A Craving For Music

I've always considered music one of my passions but recently, I've noticed that all I want to do is listen to it. These past couple of years I've gotten into going to shows and discovering new bands. It sounds cliché but my life has changed because of it. It has gotten to the point where whenever I meet someone new, the first question I ask them is what their favorite music is. I will admit that I judge the answers I receive. "Oh, I'm into everything really. Except country... ew." or "You know, I really just listen to the stuff they play on the radio." would be considered "incorrect" answers. I want an answer that will intrigue me. Someone who is really specific about their taste in music is intriguing. It tells me that they are just as passionate as I am. Even if our taste in music differs, I appreciate the specificity in hopes that they can introduce me to bands or artists they like. Now that I've gone off on a tangent, back to my craving for music. Liking your favorite bands or artists on Facebook or following them on Twitter is a great way to find out about upcoming tours and show dates for your city. I've noticed a ton of good tours popping up for winter and spring this year and I'm so excited. For example, A Day To Remember is coming back to Washington this Spring. The last time I saw them was March 31st of last year and it was one of the best nights of my life. However, ADTR is not headlining this time but it should still be awesome. The tickets are a little pricey, but it's worth it to see my favorite band again. We Came As Romans is also coming back to WA next month I believe. I really want to go, but I have to start thinking more about the money I spend. That's a totally different blog post, though. Another way I've been filling my craving for music recently is downloading music. With the new SOPA/PIPA bill on the front burner, people are freaking out about file sharing websites being the first ones to get taken down. My music downloader of choice is Mediafire and I know tons of other people use it so it'll probably one of the first to go. I'm looking up bands and downloading their music by album so I'll have all of it just in case. My boyfriend Mike has been introducing me to a lot of bands too which has helped me decide what to download. I've been listening to a lot of The Wonder Years, You Me At Six, Title Fight, Major League, and Of Mice & Men. I have my iTunes on shuffle constantly. Especially these last few days when I've been stuck in the house because of the snow.

Snowpocalypse & Ice Storm 2012

Starting this past weekend, Washington has been getting slammed with snow and ice storms. We had a day off of school for MLK Day and the only school we've had all week was the 4 or so hours on Tuesday because of a two-hour delay. Everyone anticipated no school on Wednesday because the news (like always) had winter weather advisories for basically all of Western Washington. I woke up Wednesday morning to about 4 inches of perfect, powdery snow. It was exciting for a few hours before I realized that I'd be stuck in the house all day.

By 4PM, the Puyallup School District had already canceled school for the next day due to the ice that would probably be covering the snow overnight. I woke up Thursday morning to tons of Facebook posts about people's power going out and trees falling in the middle of streets. Our precious snow storm had turned into an ice storm.



As you can see from the picture, my poor car that sits in the driveway 24/7 turned into a virtual popsicle. There were little icicles all over it and the doors and windows were even frozen shut. This didn't really affect me, though because I'm not allowed to drive in these weather conditions anyway. Not that I particularly want to. That's a recipe for disaster. The trees and bushes were also covered in icicles, making for really cool pictures.

Lip Piercing: Yay or Nay?

Just recently I've been craving a new piercing. For those of you that don't know, I currently have three lobe piercings in each ear and one cartilage piercing on my right ear. I've been going back and forth between different piercings and finally decided on the infamous lip. I was just experimenting one day when I took the ring from my cartilage piercing and put it on my lip (as shown in the picture) but found that I really liked the way it looked on me. Before, I always thought that I wouldn't be able to pull off a facial piercing, but I was proven wrong by myself! Here comes the tricky part; I knew my mom would never take me to get my lip pierced, claiming that I'll "never be able to get a job". So I had to get creative. A while ago this guy added me on facebook out of nowhere. I e-stalked him (as usual) and found that he was an amateur tattoo artist and piercer. Later on when I decided I wanted to get my lip pierced, I sent him a message and he said he would do it for $40. Meanwhile, I was talking to my boyfriend Mike who got his nose done by one of his friends. I sent him the picture above and he really liked it and said he could get the girl who pierced him to pierce me as well. She would do it for $10. The facebook guy never responded to me being interested, so I assumed he didn't want to rip me off anymore and set up a date to get my lip pierced by Mike's friend Natasha. We were supposed to get it done today, but the inches of snow that decided to fall last night and this morning are stopping us from making it happen today. If the snow melts by the time I get off work, I'll get it done but I heard it's only supposed to get worse.
Anyway, this is the story about my new piercing I'm hoping to get done as soon as possible, hope you enjoyed!!

Photography Challenge Day Two: What You Wore Today

I'm going to be honest and say I used my Photo Booth to take today's picture only because I have been putting it off. I'm at work today so I'm wearing my "casual chic" look which includes black pants, a black shirt, a floral scarf, and a leather jacket.

Photography Challenge Day One: Self Portrait

Disclaimer: I feel like many (if not all) of these photos will NOT have an explanation attached to them, but I felt as though one was necessary for this specific day.


Taking a self portrait was definitely more difficult than I thought it would be. You'd think I'd be used to taking pictures of myself by now but in reality, I had no idea what the expectations for this challenge were. I even googled "How to take a self portrait" because I was so lost. Truth is, I find it easier to be behind the camera than in front of it. I never know what I should do with my face, my hands, my body, etc. I just find it super awkward. Google results for "How to take a self portrait" included being creative and making sure that the photo displayed the person you are. The photo I chose to upload as day one of this photography challenge was taken by mistake. I was messing with the self timer settings right before I got in position to take the picture, and when I pressed the shutter button I realized that I forgot to set the timer back up. I think this photo displays who I really am because I was caught off guard by the premature snap of the camera, which also happens much too often.

Christmakkuh Haul

It usually comes as a shock when I tell people that I celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. I've always spent Christmas with my dad's side of the family, and Hanukkah with my mom's.
With that said, not only do I receive presents on December 25th, but also for eight days in the middle of the holiday season.
The photo to the left displays only a few of the things I received from both holidays because quite honestly, I didn't have enough room on my desk.
This post is supposed to act as a filler until I come up with something real to talk about, but I figured that some people would enjoy seeing what I got for Christmakkuh.

30 Day Photography Challenge

Because one of my New Years Resolutions includes doing bigger and better things with my photography, I decided to try out this 30 day challenge I found on Pinterest. Not skipping days is really important because that's part of the challenge. I want to challenge myself to try new things with my camera, and a few of these could test that. I haven't decided if I'm going to edit these photos yet. It makes sense not to, because it's MY photography, not the computer's, but I really love to edit too. I'll probably be posting these here, so stay "tuned"!