When love is not madness, it is not love.  ~Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Wowzers what a day

   So Saturday started off a little shaky with waking up late for work...thankfully my friend Ty was working with me and he sent me a "get your ass up" text. This was quickly followed by our tiredness and missing our stop to get off downtown so we ended up walking an extra 3 blocks to the school and almost missed free breakfast. Thankfully we had 10 minutes to spare before we had to do anything relatively important. Then we started our city bus tours of downtown Minneapolis which would have been flawless had the Heart Walk not been going on directly on our route to and from housing...
   The afternoon turned around though, weather was gorgeous hanging out with everyone was great. Then my roommate Crystal and I and our neighbor Tim decided to go for a walk. So we pulled our bikes and rollerblades and headed on over to Dinkeytown. It was all great until I got home...and dropped my iPhone on the concrete and it shattered...AWFUL!!!! I have never been so angry with myself before... Thankfully Ty was home and he saved the day. We went to MOA and visited the Apple store where the fixed it for free! Amazing! But then when I got home...the sewing machine didn't work anymore so I couldn't work on my Urban Outfitters inspired comforter...over all it was a rather roller coaster of a day...

Big Event coming up?

Hey guys!

I'm all about saving money when it comes to looking great. I found this great rental site where you can look like a star for an affordable price! They have dresses for certain events, different body types, colors, styles, etc. I'm using this site to hopefully rent a great dress for a wedding I have to attend later this year as well as a few other great events. The site is called Rent the Runway. Check it out! I already have a handful of dresses saved under my favorites. Get ready for the infamous compliment ladies..."Oh my gosh, I love your dress, where did you get it?!" Can't you just feel the fuzzy feelings growing inside... Happy Shopping!

I have started!

I have started my efforts in making my new comforter. Here is stage one: cutting two sheets into 6 inch strips. They will eventually be the ruffles. I hope to actually start making them ruffles tonight after class! My only concern...that I cut up the wrong sheets. Apparently sheets from Ikea do not get their sizes printed on the tags and after pulling them out of the wash machine I realized I was unsure of which was which. My roommate Robin and I measured and hopefully we measured accurately but I will not know until I sew the shell of the duvet together. Let's keep our fingers crossed that I can pull this off!

I ran out of pins to keep the sheet together as I folded!!

A Lovely Weekend

 So my roommate and Robin and I had a baking marathon on Sunday. We made jello, cookies and cream cupcakes and blueberry pie. My cupcake pictures did not turn out BUT here is the blueberry pie :D It's my mom's famous recipe, it's so delicious.

Pie Shell

Pie filling

The Final Result

I'll get pictures of my comforter up next time as well as some cupcake pictures...cuz let me tell you they were DELICIOUS! I'll also post pictures from the Twins game I went to with Jorah. yay! Hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. 

Mid-Weekend Update

Last night I went to Target Field for the first time. Despite still experiencing the last of our winter chill and the Twins throwing the game in the last two innings it was a great night. I had a great time connecting with new people and I hope that that I can spend more time with them. Sadly because of the weather we all left at different times and we ended up not a getting a group picture, otherwise I would post one for you guys!
Today I am having dessert and going to a movie with my lovely cousin Erica, she graduates high school next week! So proud of her :]

I'm waiting to hear back form my Aunt on borrowing her sewing machine so that I can start making my own version of this bedspread found on Urban Outfitters:

I'm in LOVE with this comforter.... I cannot wait to move into my new apartment and decorate it and make it my own. It's going to be a paradise, which is def needed after a long day of nannying and night school.

Tomorrow I'm going to the drive in theatre for the first time! I'm really excited because I'm going with a great group of friends and we're seeing Hangover II AND Bridesmaids, and maybe Fast 5 for only $8...what a STEAL!

Well, that's all for now, hopefully I can get my hands on the sewing machine so I can start posting my progress of making this comforter. PS. my inspiration and careful guidance comes from the lovely this wonderful inspiring woman over at Kikicreates  Hopefully with her tips I can make this comforter look as great as she did :]

Much love guys!

How Sue See's It

What you call insanity... I call inspiration

Cuz I love the gap between your teeth...and I love the riddles that you speak

Taylor Swift- Ours

^^ love this song...stuck in my head al night long :/

It's so true though...

" Baby I'll tell you one thing, we're better together" - Jack Johnson

Poems of Yester Year

Everyone needs a little reminder, up lifter, or just a good reminder of how our thoughts of innocence still resonate truth. Just because we didn't know everything those years ago, doesn't mean we didn't have some knowledge behind what we were saying. So here are some words of inspiration of my high school days. Written by myself, friends, and famous people all kept secretly in a journal which I found hiding under my bed while packing up to move onto the next chapter of my life.  Enjoy...

"The Euphoria of the moments is only exceeded by that of the next adventure. The addiction to the dream like high that I, have no rehab will ever care. She, my addiction, my muse, is my inspiration, songs of beauty flow from just one look. Oh Romeo Oh Romeo where art though? Who cares, when Juliet is around" - A dear friend

" You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" - Bob Dylan

"I didn't speak my heart with her because I was scared of the response, but all it did was postpone the inevitable. Think about this thought" - Another dear friend

When You're out there looking for me

Excuse me Mr. Police Man? I'd like to place a report about a missing person. Physical features you need? Blue-green eyes. Curly brown hair. Two inches above Five foot. Normally wears her glasses. Does she look like me you ask? Of course- because it is me. I can't seem to find myself you see. I'm lost among the world and don't know where to start. I can barely recognize myself- which may make things difficult.
My best friend left me after I asked for her friendship. She took a part of me. I think it's because I fell in love to early and she is mad. My parents and I don't speak the same language- but I heard that's common these days. Some kids are lucky though and were born bilingual. Sadly I was not- but neither were my mom or dad.
If you want my medical records I suggest you take tomorrow off. We could talk over coffee and doughnuts?
When you're out there looking for me, look for self-conciousness, stubborn, and a touch of selfishness. Last I heard they control my life. I may be fighting back tears or wearing a true fake smile ( I've been practicing so watch out) from the stress and pressures that drag me down. They are my ball and chain, but the key to unlock them has been thrown out.
When you're out there looking for me and you somehow locate my body- don't bring me home. Instead take me somewhere that will bring me back to life. A room full of music or the home of my true love. Either one will do. Let me be held, let me play sweet melodies, let me dance to the graceful beats which makes ones body flow in a rhythmic art.
Take me to laughter and warm genuine smiles. Surround me with friends and those who care enough to ask how I'm feeling. Take me to the woods with a soft flowing stream. I want to feel the warm breezes embrace my skin.
With vast blue skies above and an endless path ahead, allow me to lose myself- but this time in wonder. This time in joy. Let the negatives get crushed by the billowing trees and may the birds sing nothing but happiness.
When you're out there looking for me and you do stumble across my path- don't let me go astray. tell me i'm wanted, tell me i'm needed but than tell me no more.

No more than a simple "good day madame" because once I have found myself amongst the fields of daisies, I do not want to return to the fields of thorns

- A short poem/story written by me during a time when a time when I was unsure of who it was I should be, whether it was for myself or others.

"It's possible a pencil points, but does a lemon drop? Does coffee break or chocolate kiss? Or will soda pop? I share my milk with a drinking straw and my meals with chewing gum and should I see my pocket change, I'll hear my kettle drum....."
 - Excerpt from "I wave good-bye when butter flies" by Jack Pruletsky

"I've made mistakes in my life. I've let people take advantage of me; and I've expected way less then what I deserve. But I've learned from my bad choices, and even though there are some things I can never get back and People who will never say sorry. I know better next time and won't settle for anything less then what I deserve" - Anonymous

I hope these words resonate feelings within you; whether good bad, reminders of the past or hope for the future. They were a good reminder of who I was and what I was feeling so few years ago. It's amazing how you can be feeling the same thing at one point in your life and when that same feeling creeps up on you years later you don't treat it the same. It was nice reminding myself how things were handled because I know I'm a stronger person now and will not treat this feeling as I did before.

This is real, so take a chance and don't ever look back

A Few Pieces from this Quarter

Top 10 Logo Ideas, Round 1
I'm leaning with option 10
I will be creating different versions of it in the near future

 The above 4 images are of my logo designs for my personal identiy. The first sheet is my strongest visually I feel and will be working more with those. The next two pages are good but they do not hold the essence that I am trying to emit from the logo itself. I need to play more with color combinations, I sampled these in the generic CMYK just to get a feel for how the shapes interacted with each other. Playing with the color will be a huge task but should be fun :] The fourth page is a compilation of my top 10 ideas. Let me know what you think!!!

These next two pieces are from my Print Production class. The first poster is a simple 4-color poster, 11x17, it is for the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. I really wanted to try something bold and different for my usual style. This has a more graphic and bold quality about it, and visually it really pops. The second is a 2-color poster, using only a yellow and warm grey. The card includes photographs and vector line drawings which is a nice balance in imagery I think.

National Park Poster; Print Production 2011

Mock Portfolio Show Post Card; Print Production 2011

I intend to put up with nothing that I can put down.”

—	Edgar Allan Poe

You and I Both

It is time to find happiness. Let's begin...

Heart Breaking

Where is the silver lining to a sunny day? How do you find hope in the day when the sun mocks you with it’s cold hearted rays? Tell me how to smile when life laughs behind your back. Show me how to feel encouraged after a heart break like that. </3

“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.”

—	Martin Luther King Jr.

I raise a glass to you

An old friend taught me the importance of communication. Had I listened to him from the start my life wouldn't be where it is today, and that is okay. My stubborness has caused me to teach myself some very hard lessons, but in the end I've come out a better, stronger, and more honest communicative person. I've made new friends, had new experiences I never would of dreamed of having, and have learned to re-enter the wonderful world of love again. Life is...it's hard. It's so disappointing. People aren't who they say the are or act as they say they'll act. But it's all part of the lessons. We learn and we grow, and that's okay.
Today I am fasting. At first I was fasting for a worldly reason. I wanted to do this fast through World Vision so I could have a reason to make a difference. But I realized you do not need an organization to be a guiding light. On a personal level this fast will help me grow and give me time to reflect on my life and what toxins I need to get rid of. I am going to start with not being so materialistic. These things only provide such minimal happiness. They do not communicate with you. I want to talk to a few people during this event. First and foremost, God. God is a huge cornerstone in this endeavor and he will be on my mind the whole fast. Secondly, I'd like to talk to myself. Socially awkward yes, but you cannot set yourself straight if you do not stop to see and talk to yourself and figure out who you really are. Finally, I am going to talk to the people in my path. Who I see and come in reach with. They should know and I hope they support me through this.

In reference to communication, it is important I think to communicate with those who you haven't communicated with. My friend from earlier, I decided he deserves a taste of what he was trying to teach me. He and I do not speak regularly, there are too many factors as to why we don't and for now that's okay. However, I extended our connection and made it personal by thanking him for teaching me communication. If he didn't wake me up and show me why it is so important I would not be the person I am now almost 3 years later. So in honor of that, this post is dedicated to both him and all other people who have helped me realized the importance of dedication. I raise my glass to you sir, job well done!