ahhh-ah. ahhh-ah.

when i discovered ben folds ten years ago at tender age of 11, i was totally enamored with him. well today i stumbled upon this live version of "you don't know me" and i became completely enamored with him (and of course, regina spektor as well) all over again. seriously, i love them together. this song is collaborative genius. and it's even better live. also. love the close-ups. their expressions are so great. love love love. ok go watch it!

p.s. the picture quality is awful, i'm sorry, but the sound quality is still good!

movie night with myself.

Tonight was one of those take-some-time-for-yourself-and-relax nights. And I loved it. I took an English lavender bubble bath (yes, I bought it at the store today. Did I need it? Yes. Yes I did.), threw on my favorite extremely soft pink shirt (if I could wear it everyday I would), pulled out my blanket and pillow and put on "Stranger Than Fiction".

I love this movie. 

No really. Love. It was exactly what I needed tonight. Don't you love when you can match movies and things to your mood?

I love Will Ferrell in this movie. His character as Harold Crick is so endearing to me. I love movies with comedians taking on serious roles. Like this one with Will playing the simple, and at times awkward, Harold Crick. Or "Dan In Real Life" with Steve Carell playing the overprotective and unlucky-in-love father. It's cool to see how versatile they can be. 

And I love Emma Thompson in this movie. Her character as the author experiencing writer's block is genius. And Maggie Gyllenhaal is a rockstar.

"I brought you flours."

Anyway, I loved tonight. I think it's good for everyone to take some time to themselves every once in a while. I think it's good for the soul. 

Goodnight, world. :)

Source. 

[stuck in second gear]

hello world. can i tell you about my bad awesome start to a day?

i overslept by six hours. yeah, i don't know. what makes this worse is that i felt like i hadn't slept at all due to some pesky nightmares. (note to self: pouring blue drinks on people that you don't like is not okay and does not make you feel better. even if it was kind of funny. ok really funny.) i had just under an hour to wash my gross beautiful hair, cook a bowl of oatmeal and scramble to finish a take-home test.

i made it to class. 15 minutes late. as i sat there, trying to pay attention, my professor turns to me and says, "are you ready for your presentation, sarah?" you're kidding. this is not happening. "i thought that was tomorrow?" "no it's today." i look around at everyone who is checking their schedules and nodding in agreement. it was one of those classic freak-out moments where i wanted to pinch myself to see if i was actually awake. i was most definitely awake.

but i as i sit here typing this, almost laughing at how this all happened, i begin to remember all the saving graces in between these moments of frustration:

+ it's been beautiful and warm outside today. walking to class, my body was praising the sun for all the vitamin d it was receiving.
+ in class, on the verge of tears, i looked over at the girl sitting to my left who quickly smiled and whispered, "don't worry, everything will work out." thank you, angel-in-disguise. i needed that.
+ despite my lack of awareness (although, in my defense, my [outdated] schedule said my presentation was tomorrow), my professor is letting me present tomorrow. this is even more awesome if you know the number of times he's given me second chances. #waytoomany #ithinkimhisfavorite
+ i got a call from ahlin after class. it was so good to vent to someone about everything under the sun, who understands where i'm coming from, and get some good advice.

i'll admit, it hasn't been my day, my week, or hell, even year thus far. but i've got some pretty awesome people by my side and lots of good surrounding me. so it's my suggestion to anyone else who's having a bad day, week, or year: stop. take a deep breath. look around. notice the small and simple things that make life so wonderful. notice the good people around you who love you. and know that eventually, everything will work out.

all of this reminded me of this classic. enjoy. :)

- sm