acrobat.

photo by Rick Egan| S alt Lake Tribune

wouldn't it be fun to go to Barnum and Bailey's circus this weekend? i've recently been wanting to be an acrobat.

dc everyday items.

my most essential D.C. everyday items:
1. pocket moleskine (for all things significant and otherwise)
2. hi-tec-c 0.25 mm japanese stationery pen (this is the site I get these..cheap and pretty reliable)
3. smartrip. can't leave home without it!
4. rosebud salve. comes in gloss form now, but I like the pot. plus, I live a few blocks away from the huge Sephora in Georgetown.

paris.

i've never wanted to go to Paris until I saw this picture.

urban drawing.

one of my small drawings.

another collection from this past weekend.

not mine, from Urban Sketchers. (I wish I could draw like that!)

I came across this site and it reminded me how badly I want to take a drawing class. I really am going to. and I'm going to get better. living in an urban setting really does make drawing so much more relevant.

it's tiny.

the worst oil spills in history.

two things:

1. i really like wishing wells.

2. i've started washing my hair with only shampoo. i used to use conditioner every time i washed, but then some girls at the Barlow said they only use conditioner once every few times. so i tried it. it has revolutionized my entire routine. some of the effects include: faster to blow dry, less oily scalp (except at the beginning because my scalp was adjusting), less oily face, when i wake up in the morning, my hair is still straight!

i've never seen titanic.

until tonight. and i love leonardo dicaprio. and this movie.

nina's 90th birthday at inchmark.

I'm in such a party-throwing mood and also love my grandmother--which is why I really enjoyed reading about Nina's 90th birthday on Inchmark.

also because of this party-throwing mood, I am super excited for my 3rd annual Valentine's party.

and I'm thinking about throwing a half-birthday party on Feb. 20. what do you think?

current interests.

I'm enjoying myself during the first week back to school. and taking advantage of the time I have to do a little posting. these past few weeks I have gained a few interests:

1. I discovered the OraBrush while watching this little video. and come to find out, their headquarters are in Springville, Utah. now, I haven't used mine yet because I just got it in the mail--but I'm really looking forward to it. they are offering them for free--pay for shipping and handling. if you are in the Utah Valley area, I would opt to pick it up from their offices. I paid $7.99 for my s+h and when I looked on my package it only cost them $1.98.

2. Dave Farmar yoga podcasts. I learned about Dave Farmar while listening to free 20-minute yoga downloads from iTunes. thanks to Melissa and Dani I've been running and doing a little yoga afterward.

3. Dave Salmoni and Into the Pride. I have been coming home at 5 to watch this show on Animal Planet. I love it so much. this decent-looking man is just living with a pride of lions in Africa and it looks like so much fun. the landscape is beautiful and I just love those lions. plus, Animal Planet doesn't skimp on drama. I also watched Wild Recon tonight, but it wasn't nearly as good as Into the Pride. besides, I like lions a lot more since I met Christian.

Ariel has a super nice camera and I borrowed it a few boring fridays ago.

I feel like my life is a Firefox window with 46 tabs open. and I wish it was Safari because it's cleaner and faster. and I keep forgetting things. like, my cell phone. or a pen. I don't even use my planner anymore. I do have a giant task list with boxes. I like the boxes--they are the hope that I might get something done. mostly, my strategy is just to react to things in their immediacy. this is a terrible strategy. there is so much to do, and so much information that interests me, and most of it is digital. I just need to be able to focus. my mom always tells me, "you can do a lot of things, but you can't do everything at once." good, better, best.

applying for internships in Salt Lake for next semester and D.C. for the summer. I'm really excited about both prospects but still feel my loyalties divided. where do I belong?

listening to an episode of This American Life about books that change people, a girl reads a letter from her grandfather who is very sick. he says, "I don't at all approve of my own extinction. I don't like the idea of it one bit. Though reason assures me that the world can get along very nicely without me, I can't quite believe that it will."

my mental capacity is only currently available for appreciating good writing, no longer analyzing or commenting and especially no creating. here are some things I have been creating:

a review of an Orem restaurant, Terra Mia.
a podcast interview with the owner of Provo hot dog stand, J Dawgs.
I really like Twitter. I use it a lot and it really does hurt every time someone rolls their eyes at me for using it.

aquarium video.

Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world - (song is Please don't go by Barcelona) from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

my friend doug showed me this video today, mentioning he watches it at least once a day. it is of the Kuroshio Sea, the 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world. video by Jon Rawlinson.

there's something calming and encompassing about it.

jonas.

I liked this tv show before, but yesterday when Joe asked for diamonds on the soles of his shoes, it validated my existence.

journals.

during the shuffle of stuff coming in and stuff coming out, Melissa organized all her journals. I didn't count, but there were so many! the stack of journals in this photo is probably from 1 year of her life. I just love all those journals.

ai finale.

good luck tonight kris. you're my american idol all the way.
photo via american idol.

honey jars.

flickr

flickr, flickr.

slc farmers market last summer.

since I went to the farmer's markets last summer and fall, I have thought about honey jars regularly. and when I went to Salt Lake last weekend, I stared at the display in Anthropologie has got me thinking about them even more recently. I'm just mesmerized by that thick glass and gooey gold.

moving out.

goodbye s101. and campus plaza. and gordy.

yes, I'm back with mom + dad. it feels weird. coming home is one of those growing up things that leaves you lazy and completely frustrated. I don't like being reminded to turn off the light. but I like this whole no rent thing. and really, what else do I have to do?

i'm still winning.

the bad news is, Pitt lost. the good news is, I'm still winning. I decided I'd be a terrible gambler.

i'm so happy.

I've seriously been looking at this all day. I'm freaking out. I don't want to jinx myself, but I want to bask in this glory. if you can't tell, I'm number 1.

jinx.

not to jinx myself, but my bracket is looking pretty good tonight. I'm kind of lucky.

thank you u.s. postal service.

a lot of people are talking about domino, which is definitely a tragedy.

I'm more troubled over the u.s. postal service. 5 days? 5 days? if you care, go buy some stamps.

i didn't send these through the mail. but the principle remains. :)