The sun delights at our attention so much that...
directly after it sets, it still gives us enough light to see where we're going and where we've been.
The best thing about leaving someone that I loved, is rediscovering the love I have for myself.
A couple of days ago, while I was checking out the new and improved Foursquare, I stumbled upon the Bradbury as a historical place to visit in downtown LA. Now, it is no secret that I'm a lover of downtown - at a distance, but I put it on my 4sq to-do list anyway because of my love for the movie, 500 Days of Summer. The Bradbury was the location for the last scene.
Yesterday I found myself walking through the doors of what could possibly be the beginning of many more downtown journeys, on the weekend, that is.
Bradbury building, done.
But I'll be back.
My paparazzi shots of Mickey and Minnie this afternoon. I'm happy to report that after all these years, they still love each other. I'm sure they have their moments, but the fire still burns.
The clouds dominated the sunset over the Pacific, but they didn't hide the beauty. As I stood there in gratitude for such a sight, I said a few prayers to Yemanya, and I was good.
A wonderful boyfriend gave me this card over twenty years ago. He found it at a flea market on the the upper eastside of Manhattan. He told me that the girl with the balloon reminded him of me. Now when he said that I remarked, "But she's alone and sad. That's not me."
"She's a free spirit," he said. "She carries it with her wherever she goes. That's you." I was speechless, but I embraced it.
This card's been through quite a bit over the years. I've moved a few times. Items have been lost and purged. But this card, this wonderful card, continues to show up and up, and up.
I now keep it where I can readily see it. I am no longer speechless about who I am.
Thank you, Alix, for seeing my spirit before I had eyes to see. I will always love you. R.I.P.
If you know me, you know I have developed a thing, a passion for wildflowers. I connect to their beauty, strength, growth, and renewal. They toil not.
For me, they represent love without expectation; transformation without fear.
Their state of being is effortless. I embrace in them what I embrace in myself.
I wanted to take pics of the Walt Disney ConcertHall in downtown LA for the longest time. However, driving down there and finding a place to park is nothing short of annoying. But today, I had the fortune of being called in for jury service. The perk for this was free parking at the concert hall. Hello!
Sometimes oppourtunties present themselves inside an outside circumstance.
After I was able to postpone my service-again, I got my camera out of the trunk. The next step is to actually attend a concert here. It is now on my to do list.
My next jury service date is in December.
Therein lies another opportunity for something else. :)
I am watching Sex and the City: The Movie
“Gucci, Fendi, Prada purses, purchasing them finer things. Men, they come a dime a dozen. Just give me them diamond rings.”
Check-in to Sex and the City: The Movie on GetGlue.com
Well the cold that was trying to get me yesterday, has dissipated after ingesting several cloves of fresh garlic, 8,000 mg of vitamin C, a large strawberry non-dairy smoothie with ginger, cayenne & cinnamon; four servings of chicken noodle soup, tea, loads of lemon water, 7 1/2 hours of deep sleep, (filled with dreams of being a ninja), and watching the entire first season of Downton Abbey.
Now go and tell Dr. Oz about that!
There are people in the world who are starving. And I was complaining about only having one egg left. GRATITUDE. (Taken with instagram)