if i could vote

I think i'd have to go with this guy:
Okay so don't think this picture is the only reason I'm an Obama supporter. Truthfully, I can't say I like everything about him, like I really wish he supported universal healthcare. So I wouldn't be too devastated if Hillary won. Either one of them would be better than the current administration, obviously. I liked Edwards better than Obama and Clinton, and Kucinich better than all of them.
Seeing as I can't vote yet, this is all slightly irrelevant, and mostly I wanted to point out the sheer awesomeness of this particular photo.
And this one:
Haha.

some changes, plus scotland

so....
what used to be love/hate is going to become a less structured type blog that won't be updated daily. my first attempts at blogging went badly as far as consistency, after only a few days i gave up on the "daily" aspect of it. this is my second try, and it won't be an everyday thing.

I've decided that one of the countries I want to visit most is Scotland, and to justify this decision here are:
10 REASONS TO LOVE SCOTLAND
(not in any particular order)

1. The accent.
2. The landscape.
3. Ewan McGregor.
4. The long list of Scottish inventions, including the waterproof macintosh (raincoat), the fountain pen, and criminal fingerprinting.
5. Belle & Sebastian and Franz Ferdinand.
6. Hogwarts.
7. Bagpipes.
8. Scotland's new slogan, with a 12.5 thousand pound price tag, is "Welcome to Scotland."
9. Only 130 of its 790 islands are inhabited.
10. Its official animal is the unicorn."Nemo Me Impune Lacessit" means, basically, "None provoke me unpunished" or "No one attacks me and gets away with it."

Extra Love:

• Yeondoo Jung's photos from his Wonderland collection are based on the drawings of little kids.
• chalk
• These stories, including "Harry Potter and the Big Funnel"

artists and subways

january 7, 2008

what i love:
the song 'the story of an artist' by daniel johnston. its pretty and sad and generally the kind of thing to listen to all the time.
what i hate: slow subway trains. they are beyond infuriating, especially when you know you're gonna be late and the train moves unbelievably slow. or it outright stops.
i'm surprised i haven't had a tantrum about this yet.

extra love:

• the view from Mount Greylock
• this trailer for the documentary about my summer camp. there are some brief glimpses of me in the back :D
• improv everywhere missions
  

packing and pink

january 4, 2008

today i love: michael cera in this article from an old ellegirl:

and also jake gyllenhaal in one of my favorite movies:


isn't he the sexiest axe-carrying/creepy-bunny-befriending/time-traveling/"troubled teenager" you've ever seen?

what i hate: packing. bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh. its so tedious.

extra loves:

• watching this video in science class
• this color, which also happens to be the color of the opaque tights i'm wearing today:
• reading this, everyday. kind of an addiction.

anyway i'd better finish packing.

mucho amor.

avedon and o'hara

well even though the first post is from today too, i though it would only be appropriate to put the january 3 post separately.

january 3, 2008

what i love: richard avedon portraits. if you can, take a look at this book.
what i hate: that i can't watch Gone With the Wind on TCM tonight because it starts at 11:30 and is 220 minutes long.
extra loves:

• michel gondry+jim carrey+a bed that's a car=pecan pie
• learning to jab, cross, and hook in gym. float like a butterfly...
• the snowboarding lessons i have scheduled for this weekend. maybe i can learn to do this...

in the beginning... (chapstick and commercials)

the idea for this blog was born on january first, and since i never have resolutions i decided that this year i might try something new, so, on january second i posted a myspace blog with my daily loves and hates for that day and the day before. today (january third) i moved my little project to blogspot.
this blog is a record of the new things i fall in love with everyday, and to balance it, the things i hate that day too.

january 1, 2008

today i love: the song 'O Valencia!' by The Decemberists, about a pair of star-crossed lovers

" You belong to the gang
And you say you can't break away
But I'm here with my hands on my heart

Our families can't agree
I'm your brother's sworn enemy
But I'll shout out my love to the stars"

today i hate: that 12 am means midnight and 12 pm means noon.

its so illogical!
according to these definitions, the day goes: 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. it doesnt make sense that 12 should come before 1.

january 2, 2008

today i love: hershey's cherry cordial kisses! i usually prefer the plain kisses to any of the special ones (especially the hugs, i hate white chocolate) but these are amazing.

today i hate:chapped lips. they're especially bad this week as i'm just getting over being sick all winter break and the temperature dropped down to a "19 degrees but feels like 7" in the city. of course this is the week when all my chapstick mysteriously disappears. ouch.

extra love today:

• the alternate version of the levi's commercial with the phonebooth. i kinda hated the original but i'm glad to see them trying something newer in the media.
• rami kashou's dress for the "eye candy" challenge on project runway. shmexy. chris march's dress was pretty hot too.
• this book of modern "pop surrealist" artists, including mark ryden, marion peck, and shag.