Our Announcement

Hi everyone,

I've been a bit busy with some wonderful things happening in my life. After 10 years together we decided it was about time that Eugene and I bite the bullet and get married! Since January, we've been searching venues and figuring out exactly how we want this to work out. We've narrowed our choices to a few spaces and we're just about ready to set the location. Until then we announced to our friends and family to save the date.

I'd be lying if I said that everything has been wine and roses because of this. We've had our fair share of weathered times starting at the beginning of the year. This year, I know, will be changing my life for the rest of my years. But I'm not giving up; rather, I'm enjoying the changes that come and learn that nothing ever works when you play it safe. Which was the very reason Eugene and I decided it was about time we move onward with our life plans.

If I could invite all the great friends I've made through this blog to the wedding and share all of the little things that have made this experience what it is. I hope at least by update posts and lots of pictures I'll be able to share and document those moments. Thank you everyone for your support overall in witnessing me grow with self acceptance and meditation in this blog.

We'll make this a date to remember!

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Thirteen Special (and not so) Things About Me!

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Hi everyone,

I've seen these on a few blogs and I thought that it would be fun to throw out a few random things about myself. You never know what you'll find and the strange little things that you might have in common. Here's 13 things for the year of 2013.

1. I'm addicted to modern art: I wasn't always. It didn't start until my second year into my first major of Art History in college before I switched it to Graphic Design.  My first exhibit was Andy Warhol in MOCA where I got to learn about the man behind the art and the life they led. Keeping this in mind I was pulled more and more into understanding the modern artist and they had walked the streets that I had.  Now as a Graphic Designer AIPOD get tickled pink when I see modern art. I feel like I'm sharing in a community that I'm now apart of.

2. I collect British things: For those of you that have been keeping up with my blog, I'm sure that you've notice that I have a fascination with the UK. After I had completed my first anthology of British Literature I was in love with British culture. I still am today. I started my collection with Union Jack flags and my collection has moved on to imported teas and books. I still would love it if I could get a PG Tips plushie monkey as well as a mug... A little dream in my wish list!

3. My favorite color is charcoal grey... But maroon is running up...: with the attire I wear people often assume that my favorite color must be neons of rainbows. Surprise! I am absolutely in love with the color charcoal grey because it goes with everything. It's a chameleon of a color so it sways with any mood I please. Maroon is coming in close to second because of my Scion and the color of my cabinets. I think that maroon celebrates how sexy a woman is from red wine to maroon deep lipstick...

4. Roots irk me...: There! I said it! Being that hair is one of my choice of fashion statement it drives me nuts when I see monster roots on anyone. I have been known to walk out of stores and public places if someone has roots that I must look at the most of the time that I'm there. Nothing past 2 inches of growth, Please!

5. I'm a over achiever in a lazy persons body.: I spent plenty of time in my office and I have made it a point to build my library with a comfy love seat and now a reading chair. It's so easy to slip away in there and lose track of time with a good pot of tea. I often find it difficult to pry away from it to do whatever next big project that's in front of me. Then I find myself cramming. Not a great look on me, but a common one.

6. I'm in love with my car.: Oh yes, my little Maroon Scion XB has been a light in my life. I get sensitive when other people drive my car poorly.  Nothing puts me in a good mood right away than boosting high my fancy stereo in my car and going for a cruise. That car is a testimony that anything is possible if you work for it. Pantomime (the name of my car) found me when I needed him. I think my favorite accessory in my car is a ribbon tied to the front mirror with the quote "It's kind of fun doing the impossible"-Walt Disney. I can't step out out of that car without feeling like a Badass Rockstar Goddess!

7. I'm a Grammar Hippie: Never heard of one? I made it up. Before you get your panties in a twist I don't think that grammar is unimportant. Infact, if you're really good at grammar I absolutely commend you! But for the rest of us, it's not a forte that I try to learn everyday. I believe that rules are made to be broken, and this goes for language. Take it from Shakespeare; we wouldn't have the word 'Alligator' otherwise. Poets and Lyricist push this everyday understanding the rules of language, and most Novelist I've met are terrible with grammar.

8. I'm bad at ending conversations: What can I say? I love conversations. Nothing gives me a greater pleasure than long topics and understanding what makes a person unique from their interests and opinions. Don't make me call it an end though, I always find it hard to let people go because I'm an asker. 

9. I'm a crazy good cook: Yes. I wear this badge loud and proud! I'm a self taught cook that loved the discovery of cusine through many broken sauces, flattened souffles, and listening. As a division of Cordon Bleu is a city away from me I've had a handful of friends of mine have me help them 'study' as they passed as Master Chefs from this magical place, in turn learning myself. I wish I could cook more, but most of my pots and cookware were damaged in the move to the house I'm currently living in. One thing I miss the most is my beautiful bunt pan so I can make my Hawaiian Pound Cake and Pretty Sponge Cakes for Tea...
 

10. I get a high in the middle of reading a good book.: But seriously, what book lover doesn't? Books shape my life, get me to think, and help me see a world that is bigger than my own. If you're a serious dreamer, then reading is on your list of things to do! I just finished the Goddess Guide and I was able to travel and aspire to new sights, see a vintage fashion auction, and chill momentarily with Miss Piggy... Ah... Which leads me to a dream of mine...
 

11. I dream of travel.: Ever since I had my magical two weeks in Rosarito, Mexico, I've had the hunger to go out there and experience new cultures. I long for the Literary and Theatre heritage of London, the rampant Graphic Design of Barcelona, and the hidden secrets of Ancient Venice to name a few. Lately I've been curious about Timbuktu with the deterioration of ancient cilivlization artifacts and the understanding that is a once great world waiting to be discovered and share they're knowledge.
  

12. I code like a boss!: Most Graphic Designers I know are scared to bits of coding. There's this stigma that you'll become some techie jerk that cares nothing about numbers rather than design. To my surprise when I tapped into Dreamweaver and mild CSS coding I fell in love with it! It made me feel more mobile as a Designer. I hope this year to get really good at Actionscripting and crazy good with my CSS. Most of my paid freelance work is designing websites, and nothing makes me happier knowing that I can take a companies dreams to the limit. I'm the bridge between their visions and the world. 
 

13. I want to be a legacy of stories.: From Illustrating, Playwright, and Novel writing; I want to tell stories and capture the imagination of the world. I want to be like Howard Pyle and never stop discovering. This would be the wish for what my life to be. I have a talent and I want to give it to a broken world that needs to dream and aspire. Whatever I find myself doing in the future, I hope that this will be one thing that stands true.
 

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I Heart: Passionate Artistic Movies

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I know what you're thinking with the title: sex, passion, romance. To be honest with you, whats been drawing me lately to movies are strong artistic heroes and main characters.What I mean by that are main characters that make decisions because of their head strong in the pursuit to live by their trade. There is something about the tortured artist that seems to make for dynamic and different choices. With every change of plot, they react differently that your usual heroes; they feel and create.

With so many fantasy stories being made into movies these days we are often stuck with the formula of an average Joe with extraordinary circumstances. There's nothing wrong with this formula, but for me, I just get this constant feeling that the characters are being forced into the fate they have. I mean; Yes, they have a choice but deep down inside you know that these characters will make the 'good' choice since the plot has not much else to go if they don't. Then we'd be stuck with 20 minute movies...

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Now an artist, there's just something about them that we love isn't there? Even in real life we know that the artist is sporadic in his/her choices. We always expect something different in the way that they handle life overall. When I see movies with an artistic lead; it's just heaven! No matter what is thrown at them in their life, there's always the underlining pursuit of chasing a muse. When they're happy: they create. When they're in pain: they create. These creations capture their lives as a memento for the rest of us, and in turn we can have a reflection that can capture that emotion in our personal lives.

Lately, movies with an artistic hero just supercharge me. I feel the passion for life in each character as they push their choices to the edge and live every second with no regret. The concept to feel both the bad and the good just makes for every last drop of existence never to be wasted. I reflect that every day, be it boring or mundane, is an opportunity to breathe and be inspired. I'm blessed to stumble across such movies, as they are shaping my thinking for the brand new year.

Below are two movies that have really made an impact on me this past month. As the weather is still cold, I recommend you take the time to have a snuggly night in and watch them.Allow yourself to think of the characters and the reasons for their motives. Enjoy the extraordinary reactions and choices.

What are some artistic movies heroes that you are moved by?

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