- Feb 20, 2016
LET THE RAIN
Sara Bareilles
I wish I were pretty / I wish I were brave / If I owned this city / Then I’d make it behave. / And if I were fearless / Then I’d speak my truth / And the world would hear this / That’s what I wish I’d do, yeah.
If my hands could hold them you’d see / I’d take all these secrets in me / And I’d move and mold them to be / Something I’d set free.
I want to darken in the skies / Open the floodgates up / I want to change my mind / I want to be enough / I want the water in my eyes / I want to cry until the end of time
I want to let the rain come down / Make a brand new ground / Let the rain come down Let the rain come down / Make a brand new ground / Let the rain come down…
…tonight.
I hold on to worry so tight / It’s safe in here right next to my heart / Who now shouts at the top of her voice:
“Let me go! Let me out! This was not my choice!”
And I always felt it before / That the world was filled with much more / Than the drowning soul I’ve learned to be / I just need the rain to remind me.
I want to darken in the skies / Open the floodgates up / I want to change my mind / I want to be enough / I want the water in my eyes / I want to cry until the end of time
I want to let the rain come down / Make a brand new ground / Let the rain come down Let the rain come down / Make a brand new ground / Let the rain come down… (4x)
…tonight.
The song I’d be playing all year round—actually, all through out the time I’m still in this state.
- Dec 13, 2015
I finally got the chance to stitch up together a video diary of our Korea trip last May 2015. I didn’t want to end this year without ticking this out of my to-do list, so here it is (A LOT has happened the previous semester and I was not able to whip up some time to do this, hence this super late video).
Making this, I really missed the time we had back then: springtime and care. free.
I also realized I should start taking more videos and making more of these; and not because I want to be “like the cool kids” (because I never will be anyway lol), but because I love watching the smiles on my travel buddies’ faces whenever they watch it. It’s so fulfilling and I like the idea that I get to translate all the memories visually to them.
MUSIC: Cheap Sunglasses – RAC NOTE: Used Sony Vegas Pro for the editing because I don’t have Adobe Premier right now, and the rendering is rather sloppy, as you can see. (sigh)
Thanks to Jurassic Pot for this kickass-awesome succulent pot!! Ugh!
For the past few months (and after numerous late night Pinterest browsing), I’ve decided to block off the idea of having a black thumb and forcibly (if I have to word it out that way) drag out the green one instead.
I started off with reading all about plants, familiarizing myself with their different classifications. Though I wouldn’t say I can now answer and ace an exam about it, but I guess I could say that I’ve gotten a wider scope of understanding than before.
I decided: what better way to start off my operation-green-thumb than taking care of succulents. At first, I tried taking care of the few succulents planted in our garden. I was actually happy in finding out that we had a ZZ Plant, and thought that that would be a perfect “level one“. Though it’s a plant that’s actually very challenging to kill (which would kinda make my level 1 a level 0), I made sure to find a way to follow it’s corresponding care needs and instructions.
Pretty soon I decided to move up a step and take care of a succulent of my own. This idea popped into my head after spending a whole night of trying to think what to get for my birthday and practically crying over the fact that a dog won’t be an option as of the moment (or anytime soon, for that matter).
And so here I am taking care of a Styracosaurus. lol.
I found out about Jurassic Pot last summer and had always been waiting for a chance to buy from them since then. That opportunity had obviously (and finally) presented itself and next thing I knew I was on my way to pick up my new baby.
I’m really hoping I grow out my green thumb with this plan. After succulents, I’m planning to go for plants and flowers that would require more attention. But for now, this oughtta do the trick! (hopefully)
What about you guys? Are you also working up for a green thumb as well, or are you one of the lucky earth bender ones? (lol–I hope you get my Avatar reference) Either way, I’d love to hear some tips, advice, and thoughts from you guys!