hello summer!



happy summer! it's officially summertime. this season always feels like the shortest of the year, especially when you live in upstate ny. there's only so many sunny days to enjoy and i'd like to take full advantage of all of them this summer. so i thought i'd come up with a list of ten things that i’d like to accomplish before labor day..
1. attend an outdoor concert
2. sneak into a fancy hotel pool
3. create a summer 2010 playlist for my ipod
4. take walks after dinner at least twice a week
5. set friday night dinner dates and sunday brunch dates
6. go swimming in a waterfall
7. drive to the beach as often as possible
8. master my own signature summer cocktail
9. attend a food or music festival
10. donate the summer clothes that I don’t end up wearing

 what does your summer list look like? 
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xo, nikdreamer

chan luu




keep seeing chan luu bracelets everywhere lately.. on my blogs, on celebrities, in my magazines.. i bought one of these bracelets in white last summer at intermix in vegas. i wore it for about 3 months without taking it off.. lets just say it's not white anymore. think it may be time for a new one and now there's so many colors to choose from!

jeremy wade: there is no end to more



















last night i went and saw an interesting/unique performance to say the least at the EMPAC called there is no end to more. inspired by Japanese kawaii culture, there is no end to more was a one-man performance that featured dance, stories, animation, and video. the actor, Jared Gradinger,"single handedly commands the stage with his interpretation of a Geek's ultimate daydream fantasy: a super hero battleing the forces of evil." this performance was very silly and also scary at times as the lights often went out and deep whispers filled the room, which all included strong messages and heavy subject matter. "wade peeks under the slick, silly surface of kawaii to reveal its more insidious subtext, in which societal norm becomes aberration and consumption gives way to delusion." by the end of the show i felt very certain of the message that consumption will only haunt you in the end.. "i am starting to drown, its a long way down, my shoes are too heavy, i seem to be drowning, i see all colors, i see everything i ever saw, i'm going down.."

still not sure how i feel about it, but here i am still thinking about it.. read more here.