summer musings

hey all..it's been a while. here's the latest video that keeps me entertained:

Fatboy Slim- Weapon of Choice

you seriously do not get any better than that.

anyway, what have i been up to lately....been taking a lot of class. and by a lot, i mean a grand total of 7 intense classes last week. every part of my body is sore. but i LOVE IT! i took my second spin class ever this am (zonehampton on the ues) with a bunch of my lulu's and it was awesome. my butt hurts like whoa though. i need to get cushions or something. but it's only tuesday and i've already hit up 3 classes this week, so here's to beating last week's record!

you know how there are certain items that you should never be without, but you always end up leaving them at home? for instance, i feel like every woman should always have the following with her when leaving the house: sunscreen, chapstick, a light jacket, an umbrella, bandaids, safety pins, gum/mints, a toothbrush/floss, camera, sunglasses, cash, pens, lotion, tissues, a mirror, etc. but yet...who wants to carry all that crap around with you every day? therefore, one is always left to the regrettable task of asking a friend, "do you have any gum?" and running home in the rain without one of the five or so cheap umbrellas you have at home stashed away in a closet somewhere. it's a vicious cycle.

how much do i love whole foods? i'll let you answer that one. it's seriously one of my most favorite places on earth. it has everything i need. ever. and i don't mind that i'm spending all my money on health foods and various other accoutrements because whole foods makes me feel fancy and grown-up and healthy goddammit! oh well. on the same note of "things i love"...i can't get enough of SABON. brianna bought me this amber-scented loofah soap that is SO divine. seriously. visit a store and ask for a hand wash/treatment. you'll never be the same again. no really, go. right now.

watched america's sweethearts the other day and forgot what a fun, great movie it is. i love it. it's right up there with some of my other favorites...that thing you do!, the family stone, my best friend's wedding. yessssss.

i'd love to be that kind of person who just sits around and knits all the time and derives immense pleasure from it. it's super-cool to boot. but i just don't think i'm cut out to be a knit-savvy kinda girl. for one, i don't have the patience. and also, i think i'd tire of it very quickly. so there goes my shot at being the next top knitting star.

working at lulu tempts my shopping habits so badly. is there a lulu lemon athletica addicts anonymous group? because i need to join. mark my words, within the next year my entire wardrobe will faze out and you will only see me in head to toe lulu from that point on. so enjoy my shabby array of t-shirts while you can, they're soon going to become pajamas....not like i don't use them for that already...err, i mean...

i was looking through high school friends' college graduation pictures and realized...holy shit. it's been four years. it didn't faze me so much when i graduated myself a month ago, but somehow seeing my friends' (most of whom i haven't seen in years) photos it just hit me. and it's hard to think back and make sense of what i've been doing these past four years. i know exactly what it is--life just happens--but it somehow feels like more should've happened since then. and in reality, so much has happened. it just doesn't feel like it when you're just living day to day. it's like when someone gets their braces off or cuts their hair...and you see them constantly...and after a while, you've forgotten what they looked like before then. does that make any sense?

on a side note, i'm amazed at how awesome my body feels and how i feel in general when i eat loads of fresh fruits and veggies and tons of water...so much energy, so clean and healthy. i love it. that, combined with intense exercise (and lots of it) has left me feeling so incredible lately. i'm really digging this. and i've always been a health/exercise freak, but amping it up even more lately has made SUCH a difference. i feel like i've kind of reached a plateau as of late, but now i'm pushing through it. FINALLY!

i guess that's it for now. here's another video for fun.

(Video: Leslie Uggams)

peace, brooke