I've always felt so vincible.




Reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower and wondering why I waited so long.


"So this is my life. 
And I want you to know that I am 
both happy and sad 
and still trying to figure out how that can be"



It's been a rather roller coaster week for me, filled with bit back tears, Mona Lisa smiles, heart wrenching anxiety, combating by moments of intense peace.

First of all, there is more snow than I have ever seen on the ground.
I saw a wicked storm sweep through Chicago, and I was blessed that I had my whole family under one roof.

Then I was rudely awaken by a phone call that no one ever wants.
Apparently my Grandfather thought my Grandmother had a stroke, and he was having difficulties getting an ambulance, with the snow. 
It all turned out okay in the end, although it was a terrifying few hours.


After all of this, I was stabbed repeatedly by my best friend who insisted that injuring someone with safety scissors was impossible. 
So she claims. 
Although her 14 year old sister argues that scissors are scissors no matter how small. 
I'm siding with Tess on that one, sorry Emma.
(Thankfully, we were on Skype)


My first advanced art class started last Friday. 
I had a fun time. 

My friend Paige is amazing.
She finds all of this amazing music & media that I would never find by myself.
I've known her since I was 6 months old, and I have to pinch myself when I realize she's going to NYU next year :(
But, anyways, thanks to her, I am now fully aware of 
The Ukelele Orchestra Of Great Britain. Now would be an appropriate time to state that I wish I were British, except I am, so I'll just regret the fact I'm not in England at the moment.
Anyhow, let your mind be blown:




Well, I'm trying to get back into blogging.
We shall see how this works.

Later,
Jillian

12 comments:

  1. Wow...that video is amazing! I'm going to have to link to that somewhere...

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  2. I want to read that book so badly. Is it good?

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  3. I love perks of being a wallflower. I was thinking about getting a quote from it tattooed on or near my ribs.

    "And in that moment, I swear we were infinite."

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  4. Boyd: I know right? Nirvana goes ukelele. Awesomeness.

    Katie: Good is a relative term. Charlie does drugs, and other things that are considered bad. But if you mean good as in, really well written and easy to quote, then, it's very good.

    yellowblue:
    I've actually seen that tattoo before (on someone's shoulder) and I didn't realize it was from this book until I read it. It's an amazing line.

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  5. Meh. My grandma went into A-fib this week after an emergency operation, and my sister cut herself with scissors and had "two handfuls" of blood. :P

    I'm so tired of drama. Hahah!

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  6. You can definitely get cut by scissors....been there done that lol

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  7. The perks of being a Wallflower, is the best book ever! Especially the poem in it about the guy growing up

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  8. Thank You for following my blog. I love what you write here on your blog! Your pictures are amazing!

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  9. I love how you write about a billion things at once. :)

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  10. RUNNING FROM SHADOWS?! WHERE DID ALL OF THE PAPER TIGERS GO?! HOW COULD YOU CHANGE IT WITHOUT CONSULTING ME?

    No, just kidding. It's your decision. Not mine. Well, it's also partly mine. Mostly mine. But you should have a little say, right?

    Awesome post, as usual. That Ukelele version of Smells Like Teen Spirit was incredible.

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"Sometimes the world seems like a big hole. You spend all your life shouting down it and all you hear are echoes of some idiot yelling nonsense down a hole"
_Adam Duritz

I love hearing things that aren't my own pathetic echoes.