Quote for 2012

I know it's already March, but this is my quote for the year going forward:

"I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you'll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return. And, most importantly (because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now), that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind."

-Neil Gaiman                         

This year has already been heartbreaking and amazing and more than I could have hoped for. So I think it's perfectly suitable.

March Goals

The nice thing about your life falling apart is the time you can take putting it back together. You can be a little more thoughtful and a little more picky about some aspects of your life. Things you tolerated before are no longer acceptable and in some ways big changes seem a littler easier to accomplish. I have no idea why that is. Maybe it's just perspective. There's nothing like a good slap in the face from the universe to gain a little perspective in my experience.

As the sting in my cheek starts to fade, there are a few things I'd like to accomplish this month.

1. Go to the gym at least three times a week

I like going to the gym. It has more to do with being balanced then anything else, but it feels good to sweat. Its feels good feeling strong. The fact I'm dating and strangers have to see me naked now is only a small part of it.

2. Start swimming

I love to swim. It's the one tiny bit of athleticism I have and growing up in San Diego meant I spent most summers in the pool. (I'm talking all day every day in the pool.) Watching other people swim at the gym makes me want to jump in even more. I just need to buy a bathing suit, but I'd like to find one by the end of the month if possible.

3. Clean the garage

I've been putting this off for months. Now is the time.

4. Stick to my "diet"

I hate calling it a diet. I'm not on a diet. I'm changing the way I eat. There's a difference. I haven't been adhering to my "diet" perfectly, but I've been doing pretty well and I have every intention of continuing. (Since I'm not on a diet though, perfect adherence isn't necessary. See how great that is?) I also want to focus on drinking more water. I'm not so good about that.

5. Volunteer

I've been thinking about volunteering forever now and I want to get started this month.

Goals goals goals. Everyone has them. Very few follow them. I don't want to be one of those people.

New Music Thursday

It's Thursday again already! What is this craziness?

New Music Thursday is an attempt to keep my goal of listening to some new music alive and kicking. Not all of these bands/artists are new to me, but all of the songs are.

These are the songs I'm diggin this week:

Out The Back by Fort Minor:



Empire by Jukebox The Ghost:



This is a little different from what I normally listen to, but I like it. It's super catchy and perfect for soundtracks.

Fuck U Betta by Neon Hitch:



This is totally a guilty pleasure song, but I don't care. I love it.

If I Had a Boat by James Vincent McMorrow:



Bum Like You by Robyn:



I love how the lyrics and the style of the song kind of clash.

You Are Worthwhile

I want to print this out and cover the world with it.

By: Carina Santos

Video Voyeur: Why don't You Love Me

This video came out a while ago, but I've fallen in love with it all over again. Everything about it, right down to the song itself, is simply perfection. The clothes, the vintage feel, the makeup (OMG the makeup). I want to just live in this video.



I'm trying to convince myself that it'd be totally reasonable to walk around with my makeup like this. Fake tear tracks and everything. I adore it. The fact Beyoncé did it herself is even more impressive.

What Beyoncé had to say about the shoot:

I was still thinking about Bettie Page, and wanted to do something that was inspired by her. This video was a secret: I paid for and co-directed it and didn’t tell my label or my management. The clothes and jewelry are from my closet, the wigs are mine, and I did my own makeup. We did eight looks in one day in this great house that belonged to a producer who worked with Dorothy Dandridge. He had pictures of her on the wall, so her spirit is in the video, too. I love Super 8 film and wanted to get those saturated colors. It’s a different drama—the tears and martinis and cigarettes. I wanted to channel the past for the present.

I feel like I need to run out and buy some new lingerie.