i bet when i leave my body for the sky the wait will be worth it.

Local Natives - Airplanes

Happy birthday Hamilton.

Yesterday was Tana's birthday. Yesterday night was quite entertaining to say the least.

bruises on my knees for you.

well almost. but, i found bruises on my legs today, from saturday's water slide adventure. what fun!

Summer Reading.

I finally bought The Hobbit with the gift card from Barnes and Noble my mom gave me for Easter. Then went to Lake Ella to start reading it around 6:30pm. It was perfect out.

I love that I have time to read more than one book in the summer. Its what I look forward to.

little cakes.

I got to sleep until 11:45am today. Incredible. I woke up and took the longest shower. I proceeded to do my morning ritual of checking my e-mails and catching up on some blogs I follow and saw that Rachel was online. Since my blackberry has been out of commission since the day before my birthday I thought this was the best way to see she was up to today. To which she responded "I am going to get cupcakes. Do you want to come?" It is nearly impossible to refuse an offer like that. So off we went to Lucy and Leo's Cupcakery on Thomasville road. Rachel got a red velvet cupcake (along with a cookies and cream one for later) and I indulged in a chocolate expresso cupcake (I brought one home for Tana as well as a strawberry short-cupcake for Hailey). I found a picture from their website of the cupcake I had today.

I went to my parents house for dinner tonight. I tend to get bored easily there, so, I started rummaging through one of the dressers in the closet of the computer room and found this gem. Yes it says Hawaii 76. Yes it is from Hawaii. Yes it is 34 years old. It's from the bicentennial which makes this shirt even more spectacular. Obviously I am going to wear it on the 4th of July.

the sap in me has been exposed.

For my birthday my mom gave me the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I had never heard of it. I finished it today. The book is basically about following one's dream towards what the main character describes as everyone's "Personal Legend". I felt that the main character falling in love plays a big role in it.

The book was translated from Portuguese, (Coelho is from Brazil) and these excerpts really resonated in me. In some ways it gave me hope.

When Santiago sees Fatima for the first time at a well in the oasis;

Because, when you know that language [universal language], it's easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you, whether it's in the middle of the desert or in some great city. And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. With out such love, one's dreams would have no meaning.

Fatima telling Santiago he must pursue his treasure;

You have told me your dreams, about the old king and your treasure. And you've told me about omens. So now, I fear nothing, because it was those omens that brought you to me. And I am a part of your dream, a part of your Personal Legend, as you call it. That's why I want you to continue toward your goal. If you have to wait until the war is over, then wait. But if you have to go before then, go on in pursuit of your dream. The dunes are changed by the wind, but the desert never changes. That is the way it will be with our love for each other ... if I am really part of your dream, you'll come back one day.

The alchemist tells Santiago why he must continue on to find his treasure;

You've got to find your treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense. 

You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it is because it wasn't true love ... the love the speaks the Language of the World.

 Fatima's response to Santiago when he tries to explain to her why he loves her;

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

Santiago still has to tell her why he loves her;

So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.

The alchemist's response to Santiago on his choice of leaving Fatima behind to find his treasure;

If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you have found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you will find nothing on your return.

The alchemist tells Santiago that he must listen to his heart because where his heart is that is where he will find his treasure. 

"But my heart is agitated," the boy said. "It has its dreams, it gets emotional, and it's become passionate over a woman of the desert. It asks things of me, and it keeps me from sleeping many nights, when I'm thinking about her." "Well, that's good. Your heart is alive. Keep listening to what it has to say." 

His heart told him that it was happy. "Even though I complain sometimes," it said, "it's because I'm the heart of a person, and people's hearts are that way. People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren't, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer terribly." "My heart is afraid it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist on night as they looked up at the moonless sky. "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." 

Santiago's heart speaking on why people's hearts seldom say much about people's treasures; 

"... very few follow the path laid out for them - the path to their Personal Legends, and to happiness. Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be that threatening place." 

other snippets

... when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too ... when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.

... everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.

June is when all the cool babies were born.

June started out pretty crummy. On the 1st I woke up with an pain so horrible in my lower back that it made me throw up. My mom came over to my house and took me to the doctor. Turns out I had a kidney infection. PARTY! Any how the rest of the month was much better, here is the gist of it.

Friday, June 4, 2010

John Day had everyone over for some barbecue at his house. I drank a lot of coffee and got really hyper. The food was delish. Greg and Taylor choreographed some sick dance moves.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

An attempt to go to lay out by the pool was shot down by mother nature. Instead Tana, Amanda and I went to Old Navy and bought some (super cheap) bathing suits!

Sunday, June 6, 2010

I receive weekly e-mails from NYLON magazine and this weeks had a "Mixology" article about a nail lacquer that all the Chanel model's were wearing on the runway during the Spring '10 collection show during fashion week. I mixed my own but I really want the real thing.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Finally I got to lay out in the sun, and proceeded to get sunburnt! I just finished my antibiotics so it was time to go out an play. Went to 101 with some friendlies and ashleigh had red glitter that I put on my lips because I wanted to look like that beauty up there. I am sure I didn't but it was fun regardless.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Quote of the day from Sean Hampton "I was eating raisins and gave some to one of the girls at work. She said they were off the chain. I told her they were off the vine."

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Secret lovers. I caught them. Peeki and Booz.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Boys came into town to visit (Leif, Luis and Cole). We drove out to the springs, walked forever in the heat being attacked by mosquitoes, swam in water so cold Sam's lips turned purple and we all had just a marvelous time.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

True Blood season 3 premier. Ray Charles was making me happy as well this day.

Monday, June 14, 2010

24 years old! Birthday Bunny.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Happy Birthday Heather! My lovely starving actress, making it big in LA. I will be out there soon(ish). This was also the last day of Summer School Session B. I finished my last assignment after my last final at midnight and celebrated by drinking some PBRs and working on my inspiration board.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Mikey and Anica came to town and I tagged along with them and Ashleigh and Tyler to Bear Paw. I have never been with such a small group. Ashleigh got stung by a wasp, Mikey fell face first on the cooler, half way through one of the rafts started to deflate so I swam the rest of the way and cut up my legs and feet (I still have bruises on my legs). It was fantastic, I love nature and I want to go again this weekend.

Monday, June 21, 2010
Nay came over to our house and we went to DQ and Sonic to get our usual Monday night ice cream. The we watched our MY future husband Billy Crudup in Jesus' Son. What a dream boat.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Saw MC Chris at Big Daddy's. Storm Troopers, Darth Vader, we were totally out of place. Wild time.

I am so bad at this.

The past eight weeks have been total insanity. Spring semester finished, only to be followed by hell compared to what I expected to be a relaxing summer. But this isn't a place to gripe, so I have racked my brain and with the help of facebook, my phones photo album and my bank account I am recollecting the best of everyday (some days may be left out) from the past eight weeks. Starting the day after my last post.

con·cu·pis·cent

   [kon-kyoo-pi-suhnt, kong-]

–adjective

1.

lustful or sensual.

2.

eagerly desirous.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Cinco de Mayo! Vanessa's birthday! Went to Mocking Birds with Tana and Nay. Became officially obsessed with the word concupiscent (although it took us about an hour to pronounce it correctly).

Friday, May 7,  2010

Found this gem at First Friday with Tana.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Had the biggest coke I could buy from Whataburger. Took a picture to make Hailey jealous. I know I am a good friend.

Monday, May 10, 2010

First day of Summer Session B. Four classes in six weeks; Monday - Friday 12:30pm - 6:00pm, International Relations, Public Policy, Comparative Governments, American Government. Riveting.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Played Jeopardy in my International Relations class. It got pretty competitive. My team won.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Double feature with Hailey. Two for the price of one! What rebels.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Figured out I will survive 4 classes smashed into a 6 week period thanks to the venti iced coffee with soy milk from Starbucks.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Taylor has a newfound obsession for everything American. So obviously we have an America themed party and dressed like white trash. (Miles' alter ego is called America)

Sunday, May 16, 2010

My roommates and I are eco-friendly twinkies. Stainless steel water bottles from World Market.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Went grocery shopping at Publix for the first time in who knows how long. Tana Hailey and I walked there. I forgot we walked there and proceeded to buy 30lbs + of groceries which I had to carry back home. It was worth it.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Skipped school and went to Hiro's with Hailey. Homegirl and her sweet tooth, always has a hankering for Taro fro-yo. My person favorite, passion fruit with mango (or peach) fro-yo with chunks of cheese cake, bits of granola and strawberries.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Went to Monk's with the ladies. We sat outside on the pic-nic benches (Tina didn't break one this time) and I got to wear my new Free People jumper I bought at Urban Thread.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

The gang went to hang out at Tina's pool. A bunch of lbk's infiltrated, and I couldn't get over this one who was wearing white sweat pants (with no underwear)!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

After 5 years of watching LOST (I started when season 2 was airing), it all culminated in the series finale. I still cannot believe it is over. I almost cried but I thought Tana and Taylor might have made fun of me, so I didn't.

Monday, May 24, 2010

If you know me, you know I always have to have my nails polished. I love nail polish and have a drawer dedicated to all my lacquers. So when I saw this at CVS I had to further feed my nail polish obsession because I finally found the perfect mauve to add to my collection.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Ashleigh and I have a go to spot in Strozier Library. I don't know if this is amazing or depressing. I going to go with amazing, since I am furthering my education.

Friday, May 28, 2010

After taking 2 gruesome tests, I meet up with some buds for Happy Hour at Potbelly's, then we added some more buds and grabbed dinner at Gordo's after we all went and had a wild time at Water Works. Memorial Day Weekend had officially begun.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Perfect hang-over breakfast with Tommy and John Day at canopy road. Two eggs sunny-side up (with hot sauce), biscuits and gravy, and bacon ... yum, yum, yuuuuuuum!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Crazy night at bigs. Rachel wouldn't stop buying shots.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Memorial Day! Watched Dexter all day, and bought an amazing bathing suit bottom from American Apparel.

Well, that was May in a nut shell. June is coming soon. Not like anyone reads this.