How Do You Like Your Bar?

"Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." -Winston Churchill

Beautiful words from a beautiful man. The one thing that I do not want to forget come daylight is the pure power and bliss of open bars. Let's begin by getting a dictionary definition of both words in this lovely context. Open means accessible and without restrictions as to who may participate. Bar means a counter or place where beverages, esp. liquors, or light meals are served to customers. Two words that are pretty boring by themselves, right? But when you put these two together a sense of beauty, truth, and empowerment seems to occur. It's like finally putting the spices on Indian food or taking out all of the calories in ice cream. It is a whole new frontier that is "open" for pioneering.
Well, I do not want to sound like a complete alcoholic, because I am not aware that I am. I might drink but if I do I appreciate it. (Like the illusion there?) Story time...last Friday was my stepbrother's wedding and I had an amazing time with friends and family. It was so much fun. There was an open bar for an hour. It really made me see the power that it had. Really it is like a Harry Potter black magic kind of power. I swear it opened at 7pm and there was a line 5 minutes before. It really brought people together. I don't even know how but some people even got 5 drinks out of that hour. I have a theory that open bars could stop wars. How could you fight with a free drink in your hand. And isn't that the great thing about turning 21? Free drinks all night. I'm just saying that we owe appreciation where appreciation is due. Maybe that is to some men name Jack Daniels and Jose Cuervo, but so be it then. We cannot deny that alcohol (in the right amounts) really brings people together. Someone can even "remind you of your ex-wife". My idea is when the slurring starts the loving comes along with it. My prescription would be shake it, stir it, pour it, or make it dirty but just don't forget to give a round of applause for the round with your friends. Since I mentioned Harry Potter and it relates, I thought that I would throw this picture in for your enjoyment.

Lazy Monday.

“You can't teach people to be lazy - either they have it, or they don't.” -Anonymous

I never want to forget the pure bliss of a one of a kind lazy day. Lazy as in the couch is going to have imprints from my butt when I get up for the following month. Lazy as in I don't even have energy to change the channel. Pure laziness in it's purest form. I remember sick days in high school. How amazing were those? Mine consisted of a constant 12 hours nap drifting in and out of Spongebob Squarepants. It doesn't get any better than that. The best lazy days and when it is dark and gloomy outside, like today was. Then it is justified that you would be frolicking in the sunshine if mother nature wasn't a witch and ruined your exercise. So therefore settling for the mistress love of the big lumpy enveloping couch. I'm melting even as I am writing this. And what accompanies a good lazy day you might ask....Well let me enlighten you a mix of a hint of TLC with MTV. Real life to the maximum. When your couch potato phase ends then you are enlightened and a better citizen of the world. My prescription is to have a lazy day every now and then. It does the body good.
Even Andy Sambery is in on the Lazy Sunday or any day phenomena. I advise you join the cause...all of the kids are doing it.

Oh My GaGa!

"And now, I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time.
"— Lady Gaga


Lady GaGa,the Lady, GaGs, Hermie (we know it's possibly true), Holy Gaga!...all of these names describe one phenomena. LADY GAGA or as the name her mother gave her Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. For only being like 3 years older than me (March 28, 1986) the GaGs has so much live experience. Role model possibly? She knows how to work everyone. She is so unique and different but doesn't care...therefore, people like you and me are absolutely ADDICTED to she what she is going to do next. I am proud to be a puppet in the GaGa circus. Is that ok to say? A world without GaGa is a world I wouldn't want to live in. In my own perspective she is the love child of Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, and probably a line or two of cocaine. Always a good combination. She has reinvented the world of fashion and weirdness. AND I LOVE IT!



Just when we finally get a little over it,start to loose interest and begin to write her off as another pop star with no talent. She pulls this Paparazzi Live. O wait that IS what talent looks like.
So to sum it all up, Lady GaGa us amazing while we are all underneath her crazy stiletto boots. But I know I'm willing to accept it, and take my place in the Gucci chain of life. What I think we all should not forget come daylight is the power of GaGa. I know that I take my place in the Gucci chain of life.

A Little Spice in Your Life

In 1997, my childhood began, because in 1994 the Spice Girls were created in the image of angels. I was only 8 at this time but I did my best to buy huge platform shoes and tube tops which looking back probably was not the best idea since I might have been a little chunk. But back then I was amazing...I would even throw in the horrible bad British accent which I am still perfecting to this day. It's a life goal. These girls changed my life and need some sort of award. According to my wiki sources the demand for their first two albums was unprecedented, making them the most successful British band since the Beatles...THE BEATLES!

Why are you talking about the Spice Girls...didn't they all get pregnant or fat, you might be asking. My answer would be HULU. We all know that Hulu is a college kids road to actual civilization and utter sanity. This letter gem from heaven brought me a blast from the past in movie form. SPICE WORLD. That is definitely a world that I want to live in. We came across it last night on Hulu in a search for a movie to watch, and on the second page under most popular movies there it was in all of it's girl power glory. SPICE WORLD!

First of all I appreciated all of the little dirty comments that probably subconsiously soaked into my brain as a tween. Secondly, aliens? I definitely forgot about that part. But I'm not going to judge, in SPICE WORLD anything is possible. Third, Ginger Spice (my personal favorite) was kinda the slu of the group. This possibly might make sense now...But I never realized how much of a feminist she was. Constantly through the movie she said "Girl power...equality of the sexes". At a younger age I was like girl power yah! (but had no idea) But now I'm all about it. Thanks Geri for being such an inspiration.




That is pretty much a tank top and panties. I never realized what a scandal this was at a younger age. I just embraced, copied, and adored her fashion sense. PS. REALLY POSH?

What I NEVER want to forget is the power of GIRL POWER.
As Ginger so delicately puts it "Strength and courage and a Wonderbra!"

Fun in the Sun

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. ~Aaron Rose



What I don't want to forget come daylight is the power of that bright thing we're circling...how do you say?...the sun! Why do so many of us take this wonder for granted until summer time. I was so exhausted today and just feeling so lethargic but after sprawling out on a chair in the sun I feel amazing! And loaded up on some vitamin d! Who could ask for more. Ya, there's downsides to the sun like skin cancer or looking the Snookie, but there are upsides...you look good and your bones can take in their calcium. That's pure health to me. I know that too much sun can be bad (see photo above) and sometimes people turn unnatural colors, but maybe it is just their true aura showing and glowing into their souls, you judgmental people. What if Snooki is actually very spirtually aware and like the Gandhi of our generation? Wow. I could barely even type that...that was hard. I just think we, me included, should be a little less judmental unless you look like an oompa loompa who got in a fight with a penny and a electric plug..and guess who won. My prescription is sun it up, down, in, out, and all around.


Words to remember:
Sun is friend, not food.

Rest-less or More?

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do
and not doing it. - Mary Wilson Little


What I want to remember before daylight (...so clever, I know) is the importance of resting. Too often I definitely take the amazingness of resting for granted. I am not the typical "8 hour" person. I sleep in comas, because now I have classified anything over ten hours as a coma. It's medical..break out those med books. Lately though I have been neglecting myself, because of the satan of all terms summer school. Who invented school in the summer? The devil, yes that's who. My mind is thinking "it's summer,let's play" but my body is saying "stupid, get some sleep you woke up at 6:30 and guess what you have to do it again tomorrow". Obviously I listen to the first one and a tour de frazia, a juicebox of class, later I'm falling asleep in philosophy. Ashley wants to tour de frazia. Tour de frazia is fun. Therefore, Ashley wants to have fun.

Well...in conclusion I think we all need to just rest. It's a great thing. I'm not saying don't have fun. Please tour de frazia whenever possible with a good balance of r&r.



Learn from this innocent child

First and hopefully not the last.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. ~e.e. cummings



I've really wanted to start doing this for a while. I wanted to really get into blogging when I began my adventures in San Francisco but that was short lived. Long nights and lots of words are not a good combo. Today I want to remember how laughing is a great joy. I watched SNL today and Betty White is actually ancient but she made me laugh, and most of all she knows how to laugh at herself. I think I forget to remember that most times all I need to do is laugh. Me and Ilian have this little thing were when we know we're in trouble we try so hard to make the other person laugh. Even if it temporarily works it gets you off the hook for a little bit. I'm not going to lie sometimes I just want to beat him but it's a chance he learned to take. I feel that like is part of what love really is..seeing your faults and laughing about them. We really can't take ourselves too seriously. The whole eat,laugh,love,live might sound a little cliche and like it belongs on a Facebook bumper sticker (I probably sent it around freshman year), but it is a good motto. When did we start being so ashamed of ourselves? The biggest invention of shame is Spanx. Girls, you know what I am talking about. I'm confess I own a pair. At first I thought they were a miracle from heaven, and now they are a curse from Satan himself. Who invented spandex that sucks in every part of your body. I tried to convince myself it was comfortable but really? "It makes you loose ten pounds instantly!"..so do liposuction and laxatives that's not too good of a route. I know for me I need to feel more comfortable in my own skin. The first step to that is not taking myself too seriously. Plus if I laugh enough I burn calories and don't even need the Spanx. WIN-WIN. Thing thing
I don't want to forget: Laugh constantly.