may-hem.

"ahhhhhh." that my friends, was a sigh of relief. i have been carrying around so much stress lately it has taken it's toll! but now, after a few changes, i can breathe much easier - and get back to focusing on getting my summer started!

last night i took a little risk and cut bangs in my hair - i know, big whoop, but hey! it's a change for me! they are very sassy, if i do say so myself. i got the thumbs up from the bf, so i suppose that's a good sign. especially when he says "i LIKE!" :)

we leave this friday afternoon for a getaway with friends on vashon island - i'm so excited! it's been quite awhile since i've had a planned 3 day weekend, so i'm definitely looking forward to spending memorial day weekend with good friends and good weather to boot! on top of this adventurous weekend, i'm heading to arizona in a little less than 2 weeks for G's grad school graduation. i am super anxious and can't wait to see everyone down there - i'll be there for 6 days - 6 days of +100 degree heat! OMG! i will definitely be picking up some sunscreen :) i've been tanning to prepare my fair skin for the assault it's about to endure, so hopefully that helps a little. (i've got my fingers crossed)

well, i suppose i should stop wasting viable work time to blog and browse the internet... so farewell my friends... for now :)

off.

i haven't quite felt like myself for the past week or so. not sure what the deal is - why i feel so unlike me, but i am damn well determined to get this out of my system. i have a couple roadblocks at the moment though - (one) i'm coming down with some sort of cold or something, i don't feel as awake, i've been more than usually stuffy, with a bit of a scratchy throat; (two) i took a nasty spill on sunday when we went up to steven's pass for a day of boarding. not sure how i did it, but made quite the fool of myself - hat and goggles went a-flying off of me and the way i landed i wrenched my neck. OUCH. i have an appointment tomorrow with my chiropractor to hopefully get this sorted out. not being able to turn my head or look down very easily without pain - is just that - a pain in my neck!

it's been pretty quiet around my place without V in town... she's off over in hawaii with her family - *cough cough LUCKY cough cough* - for a little less than a week left... must be rough! i don't mind the quiet and it looks as though T and i will be getting another dose of it this coming weekend. his roommates are leaving for the weekend, quite a few friends of ours are headed to whistler, and V doesn't come home until late saturday (i think). this will hopefully turn into a money-saving weekend with some quality us time :) now if i can just kick this icky feeling - we'll be good to go!

hope you all wore your green today - happy st. patricks day!

god bless.

desperate!

i am desperate!!!! desperate to go to coachella this coming april - i will do just about anything to make a few bucks to save up for the trip down to indio... miss b and i have a thing for music festivals, and i've always wanted to go to coachella, just never knew someone who wanted to go as much as i did until i found b! friday, april 19th has probably one of the best lineups i've seen in a long time - and i'm dying to go! help a girl out! :)

• A Place To Bury Strangers
• Alberta Cross
• Bajofondo
• Beirut
• Buraka Som Sistema
• Cage the Elephant
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
• Craze and Klever
• Crystal Castles
• Dear and the Headlights
• Felix da Housecat
• Franz Ferdinand
• Genghis Tron
• Ghostland Observatory
• Girl Talk
• Gui Boratto
• Leonard Cohen
• Los Campesinos!
• M. Ward
• Molotov
• Morrissey
• N.A.S.A.
• Noah and the Whale
• Patton & Rahzel
• Paul McCartney
• Peanut Butter Wolf
• People Under the Stairs
• Ryan Bingham
• Silversun Pickups
• Steve Aoki
• Switch
• The Crystal Method
• The Aggrolites
• The Airborne Toxic Event
• The Black Keys
• The Bug
• The Courteeners
• The Hold Steady
• The Presets
• The Ting Tings
• We Are Scientists
• White Lies

ahhh... in case you want to donate to the 'em goes to coachella fund' - here's my paypal: emelie.starkey@gmail.com :)

but only do it if you share my passion for music too - or if ya just feel like sending a girl to her dream concert!

shredder.

so i took snowboarding trip #2 yesterday up to the beautiful crystal mountain. last time it was mission ridge and i certainly did not leave that mountain satisfied with my performance and certainly not victorious. happily, i can say i feel like i broke even yesterday at crystal!!! woo hoo! as frustrated as i get with myself when i'm not good at something right away, i'm doing my best to learn patience and take it step by step. down at MR, turning sideways and flying down the hill fast scared the crap out of me! yesterday at crystal, i finally got a little gutsy and worked on turning sideways - with success! it's extremely exhilarating! i can see why my friends love this sport! obviously, i'm no shaun white yet - far from it - but i'm slowly but surely improving and i can't wait to try again! i only hope that my doting boyfriend can continue to be as patient as he has been with me :) i will get better, and sooner or later, will hopefully be able to keep up with him... the speed racer that he is!

besides the improvements of my boarding skills yesterday, i have definitely paid the price!! my body hurts in places i didn't know i could hurt, i am still pretty tired after almost 12 hours of sleep, aaaaaand i think i broke my ass. despite the multiple new bruises and sore muscles, i think the falls were worth the fun :) i can finally check one thing off my list of things that i have wanted to learn how to do for years!! i wasn't kidding when i said that i was ready to learn new things this year! next on my list... golf - haha, but thats going to have to wait. i will hone my newfound love of snowboarding to where i am comfortable going up to the mountain on my own... and then tackle the greens!

as much as i would love to hang out on my couch today and be entirely worthless, today is super bowl sunday and i have to root on the cardinals... hopefully the steelers don't cheat their way into another win - like when they STOLE our super bowl! so today will be a day full of things i love: food, beer, football, and friends :) happy superbowl sunday friends, and GO CARDS!

god bless!