ends/beginnings

A belated Merry Christmas, and a Hippitty Happitty New Year to you too.

If I could sum up 2008 in one word, I would. I can't, so I'll do something else.

My favorite Book of 2008: The Book of Lost Things, John Connelly.

Okay, this book came out in 2006, but I didn't read in until 2008, so it's okay. Honestly, if you are a lover of anything, read this book. I adore it. I feel like I am a better person, just for reading it.

My Favorite Album of 2008: Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes.

I can't deny it, I want to find a bearded man on a mountain in the woods who plays a banjo and fishes every day. I don't necessarily want to marry that man, just find him. The voice, the melodies, the harmonies, the twang, the plucks, the strums, the album cover, the natural reverberations, this album is my own personal heaven.

My Favorite TV Show of 2009: Pushing Daisies.

This show has been cancelled. This makes me sad. This makes me angry. But, oh well. At least I can buy it on DVD and drool over Chuck's amazing clothes and Ned's sad blue eyes. Cute clothes, morbidity, pies...need I say more? I love it.

My favorite Movie of 2008: Kung Fu Panda

I had to think about this one for a while. I don't think it's the best movie of 2008, but it was my favorite. I don't have a real explanation, other than "I liked it."

So, there you have it.

Now go read a book and have dreams about fairies and wolves you fine people!

New

New Favorite Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lobwr6pBbmU

New Favorite Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw3Y84zXLwg

New Favorite Instrument: Pikasso.

New Favorite Starbucks Drink: Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate.

New Favorite Horrible Name for a Girl: Gwawr.

New Guilty Pleasure: NCIS

New Favorite Deli Sandwich: turkey, prosciutto, swiss cheese, avocado, wheat bread.

New Favorite Person to hate (besides Sarah Palin): Lady Gaga.

New Favorite Person to love: Robin Pecknold.

New Favorite Color: bright plaid.

Bunnies

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STACKS

I cleaned my room today.
I found stacks of stacks.
I don't know why I am so stacky.
Anyways, here is a glimpse into my world.



























































Summer is almost over, and daily I feel less and less suffocated by heat and heavy valley air.
I am excited for December.
In December I get a niece and a diploma. (finally).
Until then, I still have a lot of exciting days ahead.
Halloween, Thanksgiving, the first day of Fall, cooler weather...
I can't wait to wake up and feel the crunch of frozen grass beneath my feet,
and wear sweaters and scarves and boots and hats.
Okay, I'm drifting off now, better get some sleep. :)

Thoughts of Love

Love has been on my mind lately.
Not the noun, but the verb, the action of love, the choice.
Pure Logic would lead me to the conclusion that love is pointless,
and hurtful...
but I choose to go on loving anyways.
I've discovered that love isn't something you find, but something you create.
You can't chase after love, you have to make it happen where you are.

Love as a noun:

"But Love is such a Mystery
I cannot find it out:
For when I think I'm best reslov'd,
I then am in most doubt."
- Sir John Suckling

Love as a verb:

"Better to sit at the waters' birth,
than a sea of waves to win;
To live in the love that floweth forth,
Than the love that cometh in."
- George MacDonald

My dog, Merlin, who I love :)

New York, NY

I arrived in Indianapolis on Tues Aug 5 at 9:55pm.
Precisely thirteen hours later we started a 12 hour drive to Washington DC.
About 44 hours after that we drove to New York.
We stayed there for two nights in an amazing hotel.
Then we took an insane drive back to DC, slept for six hours and drove back to Indianapolis, and I left the following morning.
Sounds boring when I put it that way.
I will let the following pictures (which are out of order) help me reconstruct the week more creatively.




















Me and Emily went to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural Science. Holy Wow. We dorked out over bugs and gems and dinasour bones. We saw the hope diamond, which is not worth anything to me. I thought it looked like a trinket out of a quarter machine. The following picture however...

















This gem weighed about 11 pounds. It's a topaz from brazil, I think. I loved it.

















This is a picture I took in Central Park. It was a beautiful day, despite me feet hurting and new york people driving me nuts.

















Emily took this picture. We were at some trendy club in the "meat packing" district.
Seriously, it's a slaughter house neigborhood by day, and an overpriced club scene by night. It's a meat market any time of day. We danced to this "house" music that didn't sound the the "house" music I'm used to. I liked it.

















We took this picture for my brother Jimmy. It's pretty self explanitory. It was a restaurant just a block from our hotel. The quote says "put some south in yo mouth" which I thought was hilarious.






















This was taken at the Rocket Bar in DC. You can't really tell, but we are in the entrance and there was this big shaking robot that lit up hanging from the ceiling. I loved it. It had a skee ball machine, and that was really exciting to me. We met some boys that went to some nearby college that described themselves by stating which schools they had attended. Lame. DC was a fun place, but I couldn't live there.


















This was the inside of Emily's apartment in Indianapolis. I loved the view from the window. In the upper right hand corner is her halloween costume, (a tea cup). I loved it.






















We spent much of our time driving. This picture was taken soon after we entered Maryland from West Virginia. The views were spectacular. As were...























...the towns. This town was chock full of hillbillies. I really liked this church though, so I had to take a picture. The town was called "Cumberland" and I called it "Cucumberland" because I'm so freaking clever. We stopped there to eat.

I'm too tired to go on. Perhaps I will make another post to continue my unorganized retelling of my adventures on the east side of our nation. Until then...

Peace it out.
Cynthia

Queen of Leaves

I'm obsessed with the forest.

I wish I lived in one.

I live in a hot sweaty polluted valley.

I wish I lived in a forest by the ocean.

Someday.

I leave for Indiana/DC/NY tomorrow.

I should have some blogging material when I get back:)

love, cynthia