February 2012
17 posts
note to self about parenting...
it’s gonna be quite a while before i start thinking of having children. but one thing i hope i remember is that when you feed your kids unhealthy things, you, as the parent and completely by default, are going to be eating that garbage too. it always intrigues me when mothers of young children complain about weight gain and their inability to get back to the weight they once were. take a...
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Asparagus
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there's nothing better than the feeling of coming...
preeeeeach.
looking out. →
well, i’ve had marriage on the brain here lately. not because i’m ready. not because i really want to right now. not because i’m dying to have a big, fancy wedding. but primarily, i think, because i’ve found the person i’d like to spend the rest of my life with.
partner and i have been dating on and off for the past year and a half. it hasn’t always been...
“A woman is often measured by the things she cannot control. She is measured by...”
– – Marilyn Monroe (via keepcalmandcarryaquotebook)
child, it's only time. it will go by.
my boyfriend dubbed this tour the 2 week kamikaze europe tour. he hit the nail on the head.
the first half was great. smooth travel and wonderful shows in scotland, ireland, and england, topped off by our most satisfying performance to date: our headlining show in a massive old church, called union chapel, in london. that show was the absolute pinnacle of live shows…a full house, a...
dear europe/united kingdom,
here are some suggestions for improvement. please start putting ice in your drinks. please make your hotel rooms more spacious. please start salting (in healthy amounts) the dishes you prepare. please put fluffier pillows in your hotel rooms. how about we all use the same type of currency? oh, and by the way, most people prefer to have a washcloth provided with...
January 2012
14 posts
“And now I’m looking at you,” he said, “and you’re asking me if I still want you,...”
– Cassandra Clare (via quotewhore)
matters.
things that don’t matter:
fancy hotel rooms.
sold out shows.
travel through europe and the uk.
money.
merchandise.
new songs.
new record.
sleep.
things that matter an awful lot:
when facetime won’t work and the one thing you need most in the world is to have a face to face conversation with the man you love.
this is why my relationship with england is a tumultuous one.
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever...”
– Steve Jobs‘ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (via alexbeaudet)
lil' jon jon: Instructions for Life →
jonpagan:
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three R’s: - Respect for self, - Respect for others and - Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful…
December 2011
11 posts
the difference in this year and next year: ...
brandi carlile tour recap/year in review (long...
i’m sitting in the seattle airport, waiting to board my last flight of the year. last night was the last show of 2012…the last show of almost 200 shows in all. i honestly cannot think of a better way to have finished up our first year than by sharing a tour with our hero, brandi carlile. brandi has been a long time favorite of mine, but never in a million years did i dream of...
holla-days
well we’re on the last little string of shows with brandi carlile (full re-cap to come), and i have to say that being home is going to be amazing. my parents went to my house today to set up my christmas tree for me. i’ll have to decorate it when i get home…on december 22nd. does it makes sense to decorate a tree so late in the year? i have no choice.
i’m not really in...
in which i find my own happy.
a while back, i posted about love, a failed imperfect relationship, and my desire to develop a sense of happiness from, with, and for myself. when i wrote that post, i was in a really dark place…not optimistic, not excited about anything, without a sense of hope for the future. it sounds silly, but even though i was, and still am, surrounded by countless things for which to be grateful, i...
November 2011
22 posts
oh yeah. DEFINITELY coming down with a bug. i...
