how to make a mess smoothie.

the best smoothie ever

ingredients:

• approximately 4-5 large frozen strawberries
  
• 1/2-ish frozen peach {sliced.}
  
• 1 scoop orange sherbert {or 3...no one said this smoothie was going to be healthy.}
• passionfruit orange juice {just pour it until it looks like the right amount, perhaps 1/2 cup?}

directions:

1. combine all ingredients in blender.
2. drop blender on granite counter top and shatter the glass pitcher doo-dad. oops.
   
3. clean up mess. {and say bye bye to blender and the best smoothie ever, which is now delightfully coating the counter top. and, perhaps, the floor.}
4. trek to local target to purchase new & improved blender.
5. carefully re-combine all ingredients in new & improved blender.
6. really carefully pour smoothie into glass. and not just any glass—one of those spiffy tall ones from ikea.
   
7. add colored straw & enjoy.

that wasn't so hard, was it?

wordless wednesday.

one day on earth.

on october 10, 2010, individuals across the globe were invited to film snapshots of their lives. special events and daily routines. rituals of great importance. births, deaths, joy, and sadness. the result: an online public video archive project, entitled One Day on Earth & a unique, collaborative motion picture. The trailer for this film gave me chills...

One Day on Earth - Motion Picture Trailer from One Day On Earth on Vimeo.

sunday song of the day: ellie goulding.

joshua radin & sara bareilles concert.

woah. this concert was so fabulous. both joshua radin and sara bareilles were absolutely brilliant live. amusing & talented.

{the lovely sara bareilles.}

{a little dot of green in a sea of red.}

{the charming joshua radin.}

{what a cutie!}

public market center.

i miss pike place market. all the hustle and bustle. accents from all over the world. fresh cut flowers. colorful produce. lotions & potions & arts & crafts. even the flying fish people who, despite being pretty stinky, are very entertaining.

{sunshine & the characteristic crowd of tourists at Pike Place.}

samson.

Regina Spektor - Samson from francisco on Vimeo.

sunday song of the day: sufjan stevens.

All For Myself-Sufjan Stevens from tiger in a jar on Vimeo.

strawberry fields forever.

this morning i went strawberry picking with mopsy & my sis. so much fun!! oregon strawberries are oh-so-delightful. small & sweet.

{delicious, hand-picked strawberries in all their glory.}

currently obsessed.

i recently watched the animated film tangled for the first time. i absolutely loved disney's twist on the vintage rapunzel folklore. ...full of humor, adventure, romance, and good ol' "disney magic," this film is for children & grownups, alike. {the soundtrack is really quite brilliant, as well.} it's funny how nostalgic disney movies make one feel. watching tangled reminded me of my childhood days. of princesses and fairy tales. castles and make-believe.

strangely enough, i was not a huge fan of disney movies as a young child. the snarling wolves in beauty and the beast terrified me. dumbo, bambi, and the lion king were kind of traumatic; anyone else notice a reoccurring theme of violence, death & orphaned animals? the evil queens in snow white and sleeping beauty were, well, too evil. which left... cinderella? {not too scary, sad, or nightmare-inducing.)

now that i'm a bit older, i've come to appreciate both the classic disney films and the contemporary ones. i've found that disney films have this amazing ability to make even a grown man cry. every disney film is full of charm, child-like wonder, and a variety of life lessons everyone can relate to. {the sometimes-snarky lines every now & then don't hurt, either.}

the seed.

The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

cause baby you're a firework.

{fireworks after a volcanoes baseball game sunday night.}