Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Andrew De Torres, Concerts, Destiny Worldwide, Destiny Worldwide Christmas Party, Events, Gelesia Din, Kirkland, Letters and Lights, Life, Mallory Leisten, Marina Hodgkin, ME, Music
The Destiny Worldwide Christmas Party was a great event! After Gelesia and I got ourselves lost for a good thirty minutes, we finally arrived at their office in Kirkland. I think what surprised me the most was how many people were actually there. Everyone found a spot on the ground or in the back to watch Letters and Lights perform first. Then my friend Andrew, who doesn’t often perform by himself, had a nice lengthy set taking requests for songs. It was so nice to see him again especially since I only get to see him a few times a year!
I am passionate about music, fashion, photography, and art. I also like to blog. I’m pursuing a business management degree, but someday hope to work in public relations and event planning.
what chu’ know about me?
Maybe it doesn’t make sense to you, but it does to me. I won’t choose one.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: "Oh No", Dreams, Food, Lessons, Life, ME, Music, Questions, School, Teddy Geiger
Apparently, there are showers in the auditorium. I was about to jump in when I realized I was without flip flops.
Lesson #1: Never take a shower in a public restroom without flip flops. There were pink wannabe flip flops in the corner, for a second, I thought maybe. These might not have been flip flops. How long have they actually been there? They looked like the plastic that held a 6-pack of pop cans together.
I decided to walk quickly to my room leaving everything behind in the shower stall. Teddy Geiger’s song “Oh No” was playing throughout the area. It has been waiting to be released for a year and a half.
I stop halfway and wonder if I should run back to grab my belongings. That would’ve been the smart thing to do right?
By the time I returned back to the auditorium, somehow sans flip flops, the One Acts have started. There also happens to be a very famous classical music performer at my school visiting that day. My cousin is doing a duet to a love song with her. Is it Valentine’s Day? Meanwhile up until that performance, I decide to study econ. I don’t understand it, but what else is new?
I spend most of my time searching for my belongings that have gone missing. Everything has gone missing, but the only possessions I care about are my iPod and my wallet.
Red velvet cupcake. My favorite. I think I’ll eat this and manage to get crumbs in my eye. The reflection in the mirror shows me that I am a mess, maybe a small child if you will.
An old classmate – from junior high – who I have not spoken to since elementary, comes in and offers me a wordy piece of advice. “When I usually lose stuff, I just go to the Lost & Found.”
You’re right. In fact, I know where these items are in my house. I don’t need to be looking for them any longer.
And with that, I made the decision to wake up.
Who came to decipher?
I’ve been home for five days and have only seen the two loves of my life. I think during Christmas break and summer we all like to keep a little bit to ourselves. Maybe more so Christmas break. It’s nice to appear mysterious for awhile. When people ask me how I’ve been, I wonder how I will answer. When I ask that question back, I wonder if their response will match my expectations.
Then the re-invention begins.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Art, Culture, Design, Humor, Life, London, Mario Cacciottolo, Photography, Projects, Quotes, Someone Once Told Me..., Time Waster
I am in awe when I come across these types of projects online. They embody everything that is real in this world. Everything that is true and genuine and there’s just not any bullshitting. I hope someday I can formulate a yearly project much like this one and like others that I have seen.
Someone Once Told Me… is a photography project that is full of life lessons, tales, and advice that we have heard before or haven’t! It is updated daily by Mario Cacciottolo who wanders the streets of London to capture these photographs that make up this amazing website.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Humor, Life, ME, Myspace, School, Time Waster, When I Had Braces...
When all of my friends in junior high got braces, I wanted them. I wanted to be that trendy girl with the metal across her teeth for accessories like EVERYONE else.
When I actually had to get braces at age 17, junior year of high school, I hated them. I didn’t fully get them off until my senior year – the prime time when everyone just looked good and had straight teeth and I was still the awkward high schooler with braces.
Now that their off, I can finally appreciate what they have done for me. I’m past that awkward mouth phase and the rubber bands snapping mid-speak.
When I Had Braces… is a new time waster site featuring the vintagey photos of our metal-in-the-mouth wearing days.
When I had braces I was blissfully unaware of my appearance.
Eden
When I had braces… I thought I was unique for taking my pictures in the rear view mirror for my MySpace default.
- Katie
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Seattle, ME, Life, School, Music, Food, Books, Pizza Bank, Yow Yow!, Grandma Ruby, Wants, Christmas Break
There is such an unexplainable sense of comfort when I am at home. The final paper has been written and turned in and I feel such a lift off my shoulders now that this quarter has come and gone. The last time I was home for Thanksgiving break, approximately a week and a half ago, I was not able to accomplish all of the things that I had wanted to. So let’s try that list again:
- visiting my Grandma Ruby and purchasing her pretty jewelry for Christmas!
- developing a certain roll of film from two summers ago
- applying to large list of internships for Summer 2010
- starting and finishing a book
- an absolutely necessary visit to Pizza Bank
- eating
- snagging music
- writing up interviews for the Yow Yow!
and overall enjoy my break away from school :) Expect lots of posts this week, I’ve got a list that has been building up from finals week.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Holiday Hoopla, Christmas, Drink, Events, Food, Kevin, Life, ME, Out on the Town, Po Dogs, Pravda Studios, Seattle, Things, Wants
Yay!! I’m actually really excited about this. After I get picked up tomorrow, Kevin and I will be grabbing dinner at Capitol Hill’s newest restaurant Po Dogs and then if it’s not too crowded, we will be stopping by this event for some swagggg.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Do Not Want, Fashion, Hideous, Humor, Life, ME, Old Navy, School, Slipper Boot, Things
During the past week of finals, I’ve been spending copious amounts of time in my lobby. I typically mind my own business…cause I’ve got work to do, but I’ve been noticing recently a group of freshmen girls rushing down to the lobby “studying” clad in THOSE boots (above) little itty bitty shorts and a zip-up hoodie.
My question: Why? Why get dressed up (or dressed down) to study in the lobby?
Why prance around in your little shorts and boots? Clearly, this is not for warmth. So what is the real reason that you’re wearing them…
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: "Evolution of the Hipster 2000-2009", Culture, Design, Hipster, Humor, Life, ME, Paste Magazine, Print, Seattle, Seattle University, This or That, Trendy
You might find yourself asking that question quite often if you attend Seattle University or live in Seattle. In no way is it a bad thing at all to even be called a hipster or to be associated with “hipsters.” The idea of it is something that interests me only because I find that the group has evolved so much over the years. Seriously the hipsters today look a lot different than the hipsters in say… 2004.
My brother often likes to make the joke that I am a hipster myself. Agree to disagree, I have no idea if I would put myself in that category. He sent me this link today from Paste Magazine with the article “Evolution of the Hipster 2000-2009.”
To view click here
Enjoy the lulz!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Culture, Design, Life, ME, Things, Transportation, Travis Michael
The other day after leaving class, my dear friend Travis was telling me how he wanted to purchase a motorcycle. I told him that if he bought a motorcycle that he would have to purchase one with a sidecar so I would be right there next to him!
Today, I found the solution to our problem:
ULTIMATE WIN WIN.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Humor, Life, ME, Project 366, Projects, Ryan Legallet, School, Seattle University, Television, Victoria's Secret, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
I’m so lucky that I have my Project 366 to look back on for the year of 2008. It is such a treat to be able to look back on your year and your life, especially for a year that was very important and special to me: my first year of college.
This is a picture of my dear friend Ryan and I on a school night watching the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show ‘08. How I ever had free time to watch tv and not slave away over homework, I have no idea… fall quarter was great to me. My entire freshman year was … too much fun. It’s funny cause I can’t even remember having as much fun this year so far as I have had before when I was a freshman.
On December 31st, I will have had two full year projects done. Where I will go from there, I am not sure yet, but I have a month to decide what I’ll be doing next.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 43 Things, Friends, Life, ME, Relationships
It started Monday morning when I woke up and wondered about how I met certain friends. The thought puzzled me all day. It’s not a big deal… you meet people everyday… and I’m sure by my senior year here I’ll have met a large portion of my class. But I’m not talking about just the friends here that I’ve met and go to school with though those are fresh in my mind. I came to a conclusion. There is a large difference between some of the relationships like when I have met these people on my own compared to when I am just merely introduced by someone else.
These stick out in my head. They have a story to tell. These stories mean so much to me. They tell me a lot about the relationship I’ve built up, where they are today, and a lot about myself.
As I continue to grow up, I notice that I am beginning to be less afraid of people. One of my goals on 43 Things is that one day I will feel comfortable enough to strike up a conversation with anyone. It wouldn’t matter who it was, where I was, I would just do it. And I think I would be really proud of myself if I could achieve this.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Culture, Lakewood, Life, ME, News, Seattle
My heart goes out to the families of the four police officers that were affected by the shooting this morning at the local coffee shop in the city of Lakewood. To read more about the updated story click here
It is heartbreaking for an incident like this to occur, especially after Thanksgiving, and after the first incident that happened on Halloween. It is so difficult for me to understand why these things happen and how people have so much hatred that they are willing to take lives.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about certain roles in society. I think that it’s important for all of us to realize, myself included, that aside from our job, we are people. We are human. We are not just consumed by our job and we have lives.
In high school, a lot of the douche bag boys would always say, “Fuck the police.” This line usually came after a party got broken up, someone got a ticket, MIP… whatever. The only reason people say it is because they got caught. You knew you were doing something wrong. You got caught for it because you weren’t smart enough and now you’re getting punished. Stop being so ignorant. Police officers aren’t out to always punish you. Sometimes I think this is where this type of hatred is introduced . Police officers protect our community and keep us safe. I would never choose to live in fear and terror. Just for a second. Think what life would be like if we weren’t always guaranteed safety. I live in Seattle. I would probably never leave my room.
You can’t assume that you know anyone’s history or background. These police officers have families, kids, wives, husbands, parents… it’s selfish for someone to want to take another person away from their family.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Black Friday, Life, ME, Nordstrom, Questions
Every year, for as long as I can remember, I have always woken up early to go shopping with my parents on black Friday. It is the biggest shopping holiday of the year. BIGGER than a Nordstrom anniversary sale, I know, hard to believe right? Tomorrow might be the first year that I am not participating. I’ve been sitting here weighing out the pros and cons, but to be honest this sickness has just sucked out all of my strength.
I’ve been thinking a lot about clothes today. So I have this question,
How do you shop?
How do you know when to make a purchase and when to forget about it? How do you get dressed? There are very few people in my life who actually know how it is that I get dressed in the morning. How I even begin to start my day…those are my roommates: past and present. I think you would have to observe me for a day if you wanted to understand my process. When I shop, that’s another story.
I’m someone that feels clothing. I know what kind of material I like and don’t like. If you’re ever with me when I’m shopping, I will continuously touch racks upon racks of clothing and in no way is this an OCD thing, it’s just me getting an idea for it. Before I buy a piece, I will take a second to think about what I can wear it with. If I can’t wear it with more than 3 things, there’s no point in owning it.
It’s funny because I follow the fashion shows very closely and I see things that I like individually, but maybe not with the whole outfit put together. Obviously, people don’t wear those ready-to-wear outfits out in public all the time. I think if I had the chance to analyze every piece, it would be a lot easier to pair it with different things.Yet even though I can’t physically touch the clothing, I know that they are well-made. They wouldn’t cost that much if they weren’t, and they wouldn’t have the designer name attached to it either.
And lastly in my ramblings, I’m glad that I’m much more comfortable dressing the way I feel at Seattle University. High school was fun, but I never felt like I could branch out and wear what I wanted to. I had to blend in and I didn’t like that. Once during my senior year, my friends and I in yearbook decided to have an impromptu 80’s day. Who says you have to follow school-wide spirit days? I just remember getting terrible up-down looks and someone asking me “what the -eff are you wearing?” While I understand that people love the jeans and t-shirt look, it’s not for me. It’s too easy. I’m not opposed to it though, sometimes I will wear a plain top and jeans. People ask me…why I spend time getting dressed in the morning. I live by this motto that when I dress well I feel great. I don’t feel like I’m ready to seize the day in sweats and a sweatshirt. It’s not true for everyone, but that’s how I feel. Getting dressed is a challenge for me and it’s one that I don’t mind spending a few extra minutes on.
