Friday Feature

Ok, here's the plan. (You all read this post on Tuesday, yes?)

Good, keep this tab open :) 

And right click HERE. Choose "Open in new tab."
The song should start automatically after it loads, be patient!

And read Tuesdays post again... while letting the other tab play.

And then tell me if you feel what I wrote. This is obviously a little different than usual.

But I don't often write with the instrumentals of anything playing in my head, so.... 

Just testing the waters here.

It's by Bitcrush: "Falling Inward" <-- FYI, it's a little tricky to find on Youtube...  I wish you happy searching, if the link doesn't play thru completely. Give me a heads up if it won't cooperate for you & I'll email you the song :)

Here's the rest of the plan(in case you were wondering):

HAVE A GREAT WEEEEEEEE-KEND! :}

But umm, since this weekend is the Nation's "Freedom Celebration," be sure to use caution(wear goggles, and gloves too!) when driving thru neighborhoods full of rambunctious children. You know who I'm talking about- the kids/parents/pyromaniac's setting off their fireworks in the middle of the ROAD. 

I just wanna yell: "Hello! Responsible adult with business to take care of, COMING THRU!"

*shakes head*

I know none of you darlings would ever be caught lighting your 

neighborhoods on fire, or blowing off an arm accidentally. Ahem, Correct????...???!!

That's what I thought :)

Be safe, please.

<3, bex

A sample...

I listened to a song
with my whole body tuning in

I let the notes soak into my achey joints;
my bones felt lighter and my muscles
finally rested still.

Closing my eyes, the pull of
a vacuum wind moved me silently forward...
through the changes of seasons.
The icey chill of a February frost
forming on the buds of new grass in sunrise.

I saw the ocean in my mind, heard
nothing but seagulls, and crashing
effortless waves of countless fallen tears
that a dry bed had captured thousands of years ago.

The sunshine was the loudest - it
touched everything, the invisible
warmth it gave for free, was it's
own symphony.

There was a pulse too infinite to describe.
And for a minute, slowly I hear each raindrop,
each bird land, each lioness paw at the Earth in a dead run...
And I am back again driving in
the night. Safe in the confines
of my routine.

I smile because although I feel
loss, I feel love. In my
weakness, I have a strength.

I will gain all that I love,
that determined quality
is truly, me.

_________________________________________________________

Friday, you should come back after you've read this thru a few times. Why? Get the feel of it, and then hear the music that inspired this, and which fits the motion.
Then tell me what ya think. Oh and my parent's Surprise Anniversary Party went swimmingly. That was the announcement from last week, you guys! Thanks to those of you, my dearest friends who helped coordinate and for all your delicious COOKING. x} It was more than enough food.

See you Friday :)
Be safe, birdies.
<3, bex.

Jalepeno Heat, I mean heart!

Look everyone!My Food loves me!

Isn't that sweet? It's a heart for cryin' out loud!! I LOVE jalepeno's.

Yum.

I'm reading a book recommended by my friend Nicho, over here. Yes! He not only is a music connoisseur, but also WELL READ, and recommended to me The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. So far, it's so wonderful. I mean, here's how wonderful it is:

1.) I ALWAYS read the very last page of any book I read- by the 

time I'm done with the 2nd chapter...Well, I'm on the 4th, and I haven't hit the last page up yet.

2.) The poetic prose is so heavy, I have to read the scenic description of any given room(usually only about 2 sentences long) TWICE, to grasp everything. And it's not even a flood-like swampy-ICK of too many words just hanging out where they don't belong(cough-this page is a good example of that-COUGH). THEY ALL BELONG. It's just not what I'm used to reading. And it's wonderful.

This is you right now... so overwhelmed with excitement, you just fell asleep, kittenface.

Randomness #2...

I am experimenting this coming week:

I am not wearing foundation powder(gasp! watch out!) on my face for 7 days, maybe longer, to see if my skin clears up a little. It's pretty discouraging when you're still getting teenage acne at 23. Oh AND I take very particular care of my skin, so it's kinda infuriating. Kinda...

Randomness #3...(last one, I promise)

I've been keeping a list of things, well thoughts. 

Thoughts that I want to hold onto for more than the 2.3 seconds 

that my brain gives them to pop in and out of my thinking-waves. Here are a few:

-Need to think more before I speak.

-I think it's funny that I always forget what I label computer files, at work. Not efficient of me, but humorous every time.

-Started to read "Shadow of the Wind" but had to return it for 3 weeks, because I procrastinated to renew it, before the due date rolled around. OOPS- another thing I found slightly funny.

- "Being a vegetarian doesn't require me to exercise, to maintain my weight." And I LOVE that. For now- while the sun is still hibernating. Talk to me again about that in a couple months.

Tell me your weekend plans, sugar-faces!

I miss you! :(

BE SAFE OUT THERE!!!

<3 <3 <3 xoxo bex

PS! This is for Paul:

Manliness, and warmth for each individual toe. You're welcome, interwebz.

[LAWLZ]. I told him I approved, for now. Since each toe DOES deserve it's individual warmth.

Today, folks.... is Friday. And I have a special friend of mine to share with you.


His name is Nicho(nee-cho) Solano & he recently began blogging about music. 
Specifically, The Songs That Saved Your Life. I know no one else who has a larger internal(that being his own brain) database of music. Nicho also has a knack for humorous writing, even though English is his second language; and vast variety of tastes to suit just about everyone who stumbles upon his page. I encourage you all to check it out, he's a very talented individual!! Go! Shoo!! Subscribe!! He's the newest 'thing'!! Have fun :]


And now here's a bit of Friday love, for you to spread around your world. 
*sprinkle, sprinkle*


One day you'll be grey & wrinkled
and I'll still see you, my love...


Your smile will be older and
your grip won't be as tight.


One day you might stumble short,
and need to hold my hand.


To go, you'll need a little shove,
but your eyes will be as bright...
and besides you I'll still stand.

You know what I always say to you before the weekend, right? 

Be safe, because I love you!

Oh guess what- I french braided my hair today x} *swoon*

And come back Tuesday for a treat :]

<3bexxxxx

I Am... The Out Of Towner

The weekend before last I went to Port Angeles, to visit a friend who is gettin' hitched in January. Of whose wedding, I just so happened to be included! Can you say P-A-R-T-Y? 

Anywho... I drove out(on the windiest day of the year, I'm sure) to Ediz Hook, which is a large jette of non-connecting beach rock(& a 2-lane stretch of pavement) between this U. S. of A. and Good Ol' Canad-ia. The Coast Guard actually uses the end portion of the jette, which means you can only drive out til that point- it's STILL a ton of drive distance- maybe 2 miles!

So, it's FREEZING. And it's WINDY. And I'm only prepared with a sweatshirt/hood, and 

a single pair of thin knitted gloves that you buy in a 3-pack at the dollar store. OH and trying to operate a slim-lined Nikon, with TINY buttons; therefore not wearing the gloves during blasts of this glacial tempest. 

I found this beauty just waiting for it's close-up...

[sidenote: Can I please RANT about how much I LOVE the colors in this shot?! AND NO FILTER.]

Before I headed out tho, I thoroughly prepared for this(ha! Obviously.) and bought the BEST ginger bread cookie I've ever had in my life. 

HUGE: bigger than my entire hand- which granted is small- but that's big for a cookie ;) 

The cookie purchase was done at "The Buzz" my F.A.V.O.R.I.T.E. coffee place in the known-world-that-I've-explored-so-far! I hope to post more pictures soon of my Jette-Adventure, but this is all you get for now ;)

I braved the cold.

For about 10 minutes at a time.

IN THE BILLOWING GUSTS OF ARCTIC BREEZE THAT'S ABOUT ALL 

MY LITTLE FRIGID FINGERS COULD HANDLE!!!

And it made my eyes cry! 

I literally bent over to flip my hood back on, and I SWEAR 3 big teardrops fell STRAIGHT outta my eyes, without blinking at all. It was a bit....like Alaska...if I had ever been to Alaska-OK-MOVING-ONWARD!

Oh! Right. WHY I went to P. A. in the first place!

To buy a customized dress; to be dyed the color of my friends wedding.

Said color is... Burnt Orange. Terracotta to be exact!

Here's the dress ON:

[Yeah, I totally have that body, so it fits exactly like this... uhhh.. what? I heard something, over there...]

Here's the dress on the hanger:

Good thing you saw it ON, first right? 

Ha! I know it looks pathetic just hanging there. 

And so now it's being dyed "Terracotta." We shall see. I'm SUPER excited to see how it turns out!

Dancing. 

Now that's something I'm actually scared of. 

Friends say I will master the dance floor, and I'm fully preparing to 

humiliate myself rock out to the following songs:

The Underdog- Spoon

Poison- Bell Biv Divoe 

(YESSSSSSSSSSS! Watch out now!)

Anything else you suggest, that I request??

ANSWERS NOW... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnd GO!

Have a great weekend kitties!

You better be safe, and stay alive to be in Reading Attendance next 

Tuesday Treat Day, for a SPECIAL GUEST POST!!!

;] <3 Bex.

Janelle Monae, who?

Umm I doubt many of you have heard her awesomeness.. but if you have: YAY! Come skip thru disco-glitter-keyboard-jazz-clubs with me!! Cause that's what her voice sounds like :) 

Smooth, Controlled & Powerful. Your ears just can't get enough.

Have a listen :) And while your ears get their ZOMG-it's-Friday wonderment, have a look-see at Janelle's FUN wardrobe and hair! She is awesome x's 10! 

that is some crazy-wonderful hair!

LOVE this picture! Perfect contrast and motion! LOVE the saddle-shoes.

I wonder how many takes it took, to get that just right... :)

YOU! Hear and be amazed!!

Yeah she's just all around cool.

So! Enjoy :) Another one of her songs worth hearing is "Tightrope"

Any new music you've stumbled upon recently that you wanna share with me?? :)

Hello darlings.

<3

 The other week I got a peek-a-boo highlight in my bangs.
What do you think?

Also I wanted to give this Friday to a favorite duo of mine,
the legendary Simon & Garfunkel.

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE.

I highly recommend you take a few moments of quiet, to yourself before the big weekend's events and have a listen to 'Bookends.' Speaking of that song, this photographer I came across takes beautiful pictures. I mean... AMAZING. Jaw dropping. Check it out here :)
And on his site once you click-thru, the background music is 'Bookends,' naturally ;)
Have fun :) BE SAFE out there.

Much love, Dovefaces. <3

zomgitsfriday!

DISCOVERY!!!!!!!
Jeremy Larson. He is a musician, and he blogs too! And his girlfriend is a regular blogger, and owns an ADORABLE(stretch that out in your mind when you read it) store called RedVelvet. Anywho! They recently got engaged, and she blushed about the new song he wrote her, it's so cute. Here you can find clips of his new music coming soon! Click: Clips 2. And then his funny article regarding Kanye Twittering. lolzzzz See the right side of his blog, for her link: "Elise" under "Friends."

Hitler emoticons! Could there be funnier emoticons, that aren't dated from the AOL Era?? I think not.
I took these pictures at the post office yesterday. YEAH, maybe this. lol...

 They gave him a
Hitler-Stache. Wow.
That is all I have to say.






- I. Freaking. Must. Have. This. WANTONENOW! Gold Leather Dictionary! *gasp!*

- PILLOW TIE?! This deserves the ZOMG of the day! so fun.

That's all folks. Maybe a poem treat tomorrow? Doveface, you complete me!

<3Bex*

Relationship Lessons I Learned from Destiny's Child

 
Photo Credit
- Do not let a triflin' scrub use your cell phone.
- Do not allow said scrub to borrow your car, unless he agrees by written contract to refill the gas tank when he returns it.
- Call AOL to have them cut off your email(obviously, duh) if your Inbox is full after 20 minutes.
- If he buys you shoes, forget that it happened. Hide them.
- Make it clear that he must ALWAYS address you by your full name, followed by "babbyyyy."
- You gon' make it(WHAT?), You gon' work harder(WHAT?!), You gon' be stronger(WHAT?!)

Hope these were as helpful to you as they have been to me!!

Keep on survivin'. What's that you say? You'd like a crumpet with your tea? Sorry, we only serve playa-hata juice here.

You're coming with me. Because I said so!!!

WHY the paranoia? :) I heart you.

But on another subject.... I made a DISCOVERY!!!!
Ummm ok only because I recognized her picture from a blog that
specializes in noteworthy cute hair (I <3 this website)...on
my ZUNE RADIO(<3), her music was related to Keane whom I
luuurrrvvve. So I clicked on her music to
listen in. Adorable! Mwah!!

>>> A Fine Frenzy. <<<

Ta-da! Yes, its lovely. Yes, you're welcome! :)

nothing better.. by Postal Service :)

NOTHING BETTER THAN FRESH RED VINES. These people seriously have the flavor down. Freakin awesome.

Woot!!!

Quad Grande White Chocolate Americano....with room.

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM Coffee and Bagel.

Have you heard of EMPIRE OF THE SUN ?
They are... interesting. I think I like them... but I haven't heard all their stuff so I'm not gonna make a precise judgement quite yet. I've been studying other peoples blogs lately tho, in addition to trying out new music. And you know what? I really like reading.

MARCH 5th ALICE IN WONDERLAND COMES OUT!!!

Who's going?!!! me me me me me me me me me me me me!!!!!