things i love thursday
“When you let go of the need for any & all outcomes, life becomes a creative, magical adventure.” — Deepak Chopra
I’ve been reading Gala Darling’s iCiNG for a long time. She is brilliant, and I absolutely adore everything about her. And every Thursday, she posts about Things [She] Loves. So, in the spirit of Trying To Make My Life Better, I’ve decided to follow suit. Here’s what’s making life livable this week:
♥ Tropical Punch Rockstars. I have been a Rockstar afficianado since my high school soccer days, but I just tried the Tropical Punch flavor today. It is delish, and tastes like energy-filled Hawaiian Punch. My only wish is that they made a sugar-free version!
♥ Mexican Ranch Market! Walking in to the Ranch Market on Roosevelt is like crossing the border into Mexico. Today, I walked in the doors with Steve and Travis and the first thing I saw was the woman at the counter frosting a cake with frosting skillz I only wish I had. And at the meat counter, they had a sculpture of a pig made out of—you guessed it—ground beef. How fucking awesome is that? Really awesome. Plus, we got two HUGE turkeys for T-day for TEN DOLLARS. Crazy.
♥ All of Phoenix, Arizona, for that matter. It’s taken some time, but I’ve really grown to love this place. The mountains are gorgeous, there’s always something going on, and, to quote Eric Cartman, “having Mexicans around totally kicks fuckin’ ass.” Considering that four months ago I wanted nothing more in the world than to move back to Michigan, this is an incredible thing. Woo, PHX!
♥ My new bff, Casey J. We met on the internet, then we met in real life, and now we are to-ge-ther for-ev-er. I love her to death. In fact, we’re hanging out in like two hours! Rad.
♥ My new job! I started working last week doing video editing for a certain up-and-coming-tech-company-who-shall-not-be-named (they Had A Talk with me for mentioning them by name on Twitter), and it’s a pretty sweet gig. I get to start working third shift tonight, which should be a trip—I’ve never worked third shift before, but I’m naturally pretty nocturnal, so hopefully it’ll be a good fit. Also, it’s nice to finally have a job where the time seems to fly, instead of crawl. Yes!
♥ HARVEEEEEYYYY! My pitbull puppy, Harvey D, is the Best Dog Ever. He is adorable, and I know that pitbulls get a bad rap as being mean, aggressive dogs, but he is just a total little sweetheart fairy princess oh my gosh. I love him. He got Parvo a few weeks ago (and anyone who owns a dog knows how terrifying that is) but we got him to the vet in the super-early stages and he was completely better in like two days. Thank god. A part of me would have died with him. But he is all better! Hooray! Love my puppy.

♥ Honorable Mentions: Spraygraphic; History Channel specials; a new Universal Remote! We can pause movies now!; Marlboro Menthols; bright blue sneakers; 73 degrees and sunny in November; brainstorming ideas for starting a zine and getting the whole crew in on the action; my awesome asshole friends (I really do love them, and they really are assholes); not having to work until 11 pm (leaving the hours from two to ten-thirty as Shannontime); pink and turquoise together; planning lots of Big Projects; cute lighters; smoking bowls; hot showers; Julioberto’s chimichangas; hoodie weather!; awesome sunglasses year round; orange leather jackets with secret pockets; old Nintendo games; FLANNEL FLANNEL FLANNEL!
What’s rocking your week, world?




