Awesome People Hanging Out Together

There's something intriguing about fame, and something very appealing about not only celebrity gossip but celebrity interactions and friendships. The site awesome people hanging out together acts as a portal to those enticing mysteries about famous people, filled with some spectacular photographs that capture moments in which very well-known characters hang out with other very well-known characters. Below are some of my favorite!

Art Garfunkel, Candice Bergen, and Jack Nicholson

 

 Harry Belafonte and Martin Luther King Jr.

  Stevie Wonder & Bob Marley

 Frank Sinatra and JFK

Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald

Home is where the heart is...

  Watercolor print from Etsy.com

I've lived in the same small town in the same small house for 14 years now. Until recently, I've always referred to my house as my home. Following my Mom's decision to relocate given recent changes, such as my departure to college, I have spent a lot of time contemplating the idea of home and what the context of home really is. 

Only a few days ago, I conveniently stumbled upon a quote in Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; "to travel is more important than to arrive." Talk about irony. I then finalized my once indefinite hypothesis regarding home. I sided with the cliche quotes "the journey is our home" and "home is where the heart is" that have rightfully existed for a reason. 

Life is not about the arrival, but the journey. We need to constantly change and adapt to allow ourselves to recognize that the core is never changing, despite alterations in material aspects, such as the roof over our head. 

I will forever be grateful to our tiny colonial house for a lovely backdrop to a majority of my families 14 years of memories thus far, but I am optimistic that leaving our house behind will not mean saying goodbye to home.

"The Journey Begins Here" oil painting from Etsy.com

Latest Listenings

Movie Therapy

I once read that those who read fiction are more sentimental and emotionally aware than those who don't. I think the same goes for those who watch movies. Though I'm certainly not an advocate for wasting a life away in a Hollywood fantasy world, I think some movies do have the ability to enlighten in addition to entertain. There are a select few movies that have certainly stayed with me following my first viewing; whose distinctive characters and perceptive lines re-play in my mind during those moments of sentimental contemplation. Below are a few movies that spark my reflective thought, and frequently become a source of therapeutic entertainment when necessary. 

What movies are on your list?

1. Girl, Interrupted

"Crazy isn't being broken or swallowing a dark secret. It's you or me amplified."

2. Garden State

"That's life. If nothing else, It's life. It's real, and sometimes it fuckin' hurts, but it's sort of all we have."

3. American Beauty

"I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday."

4. The Virgin Suicides

Doctor: "What are you doing here, honey? You're not even old enough to know how bad life gets."Cecilia: "Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl."

 5.  White Oleander

"Everybody asks why I started at the end and worked back to the beginning, the reason is simple, I couldn't understand the beginning until I had reached the end."

6. Almost Famous

"Rock 'n' roll is a lifestyle and a way of thinking... and it's not about money and popularity. Although, some money would be nice. But it's a voice that says, "Here I am... and fuck you if you can't understand me." And one of these people is gonna save the world. And that means that rock 'n' roll can save the world... all of us together. And the chicks are great. But what it all comes down to is that thing. The indefinable thing when people catch something in your music."


*Photos courtesy of Google* 

Six Things To Savor

1. This tattoo. 

2. Right Here All Over (Occupy Wall Street)

 3. Chic holiday side bun.

4. Gorgeous gemstone earrings; also perfect for the holidays.

5. Primose yarn from Knitty City... now a favored destination on my list of things to do during November break having just picked-up knitting again!

6. Mexican hot chocolate with dulce de leche spiced cream. My new favorite recipe.

Sculptural Jewels

I just fell in love with VERAMEAT, a hand-crafted jewlery collection by Vera Balyura that uses ecologically sound recycled silver and pure 14k gold to create beautifully intricate hand, neck and wrist designs. The prices vary for each piece of jewelry based on preferred material, and custom orders are welcomed! The "Ribbon Bow" in gold brass ring below now resides on my Christmas list.