Love Me, Hate Me

I really love this picture:

The shirt is really hot. It's something I would wear. I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture, and I'm not even sure if she really did this from this picture alone, but below you can see she paired it with her poka dot bikini bottoms. I just thought doing that pairing gave it an edge and a sexy feel. And any woman who can do that successfully is clearly beautiful and one who can be admired.

See? And that girl is actually her cousin, if you can believe that!! :P They look so different. :)

Amazing Find

I went to the library after work today. I was so excited to actually browse through the card catalog or just walk through the isles trying to find that perfect, amazing stack of books to read my way through. I also considered getting movies, but decided against it. I did, however, get the July Cosmo. I must admit, some of the flare of reading a new and exciting magazine that project a lady point of view is kind of wearing off. I did read through "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner," the novella by Stephanie Meyer. It was a great book, I mean novella, seeing as I read through the thing in one afternoon. I also got a few other fiction books that are technically for teens, but I don't care. And a few fashionista and life oriented books found in the non-fiction section. I rarely get books from there, but now that I'm older, maybe I should make an effort to visit that section more frequently. My greatest and most amazing find of the day, however, was "The One Hundred," by Nina Garcia, from Project Runway (didn't even see the author name until I got home).  It details every clothing item (the top 100 of course) that a women should own. In the intro, however, it warns that the items reflect HER personal style, and the reader should consider each piece and have the item be represented by their personal style. I feel like that last sentence had a lot of words, but hopefully you get the picture. I even chose that book to bring with me as one of my reading materials for my morning field squatting. :)
That about wraps things up for now. Good night, fashionistas. <3

I like how the title is bigger than the name. That's how it should be.

Babies

I never used to like babies or little kids. I hated, HATED working with the toddlers last year. I felt like all they did was cry and fight over stupid things. But I think I've either learned to appreciate them or have come to understand them at least...or maybe both. Today was amazing. Kevin pulled out the slip and slide again...and this time I actually went on it. Uniform and all. And it was a lot more fun than I thought. I held kids' hands, even carried a few, and it was FUN. Just pure fun. I'm really forming a lot of connections with these kids, and it feels great. I even played jump rope...something I hadn't done...in forever. I seriously do not remember the last time I was in the center with two people twirling the rope. I can't even do that single jump rope mumbo jumbo. More news: I applied to Burger King. I'm having Rachel put a good word in for me, and the job means working on my people skills and getting some extra cash. I'm 90% sure I won't be able to buy a car by the end of the summer...it's already July! And I'm not even sure about the written part of my license, much less the whole thing. I'm also thinking about quitting the French Club and finally writing something for submission for the Southern News. And possibly getting more involved with Southern TV. I'm a Journalism major, damn it, and I'm gonna start acting like it and spending some quality time putting some thought and action into my future. If I can't do these things, my future will be murky and gray. And I really don't want that to happen.

PLL

I actually got to watch Pretty Little Liars on time this week! Haha, no hulu for me! And it was amazing. Everyone except Dan and Dad went out tonight to visit some chick named Rhonda (don't ask, I have no idea), so the TV was as free as can be! Some recording things came up, which was mega annoying, but I zapped those little pests. I'm so sick of no one wanting to watch any of my shows and having them always talk smack about them. I never talk smack about Family Guy or South Park, and to me these are two of the most annoying TV shows in America today. I was really thinking about school today because I hung out with Rachel and school came up. And then in Pretty Little Liars, the girls looked so studious with their text books and binders...I got Seventeen today. and the back to school clothes are looking sweet! I can't wait 'til August when I get to go shopping at Marshalls and maybe Kohls. I only have a gift card to Marshalls, so I'll have to budget my money wisely at Kohls. No more $300 shopping sprees from last year. :( That was so much fun, though, and VERY worth it. Alright, gotta shower and get ready for bed...night! <3

I'm a Bitch, I'm a Lover

By Meredith Brooks

I Hate the World Today
You’re So Good to Me, I Know
But I Can Change
Tried to Tell You
But You Look At Me Like Maybe I’m An Angel Underneath
Inoccent and Sweet

Yesterday I Cried
Must Have Been Relieved to See the Softer Side
I Can Understand How You’d Bee So Confused
I Don’t Envy You
I’m a Little Bit of Everything
All Roled Into One

I’m a Bitch I’m a Lover
I’m a Child I’m a Mother
I’m a Sinner I’m a Saint
I do Not Feel Ashamed
I’m Your Hell I’m Your Dream
I’m Nothing in Between
You Know, You Wouldn’t Want It Any Other Way

So Take Me As I Am
This May Mean, You’ll Have to Be a Stronger Man
You Used to Shoot When I Start to Make You Nervous
And I’m Going to Extreams
Tomorrow I Will Change and Today Won’t Mean a Thing

I’m a Bitch I’m a Lover
I’m a Child I’m a Mother
I’m a Sinner I’m a Saint
I do Not Feel Ashamed
I’m Your Hell I’m Your Dream
I’m Nothing in Between
You Know, You Wouldn’t Want It Any Other Way

Just When You Think
You Got Me
Figured Out the Seasons Are Already Changin’
I Think It’s Cool, You do What You do
And Don’t Try to Sing Me

I’m a Bitch I’m a Lover
I’m a Child I’m a Mother
I’m a Sinner I’m a Saint
I do Not Feel Ashamed
I’m Your Hell I’m Your Dream
I’m Nothing in Between
You Know, You Wouldn’t Want It Any Other Way

I’m a Bitch, I’m Tease
I'm a Goddess On My Knees
When You Hurt
When You Suffer
I'm Your Angel Undercover
I've Been Numb
I'm Revived
Can't Say I'm Not Alive
You Know I Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way


So far, I have listened to this song three times in the last couple of hours. I love it. <3 Look it up on YouTube, or just follow the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHrFEnL9CfM

The Lake, The Pool

Swimming underwater is the best. The whole world gets shut out. It's just you and the water. You hold your breath and get to catch it all back as you break through the surface, toward the sun. As you glide under the water, your legs become like a frog's and your arms like an eagle. Your belly slides against the bottom. You're running out of air, but you want a few more stokes. Your lungs contract in your chest. More air! More air!
You break the surface. Toward the sun.

Javior Colon!!

Javior is the first winner of the Voice! I was voting for him from the beginning. Not only was he an amazing singer, but he is from Stratford, CT. And he LIVES in Hartford, CT. Like, anytime I'm passing through Hartford, that could be him passing me on the highway! His coach was Adam Levine, from Maroon 5, and he TOTALLY cried when the announcer dude said that Javior was the winner. He said that he promised Stevie Nicks that he wasn't going to cry, but then he did! I thought it was really sweet, though. I really love Maroon 5, too, so I was totally into Team Adam from the beginning...I actually wanted Javior to chose Adam at the Blind Audition when everyone turned their chairs just because I wanted Adam to win the whole thing. The same thing happened with Jeff. I was kind of afraid that Bevery was going to take the gold for Team Christina, which would have kind of sucked. But then she didn't even end up in the top 2! It was Dia, from Team Blake. If she had won, I would've been bummed, but I would've gotten over it quickly and just be happy for her. It was only a 2% margin between Javior and Dia, which was kind of surprising but not really. Dia was really popular on iTunes. But Javior ended up winning and that's what matters!