1. "My rule of thumb is to never buy wine with an animal on the bottle."
2. I got a gift of worry dolls in the mail today from a friend. The myth is that you tell the doll your worry before bed, place the doll under your pillow, and at night the doll will take away the worry. He sent me five...just in case.
3. Gossip Girl was good.
4. I got a new internship. I am so thrilled....can't stop smiling.
5. Watched one of my oldest and dearest friends learn how to drive the scooter she just bought. She also told us a random bird story that made me laugh until I cried.
6. Exhibition presentation went well! I am thinking that someday I will be planning one for real.
Not only does he plan and cook for his Mom's birthday, but he made a PDF file of the menu. Presh.
April 20, 2009
"God, how I wish I'd taken some moments of my life--the good moments--and pinned their wings flat under strips of paper on cedar mounting boards to dry. Then, in moments like this, I might be able to look at their pretty preservedness, reach out and touch it even, just to know something good had existed, to have the proof..."
"When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every interview of the soul may become art. This is contingent upon mastery of the medium."
My dearest friend Frank and I travelled around Baton Rouge yesterday to discover locked churches, moved galleries, and closed crawfish stands. We did have a few successes that included the discovery of saved yellow buildings, healthy smoothies, and a expensive candle. We also hung out on Frank's front porch and enjoyed the absolutely perfect weather. Front porches are always a success. I need a front porch in my life. Dream big.
Next year, my highschool might be closing because of low enrollment.
I spent five years of my life wishing that it would close down. It feels a little funny that it might actually happen. And that's not even to say that I think it should stay open. But if I wouldn't have gone to CP, then I wouldn't have ever met a few really amazing people.
"It's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst...And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life."
"Tiergarten, Berlin, June 7, 1998," Rineke Dijkstra, 2000, Photograph
Includes surprise photography exhibitions at NOMA and mussels at Cafe Degas. Also included is (surprise!!) sunshine! And I plan on making a trip to Bee Sweet later. Perfect.
I started this blog so that when I interned in New York, I wouldn't have to call my parents. Two years later, I moved from home to New Orleans and learned that my parents don't know how to "get to my page." I am so sure.
