happy ears sunday is back!

after a long hiatus, happy ears is back!  unfortunately, this post won't have any pictures, because i'm on my way to be in a movie! 

for those of you who don't know, the louisiana film industry is BOOMING.  everyone and their mama seems to want to film their feature films in our lovely state, and it's ok by me!  anywho...the film is titled, "inventing adam" and parts of it take part in baton rouge, so of course, they're filming here!  well, with raising cane's (the restaurant company i work for) being such a huge part of baton rouge (it is, mind you, where we started!), they thought that it should be included in the story line.  better yet, they decided that they wanted cane's to be such a part in the film, that all the extras in scenes filmed at the restaurant should be cane's crewmembers!  hells yeah!  so with that said, i'm on my way to LSU's campus to be an extra in and independent feature film - scenes of which are being shot at none other than "the mothership", Cane's 1.  i'm pretty stinkin' stoked :]

so with that out of the way, on to happy ears :]  this week we're going to flash back a little...i've been enjoying some oldies but goodies this week.  top 5 songs are as follows:

1.  i saw the sign - ace of base

2.  you live, you learn - alanis morissette

3.  in the blood - better than ezra (good ol' louisiana boys!)

4.  walk like an egyptian - the bangles

5.  call me - blondie ( :] )

love and cupcakies to you all and have a lovely memorial day! :]

emjay

photobooth friday!!!

so, i've been doing a lot of thinking lately...

and i really want to do a photobooth friday with my cat, Rox.  I tried, but alas, he did not like the idea...

sigh...

kimi joined me last week for photobooth friday, and rumor has it that janel might be jumping on the bandwagon as well!  yay!!!  check these two lovely girls out and send them some love.

i'm off to sleepy town...hopefully within a few hours :]  can't wait for memorial day BBQ/pool party!  yesssssssss

lovelove and super sweet dreams of cupcakes,

emjay

"MJ, where have you been?"

that's been a common question asked of me throughout this past week...well here's the jist of it...

this past weekend was an emotionally difficult one for me.  i had to say goodbye to something that was once very good, but over time had eroded into something that had begun to take a huge toll on both my mental and emotional health...hell, even my physical health at some points!  i'm not comfortable, quite yet, discussing details of my current situation, but i do appreciate any support through such a difficult time.  i'm starting a new chapter in life, and i'm starting it on my own.  it's something new for me, but i have faith that i will see through to the other side.  i'm a strong person, and i know i can do this. 

so, where have i been, you ask?  i've been doing a little of this:

(i have no idea why this came out so small... 3/52)

and a whole lot of this:

(work)

and i have to admit, there's been a little of this involved as well...

(mmmmmmm)

with the help of these things (all of which have been *very* therapeutic :] ) and family and good friends, i'm learning to cope with my new life and i'm very optimistic about my future.

lovelove

emjay

la dee da dee da...

so this is wear i burned my forehead with the curling iron yesterday.  i didn't think it was that bad until i woke up this morning.  and yeah, it hurts like a mug.  good thing my bangs cover it up!

so i've been dreaming of a bedroom makeover and i came across these uh-may-zing things....can i have them all please?

drooling...

who doesn't need an awesome pair of curtain tiebacks?

oh.  my.  goodness.  i have to have it!!!!

(all pieces from urban outfitters)

oh...and this:

(jennysbakeshop)   um, yes please?

hoping your saturday has been lovely!

lovelove

emjay :]

photobooth friday!!!

this photobooth friday is brought to you by...

insomniacs-r-us.

seriously...3 hours a night (my average for the last week) is no where near enough sleep for a normal person to function on.  however, my body feels differently!  i am a sleeeeeeeepy bear.

this is what i wish i was doing...

but alas, i am not.  i cannot.  and it makes me feel like this:

sad...

and annoyed.

goodnight my loves, hope you are sleeping better than me!

emjay

2/52

as kimi so graciously reminded me in the comment section of my last post ( :] ) today is thursday which means it's 52 project day :]  i would like to go on the record as saying that i *did* remember and *did* take a self portrait, but i got called into work, and here i am now, a mere 30 minutes to midnight rushing and rushing to post it in time to meet the deadline :]  so without further ado...

it gives you a better look at my new cut too...i rewashed it and styled it on my own this morning.  they can never seem to get it right at the salon...i guess when you have hair as temperamental as mine, that's just how it goes.  i was feeling very jenny lewis while editing this photo...ahh...think i'll go put her on right now and veg out :]

happy happy thursday!

emjay

i vow...

to get back on my blogging schedule. 

happy ears sundays

52 project thursdays 

and photobooth fridays

i promise i promise i promise!  (maybe if i say it enough times it will be so...)

oh, and i got new hair today!  thanks gwen, i love it! :]

happy hump day!  i hope you are doing something wonderful, whimisical and creative to get through your wednesday!  it's off to work for me...  :]  see you lovelies tomorrow!

lovelove

emjay

so i've been thinking...

which, if you ask my dad, is never a good thing... :]

all kidding aside, i think i'm going to pick up the 365 challenge again...but with a little twist.  i have the *hardest* time keeping up with taking a photo every single day...with a full time "real" job, it's virtually impossible.  buuuutttttt, i definitely think i'm capable of 1 photo a week.  so with that, i bring you

drum roll please...

the 52 challenge!  (yessssssss!!!)  i will be adding this to my newly budding blogging schedule.  i thought about sundays, but since "happy ears" has already taken that spot, i think i'm going to settle for thursdays.  so be on the lookout!  and i urge anyone who wants to jump on the wagon to do so and let me know!  we can keep track of each other's progress via flickr or blogs! :]

soooo enjoying my new tattoo!  thanks elsie! :]

(i got done writing this post and just as i was about to publish it, i realized it was thursday...haha.  so i'm going to be lame since it's 1 in the morning and cheat for my first one...photobooth!)

ok kiddos...i've got a super long weekend ahead of the "real" job.  :/  i've so enjoyed these last ten days!  but, vacations have to end sometime!  hopefully i'll find a tiny piece of time to come back at some point over the weekend with a real post and a peek at a fuuuuunnnn project i've been working on since yesterday :]  

lovelove!

emjay

a new day...

things are still crazy around here, and they probably will be for some time, but i'm feeling a little better about it today than i was yesterday.  mostly thanks to this photo:

(jacked from janel)

it definitely put a smile on my face.

for today, i think i'm going to do the following things:

1.  be lazy

2.  lay around and watch movies

3.  be lazy some more

4.  maybe rest for a little while

5.  a little more laziness

i think that about covers it! :]  hope you all have a splendid day! 

lovelove

emjay

today...

has been interesting, to say the least.  our day didn't even begin until 4pm, but we were ok with that.  we got some muuuuch needed rest.  so here's how the rest of the day went:

sushi

tattoo

moxie

bad news

hotel

left over sushi

good movie

girl talk

and that's where we're at.  i wanted to leave some photos and fun stuff for you to look at, but unfortunately some things that came about this evening have left me both physically and emotionally drained.  i'll post more springfield/rva fun-ness when i'm feeling better, and maybe i'll share my woes with the blogging world one day, but for now, i'm curling up with a 20 ounce of dr pepper, my left over sushi and pride and prejudice via my macbook's dvd player.  i just need a night where i don't have to think of the stupid things going on in my life.  and that night is tonight...starting *now*

goodnight fellow bloggers and blogreaders. 

emjay