Made you smile!
In my twenty four years of existence on planet earth/in America, this is the first year ever that I have not seen fireworks. I LOVE fireworks. This is depressing. In fact, I didn't even do anything in the event of the fourth of July, except lay out in the sun for five hours. Which, I really can't complain about, because I got so incredibly tan, that I think I can sacrifice laying out for the rest of the summer. But we all know that would never happen. Speaking of ...
I have officially had the daylights scared out of me, and am calling a dermatologist first thing Monday morning. Within the past few weeks, I've grown not one, but TWO moles, both equally disgusting. Not to mention, I have all sorts of beyond-the-norm skin ... things going on. Like, when I laid out for the first time this summer and got so badly burned, that I never fully got my skin's coloring back in two spots, or the "thing" on the side of my face, which I like to refer to as my "mood mole", because it changes from a combination of blue and red, to purple and pink. That thing scares me, because anyone who has ever had one of those, has had it removed immediately, doctors orders. So, needless to say, I am beyond terrified to go to the dermatologist. I expect to be cursed out, beaten with bamboo, and told that I have five months to live due to the skin cancer creeping around under my skin. I'm so not ready for this dermo beating, but I'm sure I need to hear it. Especially considering I have never owned an SPF over 8 in my life. We'll leave that fun little fact out at the doctors visit.
When times get intensely busy, I turn to music. Sorry, I'll tell you something you don't know. Lately I've been introduced to/finding so many good, solid bands and artists. Thanks to some good friends with an incredible ear for music, and of course, my trusty Pandora. I mean, internet radio on my phone in itself is more than satisfying, but to introduce me to new bands...Oh, Pandora. You just may have replaced my actual real life radio. At first I thought it was only good for sucking up my cell phone battery, turns out it had other plans.
Here's a Must Listen for all of you who are into artists that don't exist to the real world yet: His name is Tim, and his band is called His Name Shall Breathe. The song "Get F*cked" will make you swoon, and then press repeat. Really, this song is incredible. He is so incredibly talented, it's kind of mind blowing. Tim actually used to be in a hardcore band, but he quit and started his own thing. Good move, Tim. We love you now. The only reason I actually know about this guy, is because of my friend Mark, a member of Driver Side Impact, signed to Victory Records. They also rule, you should check them out as well! Mark is from Portland, Oregon, but now lives in New Jersey to be with the rest of the band. Mark introduced me to His Name Shall Breathe. Instant love. I kind of want to give Tim a ukulele and watch him go to town, just because I know he can.
Today I waited in line for twenty five solid minutes, behind six Japanese women, talking very quickly and erratically about the clothes they were holding. Many of you probably do not know that this is one of my pet peeves. High volume, high speed foreign language talking, especially japanese. Not that I have anything against the Japanese, I just find their language to be the most annoying sounding. No item of clothing is ever worth waiting that long/putting yourself through that kind of misery for. Needless to say, I walked out with three v neck tees, one of which, is my new favorite tee, I can tell already. It's a white v neck with a pocket that has a zipper running up the side of the pocket. So simple. So genius. Ten points for that deisigner!
Speaking of fashion ... it's HERE!!!!! My handmade amazing bib necklace that I ordered online is finally HERE! It's amazing in every single way, even more so than I had imagined it to be. I bought this bib necklace for two reasons: 1. It's always important to have an amazing "go to" piece of jewelry when all else fails. 2. It is THE perfect thing to wear with a low cut top, or even a tank for an instant pop of fancy. I love it I love it I love it.
I have literally been living off of hummus, raw veggies, fresh diced veggie salsa, and brown rice bread. I put hummus on everything, and it's incredible. Someone please buy me a food processor so I can stop spending $11.92 at Wegmans every week for a medium container of pure hummus goodness. Soooo yummy. Fresh, raw fruits and veggies are all I'm eating all summer. I feel like a kabillion bucks!
I hope you all had a wonderful fourth! I just, sadly, heard fireworks and ran around my neighborhood (literally) to see if I can spot them. Fail. Firework-less. It's all good.
Toodles!
