CHECKING IN: when i procrastinate

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i picked up this book about traveling for nt $235. i've always wanted it and finally justified the purchase to myself today. although i also justified a lovely vest that screams le blog de betty. so my priorities might be a bit out of whack.

i've been waiting for 500 days of summer and gigantic for way too long. when will i be able to see zooey again?

CHECKING IN: lover with soul power

(photo by stephen)

i've had a lot of things rattling around in my brain to write about lately, but these days there seems to be so many other things which need doing i just can't find the dedicated time to write. i know this blog has been relatively quiet compared to those earlier ones of multiple posts per week. i'm still glad i've kept it around. surprisingly, there even seem to be a few of you who still come around to see what's going on. and i love you to bits for that.

i'm trying to stay organic and eco-friendly ever since i arrived, but it is not an easy task here. i mean you do see people using re-useable shopping bags, but it seems like no one here buys organic shampoo and conditioner because i can't find them anywhere. maybe i just don't know where to look, but even if they do sell them they are probably expensive. i might as well switch to bi-carb soda and vinegar for my hair, cheap, accessible, and even more earth friendly. i heard they work wonders too.

speaking of hair, i miss wearing my beret all the time. i miss knitting too, but it's way too hot. i bet i'm not the only one who misses winter these days. i'm definitely a winter person, no arguments there.

i stress myself out needlessly sometimes over trying to discover or uncover what i want in life. the problem stems from the assumption that i'll want the same thing forever. maybe i don't need to discover what i want forever, i just need to discover what i want at the moment. but then i started thinking, if i don't think about the future then what's the point of thinking in the first place? geez i don't make fok all sense. sometimes i wonder if i'm qualified to be an adult.

it's scary, but i think i might be going off caffeine. i havent had a coffee for three days so i just made myself a black filter. and i've been working on the same cup for three hours. in the past, i could finish one in minutes. maybe it's because hazelnut cream flavoured coffee beans from seattle's best tastes totally weird?

i feel like writing more often these days. see you soon x

CHECKING IN: spirit in the night

bruce springsteen - spirit in the night



this is what i'm listening to today. i never really paid much attention to his music until i heard this song with the most awesome lyrics. i think i would do well in the late '60s /early '70s.

right, stuff. lots of word-worthy stuff has happened recently but by the time i get to sit down and write about it i just don't want to anymore.

i think i just might be the biggest brat out there to be bitching about this city. how is that there are always so many people around you, but you still feel so foking alone? am i to need more time to get used to this place or do i simply not belong?

we all explore concepts and things that interest us, and at the same time we also explore inside of ourselves. but i feel like the more i explore the more confused i get.

i do try to make the best of my stay though. i see lots of wonderful people and have lots of laughs. i visit some of the prettiest places and lose myself in them. with a new guitar on my back =)

CHECKING IN: you should come back.

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me: "i hate it here"

you: "you should come back"

TREE HUGGER: happy earth day!

we all know that planting a tree in your backyard is a popular way of celebrating earth day each spring. since our backyard is already a forest (literally) full of tress of different sizes, i planted some italian parsley indoor instead. i'm not exactly sure if this will do much good for the environment, but at least its organic. and i was told that this garden-in-a-bag can be transplanted to a pot or even your garden.

i got this at anthropologie on my road trip to LA. i think it is one of the most fabulous shop i have ever been to!



this is what happens in about a week. the seeds sprout!



i just took this picture. it's only been about 10 days! i can't wait to put my home-grown italian parsley in my pasta! yummmmmm!



happy earth day guys and dolls. what will you do to celebrate? check out earth day network for some ideas or find out what's going on near you!