Simplicity

I saw three geese, two crows, and a mallard huddled in a group. I thought, "Why can't this be humanity?"
We're too complex.

Roadtrip

America's Forgotten City

Detroit train station

a Detroit school

Toledo,Ohio & Ann Arbor, Michigan

Roadtrip; U of M Bible Exhibit; Art Museum; Annie

"We picked the wrong school for mating purposes."

if you want to feel alive then learn to love your ground...

Don't test the ones you love

It'll only tear us down

winter sunrise

December 2010
Richmond, VA

Life passes most people by while they're making grand plans for it

I don't know where I'm going with my life, but I hope it's somewhere beautiful.

The worst decisions I've ever made have taught me to appreciate life and find more beauty in simplicity than any polished thing ever could.
Just live...
It's all beautiful.

Dear Gwynn's Island,

In all of your serenity, you never fail to kiss me goodnight with anything less than an aesthetically pleasing midnight sky. As you hang the moon over the bay... you're beautiful.

Sincerely,
me

home

Goodbye Wisconsin,
Thank you for sharing your plethora of corn and cows. You were a great escape from southern humidity.


Hello Richmond,
It's great to be back in your embrace. I've missed you.

i need a bigger city.

I want to see the Grand Canyon and ride across the country camping out every night under the desert stars.
Richmond is too intimate. My spirit needs to roam free.

Let's get real...

I love the rain. I'd rather watch movies at home than in a theater.I'm not a huge fan of going out to eat. I'd rather just chill than go on some romantic escapade. I don't like it when people buy me things. I love The Rolling Stones. I'm stubborn and I'll most likely choose to learn from my own mistakes than to listen to others' advice. I love being outside. I've grown up a lot. I love football! I'm indecisive. I live for simplicity and memories. I love my friends and family more than they'll ever know. I'm a dreamer. I can be rebellious and spontaneous, yet shy and reserved. I'm in no rush to settle down. I love learning useless information. I want to go to Africa and bike across the U.S.A. I can be way too sarcastic. I'm easy to please and I'm content with my life most of the time. I suck at lying. I come to my own blog to listen to Mmm Bop. You'll never fully understand me. maybe I'll never be 'that' girl...but I think I'm ok with that...

immortal

I like to look at things as simple and complex as the white clouds laying against the blue sky and take in the splendour and beauty as much as I possibly can as if I won't live to see tomorrow while living like I'll never grow old, never die.

Em-Butt

My sister is sailing to Connecticut, here are some pics/updates: "We all have blistered hands and tired bodies but everyone just kind of works through it because we are all still having fun. No one has gotten sea sick yet (knock on wood) so the Schooner Virginia is in high spirits sailing her way to New London."
Emily Stevenson - [12:01 July 1, 2008]

Check out their blog for daily updates: http://www.schoonervirginia.org/blog
Miss ya sis, can't wait til you get home!

sunglasses&chapstick

I've got my hair down and classic rock turned up

gripping curves of country roads

with the a/c off and windows open

southern heat is rushing against my fingers

steadily carrying strands across my face.

cornfields are beside me

cloudless skys are above me

I'm dipped in summer,

immersed in life.

this is for myself

for days when I feel like I'm invisible and vulnerable:
"I think i should share something with you! and im trying to not be weird or gushy or strange at all..but i always am and i can never get out of that but i thought i should tell you that i think you're maybe the strongest girl i've ever met in my entire life!and i admire you. i dont exactly get the pleasure to talk to you everyday..but i hear things..and i read things..and i remember things...and you've come a long way. the road to getting where you want to be isnt always the easiest. and there can be setbacks. but you seem so determined and motivated to get there... maybe its been a while since you've had dreams or goals..or maybe it hasnt..but you want them..and you kno what is takes to achieve them. thats what i see. and you actually motivate me.. and i thought i was already motivated! trust me...i've been through it..maybe not as much..but i've had my moments..and im doin everything i can to enjoy my life..because i honestly dont kno how long i can last myself. and its interesting to see someone go through the same thing..but in your case i think you've had it rougher. im pretty sure the majority of girls havent gone through the things you have. im sure they havent had the same thoughts or any of that. but you're still here. and you're still "truckin." I cant help but be motivated. And i couldnt help but express my feelings on how strong I think you are."
-T.P.