summer mixtape 01

this is what i'll be listening to, you can listen if you want.

1. anything that's rock n' roll - tom petty and the heartbreakers
2. the house that heaven built - japandroids
3. clear eye clouded mind - nada surf
4. acid tongue - jenny lewis
5. alicia amnesia - butch walker
6. daylights - matt & kim
7. sucked out - superdrag (thanks adam for getting this stuck in my head ALL DAY EVERY DAY)
8. towers - bon iver
9. who loves the sun - the velvet underground
10. safety bricks - kevin drew

Play here.

No feet

Henry:
The woman will sit eternally in the tall black armchair. I will be the one woman you will never have…excessive living weighs down the imagination: we will not live, we will only write and talk to swell the sails. - Anais

 I am not the girl who sits in the theater while the credits roll or waits on the pier until the sun goes down. I don't recite the sentimental lines in books or music to make my point. I don't linger in my bed before I wake up and think about bloody gums and raw moments in the andy warhol diaries. There is nothing deep about my sadness. I am all chipped nails and bruised knees. I like my toast burnt and my sheets unwrinkled. I am easily fooled and highly overrated.

vday whatever

For the past couple years, I was suckered into the mass opinion that Valentine's Day was for chumps. I totally agreed with the thought that "There shouldn't be just one day to celebrate love; why surrender to the commercialization of a made up holiday?" If you walk into any pharmacy, grocery store or mall between December 26 and February 14th you will set your eyes upon an explosion of pink, red, and so many hearts and cuddly bears it would make any sane person gag.

But then I thought, who cares? If there are people out there celebrating a day with their significant other by buying chocolates in heart shaped boxes and roses wrapped in "I love you" print then so what. Don't send your negative vibe out in to the world just because you don't "believe" in Valentine's Day. If you celebrate love everyday like you claim you do (and you don't need vday to remind you of that) then good for you. But if you're blasting on all your social networks your sad opinion then you're probably not one of the aforementioned peeps.

For me, Valentine's Day is cool.  Last year Adam and I made homemade pizzas and tried to prevent Huxley from dying from a tragic chocolate-eating death. I'm not the biggest fan of the color pink (unless it's neon) and red is alright. I like stuffed animals holding hearts. I used to be a huge stuffed animal fan when I was little, almost in a creepy way. And chocolate is something I take with my daily vitamins. Plus, America makes a whole lot of money from the sudden frenzy of last-minute Valentine gifting. I say it's a win-win. For all ya'll single people out there--hold tight. One of these years you will be given your very own delicious chocolate rose and sentimental card. Until then you can pay tribute to Galentine's Day which is equally as fun (guys, i'm not sure you care so much one way or the other..)

update: i had to add this photo

winter style

i'm heading to nyc in 2 weeks so i thought i would gather some wardrobe inspiration for the colder weather ahead.

tips:
- colorful beanies
- basic bottoms
- bright scarves
- all neutral
- fur accessories
- bulky coats over jackets
- mixed prints

what i've learned from instagram

1. everyone thinks they look good in the rear view mirror of their car (it must be the light?)
2. anything but starbucks is an unacceptable brand of coffee to be seen drinking
3. a photo of you in your underwear is not considered slutty as long as there is a filter applied to it
4. your make-up-less face looks a lot like your face with make-up on (lucky you.)
5. you have the greatest boyfriend in the world because he is always giving you flowers
6. you must be buying you music legally because you always have album art to go with the screenshot of the music you're listening to
7. my dog is still cuter than your pet
8. you are so wild and crazy by posting a picture of your alcoholic beverage during the day
9. "instagram obligation" - if someone is always "heart-ing" your instagram photo, you feel obligated to "heart" their photos back
10. iphone users feel superior to android users and they show this by always using emojicons
11. #everyoneisacomedianwiththeirhashtags #andifyoucanreadthisthanbravo
12. you all are very good at arranging things to fit into a square
13. fashion bloggers have an unlimited supply of macaroons
14. if it's not on instagram, it didn't happen.

(via eat.sleep.wear)

about...

it's about

flakes of mascara on my pillow
the sun beams hitting the bed post
the street lights shining on the bed post
hot sauce on the corners of your mouth
dust bunnies stuck to the pads of my feet
elbows propped up on the arm rest of the couch
humming to the sounds of bowie through the walls of the room
tapping to the rhythm of otis redding beating through the speakers

(images via pinterest + tumblr)