Hella What?

Halloween

P.S. Guess what I'm being?

Hint: I might need to wear one of these:

AmazingAmazing

(It replays after 4 min)

3 eyes< >5 eyes

Lasses With Glasses

Warm

So I'll clear the road, the gravel

And the thorn-bush in your path
That burns a scented oil
That I'll drip into your bath
The water's there to warm you
And the earth is warmer when you laugh

--Iron and Wine

Today I Like

things that feel like fall

Living

"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

Vision Collision

When we were little, my sisters and I liked to huddle up on the floor with a catalogue--the biggest we could find--and flip through it page by page, section by section...women's clothes, toys, kitchenware, linens...and pick out one thing from each page that we would want most for our future. Whoever put their finger on it first got it. That was the rule. And believe me, not winning the orange toaster for your preconceived-color-coordinated kitchen? It was the saddest thing. So as you can imagine the game could become quite vicious. It was my favorite.

When I think about that now, and even then I kind of knew, like, hmm this is kind of...selfish? materialistic? The result of way too much advertising in a consumerist society? Well I didn't think that last one then. BUT. I also didn't really care. I think that the real fun of the game was just creating different images of what life could be like. One trip through the book and you could be Sylvia, the sexy red-head with the silk sheets and claw-foot tub, the next it might be Maxwell, who lines the walls of his home with bookshelves and is only interested in beating his morning egg with the whisk from page 114.

I think there really is something to say for the things we surround ourselves with. The way you dress, decorate your house, and everything you buy/own/watch/read/do is an extension/reflection of you--whether you give a shit or not. So I'm not saying that you should spend a lot of money (especially) or time or even effort IF you don't want to. BUT if you do, surround yourself with things that will make you happy! A picture you painted on the wall by your bed, flowers in the kitchen...wear pearls while you cook a turkey dinner--it's fun! If you can't afford that dream trip to Japan just yet, well, keep saving! But in the meantime wear a kimono robe and eat everything with chopsticks. Set up a permanent spot in your living room for tea ceremonies even. Nothing is too much. Not for you. Dream like your kid-self would be proud of and then do whatever you can to bring as much of it to life as possible.

In the Mine, In the Mine

WHERE A MILLION DIAMONDS...SHINE




I have watched this video over and over and over. And over.
I can't stop smiling and it's super catchy!
Love it.