photo by José De Almeida
I heard this song last week on All Songs Considered, my favorite source for new music. I’m generally offended by loud, sudden noises so it came as a real surprise how much I really dig this song. It makes me wish I was dressed as Thelma or Louise speeding down a dusty road (perhaps like the one above, shot in Portugal. I’d love to go there someday). Anyway, the song gets real loud and irritating; you’ve been warned.
Hey there party people! We hope you enjoyed your weekend! Here are this week’s pics:
Farrell – Los Angeles, CA
Roadtrip from Denver to Taos
The view from the backyard
Got to spend some quality time with this Julie Bean
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Lauren – New York, NY
Live music in a kombucha warehouse
Spring showers and flowers!
Sunday downpour
I’m completely infatuated with these aerial photos taken over Botswana but Zack Seckler. Aren’t they seriously amazing?!
I would never think of myself as a scenic lover – but it seems my photographs would lead to think otherwise. I have always been into the view.
Google family hangout
I’ve been feeling a little homesick lately. When I told Al that I was feeling homesick, he asked, “For Cleveland?” And I thought, I don’t even really know what I mean. Then I thought of this post about the concept of home that I wrote a while back. It was a good reminder.
Then, as I was looking back on older posts, I found some other good ones like this one on spring cleaning that I posted 2 years ago today.
At home yoga in front of heater
F: Did you receive the Valley Cruise Press zine? Show me a picture of your favorite page.
L: Our little brother recently started Valley Cruise Press with a friend of all of ours. I just received my copy of the latest zine, Flower Arrangements vol. 1, which is all of Teddy’s art work. It is gorgeous! I really love the outside and inside cover as well as this page:
F: Does it feel like Spring yet there? Have you done anything Spring related?
L: We had one day that felt like Spring but then it went back down to the 30s. I don’t think I have done anything Spring related. Perhaps I’ll go to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens when it gets warmer; I haven’t been in a few years.
F: I know I always ask this, but what are you reading lately?
L: I’m in a real reading slump. It feels like when you know you should get back to working out and still don’t do it. I need that one book to get me back into the swing.
F: What is one thing that you have continued to do since completing the Clean Cleanse?
L: Hmmm…mostly I’d say I continue to think about the cleanse. I feel much more aware of how it feels to really healthy in my own body. Actively maintaining that feeling is a whole other topic.
F: Do you have a favorite picture of me and you?
L: I have lots of pictures of us that I really like but here’s an old one that I think is so sweet.
Welp, my last day of the 21-day Clean Gut program was this past Friday. The challenge of it took me by surprise. I thought it would be a piece of cake. In some ways it was, and in unexpected ways, it wasn’t.
I learned some things about myself: I stick to the rules too much. I tend to not eat enough. I am the worst when I am tired. I kind of need caffeine to feel like “myself”(scary thought).
All in all, I felt pretty low energy. I should mention that I was taking additional supplements for gut repair, so it made things more intense. The last week of the program I added in bananas and sweet potatoes. It really was a game changer.
I went into the program thinking that I might get some insight into the cause of my monthly headaches, but no dice. On to the next trick.
As always, I will keep you posted 🙂
(image via here)
I was at a yoga class last week and the teacher made a comment about this spring coming on “with a vengeance.” Today’s temperature doesn’t quite match the statement, but I’ll take it anyway! C’mon springtime; show us whatcha got! In the meantime, I grant unto you, a playlist:
This weekend has been filled with leisure, challenges (physical), good food and some light reading. How was yours? Here are this week’s pictures:
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Farrell – Los Angeles, New York
This young buck got his first haircut in a year (Just a trim).
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On the hunt for a mirror for our new apartment!
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I just can’t wrap my head around this strawberry situation
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Lauren – New York, New York
I had a really nice brunch on Saturday with some friends in Long Island City, Queens. Afterwards, because I was so close, I thought I’d walk over to MoMA’s PS1. Here’s a little glimpse of the shows that were up there.
I know this is probably a funny thing to post on a blog, however, lately I have been stressed about communicating through technology. During the week, I feel like I am constantly on screens. There are times when I have at least 15 people I have been texting with throughout the day. I am delighted to be connected to all of the people I love, though these conversations do not fulfill me nearly as much as real human interaction.
I am certainly guilty of avoiding real conversation and using a text or chat when, in reality, the person deserves at least a phone call from me. We all do. We communicate more and more with each other, but in the end it makes you feel really lonely.
As I have said before, the weekends have been a test for me to take a break from all of my screens and live in real life. So far my research has shown that it is nearly impossible for me to do.
Have you listened to Beck’s new album, Morning Phase? If not, it’s really good and I’d recommend you go ahead and give it a full listen. This song, “Blue Moon,” seems to be the one that’s getting most heavily promoted off the bat. Perhaps it is because of the universality of its opening lyric, “I’m so tired of being alone.” Perhaps not. Either way, you can’t really deny the power of belting out those words. Hell, Al Green’s masterpiece by that title never ceases to provide the sounds for a good ol’ self-pity session while simultaneously putting a little pep in your step. Of course there is a difference between being alone and being lonely. Many, many wonderful things can arise out of the time one spends alone. So for those of you thinking to yourself, man, what I wouldn’t do for a little alone time, I wish you some personal space. And for those of you whose alone-ness is creeping towards lonely, I wish you peace, patience and a proactive spirit. As they say, we’re all in this together!
Yep, it’s been 1 year since I moved to Los Angeles.
There is no way I could have imagined where my life would go once Albert and I made this move.
I found a job I love with people who I truly care about and I get to spend my weekends in the sunshine.
Since the move, I have gotten into hiking, beach volleyball, being gluten free (!), talking about the traffic, surrounded myself with healthy people, watching SO many movies – the list goes on.
There ARE times, usually right before bed, when I feel an emptiness inside me that reminds me that I am not closer to my family and my home.
I am not sure the sunshine could ever outweigh what I have on the other side of the country.
I will say that I am really happy I did something that I was scared to do. It has taken me to places I never thought I would go.
And of course, I would have never been able to do it with out him:
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