Brace Yourself...

Recently I've noticed that I have WAY too much going on inside my head. Over the past month I've thought of numerous topics to blog about, but I have either been away from a computer or there are too many people around to just sit and write what's going on in my pretty little head. So instead of doing the assignment that is due in 6 1/2 hours I'm going to purge some thoughts from my brain. I hope you don't mind my momentary ADD... Here goes nothing:

In the past year I have noticed I gained an obsession for WAY too many TV shows. It's gotten to the point that it's embarrassing to list all the shows that I am addicted to. This instant I am hooked on Dexter, a close friend recently introduced me to the twisted world of Dexter and I'm beyond hooked! There's something intriguing about the surprise twists summing up each episode, leaving you craving more. In reality it just means they have really good writers. But it's not just the writers who make the show, but the actors definitely bring the show to life with their impecable talent - Michael Hall did just win a Golden Globe for his acting the other night. So overall the show is awesome. If you don't already watch it go find a way to download/stream/buy season 1 pronto!!! Trust me, it's worth it.

Just like many others out there, I have dreams, life goals...some might even call it a bucket list; except some days I feel as if there are so many aspects of life that I'm interested in that I'm just spinning in circles, unable to decide what to do first. About 3 years ago I found an article about some guys who made a list of 100 tasks they wanted to complete before they died, and they set out on a journey to do them. That article inspired me to do the same, except mine is for me personally - not a collaborative effort of friends. Well, now those guys are becoming famous on MTV coming out with a new show "The Buried Life" - showing them checking off each item on their list and the adventures involved. That's cool for them, but I feel like "but... wait... I did/am doing that too... huh?..." I bet people enjoy seeing the predicaments/adventures these boys encounter, and in return they help someone out everywhere they go, but at the same time I feel, that it's not fair because a lot of us have bucket lists!

Did you know that Time Magazine rated Flickr.com to be the best website of 2009? Guess who came in second... well you'll never guess this... it's California Coastline. I had actually never heard of this site before I found that article, but it's basically a man with a camera and a helicopter who has flown the coast of California and took pictures of it. It's so simple, it's amazing!

Well, there's actually a lot more going on in my noggin right now, but gravity is winning the war with my eyelids, so I should be a good kid, finish my homework and hit the sack... I don't know why I'm telling you this in detail, this isn't Twitter. haha :)
Peace.

Pharty Time!!!

About six months ago my roommates and I decided we would host a photo party at our house. This consisted of us setting up an area of our living room to be the set, everyone was to bring a random prop and we were going to have a photoshoot with all of our closest friends. Let's just say it was the best idea ever and it resulted in some epic photos... everyone picked on as their facebook photo for at least a little while (that's how good they were). Lucky for us one of the masterminds behind this operation was not only one of my roommates who is a brilliant photographer, but she had thrown a "Pharty" before - so it was fairly smooth sailin'... once people got over their stage fright.

So next time you're not sure what to do with your friends, go ahead a throw your own "Pharty"... you don't even need a professional photographer - and drinking alcohol is not even necessary for "Pharties" to be fun. The following photos are proof:

**All photos courtesy to Alex Creswell

the life of a college zombie

I realize that by reading this blog one would be inclined to assume that all I do is eat food because it's all about food I've cooked/baked, but I didn't take up cooking or baking until this summer. It's amazing how peaceful having free time is... if I could wish for anything right now, free time would definitely be at the top of that list. I know that I took my free time for granted over the summer, yet I was experiencing the most relaxing period of my life so far. I could do whatever I wanted, almost whenever I wanted. Now my life is 100% structure, even my weekends are fairly structured because I've been traveling with friends on the weekends and there's always an event that we have to be at next. Four months ago I believed that structure was necessary for my survival because it was all I knew, but now having so much structure in my life makes me feel like I'm in restraints - stomping through life as a lifeless zombie from one daunting task to the next; class, work, class, meetings, eat, homework, procrastination, homework, nap, repeat. For anyone out there who has excessive free time on their hands, embrace it now! Carpe Diem! Go out, have an adventure without predetermined plans, do whatever your little heart desires...

List of things to do with free time:

• surf
• dance party!!!
  
• photography
• paint
• run
• walk along the beach
• watch random TV shows
• hangout with friends
• visit the friends I miss
• find new music online
• clean my house
• fix the broken things in my house
• clean/organize/dispose of junk from my past
• read fun books
• research ways to improve the world
• have an adventure
• try new restaurants
• cause a ruckus in the world
• cook/bake
• play with my doggies
  
• there are probably other fun things I can't think of at this moment... :)