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resloutions
i’m not usually a big resolution maker. i usually feel like if there is a change to be made, just make it in the moment - why wait for new years? but this year i have a lot of projects i want to do and things that just need to happen, so i figured i’d write them down to keep myself accountable.
- a photo a day, which should be a cinch, but i want to give it some focus so i don’t end up with 365 pictures of my feet.
- a painting a week. i’ve gotten so off track with my paintings and they’re the whole reason i even started the blog! i eventually want to do a craft fair, so i need to build up my inventory.
- “wish you were here” feature. a little something i’ve been dreaming up in my head. i’ve tried features before, but those have been out of my comfort zone and ended up not getting off the ground. this one will be totally doable all on my own.
- lose at least 1 size. for the most part, i’m comfortable with the way i look, but i’m much happier when i’m smaller. it just feels better, obvi.
- blog redesign/organization. one thing i am NOT comfortable with is the way my blog looks. i’m so dissatisfied with it, and it gives me a ton of anxiety. this will be a tough one.
- write everything down. since college, i’ve almost always carried a little notebook with me and written down every single piece of important information or just ideas and to-do lists. lately i’ve misplaced this habit and i really need to get it back.
that’s it for now. marshall and i were talking about it on new years eve, and i know there were more, but these are the biggies. we also have some fun projects planned together that i’m pretty excited about and can’t wait to share. i have a feeling this will be a great year.
nye ‘11
this was probably the most sober, but funnest new years eve’s in recent history. usually it’s all hype and big letdown. but this year it was easy and a blast. of course, any day that starts off with chick fil a on a warm, sunny los angeles afternoon is bound to be great.
(gratuitous hollywood shot)
after lunch, we dove down to melrose so i could get the JOHNNY CUPCAKES HEY ARNOLD TEE SHIRT - but stopped on the way to snap pics of the mr. brainwash and klasky-csupo murals.
jump forward a couple hours…
and i got a little more dressed up than necessary. but hey, its new years.
we braved the crowds at universal city walk to go to the jon lovitz theater to watch kevin smith and ralph garman’s hollywood babble-on new years babble-eve.
it was a freakin riot. i’ve loved kevin smith for quite some time now. awhile back we went to see a screening of red state where he did a q&a afterwards which was awesome, but kinda serious. last night he was so adorable i could hardly contain myself, and i don’t remember the last time i laughed so hard.
marshall could also hardly contain himself - he got to go on stage for their game show portion and stumped them with a big lebowski question, thereby winning a magic set that ralph was re-gifting and shaking hands with both gentlemen.
at midnight we had our own bottle of champagne and i got to kiss his handsome face.
from the show, we went to the comedy store on sunset where i developed a major girl-crush on the bassist for a makeshift air guitar band and i saw jesus in la! (but like an idiot accidentally deleted the photo in my girl-crush haze.)
we got home around 4am and now i’m the only one awake and STARVING! who wants brunch?
whoa. I feel like I’ve been MIA forever. I don’t really know what’s going on. but here I am, in all my new years glory. I look like a disco ball wrapped in lace. I don’t really like celebrating new years. it’s always a lot of hype and resolutions you break two weeks later. I’ll tell you one thing though, I am READY for some champagne. let’s do this.
