whitefox youth

setlist {two}

2012-02-02T16:46:00.000-08:00

san francisco -scott mckenzie
america's son -air review
charlie's (is coming down) -the deep dark woods
midnight city -M83
mine is yours -cold war kids
do it now -ingrid michaelson
out of love -david myles
fortress -pinback
gratisfaction -the strokes
a real hero -college ft. electric youth
amor fati -washed out
never be daunted -jaymay
simple pleasures -the generationals
lost in the moment -daniel lee kendall
tonight is a wonderful time to fall in love -april wine

♥.

qual.ity

2011-12-30T23:59:00.000-08:00

hello loves,
you know that saying, 'quality over quantity'? we all do. but how often have I followed by it? how many times have I splurged on a dozen cheap shirts to find them collecting dust, price-tags still attached, not worn once? how many times have I vowed to get abillionthingsdone in one day, yet not savoured each task as if it were my last? doing laundry, writing an essay, running errands..not stopping to think 'hey. how lucky am I to consider this a "chore"?' this year choose your actions, promises, and friends wisely. 2011 has taught me that though it may be satisfying to fly through check-lists, waiting until they are complete to breathe or laugh is not a way to live. 2012 may you treat us kindly and teach us how to take it nice and slow...living in quality.

grade 12 photo class

{when i was young

and moving fast

nothing slowed me down

oh slowed me down

now i let the others pass

i've come around

oh come around

tighten up

the black keys}

a screen.

2011-11-19T16:23:00.001-08:00

you're looking at it right now. a screen.
with it, you can explore the lives of others: talk to a loved one overseas in seconds, find that old crush and write them a message "do you remember when we danced at prom?", look at your buddy's vacation photos from russia. you have the world at your fingertips. you are limitless.
without it, you can explore yourself. take some time to go down to the lake without your screen and watch the loon swimming on the reflection of the sunrise. no pressure to find out "what's next", because you know. you know the sky will fill up with light, the birds will run through the air, and the dirt will grow dry and warm with the touch of the sun. all you need to do is breathe and be. but who are you?
your life is moulded by screens, each of them telling you what's hot, who's online, your high-score, what the weather will be like tomorrow. yet there are thousands upon thousands of people who want you to listen to the grand and little discoveries they've made from the world. listen, learn. connect, commute. use your screen as a tool of life, not a way of life. your screen helps develop who you are, through texts songs photos videos articles..
don't feel guilty, don't get angry at non-screen believers. your screen is your friend. you know how amazing it is. how it can save a lonely life, give knowledge to an empty bookshelf, light up your deepest dreams.. but i have a challenge. to get a taste of a little something. for one whole day, do not look at a screen. be it phone, computer, tv, camera, ipod..and what did you do? it's amazing, isn't it?

using a screen in a beautiful way ♥

setlist {one}

2011-11-09T23:01:00.000-08:00

the sound of sunshine -michael franti & spearhead
brighter than the sun -colbie caillat
ladies -andy grammer
no dice -beirut
nightcall -kavinsky ft. lovefoxxx
not in love -crystal castles ft. robert smith
the late great cassiopia -the essex green
rox in the box -the decemberists
comeback kid (that's my dog) -brett dennen
L.O.V. -fitz & the tantrums
bare feast -ratatat
baby i'm yours -breakbot
just a friend -brooker t. jones ft. biz markie, matt berninger and sharon jones
glock nines -beanie sigel ft. jay-z & ratatat
favorite song -colbie caillat ft. common
gone -vacationer
set fire to the rain -adele
golden brown -the stranglers
atlas hands -benjamin francis leftwich

♥.

imperfection.

2011-10-23T15:40:00.000-07:00

Let me begin this blog by saying that I have given up perfection long ago. this does not mean that I will stop trying to do good, see good, be good. in fact, quite the opposite. it means that I will try to be the best that I can be--which sometimes means exploring the brutally honest. it means staying true to the imperfect human beings we are. it means being apologetic to how we might have made someone feel, but being unapologetic to our own thoughts. if we stop feeling sorry for ourselves, then we can accept what we need to do to change and become a better person.
let's see the beauty within us when we feel we are the most disgusting.

sometimes
i am so afraid to be honest with myself, because the truth ain't often pretty. but when we are true,
when we stop living in lies,
we see real beauty shine through.
and real beauty is so much more beautiful than dishonest beauty.

this is something i know i will struggle with my entire life.
but let's not be afraid to change.
let's not be afraid to grow.

here i am with my older sister, someone I feel I can always be honest with!