Happy colorful Monday!

Hope your week starts like mine...with a huge smile and some color left in my hair or on my nails or arms. Yes, I take showers thankyouverymuch but all the scrubbing and hoping that color gets off my body won't help...I'm cursed and still walk around with a pink-ish stained neck and all. I like it though.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen...I was one of a thousand other crazy fun color lovers early Sunday morning in Irvine. The Color Run was definitely worth it, and definitely tons of fun. I would do it again in a second! So if you can, have time, and live near a city that will host this year's Color Run...don't think twice about it and sign up. You don't even have to run. We walked most of the part, enjoyed watching people go crazy, took pictures, and ran through the color splash stations...and of course, ended up looking like a rainbow!

It's a lot of fun.
It's a lot of color.
And it's really hard to find people if you don't have your cellphone with you.
So didn't want it to become purple, or pink, or blue.
It's absolutely worth it!

Got the bib, color powder, and headband early on Thursday...was already excited...and then...

 ...Sunday came along!

Getting ready...all clean and clear.
You may know Leeann from Join the Gossip, and Meg from Henning Love, as well as Marjan from LocalLiving in Orange County.

And then we just got colored....

Excuse the bad quality pictures...we stored away our good phone/digital cameras and went old school.
One-time-use disposable camera...where you have to scroll first before you take a picture and click so the flash would load. Flashbacks of times back in 2000 and 2002 were definitely rolling in.

Oh yes!!!
And if they do it again next year, you can bet all you want...if I'm around and can go I certainly will!
You should too!

Have a great day.

Friday!!! All kinds of randomness...

Without the help of two of my best friends Sierra and Amanda (sadly she has no blog), my blog would have suffered. Thank you two for helping me out. I love spontaneous e-mails asking me to "kidnap" the blog...and as you can see I usually say yes. :)
I believe Amanda will be back next week with some more insight on life...and really I can't wait to read her post again...even with complete lack of regard for capitalization. ;)

Change of topic...

...remember my post about how I have to live with my choices and work through sacrifices and all? Well, yes I do. On a daily basis. And that problem I had back then is now solved. Not entirely, but it turned out with a positive sticky note attached to it. We are adults, and adults can and should handle things civil. And I believe, heck, I know, we both did. My friend understands now and I'm happy that she does, but I'm still healing. That's all I wanted to say about that topic.

But, hey, this post would be super boring if I just talked about friends, and a tiny crisis, and the sunny weather we've been having in California. :) Thank you.

First of all...I've been busy studying my butt off...literally.
I love learning new things and like a sponge sucking it all up, but sometimes I just can't anymore. That's the time I get irritated easily and could technically explode any second!! So, finding me smiling in a picture is a rare thing, and if you do "you're welcome!".
So yeah, don't piss me off...haha! Just saying! :)

Second, I'm gonna try and have some fun this Sunday (since I'm studying all the time, I have to take one day off, no?!). Because, well, some of my blog buddies and I are going to have so much fun. It's a girls' day out so to speak! Am I ready?! I guess so...

We girls will have a blast!!!

And probably I won't be looking proper that day....no real need to dress up and put pretty make-up on! Ha!

And well, I just can't believe it's already Friday, let alone April 20th...where the heck has time gone? In a month I'm already packing, getting ready and what not...I'll miss summer in Los Angeles..but I'll have a blast in Europe. And I know, I have to squeeze at least three of my blog buddies into my suitcase! Crazy.

But until I'm leaving...I'll try to meet up with some friends, attend birthday parties (yay!!) and have a fabulous time because really, life's too precious, and too short sometimes. We all know that.

And just so you all know how I look like....not smiling whatsoever! I know I suck!

 top: J.Crew / jeans: gap / 

shoes: nine west (similar) / necklace (gift): kaitlyn

Have a fantastic Friday and a great weekend!

BLUE LIKE JAZZ

hey everyone! it's amanda again. you know... from yesterday! i just realized i never told you my name, sorry about that! i live on the east coast but, i'm a southern girl who's been displaced! and i'm so glad to have some more time with you guys. maybe i'm able to give Selma some time to study and get caught up on boring school work. haha!

i want to talk to you about another movie i've seen recently. it's called BLUE LIKE JAZZ and here's the trailer:



this movie is funny, poignant, interesting, sincere, thought provoking, and simply brilliant, if you ask me. this is an adaptation of the book Blue Like Jazz and i was lucky enough to meet and hang out with Donald Miller, the author, and Steve Taylor, the director. they are both amazing men and they are very passionate about this subject.

this movie is about a guy who goes to college and wants nothing to do with God, the church, or religion. similar to October Baby (see yesterday's post) he's attempting to find out who he is and what he's about. it is a Christian movie, but in the words of Steve Taylor, "it is not a family movie. who ever said that Christian movies have to be family friendly?"

i would strongly encourage you to see this movie if you are curious about who God is and what he's REALLY about; if you grew up in the church, and want nothing to do with it now; or if you are a Christian and want to laugh a lot and have your faith renewed!

since it's an independent film, it's not showing everywhere, but here's the website you can check out to see where it is playing and to buy tickets: http://www.bluelikejazzthemovie.com/

let me know what you think!! see you at the theaters!

next time i promise not to post about movies! well...maybe...

October Baby

hey guys!

i'm totally new to this blogging thing, but Selma was nice enough to allow me to try things out here. also, i hope you'll ignore my complete lack of regard for capitalization. after 5 years of art school, those kinds of things flew completely out the window!

i wanted to steal her blog for a minute to let you guys know about an amazing movie that's out RIGHT NOW! it's called October Baby. it's an amazing story about a girl who is a freshman in college finding out that she is an abortion survivor. as in, her birth mother attempted to abort her and it didn't work! i didn't even know that COULD happen, but it actually happens more than one would think.

so, this movie is about her journey to find out who she is and who her birth family is. it's a beautiful story of self-discovery. it's about a family's struggle to deal with half-truths that have been told to accomadate this and the healing that happens when someone decides to forgive.



the acting is pretty good for an independent film and you'll see some familiar faces. the soundtrack is also pretty great! the message isn't in-your-face, nor is it super-conservative, or pushing an agenda. it's really just a story, about a girl, learning about who she is, and who she wants to be.

i'm including some links, one to the website for the movie and resources available: http://www.octoberbabymovie.net/

the producers of October Baby have assigned 10% of the profits of the movie to the Every Life is Beautiful Fund, which will distribute funds to frontline organizations helping women facing crisis pregnancies, life-affirming adoption agencies, and those caring for orphans. here is their website: http://www.everylifeisbeautiful.com/

this movie may not be in theaters past THIS THURSDAY so go see it THIS WEEK! you have 3 more days!!

thanks so much for letting me hang out with you! it's been fun! let me know if you're able to see the movie and what you think!

Man Candy Monday Again!

I have been slacking off a little with my Man Candy Monday posts...but that doesn't mean I haven't gone to Leeann's page and looked at all the hot men...hehe! And today, again I'm linking up with Join the Gossip!

My Man Candy today is someone I almost forgot about.
But obviously I didn't fully forget about him...and voila...here I am presenting you this man...sigh!

Those eyes...

all pictures via pinterest

Wentworth Miller!
My birthday twin...just a few years older than I am. :)

If you don't know him...watch Prison Break! Just saying!

Don't forget to link up with Leeann or looks at more hot Man Candy.

Happy Monday!!!!