.no bravery.

/tagesoutfit:shirt:h&m dänemark.kette:secondhand.schal:urlaub.
dazu dunkle röhrenjeans und rote chucks./

/shopping:tasche:h&m kids.kette:new yorker.shirt:tally weijl./

kurz in die stadt gehüpft.
toll. endlich eine peace-kette :)
und fast kein geld ausgegeben!

ansonsten: müde.kaputt.ein bisschen traurig.
no bravery..

..euer hippiegirl♥

10 Ways to Be Happier

1. Start simple – sleep enough and eat enough

2. Do let the sun go down on anger – things usually seem less dramatic in the morning

3. Fake it ‘til you feel it - pretend laughing (see laughter yoga)

4. Do new things - enjoy the fun of failure!

5. Don’t treat the blues with a “treat” – does that pint of ice cream really make you feel better?

6. Buy some Happiness – if you're going to spend money, spend money on experiences instead of things

7. Don’t insist on the best – Satisficers are happier than Maximizers

8. Exercise to Boost Energy

9. Stop Nagging

10. Take Action – make your life Happier

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HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY, LYNDSY!!!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Lyndsy, Happy Birthday to You!

We love you!!!!!!!!!!!

.totenkopf.

endlich wochenende.
happy.
sonne?

..euer hippiegirl♥

.day.

/kleid:new yorker.jeans,shirt,gürtel:h&m.cardigan:mango.schuhe:closed./

nothing happens.school.boring day. a lot of thoughts
good? bad?...who knows?
..english test tomorrow.
..try to learn. try.

...euer hippiegirl♥

The World's Response to President-Elect Barack Obama

Thanks for the article, Joanna. Just an idea of how the world feels about our new president:

Suddenly it May be Cool to be American,
Asia Cheers Obama Win,
Kenya Celebrates Obama Victory,
Postcard to U. S. President: Beijing,
Obama Fans Celebrate Victory in Europe,
Postcard to U.S. President: Sydney
Brown: Obama a "True Friend of Britain"

.so what.

/jeans:h&m.shirt:broadway.kette:bijou brigitte.stulpen:lolli.schal:vintage./

obama for president :)
change?

...euer hippiegirl♥

Obama Named 44th President of America

Barack Obama has been elected the 44th president of the United States as of 11:00 pm on November 4, 2008. Senator McCain concedes congratulating Barack Obama on his "historic" election as president of "the greatest nation on Earth."

This is a historic night. Quite a night to remember!! This just reinforces the thought that all Americans should be encouraged to Dream Big!!

.stockholm&co.

copenhagenstreetstyle.

stockholmstreetstyle

skandinavien♥rocks.
kommt für mich noch vor london&co.
what do you think?

...sleep well.
..euer hippiegirl♥

USA Votes!!

Alex, my 18 year old son, and I got up at 5:45 a.m. to vote this morning. As promised by the news projections, it is a very rainy day in Chesapeake, VA and the polls are very busy. Our polling station opened at 6:00 we arrived at 6:20, we voted at 8:20. The atmosphere was calm, pleasant and full of hope! It was very helpful to have a highly energetic greeter who kept folks smiling and at ease. Once we made it to the front of the line, the individuals checking IDs were pleasant and very helpful. Our electronic voting went without a hitch.

Elsewhere in Chesapeake, VA there were difficulties with the electronic voting machines. We were fortunate enough to await our voting opportunity within the halls of Western Branch Middle School. Others not as fortunate waited in the rain for their opportunity to vote. As for many, today was highly anticipated in our household. Alex qualified to vote with only 6 days to spare (due to his August 26th birthday).

As I type this entry I am watching CNN where Vice Presidential hopeful and Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is casting her vote in Wasilla, Alaska where it is 7:09 a.m. She is wearing blue jeans and a brown suede jacket - looking like the gorgeous mom next door. What a momentous occasion. Regardless the winner, United States history will be made today!! We've come a long way, baby.

I hope you exercise your civic privilege and responsibility to cast your vote today. Whether for Senator Obama & Senator Biden or Senator McCain & Governor Palin - please vote.

God Bless the USA.

Photo: Alex, 2008 - only seconds after voting for the first time.

.morning.

/kleid,strumpfhose,boots:h&m.rock:closed.cardigan:mango/

grauer tag.freistunden.tagesoutfit.

...euer hippiegirl♥

Fiesta Rice Saute

This is a recipe we found off a Spanish rice box years and years ago. Seriously, years ago. I remember making this when my oldest was just a brand new baby, and she's turning 7 in January. Anyhow, it's super-duper easy and yummy, is quick to throw together, can feed a crowd and tastes great! How's that for some key selling points?

My husband and I just had friends over for a game night a few weekends ago. So we had 4 adults and 5 kids eating between all of us. We made the recipe as is, no doubling or anything, and we still ended up with leftovers. So yeah, really filling.

Ingredients:
3/4-1 pound ground beef
1 box Spanish rice
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can diced green chilies
shredded cheddar
sour cream
green salsa
tortillas

Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, brown ground beef. When meat is done cooking, add cooked rice, corn and green chilies. Heat through.

Serve wrapped in tortillas and topped with green salsa and sour cream. See, I told ya it was ridiculously easy!

Some Political Positivity...

This is quoted from an article that I read on yahoo this morning... No matter who you're voting for I think that this should ring true and should give some hope for where our country is heading - I have included the link to the full article as well and some of you will find that you have it in your email as well....

"I learned in just those three hours that this election is not about what we think of as the "big things."

It's not about taxes. I'm pretty sure mine are going to go up no matter who is elected.

It's not about foreign policy. I think we'll figure out a way to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan no matter which party controls the White House, mostly because the people who live there don't want us there anymore.

I don't see either of the candidates as having all the answers.

I've learned that this election is about the heart of America. It's about the young people who are losing hope and the old people who have been forgotten. It's about those who have worked all their lives and never fully realized the promise of America, but see that promise for their grandchildren in Barack Obama. The poor see a chance, when they often have few. I saw hope in the eyes and faces in those doorways."

.alexa.

/alexa chung./


i ♥ her style...
..she's amazing!

Happy Birthday Lyndsy!!!

Please take a moment to wish Lyndsy Marie a very Happy 19th Birthday on November 7th!!

JUNICHI TSUNEOKA

Junichi Tsuneoka was born and raised in Japan and upon graduating Waseda University in Tokyo, he has arrived in US at the end of 20th century. After being a graphic designer for 5 years, Junichi has established a style often recognized as “California Roll Stylie,” the result of both visual and conceptual fusion of Japanese pop culture and U.S. urban culture. He founded STUDIO STUBBORN SIDEBURN to broaden his visual communication and to employ his visual language in art, illustration, and design. Junichi’s pieces are very unique, with highly communicative, assertive graphics, and contain clear signs pointing back to his strong design background.

stubbornsideburn.com


When did you first decide to become a graphic designer/ illustrator? Was there a pivotal moment?

I wanted drawing for my job for a long time but I wasn’t exactly sure how. I had a one year exchange program when I was a Junior in college in Japan. I went to Southern Oregon University. I found graphic design class there. In Japan, normal 4 year colleges don’t offer any art classes (my major was English) so it was really refreshing. There I learned more than just to draw and I thought I had a hint of how to make career out of my artistic side of talent. Then while I was hired at Modern Dog Design, They encouraged me to use my own illustration into my design projects and they let me experiment a lot too.




Who or what inspires you?

I try to look at variety of stuff. For example, when I go to bookstore to look at magazines, I force myself to look at magazines like “Vogue,” stuff that I don’t usually look at. Same as music, I like to listen to Hip Hop, R&B type of sound but sometimes I force myself to listen to Classics. I am also word oriented person. I like to write down funny phrases (at least for me) like, “monkey business” or “when shit hits the fan” etc. This kind of phrases gives me inspirations sometimes.




Where does your training come from? Self-taught? College/Art School?

I graduated from Cornish College of the Arts.




How do you keep "fresh" within your industry?

I try to make something better than yesterday. I try to experiment to my own style. I try to look at as much as art around to get influences.




What are some of your current projects?

Logo for a music label, package design for a tea company, series of music posters, sticker illustration etc.




Which of your projects are you the most proud of? And why?

Screenprinted posters I have done. Screen printed posters are not produced by machine and there is some value to it.
When I get the posters in my hand, it is a sort of piece of art for me and I really like the quality of it that any other commercially produced print doesn't have.




Are there any areas, techniques, mediums, projects in your field that you have yet to try?

I think there is a lot. Hopefully I can find my own field that no body tried yet.




Any advice to the novice designer/ illustrator?

Talent means "effort" in my dictionary. That is not something you were born with.




What makes a designed piece or illustration successful?

I would like to think if one can emotionally involve with the piece, that's a successful piece. To me, it doesn't matter if the piece makes you happy or angry.
I would rather piss them off than making them feel nothing.




What do you do to keep yourself motivated and avoid burn-out?

I try to have fun with any kind of project. I think there is a way to turn any boring project to a fun experience.
I try to remember I am doing something I enjoy and I like so much. It has never been difficult to think this way.



Finish this sentence. "If I weren't a designer/illustrator I would have been a..."

...I would have been a comedian.




And finally, what is the best thing on prime-time TV right now?

"the Office"

Fall from my point of view

"I love fall!

Fall is exciting.
It's apples and cider.
It's an airborne spider.
It's pumpkins in bins.
It's burrs on dog's chins.
It's wind blowing leaves.
It's chilly red knees.
It's nuts on the ground.
It's a crisp dry sound.
It's green leaves turning
And the smell of them burning.
It's clouds in the sky.
It's fall. That's why...
I love fall."
- Author Unknown

Photo: Little Friess Lake from Deck

99 Balloons

No explanation will be required...just watch and listen and you will be inspired!

.peace.

ich ♥ bikbok..
..inspiration pur.

partypicture :)

...nerdbrille.


...wünsche euch einen schönen sonntag.
..euer hippiegirl :)