{farewell elizabeth taylor}

. . . the fondest farewell to one of the most beautiful women in the world, and one of the last of the great hollywood icons . . .

{images: fashion's most wanted, collage by this is glamorous}

"cause this is the beginning of the best years of our lives."

{fantastic image via Kate Spade winter 2010 ad campaign.}

2010 was full of experiences. 

from new friends to old friends.

new loves to ex loves.

weddings to babies.

internships to new jobs.

health scares to healing.

new hopes to old hopes.

2010 was a year of growth.

a year of lessons.

a year of Love.

a year of hurt.

but in the end, 2010,

we lived.

boy did we live.

happy New Year, dearest Loves.

here's to a remarkable 2011.

 

Cheers, xo-

p.s. crank it & dance!

day three.

this semester i had to take the course First Amendment & Society. the amount of information i learned in this class was incredible.

though it was at 8am, i really enjoyed every lesson. i could hardly believe how much i didn't know about the importance of the U.S. first amendment, and how much i tend to take it for granted.

[notes notes & more notes.]

it's a fascinating amendment which brings up a plethora of tricky cases and i loved analyzing each of them. so much that for 1.3 seconds i seriously considered going to law school...but then i saw something shiny...

here are some of my favorite quotes on the freedom of speech--

“I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.”-Woodrow T. Wilson.

“The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.”-Eleanor Holmes Norton.

this graphic on the current state of the freedom of the press in the world is astounding.

i never even realized how lucky i am to be able to participate in my desired career as a journalist/writer--while some attempting the same face substantial punishment and censorship.

so i sign off this post the same way my professor did in our last email: have a good day & "remember to stand up for free expression".

original graphic credit.

xo-

day two.

math + me = badnewsbears.
so after i finished my final math test of my LIFE last week i squealed with happiness.

an ode to math.

dear math.

i hate you more than cats hate baths.

we got along up until long division-
then we had a major collision.

don't get me wrong some like you swell,
but to be honest, you make me yell.

to others you really seem to inspire-
but for me to agree, would make me a liar.

so i bid you farewell, our journey is over-
as for me missing you,
there's a better chance of me someday driving a moon rover.

so goodbye old math, don't worry about me-
you'll still be very well thought of by the rest of my family.

with love and thanks a bunch,
but seriously, don't worry about keeping in touch.

xo.

original graphic credit.

xo-

Farewell

I just de-activated my Facebook account. I distinctly remember deleting my MySpace account in college. Are we all too connected or is it just me? I miss emails and phone calls, I doubt I'll miss Facebook wall messages.