the Rose Happiness Project

Inappropriate

2009-12-19T06:40:00.001-06:00

It is for this reason that I should never be a news anchor.
If there's something inappropriate to laugh at, I will laugh.
Seriously though: that picture? 1. How could you not think that he was a killer and 2. How could you not laugh?

Anchor Laughs at Murder - watch more funny videos

Need a B roll?

2009-12-04T17:53:00.000-06:00

WE GOT THAT B ROLL!! - watch more funny videos

Nothing to see here

2009-11-21T14:22:00.002-06:00

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More silly widget business.

Things that make me happy

2009-11-21T14:09:00.001-06:00

And I thought rain was bad...

2009-11-12T13:58:00.002-06:00

Forecast Calls for Spiders - watch more funny videos

Happiness is a spider?

2009-11-03T20:02:00.000-06:00

I'm terrified of spiders.

The tiniest of spiders has me running for the hills or at least the nearest chair/bed/stool.

However, I came across this picture and didn't realize that it is a spider. I thought it was some sort of doll.

Seriously, I looks like it's smiling at me.

Boats in Canterbury

2009-10-20T17:45:00.000-05:00

One of my favorite photos from my summer abroad.
Canterbury, England July 2007

Happiness

2009-10-14T16:00:00.003-05:00

When I think back over things that have brought me lots of happiness, my study trip overseas tops the list.

Despite my severe depression/jetlag for the first week in London, the time was still incredible and tears come to my eyes when I think of that month. Happy tears mind you.

Here's a few photos of that time:

on the London Eye

in the London Aquarium

on one of the Trafalgar lions

July 2007

From my portfolio

2009-10-06T19:46:00.003-05:00

Fall 2006... I think

Downtown Hattiesburg, MS

film

October 2006

Middle of U.S. 49, Hattiesburg, MS

digital

Fall 2006

The University of Southern Mississippi campus, Hattiesburg, MS

film

Here's a few photos I placed in my final portfolio for class 2006.

Cherries

2009-09-29T22:27:00.003-05:00

After a weekend recuperating at my parents' place, I'm back posting more photos. As Fashion Week winds down, I'll be posting my own photos again.

A model wears a creation part of the Moschino women's Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)

In this photo taken Thursday Aug. 13, 2009 Sue Kanke stands atop a scafollding and removes pieces of etched glass from a Moorish dome above a billiard room during a restoration project of the penthouse suite at the Farimont Hotel in San Francisco. The dome, which consists of 1,800 pieces of etched glass, was constructed in 1926 and has
never been previously restored. JFK slept here. So did Prince Charles. The Big Four presumably stayed awake, hammering out negotiations for the United Nations charter in 1945. History's been made in the 6,000-square-foot
penthouse at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel. Now, craftsmen and women working on a $20 million renovation are restoring the fabulous past, piece by painstaking piece. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

This May 6, 2007 file photo shows Copenhagen's picturesque Nyhavn harbor. (AP Photo/Jan Olsen,File)

I'm glad I'm not the only one that takes photos of picturesque places or spots.

Kibbles and bits and accessories

2009-09-24T16:48:00.002-05:00

A model wears a creation part of the Krizia Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
I love her earrings and she's got gorgeous eyes.

A model wears a creation part of the Krizia Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
Once again, loving the earrings and the fascinator.

A model wears a creation part of the Moschino Cheap and Chic women's Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Because no outfit is complete without a huge gold banana.

A model wears a creation part of the Prada Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Sparkly!! However, I'm afraid it's a bit overkill and I might trip over them.

More fashion

2009-09-23T13:19:00.003-05:00

Sept. 16, 2009 file photo shows a model wearing spring 2010 fashion by Marchesa during Fashion Week in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig,File)
I love these shoes and this look. However, I wonder if the tattoos are real.

Italian actress and model Manuela Arcuri wears a creation as part of the Luciano Soprani Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
I love the whole outfit, including the bib necklace with rose detail.

Italian actress and model Manuela Arcuri wears a creation as part of the Luciano Soprani Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Love the dress, but would be terrifed to wear it. I might fall out!

A model displays a creation by James Long, during London Fashion Week, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Am I the only one that thought of Zoolander when looking at this guy?
A model presents a creation by Burberry during the Spring/Summer 2010 collection show on the fifth day of the London Fashion Week, in central London, Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Wearing socks with heels never looked so good!
A model displays a creation by Elio Berhanyer's Spring/Summer 2010 collection during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week in Madrid on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
I cannot stop dreaming about buying an outfit like this. I love the colors, the style, the little rose. Perfect!

Jelly

2009-09-22T19:13:00.003-05:00

Be prepared for more Fashion Week fun photos tomorrow. I'm already geared up with some fun and funky photos.

But, today will be calm, cool and collected....

Aquarium of the Americas

New Orleans

November 2007

I love jellyfish.

Rock on!

2009-09-21T11:59:00.004-05:00

A model displays a spring/summer design by Francis Montesinos during the Pasarela Cibeles fashion show in Madrid, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

So, to make up for not posting yesterday (which was a pretty crappy day), I'm posting some fun photos I've snagged from the Associated Press of Fashion Week in Madrid and Mumbai.
I've stumbled onto some fashion gold here.....

A model displays a creation by Andres Sarda's Spring/Summer 2010 collection during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week in Madrid on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

I would love to rock this look on and off the beach. It's got that modern/retro feel that I'm digging. And I love the hue. So sunny and beachy.

A model displays a spring/summer design by Antonio Alvarado during the Pasarela Cibeles fashion show in Madrid, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

Love the shoe. Would probably love the skirt too, but there wasn't a picture of it.

A model showcases designer Krishna Mehta's creation on the third day of the Lakme Fashion Week 2009 in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

I love the WTF?! look on the girl's face.

A model displays a spring/summer design by Devota & Lomba during the Pasarela Cibeles fashion show in Madrid, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

Mmmm.... love the color. One of my favorites.

In this photo taken Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, a model walks the ramp during a presentation of creations by Lakme Fashion Week grand finale designers of the past 10 years, on the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week 2009 in Mumbai, India. (AP Photo/Dhiraj Singh)

I.... am I the only one that thought of a certain part of the female anatomy when looking at this picture? Loving the bangles.

Feelings

2009-09-19T20:28:00.001-05:00

I ended up not going to the yoga class, just wasn't feeling up to it today.

Robox drinks some beer.

Halloween 2006.

Argh!

2009-09-18T23:21:00.001-05:00

Just realized that I need to go back and relist when a lot of photos were taken.

Like this one was probably in 2006. Ack

Sad

2009-09-17T19:58:00.004-05:00

Sometimes, I send myself to bed early so I can sleep through the sadness.

The trick is to fall asleep before the sadness catches you.

Because, if it catches you, it makes the next day, the next chance at a better time, that much farther away.

Newport, Rhode Island, I believe, or at least near by it

June 2007

Guess

2009-09-16T20:34:00.003-05:00

I've been confused this week about a certain pair of jeans. I couldn't find them. At all.

I checked all the usual places, it was as if they just disappeared.

Then today, while doing laundry, I find them in the dryer.

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

June 2007?

Immaturity..

2009-09-15T19:12:00.002-05:00

... I has it.

So, at work there's a dry erase board where someone wrote "pennies matter."

Is it wrong that everytime I pass by it, I see "penises matter" and giggle?

Sometime in my old apartment on 38th Avenue, Hattiesburg, 2008.

Night flowers

2009-09-14T23:14:00.005-05:00

I assumed he was admiring my garden, the first night I met him. He would upturn each night-blooming flower, turning each between his fingers.

While admiring flowers isn't out of the ordinary, my garden grew right outside the door of my second floor apartment. And my garden was less of a garden and more of a mixture of containers and pots of various plants that condescended to grow for me.

I was unsure as I stood awkwardly on the second landing, keys hanging from my fingers.
I took a deep breath to speak, but he must have heard me, because he turned to me and smiled.

"You have a lovely garden," his voice was faintly accented, from where I'm not sure.

I thanked him and made some modest show of saying that the garden was small (because it was) and that there were many more things I wanted to grow (because there were).

He made a sound somewhere between an inward laugh and an affirmative grunt. He glanced over the flowers again before nodding to me and wishing me a good night.
As he walked away, I fumbled with my keys, watching him leave yet also trying to get inside.

Once inside, I locked the door, not out of fear, but out of habit. I found that at no time did I feel fear of this stranger, only curiosity. I pulled my window open a crack and snuggled into bed, drifting to sleep with the smell of night blooming jasmine lingering around me.

Bah, I watch too much drama/mystery/romance/weird TV. :P
Just a little something that was bouncing in my head and refused to leave me alone until I typed it out.

And tonight's photo... is not night blooming jasmine, but a Peruvian daffodil I coaxed into blooming for me while staying at my parents one summer. It didn't come back the next year though. Perhaps, it knew that I had left.

Thirteen, seven and five

2009-09-13T15:45:00.002-05:00

The 13th of each month is a fun inside joke day for Manon and I.

We've been best friends and very close for seven years.

Leon is a little over five years old.

Here's a picture of my two favorite redheaded boys:

Windows

2009-09-13T00:45:00.001-05:00

Polyvore is pretty fun to make up outfits with, so here's one for Sunday. A day of relaxing, gardening and window shopping.

Sunday by TuesdayRose featuring GAP

Items in this set:
Women: Curvy jeans (saturated dark wash) - dark, $70
Ruffle Tube Top, $20
Miu Miu Leather studded sandals, $795
Give Me Number 9 Purse, $48
Elizabeth Bracelet, $412

The risks of cooking and gardening

2009-09-12T15:28:00.003-05:00

It's an overcast day, it rained a bit... and everyone has spontaneously forgotten how to drive.

I want to get some gardening done, but I need to get rocks and a broom first. And my super, duper fruity punch thingy can't be made without a peeler.

Perhaps, I'll risk my life and run out to purchase these items later.

Now, on to today's featured photos:

A seagull (my favorite bird btw) in Pensacola, Fla.

My dad trying to fly a kite. Also in Pensacola.

Boogie boarding dudes in... you guessed it Pensacola.

These photos are from the same trip in June 2007, I believe.

My babies

2009-09-11T17:18:00.001-05:00

Murmur is a pudgey sweetie.

Leon loves boxes and pretty much anything he can try and fit himself into.

Confused

2009-09-10T18:30:00.002-05:00

Okay.... so I actually put the little blog post up at www.rosebrokethis.blogspot.com, so that no one gets confused.... mostly me.

Today's photo is...

Gus's Cafe

Front Street, Hattiesburg

I've got to get out of here....

2009-09-09T19:43:00.003-05:00

Hattiesburg, Miss.

Sonic on W. 4th Street.

Commence the dumping!

2009-09-09T18:27:00.002-05:00

Ok, so I've decided to add my own photography to this blog as well.

With some motivation, and a kick in the butt, I'll get this blog updated regularly.

Grilling

2009-04-25T12:00:00.002-05:00

What's pretty funny to me is watching people grill.

I was trying out my apartment's pool and watching a guy across the way begin to grill.

Poised with lighter fluid in hand, you can see the gears turning in his head.

One side says, "I think that's enough lighter fluid. If I put in anymore, it'll burn everything."

The other side says, "I am man. I control fire. Needs more fire!"

And then watch, for as soon as he adds more fluid, a cloud of flame rises up to meet him.

He wasn't injured or anything, but he did have a sheepish grin on his face.

Airman ga taosenai

2009-04-17T11:53:00.003-05:00

I LOVE this song. It's been stuck in my head for the past few days. Glad I finally got an MP3 for it.

P.S. I can defeat Airman

Do re mi!

2009-04-10T12:05:00.000-05:00

Is it silly that I sorta cried and sung along with this?

Crab

2009-03-22T20:42:00.001-05:00

The crab can teach you things! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/16/a-crab-explains-facebook_n_175566.hmtl

Do want

2009-03-16T21:20:00.002-05:00

Currently want this.

Elegant, cute and a little French. A bit like me. :P

I heart cupcakes

2009-03-04T20:48:00.000-06:00

Goodbye, Norma Jean....

2009-02-08T08:54:00.000-06:00

...and Hello, Marilyn.
I love Marilyn and her style.

Music calms the beast

2009-02-07T09:36:00.002-06:00

One thing that can always calm and soothe me is the sound of a violin.
Used to play one, yet school got in the way. So, my violin sits patiently in storage, waiting for the day I open her back up and play again.

Bowl O' Kittens

2009-01-24T23:47:00.002-06:00

Sometimes, a cup full of kittens not enough. Sometimes, you need a whole bowl full.

I don't know

2009-01-14T18:56:00.001-06:00

It doesn't make me happy in so much as it makes me giggle every time I see it.

Hilarity ensues

2008-12-28T10:27:00.000-06:00

You smell nice

2008-12-16T19:30:00.000-06:00

Perscription: a bucket of kittens

2008-12-11T19:41:00.003-06:00

I got this information from CNN:
"New research shows that in a social network, happiness spreads among people up to three degrees removed from one another. That means when you feel happy, a friend of a friend of a friend has a slightly higher likelihood of feeling happy too."

I read this as pertaining more than just to social networks; so I definitely see this as a reason to keep pushing the Rose Happiness Project! Because it's not just for my sanity, but for others as well.

Portals

2008-11-07T13:14:00.001-06:00

A Portal cake for our birthday.

Beam me in, Wolf

2008-11-06T19:23:00.001-06:00

Also crossposted in La Vie de Rose: a List of Broken Things.
Here's a few signs of change that make me smile:

A comment from the HA website:
"....we truly are the America we are supposed to be. not the scary
fearmongering hating and overwhelmingly irony that has been since christians
and the right decided that they and their exclusivity represented America
better. Time will heal these tainted and misguided hearts. Free at last,
free at last, i'm a deep south white redneck and even I AM FREE AT
LAST!!!!!"

Also, on the cover of The News Journal in Delaware (as seen above) "Biden achieves highest office for a Delawarean." :D

Today's smile Election edition

2008-11-05T02:00:00.000-06:00

We're not ashamed to say we cried during his acceptance speech. Tears of pride, tears of joy..... tears of hope?

Tissue Kitten

2008-11-02T10:15:00.000-06:00

Sometimes, tissues only go so far.
For those really big cries, you need Tissue Kitten.
Available at fine department stores.

A winning combination

2008-10-18T10:58:00.000-05:00

We like snow.
We like Daleks.
A winning combination.

Got the pic from the photographer's website : http://www.treklens.com/gallery/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Cheshire/photo118638.htm

Lady pilot story

2008-10-14T13:07:00.000-05:00

An obit came across our desk Wednesday. Edna Bishop, a lady pilot of WWII. We found her inspiring and asked the editor for permission to write a story on her. We got in touch with the lady's husband and got information from him. He seemed touched that we even cared.
The story ran in the next day's paper. Later on that day, we received this:

Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:37:56 -0400
To: "Pendleton, Rose"

Dear Rose: We can't tell you how much we appreciate the article you developed and wrote concerning our wife and mother. She would have enjoyed it, I'm sure.
Thank you for your work in developing the facts from the meager bit of information I supplied. It is a great story.
Sincerely, Jim Bishop

We almost started crying at our desk. :)

When you've got to sneeze.....

2008-10-14T12:54:00.000-05:00

Achoo!

Kittens are meds for the soul: part deux

2008-10-13T09:31:00.000-05:00

Dear Me,
Here are some big, recent signs that we are a good person:

- We saved that kitten's life. Granted, we can't say 'no' to kittens, but if we had, she would have died from her illness. (we could have said 'no, we don't have room.')
- We kept Murmur (the kitten) despite the fact that we knew she would have to go to the vet and we would have to spend mega-bucks. (we could have said 'no, we don't have the money')
- Murmur loves us unconditionally. She knows we rescued her, and she loves us so much for that. This is the most affectionate kitten we have ever seen, and we deserve it.
- We have enhanced Leon's life, because now he'll have a friend to play with and to keep him company when everyone is at work/school.

We are a good person.

Love,
Me :)

Note: that's Leon in the picture.

More smiles

2008-10-10T21:30:00.000-05:00

Today's smile

2008-10-07T20:52:00.000-05:00

Kinda creepy... but kinda cute.

Goooooooooooooooooaaaalllllll! or just goals

2008-10-04T12:43:00.000-05:00

My three main goals of current and how to achieve them:

- get better at French
study more, stay on top of my online classes, possibly sign up for classes at a community college, find someone to talk French with (either a tutor or someone else that's learning)

- lose weight
continue to take my meds (as they seem to be working - to explain why I have to take meds, read my other blog or look up PCOS), walk more, exercise more

- be happier
look on the positive side of things, enjoy things more, not worry so much, let go of things

For those wondering, the picture above was done by Agent 57 at DeviantArt.

Introductions are in order.... again

2008-10-03T19:23:00.000-05:00

The unveiling of the main part of the Rose Happiness Project rests in this blog.
To explain, the Rose Happiness Project is a pet project that's been given internet wings.
My therapist (all sane people see therapists) gave me 'homework.'
This 'homework' consists of listing:
- affirmations
- achievements
- positive attributes
- things I'm thankful for
- things I've done to work toward my goals
- thoughts throughout the day/week and are they good or bad/ helpful or not?

The last of these I'm probably just going to just leave to posting up in my regular blog.
I've also added to this list:
- pictures and things that make me smile.

Why am I doing this?
An innovative way to make me smile. Somewhere that I can dump things that make me feel good, so that I can look back at them when I'm feeling less than confident, less than happy, less than myself.

So, here's the first - a picture that makes me smile.