there is no seperation between the fallen and the stars

 

 

 

 

typhoon long weekend

this weekend i:

celebrated no work on friday by drinking a box of red wine with friends on thursday. and eating impossibly delicious pizza.

friday i slept late and slowly made breakfast. again, it was impossibly delicious.

i cleaned my room and finished unpacking and its so beautiful and so me and all mine and i love it in here. i went to the laundromat and did laundry and wrote report cards and read Vonnegut's slaughterhouse five.

i made curry with kelly and emily and we watched Take This Waltz with michelle williams and seth rogan and it made me feel happy n sad n a million different things at once. we all had a glass of whiskey and talked about the film. emily and i went on a walk. emily and i went to beer bellys and sipped a gin and tonic while an annoying guy continued to talk to us until i told him we were girlfriends and he finally left. we made grilled cheese sandwiches before bed.

saturday i woke up and made vietnamese coffee with sweet condensed milk. oh so good. em and i made an asparagus, swiss cheese, mushroom, tomato, onion omelet. i read. i went for a hair massage and cut. we went for dinner at maynas. it was so so delicious and healthy and delicious. we all talked and had a glass of wine and her friend mona came over and she was lovely and it was a great evening. oh and mayna gave me a pretty green dress and two books.

then we downloaded magic mike and drank vodka sodas while we watched. all smiles. then ali, emily, and i changed and looked so pretty and went out to dreams nightclub. we'd never been there but heard a lot about it. no cover for girls and an open bar. kind of ridiculous. such a good hip hop show and hours of dancing and lots of fun. many hours later we made it home but didnt get to sleep til even later.

slept in way too late today and went to bagel bagel with em and kelly. they have a wicked smoked salmon bagel with cream cheese and capers. em and i went to the market and bought our fruits and veggies for the week from our favorite stand. they gave us free chili peppers. i prefer the ginger but em likes the spice. came home and made a big pasta dish for dinner. pablo came over for a bit. hes wonderful. we watched dangerous minds and i ate an ice cream bar. skyped with christine for three hours and it felt wonderful to catch up.

now laying in bed but not quite sleepy. thinking of making a bucket list. then ill try to sleep n dream about ticking off all the adventures.

good weekend <3

typhoon day

this typhoon tembin (tembin means libra in chinese) is proving to be quite mysterious. and elusive..

woke up late to a windy day but no rain and certainly no typhoon. strange.

me and the girls listened to music and made the best pancakes ever. blueberries, bananas, flax, and chia seeds topped with pumpkin seeds and maple syrup and crunchy peanut butter on the side to dip. so delicious.

i made a pot of jasmine green ginger lemon tea and we feasted and mused.

the rain is still not here yet, perhaps its the calm before the storm? so im going to go get a hair wash and cut.

happy day off

uh oh

http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2012/08/23/bpr-taiwan-typhoon-reynolds.cnn

feeling so entirely content n peaceful this evening
<3

photo diary from kellys birthday 07/07/12

 summerpoint. our home away from home [away from home]

 home of the best pancakes on the island.

i am unable to explain this.

 my favorites <3

 

 isla formosa mountain dogs love me.. always sleeping at my toes :)

the private veranda off our room with a view of the beach

i love this bathroom

the strangest and funniest pizza man ever. from toronto. living and making pizza in taiwan. telling stories of ship wrecks and inviting us to try out his bong. he talked and talked until ali and i fell asleep at the table with the dogs. like, literally.

some ontario inside joke i wasnt privy too.

"Love your solitude and try to sing out with the pain it causes you. For those who are near you are far away… and this shows that the space around you is beginning to grow vast…. be happy about your growth, in which of course you can’t take anyone with you, and be gentle with those who stay behind; be confident and calm in front of them and don’t torment them with your doubts and don’t frighten them with your faith or joy, which they wouldn’t be able to comprehend. Seek out some simple and true feeling of what you have in common with them, which doesn’t necessarily have to alter when you yourself change again and again; when you see them, love life in a form that is not your own and be indulgent toward those who are growing old, who are afraid of the aloneness that you trust…. and don’t expect any understanding; but believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it." — Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

currently, 
reading that,
drinking jasmine green tea,
listening to the kids in the pool down below my window,
wondering if the typhoon is really coming, 
and in between trying to put my ikea dresser together. wheres dustin when you need him?