I’m not huge on basketball, but even I know that there is buzz around New York Knicks’ player Jeremy Lin.
I give you…The Jeremy Lin Word Generator. It’s LINsane.
Silly Scientist
If time allows for it, I usually try and get in some of my blogging in the morning and the one video that I happened to come across today was of a scientist creeping up on an active lava lake to grab a sample of it.
Truth: I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.
There’s something about scientists that I admire so much. They are fearless in a way and we don’t normally associate that trait with them, but it really is impressive to me.
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US Weekly Reports:
According to US Weekly, Skrillex and Ellie Goulding are dating.
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Apparently, they’ve been dating since Nov. 2011.
Huh.
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Song of the Day
South – Paint the Silence
Say what you will about The OC, but this show introduced everyone to some of the best musicians and bands.
A Man Bouquet
Designed by British butcher, Antony Bowness, this bouquet is a meat lover’s dream! It’s not really for me, but I can dig it!
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We Met On A Plane
photo cred | We Met On A Plane
Nobody loves flying and being at an airport more than me. Sometimes I’ll go a couple years without flying, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love the experience all the same. While most people would prefer to keep to themselves on flights, I am the completely opposite. Need someone to talk to? Want to share your life story? Want me to share mine?! I am that girl.
I have met some of the most amazing people while flying – people that I won’t ever forget, a four-year old girl from London named Jasper who is probably in her teens by now, a lovely elderly couple with grown children that they had visited in Orange County, and an elderly man who asked me about my career aspirations when I was just 17 years old. The response is still the same.
It’s definitely possible to hold conversations with people over flights, but I have never come across someone that I wanted to be in a relationship with. Just because that doesn’t happen to me doesn’t mean that it can’t happen for anyone else though.
Lo and behold…We Met On A Plane. It’s like a missed connection, but for a flight!
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Andy Grammer – Fine By Me
Congratulations Andy on releasing your second music video! I heard “Keep Your Head Up” the other day while I was at Subway and was still mind blown by his success over the last couple of years.
Facebook Is For Friends – Not “What’s Your Name Again?”
I love Facebook. I love that the social media website can connect me to my friends and family via messaging, wall posting, and chat whenever I please. As much as I enjoyed receiving invitations to birthday parties through mail as a child, I am grateful for the convenience that Facebook provides me through their event application and even the birthday notifications! This – along with the many other features that Facebook provides is why I have stuck around all these years. However, it has come to my attention recently that social media websites require restrictions. At some point, I came to this conclusion that as much as I loved modern technology, there are some traditional aspects that should not be forgotten.
These days, I am having a difficult time defining the word friendship. I absolutely despise telling someone else that I am “Facebook friends” with someone because that to me, seems inauthentic. What constitutes a friendship? How do we make decisions about who to add on Facebook as a friend? How do we make decisions about who to keep as a friend? Because of social media, these lines are blurred. Since the lines are blurred, we are friends with friends, “friends” with acquaintances, and “friends” with people who are practically strangers. So I’m putting my foot down. I wish I could say that it is a firm foot, but it isn’t quite there yet. Instead it’s a foot that is down, but with slight reservations.
Over the last couple of years, I have recognized that every social media service serves its own purpose. Facebook is personal and with timeline, your entire LIFE is out for the world to see. Designed for friends and family, the website has veered off to become an open network to just about anyone. If I had the time, I’d probably set restrictions for different groups of “friends,” but why would you ever want to torture yourself with such a tedious task? Instead, I’m cleaning up. I’m putting up a wall (the good kind) and at the end of the day – it isn’t personal. We have the opportunity right now to define our own friendships and when we give up that freedom, social media will define it for us.
Take a second to think of your oldest friends – your best friends – and the last friend that you made. Remember when friendships were developed out of interpersonal relationships? Remember when they had meaning attached to them? A friend is not someone that you met 30 minutes ago or someone that you haven’t talked to in four years. Before you click that confirm button to add or accept a new “friend,” all I ask is that you consider what this person means to you. If you are unable to give an answer after asking yourself that, slowly direct your mouse elsewhere.
We Couldn’t Wait A Week!
I know I said I would be releasing Taylor’s cover videos on a weekly basis, but this one was just too good to not share with you all! Here is Taylor covering The Beatles’ “Oh Darling.” Enjoy!
And if you’re not a fan of her music page yet, get on the band wagon y’all!
Beauty For Breakfast Pt. 6
Product: M·A·C Powder Blush in Trace Gold
Been Using It For: 6 years
How Did I Find It?: I wasn’t technically wearing real makeup until I got to high school, but this was the first product I bought on my own. By then, I was a sophomore in high school, 15 years old and attending my first semi-formal dance. Not knowing any better and wanting to be like every one else, I called into a department store and scheduled an appointment for whatever counter would have me. MAC, Chanel, Benefit, Dior – I didn’t know the difference then. I landed at MAC and after loving the shimmery glow left on my face, (I thought I looked sun-kissed, but in photographs, it looked like the sun had taken a big ‘ol dump on my face. I was an oompa loompa w/o the artificial tanning) I purchased the bronzer. It is safe to say that I now have some self control when using it and can use it in moderation. It wasn’t until recently that I learned that using bronzer was not all that appropriate for the fall/winter and more for summer, but for six years I completely ignored that fact. Do what you want – as long as it looks okay. Godspeed.
