New Things

added some new things around the house. last night i made a little fort in my room! like a little child, i read my moomin books inside. we also added a new sitting area in the upstairs balcony. the cats seem to love it too. i got myself a new cute/comfortable shirt and that clock :-)

Voltaic

i bought myself the recent Bjork CD/DVD set: Voltaic. it's extreme happiness, the most exciting thing i'm watching in so long! she makes my heart beat so much faster.

Sabino Love

stumbled across a great blog today. Sabino collects beautiful favourites from around the internet. check out his tumblr for more inspiration with links to their original homes. these were my favourites from his favourites :-)

Escape

i feel like i've been losing myself lately. usually when i get like this, i dont have much trouble picking myself back up. but it all seems so heavy still, even though i feel like i'm aimlessly floating around... i guess there's nothing left to do but just feel it and understand it until it passes.

i can honestly say, i feel like this current mood came from my frustration and uncertainty of ex-lovers and friends who i thought i was much closer to. it makes me sad that i feel this way.

though, today, i spent 2 hours walking through quiant towns to better collect myself. i thought about mistakes and things i regret from my past, and tried to come to terms with myself to better understand how to forgive myself and be okay with it all.

i briefly talked about this with my friend today, and she said to me: "...indulge in your own company. please enjoy the spirit of yourself today. i hope you feel refreshed after your journey."

photo by Eiki Mori.

Ponyo!

中田英寿

Hidetoshi Nakata puts David Beckham to shame. soccer/football god, fashion icon, asian marvel, and one of the best looking men ever: he's the coolest guy to come out of Japan.

Parisian Dream

i woke up feeling very French today. i stayed in Paris for a couple of days, about 2 years ago. but the way Jen Gotch captured its essence just amazes me. Paris Je'taime seems like the proper DVD to pop in right now, but Parker Posey getting lost in Paris seems much more appealing to me :-)

Video Love

these videos totally made my day! so funny!! that japanese girl interviewing is so creepy, i love it! hahah. and how cute is that chubby cat?

Revolution Starts At Home

a project by iris humm and luca campri. they are a beautiful fascination.

Nice

just some nice pictures by Sean Yeh. nothing much going on...i had a nice time at the carnival last night with my friends. i haven't been on those rides since i was in middle school. i forgot how much fun they can be!

Infatuations

1. by Baumann fotografie, via all the mountains

2. by Windy Days

3. Benjamin by Paul Sepuya, via gotasalviento

4. by Cao Tieou, via boom

5. 日々の音色 by Sour

ただいま!

the polaroid above is me and my friends i went with. finally arrived home yesterday! it's been quite a trip, i am exhausted. haha. so here's some pictures from the adventures we had! we started off in Vegas, and on the first day we drove 6 hours (each way) to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon! it was amazing! there was so much we did on our trip: ate so much food, met up with random friends, many nights of drinking, too much shopping, dancing at a funk club, visit a local art exhibition, ikea!, cute tea shops, little tokyo in LA, and to top it all off: on our last night in california, while Shaina + Mitchell (friends above) went to the Beyonce concert, my friend in LA (his name is Anthony) had a extra ticket to the Incubus concert!! so i went with him and his friends, such a huge coincidence because i am a HUGE incubus fan!! it was perfect.

grand canyon jump!

middle of no where

the hoover dam

in Las Vegas

thats Shaina and her boyfriend John

very cute tea shop we kept going back to

little tokyo, amazing food!!

at the local art exhibition. very cute stuff

shopping in LA

me and my friend Anthony at the Incubus concert!!!

it was a very fun trip with my friends, but it was a bit long. i have to admit i am happy to be home again. hehe. i bought some great things when i was there! apart from clothing, me and my friends went to IKEA for the first time...it was so great! surprisingly very huge store. i bought a couple things for my room, it's so cheap there! i also bought a couple of Japanese goodies when we went to this big department store in Orange County. i think it's called Mitsuwa. well i got some magazines, but the best thing was the new Miyazaki dvd: it's called Ponyo on the cliff by the sea. it is now my favourite Ghibli film! so much magic and cuteness. they also had THE BEST teriyaki grilled corn! i really loved it.

hope you all enjoy my pictures from the trip. great summer to remember :-)