10 current obsessions

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my fossil pendant

City of Chester - info


handmade soap


hot ice skaters


almonds


glass jewellry


foxes


lamb kebab


french manicure


frida soundtrack

1, 3, 6 - my pics, 2, 8, 9, 10

the boat that rocked / the pirate radio

rock and roll, the sixties, pirates, british accents, can it get any better? haha, this film looks so good! I really enjoyed it tonight, it made me smile, it made my heart beat and made me again regret I wasn't born for the summer of love.

my car.

i cannot think of a more unfulfilling thing to spend my money on.

registration, insurance, safety and emissions inspection, transmission flush, tires, windshield replacement, oil changes... all of it! money down the drain in my mind.

so. it's time to register the car. today's the last day of the month and i'm running a little behind schedule. my check engine light is on... but i've never been too concerned with it because i know why it's on and it's all a fake. but it won't pass emissions with a check engine light.

the guy at the place tells me what to do, but all of it requires a handful of inconvenient errands {so i can save a few bucks}. didn't he know i'm not always in it to save a few bucks? i'm in it to finish it.

when i whine about it to the men in my life, they don't understand my disdain for auto maintenance. they see what i should see... but i don't. while i see dollar signs that could be better spent on something that makes me look good or smell nice - something tissue wrapped in an anthropologie bag, they see worthy dollar signs thrown in a plastic bag, something greasy and oily that require time spent on the cold concrete of my garage floor.

who what where when why wednesday.

q:

if you opted for a vanity plate on your car, what would it say?

a:

make yours here.

lara, robin and i laughed and laughed and laughed at the absurd amount of ri-diculous vanity plates hanging around boise last weekend. but, it got us thinking...

buterfly tattoo

Old School BMX radness

Found this awesome site while surfing round,Full of OLDSCHOOL 4130 roots. Long gone are the days of cup "n" bearing headsets that wouldn't stay tight & bottom brackets that creaked & moaned with nearly every pedal,  Awesome! What ever happened to some of these old school rippers?

Craig Campbell rocket air!

Ron Wilkerson lookback.

Lee Reynolds can can.

Brian Blyther euro.

Dave Voelker flip

Josh White "MIA"

Joe Johnson -Inventor of the tailwhip air!

BMX legend Eddie Fiola.

Craig Grasso.

Mat Hoffman the biggest legend in BMX ever! 

Click oldschoolmags to get the low down! They even have old mags in PDF format to download!

banana bread.

i was friends with a boy named mike once. he was the perfect mix of business man schmuck and like, totally great. attractive. two 401{k}'s for sure. and an all star mormon {he was even balding nicely for a twentysomething}.

best of all, he loved my cooking. especially my banana bread.

after we graduated, he went on his way to be a killer successful commercial real estate guy in palo alto and i landed in slc. we stayed in touch every now and then. but then there was this one time... when lamenting about his unsuccessful dating life {little did he know, there was a house full of 10 girls who would have had him in a second}, he said to me:

"oh, aubry. if i could find a girl who made banana bread as well as you, i'd marry her in a heart beat."

i hung up on him.

A Complaint Free World

you're going to love this. i promise!

so at our school, we have started a new initiative as part of our character education. by the end of the week, all of the students at CIS will officially be part of an attempt to make a Complaint Free World.

how it works. everyone, teachers and students, gets a purple bracelet (like the liveSTRONG bracelets), and if you complain, you have to move the bracelet to your other arm and start over. The goal is to keep the bracelet on the same arm for 21 days - that's NO COMPLAINING for 21 days!!! scientists believe that it takes 21 days to make something a habit, so after 21 days you will have established a habit of being complaint free!

i think it's a great idea and a big challenge for teachers - maybe even more than the students!! however, i've read some reviews from schools that have tried it and they all comment on what a positive change this program has made in their schools.

so, we started on monday. my bracelet has moved everyday. i'm going to keep trying though. someday i hope to blog about my 21 days of being complaint free!!! and i'm working on my SK's. "that's complaining!" we'll get there. just think of it... a complaint free classroom!

if you want more information on the program, check out http://www.acomplaintfreeworld.org/

i told you you were going to love it!

Free Tattoo Designs

Stencil, Templates & Tattoo Flash The Top and print Free Tattoo Designs


The tattoo world is full of art world. Tattoo itself is considered an art. Once you decide to get one, you are letting your body become a canvas for the skillful art. But like other important things in life, getting a free tattoo designs requires careful planning. Creation of a masterpiece - a tattoo of you - involves making the right decisions and wise.




Tattoos are very popular and many people who want to get one have many ideas, but often feel trapped at times on free tattoo designs they want. Start planning here. Tattoo design is probably the most important things you should consider. We live in an era called the Internet, where everything is just a click away on your computer. If you try to find a free tattoo designs for you, you can just Google it up, my friend! Voila! You will see a stencil, templates, and even flash tattoo designs pop on your screen. All you need do is download and print them. It seems so simple ... but not enough fine.




Why? Since the online free tattoo designs are usually of low quality. More than that, they are not unique. Do you want to have a tribal tattoo and discovered that the stranger on the bus had that exact same design? I do not think so. Do not rely solely on this design freedom. Better to think of ideas and try some initial sketches if you are artistically inclined. If not, you can have it sketched and designed by artist-friends, or just go straight to trusted tattooist.




Now you are sure of your design, ready for the sick and the final result. You will begin running a work of art. Wear your tattoo with pride! By Peter Brat

The Latest Tattoo Designs

sexy tattoos..............

Glorious revolution

So, it looks like we're finally getting to the fun part of opening a new shop (decorating, finishing touches) and now, of course, we have to leave it.
Typical.

Not that we don't wanna go to Japan, we always do, it's just that the timing is a little off this time.
Fun stuff aside, we have unfinished business with our previous landlords, autoclave repairs, bills bills bills...
Actually, you know what, maybe the timing is just right!
The shop will still be here in May and decorating will be just as fun in a month as it is now.

We are finally using the real entrance!

Last night we took apart the couch and assembled it again in it's new, permanent spot

Our fancy new GLORIOUS wallpaper... and a birdcage

Oh, it's gonna be so magical and we can't wait to show y'all, but wait we must.
Sigh.

why is it when it finally comes to a stop.... i feel slight disappointment?

hmmmm.

adulthood.

in my never-ending, curious quest to conquer adulthood, i ran across an article in real simple magazine called "beauty in motion" by andrea avery - a high school english teacher from paradise valley, az.

her adult moment came when she shed the fear of self-consciousness about her looks {and internal awkwardness from a life with rheumatoid arthritis} and remained joyful while "dress[ing] like a weirdo... embracing her 'fashion adventurous' style... putting together look-at-me outfits that were equal parts laura ingalls wilder, stevie nicks, and wonder woman" and "[commanding] her reliable and solid body, a thing to be danced and decorated."

it took her 30 years to realize this. to realize that people aren't looking at her as much as she had feared - or, if they were, she secretly didn't mind it.

hallelujah for me... i conquered this one a long time ago. maybe that contributes to my "intimidation" factor. maybe it's not so much intimidation as it is equal parts self-confidence and unapologetic behavior. if you're going to be someone, own it. and love it. and be the best at it.

i guess that means i'm an adult. at last.

digital 3d graffiti alphabet

digital 3d graffiti alphabet

melbourne street art graffiti

melbourne street art graffiti

25

da...25 de ani de cand numar petale de zarzar si am atins atatea vieti...
da...m-am verificat, dar sunt la fel ca ieri. nici o schimbare vizibila. oricum...lucrez la asta. Incerc sa ma maturizez. Am si cautat pe google 'how to gow up'. Spre surpriza mea am si gasit. Pasii sunt simpli, ii puteti vedea aici. Am gasit de asemenea si articole similare foarte interesante cum ar fi 'how to grow a pumpkin' sau 'how to grow watermelons'.

Imi tot suna in cap melodia de la 4non blondes: '25years and my life is still/trying to get that great big deal oh hope/ for a destination...'

Oricum...simt ca acesta este un moment solemn si ma simt mai inteleapta asa ca voi vorbi despre viata. Viata este un lucru ciudat care trece repede, timpul nu mai are rabdare cu oamenii. Foarte important este sa valorifici la maxim lunile de martie pentru ca in martie se intampla numai lucruri bune. Trebuie sa faci dragoste cu cat mai multi oameni, sa dansezi, sa eviti avocado si inveti sa faci un lucru nou. Ca sa arat ca sunt consecventa eu am invatat sa joc Sims si am exersat treaba asta cu viata. Am aflat ca daca ai 'good mood' cand te duci la servici avansezi mai repede, ca daca vrei sa iti atingi 'life goal'-ul cat esti inca tanar trebuie sa iti sacrifici relatiile sociale si ca nici un skill nu se atinge fara mult studiu si exercitiu. Ce mai, lucruri folositoare! Anul trecut in martie am inceput blogul asta, deci inca un lucru grozav.


Mergand prin viata intalnesti cele mai diferite lucruri, trebuie sa le absorbi pe toate pentru ca sa ai la ce te gandi cand iesi la pensie. Uneori unele lucruri sunt folositoare altele nu. Ca de exemplu:

- daca ai dintii strambi, mari si apropiati iti raman coji de mere intre ei, ceea ce este un lucru teribil de enervant asa ca este foarte indicat sa porti aparat dentar in copilarie

- cel mai bine cand fierbi orez este sa dai focul foarte mic ca sa nu se lipeasca

- lacul sarat este o mare porcarie

- cand mergi pe munte sa pui toata talpa si sa nu te tii de radacini

- inainte sa o predai, e bine sa iti salvezi lucrarea de dizertatie in cel putin 5 locuri diferite

- unghiile de la picioare cresc mult mai incet decat cele de la maini

- mucegaiul se duce foarte bine cu solutie antimucegai de la Bison

- un tip si o tipa pot fi doar prieteni, apoi dupa cativa ani sexul poate fi foarte placut

- viata are gust: coca cola

- e foarte important sa fii prieten cu secretara de la facultate

- wear sunscreen

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Asa ca, in cinstea unui nou an minunat maine o sa ma duc de-a lungul canalului sa vad daca au inflorit copacii (presimt ca da). Cel mai frumos lucru din univers sunt copacii infloriti. Urmatorul cel mai frumos lucru din univers este sa te urci intr-un copac plin cu flori, dar asta devine mai greu cu varsta. Mai ales ca in tara asta oamenii par sa aiba o preferinta pentru pomii frutiferi mici. Cica dupa ce cresc nu mai sunt la fel de roditori si ii schimba, sau asa ceva. Cand eram mica ma urcam in visin si invatasem deja sa recunosc multi copaci dupa flori.


'A thing of beauty is a joy forever...' (john keats) ... si la 25 de ani and so on...

Beach & Bikes Jam 3rd april

Richards beach & bikes jam is this saturday,Some high profile celebrities had this to say:

Bikes & Beaches Jam, 3^rd April 2010 (Easter Saturday)
Come out for a mellow ride on Easter Saturday and celebrate how good rolling on twenties is! First stop Pines Beach street course so gnargoyles like Hamish and Kwol can tear up the ledges (bring a candle, waxing required!) then onto Brooklands mini ramp later on for a mini ramp session for old farts like me. No prizes, run times or any of that, just what we all enjoy doing every weekend, riding! Maybe stop at Kaiapoi park on the way through to blast the hip a few times as well? Cruisy go with the flow day of riding, partly aimed at celebrating that I have been doing this for twenty years!  Feel free to bring an old or mid school bike along if you have one, for an extra laugh.
Start at Pines Beach from around 11am (holler for directions or google maps)
Note Pines Beach has a dairy, Brooklands has no shop, and it may pay to bring your own essential supplies! J
That’s all I can think of right now, if it rains Saturday maybe we can do it Sunday?
Any ideas, queries, suggestions to inkedpunk@hotmail.com