Summer is still good (ay great), but the fingers of fall are beginning to take hold.  They are mostly in my head, because I tire easily of the social strata.  They are there nonetheless.  I long for the cool gusts of crisp air and the endless hours of reading.  Well, today, I do.  Maybe, on that day, I'll be thinking of the warm winds of July and tanned skinned friends.  Humans (especially this one) are fickle creatures.  I just can't imagine shoving more fun and good memories into this Summer than I already have.  I guess that makes me a very lucky gal.  On a serious note:

Two projects worth reminding myself about...  

1) Zine series titled: "I Can't Afford to Get Sick"
    Issue 1: STDs
(Convince S to draw someone looking into their pants incredulously for the front cover)
Read scholarly articles
Identify community resources

2) Fun with Flavor - Kombucha
Find another glass beverage dispenser

Whole fruit - ginger + blueberry
Chai - cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom
"dark n stormy" - ginger and a little rum extract
lavender
lime basil
Raspberry - whole fruit

  

SummerBreak2k12

I am so excited about being done with school (until fall) and I'm so excited for this weekend!  Lot's of fun happenings.  Yea, for summer!

Giving Free Reign to his Dark Side

"Fuck them is what I say, I hate those e-books. They can not be the future… they may well be… I will be dead, I won’t give a shit!"


And so the future approaches without a great man influencing the hearts of children young and old.  This morning one of my favorite childhood author and illustrators died.  Maurice Sendak was an awesome guy.  He cared about people and he understood that the world is a scary place that mostly doesn't make sense.  He wrote children's books that made parents uncomfortable.  He wasn't afraid to be honest with kids and tackle tough topics in his writing and illustrations.  Sometimes life is sad and unfair kids, but it's your responsibility to find the good in it.  Maurice Sendak's work no matter how sad or fantastical always showed an awe and appreciation for life.  He also never apologized, and I can get behind that.

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Shoo Bop Shoo Bop

I want to watch a movie that blows my mind a little or makes me excited about the absurdity of life.  You know like Almost Famous or I Heart Huckabees.  I don't want to be sad, I want to be shoooooook.  Any ideas?

Happy Birthday Last Unicorn!

Birthdays are weird.  Sometimes pleasant, but mostly weird.  I'm excited to find a pizza buffet!  

Uhm, nurse Jesse, I'm bleeding ... a lot.

I really felt like a nurse this week.  I got to do a lot of things I was nervous to do, but when it came down to it, auto-pilot kicked in and I was just doing it.  I got great feed back from my (many) patients this week, and it really stirred something in my soul.  For all the academic bull-shit I have to put up with, I must say, it's worth it.

I still need to buckle down and push through these last three weeks, but you know, it's a little bit easier to say no to everything else (including sleep) for a minute.


After this weekend of course!  Happy birthday to me!  Late twenties?  Psssh, bring it.

Fuck Yeah Spring! or The Black Sea at Night

Highlight of the weekend: Got to make out during a thunderstorm.

Do it or Don't.

I came across a black field with these words boldly written in white:

Don't Give Up What You Want Most For What You Want Now.

This weekend sort of encompasses that notion. The mindset I need to get in to succeed. I know it all seems so dramatic, but I'm the one getting in the way of myself.

Dear Jesse

Discipline. Discipline. Discipline.

(discipline)

Where have all the Dance Parties Gone?

Gosh dang this video/song is so good. Makes me want to dance.