sigh

I started out my week in a pretty good state of mind but as the days went by my mood started to dwindle and now I'm feeling a little bummed out.

Right now my dad is traveling in India and is really sick which makes me sad.  Then there's the news of the devastating earthquake/tsunami in Japan.  Very sad.  And, although this is not really very important, there's a particular album out now of some very beautiful music, but after I really listened to the words I found that they were singing something that just goes against what I believe and now I can't, in good conscience, listen to their music anymore.  Sad and total bummer.

I don't even know why exactly I'm writing this blog post now.  Am I trying to bring everybody down?  Not intentionally.  I guess I am just venting.  Sorry. 

Not everything has been a complete downer this week.

There's this video (sorry about the commercial) that I love because she has an amazing voice - but mostly I think I like her because she looks just like my beautiful friend, Jyme, who I miss very much.

Then there's this video.  Thom, you are so wonderfully strange.  

This painting I love so much.  I wanted to buy it but unfortunately funds are tight right now.  Still, it is so lovely and it reminds me of where I used to live in California, see...

And finally, this quote, which Jen of Swallowfield digitally enhanced.

Ok.  I'm going to go paint now.

happy friday.

in a mood

Hi.  Sorry that I've been MIA for a few days.  I've been in a mood.  If you know me, then I suppose there's no explanation needed.  For those of you who don't know me, I would try to explain - but let's not.  Its Friday.

sunset from a few days ago.  nice, eh?

So here's a few things that are helping me survive my mood this week...

Pinterest.  It can be kind of a time suck, but it’s also a cool place to get inspiration and to put all the images from the internet that make you happy into one place.

  

This blog post by Teresa Robinson of Stone & Honey (her agate jewelry is A-mazing, btw).

This video of Cat Power singing “I don’t blame you” (which may or may not be about Kurt Cobain, but doesn’t really matter).  I just can’t stop watching it.  I love her.

This book, which is my favorite in the series (btw, if you have never read the series before and you plan to, please read them in the original order or publication order and not the order that Harper Collins has decided to number them.  seriously).  Hopefully, I’ll be seeing the movie this weekend.

Finally, a lot of sleep (def: a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or lacking consciousness).  

Maybe that’s not healthy, but sometimes it’s the only thing to do.