Oww...

I have had a headache all day today. Nothing has helped, and I don't know where my glasses are right now so I can't really see what I am typing very well. Oh and I hit myself in the face with my computer. Don't ask. In fact... no one speak to me right now. I'm going to sleep.

Ok, I'm done complaining, sometimes you just need to be a little negative. (or at least I do)

Etsy

You may remember me talking about making postcards, back in May. (If not, check it out here) Well, I told Rachel that I would begin to sell them on Etsy... And I have finally set up shop. Check out my shop here.

Film

I apologize for the large number of pictures today (in case you haven't noticed, I have a problem with over-apologizing). I finally got some film that I shot over the winter and spring in Portland, developed. However, I took them somewhere that I do not normally go to and a lot of them turned out with really strange colors, I am planning on getting those ones re-printed so they are what they should actually look like. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them, they definately give off a wintery-cold vibe, to me, I think it's the lighting, so they aren't something that really show anything about today, but I went without my camera today and I must say, I did enjoy it a little bit, but that was because I was busy floating down the river. Ok, that is enough for tonight, I should be heading to bed.

Inspiration

I apologize for the double posting today. I know I have been posting a lot, but I really felt I needed to post this right now. At some point tonight it rained a little bit and I was sitting outside right afterward, the smell was amazing. It's one of my favorite smells, I just wish that I could somehow reproduce it. Anyway, after this, while I was sitting on the back step, the sprinklers turned on and the pattern that they made on our back patio was for some reason very inspiring to me, it was creeping along in that way that water has. I took this inspiration and decided to re-do the wall in my room where I put up things that inspire me (as I hadn't in over a year). In case you are wondering about half of the things on there now are Marc Jacobs ads, because I love his clothes and also really enjoy Juergen Teller's photos. That then inspired me to make a new piece of art... let me know what you think, please! That is all I had to say for now.

Night!

A Fine Summer Day

I spent today sitting on the front porch, reading the same book I have been reading for almost an entire year. But I am very close to finishing. If you are looking for a classic novel that is a drama on a grand scale, I recommend you read Anna Karenina. It is very good, but also very long.

Color Post #2: Green

Before I worked tonight, I sat in the park and enjoyed the sunshine. It seemed natural that I would speak about the color green today, no pun intended. Green is the color that my entire family loves. It is everywhere, really, there is no escaping it. But that is fine with me, it made my day more lovely.

I hope everyone had a happy fourth!

10 Things I have become obsessed with in the last two weeks...

1. Lemonade. Plain and simple. I love lemonade, esspecially the great deal on Santa Cruz Organic at every grocery store around.
2. Coldplay's album Viva la Vida. I was obsessed when it first came out and rediscovered how wonderful it is. Listen to my personal favorite track here.

3. Strawberries. Ok, this isn't a new obsession, it's been a life-long obsession really. If I could, I would live off of them and no matter how good other berries and fruits are (because I truly love every fruit I have ever tried) these will always be my favorite and they will always disappear quickly if I'm around.

4. Sunshine. The past couple of summers I haven't spent much time in the sun, in fact I have avoided it and been upset when it is there. I realize now it was more the heat than the sunshine. I love sunshine, warm weather... not so much, but I like the things I can do when it's warm out, so I put up with it.

5. Flowers and gardens. I've always liked flowers, but lately I seem to be spending more and more time in the garden. (And of course, I want to have my garden party, as talked about here.)

6. Coca-Cola. Another thing I have always enjoyed. Though I have gotten over my addiction to it, I still can't keep myself from drinking it, and I love the green glass bottles.

7. Sandals. They are all I've worn, when I'm not working. The ones below and my chacos. I love them, I don't even like feet at all, but I am loving sandals right now.

8. Button-down shirts. I think this one may have come from this wonderful post. I'm not complaining, though I'm on the hunt to find more shirts for my closet right now.

9. Whicker. In particular, whicker baskets. Mostly, I want to go for a picnic with a big, old-fashioned picnic basket. (I think that desire has to do with the sunshine thing)

10. Glass bottled drinks. I just love drinking out of a glass bottle, for some reason it is something that screams summer to me, and summer is most definately here.

Those are in no particular order, I just thought I would share some things that I can't seem to get out of my head right now.