"IT WASN’T ONLY WICKEDNESS AND SCHEMING THAT MADE PEOPLE UNHAPPY, IT WAS CONFUSION AND MISUNDERSTANDING; ABOVE ALL, IT WAS THE FAILURE TO GRASP THE SIMPLE TRUTH THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE AS REAL AS YOU."

     -IAN MCEWAN

"Don't take anything personally. Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves."

Back to the Basics

It has been a summer of simplicity as I’m drawn to the effortless, chic ease of doing things.  I’m plain sick and tired of clutter. I want to just chuck out the remnants of randomness that don’t belong, but I hold on to anyways, just in case. For instance the shopping bags of notes and tests from high school on the top closet of my shelf--its time to go. Old books I’ll never read again need to be donated, and I’ve purged my closet to make room for the new.

Therefore it is time to de-clutter this blog. Time to revamp it, update it, and give it a much-wanted makeover. It certainly does not NEED it, but I think change is good.

It’s kind of like that awkward leftover that does not fit on the dish. You know what I’m talking about. You’re having company over and you’re arranging the home-baked cookies on a platter, yet no matter how you arrange ‘em, there is always an extra one. And you’re left with this groundbreaking decision of what to do with the “extra.” Majority of the time we just throw it on top of the display we worked so tirelessly on, shrugging our shoulders. Well guess what. I’m sick of that one “extra” throwing off my display. I’m sick of the clutter. So I’m just going to get rid of it.  Eat it, perhaps.

I have tried to depict said act with this update. I got rid of all the extra, awkward cookies. They sure look and taste good, but they don’t really belong.

I needed something bold, simple and fresh. I hope you like it too.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.


-Mark Twain

"It's 72 degrees, zero chance of rain, its been the perfect day. We're all spinning on our heels, so far away from real."

Hello. Just thought I'd share some things. The bad first.

CONS

While at the mall today I saw knock off TOMS. The shoes that, with your purchase, also donate a pair to children in need. Not only do I despise knock-offs, but I hate that these are robbing a fabulous cause. So, if you want to save 30 bucks, have a disdain for authenticity and lack a heart then it looks like you found your glass slipper. Ugh. Get a sole. 

You know who probably purchased a pair? The man/woman who threw a kitten from a moving truck on the Verrazano bridge. Poor kitty. This disgusts me beyond belief. Why would you ever do such a thing? I hope this person refrains from procreating. Thankfully the kitty, named Verrazano, was rescued and is doing well. 

In conclusion: people suck.

CHARM

But not all people! 

I want this girl to be my new best friend. She just goes around sewing poems in thrift store clothing. Thank god for art. 

When I'm a journalist, this is what I would kill to cover. (That is, after my stint as Dexter Morgan, first victim: kitty-flinging-waste-of-flesh moron.) It would be nice if the media covered the peaceful public, and spread messages that matter.

Bike riding is one of my favorite activities and form of exercise. A part of me dies every time I see someone biking around on campus because I wish I could have mine at school with me. Shipping it to Missouri would result in no bike for my island long rides of LBI during the summer. And every other summer bike ride. So, its permanent residence will remain Jersey. Anyways, apparently I'm not the only one who adores her bike!

As you can tell from the links, I am now coveting a potential future at GOOD. California would not be so bad; it's not the east, but it's still a coast!

"Wise women are beautiful women who've experienced a lot and have a lot to give back with just words."

"You can't find love within your soul without music"

"I believe part of the process of figuring yourself out is a way of connecting the dots between the fabulous and influential people around us all, like some sort of hidden constellation--you only have to know where to look."