true words

if children live with criticism, they learn to condemn

if children live with hostility they learn to fight

if children live with ridicule, they learn to be shy

if children live with shame, they learn to be guilty

if children live with tolerance, the learn to be patient

if children live with encouragement, they learn to be confident

if children live with praise, they can learn to appreciate

if children live with fairness, they learn justice

if children live with security, they learn to have faith

if children live with approval, they learn to like themselves

if children live with acceptance & friendship

they learn to find love in the world

really into natural occurrences lately.. for the obvious reasons. its just wonderful to know that the earth is alive and letting us know it. however, its not so wonderful when people are being devastated and harmed.. its terrible. i wish there was more i could do than just donating $10 . i wish i had a home big enough to let a family live with me. or i wish i could fly over there and help the kids who are lost and scared. i just feel so helpless for all of those helpless people. i'm sad thinking about it. can't talk to long about what's going on. it makes me really antsy because i can't do anything, like i said.

aside from the sadness involved with natural movements & shifts.. its all pretty amazing and it makes me want to re-take my geology class. it was one of my favorites. i also want to take french class so i can learn french like a real french girl. i feel like such a faker! haha.

storms, earthquakes, volcanoes, tornados... beautiful. i guess from a safe distance of course... but even still. i feel like going back to kansas to try to witness a tornado. how absolutely thrilling and exhilarating would that be ! wow. i've also always wanted to hike on a volcano . kinda dangerous. but how special would that be. everything is so cool in this world. i am itching to get goin to see it all. wish it was possible...

i wish

i wish that

- i could fall asleep on a bed of moss

- people would listen to me

- things were a whole lot easier

- nevada didn't even exist

- i had a special chocolate shop near by

- i had a little bit more money for a little bit more clothes

- i owned my own mac book pro 13 inch

- my hair was longer & that my roots didn't show

- i had my tan back

- roux would stop meowing at me

- my car was a little bit bigger

- i could find a really awesome paying job

- i had an iphone (with out the bill)

- people would buy my earrings from etsy

- the weather was warm & sunny

- i could just disappear

- i could drink this whole bottle of wine with out making a face

- i had my own room

- i was born a unicorn

- god damn it

- that i wasn't falling down the rabbit hole

happy birthday to me !

so yesterday was my 22nd birthday - it was great.

mitchell got me a pair of g-star jeans that make my butt look amazing. and he also got us a macbook pro that arrived right on time. we went out for sushi with a couple friends and it was sooo fun i loved it. took sake shots with everyone - sake is so strange. and kate got me a bottle of wine that was really yummy. and nique made me mini cupcakes & then a giant one just for me.... loved it. i really liked my birthday this year. thanks everyone!

and also, mother nature gave me the gift of rain & cold air.... my birthday was the first real day of fall it seems. its so grey outside ..... i love it. i just wish there was rain & lightening and thunder and all that jazz. it'll come soon i guess.

yesterday in the car we spotted a rainbow. i love rainbows.

seeeeeeeeeee ya.

can you hear the stars sing?

why is it that people with small minds have such big mouths?

its been such a lovely couple of days. warm enough to wear shorts and a tanktop & sandals... my most favorite attire. (after bathing suits or clad) i love to feel as much air and warmth on as much of my skin as possible. thats why im a summer girl. a beach bum... a river rat... whatever you can come up with. the sun recharges my spirits and lifts my soul. i cant wait until it really starts to heat up around here...
i head to utah in exactly ONE week. holy yes !! i am so excited. i hope i'm ready and i dont forget anything. i hate forgetting stuff.
i could really go for a tube top or a strapless dress right about now.
i want this one : strapless dress



i think i might switch back to using shampoo & conditioner... because my hair seems to be having a hard time. its so thin and long that it just gets tangled SO easy. i sort of look like a bum ... haha. maybe i'll do every other day or something.
http://pinktentacle.com/2009/02/twelve-animals-world-maps-as-chinese-zodiac/

http://www.photosight.ru/photo/alone/3206369/

yesterday the clouds were SO fluffy and full of character.. i was leaving wyatts apartment and i saw this scene ... tons of power lines in front of all those beautiful clouds and thought it was funky and pretty its in own way. i dont think i've ever mentioned how much i dispise power lines - they give me headaches whenever i am around too many (thats why i prefer mountain living) but this picture just looks COOL to me. this top one is just how it looked to my eyes and then the one right below it is and edited version , whatev.

yesterday i was hangin out with audra & jackie all day . we went down to Folsom and did some shopping.. i am such a boring person. all i got was two tank tops (black & grey) and two leggings (dark grey & light grey) seriously? why do i only buy dark colored clothing? whatever. i tried to find white tops, but they are either see-through or have too much bullshit going on .. like rhinestones or too much lace.. i should just make my own. sheesh. Audra & Jackie are two my oldest best friends... I invited our other best friend Michelle to come but she is such a busy bee these days its hard for all of us to get together... oh the struggles of getting older right?

i got a sweet letter from my soul sister Nell yesterday

it says "not all who wander are lost"

and she drew ME! isnt it amazing? i love it.

yesterday it was warm but breezy... then at night it SNOWED. what the heck?! california... so ridiculous. now today is clear and chilly. oooh the world is a crazy place.

DAZE of sprinnnnnnng

weekend results : too many mosquito bites to count, 1 hidden dread i just discovered, sore feet & back, sun warmed skin & a smile on my face. life is Great.

leopard painting -

anyway, its SO rainy here. and windy. i feel like something important might blow away. i wish the wind would blow ME away. that would be great...

grow slow

there are smells in this world
that make me stop to take in the deep breath
and then i think
about how there needs to be a jar
that can capture smells
so that we can open it up any time
and smell it.


i'm the same way with sounds
like
the sound of .. rocks
fumbling around
under a creek.
or water falling over rocks
or someone who can
whistle really
really well.
or a foreign person
talking in english.

tuesday

45° F | 32° F
7° C | 0° C
Snow

80% chance of precipitation


i need to go get my all season tires tomorrow. my dad is in Barcelona tho

early morning 37

it was 37 degrees outside. not my type of degrees at all.

I'm really hungry. I want an english muffin. One time when I lived in California, Audra wanted an english muffin but forgot what they were called. And she said "I want one of those things you guys always have, I forget what they are called. I think its like, an Irish Bagel or something."

hahahahaha