never alone

I waited for you today
But you didn't show
No no no
I needed You today
So where did You go?
You told me to call
Said You'd be there
And though I haven't seen You
Are You still there?

[Chorus:]
I cried out with no reply
And I can't feel You by my side
So I'll hold tight to what I know
You're here and I'm never alone

And though I cannot see You
And I can't explain why
Such a deep, deep reassurance
You've placed in my life

We cannot separate
'Cause You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen

[Chorus]

We cannot separate
You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen

[Chorus]

Never Alone by Barlow Girl
(btw the acoustic version of this song is the best)

i love the beach... and i love it more at night. there is something about the vast nothingness when you set your gaze upon the sea in pitch-blackness. it's mesmerizing. and i know the pics above are more of the boardwalk at night, but i will post night shots of the sea, just as soon as i take them ;)

i come in peace with zebra shoes

this is kurt and he looks like a martian... or a character from dragonball z or something... hahaha... i love photobooth


i wore these today. and believe it or not, i bought them from old navy a few years back for 4 dollars... best 4 bucks i ever spent. haha :D

daycare blues

these are a few pictures from when i worked at a daycare.

these were actually taken with an old slr film camera that i own... that's before i got my nikon d40. hmm... i should start using that older camera again... it is a nice camera.



come play with us


cuteness










this is funny... i think it's my favorite. you can only imagine what she is saying or doing... but his face says it all.


ok... i guess i'll admit that i do miss some of these kids. haha.

and there's a weird green line going across the top of a few of these... oh well... hmm...

10 years ago today...

...my sister kayla was born. time really does fly.

i took these two years ago of her:



what a ham :)









she's, like, my little shadow. i <3 her.

these are from today:

happy birthday kayla :)




my dad and kayla


*edit* and now, looking again at the photos from two years ago on the top of this blog, kayla isn't looking at us, the viewers, in any of the pictures. i just realized this now and i'm thinking about it and it's kind of funny. it's almost like she is ignoring us... the older, more adult-ish audience (esp in the three middle ones). she knows we are here, but she is teasing us, or rather, telling us she won't listen to us. i think kids, in general, like to pretend like they aren't listening to what we are saying. i think they want to see what we will do, get a reaction or a rise out of us. (and i can make this statement after working in a daycare for 5 years... heh). she's acting as if she doesn't care what we have to say. she does hear us, she does see us... but she is playing a game.

haha... so yea :)

tanning salon gallery?

so... my friend amy's paintings are hanging in the Vault Gallery and Studio, located in greenpoint brooklyn. It's in the downstairs of a tanning salon. tonight was opening night. it's really interesting because the building was actually a bank before it became a tanning salon and there was a vault door downstairs... hence the name. unfortunately i didn't even think to get a picture of the door... but it was pretty cool, just take my word for it ;)

well here's amy's stuff:













the artist herself: amy ortiz


yea... these pictures aren't really that great... haha. and even though i was just using my cell... these should have been better... sorry

there were other artists there too... but i just wanted to dedicate this blog to amy and her paintings :)

to write love on her arms

To Write Love On Her Arms is a really awesome non-profit organization that is dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. it exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.

if you would like to know more about their vision, blog, etc. check it out HERE

and today is To Write Love On Her Arms day. and everyone who is showing their support is literally writing love on their arms.

this is my support



mine is a little more conservative... here's a pic of someone who really decked out.



to view more pics of people who wrote love on their arms, click HERE.

i really wish i had this t-shirt so i could have worn it today



and a little fyi... anberlin, my favorite band, was one of the first few bands to wear TWLOHA shirts and promote this organization.

they're awesome.... here's a link to one of their music videos called The Unwinding Cable Car

:D

turbulent

this is a video that i saw in my art and women class today. it was done by Shirin Neshat. i think it's very interesting... can you feel her pain?



description from youtube:

In Turbulent, Neshat's 1998 two-screen video installation, two singers (Shoja Azari playing the role of the male and Iranian vocalist and composer Sussan Deyhim as the female) create a powerful musical metaphor for the complexity of gender roles and cultural power within the framework of ancient Persian music and poetry.