Change is the Only Constant

Playing around with blog colors again, because I get bored too easily. ha. I think I've done a black background at least two or three times before. It's classic, and I'll keep it for awhile. At least for a couple months.

I suppose I felt like a change (even on my lil' blog) after having a slight change in my life. I moved out of the house with the roomies and moved in with the parents. Not because my house wasn't cool, but because I wanna save money for Turkey.

That's right, this dream is becoming more real.

Don't have too much else to post, so have a nice New Year's Eve kiddos, and be safe! :)

Makin' a List

It's a very serene time, the night of Christmas. All this quiet time leaves me a lot of thinking: about my life, about the New Year, about things I want to change and attitudes I want to adopt. Is this your cliche New Year's Resolution List I am about to make? I suppose so...but this is a necessary list for me.

Note: I am not usually a list person, unless I absolutely have to get a lot done; therefore, crossing off what I have accomplished. This is just like that--a to-do list on a bigger, more important scale, in order to cross off what I have accomplished toward becoming a better person.

For 2010:

1. Seriously attempt to make the move to Turkey for a year.
2. Let my heart be actually open to love, and let God heal wounds from a couple years ago...ouch! Has it been that long? Yeahhhh.
3. Volunteer a HECK of a lot more. I'm leaning toward feeding the homeless.
4. Take down overbearing brick walls I have put around myself that have prevented me from seeing my true potential...walls that have enclosed me within my own thoughts: that I am not good enough. (I know this is a process).
5. To live more like a child. With no big apprehensions; rather, embracing every new exciting aspect of life, and knowing that the worst of scrapes or falls can always be fixed with a bandaid :)
6. Pinpointing what job I truly want to pursue. Teaching? Maybe. There are other options in front of me, and some decisions will be made.
7. Stressing Less!!! By: praying/meditating/reading my bible in the morning and remembering to enjoy the scenery every now and then.
8. Go to the gym more. haha. No Resolution list is complete without this one.
9. Push FEAR out of the way. I let fear control far too much of my life.
10. Smile more. Find time to smile on even the worst of days.

Yes, I do believe those are the big ones. 10 Resolutions for 2010. I'm being especially dorky, aren't I?

"Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music."

Warm Wishes

MERRY CHRISTMAS, I KILL YOU!

(hopefully you know where that is from)

Dancing With the Lady

Went to see Lady GaGa last night. WOW. Just WOW. A totally glamourous, sexy, sticky, insane, glittery mess of a show. I swear, there were more fruity men there than in a freakin' gay bar!! The outfits were epic: wings and sticks and, oh yeah, S&M outfits to boot.

It was an experience.

And she sounded great. Don't compare this chick to Britney, she made sure to show her singing chops.

And as you can tell by the photos, we were super close :)

BALLER STATUS!

It's Not Easy Being Pink...

I didn't alter this picture, it was just the kind of light they had in the bar.

Just wanted to post a cheeky photo, that's all :)

Annnnnnnnddd...

...mention that I saw Donnie Darko for the first time. Can I just say, INSANE movie? But kinda brilliant. And kinda head-scratchin', in a frustrating way at first. But then it really makes you think. And so yeah, it was pretty brilliant.

Guess this is a random post. I'm just gearing up for the holidays and some time off (2 weeks). I feel relaxed, I feel happy and I feel at peace. That ain't bad, if I do say so myself.

And I even went to the gym today! I, like, totally get a gold star.

Still Got It

Went to get a gym membership today (was inspired by the effects of holiday eating), and had this cute half-white, half-Persian boy sign me up for it.

We somehow got on the subject of traveling and dark beers--it was a random, nice conversation I didn't expect to have while applying for a membership.

And as cute Persian guy was shaking my hand and handing me a business card as I left, he said, "And my number is on there in case you want to get a Gordon Biersch beer together sometime."

Ha! Hot Persian boy hit on me! And although I won't call him (that's his job, dude), it's nice to know that I still got it.

Tee hee.

More Than a Book

I've finally finished Eat Pray Love, and let me just say, it is a complete breath of fresh air.

It is a witty, honest book without being pretentious; rather, Elizabeth Gilbert is super humble and self-depricating. This makes her 100% relatable. As I read this book, I felt as if I was reading about myself in so many paragraphs, so many pages.

I don't know if I can do this book justice by blabbing on and on about it here. Just know that it is a remarkable journey out of depression; therefore, a great book to give someone that is struggling with that very issue.

After reading about 5 pages of the book, it quickly became a favorite, and the rest of the story held up to that early prediction.

Get it, read it, discuss it with me! And yes, this book is incredibly guy-friendly.

Eat Pray Love does a body good:

"And love is always complicated. But still humans must try to love each other, darling. We must get our hearts broken sometimes. This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.

I said, 'My heart was broken so badly last time that it still hurts. Isn't that crazy? To still have a broken heart going for two years after a love story ends?

Darling, I'm southern Brazilian. I can keep a broken heart going for ten years over a woman I never even kissed."

Amen to that.