.
I want to be honest in my opinions, and feelings, and thoughts. I'd like to have the liberty to be honest in real life as well, but there are too many feeling to hurt, too many others that don't understand, too many people who don't know what they're talking about and tend to shoot their mouths off like they do. I want to be free of these things, so I'm going to be honest in my writing if nowhere else.
So, to start off with a question that some may be wondering, why call it Living Beneath Wax Paper?
It's because that's what I'm doing. I have so many thoughts and feelings and other internal ramblings that don't get shared with anyone because I'm afraid. I'm basically terrified of people and what they will think of me if I'm real with them. If I don't subscribe to their prototype of nice, non-confrontational, and uninformed.
I think this starts off things nicely, I hope to update here at least twice a week, but if I don't it can be blamed on my life being as boring as possible.
Small town living definitely lives up to the reputation of cloistered, repressed kids all chomping at the bit to get out and start a life in the real world. Also, it probably doesn't help that I live on an island. Actually, it most likely just feeds the fire. Anyway, I'm excited to start this, and I generally hope that it ends up being something I love to do.
I want to be honest in my opinions, and feelings, and thoughts. I'd like to have the liberty to be honest in real life as well, but there are too many feeling to hurt, too many others that don't understand, too many people who don't know what they're talking about and tend to shoot their mouths off like they do. I want to be free of these things, so I'm going to be honest in my writing if nowhere else.
So, to start off with a question that some may be wondering, why call it Living Beneath Wax Paper?
It's because that's what I'm doing. I have so many thoughts and feelings and other internal ramblings that don't get shared with anyone because I'm afraid. I'm basically terrified of people and what they will think of me if I'm real with them. If I don't subscribe to their prototype of nice, non-confrontational, and uninformed.
I think this starts off things nicely, I hope to update here at least twice a week, but if I don't it can be blamed on my life being as boring as possible.
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