May I?

Dear Whoever You Might Be,

May

• Color- I'm not sure if this counts as a "color," but this month I have to promote White. As boring as it might seem, white makes everything else pop. If you do your utmost best to imagine walking through a vast garden amongst plumes of white flowers, then it does not seem so lame does it? It would make the greens greener and the yellows yellower. And unless you are the Queen of Hearts from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and hell-bent on painting every single white flower red, you'll agree with me that it is a sight to be revered. And I mean, let's be real. White jeans/shorts/skirts in the summa'time = prime outfit choice. It's crisp and fresh and a *LOT* cooler in the hot sunshine.
• Book- This particular category is a bit difficult this month. Usually I have no issue divulging my dirty little avid-reader secrets, but I'm a bit dried up this month. Some of you may know that I am on schedule to graduate early aka in December. Because I am graduating early, I have to spend my summer days doing research for my thesis. The normal procedure for English majors is research in the fall, writing in the spring; but since I need to write in the fall, I need to research this summer. I've already started and am currently working through Mikhail Bakhtin's essay Author and Hero in Aesthetic Activity. It's a doozy to say the least but I need to get through it before I start on the real meat of my thesis- Don Quixote.
• Song- This one is a bit tough this month too...But I think I'll stick with the standard pop song from the radio. Cliché and absolutely non-hipster of me but I'm opting to keep it simple this month. Since about October I've really liked the song "Just Give Me a Reason" but P!nk and Nate Reuss (the super talented lead singer of FUN). I guess I can be a hipster for .5 seconds since I've been playing that song since the fall and it's just become a major hit in the last month or so. But I really DO like that song and keep it on the radio every time it comes on, which is a bunch.

Specialty of the Month: Drink- I am a tea person. I don't drink coffee. I drink tea, all the time. A few times a day. It teeters on the verge of an addiction. My favorite is the classic Earl Grey. I love me some Earl. If someone asks me what kind of tea I want, I am predictable and will almost always answer "Earl Grey, please." But I also appreciate trying new teas. I have an awesome blossoming peach tea from Teavana and a delicious apple&mango combo from Teavana as well. And for Christmas my mom stuffed my stocking with a box of Prince Vladmir aka the Russian version of Earl Grey. It is prime, and though I may have been preemptively biased since it's Russian, I still really like it. Tea makes me feel all sophisticated too. I cannot quite put my finger on why, but sipping on a nice cup of tea just seems to warm me, literally AND figuratively.

 

 

                                                                           Sincerely,

                                                                                    Me

 

 

 



Rain

Dear Whoever You Might Be,

      Well, I missed April's month of "stuff." Too bad. I was swamped with final papers and exams and spending time with all of the lovely people who will be graduating in a few days and El Blogge went on the back burner. But now I'm back in action for the summer and ready to keep a steady schedule...or at least I hope to keep a steady schedule.

      Even though I am home for the summer, it doesn't feel like it. For starters, my school always lets out before everyone else. I'm not complaining; I mean, it's great to have a long summer vacation. But unfortunately, most other people aren't out yet which means I have no one to hang out with. Cry me a river, right?

      For the most part though, it doesn't feel like summer because of the weather. The majority of people think that Global Warming makes the temperature warmer on a day-to-day basis. Well people who think that, you are wrong. See, Global Warming DOES make the weather warmer....in the North Pole. Then, all the ice caps melt. You know all those cheesy commercials about saving the polar bears? That is for reals. The ice is melting and alllllll that precious fresh water makes its way down south to the normal oceans. The massive amounts of fresh water interferes with the normal amounts of things in the ocean. The currents get screwed up and low and behold, the jet stream gets completely thrown out of whack. And how is our weather determined? By that very same jet stream (among a whole bunch of other things). Therefore, the water is colder and the temperatures get colder.

      It is May seventh. The temperature outside? Sixty-Two and RAINING. There has been so many clouds, so much rain, so much ickyness that it makes me want to just run away and live on a tropical island where there is no humidity. I know...I should just keep dreaming.

      Weather like this is only good for a few things. 1). Snuggle up and watch a good movie. Rom-Com, Classic, Mystery. It doesn't really matter as long as it is a movie that you enjoy. 2). Snuggle up and read a good book. For me that means Beautiful Creatures. Don't judge. It's pretty good and it is a nice brain-break after finals and before I start thesis work. Rainy-day books make me think of Wuthering Heights  or  Northanger Abbey or something a little lighter like Twilight or Harry Potter. 3). Snuggle up and take a nap. 4). Snuggle up and do some arts & crafts. 5). Basically, snuggle up and do anything that doesn't require too much exertion nor going outside.

      On days like this, my dearest readers, remember Winnie the Pooh. That's right. Winnie the Pooh:
                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0i7JU9SijE
                                    ^^^Watch it and SMILE ^^^

                                                                         Sincerely,
                                                                                Me