ELECTRIC FOREST

where do i even begin.... there is no possible way i could put into words the magic i experienced at this festival. we had planned on going, then decided we didn't have the means to attend, and then last minute we decided we had to go. although i wouldn't have known what i missed out on, i don't know how i could keep on living my life without going to this music festival. it was hands down, the BEST experience in my long years of festivals.

the weather, phenomenal
the crowd, exceptional
the music, magnificent
the art installations, unbelievable
the people i met, incredible
the forest, magical
the amount of people, brilliant
the land itself, breathtaking
the staff, one of a kind
the stages, marvelous

i honestly don't have one negative thing to say about this festival.

THURSDAY:

we drove all day (me, blake & dima in one car, and nick & jesse following us) & got there right before Jesse (KDSML) played at the silent disco (silent frisco), which was amazing. if you have never been to a silent disco, you should really check it out! we went back after his set & set up camp & just chilled & drank & braced ourselves for the weekend ahead of us!

FRIDAY:

it was SO NICE waking up in your tent at 10-11am & not suffocating (like at Bonnaroo). the weather was fantastic. we went to the Elm & Oak Beach Stage which was right on the lake. surprise guest: Paper Diamond killed it! Blake bought a new hammock & we just explored the forest & took a little nap in the hammock- sooooo nice!

ELM & OAK BEACH STAGE

MUSIC I SAW ON FRIDAY:

Fungineers, Break Science, Dispatch, Baauer, *GRIZMATIC*, SCI, Holy Ghost!, Passion Pit, & Krewella 

Grizmatic (or BigGrizMatic) was one of my favorite shows. it was definitely one for the books!

 I seriously cannot remember the last time i saw so much music at a festival. it's so easy to see so much music because you don't have to walk 500 miles to get to the next stage. & it's all so beautiful you just can't help but skip around!

FERRIS WHEEL!!!!!

awesome art installation

i love this place

SATURDAY:

i slept in *in my tent, might i add* until 4pm... it was awesome because i didn't sleep the rest of the festival!
MUSIC I SAW: Lettuce, Craze, SCI, *3LAU*, Russ Liquid, Flosstradamus, Lynx, Danny Brown, Empire of the Sun, Knife Party, Atrak

in the forest

sherwood forest:)

Dima!

WSP!

goooood morning:)

when we kidnapped erynn!!

SUNDAY:

MUSIC: Elliott Lipp, SCI, ESKMO, Lowriderz, *Emancipator*, Russ Liquid, Pretty Lights, Beats Antique













writing this blog is rather depressing.... i would do anything to go back at least one more day.

[goodbye summer]

i'm sitting in class right now.... copyright law. i'm very hungover. but it's okay because it was worth it. this weekend was a blast! yesterday & last night was fun-

friday: went to Chuy's with a group of people & had margaronas-
then house party!

saturday: lazy saturday, Emma came in town:) chilled at Blakes/laid out in the backyard.. met Chance (chase;)) at Drifters and we all got some drinks. went to Rachael's graduation party!!! so fun!!!!

sundaay:
went to the pfunky griddle with Blake, Ashira, Emma, & Lacy:)
went back to my place for a bebra session
went to the green hills mall with Blake & Lacy
FINALLY WENT TO THE CONTAINER STORE!!!!
went to dinner at my grandfathers with Lacy & Blake
(where we drank 2 bottles of red wine)
went back to Blake's and put his new record shelf together (that I picked out)! and... I didn't really help, I was just watching Blake & Lacy... :D
drank another bottle of red diamond... went to sleep
very hungover/long drive to the boro this morning...
15 minutes late to class. and here i am.

KISS KISS!

i love my life. xoxooxoxooooooo

MY SUMMER SO FAR...

Thursday, April 9, 2013 ~

Michael Menert @ Anthem Nashville (via Full Circle Presents)
Private, invite-only dinner party prepared by Michael Menert- was amazing!
the show followed afterwards at Anthem & was great night!
hot tub after party/partied til 9 am!

Saturday, April 12, 2013 ~

Yellow Cab was an hour late, so I drove to Chattanooga at 7:30am, caught the MegaBus to ATL & Emma picked me up! we went to my favorite/our traditional after bus pickup lunch spot, Victory Sandwich, and i had a Jack & Coke Icee YUMMMMMMM!
took a 3 hour nap
Blake picked me up, went to the W Hotel & got ready
walked to the Tabernacle and saw Michael Menert & Bassnectar-
went to the Michael Menert after party at the Basement!
went back and watched the sun rise on the 16th floor of the W Hotel

Sunday, April 13, 2013 ~

drove to Chattanooooga. went straight to the show
saw Thriftworks, Michael Menert & Bassnectar at Track 29
got to hang out with all the chattahoochie people in the VIP booth upstairs!
went to after party at JJ's
stayed at the Chattanoooga Choo Choo with Bla and Bra & Rocky the doggy:)

Monday, April, 14, 2013 ~

woke up, ate at Aretha's with Heidi, Kumar, B Rad, Bla, & Amanda
went to Amanda's, took a nap
ate dinner at Terminal Brewhouse
drove to Mont Eagle & stayed at the Daze Inn

IT's BEEN FUNNNNN!!!!!!

i think i'll be an astronaut

waking up is the hardest part

life lately.... has been very hectic. this is the last full week of fall semester (should be my last full week of a whole semester for my whole life... but no. thank you/fuck you data analysis). with this semester winding down... it's become apparent that i really need to figure out what i'm going to do with my life.

I need direction. I need motivation. I need dedication. I need guidance.

i know that the struggle is part of the story... but what if the struggle is the only part of the story. every morning, when i hear those annoying fucking birds chirping that wake me up, i think about all the things that are going to happen over the day. i'm going to wake up, take a shower (maybe), get coffee, drive to Murfreesboro, go to the library, get more coffee, go to my classes, drive home.... then what. I'm so lucky that i have good friends in my life that i can count on. i would be completely lost without the women (and some men) in my life. i am so blessed to have real people in my life. people who are there for me because they want to be, no matter what time, what's going on, where, how they are going to make it better, etc.... i don't know what i would do if i only had friends that come around when they want something from me (and i am EXTREMELY grateful that i can detect who those individuals are). 

when i was reading PostSecret today, this really stuck out to me....

the real reason this really stuck out to me is because the website i had just previously been on 5 seconds before i opened up #PostSecret was MTSU's career development department. I am a Sociology major, and a double minor in Media, History, & Culture and Recording Industry. when i graduate (in December), I would like to work with children & women who have been sexually abused. i feel like this might have been a little sign.... thanks, universe.

i've been pretty low lately, and writing in my various journals that are spread out all over the place (my purse, backpack, car, apartment....) has helped, but it's easier to just type it out in class- i'm still listening, i swear...... 

HAPPY ERF DAY!!!!!

praise Mother Nature

life's darkest roads will only make your spirit brighter 

XXXo.cassanova.xo

living proof

we are living in a storm

where a hundred contradicting elements collide.

debris from the past,

scraps of the present,

seeds of the future,

swirling, combining, separating

under the imperious wind of destiny.

How to Work Better:

1. do one thing at a time

2. know the problem 

3. learn to listen

4. learn to ask questions

5. distinguish sense from nonsense 

6. accept change as inevitable

7. admit mistakes

8. say it simple

9. be calm

10. smile

the struggle is part of the story.

u can spend minutes,

hours, days, weeks, or

even months over-analyzing

a situation; trying to put the 

pieces together, justifying

what could've, would've 

happened... or u can leave

the pieces on the floor &

MOVE THE FUCK ON

people born in January are usually mentally strong, but they generallyaren't understood by other people. Capricorn is a pushy Cardinal Earth sign ruled by Saturn, the planet of adversity (difficulties, misfortune). Capricorns will grind anything that gets in their way down to dust. Time is definitely on their side. It gets easier for them as they get older. when they age, they cheer up too. 

these people have non-typical ideas of love, duty, and social position, and that is why they are often considered to be "odd," and do not fit in easily with their neighbors or colleagues. Their basic concern is for security and to understand the feelings and needs of other people. 

Capricorns have a great sense of pride and will not forgive anyone who belittles or slights them. although they may seem to be cold, they have warm hearts towards suffering. They give away very much.

darling, 

you fucked up.

slow down, let me be still with you....

ex·pec·ta·tion  [ek-spek-tey-shuhn] noun

1. the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.
2. the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
3. an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation.
4. something expected; a thing looked forward to.
5. Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit: to have great expectations.

you should gain a new perspective on the situation man.

e·go·ism  [ee-goh-iz-uhm, eg-oh-] noun

1. the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism).

2. egotism or conceit.

3. Ethics. the view that morality ultimately rests on self-interest.

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conceited, egocentric, egoistic, egotistical, narcissistic, pompous, puffed up, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-important, self-involved, self-seeking, self-serving, selfish, smug, stuck-up, vain, vainglorious

= you

"It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory."

F. Scott Fitzgerald

fuck you.