Joy

Yesterday, I almost lost my dog for good. My mom was going to give her away to someone else. Friday night was a horrible night. So bad, that it even got my mom to think again about giving Joy away. Saturday morning, the woman that was supposed to get Joy called, and my mom told her that she couldn't give Joy yet because of my sister and me. So now, Joy is still here sitting next to my feet in the kitchen :) However, my mom said she doesn't know for sure until tomorrow. I hope my mom decides to keep Joy; she's ours!!

this is a world of dreams and reverie

currently listening: Strawberry Avalanche by Owl City

i am in love. in love with adam. he is absolutely adorable and creative : )

his new album "Ocean Eyes" will be available on iTunes on 7/14 and in stores everywhere 7/28.

support and spread :)!

Today I followed my parents around to see and tour apartments, condos, and townhouses in Edgewater. I really love the apartments/condos. They were so soo nice with the view out onto the water through the big big windows. I am a lover of balconies, heights, breathtaking views from windows, and open spaces. In the future, if I can't afford one in nyc, I will reside in a open space apartment in Edgewater :) yepyep.. I can dream for now right?

I don't mind rain on nights when I have nothing else going on. Rainy nights are the most perfect settings for movie nights in. However, I could live without rain for a couple days. I need sun sun sun and summer.

this is a world of dreams and reverie

where i felt the stars explode around me.

a grasp light flashed with a gleam as it slashed open a moon beam

and i stared back breathlessly as mountains of fruit tumbled out.

i barely had the chance to shout.

a strawberry avalanche crashed over me.

What is a band?

Reblogged from KevinQD's blog

"What is a band? Back in the past a band used to be a group of vagabonds that would travel the globe spreading an ideal. This new ideal was the ideal of rebellion, that is how rock and roll was born. The kids of the 50's and 60's were sick of the shit that their parents were feeding them, and knew that they could do it better. They chose to separate themselves from their parents and move onward to spread their message to the hungry populace that knew they would be building something better than the people before them. Like birds leaving the nest, this rebellion was only the first step. From then on, music turned its back on rebellion. It turned more toward the music of emotional defeat. This music was a symptom of the emotional defeat that resounded in a country that was focused on a war that they didn't want to win, and struggling against causes that didn't have a solution. It was part of a mantra that kids in schools didn't have to work hard to get good grades, workers didn't have to work harder than the rest of the world, and the general lethargy that envelops a nation once it starts to feel the sting of a sliding GDP and spends all the money that it has in its treasury. The by product of the spirit of a culture, is the music it produces. Let's be honest, there is not much money in selling music anymore.

A new band needs to emerge that sweeps aside old practices, and puts to bed the old men who believe in selling music the traditional way. To sweep aside the notion that there is no answer. Music needs to become a message again. A message to revitalize the world: that it doesn't matter what race, creed, or nation you are from. It doesn't matter what circumstances you came from. You have a message inside of you. It isn't in our DNA, it's in our mind. We are evolving not at the speed of genetic evolution, we are now evolving at the speed of the evolution of ideas. You have the ability to change the way that people think, and you have the ability to give just one thing to the world that can change it forever: an idea. Music was meant to be a divinely inspired idea. The perfect way to translate an emotional thought into another person.

Would be musicians who want to take an honest swing at music need to understand, it is not one hour of practice a week that makes you great. Its not writing one song that makes you great. Its not tearing people down on a blog or message board that makes you great. It's the sheer amount of how much you work and create that makes you great. Because criticism is the argument of the insecure, and is not meant for other people. Criticism is meant for your self. If someone criticizes you, imagine how much they must hate themselves to not be directing that criticism inward in a positive nature, towards improving their own craft. We must not let the critics overcome our sense of purpose. Without the creators, there would be no such thing as a critic.

We can always go one of two ways. To believe that things are going to stay the same and get worse, or to believe that things are going to get better with every new thing we create. Every day you have to ask yourself that question. You can either watch people run by, or you can run towards the light. If you continue to sit back and watch, one day you will be left behind. If you are fortunate enough to be in the lead, it will only be for a little while. Someone will take your place someday, so treat others with that in mind and they will carry you. We as humans have a duty to continue to run the race, we can never stop. Because once we stop, we may all disappear from this great civilization. We are a band because we believe in this message, this quiet drive that gives us the strength to deliver music to you in times of hardship. Our rebellion is against those who watch us drive by. In the next few months we will all listen to new quietdrive songs that we can all run the race to."

Again, another reason why Quietdrive never ceases to amaze and inspire me. I absolutely love these boys, and can't wait until their new album release and east coast tour dates :)

Quietdrive in One Night Stand Tour of November 2008

these days are gone

currently listening to: phoenix - love for granted

weekend in words: birthdays. drinks. one too many. bad first impressions. getting caught. dinner. cake. nature. park. cute couples. newly weds. water. photos.

i also took alot of pictures. whee

click [here]for more :)

Workaholic

Despite this gray gloomy rainy weather, I hope all of you had a decent week. This weekend is the start of sunny days so be prepared and enjoy :) I came to the conclusion that I am a workaholic. I compulsively enjoy slash like working. I always have to be doing something. I don't like just sitting around at home doing nothing. I always have to busy with something, whether I'm studying at school, reading, working, taking pictures, drawing, playing piano, shopping, running, whatever- anything. Like sometimes, there are times when I 'enjoy' or 'dont mind' studying (this is very veryyy rare though heheh). And these days, I enjoy working long hours. I love the feeling of productivity and accomplishments. So lately, my boss and I re-designed/decorated some things inside the store and now it looks really summer-y, nice, and cute. Looks like something out of a children's storybook. Cute. In the future, when I get my own place, I want her to help me decorate the interior. Additionally, I've done some shopping and searching with my parents for paint colors, tiles/marbles/designs/etc for our new house. And the more I browse and look, the more I discover that I'm more of the 'antique' slash 'vintage' style than the modern/contemporary style. I can't do the modern thing. I'm more into the faded, old-ish, swirly, whirvy, curvy, spiraly, antiquesh details and styles, than just clean, crisp, and plain modern styles. My new house is slowly on its way of being complete; still have lots to be done, but I like its progress so far; its very cute-sy :) I can't wait until I move into it. What else what else. Oh how could I forget. Last night, at my work place, there was a huge robbery. I came into work this morning to a store full of police, evidence team, detectives, etc. Our store's Mac computer, memory hard drive, and all the money was stolen. The juicy details of this incident is even crazier. Today, we got an alarm system installed right away (something that should have been done as soon as we first opened this store) and fixed the damages done. It was kind of interesting to see the police work and take evidence, fingerprints, DNA, etc etc. I've never seen it live right in front of me before; today was the first. I feel so bad for my bosses. It's really sad when bad things happen to good people. And it's even worse that these types of bad people are around, and that they are very very smart. scary scary. I usually dont work on Saturdays, but I'm going in tomorrow to help and stuff. I hope everything will turn out okay, and that from now on only good things will come. Anyway, I haven't seen the sun in days, and I'm excited for the nice sunny weather again. wheeee :)!