June 2009
42 posts
confession.
i love leftover salad.
when it’s been in the fridge for about 24 hours, so it’s super chilled. and it gets kinda soggy, but still has a crunch and the flavors are all mixed together.
and then you add a little of this:
(it’s gotta be marukan, none of that generic stuff)
and it is delicious.
i am my father’s daughter. picked it up from him. :)
some days
i’m just quiet. just plain quiet. i’d rather observe and listen than speak.
today was one of those days.
where nothing bends me out of shape or bothers me. it’s peaceful.
i did some shopping, by myself. it was nice to only have to say “hi” and “thank you”. and then maybe sing along to a song in the car. or maybe not. i texted a friend, but didn’t...
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
– e. e. cummings (via brokenmachine)
“it’s about learning to starve the emptiness and feed the hunger.”
– + shauna niequist
i am fiercely Loved. i will always be granted a peace that transcends even my understanding. that’s all the comfort i really need.
wadjels:
Dear God,
Thank you for the green trees and blue skies. And Love.
just one of those days.
- i have a headache. - i’m wearing/have been out in public in the same t-shirt i slept in last night. - i’m about to eat a breakfast burrito for lunch. - sigh.
i need to shape up.
my new favorite website. →
beautiful design inspiration, photographs, links & tips galore, DIY/restoration projects, and podcasts. my favorite is the houston design guide. apparently, i’m on the right track. :)
this is my second reblog of this song, because...
today
marks two months(ish) since i deactivated my facebook.
smartest thing i’ve ever decided to do. i highly recommend it. seriously.
movies i'm excited to see:
in no particular order..
un: away we go
deux: harry potter and the half blood prince sarah and i are going to go see this at midnight. yes, we are.
trois: (500) days of summer
quatre: my sister’s keeper read the book in high school. i will probably cry.
cinq: nine musical by the director of “chicago”. yep, i’ll probably like it.
six: public enemies
there are...
sleep/dreams
i found this so interesting:
“Walker suggests that one function of REM sleep - dreaming, in particular - is to allow the brain to sift through that day’s events, process any negative emotion attached to them, then strip it away from the memories. He likens the process to applying a “nocturnal soothing balm.” REM sleep, he says, “tries to ameliorate the sharp...
“You can only take one day at a time, and if it feels right, it is right; and if...”
– + Björk (via lovehopehate) (via alwaysaparadox)
dearimaginaryfriend:
Eisley’s “One More Day With...
“i can sit in silence in the heat and stillness of a sticky june night,
knowing...”
– + shauna niequist
now i’ve just got a big creepy picture of ferguson on my tumblr. sorry.
recap o’ the day: waking up before 11 = surprisingly great. museum of natural science = great. butterfly exhibit = great. olive garden = great. my dad and brother = great. phone calls from mom and sister in NYC = great.
good day! but i’m tired. waking up extra early to watch/record today show and good...
hollyso:
iamblessed:
kari-shma:
Kings of Leon...
“Oh, you kids these days. I can’t tell which one is a hipster and which one’s a...”
– Tina Fey (via sweetcake) (via hollyso)
“Is this a graveyard, to bury her heart?
Or is it a garden, where new life will...”
– Sleeping At Last (via neilsandoz)
fact:
silences are rarely (if ever) awkward to me. actually, i rather enjoy them.
things are only as “awkward” as you make them. plus, sometimes.. it’s the things that you don’t say that matter.
Watchyeahimrad:
Invisible Children - The Rescue Aftermath
i’m in this. (one of the many.) check it out.
allwithin:
lindsayhuffman:
“Use Somebody”...
“the moral of the story is, the most
important thing is the time you spend
with...”
– + kip berman, musician
flickr. →
a handful of new pictures up. (no really, like seven.)
but go look! tell me what you think.
“what happens when i don’t know what happens?”
– + manchester orchestra
musiclog:
celupcoklat:
Let Go - Frou Frou
this...
this newness.. it’s like trying to flex a muscle that has atrophied.
but it has to be done. that much i know.