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23 to do before 24

I got this idea from Elsie at A Beautiful Mess.  I did this list last year and crossed off every single goal except for one (a very pesky one indeed), so I thought I would do it again.  I turned 23 this past Saturday, so here is my 23 to do before 24:


1.  Go to Europe
2.  Document friends and family more (pictures, video, writing, etc.)
3.  Learn how to edit video in iMovie
4.  Take French III
5.  Move (to another apartment or far, far away eeep!)
6.  Cook recipes from Maman's (my grandmother) Persian cookbook
7.  Find a new job that I actually have passion for
8.  Stop being such a seclude
9.  Watch more old films
10.  Rekindle my love with music
11.  Foster and nurture only positive relationships
12.  Enjoy all the beauty California has to offer, by getting out doors more!
13.  Meditate at least once a week
14.  Learn to be more frugal in my personal spending
15.  Pay off one of my students loans
16.  Stay healthy (continue eating better and drinking 3L of water a day)
17.  Support organizations I love:  NPR, NYTimes, domestic violence shelters
18.  Continue writing in my journal, religiously
19.  Work on letting my guard down more
20.  Show gratitude and love to my family each and every day
21.  Join a book club
22.  Get organized (and stay that way!)
23.  Take a painting/drawing class

french actresses i adore

Melanie

Catherine

Marion

Jane

Clemence

new year

Sometimes it has seemed a little silly to me that people need the change of a date on the calendar to signify change, new beginnings and resolutions to come about.  However this year I think I became one of those people desperate for a new beginning.  2011, although I had hope for you, you were a bitch of a year.  By far, the worst year I have had in my 22 short years on this earth.  But I am optimistic for new beginnings, a better year and a big change ahead.  I raise my glass to 2012.

come back to me

This film is a new favorite of mine. It took me a while to see it, but now I know what all the fuss was about. Love in a time where you could face some serious consequences for loving someone who was even just a little different from you. Where expressing that love wasn't as instant or impersonal as a text message or facebook comment. But took the form of letter writing and served as comfort during times of isolation and fear. In the end it is a sad story but I still find myself longing for a time like this, through romance and tragedy.

handsomes that were

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