I don't want to change you

Wherever you go

Well, I can always follow

I can feed this real slow

If it's a a lot to swallow

And if you just want to be alone

Well, I can wait without waiting

If you want me to let this go

Well, I'm more than willing...

I am bummed out that I couldn't get ticket to see Damien this November at Apollo Theater.  One day… one day soon I will get to see him live… I hope…  

New song by Damien Rice |  I don't want to change you

A P A R T

Who doesn't love the cure?  My favorite part starts at 3:42 …  

Nail Art

Recently, a friend introduced me to gel manicure nail art.  I am not one to get mani and pedi often at the salon, I am a do it yourself kind of girl.  My friend has spectacular taste and her instagram feeds of her gel manicures got me curious…  I decided to give it a try.  It wasn't hard for me to come up with a pattern, I was obsessed with Art Deco pattern for a while now and it was the perfect opportunity to do it.  I looked up some Art Deco patterns on Pinterest, extracted the ones I like, sketched them up in Autocad, then loaded them into Photoshop for final coloring.  All that might sound complicated to someone who doesn't know the programs, but to me as an interior designer, it was very simple.  I found making patterns to be very addictive.  The nail technician at Valley Nails was able to hand draw my pattern onto my tiny fingers just as I designed.  Well, the time limit didn't allow her to do all of my design, she did three of them and the other two we had to simplify them a little.  I was happy with the result.  It's not going to be an ongoing thing for me but I definitely will do this again for special occasions.  

Art Deco Patterns for inspiration

Line Art extracted from patterns above

Final Art Work with colors

Gel Manicure with custom Art Deco design artwork

Close up

Stay or Leave

I've been trying iTunes Radio lately to see what's new out there that I've been missing out on in term of music.  I don't drive anymore, so you never have that quiet time in your car to listen to the radio.  This song came on and I couldn't help but listening to it again and again and now share.  The most beautiful songs are usually written with a tormented soul of the singer/song writers.  I've always wondered do people write good happy songs?  There are very few…  I guess it's the same idea as writing in your journal which I can't even remember the last time I wrote one...

Stay or Leave By: Dave Matthews