book.

here is a quick peek into my current reading list!

1. no one belongs here more than you, miranda july - so, i think this one was on my first book list.  it took me a couple tries to really get into it, and now i LOVE it.  i even battled motion-sickness on my roadtrip to finish a couple stories (motion-sickness is my number one enemy, ugh).
2. the picture of dorian gray, oscar wilde - (500) days of summer inspired me to pick this one up, obviously.
3. revolutionary road, richard yates.
4. brave new world, aldous huxley - recommended by one of my BFFs, should be excellent.
   

love, keiko.

p.s.  i started reading #2 poolside in vegas, but i left it out in the sun while in the pool... and the glue melted and the pages started falling out.  this happened to me last summer when i started reading fight club (the only difference is that EVERY page of fight club fell out so it was beyond saving, and this time only 2 pages fell out and i got them back in).

on the topic of words.

today's word is: 

mijo.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?defid=1450588&term=MIJO

kaur.

ps. whilst purusing an art gallery i fell in love with the work of joan miró...

miró would be my mijo. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Miró

on the topic of sharing.

i havent posted a reading list for awhile.

i will share it with you now.

here we go again.

1) how to win friends and influence people - dale carnegie

2) the picture of dorian gray - oscar wilde

3) wolf at the table - augusten burroughs

4) everything is illuminated - jonathan safran foer

5) zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance - robert m. pirsig

6) boy alone - karl taro greenfeld

7) downtown owl - chuck klosterman

8) freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything - steven levitt

9) the fountainhead - ayn rand

10) slaughterhouse-five - kurt vonnegut

kaur.

ps. im currently reading 'how to win friends...' and i just finished 'the alchemist' by paulo coelho and i'd love to re-read '1984' by george orwell before summers end

on the topic of mj.

i have enjoyed this movement for awhile.

i suppose its time to share.

ladies and gentlemen...sleeveface!

http://www.sleeveface.com/

kaur.

on the topic of traumatizing things.

http://elkartel.bigcartel.com/product/down-hill

this shirt is terrifying.

this shirt is also fantastic.

kaur.

on the topic of kevorkian.

warning: this is not for the faint of heart (its rather disturbing)

look up albert fish (aka the boogeyman) on wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_fish

crazy. traumatizing.

kaur.

yess!

i am still on vacation (day two of driving home is about to begin).  i missed the finale week of sytycd, which is sad.  as soon as i get home i am going to surfthechannel.com it.

love, keiko.

p.s.  i am vvveeerrryyy happy that jeanine won! 

true love.

while catching up on some celebrity gossip (i am way behind) i read that michael cera and charlyne yi broke up!!!!  now i can make my move...

oh michael, i love you.

love, keiko.

on the topic of trailers.

i was watching the alice in wonderland trailer.

i realized i didn't know where the 'mad hatter's' name originated

i looked it up via wikipedia.

i found this:

• although the name 'mad hatter' was undoubtedly inspired by the phrase "as mad as a hatter," there is some uncertainty as to the origins of this phrase. as mercury was used in the process of curing felt used in some hats, it was impossible for hatters to avoid inhaling the mercury fumes given off during the hat making process. hatters and mill workers often suffered mercury poisoning as residual mercury vapor caused neurological damage including confused speech and distorted vision. it was not unusual then for hatters to appear disturbed or mentally confused; many died early as a result of mercury poisoning. however, the mad hatter does not exhibit the symptoms of mercury poisoning. principal symptoms of mercury poisoning are "excessive timidity, diffidence, increasing shyness, loss of self-confidence, anxiety, and a desire to remain unobserved and unobtrusive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Hatter

kaur.

ps. im not excited at all to see this movie.

on the topic of things i want to see.

finally!

i found the trailer.

kaur.

on the topic of movies.

i never heard about this movie until yesterday.

i would like to see it!

i have heard that it is really good.

paper heart.

kaur.

ps. michael cera has writing credits on almost all the songs on the soundtrack. how awesome.

on the topic of money.

i just watched the ugly truth.

don't make that mistake.

save time and money.

i didn't pay to see it.

and i don't plan to lose any more time.

i will not write a review.

just know that its not worth it.

you'll thank me.

kaur.

vegas

i love shopping.  i think that i have made some good purchases... for example, a marc jacobs monocle necklace? yes!  that is all.

love, keiko.

on the topic of music.

this michael jackson inspired dance rocked it!

i know its old but i just saw this today.

kaur.

on the topic of travel.

im still on vacay so music listening has been at an all time low.
i just listen to the radio while driving if anything.
therefore im going to list radio-happy songs ive heard a lot of.
they will be listed in no particular order.

1) best i ever had - drake
2) knock you down - keri hilson ft. kanye west
3) good girls go bad - cobra starship ft. leighton meister
4) battlefield - kelly rowland
5) im in miami trick - lmfao

6) sweet dreams - beyonce

7) day n' night (crookers remix) - kid cudi

8) fire burning - sean kingston

9) that's not my name - the ting tings

10) use somebody - kings of leon

once again i apologize, however this is what vacation does to me.
when im back i will be back with major steeze.

kaur.

on the road.

i am currently in idaho falls, on route to las vegas.  i love road trips and road trip music.  i was unprepared for this one, and didn't get a chance to create a good playlist.  anyway, my weekly ten for the week is really just ten songs ive been listening to quite a bit while driving.

1.  fans - kings of leon

2.  all i ever wanted - mase

3.  because we're dead - slow club

4.  arc of time - bright eyes

5.  make light - passion pit

6.  oversleeping - i'm from barcelona

7.  one chance - modest mouse

8.  million miles - mirah

9.  amour du sol - yelle

10.  paper planes (remix) - m.i.a. ft.  rye rye and afrikan boy.

love, keiko.

p.s.  when we drove into idaho falls this evening we saw a group of ten people cruisin' down the sidewalk on segways (segway city tours? wtf?).  i don't think i had ever seen anyone riding a segway in real life before, so seeing ten of them all in a group was amazing.

on the topic of mbf.

lets kick this month of with a mbf kick!

something old then something new.

kaur.

on the topic of love.

this is sweet.

the dancer is my friend jamie marshall.

 

kaur.

L is for the way you look at me.

good news bears.

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/29/f-happiness-harvard-study-vaillant.html

kaur.

animal crackers.

i really enjoyed the towel animals we got everyday on the cruise.

i wanted to know how to make them.

i found this: http://www.wikihow.com/Fold-a-Towel-Elephant

kaur.

ps. that is a photograph i took of the elephant in my room last week.