Burst?

Since moving, I've been trying to master the art of, what I call,

the photo burst.

I guess it might also be called a photo collage? Or collection?

I'm not entirely sure... burst works for me.

I've definitely jumped on the bandwagon of arranging 

my photos in fun, alternating, patterny (without looking patterny) way

on my walls.  And I'm a big fan!

Is there such a thing as too many photo bursts in your house?

That is the next decision I am tackling... not sure if I've overdone it.

Anyways, a little glimpse at what I'm talking about, 

and what I've done.

Right?

 

Also - for those of you out there without proper

photo hanging tools, I learned the Best. Trick. Ever.

(from a little website called "Pinterest"... not sure if you've heard of it?)

Ready for your mind to be blown?

To know where to put the nail in the wall so your photo hangs

exactly where you want it (trés important when making bursts)

simply dab a little toothpaste where the nail goes on the back of the photo,

find the sweet spot on the wall, and simply press the photo against the wall.

You are left with a minty fresh dallop to use as a precise guide for 

where to hammer home the nail!

(I'm a) GENIUS. 

I'm thinking one more burst oughta do it.

Cheers to home decorating!

What the?

What is Angelina Jolie wearing here?

And how is she somehow managing to pull off this

zippered garbage slash sleeping bag?

I don't know anyone who would look good in this.

But, basically, because she is Angelina Jolie,

she seems to be pulling off the

cape/flying squrrel/what you throw together when you don't have a halloween costume

so you rip up a garbage bag and say you are a black hole

look. 

Of course.

Kudos to you, AJ!

Fun. And so SMART!

I've mentioned them once already on my blog,

and Ima doin' it again!

 

I love these guys.

Their music makes me happy.

Their ethics make me even happier.

 

This is a shirt of theirs you can currently purchase:

 

buy it here!

 

Oh, this quote makes me so happy.

CLEVER, and true -

My favourite combination.

 

 

Leaving you with a Fun. tune

Some Nights

 

 

"I was never one to believe the hype - save that for the black and white
I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked, but here they come again to jack my style"



Dear Life...

Dear Life,

Sometimes, I need to take a break from you.

You get too difficult, too stressful… too needy.

I try to do too much, please too many, and almost always… fail.

So, I’m taking a break.

It doesn’t mean I don’t love you… you are very good to me.

But, sometimes, it feels like I’m not living you the way I want to,

And a divide is necessary.

Don’t take this morbidly, taking a break 

doesn’t mean I’m ending things!

It just means I’m taking a step back; a breather - 

a much needed mental (soulful?) vacation.

I’ll be revaluating, restructuring, and hopefully 

reconstructing a better you for myself.

Let me say this - I’m grateful for you.

You gave me an amazing partner to go through you with,

I have a cute dog, good friends, family that makes me smile.

I generally think I have a good grasp of you, 

I don’t think I take you too seriously,

But all of this doesn’t mean that I don’t need 

to separate myself sometimes.

I’ll be back soon, hopefully in better form than ever.

Ready to take you by the horns and live you

More fully,

More authentically,

More true.

With Great Respect,

Carling

 

...

Ever feel invisible?

(I tried to find a picture by googling "invisible",

and photos of people without heads creeped me out more 

than illustrated what I'm feeling, so I went with blank space).

One of those days...

 

source

Question

I feel like I'm questioning

everything these days.

It's annoying.

Not feeling confident about things is

not a place I enjoy being.

But, is questioning a bad thing?

The answer is yes AND no.

So - now, I'm questioning questioning?

I want to 

get away from 

here, 

there...

everywhere.

"Go to your bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know"

William Shakespeare

Miley Cyrus, I'm sorry.

I heard a really unfortunate conversation yesterday.

Now, I know that in 2012 people talk about things like
celebrity break ups and "what is she wearing"
like their lives depend on it.

(Your life, by the way, does not depend on it.)

I've gotten used to this...

I check www.people.com like the rest of you

(and if you say you don't, I'm not sure I believe you).

However, what I over heard yesterday makes me 

rethink humanity as a whole.

I was in line at the grocery store, behind 

2 (what I thought) would be intelligent teenage girls.

Not the case.

The conversation started innocently enough, I guess,

discussing the latest on Miley Cyrus' hair cut.

She went from this:

 

To This:

(As if you didn't already know that)

Anyways, I was SO shocked about what the girl's had to say.

They reasoned why she would cut her hair,

and what would happen to her now that she had

apparently ruined her life.

Reason Why Miley Cut her Hair (According To today's Youth)

1 - She's a lesbian

What? Because a girl cut her long hair,

she is a lesbian?

That is so offensive!

(To lesbians AND to women with short hair)

What Will Happen To Miley Now (According to Today's Youth)

1 - Future marriage - over.

2 - Hot fiance - leaving her "skanky ass"

 

So, according to these super dumb teenagers,

because Miley is "so ugly" now, her fiance is going to 

come to his senses, and dump her.

 

UGH. I'm so sad for these girls.

They are under the assumption that

hair cuts change sexuality, and cause

fiance's to leave you.

 

This has proven to me that what I see on 

Pinterest, etc. about fluffy quotes on

loving yourself for who you are,

living your life to the fullest,

don't judge, be happy, you can do anything you want!

is crap.

 

Or, do all of those things,

just make sure you have long hair.

Or else, you'll die a lonley lesbian.

 

 SAD DAY.

ps - Miley Cyrus, I love your hair. Both ways.