phosphenes

my thoughts are stars I can't fathom into constellations. 

credits to John Green for his gloriously written book The Fault In Our Stars, and to Matthew Cusick for stunning artwork.

weekend recap [simple pleasures]

this weekend was full of

friends & the fam

birds

these ones were so cute. they kept making little noises to each other, and they'd fly together, come back together. I like to think that they were in love. =]

this one had lasers for eyes. serious.

at the zoo.

long walks in the battlefield behind my friend's house

my friend's new puppy that I am quite seriously thinking about stealing in the middle of the night...

crazy painted nails.

I never paint my nails. I don't know what came over me.

my inner 6-year old, perhaps? ;)

(also note the tie dyed shirt I made, which is my new favorite :] )

hand-holding
don't get so excited... it's just my little sis. ;)

picking flowers
I'm adamant about picking my own flowers for my wedding bouquet. Preferably queen anne's lace and other wildflowers. :]

"be the change you wish to see in the world."

highlights of the weekend

no, these aren't in order. they're just numbered. because I like lists.

1. making the perfect cupcakes.
yes, I know, I know. I feel like such a hipster wannabe blogging about cupcakes.. argh. :smacks forehead: just pretend it didn't happen, okay? I'm just too proud of them not to brag. you didn't see this here...
I made lemon-blackberry and chocolate almond. soooo yummy. (if I do say so myself.) plus the lemon icing turned out the perfect shade of yellow. I can see why the hipsters are so obsessed. I mean, one half of me is saying, come on, they're just pretty, iced muffins... while the other half protests loudly. they're just so much fun to make. next time I'm using ALL of the different cake decorating tips for the frosting...

2. my adorable nephew.
this is the new favorite game. taking all the stuffed animals off my bed (yes... those are... all mine... *cough*), arranging them on the floor, and then, taking turns with each, lying on top of them. what a cutie.

3. making a list of 100 things to do before I die.

4. finding two cute dresses at the thrift store for $10 (score)

5. Hem
love
love
love this band. do yourself a favor and go listen to half acre.

6. editing this picture.

album I'm listening to:

Rabbit Songs by Hem. of course.

quoting:

"forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet, and the wind longs to play in your hair."

girl in a tree

spent the day out in the treehouse, making friendship bracelets and reading this wonderful book.

it makes me want to start hitchhiking all over the US, and move out west... oh wait! I already wanted to do those things! guess I was just made for the beat life. 

My view... 

BOOOOOOK. I love it. It's so pretty too. I love the color on the back and the photograph on the front (which looks like dreamy Gregory Peck.) can't wait to finish, there are so many others on my shelf... Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is next. 

There were these random construction dudes in the yard next door that kept giving me funny looks. 

What? don't you guys take pictures of yourself reading in your tree house all the time? 

I want queen anne's lace in my hair and bouquet when I get married.

Song I'm listening to: 

Use Somebody (a cover by my very dear friend Bri :] ) 

Quoting: 

"boldness be my friend." -Shakespeare

you make me wanna measure stars in the backyard with a calculator and a ruler.

"I would liken you

to a night without stars

were it not for your eyes.

I would liken you

to a sleep without dreams

were it not for your songs." 

-Langston Hughes

Today is a wonderful day...

Well, yes and no...

No, because I'm sick. Blah. Strep throat and a cold, my least favorite combination. I've been pouring tea and water down my throat by the cupfulls [okay, not really, but I'm trying to drink at least 2 cups of tea and 8 glasses of water], and ingesting copious amounts of cough drops, soup, and vitamin C, so hopefully I'll be all better soon.

But why is this such a wonderful day you ask? I FINALLY GOT GEEK GLASSES. :]

I always hesitated, thinking that they'd look ridiculous on me, and I'm pretty sure I still have to stick by that assessment, but whatever. They're just too wonderful for me to care. They're really just plastic frames with no lenses, but.. I love em anyway.

Sooo in love...

They make me feel like such a nerd. I LOVE IT. Now I just need an ironic tshirt, suspenders, a triangle tattoo and a bearded, plaid-wearing boyfriend and I'll be a certified hipster, fitting in with the rest of the crowd. WOOT. 

"I've built a wall; not to block anyone out, but to see who loves me enough to climb over it."

sharpied.

Go over to Kaelah's blog right now and read this note that she wrote to her boyfriend. So cute. :]


Broke out the sharpies today. Just playing around with possible tattoo ideas...

This is probably the one that is most important to me.
I really want to get it in freehand script, with Love in cursive.

Ahh, I don't have enough arm space!

"be soft. do not let the world make you hard. do not let your pain make you hate. do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. take pride that, even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place."

to die by your side, such a heavenly way to die

^ the Smiths are great. I take long breaks from listening to them, and then they show up on itunes and I remember how much I loved them in the first place! Good stuff.

Rambling ahead.

this gives me hope that there are truly wonderful guys out there. =] And it's just a great song. Kudos, Charlie. I love the untraditional ..."instruments".

experimenting with the hair for tomorrow.... it's sort of fun, I have crazy random braids tied with bright hairbands sticking out all over the place. I sort of feel like I'm 6. I'm really excited to take it out and see how wavy it'll be.

please excuse the sadly terrible quality of my webcam. The camera's out of commission at the moment. :[

So yesterday I was wasting time on weheartit (new favorite), and stumbled across this picture.

^ I'm secretly a little bit in love with him.

awesome idea I heard today: every day, do something you're afraid of. I love that. It reminds me of the quote from Alice in Wonderland, "Sometimes I believe in as many as six impossible things before breakfast." I might add them both to my daily schedule...

<3 Love.

beautiful

“Use what talents you possess;

the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there

except those that sang best.”

-Henry Van Dyke

heaven for the eyes

“the art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mood of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; for happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow up.”

- charles langbridge morgan

“when the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.”

- jimi hendrix

“the woods are lovely, dark and deep, but i have promises to keep, and miles to go before i sleep, and miles to go before i sleep.”

- robert frost

“they who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”

- edgar allen poe

“be not the slave of your own past. plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.”

- ralph waldo emerson

“there is pleasure in the pathless woods;
there is rapture on the lonely shore;
there is society, where none intrudes,
by the deep sea, and music in its roar:
i love not man the less, but nature more”

- lord byron

“the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes”

- marcel proust

“do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

- ralph waldo emerson

“keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.”

- walt whitman

“everyone knows what their roots are, but you’ve got to explore everywhere. you’ve got to explore the sky too.”

– mick jagger

today you should listen to..
Ragged Wood by Fleet Foxes