Some things you can't explain away

Two more Flickr pages I have been loving recently...the first set is from the girl who tamed the tiger. I love her polaroids and photos of polaroids. Her use of gentle lighting is so sensual and her subjects fascinate me.







The other user is Alison Scarpulla. I love her powerful photographs, they are a bit sad and each seems to evoke loneliness in its own way.





I also got tagged by Icon, so here it is. [The Rules: Answer the following questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention and add one more question of your own.] If you're reading this and would like to fill it out, consider yourself tagged!


What is your current obsession? I have been a little obsessed with fmylife.com lately...it's sort of an addiction. If you haven't checked it out, you really should.


What are you wearing now? I'm wearing a pair of brown linen shorts and a dark green flowy top.

What is on your desk? A lamp, my record player, 2 dictionaries, a thesaurus, a couple pages of sheet music, my SAT review book, and a lot of messy papers that probably don't belong there.


What would you like to learn to do? Speak French.


Name a song you are currently obsessing over: I wouldn't say obsessing, but the Clash's "Train in Vain" has been stuck in my head since London Calling has been playing in my car for a few weeks straight. But I'm not complaining, I love that song.

What was the last thing you bought? Ice cream, to celebrate finishing the SAT.

What one item are you currently wanting? A tie die maxi dress from Forever 21.


What languages can you speak? English and Spanish, to some extent.


What is the last book you have read? The last book I have finished is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. But right now I'm reading The DaVinci Code.


What do you want to be when you grow up? I really don't know anymore. I used to know, but it's so hard to decide. I know when I go to college next year I want to minor in music, and probably major in international affairs, anthropology or journalism.

What are your favourite websites? Fmylife.com, as I previously mentioned, countless fashion, photography and art blogs, Facebook, and Flickr.


If you were to pick up a pen right now, what would be the first thing you'd write? Probably a list of the books I need to order from the library to read this summer.


If you you could be anywhere in the world at any point in time, where would you be? Right now I want to be somewhere very warm and sunny, because it's not here now and that bothers me.

If you could be an animal, what would you be? Definitely a bird. I would love to be able to fly and see everything.


What are you looking forward to in the near future? College. I know it's a year away and it's really stressful preparing for it, but I'm very excited to leave home and have new experiences.

Happy spring!

I've been tagged by the super-sweet Emily, so here it goes!


The rules are:
1. Respond and rework: answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.
2. Tag other un-tagged people.

What is your current obsession?
Buddy Holly's music - I've been listening to it constantly over the past few days.

What are you wearing today?
skinny jeans, a Cake concert tee, and a feather necklace.

Do you nap a lot?
Not usually, I don't have the time, and I normally get a solid eight hours a night so I rarely need to.

Why is today special?
It's the first day of spring!




What would you like to learn to do?
Play every musical instrument that exists...but if I had to pick just one, I would pick the bagpipes.

What's for dinner today?
Moroccan couscous soup

What's the last thing you bought?
My prom dress! Yay.

What are you listening to right now?
Beck's cover of Bob Dylan's "Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat"

What is your favorite weather?
Warm-ish, clear and sunny.

What is on your bedside table?
My iHome, a book of Jane Austen's novels, a set of The Office DVD's, and a framed photo of my brother and I on my first day of kindergarten.

What's your style?
Pretty and feminine, but it changes often and some days I'll wear lots of black and menswear-inspired pieces, it depends on my mood.

What is your most challenging goal right now?
Finishing my junior year! With all the tough courses I'm taking and the SAT coming up soon, I have a lot to do before June and I can't wait till it's over.

Say something about the person who tagged you:
Emily is one of the sweetest bloggers there is. You can always tell that she puts a lot of thought into her posts, and her comments are always genuine. She is one of my favorite bloggers!

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
Either Montreal or New York City.

Favorite vacation spot?
the Adirondacks




Name the things you cannot live without:
My family, friends, books, musical instruments, my voice, and my independence.

What is the last movie you watched?
Office Space. One of my favorites!

What person would you like to have in your hands right now?
My grandmother. She passed away when I was about nine, but we were so similar and I would like to be able to talk to her at this point in my life.

What would you like to get rid of?
My self-doubt and negative thoughts.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
An amusement park on the west coast. I love ferris wheels!





Which language do you want to learn?
If I had to pick just one, it would probably be French.

Which countries have you visited?
Only Canada and Jamaica, but I would really love to go to Spain someday.

What are some of the things you like about where you live?
I like the quietness, and all the pretty farms in the area.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Content.

What is your favorite quality about yourself?
I'm curious. I always want to learn more and it drives me to discover new things.


Now I tag Icon, Kelsea,The Yellow Elephant, and Amelia.

sunday.

I've been tagged by Emily to do the 4 Things tag.

Rules:

1. Go to the 4th folder in your computer where you store your pictures.
2. Pick the 4th picture in that folder.
3. Explain the picture.
4. Tag 4 people to do the same!





I took this photo in Little Italy in New York City, one night in November of 2008. I was in the city with my friend and it had been raining all day. We had a fabulous dinner in Little Italy, and afterward it had stopped raining so we just walked around. I love the view down this street of the lights and decorations. You can click on the photo to enlarge it and get more of the detail.

I tag Michelle, Ana, The Clothes Horse, and Icon!