Art by Little Ghosts. Buy the prints here!

♥ I was actually unfamiliar with the concept of bento boxes, until I read Mermaid in a Manhole’s post: Bento Box Mania! These are so absolutely cute! I want to make some!

♥ If you aren’t reading Steve Pavlina’s blog already, go check it out. He’s an interesting feller. I really like his analogy of how the universe is like a restaurant. Learn how to order from the universal restaurant!

♥ I’ve recently been pretty obsessed with steampunk aesthetic, so I was really happy to see that Steampunk Fashion is currently being featured on the Livejournal spotlight!

♥ I also came across these fantastic love coupons in the Graphic Design Livejournal community.

♥ If you’re into digital scrapbooking or collaging, here’s a pretty sweet tutorial on how to make your own digital rubberstamps.

Painting by Julie Zarate.

♥ Here is some absolutely superb advice: 43 Simple Ways To Simplify Your Life.

♥ I want almost every single item that is for sale at Paraphernalia. It is all so lovely!

♥ As you may or may not know, the semicolon is my favourite form of punctuation. If you’re a punctuation whore like me, check out this article: Pause Celebre – Meditations on the Semicolon.

♥ I’m really digging this fashion blog: Good Morning Midnight.

♥ & Lastly (but not leastly!) The Eight Irresistable Principles of Fun. Please do take a looksee!

Hey little apple blossoms. How goes it? I am feeling ridiculously ultra-happy this evening and I ended up making this little ditty in Photoshop, which is actually almost too cute, even for me. I showed it to my friend and he said, “It’s so awesome and cute, it could make Hitler cry.” Haha! So I apologise in advance for the unnecessary abundance of cuteness.

He kissed me on the cheek three times. ♥ Mike Patton’s voice. ♥ My red shoes, silver on the inside. ♥ Dainty pee, whatever that means. ♥ Trinkets in my pockets. ♥ Making impossible things happen. ♥ “How did I get here? What world is this?” ♥ Alice in Wonderland in my horoscope. ♥ A song lyric for every situation. ♥ Pretty eyes when I cry. ♥ Metaphors for my beating/bleeding/bleating heart. ♥ “You’re gonna walk so far, you’re gonna wonder who you are.” ♥ Waiting for deja vu. ♥ Songs that turn me on. ♥ Sweetness. ♥ Being terrified & filled with joy. ♥ Every pretty scar. ♥ An overabundance of dandelion wishes. ♥ My shoes again. ♥ Purging negativity. ♥ Jigsaws falling into place. ♥ The office dance. ♥ Talking about Batman. ♥ Our dirty fingernails. ♥ Coffee. ♥ Six stop signs. ♥ Pants that fall off of me. ♥ Silver glitter shoes. ♥ Playing scrabble. ♥ This. ♥ “My soul is so alive.” ♥ Japanese. ♥ The letter z. ♥ Napping on his couch. ♥ Free dinner. ♥ Foggy back roads at 3am. ♥ Bel pannons are cute. ♥ Capt. Midnight. ♥ Root beer & smelling like coconuts. ♥ Rasputina’s cover of “Tourniquet” ♥ Levelling up. ♥ “I had a budgie, but it died.” ♥ Ideas that feel brilliant. ♥ Watching the sky & pretty birds. ♥ July songs. ♥ The aeroplane flies high. ♥ Home-made cheesecake. ♥ Sugar kebab. ♥ Her garden sorrow. ♥ Sookie Sugarcoo. ♥ Sitting awkwardly & feeling beautiful. ♥ My boyfriend bought me a frozen mocha. ♥ Hatori Hanzo ♥ Lucky Denver Mint. ♥ These beautiful lulls; have I mentioned that before? ♥ Jojoba oil. Yay! ♥ Voting for Mickey Mouse and ice cream. ♥ When Raki’s love saved Clare. ♥ Sleepy rainy days. ♥ Musty smells make me nostalgic. ♥ Spy Kids lolz. ♥ Being called pretty. ♥ Trusting the universe. ♥ Teresa of the faint smile. ♥ Jager. ♥ Taking my vitamin. ♥ “Have you seen my notebook?” ♥ Being twirled. ♥ Pearls & The White Stripes & lip gloss. ♥ Black clouds in the sky tonight. ♥ Nuns. ♥ Rap dancin’ ♥ Grilled cheese. ♥ Peggle. ♥ Fitting rooms. ♥ When Chadu makes up words to songs. ♥ Singing to my cat. ♥ Hot tea & vodka. ♥ Nap! ♥ Yogurt-covered pretzels. ♥ Deja vu again.

7am-ish. Tuesday. The sun wants to rise soon. The sky is violet from here. Windows & curtains & awning out yonder. Bird chirps and yawning. I love falling asleep to the sound of machine guns.

The Eighth. She was made of gnarls. Broken treebranches. Ugly birds would nest in her hair. Dirt. and dirt. and dirt. She contained miles and miles of these molecules. “I want to grow; I bloom these flowers that I never show to anyone. I want to grow.”

1:10am. Monday.There’s this woman that I’m going to become. I’d tell you, “I can take care of you.” Nymph princess with an old soul. This confident creature, smiling. I kind of love the way things are.

Date unknown. Sometimes I ridiculously and irrationally fear that I will somehow change overnight, as I sleep. That all of the darkest atoms and molecules and whatevers within me will accumulate. Take shape & form and create a presence within me. Overtake me. I’m terrified that I will wake up as a monster.

The way things are; Coconut cinnamon almond coffee. ♕ Impromptu cereal parties. ♕ Figuring out ways to cure my insecurities. ♕ Thinking big. ♕ Dyeing my hair. ♕ I want silver shoes. ♕ Ice cream snow; see you in June. ♕ Nostalgic about the old-school internets; I miss having sister sites! ♕ Twirling my hair. ♕ Bruce Lee’s ghost is in my house. ♕ I have a REPO! The Genetic Opera t-shirt. ♕ Halla, hollah! ♕ Magical, beautiful things. ♕ I sound like a fortune cookie. ♕

Ways to Celebrate;
Write yourself a love letter. ♥ Make heart-shaped toast with strawberry jam on top. ♥ Have sex & eat truffles. ♥ Watch Shaun of the Dead, a romantic zombie comedy! ♥ Get some sprinkly heart confetti and leave a heart-trail everywhere you go. ♥ Write cute haikus on pretty scraps of paper and leave them in random places. ♥ Declare yourself as your valentine. ♥ Stick sparkly heart stickers on your favourite people, places, and things. ♥ Hand out valentine cards like the ones you had in grade school. ♥ Make a list of everything & everyone that you adore.