"People universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you're fortunate enough. But that's not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it."
-Eat, Pray, Love (pg, 260)

i'm sorry i can't stay

if i could, i would be a mermaid. at an aquarium. as my career

i am amazed at how rarely i wear pants in my house. WHAT A GOOD TIME

tomorrow i want to go to Those Were The Days and buy a hammock. Because i hear they have them there. and i have even sat in one. the store is so large though. i don't know where to look

babysitting is the funnest job to have

BYE

my love's another kind

Phillipa. The strangest name for a girl i've ever heard of. Also, the movie Inception was not everything i hoped it would be. Too long & not clear enough. but it was fine. i. guess

the gray kitten in my garage almost trusts me enough to let me pet it. gaining the trust of animals is a wonderful feeling, really. kind of surprising
Pitchfork is over. and it happened without my attendance. i'll go one day though. i will? !!
a CSI made me cry a couple hours ago. this is the second time it has happened in the history of my love of the show. which has been about a year. GOODNESS its quite a show. New York is best. Miami is worst. Vegas is the middle. I want the seasons on DVD so i can watch all day. a day full of CSIs? my kind of day
two of my greatest friends' 16th birthdays will/have happened lately. i worded that weird but umm hi
i am no good at keeping secrets because i accidentally told one what i got them. SILLY.
yesterday, those same two kids got me a long, old lady looking dress that is covered in cats. free, of course at the salvation army. i'm not entirely sure what to do with it



"May your whole life become a resonse to the truth that you have always been loved, you are loved, and you always will be loved. And may you know deep in the depths of your soul; there's nothing you could ever do to make Him love you less. Nothing."

Rob Bell Nooma 10 Lump

you're changing your heart

Day 01 – Your favorite song
Day 02 – Your least favorite song
Day 03 –A song that makes you happy
Day 04 A song that makes you sad
Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06 – A song that reminds you of somewhere
Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to
Day 09 – A song that you can dance to
Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 – A song from your favorite band
Day 12 – A song from a band you hate
Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15 – A song that describes you
Day 16 – A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 – A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 – A song from your favorite album
Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22 – A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh
Day 26 – A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play
Day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29 – A song from your childhood
Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year



i am doing this. i am i am i am. but not everyday. just its gonna be every post. a post every day for 30 days? no way jose

favorite song at the moment - Put ur hands up-Family Force Five
nothing will beat this song for a while. hahaha

6 days until a male gets back. my favorite male, actually

I GOT THE WATCH I GOT IT. it's delicious looking. i also bought my weight in clothes at Urban.. whooooops. that's an exaggeration but still, it was quite a few. plus some nift shoes.
Nassif = not that exciting at all. i'm glad i haven't wasted my money on it at all this summer. only 5 dollars of my sisters

last year at this time i was in Chicago
God has made my life a mess this year. but it's become so beautiful recently and it's only because of all of that. i will never know why God makes something great, only from something terrible. i will never know why God does most things. i will always be okay with that. who wants to love a God that is easily figured out?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn8xjONVOUg

touch the sun

my nikon loyalty is being questioned by myself
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
it takes good pictures. i've seen i have i have
it is not too good though. because no one wants something that is too good. right? wrong. but in this case..

look what happened today
look







i have never seen a stem on a strawberry before. new experiences. everyday

in 16 days i will kiss a male