when i cannot sing my heart, i can only speak my mind

If you could live in a different time, what would you choose? I think it's safe to say that everyone's been asked that question at some point in their life. Personally it's between two choices. I would either want to live in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, or be born somewhere around 1947. Why 1947? Well, I would have been 17 when this happened:



I am so jealous of the generation that grew up with The Beatles. I can not imagine being alive in a time when such a mainstream band was so groundbreaking. I feel like there is an attitude among my generation that if it's mainstream, then it's bad. Yeah, sure ok, not everyone was on the "Beatle bandwagon" at the time they first came out, but it was mainly older people who complained that their hair didn't have a part or something trivial like that. Not only did these lucky baby boomers get The Beatles, they got Hendrix, Dylan, and The Stones. Give me a break! Who do we have now? ...? What concerts am I going to brag to my children about? Nsync? Britney Spears? (and yes, I have seen them both in concert [twice actually.]) I did see U2, and Dylan, but it doesn't count really because they were past their prime. I suppose we're lucky that we at least lived during Michael Jackson's lifetime, but again, he was a little past his prime by the time I came of age.

I am genuinely stumped when I try and think about what was so special about the music of my youth. I really don't feel like anything as ground breaking or momentous as The Beatles will ever occur in my lifetime. I suppose it's enough that I am still able to appreciate their music even though it's been around for so long. Don't get me wrong, I still have my musicians of today that I think are wonderful, but I don't think 30 years from now anyone will be listening to them.

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So far this is the only movie I'm really looking forward to seeing this Holiday. I just hope the movie is as good as this trailer (which is phenomenal!)

Familiar?

venice

I'm loving it here

lately

So I'm feeling very uninspired, and don't have anything to write about, so..

here's what has been going on recently:

.read the new Dan Brown novel (not a big fan.)
.read Maile's book
.made some new friends (who have a crepe maker!)
.got a new oven (and made red velvet cupcakes!)
.managed to replace the missing earring (sort of.)
.spent quality time with some old friends
.went to The Getty
.managed to see Where The Wild Things Are
.went dancing
.finally watched Choke

It sounds fairly trivial, but it's the little things that I'm really enjoying right now. Still working full time, and these little things are adding up to something wonderful. Overall it's been a really good past couple of weeks. I'm enjoying LA. A lot.

Also, I'm entertaining the thought of chopping off my locks for this do:

it's the end of the world as I know it

Last night I got super fancy, put on my favorite earrings, and went out for a night on the town. Three hours later when I made it home, I took off my heels, pulled my hair back to wash my face, and took off my earrings. To my shock and disbelief, this is what they looked like:



The bottom must have come off somewhere throughout the night. I realize how superficial I'm being, but they were my favorite earrings! They are from Anthropologie, and I just adore(d) them. I guarantee all of you who know me saw me wear them thousands of times. If anyone sees the missing flower part, or another pair somewhere (anywhere!) please let me know so I can attempt to resurrect my darlings.