7.27.2011

Summer Salad

I am definitely going to make this salad this weekend. 
Yum. 
picture from pinkofperfection
recipe originally from Martha Stewart Living



Peach, Basil and Red Onion Salad
serves 4
3 peaches, sliced 1/2 inch thick
1/4 red onion, very thinly sliced
1/3 cup fresh basil (leaves torn if large)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Toss peaches with red onion, basil, lemon juice, salt, and some pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.

7.26.2011

Mega Cuteness

I don't know where this picture originated from but it warms my heart. 
<3

7.13.2011

New Loves

Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Hibiscus. 
Man, I love this stuff. It's creamy and has just enough color, too. 
You can find it here.
But, I bought mine at Target. :) 


Oh, and I have a new celebrity crush. His name is Mark Duplass. 
He is an actor, director, writer, and I think he played in a band, too. Lately, I've been watching his movies and the show that he stars in called The League. 
Anyways...swooooooooon. 

7.08.2011

Because the world is round it turns me on...

Came across this image the other day.
I could look at photos of John and Yoko for hours. 
To me, this picture is one of the many that is representative of their unapologetic and passionate love.
It made me feel something when I saw it. 
Which is more than I can say for most things that I see on a day to day basis.


And this is one is for the hell of it.
I just love Yoko's wedding outfit. 
John and her were always so effortlessly stylish.


And finally, here are some quotes from John talking about his love, Yoko.

"As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.”

“It wasn’t that she inspired the songs. She inspired me.”

"She forced me to become avant-garde and take my clothes off, when all I wanted was to become Tom Jones."

"We've broken down a few barriers between us, which we had to do because we had two big egos. Two individual artists - and with love we overcame that."


"John and Yoko are like the wind. You can't see it, but when it passes the trees bend. You know, and that's what we do."

"I've had the boyhood thing of being Elvis. Now I want to be with my best friend, and my best friend's my wife. Who could ask for anything more?"

"I'd like to live to a ripe old age, with Yoko only, you know. And I'm not afraid of dying. I don't know how it'd feel at the moment. But I'm prepared for death because I don't believe in it. I think it's just getting out of one car and getting into another."

And Yoko on John:

“You can’t plan in life – you just have to do the best with what life gives you. John taught me to laugh a lot at life, and I do. It would have been better if he hadn’t died but you can’t sit and cry. These are things life throws at you and you have to learn to overcome them. You have to try to make good from bad."

7.06.2011

Just me.

I'm sitting in my p.j.s waiting for the laundry to dry and eating a spoonful of crunchy peanut butter because...I can. Because it's just me, in my studio apartment and I've already cooked my meal for one. Because I am alone.

Lately I have had this idea or phrase in my head. I guess I better let it out. The words, "I want to grow up with someone, grow older with someone," have been playing and re-playing in my thoughts. It makes me melancholy for a feeling that I've never had. I haven't (in all my romantic relationships) felt the safety of a constant person in my life. Things are usually rocky and unsure. I'm not sure why this pattern has developed for me. There are instances and experiences that I can go on and on about that may have influenced my current state, but I am not interested in digging up the past. I want to live from now and on. In terms of love, I want to feel safe and respected; maybe even taken care of a little bit. These thoughts and feelings have been almost overwhelming in the recent weeks and I am tired of ignoring it. Thank you for letting me use this little vessel to get this off my chest. 

I promise I am not chugging a bottle of wine on my couch, singing Celine's rendition of "All By Myself," at the top of my lungs while force hugging my cat. I am not there...yet.  :) 

Here is the infamous scene from Bridgette Jones' Diary that still makes me laugh -
even on a night like tonight.