platinum lining

I feel like life has been cloudy and overcast lately.  Forget the silver lining people always mention-- I'm aiming for better than that.  I decided to jump on the bandwagon known as 100happydays.  Find a moment in your day that makes you smile, capture it on film, (filter the hell out of it), and appreciate the moment.  I guess it's my 2014 version of 30 by 30.

I'm totally new to the world of Instagram (stalk me-- IG: shailasabrina), joining about four years after anyone else who knows how to use a computer.  When the hell to people use the "Kelvin" filter??  You can see my daily posts there, but I'll be posting a weekly round-up here, for the two people who read my blog.

day 1 of #100happydays

stopping to smell the flowers, Huntington Gardens

stage 2 anger

I tend to have music on in the background, but never actually pay any attention.  It's more to just get rid of the silences that I'm surrounded by.  Typically, I listen to pretty mellow background music, a la Jason Mraz.  And then, earlier this week, I went through a streak of depressing sob-my-eyeballs out songs (read: Passenger's "Let Her Go.")

Why am I expending all this energy?  I just can't do it anymore.  This week has been an uneven stretch of emotions, with angry, wronged girls like Adele, Kelly Clarkson, and old-school Alanis most recently making an appearance on my Pandora.  They know what's up.

My 10 I'm-So-Over-It (plus a bonus from JT!)

Also, I'd love to get my extra garage key back.  Thanks.

apropo

Say something, I'm giving up on you

I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you

Anywhere I would've followed you

Say something, I'm giving up on you

And I will swallow my pride

You're the one that I love

And I'm saying goodbye

-"Say Something", A Great Big World

(except this time i'm not making the mistake of cutting off all my damn hair)

in paris

recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/madeleines-ii/

So, it seems that I won't be training to become a professional pastry chef while traipsing about Europe this spring.  Life/Responsibilities/Obligations got in the way.  (Though this means I won't be hemorrhaging away what meager down payment I have saved up, I can't say I'm not disappointed.  Le sigh.)

But that hasn't kept me from dreaming of wandering the cobblestone streets, walking along the Seine, and enjoying scallop-shaped butter cakes.

go big or go home

"In poker, the term "all-in" means that a player has put the last of their chips into the pot. When a player is "all-in", they can not perform another action because they don't have any chips left. 

By pushing "all-in", you committed all of your chips to the pot. If somebody had called you and had you "covered" (meaning, had as many chips as you did), then you could have potentially lost your entire stack."
- from http://www.poker-king.com (because that site is totally legit, y'all)