May 2011
“Your life is the people you are with; your art is the people you miss.”
– Amanda Palmer
Glenn Lewis - Good One
This song has pretty...
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morning momentum!
I am so grateful that my body is strong & youthful & can handle all-nighters whenever my mind feels like it wants ‘em! I am so grateful for hilarious comedy movies & the fact that there are SO MANY I have yet to see! I am so grateful for electronic methods of communication, like Skype & MSN & texting, which allow me to keep in touch with my friends pretty much at all...
“That’s what gay people need to be allowed to do – get married. Not have...”
– Augusten Burroughs
OkCupid WikiLeaks Valentine's Day Love →
This article contains some tips which will be highly useful to you if you are delving into the world of OkCupid dating.
“Only spend time with people who make you feel good.
Be sincere, be dorkily...”
– Gala Darling
How to Start Journaling: A Very Brief Guide
Commit to doing it every day for 30 days, as a trial period. You may find that once you’re into the habit, you will want to stay in the habit.
You may find it helpful to buy a nice journal &/or a nice pen, to motivate you to write. This definitely isn’t necessary, however.
Don’t freak yourself out by setting a minimum word length or page length. Just write however much...
Watcha truly pitiful cover of The Bad Ones (if you listen to the original Fort Christmas track and transcribe the lyrics for me, I’ll send you Internet kisses)
“There is no need to spend more than 15 minutes a day in passive meditation...”
– Jessica Mullen
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Max: Noooo! You distracted me!
Me: Are you playing BikeRider?
Max: BrickBreaker...
WatchMax rocking out on my song Just Admit
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Max: Can we go to your room? I have to talk to you about something very non-confrontational.
Me: ...I don't think you know what that means.
Max: I do, I just misused it.
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my very very very clever boyfriend sometimes...
Damian: You don't like asparagus?
Me: No. Gross.
Damian: But you love Raúl Asparagus.
Me: (hysterical laughter) (trying to catch my breath) His name is Raúl Esparza!
thundersoulwoman asked: Hey, you've got quite a wonderful blog. Congrats!!
You mention in some of your journal pages "manifestation rituals", how do you do them? Why do you think they're important?
You mention in some of your journal pages "manifestation rituals", how do you do them? Why do you think they're important?
“We hold onto books we’ve already read, as trophies of our reading...”
– Leo Babauta
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“I am NEVER looking to be rated [on my outfit photos].
As a girl who is...”
– my 2009 comment on Tricia Royal’s post about “rating” outfit photos
"lifestreaming for beginners" worksheet
(check it out yo’self at Bridie’s “Write Yourself Happy” post!)
Ten things I’m grateful for
1. My comforting, supportive family
2. My brilliant, creative friends
3. My clever, lovely boyfriend
4. My sweet, cuddly, crazy cat
5. Cute, colorful clothes to wear
6. Delicious, healthy food to eat
7. Energizing, inspiring music to listen to
8. The internet connecting me...
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Things I Love Thursday
-hot coffee in the morning (or, alternatively, an iced peppermint latte)
-music recording technologies
-the excitement of ambition
-searching through the “singer/songwriter” and “orchestral” tags on Bandcamp
-“keep re-introducing yourself to the thing that scares you and associate it with happier memories until you feel more comfortable and not scared of it anymore”
-self-reassurance through...
today's momentum entry
I am so grateful that creativity always returns to me if I relax & allow it.
I am so grateful that Damian is so sweet & supportive.
I am so grateful that the weather is gorgeous today & every day lately.
I am so grateful to have been exposed to so many fantastic educators on a multitude of subjects.
I am so grateful for this chillz period at the end of the school year where work is...
“Think about the fundamental experience of listening to music alone, with good...”
– my brilliant friend Kaiya Cadé
“I was in awe of time’s elasticity. Sometimes it compresses. Sometimes it...”
– Augusten Burroughs
Pro tip:
If you keep a journal - and even if you don’t - consider making detailed lists periodically that describe what you want (potentially categorized, like: dream lover, dream friends, dream job, etc).
Why? Because it’s really fuckin’ cool to re-read them a year later and be like, “Yep, I’ve got this, and this, and this, and that came true, and so did that, and...
10 things I love about Damian right now
1. He is a Game Boy enthusiast & teaches me stuff about Pokemon
2. “You haven’t taken a Wardrobe Remix in a while”
3. “You should tweet that, if it’s less than 140 char…manders”
4. The symmetrical freckles on his face
5. The cute texts he sends me
6. He indulges (& even encourages) my proclivity to make puns &...
“Here’s a little secret I discovered along the way…
In your art...”
– Daisy Yellow
