la-la-la-lux

so i haven't written here in awhile. the reason why is b/c i will no longer to continue on with livejournal. i've moved on with tumblr, which i find to be 10x way better than this. follow me here: georgiakreuz.tumblr.com. it's more picture posting than blogging, but it suits me just fine.


au revoir livejournal

a week that doesn't involve any brain work.

the ting tings.


oh hey there russell simmons.


sundaes and cones...old fashioned ice cream parlor in the east village


i love you, man...jason segel and paul rudd are an amazing and hilarious on-screen duo


the little mermaid is the campiest broadway musical out there right now.



i'm interested in seeing this sweet french black exploitation flick.


so i have almost 5 months left til my 21st birthday. to tell you the truth, i'm not rushing it. i'm enjoying my youth the best i can :)

-FIN-

over the past few weeks, i've been feeling inspired by louise brooks. i really like her bob. i wished that i had straight hair instead of natural wavy hair so i can perfectly execute the flapper bob. she's incredibly gorgeous without a doubt. i love film noir and old hollywood aesthetics.

 my polaroid camera just died today. i had the spice cam. yes the one made after the spice girls.

I WANT!



this is one of the many reasons why i love betsey johnson. i have a dress and a satchel from her line. she's an amazing designer. it's whimsical and flirty. and her stuff is affordable, too. i don't like her betseyville line much although i do own a makeup case b/c i found it a discount outlet store. man, i need money. thus this makes me a betsey johnson whore.

i do have some good news...i'm going to see the ting tings during my spring break! it's the second time around, but i think it'll be better. i saw them last summer at mccarren pool, but they were only the opening act and it was raining too, which destroyed the atmosphere for me (and the second hand weed).


ok now back to doing academic stuff.

i've been home for a month and relaxing for the most part despite the drama that ensued. i'm COMPLETELY over it. other than that, i'll miss being close to the city and going there almost everyday to shop or aimlessly walk around. i also became addicted to weeds. i aboslutely can't wait for season 5 to come out. and another thing i'll miss doing while i'm at home is drinking green tea at night before i go to sleep. it's the most calming thing i like to do around here.

tomorrow i go back to my dorm and start anew. i have the room to myself since that socal slob left and has already dirtied up her new apartment by the time this entry is published. (and now she wants to hang out. i'm prolly not going to respond to her since i'm a bitch like that lol.) my room's now a bachelorette pad unless a new girl arrives. hopefully she's not a slob and has actual things to do.

i'm excited for my classes this semester:
scenic design 2...i really hate this class and i'm only doing this for my minor
impressionism...i'm very excited about this class b/c it's my favorite art period however 3 hrs long once a week
modern american art....another class i'm excited about
the gendered body...the subject matter is interesting and i like topics concerning about the gender lines between men and women

my goals for this semester are to get a 3.4 gpa, a job, and an internship. i have more time to work on these things unlike last semester which was a total mess. 5 classes were definitely not easy and too time-consuming. my parents took fault for making me do that. i'm glad they understand now.

it's a new year. it's a new semester. i'm gonna make things right.

i so want to watch this movie. i love zooey deschanel, for obvious reasons, and joseph gordon-levitt, who i loved watching from 3rd rock from the sun.


and i realized how much i overpacked. ugh.

i really want dr.martens, but i have no clue how to pull them off. hopefully my mom takes me shopping tomorrow. i wanna get a pair.

i'm leaning more towards the black ones, but i like these too.
i wish i had a butt load of money to my name. i need to get a job.

and i don't want to go back to school. can't my break be a little bit longer?


++++++++++EDIT++++++++++
WTF?



i've never seen my weather widget alert me that it's 8 degrees outside.

crystal castles = the best new year's ever! i don't think i'd ever seen anything like this. not even someone like alice glass. she was crazy onstage, but she got the crowd on their feet and wanting more. it was just awesome, and i loved every single second of it. crystal castles was a good way to start off 2009.


i think these are the best concert pics i've taken so far. all thanks to my neat pink nikon coolpix s60.

dear 2008,

thanks for letting me grow up this year. it really means a lot to me. i'm taking all the good memories with me and leaving all the bullshit behind. 2009 seems promising.


cheers,
georgia

this is the first time i'm anticipating new year's this year. usually, my new year's is spent with my family in somerville each year. right now i'm at the point in my life where i want to do something exciting and adventurous. 2008 was a pivotal year for me. pretty much, the year i grew up and learned so much about myself. of course, there was some bullshit on the side, but i was able to rise above it. i absolutely can't wait to party in brooklyn with my cousin then start 2009 off with crystal castles! it's definitely going to be one hell of a new year's.

right now i'm trying to spend my break being literate. it's my way of trying not to go out a lot or do serious damage at urban outfitters. you can say that i'm at a recession. so reading is pretty much the nicotine to my shopping. and since i always have the tendency to not finish reading the whole enitre book due to laziness or school, i figured this is the best time to do so. here's what i have to finish:
"my custom van" by michael ian black
"confessions of a shopaholic" by sophie kinsella
"rosie little's cautionary tales for girls" by danielle wood

and i plan to read "persepolis" by marjane satrapi again b/c i love the movie so much.


by the way, my new year's resolution is security.

while i was at mass tonight, i forgot how fast xmas came. i didn't get time to indulge in the splendor of it all due to finals. but i'm happy that i'm home. after a grueling semester, i come home to my humble abode in jersey city where i find a brightly lit tree and a nativity scene at the corner of my living room with the smell of cinnamon apple spice. i felt relaxed and at ease when i stepped foot in my house last thursday.  it's the simple little things that just make me happy inside.

of course i did do some xmas shopping. needless to say i'm broke. but you know what, i'm glad i have no money in my wallet. i put a lot of thoughts in the gifts i get for people simply because i care for them. and i want to see them smile when they open my gifts. this is why i believe that the best part of xmas is giving. it's selfless and shows how much you love them. in the end, it's about keeping those people you love in your lives. that's what matters the most

as for xmas music, i thoroughly enjoy listening to filipino xmas music. my brother and i agreed that it's way better than american xmas music. it's really festive and perky. even though i'm the poster child for "twinkies" out there, filipino xmas music brings me back to my childhood. my dad played it all the time and -believe it or not- i sang along to it in tagalog. honestly, i think it's the only way i'm connected to my heritage. lol. and since everyone loves a good xmas movie, "love actually" is my ultimate fave.

i'm also excited about new years. i'm going to brooklyn (my future dwelling) with my twin and we're gonna dance our asses off to the live sounds of crystal castles. i haven't been this excited about new years since i usually spend it in the ville with my family. but it's going to be awesome and one filled with stories. lol.

on the subject of presents, my parents got me a sweet xmas gift. it looks like this...

yes it's in pink!


HAPPY XMAS!!!

sometimes i feel even pathetic thinking about the "what if's"

 i am so happy to go home for break today. i'm still waiting for my parents to pick me up. in short, i just wanna leave. i'm brain dead and exhausted. for the past several days i've lived at the library abd been drinking macchiatos and amp energy (about 10 of those bad boys). i've pretty much destroyed my appetite and loss track of time. as of today, i'll be detoxing from caffeine until the next semester starts. but of course, that's going to be a lie since peppermint mocha twists from starbucks are my pure weakness.

since school is over (for now), i have loads of free time over the break. some of them include going to art museums, wisdom teeth extraction (painful, i know, but free pain killers!), reading books, and hanging out with people i haven't seen in awhile. as soon as i step foot into my lovely red room, i'm gonna clean up, unpack, and watch love actually and pass out on my airbed.

by the way i love listening to travis' cover of "last christmas." it's my favorite xmas song ever.

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i'm thankful for being alive each day.
i'm thankful for my friends, no matter how many miles they are away from me.
i'm thankful for my family, who are always there for me.
i'm thankful for my mom, who has shown me what faith and hope really means.
i'm thankful for 2008 for letting me grow up.

 once bitten, twice shy.

 village of the damned = sin.

and if you want me,
you better speak up, i won't wait
you better move fast

i need a haircut, but i'm having a dilemma on what to do. there's a part of me that says to keep my hair growing and just get a trim and fix my bangs. pretty much, i want to have my hair like zooey deschanel, who has a cute sense of style and let's not forget about she&him. she's the reason why i went for full frontal bangs over the summer. i like how it brings out the blue in her eyes. and with having long hair for me, i don't have to straighten it as much. i have wavy-ish/curly-ish hair and it pretty much styles itself. it's bed hair for the most part, but i like how natural it is.
i need to hire an image consultant.