I'm sitting in la guardia airport waiting to take a plane to wisconsin to then take another flight to minneapolis which then I will drive to iowa...a lot of midwest action.
Getting on a plane is my biggest fear; eventhough when I counted how many planes I've been on since europe in 10th grade...its over 100. Don't wanna know how many in my whole life
What's your biggest fear?
Spiders are also nasty.
Peace and love from NYC wisconsin minnesota and iowa
-smitty
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
!! RAIN !!
so as my life continues to have very little moments where i can breathe. i have no decided that all the little ones that i get will be dedicated to my dolls. after i got an email this morning from smitty and after venting about life last night to piera for all of 2 minutes while i was in class [clearly not paying attention] i have seen the light. fuck school. i want my friends back. [well no not fuck school.. i'm almost done. why flunk out now, right?] BUT i miss you guys. not just talking... like i miss actually seeing... and hugging (damnit i like hugs!). not sure how to fix this. i am currently attempting to find a weekend to invade ny with ali so we can steal smitty and run to boston and hide under pieras bed. [most likely stop in oregon on our way to ny to high jack selena too].
well this weekend is halloween [for the record- i HATE halloween. because i dont like masks. yes i'm a big baby.] kendall and i are going to try and one up our peace [me] and love [her] costumes from last year by being rain [me] and bow [her]. rainbow- get it?? yeah it's not that clever. i tried!
last weekend we were 'billie jean' for amandas sororities date party. we got some snazzy gloves.
[gloves and mj pose.]
last weekend was also kendall and my sororities gala fundraiser [we made over 10,000 wooo]. and my big [who graduated] came to visit for it which made me a happy girl. [cough :: ali was supposed to be my date but couldn't get off work :: cough]
[my little. me. my big.]
have a safe halloween please my loves. and smitty- i expect pictures of you and timmy!
love. and hugs.
maggie [the oc]
well this weekend is halloween [for the record- i HATE halloween. because i dont like masks. yes i'm a big baby.] kendall and i are going to try and one up our peace [me] and love [her] costumes from last year by being rain [me] and bow [her]. rainbow- get it?? yeah it's not that clever. i tried!
last weekend we were 'billie jean' for amandas sororities date party. we got some snazzy gloves.
[gloves and mj pose.]
last weekend was also kendall and my sororities gala fundraiser [we made over 10,000 wooo]. and my big [who graduated] came to visit for it which made me a happy girl. [cough :: ali was supposed to be my date but couldn't get off work :: cough]
[my little. me. my big.]
have a safe halloween please my loves. and smitty- i expect pictures of you and timmy!
love. and hugs.
maggie [the oc]
My Muse
The family comes this weekend. Carol, Dave, Dad, and Syd are currently 35,000 feet in the air going 512 MPH. Can't wait! Carol (my aunt) left me a creepy message last night asking if "I am ready for them." If only she knew the fights I have been getting in with my housemate David who dirties everything I clean. I cleaned the kitchen last night and he decided to leave dirty pans, dishes, utensils, and parmesan cheese ALL OVER the counter. I've decided that deliberate conversations to solve the matter aren't worth it. Solution: I'm about to put dirty dishes in his bed. They're in my way, so I'm going to put them in only his way.
Passive Aggressive? ABsolutely. Necessary? It will be if he doesn't fix his shiet up.
In preperation for the family I've gone online window shopping. I need to know what stores I want to go to this weekend. I don't own winter clothes.
You would think after 3 years in Boston weather I would own something warm. I only own a NorthFace fleece.
I will be uploading pictures soon! I forgot my camera charger at home while packing over the summer, so my dad is bringing it. Yay for charged camera!
[Muse: Undisclosed Desires]
P.monet
{boston}
Passive Aggressive? ABsolutely. Necessary? It will be if he doesn't fix his shiet up.
In preperation for the family I've gone online window shopping. I need to know what stores I want to go to this weekend. I don't own winter clothes.
You would think after 3 years in Boston weather I would own something warm. I only own a NorthFace fleece.
I will be uploading pictures soon! I forgot my camera charger at home while packing over the summer, so my dad is bringing it. Yay for charged camera!
[Muse: Undisclosed Desires]
P.monet
{boston}
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Words
“ Among other things, you’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score, you’ll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You’ll learn from them—if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It’s a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn’t education. It’s history. It’s poetry. ” - J.D. Salinger
I couldn't have found this quote at a better point in my life.
I hope it finds you as well.
Los Angeles
I couldn't have found this quote at a better point in my life.
I hope it finds you as well.
Los Angeles
pumpkins
With halloween just around the corner, I had to do some things that get my mind off of school work and back to childhood. I carved a pumpkin today!
About 99.9% of people in NYC live in apartments, including me, and I never thought about celebrating halloween. Why not though?? My pumpkin is handsome as can be and is sitting in the hallway waiting to greet everyone that walks by!
One thing that must be going through other peoples' minds as well is, how do kinds in this city trick-or-treat? Seems a bit difficult...
Peace and love from the east [village]
-smitty
About 99.9% of people in NYC live in apartments, including me, and I never thought about celebrating halloween. Why not though?? My pumpkin is handsome as can be and is sitting in the hallway waiting to greet everyone that walks by!
One thing that must be going through other peoples' minds as well is, how do kinds in this city trick-or-treat? Seems a bit difficult...
Peace and love from the east [village]
-smitty
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
SMITTY THIS MEANS WAR
I AM COMING HOME YOU SLUT WHORE FACE SO SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH AND LISTEN.....LISTEN. I will be coming home this summer and I will see all your beautiful faces. ALSO YOU ALL HAVE TO VISIT ME. I'M GOING KANYE WEST CAP LOCKS ALL OVER YOUR ASS RIGHT NOW. LET ME JUST TELL YOU ALL THAT I'M ON THE PHONE WITH A CERTAIN SOMEONE *SMITTY* WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED AND SHE JUST THREATENED ME THAT SHE WAS GOING TO GO TO JACK IN BOX AND GET A BOX OF LARGE POPPERS AND EAT THEM IN HER CAR BY HERSELF AND TAKE PICTURES OF THEM AND SEND THEM TO ME. RUDE. I WILL BE HOME FOR POSSIBLY CHRISTMAS BUT DEFINITELY WILL BE HOME FOR SPRING BREAK. SO SUCK IT. HARD.
HERE'S THE CULPRIT....
fuck well I don't know how to put pictures up so she's fucking lucky.....for now.
-Selena(Eugene)
HERE'S THE CULPRIT....
fuck well I don't know how to put pictures up so she's fucking lucky.....for now.
-Selena(Eugene)
Monday, October 26, 2009
Oh dear, xanax please?
Just saw 'Law Abiding Citizen' with Nate. It was really intense, I spent most of it in a ball with all my muscles tensed. He hated it. I am pretty sure I have never let out a legitimate yelp and or screan followed by light speed reaction to hide in a movie before. I hate scary movies and movies that are thrillers like this are really emotionally taxing. I'm glad I go see movies with him, he won't judge.
In other news, I made my dogs halloween costume! He's dracula, he's going to be so sexy its gonna hurt you all.
Now I'm gonna lay in bed and watch Cake Boss and try to mellow out and get my muscles to relax.
OH p.s. Car being worked on equals big fat suck on my internship cause if it overheats I can't get there. PLUS it being worked on means I can't drive it. I just want to do so well and I'm being hard on myself. Nate tries to reassure me off all these things and that I'm doing really well, as does my best friend Nat but the anxiety is still there and of course I'm still going to beat myself up$
The need to be somebody and want to amount to greatness is comes with a world of insecurity and anxiety.
Mediocrity scares me the most. I wonder what its like to glide through and be carefree.
Cough cough Paris Hilton.
One month till the girls all come home! Can't wait!
Ali (Left Coast)
In other news, I made my dogs halloween costume! He's dracula, he's going to be so sexy its gonna hurt you all.
Now I'm gonna lay in bed and watch Cake Boss and try to mellow out and get my muscles to relax.
OH p.s. Car being worked on equals big fat suck on my internship cause if it overheats I can't get there. PLUS it being worked on means I can't drive it. I just want to do so well and I'm being hard on myself. Nate tries to reassure me off all these things and that I'm doing really well, as does my best friend Nat but the anxiety is still there and of course I'm still going to beat myself up$
The need to be somebody and want to amount to greatness is comes with a world of insecurity and anxiety.
Mediocrity scares me the most. I wonder what its like to glide through and be carefree.
Cough cough Paris Hilton.
One month till the girls all come home! Can't wait!
Ali (Left Coast)
the post below was update #69 (haha)
yesterday and the day before were filled with insane actions that i never thought would occur in my life.
first, last night olivia, lauren, irene, aaron, and sabina and i went to aarons apartment to make our germ costumes. why germ costumes you ask? well, olivia's thesis project involves working with a lot of non-profit organizations. this happened to be her first one and involved paid sick days for New York City workers. so, there was a germ fashion show that i showed up late for (cause i suck, even though i spent all night making a costume...) olivia and lauren won with their amazing costumes. there are photos of our night below, sorry they were taken with my phone but the fun can still be seen haha.
what olivia is doing for her thesis is also what i asked her about on the speaking part of her interview i did. yes, its uploaded and im trying with my might to edit it...film is not my forte although im trying super, super hard to make it look and be amazing.
after the germ fashion show today, olivia asked me if i could go over to her place and do a plaster mold of her bust for her sculpture class. its monday and i don't have class, so why not? after we did 2 molds of her aaron decided that he too wanted a plaster mold of his bust and mouth and arm etc etc etc. now, you have to understand that aaron is a pretty hairy dude and vaseline before the plastering was not enough to save his poor body from the 2 hours of pain it took for his mold to come off his body...
poor aaron...
so tomorrow...hmm who knows what tomorrow holds? i might do another update about my current needs/wants/obsessions because they always always change.
however: my newest purchase: amazing booties from urban, theyre having an out of control sale and i got these for $20...deal Ali...keeping my eye out for you but like i said its a warzone, and also good that we wear the same shoe size
photos from DC: an amazing photo of a real tree changing colors for fall-so beautiful. and at the redskin game...my dad super happy before the game starts. little did we know that it was the WORST game ever played in history. no touchdowns on either team. ughh. ps-it was an AMAZING thing that my dad decided to go for the club level seats cause it was colder than balls that day and to be able to go inside and sit somewhere cozy was amazing. thanks dad.
wow...must stop now. sleep time...the water is out in the building until 6am i hope i dont have to pee.
peace and love from the east [village] NYC
-smitty
first, last night olivia, lauren, irene, aaron, and sabina and i went to aarons apartment to make our germ costumes. why germ costumes you ask? well, olivia's thesis project involves working with a lot of non-profit organizations. this happened to be her first one and involved paid sick days for New York City workers. so, there was a germ fashion show that i showed up late for (cause i suck, even though i spent all night making a costume...) olivia and lauren won with their amazing costumes. there are photos of our night below, sorry they were taken with my phone but the fun can still be seen haha.
what olivia is doing for her thesis is also what i asked her about on the speaking part of her interview i did. yes, its uploaded and im trying with my might to edit it...film is not my forte although im trying super, super hard to make it look and be amazing.
after the germ fashion show today, olivia asked me if i could go over to her place and do a plaster mold of her bust for her sculpture class. its monday and i don't have class, so why not? after we did 2 molds of her aaron decided that he too wanted a plaster mold of his bust and mouth and arm etc etc etc. now, you have to understand that aaron is a pretty hairy dude and vaseline before the plastering was not enough to save his poor body from the 2 hours of pain it took for his mold to come off his body...
poor aaron...
so tomorrow...hmm who knows what tomorrow holds? i might do another update about my current needs/wants/obsessions because they always always change.
however: my newest purchase: amazing booties from urban, theyre having an out of control sale and i got these for $20...deal Ali...keeping my eye out for you but like i said its a warzone, and also good that we wear the same shoe size
photos from DC: an amazing photo of a real tree changing colors for fall-so beautiful. and at the redskin game...my dad super happy before the game starts. little did we know that it was the WORST game ever played in history. no touchdowns on either team. ughh. ps-it was an AMAZING thing that my dad decided to go for the club level seats cause it was colder than balls that day and to be able to go inside and sit somewhere cozy was amazing. thanks dad.
wow...must stop now. sleep time...the water is out in the building until 6am i hope i dont have to pee.
peace and love from the east [village] NYC
-smitty
"I am an excitable person who only understands life lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger as reason. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls." — Anaïs Nin
Ali La la land
Ali La la land
Sunday, October 25, 2009
sunday
On sundays I'm home watching tv. Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bored to Death, and Dexter.
By the way this season is sooo good! (Dexter)
This week was pretty boring.
Except for Thursday, I got to do some pick ups for the magazine and a photo story on LA TV actresses. Picked up amazing dresses and about half a mil in jewelry. I didn't get to work on the shoot. I'm still the bottom link. I did get some free products. Mascara and eye makeup remover from L'oreal.
I can't wait to move up the ladder. I'm gonna own that ladder by the way.
My laptop is back however now my internet is down and for some reason my laptop keeps shutting down so its gonna need more work.
I'm only going to be interning Tuesdays and Thursdays now I need to work at my other job for the money unfortunatley.
I hate my manager she is terrible and rude. I can't wait to move on. Either way I merchandised my store today and did a pretty legit Halloween display at the counter today I'm pretty proud of it.
I miss my friends I don't have a social life I wish I could be where I want to be already and have everything I want.
All in good time, all for a reason, and just keep going.
Anyway....
I'm planning an amazing Tday extravaganza for the Dolls when they get home and then a party!! Yaay!
Gonna start a new thing:
Song of the post;
I Got Mine _ by The Black Keys
Hey anyone wanna go see Band of Horses play club Nokia on November 9th with moi?
What about Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) play his residency at this downtown theatre with his new solo project 'Phrazes for the Youth'. Dear Danielle you are coming with me.
Ali Montrose (Los Angeles)
By the way this season is sooo good! (Dexter)
This week was pretty boring.
Except for Thursday, I got to do some pick ups for the magazine and a photo story on LA TV actresses. Picked up amazing dresses and about half a mil in jewelry. I didn't get to work on the shoot. I'm still the bottom link. I did get some free products. Mascara and eye makeup remover from L'oreal.
I can't wait to move up the ladder. I'm gonna own that ladder by the way.
My laptop is back however now my internet is down and for some reason my laptop keeps shutting down so its gonna need more work.
I'm only going to be interning Tuesdays and Thursdays now I need to work at my other job for the money unfortunatley.
I hate my manager she is terrible and rude. I can't wait to move on. Either way I merchandised my store today and did a pretty legit Halloween display at the counter today I'm pretty proud of it.
I miss my friends I don't have a social life I wish I could be where I want to be already and have everything I want.
All in good time, all for a reason, and just keep going.
Anyway....
I'm planning an amazing Tday extravaganza for the Dolls when they get home and then a party!! Yaay!
Gonna start a new thing:
Song of the post;
I Got Mine _ by The Black Keys
Hey anyone wanna go see Band of Horses play club Nokia on November 9th with moi?
What about Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) play his residency at this downtown theatre with his new solo project 'Phrazes for the Youth'. Dear Danielle you are coming with me.
Ali Montrose (Los Angeles)
I have an obsession...
...with watches.
Last weekend we were in New York for our UAA volleyball tournament where we got smacked down by NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, and Emory. Not one of our greatest moments but I was able to buy a knock-off watch! It's white and pretty :) The guy in Battery Park wanted $45 for it. I continued to look at it and said no that's too much and walked away. he followed me:
ME: 45 is too much. no thanks
-35 for the pretty lady
ME: i don't have 35
-how much do you have?
me: not enough
-$30!?
me: no.
-25?
me: no, i don't have the money.
-20? $20 for the pretty lady???
me: fine!.
so i bought it. keep in mind this was all while we were walking through battery park while it was semi-raining.
Exciting future occurrences:
-Dad, sis, carol, and dave come and visit me this thursday! coming to watch my last home tournament/game (THANK GOD)
-volleyball is 2 weeks (from yesterday) away from being over. for good.
Until next time,
P
(Bostonia)
Last weekend we were in New York for our UAA volleyball tournament where we got smacked down by NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, and Emory. Not one of our greatest moments but I was able to buy a knock-off watch! It's white and pretty :) The guy in Battery Park wanted $45 for it. I continued to look at it and said no that's too much and walked away. he followed me:
ME: 45 is too much. no thanks
-35 for the pretty lady
ME: i don't have 35
-how much do you have?
me: not enough
-$30!?
me: no.
-25?
me: no, i don't have the money.
-20? $20 for the pretty lady???
me: fine!.
so i bought it. keep in mind this was all while we were walking through battery park while it was semi-raining.
Exciting future occurrences:
-Dad, sis, carol, and dave come and visit me this thursday! coming to watch my last home tournament/game (THANK GOD)
-volleyball is 2 weeks (from yesterday) away from being over. for good.
Until next time,
P
(Bostonia)
Friday, October 23, 2009
ooftah
the past couple of weeks i have been horrible but let me do a slight update :)
2 weekends ago i went to long island which i think i mentioned before which was a lot of fun because i got candy apples and went to a pumpkin patch wtf!
last weekend i went to DC to visit my grandma and my dad was visiting too AND my brother. so i saw a lot of my family that i havent seen since last year/summer. ooftah!
ALSO HUGE NEW!
i filmed the first section to Olivia Obin's interview with PDLA (smitty) and its awesome. i can say a few things
-she talks about new york city (obviously)
-what its like to be an artist in the city
-what art means to her
-what she sees in her future
Olivia is an amazing and intelligent girl that i think everyone will love watching once its done.
second part of the interview this weekend when i film her setting up for a fundraiser/costume contest to help awareness and an amazing cause. itf youre around NYC ill post when and where when the day gets closer.
well, its raining here and i am tired so sleep is now.
BETTER UPDATE TOMORROW.
PHOTOS.
MYSPACE IS BEING MADE AS WE SPEAK!
also---follow us on TWITTER!
http://www.twitter.com/ThePaperDollsLA
-peace and love from the east
SMITTY
2 weekends ago i went to long island which i think i mentioned before which was a lot of fun because i got candy apples and went to a pumpkin patch wtf!
last weekend i went to DC to visit my grandma and my dad was visiting too AND my brother. so i saw a lot of my family that i havent seen since last year/summer. ooftah!
ALSO HUGE NEW!
i filmed the first section to Olivia Obin's interview with PDLA (smitty) and its awesome. i can say a few things
-she talks about new york city (obviously)
-what its like to be an artist in the city
-what art means to her
-what she sees in her future
Olivia is an amazing and intelligent girl that i think everyone will love watching once its done.
second part of the interview this weekend when i film her setting up for a fundraiser/costume contest to help awareness and an amazing cause. itf youre around NYC ill post when and where when the day gets closer.
well, its raining here and i am tired so sleep is now.
BETTER UPDATE TOMORROW.
PHOTOS.
MYSPACE IS BEING MADE AS WE SPEAK!
also---follow us on TWITTER!
http://www.twitter.com/ThePaperDollsLA
-peace and love from the east
SMITTY
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
hot hot
I'm sitting on Morton street in Silverlake waiting for my car to cool down. It just threw a hissy fit and decided to over heat.
Never buy a Rover.
Maybe days that start rough get really good?
Ali LA (right now Silverlake)
Never buy a Rover.
Maybe days that start rough get really good?
Ali LA (right now Silverlake)
IM SORRY
I
HAVE
NO
TIME
TO
DO
ANYTHING.
i apologize for not updating. :( i need time. I NEED MY DOLLS PLEASE.
my life lately...
-steering on my car broke.
-older asian lady told me she liked my skin.
-she also gave my face a nice petting... ya.
-mid-terms have stolen my soul.
-i hate halloween.
-the charity event i worked on was a success! (men wore heels and walked a mile to raise money and awareness for abused women).
-i'm designing a rum bottle and packaging and re-designing bare minerals.
-dodgers are disgraceful.
-it randomly rained... i hate rain.
-ate sulfites the other day. surprisingly not the worst day lately.
-been playing phone tag with piera (i need you)
-smitty is NOT a failure (!!!!!!!!!)
-a month till new moon (yes we are all going TOGETHER over break- deal with it)
-a month and 2 days until im out of office (HELL YA).
-a month and (3?) days until i see your pretty faces??!!
-gradutation: may 22nd at 8am (...please come?)
i also found an old picture of myself. i thought i was a boy. and yes it is backwards due to the face that i took a picture of the picture with photo booth.
smitty: if this doesn't cheer you up... i don't know what will...
[age 7.]
peace. love. and midterms.
Maggie [The OC]
HAVE
NO
TIME
TO
DO
ANYTHING.
i apologize for not updating. :( i need time. I NEED MY DOLLS PLEASE.
my life lately...
-steering on my car broke.
-older asian lady told me she liked my skin.
-she also gave my face a nice petting... ya.
-mid-terms have stolen my soul.
-i hate halloween.
-the charity event i worked on was a success! (men wore heels and walked a mile to raise money and awareness for abused women).
-i'm designing a rum bottle and packaging and re-designing bare minerals.
-dodgers are disgraceful.
-it randomly rained... i hate rain.
-ate sulfites the other day. surprisingly not the worst day lately.
-been playing phone tag with piera (i need you)
-smitty is NOT a failure (!!!!!!!!!)
-a month till new moon (yes we are all going TOGETHER over break- deal with it)
-a month and 2 days until im out of office (HELL YA).
-a month and (3?) days until i see your pretty faces??!!
-gradutation: may 22nd at 8am (...please come?)
i also found an old picture of myself. i thought i was a boy. and yes it is backwards due to the face that i took a picture of the picture with photo booth.
smitty: if this doesn't cheer you up... i don't know what will...
[age 7.]
peace. love. and midterms.
Maggie [The OC]
Monday, October 19, 2009
worst updater ever
so besides posting the 9/11 conspiracy video and my 3 word post about hating life i really have been THE WORST updater in the history of blogs i think...and i'm the one on everyones ass (SOMEONE GIVE ME A TASTE OF MY OWN MEDICINE)!!!
anyway-i saw an AD for another blog called something (not gunna say it unless they give us some $, that would be nice) and they are girls, young girls like us who talk about gossip and clothes and girl things and i was like NO YOU STOP THIS NOW but then i realized that there can be more than one of something in the world. battle on? perhaps, it can keep my mind off of this city for just a little bit.
tomorrow i swear to the lord himself that i will post about my last two weekends because i have been out of town and done things that i have never done before in my life...one of those things? going to the pumpkin patch. please don't be jealous.
photos and more love tomorrow.
xxoo
-smitty NYC
anyway-i saw an AD for another blog called something (not gunna say it unless they give us some $, that would be nice) and they are girls, young girls like us who talk about gossip and clothes and girl things and i was like NO YOU STOP THIS NOW but then i realized that there can be more than one of something in the world. battle on? perhaps, it can keep my mind off of this city for just a little bit.
tomorrow i swear to the lord himself that i will post about my last two weekends because i have been out of town and done things that i have never done before in my life...one of those things? going to the pumpkin patch. please don't be jealous.
photos and more love tomorrow.
xxoo
-smitty NYC
Your tounge is a rudder it steers the whole ship
I saw one of my favorite bands, Brand New, play at the Palladium last night. Ash had two tickets in the VIP lounge, and we had an amazing time and view! Manchester Orchestra opened for them and they played an amazing set.I also ran into some friends, Zak and Philip. I always tell people that seeing Brand New play (for me anyway) is a religious experience. I get lost in the music and that's the only thing there is any room for in my mind.At the same time the music allows for a steady and unpolluted stream of thoughts to pass. Its better than any short lived high or the mess that comes with a night of drinking.* side note- would have loved to also (as in at the same exact time) be at the Monsters of Folk show at the Greek.
After the show Ash and I headed over to Fred62 in Los Feliz, its the best place to go for late night snackage.
I got the Mac and Cheese balls and we shared the Pumpkin Punk Tart, its a variation on a pop tart but sooo much better!
Counting down the days till Thanksgiving I can't wait to see my friends!
I wish I had more time to read books, I'm trying to pummel through the 48 laws of power as fast as I can but its a loaded read. Any suggestions?
LA love, A. Montrose
After the show Ash and I headed over to Fred62 in Los Feliz, its the best place to go for late night snackage.
I got the Mac and Cheese balls and we shared the Pumpkin Punk Tart, its a variation on a pop tart but sooo much better!
Counting down the days till Thanksgiving I can't wait to see my friends!
I wish I had more time to read books, I'm trying to pummel through the 48 laws of power as fast as I can but its a loaded read. Any suggestions?
LA love, A. Montrose
FINALLY!
I was seriously starting to give up hope on finding a job....BUT I finally got a call today! YAAAAY. I hope that means something. I'll keep everyone updated. I have to PRAY that I do get this.
-Selena(Eugene)
-Selena(Eugene)
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Lights.
Highlight of the weekend:i bought a knock off chanel watch from a hustler in NYC this weekend.
Low light of the weekend: Smitty wasn't in NY :(
Low light: the Hershe's kiss peanut butter cookies i just made failed because i forgot to add milk to the dough so they crumble apart.
DOWNGRADE!
Peace & Happy eating,
P (Boston)
Low light of the weekend: Smitty wasn't in NY :(
Low light: the Hershe's kiss peanut butter cookies i just made failed because i forgot to add milk to the dough so they crumble apart.
DOWNGRADE!
Peace & Happy eating,
P (Boston)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Rest your bones.
My coworker says the most hilarious things example (while it was raining) 'I love the smell of wet ass..fault' hahahah!
Today was short intern day I did 3 drops in Culver city and one off sunset at Flower Films. NO, I did not see Drew, although I would have loved to! I think she's adorable.
WHAT is going on with the weather here!? So its raining like madness here in lovely so cal for 2 days and THEN today it starts off foggy and wet and at around 12 its hot as Satans ball sack (aka 90 degrees!)
How much do you love the fact that MJ has a quote explaining why he couldn't sleep? It goes something along the lines of how he stays up to get creative messages from god cause he's afraid that is he sleeps he will give them to Prince. BRILLIANT!
Hey MJ up in heaven, the height restriction on creative messages from God starts at 4'9, you had nothing to worry about.
Anyway hope you're feeling fantastic I'm gonna watch 30 rock and The Office!
Love you forever sucker,
Ali Left Coast south.
Today was short intern day I did 3 drops in Culver city and one off sunset at Flower Films. NO, I did not see Drew, although I would have loved to! I think she's adorable.
WHAT is going on with the weather here!? So its raining like madness here in lovely so cal for 2 days and THEN today it starts off foggy and wet and at around 12 its hot as Satans ball sack (aka 90 degrees!)
How much do you love the fact that MJ has a quote explaining why he couldn't sleep? It goes something along the lines of how he stays up to get creative messages from god cause he's afraid that is he sleeps he will give them to Prince. BRILLIANT!
Hey MJ up in heaven, the height restriction on creative messages from God starts at 4'9, you had nothing to worry about.
Anyway hope you're feeling fantastic I'm gonna watch 30 rock and The Office!
Love you forever sucker,
Ali Left Coast south.
Holly Trinity
There are 3 parts to this post:
A. Why LA>Boston (well, Brandeis, depending on how my mood is)
B. Today's News (this just cannot go unknown)
C. Ranting
A. LA>Boston
LA Pros
-weather (80 degrees in LA at 4pm)
-car, means driving, means alone time with my music
-best friends
-boyfriend
-family
-range of food (not just Asian!)
-BEACH (fun) volleyball
-Beach
-famous people
-liberals
-less criticism on arts
-my cats (yes, i'm a cat person.)
-starbucks. daily.
-MENCHIES. (DAILY)
Boston Cons (this should be clarified to Waltham and a certain, very specific university that I attend)
-freakin' cold (40 degrees at 7pm, snow saturday)
-conservatives
-bad cafeteria food
-uptight, puritanical people
-behind on the music scene
-preppy (where's the fashion?)
-long distance relationship
-close minded people (religion, politics, art, music, etc/everything)
-216 days until commencement: how about we just knock off the last 215? Sometimes I wish I could push the fast-forward button on the DVD player and have the same effect on real life. I think my whole viewpoint on college is tainted.
B. Today's news:
A boy was "lost" in a homemade balloon his father uses to track weather. Insane.
What's even more insane? He wasn't in the balloon to begin with, but yet, after hours of panic trying to bring the balloon down, the boy was still at home hiding in the basket he was "seen getting into" before the balloon took off for the skies.
C. Rant
I've come to realization that I like to study, but I'm ready for the next step. I don't want to be studying things I'm not interested in, like sociology or required science classes, but a focus. I want my classes to overlap and be a part of the same idea.
If i go into child psychology I have my work, and tuition bills, cut out for me, but I'm ready to be taken seriously. I'm ready to make money, have a set schedule...start a life. (Smitty and Maggie don't put that "m" word in my mouth just yet!)
Song of the post:
Empire State of Mind (Alicia Keys & Jay-Z
Mad World (Michael Andrews & Gary Jules)
Desire of the moment:
May your day be better than mine,
P
{Boston}
A. Why LA>Boston (well, Brandeis, depending on how my mood is)
B. Today's News (this just cannot go unknown)
C. Ranting
A. LA>Boston
LA Pros
-weather (80 degrees in LA at 4pm)
-car, means driving, means alone time with my music
-best friends
-boyfriend
-family
-range of food (not just Asian!)
-BEACH (fun) volleyball
-Beach
-famous people
-liberals
-less criticism on arts
-my cats (yes, i'm a cat person.)
-starbucks. daily.
-MENCHIES. (DAILY)
Boston Cons (this should be clarified to Waltham and a certain, very specific university that I attend)
-freakin' cold (40 degrees at 7pm, snow saturday)
-conservatives
-bad cafeteria food
-uptight, puritanical people
-behind on the music scene
-preppy (where's the fashion?)
-long distance relationship
-close minded people (religion, politics, art, music, etc/everything)
-216 days until commencement: how about we just knock off the last 215? Sometimes I wish I could push the fast-forward button on the DVD player and have the same effect on real life. I think my whole viewpoint on college is tainted.
B. Today's news:
A boy was "lost" in a homemade balloon his father uses to track weather. Insane.
What's even more insane? He wasn't in the balloon to begin with, but yet, after hours of panic trying to bring the balloon down, the boy was still at home hiding in the basket he was "seen getting into" before the balloon took off for the skies.
C. Rant
I've come to realization that I like to study, but I'm ready for the next step. I don't want to be studying things I'm not interested in, like sociology or required science classes, but a focus. I want my classes to overlap and be a part of the same idea.
If i go into child psychology I have my work, and tuition bills, cut out for me, but I'm ready to be taken seriously. I'm ready to make money, have a set schedule...start a life. (Smitty and Maggie don't put that "m" word in my mouth just yet!)
Song of the post:
Empire State of Mind (Alicia Keys & Jay-Z
Mad World (Michael Andrews & Gary Jules)
Desire of the moment:
May your day be better than mine,
P
{Boston}
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Is this right?
I finally said what I've been feeling for a while. I don't know if I should have said it though.....it' not worth what I'm losing. But then again, it needed to be said.
Ughhhhh what am I going to do?
-Selena(Eugene)
P.S. Lenora's tonight. SO excited!
Ughhhhh what am I going to do?
-Selena(Eugene)
P.S. Lenora's tonight. SO excited!
Rain!
So yesterday was the first day of rain in LA! I love,love,love the rain! Unfortunately I couldn't enjoy it the way I would have liked to - sit in my bed with a shutter open to watch it with some tea and a movie and mý dog- I had my internship and had to drop offs again, all day in the crazy LA rain traffic; West Hollywood, Brentwood, Westwood, Beverly Hills, Culver city,Downtown, Hollywood, Santa Monica. I did get to 9 places though! I did fail on one mission went the wrong way on Wilshire for 20 minutes in traffic then had to turn around and get the other side of the 405 in Westwood on Wilshire and Barrington which took 40 minutes, making me late to the Instyle building to pick up my editors camera. I was panicing in the car and when I got to the security desk in the building and.... Well, everyone had gone for the day and I couldn't get the camera I was frustrated and panicing and almost broke down in the lobby ( I waited till I got in the car to cry and call my Mom). Thank God my editor is pretty underdstanding and her assistant Brandy could get it today since I'm not in.
I just want to be exceptional all the time so when I fall short I get really down on myself even if it is out of my control and dumb, like it was.
Note to self: learn how to deal with things that aren't your fault and cannot be changed.
Gonna have a fully functioning and fully charged laptop in 3 to 6 business days! Wooo hoo!
Ali =$ 70 poorer.
Now I'm gonna get some Chipotle with Nate! Later I work my retail bizzzzzz
A Montrose. Los Angeles
I just want to be exceptional all the time so when I fall short I get really down on myself even if it is out of my control and dumb, like it was.
Note to self: learn how to deal with things that aren't your fault and cannot be changed.
Gonna have a fully functioning and fully charged laptop in 3 to 6 business days! Wooo hoo!
Ali =$ 70 poorer.
Now I'm gonna get some Chipotle with Nate! Later I work my retail bizzzzzz
A Montrose. Los Angeles
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
dun dun dun!
Urget and breaking news story!
My computer isn't broken! Not even a little bit!
Just needed a new charger :)
Full update tomorrow, that is all.
Goodnight and goodluck.
Ali (LA)
My computer isn't broken! Not even a little bit!
Just needed a new charger :)
Full update tomorrow, that is all.
Goodnight and goodluck.
Ali (LA)
Monday, October 12, 2009
Chin Hair
I'm so excited that I'm not sick anymore!! I was literally in bed for a whole week. My roomie Cory and I thought we had swine flu. No joke. So now that I'm better it means that I have to get off my lazy ass and clean my room and go back out and start looking for more jobs. This is getting ridiculous.
On to better topics...I talked to my dad and he told me that he's going to buy me a plane ticket home cause he wants me to be there for thanksgiving which means....I get to see my girls!!! I'm so excited! Plus I get to see my family which is also going to be AMAZING. And my doggies<3333 Also my dad is a pretty good cook and I love food. So win-win.
I didn't get to go to Lenora's last wednesday cause of how sick I was but THIS Wednesday it's definitely going to happen. YAAAAAAY. This time I will definitely post pictures cause I need new ones on my facebook and since I'll be on my comp I'll put them up here too =)
Peace All
-Selena(Eugene)
On to better topics...I talked to my dad and he told me that he's going to buy me a plane ticket home cause he wants me to be there for thanksgiving which means....I get to see my girls!!! I'm so excited! Plus I get to see my family which is also going to be AMAZING. And my doggies<3333 Also my dad is a pretty good cook and I love food. So win-win.
I didn't get to go to Lenora's last wednesday cause of how sick I was but THIS Wednesday it's definitely going to happen. YAAAAAAY. This time I will definitely post pictures cause I need new ones on my facebook and since I'll be on my comp I'll put them up here too =)
Peace All
-Selena(Eugene)
Sunday, October 11, 2009
The break down
I'm gonna break down the past week for you in bullet points then I'm going to try and explain in short, here we go.
-Work
-Internship at Signature Mag
-Parental Backlash
-Boyshit and Singledomination
-Film
-Long dick of the Law
-Aches and Pains
WORK- nothing new its retail land, its long, boring, unrewarding, and slavery for just above minimum wage. This is what I'm doing to make that dolla cause aint no way I can start charging to make anyone holla in this economy.
INTERN- I wish I could say I was completely jazzed on it, I'm not. I am the bottom link, the intern's intern, the bitch. No, I am not exaggerating kids. I work 3 days unpaid 8+ hrs per day. I worked an art walk we hosted on Thurday night. Play by play;
1. Out if the house by 8
2. In Sun ass Valley by 915
3. I'm early for the pick up
(Getting linens for the event)
4. Drive for breakfast
5. Driving back to linen place
6. Get a ticket "speeding"
(This is where I'm slapped by the long dick of the law)
7. Drive downtown into the office
8. Send some emails
9. Do drop offs (personally deliver copies of the latest issue to publicists and such)
10. Visually raped by dirty men at Home Depot on sunset getting tape for sexy publisher boss.
11.Get to event and do trash duty from 6 to 11:30 on a 4 story bulding WALK up nonetheless and only the 1st story trash chute is unlocked!
12. Get hit on by underfed artsy boys
13. Drive home and die
Only to get back up and head to the office again at 8a.m.
And do drop offs with Emily the intern from 1130 to 5p.m. All over the city...I did see Steve Spielberg on Melrose by one of the drop offs just filming,hanging out. Had Jim from the office say 'Hey' to me on the way back down a flight of stairs, so cute I died.
P.B.- My step dad is not on board with me interning, Mom is as supportive as she can try to be. Sucks but I will WIN!
FILM- gonna start filming more of my little L.A. Life with some help from my friend Ash, also gonna try to get comp working so I can post pics. Gonna take more photos too.
Need to make time for photoshoot, gonna try that tomorrow!
Boyshit/Singledomination- I got screwed over by a boy not gonna lie it sucked he sucks its a suck fest, I'll move on. However I had miss Maggies help nursing my ego with an entire Saturday spent drunk in bed with girlie movies and snacks, then coffee with Ash and an eye opener about said boy. Whatever, all for a reasons, I will WIN.
A's and P's- my legs hurt from Thursdays event on the stairs I think I pulled something in my left leg, sad days dude I am falling apart.
I don't know what I'm doing but at least I'm moving in some direction, this internship may be costing me $$ but its gotta be getting me somewhere I'm not there for nothing. I get so anxious sometimes, I want to be somebody and I'm trying I really am working the ladder from the ground up. I have no where to go but up, I don't know where I'm going but its not down. Gonna try more and more to get on with making life fucking happen.
The Dolls
Picture stories
Filming
Interning
Work
Exhaustion
This is all for something, I'm gonna be straight with you I feel defeated and driven at the same time its impossible but its a battle that is currently my life, and guess what I WILL WIN.
I am going to be somebody that I would respect and admire.
I really am fucking the rest and doing what I want even if at the end of the day still feel lost, I'm moving in a forward motion.
Remember this, I WILL WIN.
Also please listen to Little Joy they are a sweet little band they hail from NY but live locally here in LA around echo park.
Saw 'Whip It' tonight with my friend Jessica who works retail with me,it was a really good movie, go see it.
-Work
-Internship at Signature Mag
-Parental Backlash
-Boyshit and Singledomination
-Film
-Long dick of the Law
-Aches and Pains
WORK- nothing new its retail land, its long, boring, unrewarding, and slavery for just above minimum wage. This is what I'm doing to make that dolla cause aint no way I can start charging to make anyone holla in this economy.
INTERN- I wish I could say I was completely jazzed on it, I'm not. I am the bottom link, the intern's intern, the bitch. No, I am not exaggerating kids. I work 3 days unpaid 8+ hrs per day. I worked an art walk we hosted on Thurday night. Play by play;
1. Out if the house by 8
2. In Sun ass Valley by 915
3. I'm early for the pick up
(Getting linens for the event)
4. Drive for breakfast
5. Driving back to linen place
6. Get a ticket "speeding"
(This is where I'm slapped by the long dick of the law)
7. Drive downtown into the office
8. Send some emails
9. Do drop offs (personally deliver copies of the latest issue to publicists and such)
10. Visually raped by dirty men at Home Depot on sunset getting tape for sexy publisher boss.
11.Get to event and do trash duty from 6 to 11:30 on a 4 story bulding WALK up nonetheless and only the 1st story trash chute is unlocked!
12. Get hit on by underfed artsy boys
13. Drive home and die
Only to get back up and head to the office again at 8a.m.
And do drop offs with Emily the intern from 1130 to 5p.m. All over the city...I did see Steve Spielberg on Melrose by one of the drop offs just filming,hanging out. Had Jim from the office say 'Hey' to me on the way back down a flight of stairs, so cute I died.
P.B.- My step dad is not on board with me interning, Mom is as supportive as she can try to be. Sucks but I will WIN!
FILM- gonna start filming more of my little L.A. Life with some help from my friend Ash, also gonna try to get comp working so I can post pics. Gonna take more photos too.
Need to make time for photoshoot, gonna try that tomorrow!
Boyshit/Singledomination- I got screwed over by a boy not gonna lie it sucked he sucks its a suck fest, I'll move on. However I had miss Maggies help nursing my ego with an entire Saturday spent drunk in bed with girlie movies and snacks, then coffee with Ash and an eye opener about said boy. Whatever, all for a reasons, I will WIN.
A's and P's- my legs hurt from Thursdays event on the stairs I think I pulled something in my left leg, sad days dude I am falling apart.
I don't know what I'm doing but at least I'm moving in some direction, this internship may be costing me $$ but its gotta be getting me somewhere I'm not there for nothing. I get so anxious sometimes, I want to be somebody and I'm trying I really am working the ladder from the ground up. I have no where to go but up, I don't know where I'm going but its not down. Gonna try more and more to get on with making life fucking happen.
The Dolls
Picture stories
Filming
Interning
Work
Exhaustion
This is all for something, I'm gonna be straight with you I feel defeated and driven at the same time its impossible but its a battle that is currently my life, and guess what I WILL WIN.
I am going to be somebody that I would respect and admire.
I really am fucking the rest and doing what I want even if at the end of the day still feel lost, I'm moving in a forward motion.
Remember this, I WILL WIN.
Also please listen to Little Joy they are a sweet little band they hail from NY but live locally here in LA around echo park.
Saw 'Whip It' tonight with my friend Jessica who works retail with me,it was a really good movie, go see it.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Nothing is Ever as it Seems
Posting blogs should be exciting for me...I really do enjoy updating my mundane life on the world wide web but sometimes everyone needs a little bit of motivation.
This all began as five girls talking about what they are going to do with their lives. We all concluded that quite honestly, we do not know. We have no idea. Then after talking about it for a while...hello, we have us and with us comes amazing talents. I take photographs, Maggie is a designer, Piera is an amazing athlete, Ali can dress like a crazy woman and is obsessed with music, and Selena has the make-up skill of a goddess. All of us together should really be called The Pentagon of Amazingness.
Speaking to my mom last night re-lit my fire. She asked if we are still doing The Paper Dolls and I said, well yes we are in fact. She reminded me why we started this in the first place. How we need a solid, strong foundation before we can move on and conquer the world.
I am going to start my focus on other people and the city around me. I am constantly surrounded by artists in (what some consider) the most amazing city in the entire world. Young people my age are as confused as I am and that is why I am doing this project.
Making our own work.
Showcasing our talents.
Supporting young people our age.
That is why Paper Dolls is here.
Who's with me?
-Danielle Elizabeth Smith
East Village, New York City, USA
This all began as five girls talking about what they are going to do with their lives. We all concluded that quite honestly, we do not know. We have no idea. Then after talking about it for a while...hello, we have us and with us comes amazing talents. I take photographs, Maggie is a designer, Piera is an amazing athlete, Ali can dress like a crazy woman and is obsessed with music, and Selena has the make-up skill of a goddess. All of us together should really be called The Pentagon of Amazingness.
Speaking to my mom last night re-lit my fire. She asked if we are still doing The Paper Dolls and I said, well yes we are in fact. She reminded me why we started this in the first place. How we need a solid, strong foundation before we can move on and conquer the world.
I am going to start my focus on other people and the city around me. I am constantly surrounded by artists in (what some consider) the most amazing city in the entire world. Young people my age are as confused as I am and that is why I am doing this project.
Making our own work.
Showcasing our talents.
Supporting young people our age.
That is why Paper Dolls is here.
Who's with me?
-Danielle Elizabeth Smith
East Village, New York City, USA
Rescue Remedy
We're all familiar with a Pizookie from BJ's. I decided the other night I would make my own rendition, courtesy of a googled recipe. Here are my efforts, and let me just say, it was DELISH:
Now that you're telling your self "I want this so bad," here's the recipe I used from instructables.com:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat at 325.
Mix it all up and put it into two pie tins.
Cook for 15-17 minutes.
Ice cream, whip cream, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, sprinkles, or whatever you like can go on top.
There is currently a rumor going around Brandeis that Lil Wayne died. I'm hoping it's false. Time to consult Perez.
In other news:
This has been the week from hell. I had a midterm in Asian Art History on Tuesday, as well as a 7 page History of Fashion paper due that same day on department stores. Today, I turned in a sociology paper on Kindergartners and how they develop their "self."
It's all a bunch of blabbery, really.
Nothing fun, except I found a bar that sells Corona Light for $5. That is a find!
Peace, Love, and Happy eating,
P (Boston)
Now that you're telling your self "I want this so bad," here's the recipe I used from instructables.com:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat at 325.
Mix it all up and put it into two pie tins.
Cook for 15-17 minutes.
Ice cream, whip cream, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, sprinkles, or whatever you like can go on top.
There is currently a rumor going around Brandeis that Lil Wayne died. I'm hoping it's false. Time to consult Perez.
In other news:
This has been the week from hell. I had a midterm in Asian Art History on Tuesday, as well as a 7 page History of Fashion paper due that same day on department stores. Today, I turned in a sociology paper on Kindergartners and how they develop their "self."
It's all a bunch of blabbery, really.
Nothing fun, except I found a bar that sells Corona Light for $5. That is a find!
Peace, Love, and Happy eating,
P (Boston)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Couldn't get any better
The events that have been going on here in Oregon have been so out of the blue but so incredibly fun that I'm not sure why it took me so long to move up here. First the weirdest thing happened a couple days ago. One of my roommates has a snake named Buddha. He doesn't bother me cause I kind of like snakes. The only thing that bothers me is my roommate has to buy small rats and feed them to him. Sad face. So he comes home with a tiny little white rat and goes to feed Buddha.
Two days go by and I'm in my old roommates room trying to find a shirt(haha thanks!) when I hear this scratching noise. I assumed it came from downstairs because we were having a party so I continued looking. Then I heard it again. This time I noticed a large box in the corner of her room. I looked inside and that fucking rat was in there looking up at me with the cutest face ever. Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE animals and I used to have a pet rat. I ran downstairs and yelled at my roommate to either feed it to his snake or let it go.
I wake up the next morning a little hungover and go downstairs to see a letter from the office telling me I have a package. I walk outside to the main office and get it. When I get to my building I noticed some guy on a bike that's stopped and is looking down at something...then I finally see it. The little white rat. This guy looks at me all freaked out that the rat is approaching him which I then tell him that my roommate let it go cause his snake wouldn't eat it. So long story short I now have the rat in my room and I need to get rid of it. I think I'm going to give it to petco or something but I'm already getting attached. Shit.
Anwayssss Oregon has been AMAZING. All my friends know whyyyyy. I'm going to Lenora's tomorrow for college night and I'm so excited! I'll be taking numerous pictures so expect an update tomorrow.
Peace all
-Selena(Eugene)
Two days go by and I'm in my old roommates room trying to find a shirt(haha thanks!) when I hear this scratching noise. I assumed it came from downstairs because we were having a party so I continued looking. Then I heard it again. This time I noticed a large box in the corner of her room. I looked inside and that fucking rat was in there looking up at me with the cutest face ever. Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE animals and I used to have a pet rat. I ran downstairs and yelled at my roommate to either feed it to his snake or let it go.
I wake up the next morning a little hungover and go downstairs to see a letter from the office telling me I have a package. I walk outside to the main office and get it. When I get to my building I noticed some guy on a bike that's stopped and is looking down at something...then I finally see it. The little white rat. This guy looks at me all freaked out that the rat is approaching him which I then tell him that my roommate let it go cause his snake wouldn't eat it. So long story short I now have the rat in my room and I need to get rid of it. I think I'm going to give it to petco or something but I'm already getting attached. Shit.
Anwayssss Oregon has been AMAZING. All my friends know whyyyyy. I'm going to Lenora's tomorrow for college night and I'm so excited! I'll be taking numerous pictures so expect an update tomorrow.
Peace all
-Selena(Eugene)
confused and inspired
i woke up this morning needing to be someone. im worried that everything i am doing with my life will all amount to nothing and these sleepless nights finishing projects will take me nowhere.
i need to get my cards read or something.
meeting with olivia about filming on friday...here's to our future.
-smit
i need to get my cards read or something.
meeting with olivia about filming on friday...here's to our future.
-smit
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
why? the dino's made me
First:
The bakery Ali mentioned yesterday
how cute is that?
My Bit:
mmm...i love the ironic messages we leave behind on the walls of art school.
Somehow in the span of about 24 hours I've managed to go to 3 of the 5 boroughs of New York City...and Brooklyn twice. How? I really could not tell you. Tim got into town yesterday morning which is super exciting :). After class i met him at 17th street...it's been four months so seeing him was almost surreal. He got me these pretty pink roses which are now even more open and bloomed
For dinner, we met up with my old roommate Rachel and her boyfriend and got some really really good drinks and chicken wings (i know, i know) and they really looked like the wing which kind of started to freak us out after a while haha. After that fun time, so began our first journey to Brooklyn to see Angela and Juan. I had some amazing jalapeno poppers, which were NOT as good as Jack in the Box...obviously. As we mad our way back into the city, we got a call from Aaron who was at Black Iron Burger (A really really, REALLY, amazing burger and beer place on E 5th) and wanted us to come hang out...highlight? A mini harmonica.
It was then we took a taxi back to Bushwick (Brookyln) with Aaron to see his new place. It's amazing...yellow glitter walls and no TV or internet so there's a weird thing that happens...you actually talk to your friends, laugh, and enjoy each other instead of looking at a screen all night. Tim, Aaron and I picked up some beers and were informed of a very important issue...
Say "No" to hemorrhoid surgery, everyone.
A few beers and stuff later we realize how hungry we are vs. the lack of food in the apartment. Don't worry, everyone! Thanks to about two decades of watching the Food Network as a religion, I suggested to combine the apple, cheese, and jelly. Sounds kinda gross...is actually REALLY good.
Tim up to no good and part of the insane Aaron apartment deal.
The Willy Wonka effect...dot candy on the wall. Oh, this reminds me STORY TIME!
STORY: At Black Iron Burger a man was outside when Aaron asked him for a light for his cigarette as we were all leaving.
Man: Oh, my daughter has hair like you do.
Aaron: I know not that color, it doesn't exist anywhere else in the world.
Man: No, the texture. My daughter went to Japan and got her hair straightened and sometimes it starts to look like yours. I wanna tell her to wrap that shit up!
How does someone respond to that? I've never heard anything like that so I just walked away. Did someone really, yet again, point me out and say something about the way I look. Listen everyone, i get it. I'm pretty odd looking but there's no need to ask for pieces of my hair or think it is appropriate to ask "What the hell are you" when in line at the bagel shop. I'm going back to how I used to answer, not going to be nice anymore.
Asshole: "What the hell are you?"
Me: "American"
Asshole: "No, you look like a lot of stuff. I know youre one of those mixed people."
Me: "Everything you wish you could be"
Had to say that a couple times, going back to it. Does it really matter? No. Move on with your lives.
Wise words of the day: Pay attention when you shave.
peace and love from the east [village]
-smitty
The bakery Ali mentioned yesterday
how cute is that?
My Bit:
mmm...i love the ironic messages we leave behind on the walls of art school.
Somehow in the span of about 24 hours I've managed to go to 3 of the 5 boroughs of New York City...and Brooklyn twice. How? I really could not tell you. Tim got into town yesterday morning which is super exciting :). After class i met him at 17th street...it's been four months so seeing him was almost surreal. He got me these pretty pink roses which are now even more open and bloomed
For dinner, we met up with my old roommate Rachel and her boyfriend and got some really really good drinks and chicken wings (i know, i know) and they really looked like the wing which kind of started to freak us out after a while haha. After that fun time, so began our first journey to Brooklyn to see Angela and Juan. I had some amazing jalapeno poppers, which were NOT as good as Jack in the Box...obviously. As we mad our way back into the city, we got a call from Aaron who was at Black Iron Burger (A really really, REALLY, amazing burger and beer place on E 5th) and wanted us to come hang out...highlight? A mini harmonica.
It was then we took a taxi back to Bushwick (Brookyln) with Aaron to see his new place. It's amazing...yellow glitter walls and no TV or internet so there's a weird thing that happens...you actually talk to your friends, laugh, and enjoy each other instead of looking at a screen all night. Tim, Aaron and I picked up some beers and were informed of a very important issue...
Say "No" to hemorrhoid surgery, everyone.
A few beers and stuff later we realize how hungry we are vs. the lack of food in the apartment. Don't worry, everyone! Thanks to about two decades of watching the Food Network as a religion, I suggested to combine the apple, cheese, and jelly. Sounds kinda gross...is actually REALLY good.
Tim up to no good and part of the insane Aaron apartment deal.
The Willy Wonka effect...dot candy on the wall. Oh, this reminds me STORY TIME!
STORY: At Black Iron Burger a man was outside when Aaron asked him for a light for his cigarette as we were all leaving.
Man: Oh, my daughter has hair like you do.
Aaron: I know not that color, it doesn't exist anywhere else in the world.
Man: No, the texture. My daughter went to Japan and got her hair straightened and sometimes it starts to look like yours. I wanna tell her to wrap that shit up!
How does someone respond to that? I've never heard anything like that so I just walked away. Did someone really, yet again, point me out and say something about the way I look. Listen everyone, i get it. I'm pretty odd looking but there's no need to ask for pieces of my hair or think it is appropriate to ask "What the hell are you" when in line at the bagel shop. I'm going back to how I used to answer, not going to be nice anymore.
Asshole: "What the hell are you?"
Me: "American"
Asshole: "No, you look like a lot of stuff. I know youre one of those mixed people."
Me: "Everything you wish you could be"
Had to say that a couple times, going back to it. Does it really matter? No. Move on with your lives.
Wise words of the day: Pay attention when you shave.
peace and love from the east [village]
-smitty
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am!
In bed again, If you haven't realized most of my posts come to you guys at the end of the day after every ounce of energy had been sucked from the life source that is my body. Woke up at 6 to be ready and out of the house for interning at 730 and in traffic till 9 to be downtown.
Its kind of hard to tell you all how I feel about this internship just yet. Its obviously kind of awkward and uptight right now cause I am new and and getting a feel for things. Its like new flats. Looks super cute and you're excited to put them on and wear the shit out of them, but you have to break those bastards in hardcore. Yea, so that's how I feel about it. Once I get my bearings and get comfortable its gonna be explosive I think.
I took a picture of the bakery I park by its called Louies and its soo cute it looks like a french bakery and they make such cute pastries and also sandwiches I can't wait to try it out, I had a cupcake and even the packaging was cute! Maybe Danielle will upload it for you to see ;).
Tomorrow should be good. I work then I'm going to Emmas for a wine night at her place.
As much as I love being busy I miss being able to spend time with Morrissey, ill devote my saturday to him I think!
All good things-
Ali (L.A.)
Its kind of hard to tell you all how I feel about this internship just yet. Its obviously kind of awkward and uptight right now cause I am new and and getting a feel for things. Its like new flats. Looks super cute and you're excited to put them on and wear the shit out of them, but you have to break those bastards in hardcore. Yea, so that's how I feel about it. Once I get my bearings and get comfortable its gonna be explosive I think.
I took a picture of the bakery I park by its called Louies and its soo cute it looks like a french bakery and they make such cute pastries and also sandwiches I can't wait to try it out, I had a cupcake and even the packaging was cute! Maybe Danielle will upload it for you to see ;).
Tomorrow should be good. I work then I'm going to Emmas for a wine night at her place.
As much as I love being busy I miss being able to spend time with Morrissey, ill devote my saturday to him I think!
All good things-
Ali (L.A.)
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