is timing everything?

ive been talking about it a lot. and its a serious question. i mean, think about it. everything happens at a certain time for certain reasons...or so i believe.

i ride the bus everyday. and every time i get on (besides wanting to shoot myself in the foot) i look around at all the different faces. every ride is filled (to the point of people stepping on your toes, literally) with different people that get on and off that bus that wouldnt be there, on that specific bus, if their timing wasnt exact. maybe this kind of thing is purposely fated? maybe we are supposed to be on that bus with those people for a reason?
and this idea doesnt just pertain to buses. its every aspect of our life and every encounter we have...it wouldnt happen if it wasnt for timing. is this logical or am i just dreaming again?

again with timing, like carrie bradshaw, i wonder: would my life would be completely different if i wasnt perpetually 10 minutes late?

but more specifically, in a relationship, is timing everything?i have friends who think that two people could be perfect for each other but their timing could be all wrong and therefore, their relationship will not work out. i think that there are sensitive periods. like when learning to speak, relationships have to happen in a certain period of time that is good for both people. however, i dont think that two people that were so right for each other wouldnt work out just cause their timing was off. or at least i hope not.

timing is uncontrollable. the thing we can control is how we spend the time we have. so spend it well!

xo.lauren


oh and, last year at this time i was...
sike!

playlist ♥

broadripple is burning
-margot and the nuclear so and so's

thunder road
-bruce springsteen

the heart of the matter
-india arie

forever
-drake and friends

rock and roll
-eric hutchinson

dancing in the dark
-bruce springsteen

whatever you like
-anya marina

beauty inside and out

"she is caring and warm, always ready with a hug or an encourging word. you can't help but feel nurtured in her presence.

she loves this delightfully scented body wash because it does more than indulge her skin with irresistibly soft lather. it's also shown to moisturizefor 24 hours, leaving her skin feeling irresistibly soft and smooth.

her spirit is effortlessly beautiful. her skin loves JOHNSON."

-johnson's body care 24 hour moisturizing body wash

wishful

if there was no such thing as "inappropriate," the whole world would laugh a lot more simply from my stories. oh what a world that would be!

happy tuesday ♥

pretty words

a new york state of mind

now is the time. the moment you have all been waiting for..the new york pictures are ready to be seen!

while looking at the album, dont forget to look at the captions that took so much of my time. you can see them by clicking that little word bubble button at the botttom of the slideshow.

enjoy!

xo.lauren

some things i love

• the uniform project. the same dress is worn by the same lady in new york everyday for a year. accessories are used to spruce it up and exude her creativity. its done for a good cause and proceeds go to the akanksha foundation which is "revolutionizing education in india." this is the outfit worn on june 26 aka my birthday/the day after mj's AND farrah fawcett's death . you can go learn more and see all the outfits here.

• roommates being in town :) and dinner with funny conversations.
• new, wonderful finds on etsy like so. and i am totally in love with these..
  
  
• dreaming about summer vaca in nola.
• the san marcos sky tonight. every shade of pink, orange, yellow, and black were visible. but it never rained :(
• my new starbucks order (thanks in a large part to shelby). venti iced coffee. 1/2 a sweet-n-low. skim milk. AND sugar free hazelnut. its delicious. :)
• bright colors and cool posters...
  
  

• twitter.
• the anticipation of baby urban.
• my recent discovery of d-listed.
• going to bed early!

i hope your day was lovely!
goodnight.

XO. lauren

peculiar encounters

• one of my professors at cvs. i love seeing teachers outside of school. its like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs.*
• a lady that turned to me and said, "excuse me, were you in oklahoma two years ago?" the only thing i responded with was, "no." it didnt seem odd until i thought about it afterward.
• this may seem like a figment of my imagination, but i SWEAR that i saw a hasidic jew moseying through sewell park. this image took me directly back to a particular carriage ride straight through the crowd of people attending the israeli music festival in central park.
• dancing todd (a san marcos celebrity) may have been replaced by a younger dude with much swifter moves. or maybe todd just has the day off? either way, i feel uneasy.
• one of the best visitors ive had in a long time!

happy weekend,
lauren

*name that movie

my throat has been feeling super funny all day. not like a sore throat, more like there is just oil dripping back there. ..maybe i should have described it as a disgusting/greasy feeling instead of a funny one?
anyway, i was in need of some sort of drink besides water, and preferably with caffeine, my cure all. of course, our fridge contains of the college-girl basics: water, beer, old sangria, and even older orange juice. just as i was about to give up on quenching my thirst/oil drip, i saw a maroon bottle of dr.pepper hidden waaay in the back. im not a big fan of dr.pepper (unless its with amaretto) or non-diet drinks, but i was clearly desperate and it was that or the oj. i opened the bottle and sipped on my dp.
the whole time i was drinking it, i was wondering whose it was; my roommates dont normally buy sodas in bottles (except for jill who is on a big blue kick and you can only get those from select places, usually at the checkout!). another thing that perplexed me was that every drink i took, it seemed like i tasted alcohol. so naturally i just thought i was so used to dp and amaretto that it all just started to taste spiked...right? thats logical. well it wasnt the case. as i took my last sip i remembered where indeed the mysterious bottle of dr.pepper had come from. RIVER TRIPS! -when people dont want beer, they pack sodas mixed with rum to take down the river instead. im pretty sure that i just consumed an extra drink from some river trip that had already been "adjusted."
in conclusion: my throat still feels funny/disgusting/greasy and now im starting to feel funny too. haha. and our drink selection is back to the basics.

oh what a night.

living the dream,
lauren