Booklist

Here are some of my favorite books, for various reasons :)

Anahita's woven riddle--taught me that love has many sides
Three Cups of Tea--a winning strategy for the war on terror
C. S. Lewis--because he's genius
House on Mango Street--gave me hope that I could write a novel
The Bible--I'm a Christian. To be blunt.
Leaves of Grass--most beautiful poetry
The Dream-maker's magic--because I cry every time
Twilight series--I am pro-vamp, but I like Taylor better ;)
Books by Stephen R. Lawhead, Chritopher Paolini, and Stuart Hill--something inside me craves epic battle sequences! Truly.

If anyone wants to, feel free to tell my your favorite books and I'll read them! Really.

Gaga ooh la la!

Basically, Lady Gaga should have a spot on this blog.

It struck me that I should post this after hearing Bad Romance every single morning on the radio. The song got stuck in my head (is still stuck), so I decided to watch the music video... which lead to the Oprah interview. Please watch both of them.

What I like about Gaga's videos is that you aren't sure what's going on, but you get it. It's like listening to a song in a foreign language--you don't know what their talking about, but you understand because of the music. Or reading Walt Whitman. If you've read Leaves of Grass (anyone??), you know that a lot of his words don't make sense, but you get his point.

And her fashion? I like what she said in the Oprah interview, about how everything she wears is a commentary on culture, and an expression of who she is. Shouldn't all fashion do those two things?

About my music

My taste in music changes all the time! I love 80's rock (think Kiss), but I'll dance to rap and especially love reggaeton. It's a south-american based hip-hop with elements of salsa and reggae. You've actually probably heard it on the radio a lot, with Pitbull's Calle Ocho. My "car music" right now is Norah Jones and Julietta Venegas (she's really popular in Spain). Homework works best with classical because lyrics distract me :) I also generally love the Gotan Project!

How do I find all this music?
www.pandora.com
Best. Thing. Ever. Check it out!

I thought I knew gorgeous... lol

Life lesson #2: classic is best!

Lately, I've been doing a more laid-back, modern look: smoky black eyeliner, mussed up hair, and uggs or converse. But this morning I was feeling boring and slobbish, so I popped on some heels that miraculously don't hurt (much!), and took myself back to the 1940s: Strong brows, thin black eyeliner, pink cheeks, and cherry-red lips. I felt like my hair (which is short and straight--think Mia Farrow meets Audrey Hepburn)should get some attention too, so long story short I used a curling iron for texture instead of gunk.

I got so many compliments, proving that the latest isn't always in fact the greatest. Learn your history!

The Beginning

Last weekend my mom convinced me to watch the movie Julie and Julia. I don't know why I didn't want to watch it (hello, Meryl Streep is in it!), but luckily I did. I've been waiting to put up the first post so it could be something really cool and inspirational. However, Julie and Julia taught me my first blogging lesson:

Just do it
;)