whenever i see "like" i think of facebook…

The super sweet Ramona of Hot Couture passed the “Glamorous Blog Award” to me (thank you!); but as with all things, there is a fine line. Twelve likes, one love, and eight hates. Comin’ right up, with a side of Nutella spread, s’il vous plaît.

And yes, I really did think of Facebook as soon as I saw this.

{ze LIKES.}

Let me preface this by saying that I use like/love interchangeably – if I “like” something, I “like” it wholeheartedly. So I suppose this would end up being a list of thirteen “loves”, not twelve “likes” plus one “love”. It’s so not cheating – I love a lot of things.

♥ Cleaning, re-organizing, re-decorating every season or so. Either I’m restless, or have a lot of time (read: I do the three during my insomniatic bouts that occur every so often. And insomniatic needs to be a real word.)

♥ Blogs and blogging. Especially blogs of substantial text, fashion-related or not. The imagery is just a plus. I do “like” those ubiquitous blogs that are all pictures from thefashionspot, but I could find all those photos too. If I felt like scouring the thousands of forums and pages of threads.

♥ Dancing. A passion, hobby, and outlet for self-expression. It’s liberating.

♥ Magazines. I realized only the other day, whilst cleaning/re-organizing/re-decorating my room (see bullet- heart-point no. 1), that magazine subscriptions are rather expensive indulgences.

♥ Reading. I’m a self-professed nerd. And I’m one-hundred percent fine with that.

♥ Philosophical musings and cultural history/anthropology. Ditto.

♥ Coffeeshops and cafés. I like things on a smaller scale; like cupcakes! Petite is always cuter and quainter. I love the relaxing environment, and the fact that they have coffee.

♥ My beloved electronic devices. The mobile, the laptop (especially!), and the iPod are my babies. And no, they don’t have names.

♥ Candles. My disclaimer: I am no pyro. But fire is undeniable, beautiful, and magical. I love the shadows and flickering of light that play on my walls. Mm. Vanilla bourbon scented candles are delicious.

♥ Window-shopping. It’s fun depending on my mood patience that day.

♥ Notebooks & Post-It Notes. I always have both with me in my bag and go through them rather quickly; I write everything and anything down.

♥ Writing. Obviously.

{ze LOVE.}

♥ Independence. I value my individuality & freedom most. Which is, perhaps, why I cannot wait to grow up.

{ze HATES.}

♥ Narrow-minded people.

♥ Racism. Discrimination. L-o-a-t-h-e  it. It’s despicable.

♥ My ability to procrastinate exceedingly well. It annoys me at times.

♥ Over-zealous religious people who believe they are the only ones who are right and want to convert the entire world. A.k.a. the Christian Crusaders of the 21st century. I’m a Christian. I am. But religion, to me, is a faith, a beacon of hope. I won’t delve into my beliefs to spare you of a headache in reading my rambles, but these people need to recognize that they are narrow-minded. I applaud you in your passion and dedication, I do. But no one gave you the right to tell others what they believe is wrong.

♥ Disorganization and clutter. I cannot stand my workspace or bedroom in anything nearing a messy state, and I especially cannot stand shopping in a cluttered store (I often lose interest and patience at Forever21 because of this).

♥ Bent pages and spines of books. Books in my personal collection are in pristine condition, I’m proud to announce. It breaks my heart to see a dog-eared page or a book that’s been vandalized with scribbles/highlighting.

♥ My caffeine addiction. I know it’s unhealthy. But I love my coffee and green tea too much to let it go!

♥ The whole abortion controversy. I’m pro-choice. Not because I’ve been labeled a Democrat, or a liberal. But because I’m exactly how that read: for the individual’s ability to make a decision. No one has a right to tell a person what to do, especially if they don’t know the circumstances of that situation. I loathe it when conservatives (for example, a pastor of mine who thought I was blasphemous) say to allow for abortion is to murder. NO. I don’t see a single person parading about with signs saying “WE LOVE ABORTION!” No one is for the act of abortion in large quantities. But it’s a choice out there for women to turn to when necessary.

♥

{ images’ source: rosa-fiona bettina, one of my new favorite blogs! }

bisous,

La C.