growing freckles

So I know it's not good for my skin, but my favorite past-time is growing freckles. This basically consists of sunbathing, going to the beach, reading in a lawn chair, swimming, playing croquet, or any other outdoor activity that lasts for an extended period of time in the sunshine. Due to the beautiful weather, this past weekend consisted of a lot of freckle growing, which makes me very happy.

I just bought new nail polish so it must be sandal-wearing weather too. I'm going to paint my toenails tonight, but I can't decide between seductive plum, mango-get 'em, or monsooner or later. What do you think? I'm pretty sure I'm going to make a career out of coming up with nail polish name colors. They're always so clever and cheeky.

Didn't do too much tonight. I picked out an online traffic school and schlepped through 10 miserable chapters of how to merge onto freeways and the importance of windshield wipers. I guess it's helpful but it seems like a lot of work for one measly speeding ticket. On the bright side I got new dry-erase markers so I re-wrote my schedule on my whiteboard calendar, and it's now color-coded!

Not too much planned for tomorrow besides school, swimming, and more traffic school (sarcastic "yay"). I'm pretty sure I'm getting a couple papers back tomorrow so keep your fingers crossed that I did well!

me oh my

Hey hey. Hope you like my new blog layout. Still boring but I felt like it needed a change. I feel guilty because it's a beautiful sunny (albeit not very warm) day outside and I'm curled up in bed about to take a nap. However my window is open so I can see blue skies and feel the breeze and I can hear the neighbor playing pretty songs on his acoustic guitar so that makes me feel better.

I had an awesome birthday on Monday and I got treated like a princess which is always nice. Bowling was a success even though I might be the worst bowler on the planet. I blame part of that on consuming too much alcohol though.

Anyways I mostly wanted to post a quote from this book I am reading called Age of Iron by JM Coetzee. I really like it and I feel like it explains for some reason why I keep up with this blog.

"In another world I would not need words. I would appear on your doorstep. 'I have come for a visit,' I would say, and that would be the end of words: I would embrace you and be embraced. But in this world, in this time, I must reach out to you in words."

Just think about it; it makes so much sense. I wish I was able to write that eloquently, but I guess this will have to do.

tut tut looks like rain

Heeeey dude I think its going to storm like CRAZY and I'm so excited, been waiting for it to feel like fall for a while. I've been sick for over and week and I just want to be healthy! Finally saw Zombieland last night, it was ridiculously funny/gory, can't wait for Where The Wild Things Are to come out on Friday. Have tons of papers coming up and I'm joining the honors program at UCSB so I have to write a 50 page thesis in the next few months, but I figure if I write a page a day it's possible. Or crazy. We'll see. Found out one of my roommates has been accidentally using my toothbrush for the last week, and I told her if she gets the swine flu from me she probably deserves it for not being able to remember which toothbrush is hers. I'm going to do a vlog soon, so get excited!

philanges

Just a few things I'm temporarily obsessed with! (Sorry I'm not writing anything amazing/dramatic/noteworthy, but this is some fab baggage that have been on my mind, so enjoy! PS, I have awesome plans for my 21st in France, I'll fill you in soon. Can't wait!)

The movie The Virgin Suicides, directed by Sofia Coppola, with Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett. Can I just say, chilling? Oh and also, "You're a stone fox."

http://www.urbandictionary.com/ It's so clever. If I need a little pick-me-up, I just rely on this!

Lucid dreaming, aka a conscious dream, aka a dream that a person is capable of controlling/participating in. Been trying to learn how to accomplish this...here are some steps and hints!

Múm=awesome mostly instrumental Icelandic group that puts me in the best mood ever. I zone out to it on the tram tous les jours.

La Plana, un café dans la place de la Victoire, which is a huge square (octagon?) in the middle of Bordeaux. Delicious house wine and the cutest waiters, plus warm bread all the time!

My walk to school (I'll attach a picture.) Takes about 14 minutes, it's always cold, but rarely foggy (it was a freak day when I took this picture). The funniest part of the walk is me sliding around trying not to fall down because the leaves covering the ground are all so icy and treacherous.

Oh one more, I think everyone knows about this, but http://www.stumbleupon.com/
is an awesome connection to so many websites. The internet is insane, it's crazy to think all this stuff exists. I guess you never really know what's out there!

PS-Scott Schuman, where have you been? I've been looking quite chic lately if I dare say so myself. Got a new plaid shirt at H&M. SO cute. Can't wait to show it off. I'll have a photo of it up soon.



PSS-This is a picture from my walk to school! No altercations to this photo. Where do I get the amazing blur effect you ask? I call it the "freak fog+trying to take a picture while walking+attempting to not slip and fall down+not exposing philanges to the outside air all at the same time" effect.


Listening to: The Virgin Suicides sountrack