"oh my, your soul is so sparkly!"

approuvé

{the winds of change, are fillin up mah sails..}

ellay

36 hours.

two adventurers,

believers,

dreamers,

optimists,

and their dog.

az :: ca :: az

park walking

neighborhood walking

taco talking

street walking

street art

melrose

gallery shoppin

rad shoppe owners with tattoos and vinyl for days

famous people i don't recognize

(story of me & ca)

supreme

lister : mr A : retna : revok : rime

laughter

good company

thai food porch nights

ciggies and whiskey 

and again, good company

sunday night martinis

open window sleeps

feeling safe in my lover's arms

early morning

coffee brewing

printer printing 

(America!)

power shower

peets and treats and driving la

the most nervous belly of my entire life

french flags

secret doors

shaky hands

Désolé, je ne parle pas français

stamps and money and envelopes

fingerprints and 'please no smiling'

relief. 

waiting, and yet more waiting

so many thoughts

barefoot beach walkin 

Asian outfits

polaroids and hashtags

thrift thrift thrift

heels and treasures and parking meters

local lunch

one last walk

tours on pieces of me

thrift thrift score

driving away from the setting sun

books on tape

mixed cds

my favorite friend

36hrs end.

A+

1777

today is flag day.

incidentally, it's also my estranged father's birthday.

june 14th.

when my dad was a little boy,

his parents always told him that everyone put their flags out for his birthday.

it wasn't until years later, in high school when he learned the truth.

even as a little girl,

i remember him getting up early to put up the flag.

he'd always say, 

"gotta get the flag up for my birthday,

see...everyone else is." 

(referencing the other early rising neighbors).

i don't think of my dad often.

sure, i wonder where he is, and how he's doing.

i wish him well and hope that he's happy.

but every year on flag day,

i can't help but think: 

"yeah, those are for my dad"

hapybday, dad.

hapystars&stripes, america.

until it kills you

and if at first you don't succeed,

try-try-try-try-try-and try

again.

until it kills you. 

keep trying.

keep pushing.

decide what to be and go be it. 

be a person that you'd be proud of. 

in love, in life, in pursuit.

we are all so very capable of greatness.