and in other news...

i wasted no time making this a part of my movie collection.

i'm not dead.

and let's face it, the majority of people who will read that actually associate with me in person.
so you knew it already.

but to those of you who don't,
i'm not dead.
i've just found myself with very little to write about.

it sort of seems like all i talk about here is art.  and france.  because those are things that make me happy.
but happy things like france and art are not the only places in which one can find happiness.

remember this?


"happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."

-albus dumbledore

so i propose a change.  my life is not all sunshine and puppies and ice cream and happiness.  the purpose of me writing this blog was to see the good in all that happens in life, because at the beginning of it, i was not happy.  i think that life is wonderful, but sometimes i forget.

so i'm going to remember.

i'm going to look for reasons life is wonderful.

i'm going to help you remember.

and for those of you who don't know it yet, i'm going to show you that life is wonderful.

or at least i am going to try.

life does not have to be perfect

to be wonderful.

also, i have $36.04 in my "jane needs to go to paris someday" fund.

oh, and my drawing class is the best.

have a nice day.

sometimes...

i go to painting class, think about france, and paint skulls like a pro.

painting class no longer makes me want to cry.

the end.

france class

so i have this class.

and it's all about france.

it's my fave.

a random happy list

in no particular order:

4 new books

the best roommates ever

mac and cheese

this one boy

tunes

dr. horrible's sing-along blog

patches (my puppy)

my uber gorgeous sisters

my awesome male sibling

france class

cute movies

ludo

institute
excellent socks
missionaries
drawing
france
secret identities.
the big bang theory



the end.

lies and deceit.

i posted a post earlier about french table fitting into my schedule perfectly.
it no longer does.

but i had a pretty excellent day regardless.
starting with, you know, just moving some priceless art into a gallery this morning.
and ending with a splendid date with a boy i fancy.
i love life.

things that made me smile today that are probably stupid. except the inspirational happy ones. those aren't stupid.

the reason: i waste too much time on pinterest.

i want this so much.

my roommate can tell you this is true.

this is ridiculously cute and i want two of them.

i love michel.  probably because he's french.

the real reason we can.

zombie apocalypse.

and now the inspirational ones:

^

dear paris,

just wait for me. we're going to meet.

i promise.

love,

jane.

(love letters to paris, not men.)

oh darn.

looks like paris is just as pretty in the winter as it is in the summer.
i guess i'll have to go twice.
or just stay there for a year so i can see what it looks like all the time.


darn it.

college: a state of perpetual hunger.

i said goodbye to my parents
i unpacked all my pretty socks

behold the pretty socks (guest starring my feet)

...

our air conditioning got fixed

and with a few sheets as improvised couch covers, a rug, decorative pillows, a keyboard, and a thrift-store found photo of the eiffel tower,

our dingy living room was transformed into a comfortable, colorful room of awesome.

i walked to a bookstore and found no copies of les miserables.  i'll try again tomorrow.

and since i arrived, i've been in a state of perpetual hunger.

i guess college does that to me.

to combat it, i made pizza and cookies for dinner tonight.

i'm home.

please bless that someday I can see something like this happen.

this.
is fantastic.

i want to see this happen.
i want to be in this.
i wish i was there.


this is cool.

ps, i saw this cast.  it was lovely.  i cried a lot.




the end.

this might be the best compliment i have ever received. ever.

so today.
i went to ridiculously cool ex-boyfriend's house.  (to stay consistent, this is what i'll always call him.  even though it's a pain to type out every time instead of his name.)  anyway, i went to his house to hang out with his mom.  because she's just that cool.

short side story:

she gave me this book today.

i found it humorous and ironic.

and i have a feeling it would've been a bit more helpful awhile back than it will be now, but oh well.

back to my real story.

so my roommate and i are hanging out with ridiculously cool ex-boyfriend's mom.  and she complimented the both of us on our new skirts.  my roommate was wearing bright, happy summer colors and i was wearing essentially the same outfit, only in various shades of black and gray.  "i look like the depressing version of my roommate!"  i said.

"you look parisian!"

she replied.

so that was just great news.  because i love paris and i will go there someday.

in fact...

enjoy this picture of the eiffel tower i found while wasting my time on pinterest this morning.

i might be addicted.  it's fine.

paris.

this is paris.

and someday, this will be me.

wearing a pretty dress and curls in my hair

sitting by the seine

in

paris.