113/365 - illusions

There's this landscaping business about 5 minutes from my house called Moonscape. I drive by it literally everyday and have always thought it would be a good place to take pictures. There's this old house that's practically about to fall down but has been converted into some sort of a shop on the front of the property (pictured above), lots of land, and all that's left of a greenhouse (it's just the metal framing and the doors...creepy looking).

Today I finally had the pleasure of taking pictures there! Very, very pleased with the results. This was one of my immediate favorites, though it was hard to pick just one for today's photo. :)

The words are from a new favorite poem called Illusions by Ralph Waldo Emerson. I am helplessly in love with the line "fleeing to fables" and I don't know why. 

Disclaimer: I should totally be doing my homework, not doing photography shizz. However, I am a pro at productive procrastination. I'm also baking cookies right now. :P

112/365 - everlasting home

Quote from The Secret Life of Bees...one of my favorite books ever.

Ugh so I have a metric sh!t-ton of homework to do this weekend. This always seems to happen-- there will be one week where every class decides to crap on me. Next week's tally: 1 paper, 2 tests, and 3 days. 3 days? you ask. Well, one major perk of going to a Catholic school is the Easter Holiday. I only celebrate easter with a pointless family dinner that's really just an excuse to eat Cadbury eggs. Hehehe >:)

111/365 - never bloom again

Outtake from Sunday for today. Unfortunately I am too tired/ stressed/ anxious/ emotionally overloaded to take a photo.  :(  This week has just sucked in a plethora of ways & I can't wait for it to be over. Now, if you'll excuse me I should probably go start on this MOUNTAIN of homework I have to do for next week. Blargh.

Oh!Oh!Oh! I forgot. I did in fact survive that history test on Tuesday with a B+ which is better than the C I got on the first test. YAY.

110/365 - eyes & fairytales

Sooo another day. It was a non-day really. Nothing bad happened and nothing good happened.  I scheduled my classes for the fall semester -- eep. (o_o)

Now I'm just sitting here not doing any homework which, to be honest, is a little troubling because there has to be something I'm forgetting. In other news, I'm filling out job applications for summer. Not only do I need cash monies, but I need something to do besides sit round. Yup.

109/365 - things & bread

I don't care what this is. Today was pretty crappyyyyyyy. When I came home I went for a run on the treadmill and watched House Hunters International to deal with the stress. Then I made this sandwich which was actually quite disappointing, just like the rest of the day. It must've gotten the memo. God, I'm so depressing. I'll leave before it wears off on you.

108/365 - people got a lotta nerve

I seriously find the weirdest crap when I clean out my room I don't even...I found these little wooden animals -- an elephant along with a pig and what I think used to be a fox, only it doesn't have a tail anymore. No clue where the heck they came from. They were in this jar of old costume jewelry I used to play with when I was younger that's been sitting on the bottom shelf of one of my bookshelves for ages. o_O

Anydamnway. Today was meh. I have to go finish writing a draft of a paper for a workshop tomorrow after I'm done here and then I have to study for the !@*#&%$ history test I have to take tomorrow. It is sure to be heinous. I'll let you know if I survive, and if so with my sanity in tact (doubtful).

107/365 - horses & ways

I love horses. I used to take riding lessons when I was much younger -- elementary age -- and haven't done it in ages. Lately, though, I've been yearning to ride again. I don't know why but there's just something about it that is so freeing and beautiful . . . maybe I'll do some trail rides this summer, idk.

Yeah, look at me all waxing poetic. :P

106/365 - walk in the rain

Heyhey I'm actually kinda proud of this one! Mostly because it took me for-freaking-ever to edit it (and yes, for-freaking-ever is a technical term).

Anywho. Going to see The Hunger Games tonight with mah two best friends and I am SO FREAKING PUMPED YO. I'm already starting to get ready and I'm not leaving until 4:30. *nerd*  I'm not dressing up . . . just going as myself. But I'm totally wearing my ass kicking boots. I think Katniss would approve of that. :p

105/365 - nothing to remember

Today's words from the song "Nothing to Remember" by Neko Case from the Hunger Games Soundtrack . . . which is understandably amazing. This song is a favorite right off the bat, but there are a few others that are growing on me. 

Anyway. I'm sooooo happy that it's Friday and that I get to go see The Hunger Games tomorrow with my two best friends. :)))

104/365 - chance & fish

Today sucked. So I stress baked instead of doing my homework or any of the other million things I need to do. Why isn't it the weekend yet????

103/365 - do i leave my heart here

Today was just okay.

(Holy mother....do I actually not have anything else to blather about here today? Sure sign of the apocalypse, I'm afraid).

102/365 - daylight

SUNDRESS WEATHER HAS ARRIVED*. Sorry, but I'm excited. I've just recently discovered my love of sundresses. I don't know why I didn't know about their awesome until last year . . . I mean, it's perfect -- you throw one on and you've got an automatic outfit. Perfect for the fashion backward such as myself who wear jeans and T-shirts everyday. :)

*I really do apologize for this uncharacteristically girly ramble about dresses. 

101/365 - last & hope

Just a little Hunger Games love on this sweltering Monday. :)

100/365 - pictures by the seashore

Day 100 wooooo! Although I was too tired/ have too much work to do to take a picture so I'm using an outtake from the other day...oh well. Just got back about an hour ago from the Indiana trip. I feel like I haven't had a weekend proper. :( I have a psychology test tomorrow that I should probably be studying for...hmmmm

99/365 - yourself & somebody else

I should totally be finishing packing right now. Just popping in for a quick one before we leave for Indiana. Eeep. 

The fog was loverly this morning. I stared at it daydreaming for a long time while drinking my morning cup of tea.

98/365 - earth & flowers

It started thunderstorming/hailing not even 5 minutes after I came inside from taking pictures.

Ahhh spring. Flowers. Pollen. Thunderstorms. Perfect weather. The smell of my dog's smelly armpits filling up the house. Er, bad visual, sorry. Anywho. I'll be on hiatus this weekend -- I have to go to Indiana for my grandfather's memorial service and will be sans internet on Friday, Saturday and most of Sunday. :(

97/365 - able & all

So. (It seems like I start every post with so anymore). Anywho -- these are my "poetry notebooks" from 2006-2012. In the early years it's mostly just angsty/emo poems and later it's scribbles and scraps. Just thought I should share since I've been using some of my own words for the text portion of my images lately and I talk about my love (read: obsession) with reading and writing so often around here....(That's 10 notebooks filled in 12 years. You do the math. Because I probably can't :P).

96/365 - longing & castles

SOOC minus the text. Screw perfect focus, ya know? Lol, I just love these colors. Sooooo today was surprisingly good. The first day I've felt legitimately happy in a while. I think it has something to do with this ah-mazing weather we're having. High 70s and low 80s in March? HELL TO THE YES. I'd been getting a little stir crazy -- as I tend to do around the end of winter -- so it's absolutely liberating to be able to go outside and frolic without putting on more clothes. Running out the backdoor barefoot into golden hour to take pics was a def. highlight to the day.  :)

ETA: Quote is from Dracula...basically one of my favorite books ever because holy mother of god THAT is how you do vampires. And plus it has a lot of quotes so beautiful and heart-aching and perfect they make me want to set down my pen and say, "Okay, I tried."

But alas-- I am a scribbler at heart. If I stopped writing I would develop a new brand of crazy so potent I  could bottle it up and sell it. Or, ya know, whatever.

95/365 - fire

First day back to school after break of any form is always a new and unique circle of hell. Thankfully today was my go-in-late-go-home-early day with only two classes. Tomorrow . . . tomorrow is going to suck like nothing has every sucked before I can assure you that much.

Still re-listening to The Hunger Games and OMFG, you guys. I'd forgotten how much I love this book. Seriously. Love. <3

94/365 - marvelous things

A healthy breakfast. Lazy Sunday ahead.

93/365 - horoscope

I took pictures today but I hated all of them so I used this one from yesterday. Bleh. The words are (sort of) from my horoscope. It actually says: Problems from the past are resurfacing. Hmmmm

92/365 - light outside

I braved the cold to take a photo yay! I've not actually read this book...it's a Mark Twain short story antho missing it's dust jacket.

91/365 - aquiline & aquamarine

(these are my words)

90/365 - reality & believing

Sometimes I feel like my cat is the only one who understands me. \lame

89/365 - no one sleeps when i'm awake

I actually don't have anything to say (read: ramble) about here today...hummm.

88/365 - living & existing

Guess who braved the snow and the cold and sickness to take a photo outside? THIS B!TCH. Albeit not a very good photo, but in my cold-medicine induced haze I'm like a stoned honey badger. I don't give a sh!t about ANYTHING. Good god -- okay I'm stopping now before there's any more profanity and/or caps. o_O

87/365 - death & music

This is an outtake from the other day. I am sicker than a dog and have no will to do anything other than sit on the couch, brood over my illness, and drink possibly lethal amounts of tea. (Is 5 BIG cups too many??) Finally went to the doctor and am properly medicated. Hopefully now I'll get better sooooon.

86/365 - madman & minstrel

Quote from the book STARDUST by the freakin' brilliant Neil Gaiman.

I'm still sick and have successfully drank my body weight in tea. *is proud*

85/365 - i wish i was the moon

Today's post brought to you by copious amounts of cold medicine, tea & cookie dough. Also, I think I've cornered the market on Kleenex. I should buy stock.

I am a mean, cranky sick person. I get mad at the world because it made me sick, as though it is the greatest outrage I should have a head full of snot. Then I get all mopey and annoyingly emo.

Eff being sick.

84/365 - fearful symmetry

So, so tired. Also, I think I'm getting sick. I can haz spring break plz?