why BBC always wins my vote...

i don't even care that this is stupid. it gets me e v e r y time.

woah.

hmmm.... i'm a happy girl right now. 

for reasons soon to be explained.

spice up your l i f e.

for halloween my dear sweet roommates and i went as the Spice Girls, duh.

Angela - Sporty Spice (hence the sports bra)

Melissa - Posh Spice (hence the black)

Myself - Ginger Spice (hence the red)

Christina - Baby Spice (hence the pigtails)

also, our friend Sam was Bob Dylan

we (with our neighbors in our apartment) impromptu trick or treated, 

we played fax machine, we played cutthroat mofia, 

we acted like 6 year olds when we hoarded/traded candy, 

we watched a scary movie before bed and were terrified for hours. 

overall we just played which was lovely.

 

and this candy has been sitting on our counter ever since...

since then i have...

spent 10 hours on an insanely meticulous art installation with my photographer at work, taught myself how to print a photo on wood with liquid light, got kicked out of class for not doing the reading, didn't eat for 12 hours straight (on accident), attempted to do an art instillation in the park with dresses illuminated by candles hanging from trees, and nearly caught the whole place on fire due to the dress that burst into flames, after which i had to buy tons of neosporin for my blistering hot wax burns, and wanted everyday to be cold and at home instead of sweating it out in 90 degree heat in november.

its been struggs to say the least.

but i'm done whining now, just had to get it out.

it's now the weekend, and tomorrow were throwing a man-themed birthday party for Melissa (Posh Spice), complete with mustache cake, xbox, pickup line contest, burgers, coffee and donuts and man attire. should be a whole bunch of manly fun. mmm.

i will never get tired of this

beyond precious.
watch.

giggles & lasagna

i'm realizing something that makes me happy every time - never failing, is community. whether a situation is completely miserable or amazing, it is made better by sharing it with someone, anyone.

earlier today i did a photoshoot for the r.a. staff of a dorm on campus, and i only knew 1 girl out of the 7. and it's always a little odd to photograph groups, especially groups of girls that are your peers - it always takes them a while to trust you and relax. but later into the shoot, i realized what great girls they were and how kindhearted and hilarious each one was. even though i never met any of them until that moment, i felt so comfortable interacting with them - result of good community.

tonight my roommates and i went next door to our neighbors apartment with about 10 other people, ate lasagna and played telephone pictionary (which is fantastic) for hours on end, laughing ourselves silly.

even though, again, i didn't even know several of the people before that interaction, it was so great to be so chummy with them and my dear friends. it is situations like these when i remember how important communication, interaction and quality time are to me - they're game changers. i value my time with people so highly. i dislike being by myself for long periods of time - people are like my batteries, they charge me with energy. 

i think i'm also realizing that this is the l a s t time i will get to live in such a thriving community of people with such good hearts. 

this is my l a s t year of college. that still hasn't really hit home yet for me, but im slowly coming to grips with the fact that i am not peter pan, and that i eventually have to grow up. 

but not yet, i've got some more giggling to do.

boyz.

the more i think about it, the more i realize i am drawn to boys who look/dress/groom like this.

oops. i guess i want a scruffy jcrew man.
who knew?
not i.

such a nerd.

you know you're a nerd when you actually enjoy reading textbooks.
and you read them when they are assigned, actually take on what it is your reading, and remember it the next day in class without looking at your notes.

that happened to me t w i c e already this week. so weird.

but i'm oddly okay with it because that can only mean i've truly found what i love to do and don't mind thinking, reading, or talking about it for hours on end. which, i must say, is a good feeling.

so, now that i have more and more photo chapters to read, i'm gonna go geek it up and love every second.

guilty pleasure.

so guilty that i don't even feel guilty.

apart from being a fox, the man's got pipes.

Listen to it here.

"I Was Broken" - Robert Pattinson


I was alone
I was tired but now im bound
My head is off the ground
For a long time I was so weary
Tired of the sound, I've heard before
Knowing of the nights I'm out the door
Haunted by the things I've made
Stuck between the burning light and the dusty shade

Said I used to think the past was dead and gone
But I was wrong, so wrong
Whatever makes you blind must make you strong, make you strong
In my time I've melted into many forms
From the day that I was born, I know that there is no place to hide
Stuck between the burning shade and the fading light

I was broken for a long time
But it's over now
Said I was broken for a long time
But it's over now

Yes and you,
yeah well you walk these lonely streets that people send, people send
There are some wounds that just can't mend
And I do pretend
Now I'm free from all the things that take my friends
And I will stand here till the end
Now I know I can take the moon
Stuck between the burning shade and the faded light
I was broken for a long time
But it's over now, it's over now
Mm it's over now, now, now
It's over now, it's over now.
It's over now, now

Said I was broken for a long time
But it's over, but it's over
But it's over, but it's over
But it's over, but it's over
But it's over now, now, now, now
But it's over, love is over
But it's over now
But it's over, love is over
But it's over now, now, now
I was broken for a long time now
But it's over, but it's over now yeah
Over now, it's all over, it's over now.

funny things {of life lately}

work bonding with kelsey at our last event
{as alex rapid fired away}

DC came to town and Sunny dropped by

and it was a throwback... a supremely golden oldie.

sam francis is the king of everything beautiful.

she is my favorite person to be 12 with.

attempting to make icing... although angela didn't quuuuite
know the recipe as well as she claimed. but its ok because
she makes killer watermelon cookies.

but the cookies came out well {before/after}, haha. ahh, classic.
lingerie love time for dearest shan

got some good loot

with good company
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- unfun things:

:: its getting real hot in good old la mirada which means real hot walks to school and real hot nights with lots of fan blowin.

:: lots and lots of things due this week and next which means little sleep and not enough time.

:: i have to leave all my friends and church family soon. uprooting never gets easier.

:: life is stressful, and just full.

:: this summer will be busy, i still don't have an internship and my computer still decides to die 3 times daily.

:: i missed & will be missing my nephew's bday/grandpa's bday/mother's day/sister's birthday/parent's anniversary. being far is no fun.

:: still feeling like i have mono 2 or 3 times a week. lingering.

but in spite of it all, this is glorious:

"let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you i trust. make me know the way i should go for to you i lift up my soul." psalm 143:8