i'm obsessed with donuts + a poll

i would like to give a huge shout out to maddy for giving us this big box of free donuts on saturday morning. you absolutely made my week, you have no idea.

which brings me to this question:

donuts or cupcakes?

which do you pick?

i'd really like to know where everyone stands.

i think you all know where i stand...

my instagram history speaks for itself.

are you a donut person or cupcake person?

oh, wes

take a few minutes and watch 10 commercials he directed.

the american express one is my favorite.

genius. i want to be him.

good things

mini pancakes.

redbox.

naps.

paycheck.

snl.

new glasses.

blue otter pops.

missionary emails.

june nights.

ukulele.

those things made me smile recently.

have a good week everyone. monday is over.

if ryan gosling was a sandwich, he would probably be like this.

hello, which wich.

if you were a person, and not a restaurant, i would marry you.

i just want to eat all the sandwiches in the whole world. really.

favorites today

article of clothing: grey shirt

song: england by the national

nail color: go overboard by essie

boy: daniel

language: french

author: roald dahl

candy: almond joys

beatle: george

girl's name: emma

boy's name: will

ocean: atlantic

flavor: lemon

hp character: luna

animal: lion

country: iceland

color: yellow

friend: chandler

funny thing: edgar allan bro

here are my favorites from a day in january 2011.

some changed. some didn't.

le ballon rouge

If you haven't seen it, watch it. It's my favorite short film ever.

my favorite author

be who you are and say what you feel

because those who mind don't matter

and those who matter don't mind.

- the seuss

it might just be my favorite thing about vegas.

that ceiling full of huge glass-blown flowers.

i could look at it all day long.

the king's speech

i fell in love with this movie.

it was so good. and so so so well done.

everything was so pretty. the scenery, the sets, the costumes.

helena bonham carter, colin firth, and geoffrey rush were all phenomenal.

and it was actually funnier than i thought it would be. it was really witty humor.

this time period is so amazing to me.

ah, i loved it.

and alexandre desplat is becoming one of my favorite score composers.

movie stills via imdb

ps - all my posts are double spacing themselves. i can't fix it. hm.

i love them. forever and always.

the killers.

they say the nile used to run from east to west.

via last fm

golden years

It's Viernes, but I don't have a video to post today.

Cameron and I have been working on a skiing highlight video of some guys from our school all week, and it isn't quite done yet.

It's going to be so "tight, chill, sick" though.

It might be done by next week.

A Knight's Tale.

Quite possibly my favorite movie. I have seen it enough times to have it completely memorized. Great story, great acting, great cinematography, great music. It's a winner, for real. By the time it's over, your heart is just exploding with emotion.

Here's my favorite scene.

Watch it. It'll make you so happy.

And have I mentioned that Golden Years by David Bowie is one of my all time favorite songs? It's because of this scene.

Love you, Heath.

The movie trailer is here, if you're interested.

Best movie.

favorites today

article of clothing: sweat pants

song: your surrender by neon trees

nail color: deliciously dark

boy: nick jonas

language: french

author: dr. seuss

candy: rolos

beatle: george

girl's name: emma

boy's name: will

ocean: atlantic

flavor: lemon

hp character: luna

animal: butterfly

country: switzerland

color: green

friend: chandler

funny thing:

print via you are my fave

favorite things today

Christmas lights everywhere! I actually keep them up in my room all year.

realsimple

This picture. Julie Andrews is my favorite, and everyone loves Audrey.

And the new Pirates trailer! I had a huge grin on my face while I watched it.

quilting bee

Remember how I am in love with quilts?

Also, how I'm sort of obsessed with maps?

So apparently, they make these quilts now with city maps stitched on them.

Whaat? I know.

These have just shot to the #1 spot on my wish list.

I'm excited about these.

*Something I've realized this week (as I've been watching a lot of Next Iron Chef on Food Network):

I'm much better at sewing than I am at cooking.

I enjoy sewing much more than cooking too.

Maybe because you don't eat your project when you're done.

You get to enjoy it and use it and cherish it for.e.ver.

Aaaand, sewing projects don't boil over/burn/set up if you take your time making them...

twinkle lights

are the greatest thing ever.

song of the day today - mushaboom by feist.

kind of a twinkle-light-esque song.

via oncewed

i should be a geography major.

I love maps and globes.

I. Love. Them.

I can look at them for hours and never get bored.

And they make for some rad accessories.

You know what I want?

One of these scratch maps. You scratch off places you've been. Ahh, so cool.

When I have a house of my own, there will be maps upon every wall and a globe on every shelf.

via craft-d and a cup of jo

reasons to love fall

cardigans.

peaches.

drinking soup out of a mug.

fingerless gloves.

harry potter 7 comes out.

lisa mitchell.

pumpkins.

chilly mornings.

shakespeare fall season.

plaid flannel shirts.

halloween.

apples.

boots.

thanksgiving break.

looking at the leaves changing on the mountains.

chuck season 4 starts.

reading on a blanket in the yard.

cool breezes.

Kind of a big fall person...

probably copying jenna.

a list that changes almost daily.

my favorites, in no particular order.

1. I told you my compound would take you places. I never said they'd be places you wanted to go.

2. She said she 'hates him with the fire of a thousand suns.' That's a direct quote.

3. He was a rower. He was very hot.

4. Better a silly girl with a flower than a silly boy with a horse and a stick.

5. Dreams feel real while we're in them. It isn't until we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.

6. What a busy afterlife you're having.

7. Legend has it, when the Santa Anas blow, all bets are off; anything can happen.

8. Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.

JK Rowling is a genius.

I thought I should write a post in honor of the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer.
These are the top ten greatest moments in the the history of the Harry Potter films*:

#10 - When Fred asks Angelina to the Yule Ball (Goblet of Fire). I love the intra-Hogwarts love drama in the books. And I love Fred Weasley. Funny stuff in that scene.

#9 - The entire part in Prisoner of Azkaban when Hermione and Harry time-turn. I remember my mind being blown the first time I watched it.

#8 - When Harry meets Ron on the train (Sorcerer's Stone). Hello, it's Ron. How can you not love the first moments of their friendship. "Sunshine, Daisies, Buttermellow. Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow." Classic.

#7 - Perhaps the most epic scene, when the Aurors arrive at the Ministry of Magic and fight off the Death Eaters (Order of the Phoenix). Sirius has some incredible dueling moves. And they get so into fighting that Sirius accidentally calls Harry "James." It's so intense at that part.

#6 - Quidditch tryouts (Half-Blood Prince). Ron finally gets to play Quidditch, but he's real nervous. Especially after he is confronted by Cormac "hottest-quidditch-player-since-Oliver-Wood" McLaggen. That scene is dope.

#5 - When Fred and George disrupt the O.W.L.s and leave the school with a bang (Order of the Phoenix). Three words: Fred and George. That's all you really need to say. They show Umbridge who's boss in this incredibly rad way. Not to mention, the music at that part is sooo good.

#4 - Dumbledore's Army (Order of the Phoenix). First of all, they are all at the Hog's Head pub and they talk about how awesome Harry is for a few minutes. Then Neville finds the Room of Requirement (Awesome!), then they master these crazy spells (Awesome!), then Hermione teaches Ron a lesson by stupefying him (Awesome!), then there is some romantic tension between Harry and Cho (Awesome!), then Fred and George give Filch chocolates that make him break out in boils (Awesome!), then they all make patronuses (Double Awesome!), all the while outsmarting Umbridge and the Inquisitorial Squad. It's awesome.

#3 - The first potions class with Slughorn (Half-Blood Prince). Harry and Ron first get there and there are only two books left so they fight for the nicer one. Heehee, I love that. Then they are all stewing their potions but Harry is wasting everyone thanks to the Half-Blood Prince. Hermione gets all stressed and her hair frizzes from the steam. Then Harry wins a little liquid luck. Sweet.

#2 - The first Quidditch Game (Sorcerer's Stone). Just watch the scene again. You'll remember how truly awesome it is.

#1 - When they encounter Boggarts in Defense Against the Dark Arts class (Prisoner of Azkaban). Lupin is only the best DADA teacher one could have. He puts on that record and all the students get to defeat their fears. Snape wearing Neville's Grandmother's clothes: Priceless. Ridikulus!

*this list is subject to change... perhaps daily. It's hard for me to pick favorites when it comes to Harry Potter.

and i could write a song, a hundred miles long

These guys are still good. I like their albums just as much now as I did when they came out years ago.
They are kind of what junior high sounded like for me...

but I still like them.