SPEAK NOW

OH. MY. GOSH.

i could have tweeted like 20 tweets about her new album, so i'm just blogging about it instead.

i downloaded it at like 930 this morning, so it's still pretty fresh to me. but here are my initial feelings on the masterpiece.

taylor swift. i love you so much.

mine - it's been out for a while now, but we all love it. it's catchy and like, sweet.

back to december - all the words are so right on.

dear john - HOLY SMOKES. i bet john mayer feels like a total dirt bag. if he didn't before, he should now (but i really do love john, let's get real). i love that the guitar in this song sounds jussst like a john mayer song. and even though i think it's weird they had a thing, i can't blame tay for this one, i would get with him in a second. even if i knew i'd get worked in the end. this song is amaze.

mean - I LOVE THIS SONG. i like the backwoods-y sound in the beginning. one thing i love about taylor's songs is the "you messed me up bad, so now let me tell you how i really feel about you" vibe.

enchanted - i love what this song is about. how it's so fun to meet a new boy and be excited about him. yess.

haunted - uhhhhhh. hmph. this song is perfect. i like that her voice is kind of shaky during the chorus, like she's maybe gonna cry or something.

last kiss - such a killer. "i don't know how to be something you miss." perf.

ours - it's peppy and cute. loves it.

sometimes people hate on taylor because a lot of her songs are similar, but i say why try to fix something that isn't broken? maybe this is a 15-25 year old girl thing, but the majority of her songs i think, "alright, tay, how do you know my exact feelings about every relationship i've ever been in?" it's all SO uncanny.

to summarize, taylor swift kicks a.

unintended

i like to laugh.
i like to read, again.
i like elliott smith.
i like doing detective work.
i like britney spears.
i like golden oreos.
i like waking up to lil jon yelling at me "GET OUTTA YER MIND."
i like that my room is still clean.
i like not having to go out every night to be happy.
i like when a good playlist makes itself.

[weheartit]

i like anticipation and excitement.
a lot.

ch 7

i love fall. i love sundays. i love having a really clean bedroom. i love pajamas. i love harry potter.

hah, scabbers is chewing ron's sheets!

texts from tonight.

tonight while texting my friend landon (SHOUTOUT! this boy is really cool. we've known each other for like.. most of our lives kinda and he listens to good music and is super nice and has lots of funny things to say [i told you i'd blog about you!]) we were talking about school and majors and stuff.

i told him that when i was at byu i had wanted to go into the art program, but there isn't a lot that you could do with that degree.

landon said, just study what you like!

i said, too bad i can't major in boys.

i.have.a.problem.

[then he said he's minoring in the female anatomy via the braille system. see? funny.]

i told you i was freaky

it's a happy thought to me that i've been out living my life, rather than sitting home blogging about it.

don't get me wrong, i adore reading all my friends' blogs, and even throwing out my own thoughts. but it is certainly nice to take a breath and just enjoy things, rather than try to figure out how to make them seem witty in my head for later posting. my mind isn't making sense.

a few weeks ago we went to the river again, just to fish and swim and play around, and we saw a bunch of wild horses. it was seriously amazing.

i painted my room a couple weekends ago... before, peppergrass green. now it's paper bag brown. i think it's more grown up, and more me. especially considering the fact that i painted that green in the eighth grade.

fourth of july came and went. taylor and i went to my grandparents' house for a barbecue, then ate second dinner at his house, then we went out to queen creek to watch fireworks with my dear friend cami and his dear friend daniel. since we were camped out just feet away from the cotton field, we were being eaten alive by mosquitoes. then we saw a real fire in the other direction, so we went to find it and we watched the fire guys put it out. then we ate ice cream and watched willy wonka and the chocolate factory. yay america!

i've got some catching up to do.

today i'm thankful for...

nice, nice people!

we were in the car, i was driving, in northern phoenix during rush hour traffic this afternoon. we were behind a big truck. a few cars ahead of us slammed on their brakes, the driver of the truck slammed his, and i slammed mine as hard as i could. but my brakes locked and i hit the truck. oh no! so we pulled over, and i was about to cry. luckily, taylor being there helped me keep it together. taylor got out of the car, and the man got out of his truck. i took a couple deep breaths and got out. the guys were looking at the damage to my car, then walked over to the truck so i walked over there. the man turned to me and said,

you know, i had this happen to me once. i was in a fender bender and the damage to the other guy's car wasn't too bad. he told me not to worry about it and let's go on our way. my truck's fine, so let's just go our own ways. i just hope some day you can do this for someone else.

then he got in his truck and left! there's some minor cosmetic damage to the bumper and hood of my car, but nothing major. i'm so grateful that this stranger was so kind and understanding, and that no one was hurt, and also that my car's okay.

time to pay it forward.

cohens and cowboys

i just finished re-watching season one of the OC.

and i wept for the last fifteen minutes straight.

i adore ryan atwood and the cohens.

today, taylor and i did some manly things.

we went to two gun shops searching for some special ammo, ate at cheba hut (MMM!), and played at bass pro shop. taylor taught me about different types of fish, and different types of guns.

we also browsed around shepler's (the cowboy store) where i rode (sat on) a ceramic bull. there are steps leading up to a platform so you can climb onto the bull, and as i was walking up there, this old cowboy man said to me, "well now, is that the auction block?" i sure do have a way with the elderly men. gross. also while at shepler's, i got a much needed dream catcher for my rear-view mirror.. did you know that i'm 1/16 cherokee?

we went to sportsman's warehouse, and later ended up at taylor's house shooting a bottle of saline solution in the backyard. then we ate hot dogs and did some wikipedia research on skinwalkers and watched youtube videos of sasquatch.

i'm pretty sure my life can't get any better.

i can't express myself...

LIFELIFELIFELIFELIFE!

madewell

madewell is jcrew's little sister shop. and they are fabulous.

i'm aching for these jean shorts.

and these sweatshorts would be perfect to live in all summer.

and i've fallen pretty hard for this silky shirt.

i'm a sucker for all these simple, airy, styles.

i strap shoes on my feet dedededede

so far, this summer has been AWESOME.

i get to hang out with my best friend all the time

i get to see lots of my other friends

and make some reaaally cool new ones

i get to see my family

i get to go to QT approximately five times a day

i get to lay out by my pool whenever i want

i get to have a job that makes me smell good

where's the flaw?

oh wait. there's not one.

like a feather

hey guys guess what. i'm okay. in fact, i am much better than okay.

i am great!

things in arizona are finally falling into place.

i love being able to hang out with my bestfriend alllll the time.

i lucked out BIG TIME and got a job within a week of searching, at bath & bodyworks!

aaand i've been listening to lots of country music this week... :)

already somebody's baby

i'd just like to reiterate my love for the O.C.

i'm now on season two and my goodness, it just keeps getting better. sandy cohen is one of my favorite characters of all time. i have a weird kind of older gentleman crush on him. gross?

i still love seth. he provides great comic relief for the show.

another one of the o.c.'s wonderful qualities is the awesome music that's on the show. the episode i watched tonight had elliott smith's "twilight" (nothing to do with vamps). i loved it, although the end of this episode alluded to marissa becoming a lesbitron with alex. not judging. especially since ryan is engaging in some form of incest, be it biological or no.

coming around again. copeland

(carly simon cover)

"my nana takes her wig off when she's drunk..."

"your nana and i have that in common."

(for you, natalli)

peach, plum, pear. joanna newsom

i'm moving home in a week and a half. i can't believe how fast this is coming. it will be weird. i need to redecorate my room. it's pretty much as my 18 year old, senior in high school self left it. i've tried to de-clutter it the last couple times i've been there, but it still needs work. i'd like a poster like this.

or this.

suck that lucky feeling right outta me

just when it was starting to warm up...

it snowed all day yesterday. hmph.

i like this squared tape from papermash.

the office was so good last night. welcome, baby.

dwight is the best.

i can't wait for arizona and good mexifood.

(from everday musings. i love olivia's blog.)

(i'm trying to be better at giving credit where credit it due.)

on the run

The O.C.

my latest tv love.

i used to think it was a silly show, with a lame story and poor acting.

oh, how wrong i have been.

i love ryan atwood. i love sandy cohen. and most of all, i love seth cohen (played by adam brody).

if he were a real boy, i would want to marry him.

he is sweet. he is witty. he is adorable. he is smart. he has great style. he likes death cab, the shins, bright eyes, and the goonies.

he was pretty much television's first indie kid.

what else could i ask for?

"you're a cohen now. welcome to a life of insecurity and paralyzing self-doubt."

the menagerie in my closet

the other day i was thinking about how many animal shirts i have. and then today i decided i would blog about it. i don't have much else to do with my time...

ELK

paint by numbers shirt i got from urban last summer.

FOX

BIRD

i'm pretty sure my bf sydnee got me this one. i wore it when i moved to utah.

PANDA

CAT

in a hat.

FOX

ALLIGATOR

because it's a splitting image of myself

DINOSAUR

i heart eating meat.

FOX

the cover of brand new's daisy album. got it at their concert.

WOLF

possibly my favorite...

DEER

my mom gave it to me for christmas

HEDGEHOG

a gift from keeeisha

in the future, i may have to do an animal accessory post, which will be equally as long, if not longer.

i want you i need you oh baby oh baby

"-see, there's a difference between like and love, because i like my skechers, but i love my prada backpack.

-but i love my skechers.

-that's because you don't have a prada backpack."

10 things i hate about you... one of my favorites, ever!

so many wonderful lines...

and alex mack...

and heath ledger's unforgettable bleacher performance.

and also joseph gordon-levitt... who would have though that sweet little cameron (and tommy from 3rd rock from the sun, and roger from angels in the outfield) would grow up to be tom from my beloved 500 days of summer!

i could dedicate an entire post to this crush of mine, but i won't.

"i hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. i hate the way you drive my car, i hate it when you stare. i hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. i hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme. i hate the way you're always right, i hate it when you lie. i hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. i hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. but mostly i hate the way i don't hate you. not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all."

these days

i don't ever know what day it is anymore. i spent my day under the delusion that it was thursday and that the office would be on tonight. i was disappointed.

i almost died tonight when a car tried to change lanes, right into us. i would have been the first to go, but jake saved me with his defensive driving skills. it was one of those moments when everything was silent. neither of us said anything, screamed, swore, nothing. it was scary. but i'm glad we lived. we went to the hot (luke-warm, rather) tub when we got home.

if i were to get a tattoo, i think i would get something like the above. or beatles lyrics...

i don't like my handwriting lately... does anyone know how one would go about improving her penmanship?

[new items of greatness:]

fionn regan

regina spektor's album, far

discovery (thank you, sweet cami)

nestle tollhouse cookie dough

ps. my tweezers have officially disappeared.

dharma

2 a m.. and i may or may not have just purchased this brilliant LOST tee.

teefury is incredible.

i also may or may not have watched an entire disc of sex and the city tonight.

it's my guiltiest of pleasures.

my old friend, andy

if only everything in life was this easy!

i heart amazon.

given my deep love for movies and books, i have been spending an unreasonable amount of time on amazon. i love that i can find pretty much anything i want there, and at fabulous prices.

items that should be arriving any day now:

at least two of these items i have owned before, but they have been stolen, or borrowed and not returned. so i'm getting them back myself!

.............

speaking of great things at great prices, check out my friend jenny's whimsical headbands! all of her products from 2009 are going to be on sale for $7, but for ten days only! her stuff is adorable!