Fashion Police? ...more like the best way to bring a person down.

I'm watching Fashion Police right now, on E! channel... seriously this is the most horrible show. 

But let me take you to this moment, first:

Last night I had a party on a boat.  WHAT do you wear to a party on a boat?  I was dying to wear a dress, since my legs are actually shaved.  I had the perfect white dress because the fabric was thick enough that it wouldn't blow in the wind.  Unfortunately I need to lose some weight to get back into the dress. 

Actually... this is a terrible picture to show you the dress in.

So, I tried something else on.  I tried on this dress:

It still looks this good, but the fabric wasn't right for boatwear...  So... what could I do???  I also tried this dress on:

(isn't my grandma adorable?)

But then of course the fabric was completely wrong for a boat!  So I tried on some leggings... and they looked ridiculous, like leggings always do.  And then since I was so stressed out my neck tightened up and I realized... wearing a halter top with a tense neck is a terrible idea!  So I scratched that dress altogether.

Finally... I threw on a pair of shorts, plum colored high heels, and... this shirt:

Now... for my makeup I used this set:

...by Sephora.  Which... in my humble opinion, always looks perfect, and beautiful.  I love Sephora's eye shadows and nailpolish. 

I had to wear my glasses... because I'm getting eximer surgery soon, so I can't wear my contacts until then.  I had to tie my hair in a pony tail because the wind would be disastruous.  My hair is too short to tie in a proper ponytail, so that was equally disastruous.  I couldn't wear a proper lipstick because my hair would stick to my mouth.  And well... I couldn't wear the earrings I would have wanted because I was wearing glasses.  See... that's all the bullshit I went through to look 'decent'.  When I got there my friend ran up to me to tell me I looked gorgeous, and slim!  After feeling so insecure with my outfit and especially about my weight... I got a compliment!  PHEW.

Dressing up can be stressing!  ...I mean it wasn't even hectic!  Sure, I was in a hurry and thought the boat would leave me... but I've had far worse nights dressing up than last night.  So.  Back to Joan Rivers' stupid show...

They are sitting there saying how hideous and disgusting the most beautiful people look.  I mean... here's an example:

This is what Joan Rivers has to say:  "She planned to present an award and get examined by her gynecologist at the same time." 

Ok... so.  That's what she has to say about this?  I think she looks amazing!  I mean, her LEG IS BEAUTIFUL.  Sure... this dress is all about her leg... but she still looks ...just gorgeous.  I can't think of anyone more amazing than Jennifer Aniston and I mean... whatever, so she felt like wearing something thought provoking?  Kudos.  It's artistic.  It's always fashionable to be scandalous!

I bet Jennifer Aniston doesn't go through what I go through when I get dressed.  I'm sure she has a better selection.  I'm sure she fits perfectly and looks amazing in everything she owns.  I'm sure she has a pair of shoes for every dress ... Actually, I'm sure half of the things in her closet were designed for her body.  But I mean... she is still human.  Still a woman.  Still has imperfections.  Still has a self esteem issue.  ...The fact that there is an entire SHOW and an entire WEBSITE (no, I'm not going to link it) dedicated to speaking horribly about how people dressed up to an event... is INSULTING.  And nobody should encourage it.  I would hate... to go through the entire process of dressing up, to later watch how some brainless idiots with no talent other than the ability to ramble 'humorously' tear up my outfit.  That would KILL me!  Wouldn't it kill you?  Would a show about good fashion decisions only not get enough ratings?  Is blowing out someone elses candle making yours shine brighter?  It just makes you look like a horrible person. 

Dave Matthews Band - Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)

I had chills this morning as I listened to the lyrics of this song as I was driving to work...

Everybody wake up

If your living with your eyes closed
See the man with a bomb in his hand
Everybody wake up

Oh baby it's not easy sometimes
They build these walls ever higher and hide behind them
Seems an odd way to try and make things right
Oh I feel like I'm crazy sometimes

Our finest hour arrives
See the pig dressed in his finest fine
The believers stand behind him and smile
As the day lights up with fire

I Remember the words of the misguided fool
Do unto others as you'd have them do
Not an eye for an eye is the golden rule
Just leaves a room full of blind men

And the finest hour arrives
See the pig dressed in his finest fine
Don't believe him leave and stand behind him and smile
As the day lights up with fire




Here's a video, too.

Peace.

beautiful lizzard appreciation day

Let's just take a minute out of our busy day to stop and look at some beautiful photos of lizzards.

by andabata at deviantart.com

by duduart at deviantart.com

by scapespot at deviantart.com

by ibartley at deviantart.com

by mattface at deviantart.com

by hannie85 at deviantart.com

by shiitakexxxx at ...well, you know.

by turis2gutz also at deviantart.com

I hope you enjoyed these.  I definitely did. 

Fuck you, Penguin.

If you're into wild animals ...actually if you hate wild animals too... this is the funniest blog I've seen in a while:

FUCK YOU, PENGUIN!

Dream about Dory

So... pretty sure I had a dream about Dory last night.  Swimming randomly without really knowing where she was going...

WHAT.  THE.  HELL. 

hahaha

Much love.

HAITI S.O.S.

What ever happened to "a time for change"???

I guess change is inevitable and something that just happens all the time.  ...that wasn't my idea though. 

My intention was to implement change and growth into my every day life.  To challenge routine.  To learn from new experiences.  To purge myself from the old. 

What ever happened to that mindset?  The new came, and I got used to it.  And I developed bad habits... like hitting snooze 3 times before waking up... Like getting home exhausted, having dinner, and going to bed.  Like killing time by checking out Facebook.  Whoa, hold up - KILLING TIME?  That's the worst thing ever.  Instead of doing something productive I killed time?  What ever happened to "a time for change"?!!  What about the "art" studio?  (Ok fine there's a reason 'art' is between quotation marks... but it really should never have been that way)  What about the artIST?!  Angst without art is like drama without a theatre. 

Absolutely unacceptable.

This has got to stop.  And it's got to get different again FAST. 

Put a stop to your postal spam!

How many of us get CRAP in the mail we don't even take a second to look at?  How much of it goes straight in the garbage?

Put a stop to it.  That is the BIGGEST waste of paper EVER.

If you live in the U.S, getting rid of this crap is a lot easier.  Visit this site:
http://precycle.tonic.com/

Pranav Mistry's Sixth Sense technology

This might be ...nay, IS, the smartest invention I've ever heard of.  Watch how Pranav Mistry teaches us how to be human again through his sixth sense technology.  It is MIND BLOWING.

Click here now.  Brought to you by TED.  Brought to me by my boyfriend's grandfather.  No joke. 

Click here to visit Pranav's website. 

Your Facebook status is ANNOYING!!!

Coolest blog I've seen in a while.  Click anywhere on the giant link. 

With the dawn of Facebook came new ways to check up on your ex-boyfriend and his current girlfriend and efficient ways to invite people to parties. But then Facebook was indecent enough to ask ‘What’s on your mind?”

As it turns out, it’s the people least qualified to have thoughts that most often share them. There are several types of annoying status updates:

1. The Smug-and-in-Love status.
2. The TMI status. Ew.
3. The Angst status. Emo song lyrics and rhetorical questions for everyone!
4. The status where you think you’re showing off how funny and original you are but… you aren’t. I.e, the “William is” status (So existential!) or that hilarious quote from the Office. (Seriously, everyone watches that show. We heard it the first time.)
5. That thing where you pretend like you’re making conversation but actually you’re just bragging.

There are many more annoying statuses out there. And they must be tagged and mocked.

More images of a huge hole in the ground

Yeah... did you know some people don't enjoy the sound of jackhammers at 7 AM?  We figured this out on Saturday morning.  Facepalm.

A huge freaking hole!!!

Click on each picture to make it gynormous...

That's me... a few steps down into the giant crater in the ground.

Right... so after the piles are poured this giant shovel digs the top part... All the bad part of the concrete on the top of the piles gets taken out and eventually all the piles are joined.  I don't know how that's going to work yet.  I'm still new to this.  But this hole... is incredible to look at, don't you think?  Honestly I think it's gorgeous and that's why I'm sharing it with you.

Woooow... it looks like... aliens or something.

The beach...

The beach is paradise.  Take a quick look.

Seriously?  ...nuff said.  :)

Diary of a Longboarder

Gosh... I don't even know what he was attempting.  But I guess these images speak for themselves. 

And last, but certainly not least:

Kids... don't try this at home.  Or do, whatevs. 

Sunday with dad...

Well, I actually got around to painting something.  It's been forever and a day.  I probably chose the worst time ever to paint, but at least I painted, and having done that feels good.  Whether I enjoyed the activity or not.  I feel accomplished. 

I don't love the painting I'm working on, but it has great potential.  I guess, I don't love it yet. 

Anyway here's the reason I can't paint on Sundays...  my dad thinks he can paint too. 

Check him out here.  He's not absolutely terrible.  He actually sells paintings, what can I say... 

This was my view while painting.

Let's just mix up a little paint...

And OMG she has a face!!!  Instantly.

And so does she... and he... well, not so much.

I absolutely love the colors of her face.  She matches with my blog, too...  is it a coincidence?

Wulffmorgenthaler

Found this awesome website with hillarious and beautifully drawn comic strips today.  My friend Caroline shared it with me.

Check it out.

A time for change can be tough on your body

If you're going through a time for change, like I am, my advise to you is BE VEWY VEWY CAWEFUL.  Constantly changing your scene can be exciting and definitely good for your personal growth, but it can be a bitch on your body.  Always being on the go can be dangerous. 

Here are some things to keep in mind, and trust me - I know what neglect can do.  (it's not pretty)

• Sleep is important.  Not how much time you sleep, but rather treasuring your uninterrupted sleep time. 
• Eating.  Just because you're on the go isn't an excuse to eat out all the time.  Make sure to eat fiber.  I usually stay away from it because I have intestinal issues with fiber, but ... when you're stressed out, fiber is good for you.  If you're not the greatest cook, and don't have the time to cook, this may be dificult, but you can make an effort to find local places that make good homestyle meals.  In Costa del Este, there's a great little place at the Business Park foodcourt that makes great food that tastes home made.  Another great option is to actually eat at home - but not necessarily yours.  ;) 
• Relax.  You will get things done.  Trust yourself, and trust that god will help you.  You can't try to be superman. 
• Exersize.  This is what my friend Genevieve says:  "If you have time to check email, watch a sitcom, surf the Internet, have drinks, coffee or dinner with friends, go shopping, etc., then you have time to exercise. Yes, sometimes you have to sacrifice those things but the results are worth it!"  Now, I haven't particularily had time for those things either... but excersizing is what keeps you young.  Trust me.  I know this because I know what happens when you don't excersize, as well.  I lived in the USA.  Which actually should be USF.  And you know what that F stands for. 
• Drink LOTS of water, when it comes to water, it's definitely all about quantity and not quality.  Just drink it, all the time.  Some people think that because they're busy they don't have time to stop to pee all the time, so the solution is not drinking water.  THIS IS THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO. 
• Sugar is fattening, but it also gives you energy, so even if you're trying to be healthy, remember sugar isn't actually that bad for you.  And your body needs it.  My advice?  Eat a banana.  Bananas are delicious. 

I am a horrible example for physical health, but it's not because I don't know these things.  It's much easier said than done.  But people help people.  And having people in your life who support your healthy or unhealthy habits is a huge part of it as well.

Wish me luck, as my life may be undergoing yet another change.  But this time, I will be wary.

Four birds.

I have the strangest dreams.  My brother always tells me I'm making them up but I swear it isn't true! 

Yesterday morning I woke up from a crazy dream about birds. 

The dream starts when I'm hanging out with two friends and they comment on how cute my skirt is.  The skirt is dark olive green and has a matching parakeet.  They notice that it's alive.  To me, this is the most normal thing, a bird tied to my skirt, to live there, as decoration. 

Apparently I had sewed birdseeds to the skirt so that the bird could eat them and not starve.  Either way, my friends and I noticed that all of the birdseeds had been eaten, so the parakeet was hungry. 
I didn't have any food or intentions or getting any for the bird. 

Later, I came into my room and found a purse, with three other birds in it.  I realized then that they'd been in there for a very long time also without being fed.  I found some random sliced almonds in my room and fed it to the green parakeet.  Then I took out a bird from the purse, it was an ochre color, and it ran for the almonds and was devouring them furiously.  The same thing happened when I took out the black bird, and finally, I took out the pink one, and it was really angry and bit me soooo hard!  That's when I woke up. 

For some reason these birds never died despite the fact that I forgot to feed them, they just hybernated and woke up angry. 

What does this mean?  Is there something really important in my life that I'm forgetting to tend to?  Or am I deliberately being careless with other life forms?  Other people, even? 

I constantly have dreams about fish out of water that I'm trying to save.  This time, I wasn't trying to save these birds at all - they were being neglected. 

Why am I neglecting the muted colored birds in my life?