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"I know all about you Midnight Cutters...and you must be stopped."

 - Mitra, my hair stylist on girls who cut their

 own bangs on a whim. 

I just love her :)

Itsa my Birthdaya

This is what I look like on my birthday of the 29th year...

and I went to Disneyland! :) 

I have so much to be thankful for in my life right now. It may seem obvious but I am so grateful for love, for my family, my friends old and new, my cat Peanut, my health, my job, and just the blessing of life itself. 

Here's to the last year of my twenties! (Good riddance? :) 

So many...

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Can you relate? 

I need some time to organize my thoughts and ideas and then a blogging I will be! 

As a little preview, these are some of the things that I have been interested in lately: 

Food - real, fresh, homemade, healing properties, literature and films 

Animals - animal testing(awful), giving them a voice, volunteering at the Oakland Animal Shelter

Old movies - new love for Paul Newman (swooon!), classics played at the Paramount Theater

House keeping - organization, downsizing, making a home for myself

Reaching out - making more time for friends and family, positive people, throwing a party

Ok, I'll stop there. 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend - not to brag but the weather is crazy good in Cali! 

Ciao for now! 

My life lately, according to the Droid.

Lake Merritt lights at night. 

This is where I live and it's quite lovely. 

Fat cat plates. Love. 

Kitty can haz tea?

Object of desire: Pantone storage cases

       

Chandelier of spoons!

Peanut sleeping on the internet modem, as per usual.

Colored vinyl....one of life's little pleasures.

My newest nephew, Sebastian Jove Huntzinger. 

Isn't he handsome? This was his one week old doctors check up. 

 New Years Day 2012 on the Embarcadero in the city.

San Francisco lights on the water at night.

Breakfast in Oakland at....

 ....Mama's Royal Cafe. Great place.

Peanut, my love. 

Two of my nephews passed out in the back seat of my car on the way to Grandma's house. 

So precious, melts my heart.

Friends at a Golden Globes party I attended. 

We had our own ballots and chose who we thought would win.
There were some upsets (Kelsey Grammar?!!), but we had a fabulous time
looking at all the pretty people and eating and drinking.  :)

How to drink wine

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Right?! haha

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Here is another cute Wine Etiquette guide posted by Joanna Goddard over at A Cup of Jo. 

This one has a bit more useful information. :)

Cheers! 

Christmas All Over Again

How haven't I heard this Christmas song by Tom Petty until this year?!! It's laughable, just laughable!

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How I feel about the daylight savings change:

"There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them." 

-Sylvia Plath

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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.

Disaster.

Japan. This is just so horrible. All day, since 6AM this morning, I have been thinking about it and watching the news. I read the articles and watched the videos and cried. I cannot imagine such destruction happening in California. What would I do? What would I take if I had to evacuate in a hurry? I live near a harbor in Oakland, so I was really worried this morning about the aftermath hitting California. Everything ended up being fine around here but there were some fatalities and damaged boats north and south of me. My thoughts are definitely with the countries and the people affected by the earthquake/tsunami. I'm not sure what else to say except that I am grateful to have what I have and to be alive.

If men and wine don't kill me...

Troubles up and down the road
And trials all the way around
Never knew what trouble was
Till my honey threw me down
With nothing but old ragged clothes
My heart strings broken to shreds
Blues creeping over my body
Queer notions flying in my head
The easiest thing I ever done
Was loving and drinking wine
The hardest thing I ever done
Was paying off a judge's fine
I've never worked for pleasure
Peace on earth I cannot find
The only thing I surely own
Is a worried and troubled mind
If men and wine don't kill me
The one more plan to find
Soak up all the old rub-alcohol
Ease all trouble off my mind


Rub Alcohol Blues by The Fiery Furnaces
LISTEN HERE