HomeMade Away From Home
making things and making do in a new city.
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#131:
Repetition.
I know I know, you’ve heard it all before. But I’ve learned that Repetition means it’s important. It bears Repeating. (And it probably hasn’t been resolved). Do I need to say it again? :P
If you find someone saying the same thing to you that you’ve already heard, whether it’s graduation advice about how to survive in the real world, or that funny story about what happened to their aunt, LISTEN ANYWAY. Maybe amidst the sameness, you’ll here something new, something useful. Or maybe you’ll help the speaker resolve something.
Repetition is one way to learn. Whether you’re repeating by writing, speaking, listening or doing, make carefully sure that you are doing so correctly, and patiently, so you learn it right the first time.
and thanks, again, for listening.
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#130:
Knitted (and Crocheted) Clothes Can Be Sexy!
It’s definitely becoming more and more popular, however, there are still plenty of people that react with shock and awe when I show them an actually CUTE or even downright sexy shirt, sweater, bikini, etc that has been (or is in the process of being) knit. It really all depends on choosing the right yarn, gauge (needle size), and fit for your body. but Knitting is not just for grandmas anymore!!
ps—I also love the freckles on her nose. The whole picture, reminds me of summer sun. another easy RTBH. :)
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#129:
Catching lightning bugs!
I just saw my first lightning bug (or firefly, however you want to call them) of the season! that brings back such memories of running around the back (or even front) yard at Golfwood, just after sunset…endless excitement at the catch-and-release game, always scanning the darkness for the next little flash of light. I love summer, but I think my favorite parts are really the sunsets, and those suuuuuh-mmer niiiiiiiiiights (haha, like Grease, right?). It’s warm but not awful, and there’s so much life squirming away when the sun is not around to beat everything down with it’s intensive rays! and oh how beautiful the moon!
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#128:
A Leisurely Breakfast.
AMEN.
(great way to start the day)
(via photoproblem)
This is also true.
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#127:
Inspiring (and sexy) architecture.
SEX! in building form! FANTASTIC!! OMG. Dang, seriously this house is just sooo awesome, my vocabulary is reduced to that of a california surfer bro. DUDE!
;-P
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#126:
The Vibrations That Emanate From You!
It says so much that I can’t even begin to explain !
haha this picture is also just great for a laugh. love these kinds of things.
(Source: thinmoon)
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#125:
That INVINCIBLE Feeling!
HOO-rah! You know how somedays you just wake up and everything feels right? As if you’ve already conquered the world and all you have to do is rule it? Not like you’re going to just sit back and relax kind of happy, but more of the Kick-butt-and-take-names kind of badass feeling?
Well, today is one of those days. Hell Yeah. :D
spiral star, moving cube grid, moving cube form, stellated dodecahedron
“origami is a good summary of my attitude towards art. it relies on form and order, is somewhat obsessive and repetitive, but is still an aesthetic experience.
this also comes with a matching tissue box. sometimes life is perfect.”
^Haha, I agree. I am happy with art that involves a tactic experience and a simple aesthetic!
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#122:
Lazy Days where nothing gets done.
That is what the sunshine is for!
(Source: welcometocalistonia)
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#121:
Ira Glass’s Voice.
Listening to his rhythmic cadence is like taking a long bath (except that’s a bad metaphor for me, since I’ve never been a huge fan of baths). It’s like a relaxing massage, a comforting blanket; it’s like…a reason to be happy!
He just sounds so calm, yet interested; so eager to learn and yet so wise already. It doesn’t even matter what he is saying, except that I makes me want to hear every word—even if I don’t care about the subject at hand.
I like listening to him on a lazy summer day in the sun, but I also love curling up inside on an awful winter day and letting his verbal gait wander around the space and into my ears. In fact, he’s kinda like ice cream—so good to have, no matter what the season.
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#120
The Sounds of Insects in the grass
…usually it’s best at night, but while I was resting a moment at Spring Grove Cemetery—and only a moment, I’m not ready to stay there permanently!—I quite enjoyed the nearby cricket chirps and general indiscriminate thrum of insects in the landscape!
I had to selectively tune out the roaring lawn mower, distant ambulance sirens, and zooming cars, but luckily, the crickets were the closest noises to me, so I just laid down for a moment and focused in on them. Ommmmm :)
REASONS TO BE HAPPY
#119:
Tassels!
Haha, just one particular one actually, and I’m so very glad it’s such a beautiful lavender color! Everyone else in DAAP has brown, sucks to be them! but then again, for the past four/five years it has sucked to be us! I’m exaggerating, we arch students like to complain too much. Everybody has a challenging time, and we seem to be the loudest ones bitching about it.
Anyway, just seeing this tassle makes me excited, because it makes graduation that much more REAL! eeek!
