Last night's ep :')
- Don Draper: You know I don't want you to fail.
- Megan Draper: Good. Because I'm not going to.
It really bums me out
that when I search tumblr for “motivation” or “inspiration” tags, usually about half of the results are from thinspo blogs with names like “pretty thin skinny” or “lets get that barbie figure.” Wish I could personally give all those girls a hug, maybe a good shake or something.
Being skinny doesn’t make you happy. Good friends, family bonding, personal growth, academic success, summer bonfires, morning kisses, hot tea, the two year old next door, your favorite high school album in the car with your windows down. that’s happiness.
I’ve confessed my weird admiration for pretty organized storage space, so now seems to be a fitting time to publicly announce/internally accept my love for cute packaging. No idea where this came from, seeing as I have never received or given anything wrapped half as adorably as what’s in these photos, but somewhere inside me there seems to be a caged Martha Stewart, howling for freedom. I do know of a certain boyfriend’s birthday coming up…this could be my chance??
Sam’s Mom: Okay sam you remember tonight’s the night we go to sleep with the lights off.
Pajama Sam: Don’t worry about me mom, I’m ready. I can put on my Pajama Sam mask if I get scared.
Sam’s Mom: That’s good dear.
Just looked through this tumblr til my brainz fried
(Source: calumon)
Most recently watched film - Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture. The protagonist is going through that wtf-do-I-do-now period of life that often comes after graduating college (crossing my fingers that I avoid it!), trying to find people and purpose to help her along the way. My boyfriend Peter described it as the ultimate #whitepeopleproblems film - it’s sort of very “poor me! poor me!” but in a conscious way, which I think saves it from being annoying. I found myself amused at the number of relatable situations that were portrayed and how ridiculous they seemed once I was able to step outside myself and watch them happen to someone else. The film doesn’t have a very intricate plot per se, but the dialogue and characters were witty and engaging.
It’s streaming free on Netflix for anyone interested. I definitely want to check out Dunham’s GIRLS on HBO after seeing this.
Mad Men Sunday. Gettin antsy.
In honor of high school prom being today & spending the summer in the suburbs, the land of raccoon-eyed preteens with vanilla bean Starbucks frappuccinos super glued to their pink little fingers..
two pictures of me in my early years of high school in classic suburban teen situations. At a concert for a local band, meeting the singer who I revered as famous/genius whose band was “sooooo good” & hanging out on the playground at a park two blocks away. Life priorities change so rapidly, maybe it’s better to not care about anything.
"I just - I stopped. I focused 150% of my energy on my happiness. On, ‘What do you want to do, what is it that you really want’[…] There’s no way to convince people of your greatness […] Whatever it is that you want to be, you have to know it inside and knife-fight your way to your dream."
— Lady Gaga on dropping her cocaine habit in favor of actively pursuing her career.
(Source: theconversation.tv)
Ok, so, I guess now would be a good time to admit that I’m a little monster. Like, a spend-hundreds-of-dollars-on-Gaga-tickets and wear-spandex-and-a-ratty-blonde-wig-for-Halloween little monster. But it’s cool, guys. I only go to gagadaily.com like, twice a week.
In all seriousness, I had heard about this new interview series with women called The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet. I only watched an episode, but I loved it. I was skeptical because the show is featured on Lifetime (did anyone watch The Pregnancy Pact a few years ago? Guilty.) but with topics touching on happiness, relationships, success, and insecurity, I found it to be a really inspiring thing to watch as a young woman.
Lady Gaga can be sort of nuts, but I love what an independent woman she is. She rarely has a boyfriend because she cuts him out if he gets in the way of her dreams. I fuckin love that. So many girls place such a priority on being in a relationship that they let it get in the way of accomplishing their greatest ambitions. In the interview, Gaga talked about the way girls are sometimes too dependent on relationships as their key to a happy life. “You can’t put that kind of pressure on someone to be the sole source of your happiness. That’s your job.” And she’s right. As women, we need to take matters into our own hands and actively create the lives that we want. Relationships are fantastic and super important, but I think it’s crucial that your partner be a component to your fucking awesome life, not the center of it.
Portia de Rossi is another seriously kick ass woman. I just finished watching the complete series of Arrested Development, so I’m totally into her right now. She fascinates me because of her struggle with coming out as a lesbian while simultaneously battling anorexia. In the interview, she talked about her fear of identifying herself as a lesbian because she had this preconceived notion of what being a lesbian meant, and no role models to look to regarding coming out. I think it’s amazing that she has become that inspiration for girls coming to terms with their sexuality - identifying herself as a lesbian did not by any means ruin her life or career; it made her happy.
I’d encourage anyone to watch this series online if this kind of thing appeals to you - I was pleasantly surprised by the excellent insight and inspiration these women gave me. We can really do anything we set our minds to. If they did it, why can’t we?
