Gold in Your Eye

"Somebody at one of these places ... asked me: 'What do you do? How do you write, create?' You don't, I told them. You don't try. That's very important: not to try, either for Cadillacs, creation or immortality. You wait, and if nothing happens, you wait some more. It's like a bug high on the wall. You wait for it to come to you. When it gets close enough you reach out, slap out and kill it. Or if you like its looks you make a pet out of it." -Charles Bukowski, in a letter to John William Corrington, 1963.


Mike Morgan made me this cool little book for my birthday. There was some info about writer Charles Bukowski in there, since we were both born on August 16th. Mike told me I'd really dig his stuff. He just emailed me some of his work. I really like it. Can't wait to read more. Thanks, Morgan!

i'm pretty certain...

i can be kinda stupid, sometimes.
if given the opportunity.


on another note: why haven't i been capitalizing any of my "i"s today?!

July?

Where did July come from? June went so fast. So did this whole year. It's been a good one though..had its highs and lows, but '09 has definitely been one of my favorite years out of the 24 I've experienced so far.

Had more to say..
but I got a paper cut just now and I lost my train of thought.
The only thing going on in my head now is "AAAAAHHHHH AAAAAHHH! AAAHH!!G!U#^&352rt7fuasdg8*(&*%^("

I hate paper cuts.

I read the news today, ohh boy...

Can't believe it. Such a sad time for music :(
Everyone's blogging about it though, so I'll keep it to a minimum.
I will however say that the next person to send me a text about MJ being melted into legos is gonna get a shmack to the face. Come on now. I've gotten six today so far. Gettin' a little cranky here.

I dove right back into my old habit of consuming 2 tablespoons of organic honey per day. I forgot how fantastic it is. Makes my throat feel great, gives me a good natural little energy boost, I love it. Every morning- a cup of green tea with a little bit of honey and some St. john's wort and I'm good to go.

No Doubt show is tomorrow at Jones Beach. Super excited. I can't believe LJ was nice enough to get me VIP Suite Box seats! I don't deserve this. So shocked/stoked. This is too awesome. :)

I feel confident today.

Tears For Fears

I think I like that band more than I should.

Hm..

never thought I'd live to see the day that I prefer white over red & tea over coffee.


Also-

I always thought I was a good tambourine shaker. Turns out I thought wrong. That's what I get for being so cocky!
But it was fun.

Lots of things. I will list them. I am a fan of lists.

To sum it all up
[since I last updated]...

The dinner party was legit:
[Stayed up til 5am watching the History Channel with my buddy Magic.
Had a belly-full of great food.
Crista baked a fantastic cake.
Ariel made no-nonsense nachos.
Cass proved he was born to make guacamole...and saved Mike Del Rio's life. True story.
Fun for all]
David Carradine...how sad :(
[Weird, because Cass and I spent Sunday morning watching Kill Bill..I think that was only a day or two before he passed..spooky]
Made music [so excited]
S'mores in Dave's backyard. Mmm.
"Up!" is one of the best movies ever made.
"Terminator" was good, but I like the first two better.
[Was really happy when I found out Helena Bonham Carter was part of the cast. I'll probably like anything if she's in it.]
SMA Fundraiser Walk @ Long Beach was a total success.
[Great turnout, perfect weather, and FYI- Ralph's rainbow cookie italian ice: heaven-in-mouth.]
Had scrambled eggs WITH the yolks in them.
Experienced my first outdoor dance party in Philly.
[Questlove was the DJ. Lots of people with intimidating hula-hoop skills. Men on roller skates. Children breakdancing. Mango licorice. Lots of kooky little art galleries. Never saw anything like it.]

Had my first raw oyster, btw.
Gross.