watching: across the universe. i'd been so excited to see this movie- i knew all the music before i even saw it last year- but then somehow i think i was disappointed? i didn't appreciate it as much the first time around. but i've been listening to a lot of the (wonderful) music again recently, and had a craving for the movie for over a week. so a few nights ago me and a friend took a study break to watch it. whether or not you like beatles music (if not, this movie might convert you), this movie gives a colorful (understatement. correction: psychadelic) presentation of 60's america. and, yes, it is hollywood-glamourized to an extent, but i think, given that factor, it does a competent job at showing the scope of that time period- the joy, the freshness, the horror of war, the anger, the disappointment and confusion, the sorrow, the hope, the love. yeah. it's fantastic. plus i'm an evan rachel wood fan, for sure.

...
Lady Wisdom says,
"my mouth chews and savors and relishes truth- i can't stand the taste of evil...prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money, and God-knowledge over a lucrative carreer...but if you reject me, you damage your very soul"
Proverbs 8

this just came over me

as cheesy as it sounds
as much as you resist it
to every person:
you are loved

i can't make my brain concentrate. good thing, today is the last day of studying: bad thing, today is the last day of studying.
...
i have that feeling again, like i'm moving towards something magnificent, but also like i'm tragically missing out, like the stars never quite aligned for me to meet the right people at the right time. i want to make these crazy thoughts get out of my head. ths year is so much better than last- i shouldn't be complaining.
...
i also feel like i should post this:

"Such Great Heights" by the Postal Service

I am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images and when we kiss
They're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
That God himself did make us
Into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay
And true, it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
When I am missing you to death
When you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now," they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now," but we'll stay...

I tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
It sounded thin upon listening
And that frankly will not fly
You will hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
When this is guiding you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now," they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now," but we'll stay...

almost done, i take long study breaks

watching: the (original) muppet movie. after waxing nostalgic for most of the semester about our childhood-and-continuing love for the muppets, me and 2 friends finally sat down to watch it (another study break, wink wink). my love for the muppets, and this movie in particular, only increased over the most well-spent 95 minutes of my sunday. i noticed so many new things this time through, like the song lyrics, full of wonder, and how the members of the Electric Mayhem were working on transforming an old church into a independent, organic coffeehouse/music venue...also, who else but the muppets could get away with a rowdy bar, assassins, sexist jokes, and drugs in a children's movie? a must-see, definitely.

listen:
"i'm going to go back there someday"
"the rainbow connection"

wearing: thrifted furry jacket, black h&m scarf, new converse cardigan, new amazing skinnies from target, and thrifted navy sneakers

see? ankle zipper detail. i love these jeans.

go back to regularly scheduled programming?
never.

must read:
the love letter project

listening:
crystal castles
novel electrobeat
the national
sultry melancholy trip
explosions in the sky
fantastic evocative sojourn

“ Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn. ” –Gore Vidal

ashley olsen, clemence poesey, patrick wolf, and ashley again

this could be great or it could be nothing

try to study, do enough
get the coffee, do the talking
feel the movie, watch the music
on the screen
act completely uninhibited?
maybe not. not tonight.
bad week to start this. not smart. no no no.

as you can tell, my mind is not on my 1:30 exam.

a pocket of lovely

wonderful images. more to be found at bobbydoherty's flickr
i can't wait to get home on break and tinker with my new camera!

new rainboots! furry-lined, nice and warm. found at target.

h&m grey top, vintage altered dress, gap socks, h&m headband
...

1 exam down, 3 to go.
i'm not really anxious- i mean, there's only so much studying you can do, right? im just glad to have the free time with no classes.
6 days till i get to drive (10 hours!) home
my daily prayer is for the snow to melt off the roads, and for no new blizzards!

this looks like a fun house. it makes me smile.
via the selby