Honest Tea

Snapple may say they have the best stuff on earth. Well, they must have never tried Honest Tea. This tea, which is completely natural and organic, actually tastes like tea! Imagine that. Peach White Tea is by far the best thing I have ever tasted. Ever. It's just a tad sweet with a hint of peach, which lets the organic Fair Trade Certified white tea really shine through. Even if you are not a fan of tea, the Peach White is really a good flavor for everyone because white tea is very delicate and not strong like many others. Plus, white tea has the most health benefits because it is the least processed tea. Try this stuff. It is bottled heaven.

Also, Seth and Barry, the creators of Honest Tea, have a different little paragraph on each of the bottles explaining the stories behind their teas. It really gets you involed in your drink, and puts you behind this company's goals. Another thing I love about this tea is they put the exact amount of caffeine each drink has on the back in both mg per serving and it's relation to how much caffeine coffee has (Peach Oo-La-Long tea, the one I am drinking as I write this, has 1/4 the caffeine of coffee which is 24.3 mg per serving). This comes especially in handy for me because I am so sensitive to caffeine, so I know I'll be OK if I drink Peach Oo-La-Long in the morning but I should probably just drink the caffeine free Black Forest Berry at night.

Seriously, try this stuff. Honest Tea Inc. is really a company you can get behind as they recognize their impact on the earth and our bodies, and, well, their tea is just amazingly delicious!

"Never mistake motion for action" - Ernest Hemingway (the quote inside my Peach Oo-La-Long tea)

Movies

I love movies, but I hate "blockbusters." I don't tend to like movies that everyone else likes. I like movies that speak about the human condition, movies that are quirky/offbeat, and movies that are beautifully filmed. The best movies are the ones that make you think, the ones that inspire creativity, and the ones that have more than just shallow humor. The best way I've found is to find a really good actor who isn't afraid of experimentation or indie films. For me, this would be Adrian Brody, Elijah Wood and Ewan McGregor. Sure, we've all seen The Pianist, Lord of the Rings, and Moulin Rouge (all good movies, nothing wrong with those), but if you delve deeper into their resume, you can find ones that are also very good like Dummy, Everything is Illuminated, and Down With Love. Just look at what's out there, look past what comes out at #1 (because, honestly, the majority of America is filled with a bunch of bloody idiots), and I hope you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Edit: I am not saying that all popular movies are bad, don't get me wrong. I love Lord of the Rings, it's my favorite movie of all time, and it happens to be very popular. What I am saying is there are so many more great movies out there other than the ones everyone sees, or heck, even the ones that come to big theaters. International, obscure and independent movies are something everyone should dabble in because I truly believe there are better movies out there than just the ones the general public accepts. The general public is not always wrong, however, because there are some fantastic movies that the majority of people like. If all you like is Watchmen, 300, I am Legend, The Hangover, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, talk to me and I'll help you fix this (haha), but if you like those movies on top of some that are not as popular, or more artsy or deep, then we're cool =)

“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatsoever that it is not utterly absurd.” - Bertrand Russel

Waking Up Early

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I love waking up early. Especially waking up with the sun. I just feel like the whole world has started without me when I wake up late. Lately I've been waking up late, and it's really been dragging me down. When I wake early, and greet the day with a positive attitude, my days are wonderful. The source of my motivation and happiness is the rising sun.

"One key to success is to have lunch at the time of day most people have breakfast." ~Robert Brault

Love

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"Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is."

-Gary Zukav

Best Friends

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I miss having a best friend. I guess my boyfriend is my best friend, but I would really like a girl I can really relate to and hang out with. I've hand that before. Twice. But we've drifted because of location and just generally growing apart. I do have a few girls that I talk to a lot and we're pretty close, but I want the kind of closeness I used to have. The kind where we'd hang out every day and do nothing because doing nothing together was better than something by ourselves. I have made friends with a girl I thought I never would in a million years, and I can see us growing closer, but because we'll probably never live in the same town I can't see us having the title of "best friends." I am on a mission to find a new best friend. I just hope this mission concludes sooner than later.

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one” -CS Lewis

Nerves

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I feel sad. I don't really know why. I think it might be because I am so nervous for what's to come for the next semester. I am not a natural talent by any means, and here I am taking three traditional art classes. It makes it so difficult thinking about being thrown into a class where most of the people are natural talents, and I have to work so hard to just keep up. I know I will be successful. I also know I am taking a huge leap of faith. I just have to remember that I'm going to school to learn. If I knew everything already, I'd have no reason to attend. I just have to take a deep breath and tell myself I can do this.

"The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure."

-Sven Goran