inspiration of the day:

and

maybe....

and most importantly-

I need more ugly flannel shirts...I hear they're making a comeback ;)

I could use some more Jeans.

and lets not forget you can't ever have 2 many sweaters.

If I can ever track down my camera that is floating around I have a ton of fall 2008 pics to post.

I'm pretty worthless on posting my own pics from my camera; just in case you have yet to notice.

-A.

Hello Tuesday.

I voted yesterday. I'm not going to talk smack on anyone. I just wanted to share the fact that I actually voted for the first time ever; and it was exciting. =)

That is all!

-A.

Deflocked rocks, so ROCK THE VOTE: http://www.kansas.com/comicssurvey/

So, check out this hot newbie on the comic strip scene. Meet Mamet (above) , the star of the comic strip DeFlocked.

Meet Jeff:


Jeff Corriveau is the mad genius behind this super rad comic strip. What he doesn’t know is I’m secretly obsessed with lambs to begin with, and I’m almost positive I haven’t posted about my secret obsession. ;) Its true, I will have to show you a pic of Miley my “pet” lamb later on. So, reading about this out spoken funny lamb hit home.

He sent me an email about DeFlocked and I honestly can’t believe I’ve been missing out on this. I promptly clicked on his website and was instantly addicted to his quirky humor.

Here are some of my favorites:

Please do me a favor and Jeff a favor and vote for his awesome Comic Strip HERE, So I can continue to read it in The Wichita Eagle on a daily basis.

ROCK THE VOTE FOR DEFLOCKED!

P.s. You can vote as many times as you want!!! Even if you're not from Wichita please vote!

**ALL PHOTOS AND COMIC STRIPS FROM TODAYS POST CAME FROM JEFF CORRIVEAU’S WEBSITE: http://www.deflocked.com/**

friday post.

I seem to post a lot of shit and cool things I find while surfing; Oh, I don't know every...Friday! I also like to post at least twice! So, here I am getting ready to leave work, paper work is done, office is already closed, but "they" aka "work" always wants me to hang around until 130 or 2. So I can pick up my 40 hours and also go out on stat draws if they're short. blahhhh because work is work. Just kidding it's not that bad!

I Ordered some amazon book goodies and they finally arrived. I will be reading twilight later, and possibly some homework.

I'm really struggling paying off this 1500 debt I have with Wsu along with some other bills. I got hit with my surgery bill which really does have to be paid stat! Its so frustrating, I'm so poor....and I miss spending my money on fun things like uggs! That's pretty much the only negative thing in my life right now.

Off I go to make my list of things to do before Lawrence in the fall. I'm planning a mini vacay in April.....a cheap mini vacay that is! I want to add tattoos, yummy pizza, a quick Alaska trip ;), moving into the basement, and painting it lime green on that list.

peace!
-A.

answers

I just had a complete stranger walk into my office and give me some amazing advice about life. Just a random patient who opened up about his own personal life and some advice about marriage and growing up, and to do things when you’re ready no matter what your choices may be, even if it’s not marriage. The goals you strive for and the experiences you want.

It was refreshing and it hit me so hard because I’ve been thinking about stuff like this lately. I even blogged about it earlier today.

It gave me chills after he left.

I thank God for the little sign he sent today, even though I could probably take it a million different ways, I’m going to go with my first instinct and run with it.

Run free.
-A.
10-22-2008
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list.

So, I've been making a lot of list's lately. Just to figure out what I need to do and what I want to do. Out weighing everything, everyone, good's, bad's, the basic plan,my plan. I'm so restless and outgoing I tend to do things on the spur of the moment rather than thinking it all the way Through. However, I do have this little voice telling me to wait, wait for the right time. Get your shit together, then do it.

Things will fall into place; and seriously for me, it usually always falls into place. Time just sucks. Time has taught me so much. sometimes you just aren't ready, life has a way of keeping you here. I'm getting ready to plan this huge move, I tend to get mad at myself and think why didn't I do this five years ago? SERIOUSLY, why did it take a whole five years to think about it, forget about it, re-think about it? The only answer I can come up with is one: I wasn't ready, and two I didn't even like Ku five years ago.

Things change, you change, you grow.

Lawrence is a magical place for me.

I've also been thinking even if it doesn't work out, there's a reason. There is always going to be a reason and I've really enjoyed all my time spent here. I wouldn't take it back or change things. I'm thankful, I'm happy, I'm going to be content whatever is in store for my crazy future.

I have some great plans up my sleeve.

black hole.

Almost every other Monday I'm bummed.

Uh, because it's Monday.

WTF MONDAYS??!!!?!?!

Hatem'.

I hate getting back into the groove of the week.


I hate that its dark outside, smells like rain, and I'm stuck in my office. I took a walk over lunch just should I could be more depressed about this sore subject. ;) SEE, its always the perfect weather, the kind I love when I'm at work. I was hoping to find an amazing red tree to take some pics of....notta.

-I miss my old friends.

-I miss being crazy.

-I miss my overload of energy that I lack now.

-I wish I was in Cali.

-I wish that I didn't want to be in Cali and maybe I'd be more content.

-I want to take a long vacation.

blah.

-A.

the next thing on my hippie list

scratchy.

ScRatChy-ScrAtchy-Pretty much how my throat, voice, and head feels.

I feel like crap!

My room is a mess, I wish I had a maid.

Started watching the graduate....but it just stopped in the middle of the movie. wtf?! It is seriously cheesy and funny, so far with no plot but sex and graduating college to move on to grad school, do they call this movie a classic? I kinda dig it the cheesy part, don't tell anyone.

Just in generally really bored and trying not to spend any money b/c I have my surgery to pay off and school, that and Christmas is coming around. Which makes my life boring, but I really don't need any more crap or clothes. Except for this new Ku hoodie I found at campus cloth.

Ok, off to fix the scratched graduate cd, and hopefully a nap.

I've sugared out of coffee,
-A.

XXX

I went shopping with my mom all day, nothing really got accomplished except for some new house slippers, brown wrapping paper, and some mini brown cards to make Christmas cards w/, coffee drinking, oh and a new can of burst bees cuticle cream.

My throat hurts, I’m pretty much ignoring everyone this weekend to get some down time in, I just want to rest…I’m feeling the ick come on; I just hope it doesn’t turn into strep throat.

My life is pretty chill and no drama lately, just getting rid of stuff to take to the goodwill.

P.S. I can’t stop listening to the new Jacks Mannequin CD. The past week my favorite song has been Caves & Miss California.

-A.

Ching a ling change.

it's slowly suprising me each day. Just the little things...today has been really great. I'm soaking it all up.

Happy.

Content.

Planning.

Wishing.

Dreaming.

Getting excited for the weekend because i'm staying in town. No plans.

I sent my boss a card and some lotion for boss's day. =)

So, I went a little overboard surfing today. Lovin' the hippy clothes. I need to get back to work & then off to dance to teach some classes for Hillary; she is sick.

life.

I'm almost recovered but not eating tacos yet!

This weekend was filled with lots of fall goodies.
-KU football game

-almost making it to CKC convention in Kc....

-A badass pirate hotel room at the chanute avalon

-Cotton Candy Ice cream at my favorite place in Lawrence.

-A nice sunburn on my nose?!

-Some new clogs at a vintage store. So, the clogs not so vintage but new!!!

It's been very rainy Monday & Tuesday.

It only rains when I have to go to work.

I beg mother nature for one weekend, just one; to rain cats & dogs all weekend long.

the way i see it #267

Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears--it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more--it can provide access, when when no medication can, to movement to speech, to life. for them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity.

-- oliver sacks
(from an old starbucks cup!)

other inspiring stuff I found today:

birds&swingsshop

and more stuff:

See this makes me want to learn how to cross stitch so bad!

hammers and strings.

I'm thinking about tackling our craft room which is full scrapbook/sewing supplies/ my boxes from moving back home! I'm horrible at unpacking....but I'm thinking about making it my new room =) I have a lot of work ahead of me! Heading up to Kansas City tonight, going to the KU game tomorrow I think, and stopping by CKC after?! Hope so....and I hope I run into the all time famous Cathy Zielske.

Listen to Jacks Mannequin again, so refreshing.

My jaw is swollen again, I took it a little overboard teaching dance last night. Not cool.

Gotta get busy, make something, eat, leave.

A

Yesterday & Today.

I bought a cute book last week & I can't wait to stitch the lamb=)

Received some cute gifts, PJ's, flowers, embroidery things, I've been reading a little bit, and watching a ton of netflix movies.

Feeling worse today than yesterday.

-A-

Ready for a break.

lovely.


Just my thoughts:
I was driving to work this morning airport road (which is my favorite choice while driving to work), watching the sun rise, windows down, feeling the breeze, jacks mannequin's new cd playing in the background...I felt totally content. Totally confident that change was going to come, soon. When I say soon, SOON as in ready to finish out my job until summer, add some more hours to my school schedule in the spring, and move. I'm trying to weigh everything out and decide whats best: move to Lawrence, or stay here and finish school. Its a big decision. I have a lot of choices to make. I've been trying to think positive because I might have to leave some things behind, some friends, family, and make a new life and that is just plain scary. I love adventures, music, KU, school, people, books, culture. Each time I go to Lawrence it feels like my second home, it just lacks my family and friends. I wish I could say I should have just picked up moved, went away to college when I was 18; like everyone else. I could have have, I didn't want to miss out on teaching dance, family stuff, and I didn't want to live in dorms or have room mates right away.

I don't regret anything. I'm happy with all of the decisions made, all of the memories good and bad. I've grown & now I think I'm ready. Ready to finish, ready to graduate, ready for more fun, more great life experiences. I sound like I'm really old and I've wasted a lot of time;p but I'm only twenty three. ha.

I'm just ready, ready for a break, ready for change. Ready to have more time for stuff like scrap booking. I dream about it, but on the list of things to do, its last.

I'm having some minor surgery tomorrow. I'm now feeling very confident and at ease about it, I won't talk about how unsure I was feeling before. I bought two books yesterday to help pass the time for recovery.

Click on the pic to head to the Poppy Talk blog.




I'm also a big fan of Halloween. Dressing up is so much fun! I love looking at costumes online, I want to be ummmm...everything?! I've been checking into costumes like Alice in Wonderland, The Queen of hearts, a bunny (just a mask, see below), a pumpkin, a witch, Jack Sparrow (see the cute painted face below too), Frankenstein's Bride, a mad scientist. The list goes on!! I don't really have any plans for going out on halloween like I did last year, I think we're going to go to The Orpheum and catch old halloween flicks...very low keyed, and no costume needed...but hello Halloween is on a friday this year!!!














I will leave you with some uplifting Dr. Seuss quotes that have really inspired me this week!

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
-Dr. Seuss

Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.
- Dr. Seuss

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
-Dr. Seuss

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
-Dr. Seuss

((A))