I tripple dog dare you.

I totally get why dogs stick their heads out the window. Its totally liberating. Have you ever tried it? Ever? Well, now you have an excuse to, because I dare you. Really, I do. Next time you're in the passenger seat, particularly on a warm summer night with a lovely breeze, roll down the window, rest your head on your arms, and soak up the wind blowing through your hair.

Then thank me.

things for your to ponder:

If you could go back in time 10 years, what would you tell your younger self?

What band/artist is really underrated?

If you had your own talk show, who would the first 3 guests be?

What is your guilty pleasure?

Ok, now, just comment please, with your answers!

And here are my answers:

1. I'd tell myself a lot of things. Mostly to stop being so weird. Seccondly, to get over that guy in 8th grade. And if you know me at all, you probably know who I'm referring to. I'd warn myself of all the driving obstacles I'd encounter, and not to get that hair cut from Letha.

2. I feel as if the Japandroids don't have a big enough audience. I feel like they are really talented, but not that many people have heard of them.

3. Demetri Martin, Malcom Gladwell, David Cho

4. Confession: I secretly love watching people's court. Judge Judy. Judge Joe Brown. I just feel like its more of a freak show, gawking at people's personal problems than enjoying the legal system.

Kayleigh wrote this for me :)

i ♥ your hair... and the shoes you wear.
i love your smile... its bigger than the Nile.
i love your face.. its not a disgrace.
i love your eyes... they don't tell lies.
you never throw a fit or a hit
and you never treat me like (you know what)

My ponderings throughout the day

1. On my lunch break, I read this article in a magazine about people's first celebrity crushes. This one lady was talking about how dreamy Mario Lopez's curly mullet was. She said her tastes have changed since then, but I can't possibly conceive hoe anyone ever thought mullets are attractive.

2. Once, I heard this girl say "Ew, they're old, they shouldn't be able to drive that ballin car." Why not? Old people- for the most part, have worked and saved their money up their entire lives, so they could enjoy their retirement. It's kind of saddening to think that one works all their life until they're too old to enjoy the fruits of their labors. I think the saying "youth is wasted on the young" is true in this sense; they aren't old enough to appreciate their good health and energy and all that.

But on the other hand, "youth is wasted on the young" doesn't really make sense. Youthfulness is the qualiy of being young, immature and inexpierenced; our youthhood is what develops us, in a way. But I also think youthfulness is not just a state of being; its a quality. I've met forty-something year olds who were far more youthful than a few members of my graduating class.
The point? I want to be young until I die. And hopefully, I will be.

3. Last night I had a conversation with my good friend Paul, about how we pity the rich kids. The uptight snots who don't find humor or beauty in anything. They live life unappreciative of the small things. And I think the small things in life are often the most beautiful; the bird on your window sill when you wake up, the sound of your best friend's laughter, or the tocking of light switches- that is where the beauty lies. I pity the superficial fool who can't see that.

"I just don't understand how you could possibly enjoy eating fish if you bought it angry." -Paul

4. I wonder what the postal service is like in other countries.

5. I wonder how many fruits and vegetables I haven't tried.

6. If you read this whole thing, thank you so much

An Update

I haven't been on in forever.
A few things:
1. the pretty floweryness on the side? Its part of this coach poppy project thing, so apparently someone wins a bag or something. Honestly, I just like the way it looks. If youd like to help it grow, and if you twitter haha you can post this:
Grow, Poppy! Grow! #CoachPoppy #laurenmarie www.coach.com/poppyproject

2. I made a bucket list, and I might post some selections on here. I don't think its finished yet, but anyway, one of the items was to make a blog about all my thrifting adventures. Which leads to item number 3..
3. Thrifting is an adventure! Sometimes, when you find that rare gem of fantasticness, it makes picking through all the grungy old sweaters and turtle necks worth it. So i will post the url here when I have content posted and I've made the blog all pretty and such. Just wanted to warn you, its coming :)

please go adore this:
http://www.greeksky.gr/files/photos/atmospheric/20100628Thunders.htm

things that I like.

Which, alot of them are pictures from my bestie's blog, however, I will still share them :)


Fred Butler


Keko Hainswheeler


Kevin Earl Taylor


From Lookbook.nu




Old Stockings, New Shrug

This music video is the balls.

So, this was snow camp this frebrurary, aka the retreat with a bunch of jersey youth groups. and it was epic and wonderful. My friend kira's youth group incited this spontaneous dance party, and it was so fun! and yes, here is the video. Enjoy!

VHS GOLD, Episode 1: Body Flex with Greer Childers

beiber fever

Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10

8 Things you can live without

televised golf games
Styrofoam
curse words
bad music
whatshisface
negative people
twitter
red dye no. 40

True Worship. A God Blog.

Its sunday, and this morning in church I was thinking about how great Sundays must be for God. If you think about it, its the one day of the week when all of his people gather together and sing his praises! I was just thinking about in my town alone, how many songs were sung to him, and how it must be so awesome for him. I thought maybe, he looks forward to Sunday mornings the way some people look forward to the superbowl or something.
And then I felt very insignificant. How could my voice, raised in song, mean any more than anyone else's voice in my church? Or town? Or even the whole world? What good is my singing doing God? I mean surely, he has been getting plenty of it all morning.

And then I thought..he doesn't need it, but he wants it. Because he knows each person in the world individually and intimately, our voices raised in song do make a difference, to him.
And I was also pondering how he doesn't need it, but maybe we do. There really isn't anything like singing worship in a church; everyone is invited to do so, no matter the quality of their voice; hundreds of voices singing in unison, and it actually means something! The expierence of worship is designed to draw us closer to God, and to our fellow believers.

Also, I was thinking how God might be kind of bummed out on like Tuesday afternoons. And I had a thought; he shouldn't be, because we should be in constant worship to him- and it just sort of inspired me, I don't know.

Anyway, those were my spiritual/philosophical thoughts for the week. Thanks for reading :)

St Vincent - "Actor Out Of Work"

See more funny videos and Music Videos at Today's Big Thing.

This Week...

1. JD Salinger: my goal of the summer is to read all of his works

2. Morning Runs: for the 4th day in a row, I've gone on a morning run. I'm deplorable at it, but I'm already seeing improvement!

3. Jason Reitman Films: As in Juno, Thank You For Smoking, ect. Lately, I've been so much more interested in the director than the actors, and Jason Reitman is a great one!

4. Bossa Nova: The most chill music on earth. Need anymore be said?

5. Garlic Knots: and cooking in general. I made dinner with my 9 year old brother the other night, and it might have been the most epic culinary experience of my life.


6. My Janome: My sewing machine is being so good to me, for now, at least, and I love it. And this is one beautiful sewing machine:


7. Pearl Bobby Pins: I keep making them in different sizes and colors! It all stemmed from a conversation with my dear friend BethMarie, and its snowballing haha


8. Good Old War: Good ol' music

9. Floral Print: I hated it as a child, but I am now finally recognizing the genius of this stuff. I just got a huge old skirt from the thrift store- which was actually hand made, and is currently being painstakingly and carefully reconstructed.

10. Wordnik.com: I suppose this ties back to #1, because Salinger's works are rife with beautiful and uncommon words, so wordnik is helping me expand my vocabulary as i read.


11. The Beach: When i was in 7th grade, i swore that I hated the beach and wouldn't go back. I can't get enough of it now :)
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12. Special K red Berries. Nuff Said.