Friday, September 5, 2008

10 things loved.

1. summer:

left to right: flowers on Orcas Island, WA. unfocused  shoreline in Anacortes. ice cream stop in Denver, CO. crawling ivy Huntington Gardens Pasadena, CA. Aspen leaves after the rain, CO. sunlight through a redwood grove, Santa Cruz, CA. sprinting lights, Sunset Blvd. pool time, Santa Cruz, CA. wildflowers, CO.

2. pedicures.

3. last minute hang outs with friends.

4. good things ive seen, read, heard:
. the text message that read "Shut.      Up." for all the right reasons.
. Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart. talk about a song lifting you up, twirling you and cradling you.
. Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time. sigh.
. Jeopardy: College Championship! i want to be on it so badly.
. conversation that doesn't involve politics.

5. Trader Joe's Organic Ginger Limeade. Y.U.M.M.Y!

6. places i'd like to spend my time: here. at a dinner table with sufjan stevens, moby, david byrne, and broken social scene. underneath here. there. and here.

7. wow. this is insightful.

8. hard workers - i know a lot of people that work really hard. its incredibly beautiful. in them you see unrivaled passion. tireless dedication. improvement. idealism. and the ability to inspire. thank you all.

9. words. some favorites: human. manifest. magnificent. gregarious. idealistic. abundant. pure. purple. mountainous. intense. harmonious...

10. project runway. uhmazing.

6 comments:

Tara said...

I was JUST thinking like two days ago that project runway is the most intense show ever!

roza said...

whoa, i just watched that story of stuff video. it's incredible how impactful a few sketches can be.

Elizabeth said...

I love that summer tops your list. Mine too!

Anonymous said...

that "shut. up." was sent with the utmost love.
and i love that you loved it.
i love you.

now shut.. up!

- G

alexandra said...

tara - isn't it?! i'm obsessed!

roza - seriously it makes me want to never buy anything ever again.

elizabeth - i love summer! why is it so fleeting?

g - shutting. up. love you.

Tala said...

dude i want to hear the story about shut. up. it sounds so dramatic.