Taste of Spring

Bonnie 1/30/2011 16 Comments Edit

"It would take a calculated blow to the head to light the eyes of all the harmless sociopaths." - Andrew Bird

It was an absolutely beatiful day! It was sunny and in the 60's. A taste of spring, if you will. Too bad, I spent most of it indoors. I had the weekly house work to do, but I did get out for a little while before sunset to take some pictures.

I've been thinking alot today about apologies and if they mean anything anymore. I hate controversy, so it's weird that I've been involved in so much of it lately. I had another tift on Facebook this week. Maybe it's me, I don't know. What I do know is that in all said controversaries, I have maybe said something I shouldn't have, but then I get personally attacked for it, and what I get called is way worse than what I originally said. I've been called stupid, a narcissist, a martyr, a bad person, etc. I apologize for my mistake, but I never receive an apology back. I was always taught to admit my mistakes and apologize for them. Heck, sometimes I even apologize when I don't really think I've made a mistake. The way I look at it, how can anyone find fault in an apology? Someone recently challenge me on this thinking. He said he could find fault in an apology. He never got to ellaborate on it, though. What do you guys think?

I decided to dress pretty casually today. This look was also inspired by the recent Fossil catalog. Speaking of which, that lace top I wanted is completely sold out. I can't help but wonder if I had anything to do with that. Maybe it's just my narcissim coming out. LOL! I saw in the catalog lots of looks with pretty little floral cami's underneath colorful knit cardigans. These looks were called vintage-inspired. It just screamed spring to me. I knew I could recreate this look with existing items in my closet. I'm really happy with how it turned out. Thanks Fossil! Now, I'd like my share of the profits for sending all that traffic to your website! LOL!

We went to some of my dad's land today to take these pictures. In order to get to the land, we had to drive down a dirt path lined with houses. There was a man on a tractor dragging the path. He stopped so we could go around him. As we passed by, he yelled, "Who you looking for?" I yelled back who my dad was and that I was going to take some pictures. When we got out to take the pictures, a small crowd gathered including the man that had been on the tractor. People are so nosy around here! Can't a girl take some pictures in peace? LOL!

Today's song is "Oh, No" by Andrew Bird. I just love Andrew Bird. He is so talented! The cover of this album reminds me of the field we took pictures in today. I love the story behind this song. Here's the story from Andrew himself:
"I was on a flight from New York back to Chicago and a young mother and her 3-year-old son sat in front of me and it was looking to be the classic scenario of the child screaming bloody murder. However, I was struck by the mournfulness of this kid’s wail. He just kept crying “oh no” in a way that only someone who is certain of their demise could. Pure terror. Completely inconsolable. It was more moving than annoying. So when I got home I picked up my guitar and tried to capture the slowly descending arc of that kid’s cry. It fit nicely over a violin loop that I had been toying with which moves from C-major to A-major. I have been thinking about how as adults we bury our emotions and I almost envied that kid on the plane who had license to express what we all were probably feeling. And how I have felt frozen and numb of late. What does it take to wake us up, we who feel so little? Aren’t we almost like sociopaths, only the kind that don’t kill people?"

Don't forget to check out my blog sale. I've already sold quite a few items. Have a great night!