musical remembrance
i had a great day yesterday.
but even flying high above sunset blvd, hands still ashake from contract signing, stomach still a-knot from dream fulfilling, my mind is never far from our best and bravest.
i may not agree with the battle, but i do support the troop.
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a sweet, somewhat hokey, homemade you-tube video of real life soldiers and vets, that has wrecked me each of the 7 times i've watched it...
{even the accidental footage of actor barry pepper from 'saving private ryan' ~2:55.....oops}.
one of my favorite 'chicks song.
come home please.
my cheap summer accessory
okay, so maybe freckles with a touch of melasma.
but it's still the least expensive, warm-weather accessory i've got going.
typically makeup artists and photographers have always covered my angel kisses {thank you auntie char};
but lately the concealer and photoshop is confined to my dark circles.
freckles are definitely surfacing in style.
here's a coolio video on the magic of retouching.
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wednesday happy m'loves.
when we run
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lace up your sneakers m'loves.
my sweet friend julie, with the rosiest red ringlets you've ever seen, shared this fantastic trailer with me.
premiering this summer, 'when we run' documents run across ethiopia, a non-profit project bringing together u.s. and ethiopian runners, to traverse the 250 miles across the beautiful, african country.
they are hoping to raise $175,ooo.00 to build and sustain schools in the "fair trade growing coffee regions."
amazing cause, lovely people.
weekend happy to all.
gaggle of giggles
at the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.
~jean houston
my huckleberry friend
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wednesday happy m'loves.
tossed and spun
he walked away.
this father of eight, walked away.
yes, he was a bit bloody and 40 minutes after impact, he still had hand tremors so violent he asked me to take photographs with my phone, but still:
he. walked. away.
a beautiful morning. too precious for me to rush in the fast lane.
radio off, windows down, i will not succumb to the madness of the freeway blitz:
a checkerboard of 2 ton torpedos ping-ponging traverse the asphalt, clocking up to 90 miles per hour, manned by monkeys updating their facebook status and lip gloss {concurrently}.
and just like that.... poof!
i see it happen 20 seconds before they do.
two cars, two drivers, two destinations.
too fast, too unconscious, too brash.
one swerve, one slam, 4 flips.
immeasurable damage.
drive safe m'loves.
remember the responsibility and privilege of the present.
peace and love
i destroy my enemies when i make them my friends.~abraham lincoln
hostility is such a bad color on me.
kindness brings out the green in my eyes, the broad of my shoulders, the glossy of my lashes.
in 5th grade kristy holdburg told me i was fat.
i retaliated by buying her the prettiest barbie i could find on her birthday.
at said birthday party, krystal des los reyes ratted to kristy's mom i'd been looking at a dirty magazine.
i wasn't.
krystal had been the one perving it up in the back bathroom with a playgirl.
but i made sure to give her the skittles from my goody bag.
my beasts and i may not speak the same language, but we understand each other precisely.
i love them fierce, they worship me without strings.
different creatures bringing our own messes and art into the world.
where others see dangerous drinking holes and snarly fangs,
i see nooks of opportunity and a sibling in the school of suffer.
go ahead bite. i'll just hug back.
weekend happy
enough said.
happy mother's day mom.
weekend happy to all the momma's all over the world.
thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes, you sure do know how to make a girl feel splendid.
big kiss!
35
35 years old.
3:34 am.
i release to you, my public, the grizzly, gory photo generating all the ado in washington and the like.
eyes puffy, one black and bruised from 3 rounds of acupuncture, the other peep swollen from last nights' bout with a soy sauce seasoned stir fry.
face bare, hair messy, heart un-concealed.
cheers to another candle on my advancing, educational, butt-kicking cake.
the re-touching this year will go towards my soul, spirit and spiel.
happy birthday to me {a day early}
or rather as they say in norse ..."til hammó með ammó".
yippee skippy!!
i am the recipient of fashionista's leifsdottir summer outfit.
i've always been a giant fan of the unique, creative, scandinavian line, leifsdottir.
i first spied them in anthropologie in what i thought was a vintage, 50's house coat.
swoon overload.
i've been dazzled ever since.
françoise hardy and jane birkin inspired, fashionista pulled together cool, effortless warm-weather chic.
a sunwashed denim skirt, a floral embroidery blouse, and chic arched wedge shoes.
if you need me i'll left banking it with les artistes and les rebelles clad in mes větements fabuleux.
and because it is my birthday à demain....a favorite from mademoiselle hardy.
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wednesday happy to you m'loves.
weekend happy
even my toes can't contain my giddy.
santa fe was santa-fabulous!
despite my baggage hiccup, my weekend was without flaws.
there t'was ne'er a prettier bride, nor a more dapper groom.
14 of us jubilated atop a of hill of hydrangea, as the sun set, and the couple kissed into merry matrimony.
monday happy to you!
delta airlines can suck it
i watched from the oversold, airplane window as your tarmac jokers decided to indiscriminately not load my bag {and several others} onto the plane.
then your counter agent, with the sensitivity of an elbow to the jaw, insinuated somehow i brought this upon my self.
"such is the gamble you take {losing your bags} when you travel".
{my head is still cocked to the side, eyes narrowed, attempting to unravel this enigma? sage advice? condescending bullshit?}
wedding to attend....no clothes.
rad.
weekend happy to all except those at delta airlines {hope you eat bad oysters and drink rancid milk}.
desert bloom
today i leave for santa fe. an enchanted weekend away with hunkiest and the dearest of ones loved.
my bags are packed, my boots are shined.
my itinerary is a discourse in romance and relaxation.
from the doors of our casita, feasting on the beauty foothills of the sangre de cristo mountains, hunkiest and i plan to further feast on a gourmet breakfast in bed.
on friday, the boys will golf.
and the girls will spa.
my ayurvedic treatments promise to ease my third eye, nourish my soul, and revitalize my body.
screw the third eye, i'm happy just to hide out where cell phones are banned.
friday evening portends revelry and cozy with gang-wit.
no doubt giggle fits and knee-slaps will arise.
saturday i'll do my best to keep my tears to a minimum sob as two loved ones make it official.
kisses all around.
another evening of love, laughter, food, and drink.....maybe even dancing.
merrymaking for a marriage.
sundays are for smooching.
*{okay! okay! confession....because i surmise those who know me intimately will be calling "bullshit" on "breakfast in bed" plan. i say and imagine this whole idea of room service at fancy-nancy resort as something wonderful and decadent. each time we travel i intend for us to experience said rite of amorous treat. but never happens. i'm up at the crack, on the hunt for my crack coffee, with a face like joan rivers, and the energy of richard simmons. hunky hubby never knows i'm missing until two hours later when he awakens upon my return: paper read, smack fix seen to, breakfast in bed plan nixed}.
twin sister! paging my twin sister!
come out, come out wherever you are!
alas billy goats, i don't really have a genetic duplicate....
can you imagine the world cheese shortage?
although i love the maggie q suggestions...
{well maybe not TWIN....more like distant, thinner, vietnamese cousin}
but if such genetic duplicate existed,
today i'd mortar and pestle my double into a fine, spreadable pesto, as we'd divide and conquer my whacked, over-committed day.
8 different places to be, two different counties, luggage to pack, beasts to feed and tangle with, and peeps who need to be squeezed and tucked.
i have another stab session with dr. sugar lips, and one big audition this morning.
fingers, legs, toes, eyes crossed that all goes well.
wednesday happy to you m'loves.
you'll poke yer EYE out!
twitchy is now going six weeks strong.
botox is out. a paralysis of the 24hr palpitate can't be guaranteed, and the risks of an imbalance in the face are high.
my chemical asymmetry and emotional incongruity are the rice and beans to my family of origin enchilada.
i don't need anymore imbalances on my plate.
yesterday i gave acupuncture a whirl.
contrary to what others say, those needles are sharp, they do hurt, and i bled.
the soothing sounds of pachebel piped over ocean waves, a sugary sweet gardenia candle, and the honey purr of my doctor's voice were the only things saving her {doctor} from an open palm smack each time she pricked me with one of those tiny, chinese voodoo pins.
diaphragmatically breathing in through the nose, and out through the mouth....i went to my happy place:
it's amazing what visualization can do for anxiety.
alas, bitch twitch still here.
she's actually a little amp'd up post STAB session, but dr. sugar-lips warned me that may happen.
perhaps twitchy likes chocolate candy bars.
more to follow.
tuesday happy to you m'loves.
what's for dinner
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saturday, i stumbled on this visual bouquet of blogosphere sweet.
always a sucker for quinoa, a video tutorial was just the inspiration i needed to get my stove out its dusty doldrums.
quinoa {pronounced keen-wah} is known as a 'super food'.
a favorite among vegetarians for its high protein and 8 amino acid content, a favorite among masses for its delicious taste and versatility.
high in fiber, quinoa scores very low on the glycemic index, provides 30% of daily magnesium {good for migraine sufferers and digestive disorders}, supplies 20% of daily folate, 15% iron, 18% copper {good for cell tissue rejuvenation and helps to fight infections}, 28% phosphorous {bone health}, and 60% manganese {free radical fighter}.
quinoa is also gluten and wheat free.
a 'super' food indeed.
happy cooking m'loves.
weekend happy
hello i love you won't you tell me your name?
what's in your pocket for the weekend lollipops?
tonight, i plan on losing my voice with mumford and son's.
tomorrow, more shouting {microphone assisted} with my gangsta's looking to sweat and crush the constant inner babble of our brains.
tomorrow night i plan on losing my mind in hunkiest's sweet talk and sugar kisses. hopefully with a grilled cheese sandwich thrown in the mix somewhere.
more holla' and calorie crush on sunday morning to help stave off planned damage from deep fisted, easter candy basket binge later.
i'm a sucker for pretty.
marshmallow, nougat, white chocolate, marzipan....flavors which normally produce an upturned my nose; belle them up in lavender, aqua, celadon, azure, a dusty pink?!?! and i'm a sticky-fingered walking mallomar.
so share with me..i adore your comments.
are there champagne brunches in your future? peeps? eggs to be dyed? or are you more: easter's here?
weekend happy to you m'loves!