end o' summer

its september?

no really...

yay for this week:
labor day, IMAX, friendship bracelets, classes starting, homemade lunchbox, art projects, sun, having a chef for a boyfriend, my bed, asprin, mazes, cameras, tips...

lovebomb

i love...

chicago. school. art. crafts. roux. oaduss. apple. quarters. baking. cookie dough. bike rides. makeup shopping. big pillows. friends. accomplishing goals. cupcakes. fondant. scones. movies. france. french. cleaning. rolling silverware. the beach. sushi. tuna. big purses. the office. tim and eric. family. new things. paper flowers. uncertainty. tea. sangria. sewing. manis. green living. music. theatre. performing. managing. dresses. legginings. planning.

tbc...

I MADE THAT. all by myself, and some help from the internet. but i'm proud.

i also just made a headband, while uploading pictures, so that's exciting.

it feels good to be creating again. i can't wait for school to start back up because two studio classes will for sure keep me creating like crazy, and i also have a lit class in which i get to read great works by women and a dinosaur class, oh yeah and a fashion class. wow. i'll be busy but hey, i can't wait.

going home in a week, and manhattan at the end of the week. i'm pretty excited to see family and friends as well as road trip with a dog and SB.

speaking of SB, that's his cake, i made for his bday. woohoo. 8.8.8.

i feel good, and feel like i'm becoming more in charge of my life. what a great feeling. not to mention how wonderful the weather has been lately. man i wish i was at wrigley. or the beach. no too cold for the beach.

that is all.

loves.

i am in charge of my happiness.

just a thought.

things to do

*finish school*have a rewarding "career"*travel*get a puppy*take a picture everyday*look for inspiration*be inspiration*love myself*eliminate negativity*let go*practice spontaneity*go camping*appreciate the little things*be a servant to others out of the goodness of my heart*audition*stage manage*write poetry*finish a painting*cook a new meal*pay attention*slow down*get a sewing machine*finish my tattoo*ride a motorcycle*bungee jump over a waterfall*be bold*take a road trip without a map*volunteer*

...and the list shall be added to frequently.

i've always found it so rewarding to make a list and the cross out what's been accomplished.

new site. new girl

while i've wanted to blog often, it never really stuck. i decided that i needed to employ some will-power and make it happen. i like fresh new things, so what better than to have a new place to blog.

chicago weather has proven itself just as bizarre as kansas weather. i kid you not, in the last week we've had hot, humid 80 degrees, chilly- scarf weather 40s, some rain, a tornado watch and then today= shiny happy weather. so strange. i'm sure its not just this are of the country, or world for that matter. global warming is among us my friends. anyways, at least it hasn't snowed yet (wait, its still may, i think it snowed at the beginning of the month).

currently, i've been attempting to define myself and who i want to be. just a little task i've embarked on! ha! i've decided that i chose how i live my life, with anything that's thrown at me, its up to me to decide how i feel about it and how i am going to let it effect me. be positive.

i've had a crazy last few years and i'm sure many more are ahead but one things for sure, i am going to take control of my life and be happy no matter what. after all, i have so many wonderful blessings that i take for granted everyday. my goal is to recognize all of the good things in anything as often as i can. why be negative? being negative in my mind, is being lazy. yes, so many bad things happen often but in reality moving past those things makes one stronger.

well, anyways...

summer school has started and two things are for sure. one= math at columbia is a huge joke. and two= i love art history, i love it. never have i felt so engaged in a lecture class. i think this is going to be the major for me. despite the overwhelming sense of insecurity, i can't wait.

working at a coffee shop again is great. its a bike ride away (on a free bike, might i add) and always leaves me with some great stories.

simon and i went to ikea with bret. what an adventure. it was followed by the realization, while sitting at joe's crab shack, that schaumberg, il is just like topeka.

last night, alea and i braved the hoards of girls and manolo's to see SATC, it was great despite alea and i realizing that we had to pee halfway through the movie and having to wait it out.

next friday i'm off to kansas for jenny and franks wedding with a wonderfully beautiful date by the name of margo. perhaps i'll meet up with some of my wonderful peeps.

the following friday i'm off to new york city. yep, first timer and i couldn't be more excited. second row center for young frankenstein, staying in the upper east side and shopping galore, oh yeah and a trip to the metropolitan museum of art. holy cow.

anyways... homework awaits. off to read about ancient egypt, mesopotamia and who knows what else the wonderful history of art textbook has in store for me.

later.