dear AnD blog, since i've been gone...

... i've discovered and rediscovered a few things in the past months.

here are a few thoughts:in the light,piranha's are really cool lookin when they're close up.  my friend's lil guys have beautiful gold scalesdid you know?  according to wikipedia: "Piranhas occasionally bite and sometimes injure bathers and swimmers, but truly serious attacks are rare and the threat to humans has been largely exaggerated.  A piranha bite is sometimes considered more an act of carelessness than that of misfortune.But piranhas are a considerable nuisance to commercial and sport fishers because they stealbait, mutilate catch, damage nets and other gear, and may bite when handled."  they're not that scary.

i like finger painting. 

sometimes choosing to do something you used to do as a kid instead of going out on a friday/saturday night can be fulfilling and fun!!

i'm starting to think...maybe i really am a converted lefty.  i fingerpainted for a while with my left hand and didn't notice for four hours. 

i'm righty though.  most of the time.  there are a few things i do ambi though. 

i know, weird.

i got to breathe.

it was amazing.

taking vitamins everyday really does make a difference. 

i've slacked since last month.

people never cease to amaze me. 

i have even more respect for those who set goals and achieve them while loving and thriving on every second of the journey through thick and thin.

i need to help and support more groups like www.projectmichelle.com.she could be your best friend.she could be your sibling.she could be your parent.she could be your wife.she could be you.if you were her, you'd like a fighting chance too.if you know her, you'd want to give her that chance.can you?if you attend kollaboration (www.kollaboration.org) aug 2nd@ford amphitheater, LA,you can register to be a donor from 5-7pm right before the show starts  i'll be there too!!!you can.i can. i really like the smell of fake strawberry.  i recently discovered strawberries 'n cream flavored whoppers

at the store.  no, not the burger.  the little sphere-shaped chocolate covered malts that used to always get stuck on your back teeth as a kid.  so the strawberry ones smell just like strawberry shortcake cereal from decades ago.  remember the one that used to turn your milk the cutest shade of pink?  mmm...artificial strawberry flavor...yummmmm.....for those of you not old enough to remember, it smells like strawberry nesquik.  anyway, now i can't decide if i like it more cause of the strawberry flavor or the way it feels when the malt slowly collapses and disintergrates on my tongue.it's ok to be a girlie girl and a tomboy at the same time.  make fun of my make-up?

i'll punch you.i have amazing people in my life and met some pretty fantastik ones recently. 

you "people" rock!!!

i can rockband

growing pains are not always painful.

i love working with my friends.

it is possible to tire out an insomniac.  

sometimes it takes a few days or weeks. 

but possible.

the organically grown fruits from my parents' yard seem extra sweet this year. 

they've been using home-made compost. 

my brother helped them start a bin in the backyard.

i still can't get myself to like wasabi.

i really enjoy telling stories through photos.getting to do what you love for a living = the most amazing feeling ever!!! 

getting to do what you love for a living x 5 = 5 x the most amazing feeling ever!!!!!!  

learning to fall in love with yourself = priceless