Monday, January 14

The free manicures, the guessing, the peonies

I know a ton of people hate on Lena Dunham (though I can't figure out why anyone wastes energy hating her when there are assholes like Bieber running around), but I personally think she is inspiring, and I really can't hate on a show that not only provides me with a free manicure but gives me a bottle of nail polish when I leave the salon. People love free shit. Thanks GIRLS! The season premiere was amazing, for anyone that hasn't seen it yet.

EDIT - I failed miserably and didn't explain the manicure, sorry to the ladies that inquired in the comments! Girls/HBO paid a handful of salons across NYC and LA to give everyone that walked in from 5pm-8pm a free manicure with one of the Deborah Lippmann nail polishes created specifically for the show. Here's a link with more of that info. We got to choose which color we wanted (I got Jessa's blood red color) and then we got to choose a set of decals (I choose the wood grain for Hannah) and a bottle of polish (I chose Hannah's green color). Tip was included and everything, it was fucking awesome.

Look at this room, you guys. I want it. Maybe with a smaller animal on top, but only because I'm concerned that spiders would get into that fur and drop down on me in the middle of the night. Also, is that peacock alive? I'd rather not have any live birds in my bedroom. 25 cats is enough. Just kidding!

(Kidding as in I don't have 25 cats, not as in 25 cats is not enough. Speaking of which, Cindy just sent me this link. Who's gonna buy me that?)

found here

Every now and then I go through a phase where I tell myself I WILL buy a keyboard and learn how to play the first 50 seconds of Muhammad My Friend by Tori Amos, and then I'll put it on whatever setting makes it sound like a Hammond B3 and play a bunch of blues after that (especially this exact version of Lovers Lost & Found that Grace Potter played wayyyyy back in 2005 that makes my jaw drop every time I hear it), and then I go to westelm.com and turn into an idiot that decides to buy throw pillows instead. I should really make that happen since I have a tax return conveniently coming my way in a few weeks.

It's not so much the keyboard that I'm after, it's the idea of playing music for someone. I think this time it started when I saw Les Mis...something about On My Own just sounds SO GREAT in my shower hahaha. It starts with a song in the shower and then I quickly find myself thinking, "what if I just did some open mic nights?" (which will never happen), and then it progresses to "I should see if any of my friends will start a band with me" (which will never happen). I'll just spend a few hundred bucks on a keyboard and keep singing in my shower lol LOOK AT ME GO

I feel free from a lot of shit that's been holding me down for a loooooong time. Saturday night I went out for a birthday party and ended up spending the entire night dancing with two guys I didn't know. We pretty much ignored the rest of the party. It's really nice to have nights like that - nights when I'm expecting to just leave a party early and walk a few blocks home but end up making a last minute decision to stay and tackle some crazy dancing to Return Of The Mack.

personal renaissance continues...

If you will excuse me, I'm going to go drink some juice and continue listening to Muddy Waters. I'm not sure how many of my readers like the blues, but if you do, I've got a running playlist here. If you DO like the blues, please send me tons of it on Spotify.

13 comments:

  1. I don't get the Lena hate either. I haven't seen Girls yet as I don't have HBO but I have no beef with her.

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  2. The swoooon-worthiness! Gimme dat blanket and them pillows.

    And hey, I'll start a band with you. It's been awhile since I picked up the guitar with any regularity, but maybe I could get by. And maybe I could learn some piano while I'm at it. I'll just need two beers at every show before I open my mouth to sing.

    Glad you're feeling freer (that word looks so weird) and lighter. That's how you know you're doing the right thing. :)

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    1. Hahaha if we both have to have drinks in our system before we can get on stage we're obviously in a great place to start a band. Even more reason to follow through with it!

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  3. Love the white walls and floors and jewel tones. "Put a bird on it" is so over...it's all about "Put a Yak on it".

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  4. bahaha at the first line in this post.

    I'm glad you had a returnofthemack night. those are essential, for serious.

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    1. You would've loved the music selections so much!!

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  5. I'm not really on board with the whole "GIRLS" thing - but whatever. I think it was the commercials for the show that turned me off - plus it aired at the same time as Mad Men and please, I don't choose anything over that.

    I'm not sure I'd like anything animal - real or fake in my bedroom. I mean stuffed. I still intend to have 25 cats.

    You never really explained how and why GIRLS gave you a manicure though...

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    1. Haha the commercials were strangely less impressive than the show is, I promise. But even so, it doesn't appeal to a lot of people - you'll either obsess over it or LOATHE it.

      And yeahhh I blew it with the manicure explanation, I edited it and now it has been explained!

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  6. Ahh "Muhammad My Friend" is one of my favorites, I would also love to learn how to play it!

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  7. I vote for buying a keyboard. Musical instruments are always a good investment.

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  8. I'm either having a blonde moment and should know this, or I'm just really lost... how does GIRLS and a free mani fit together?
    Anyway, that's neither here nor there. I LOVE LENA, and I love GIRLS. I've been watching since episode one, and love the realistic storyline and characters!
    I also love that bedroom, and I know what you mean about the silent desire to be super talented. My hubby bought me a guitar because I was so hyped up on learning how to play and sing for people, a year later, not so much.

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    1. Haha I know I didn't explain it very well, I fixed it!! It's so realistic, I adore it.

      I've played the flute & piccolo for 17 years and am super OK with reading music, but for some reason I've always struggled with the piano. My fingers just don't want to fucking do it! It's infuriating.

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  9. I totally know what you mean about the whole "I should start a band" thought. Last weekend, when drinking, myself and two friends decided to form a rap group. We were deadly serious about it at the time (well, I was) but sober it doesn't seem like such an awesome idea! Haha.

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