.:.late night musings.:.

it's quite late, and i'm very very tired...but the thoughts are whirling round in my head and i've been studying for far too long...just need to sit and be here for a minute before i try to get some sleep...maybe get a few random things out of my mind.

for the past 8 days, i've been sick...sick enough to miss four days of classes, and to do nothing but lie in bed, miserable and feverish and coughing...i think it was probably the first time in months that i've just had to stop and do nothing...so in between the sleeping, horribly bad movie-watching, sore-throat-tea-drinking...i came to a conclusion (or ten)...so here goes nothing:

1. i am not a one-woman show...i am not a rock, i am not an island (unlike simon and garfunkel)...i've been trying to do everything on my own, as i'm sadly one of those individuals who will not ask for help, unless it's like, life or death...but moving to a new city, attending a new school, not knowing anyone, or where to go to accomplish the simplest tasks...yeah, it's pretty humbling...but since i've always been happy to do something for another person, why should i not give the same consideration to myself?...and being so ill, on top of everything else, forced me to realize that i can be my own support system, but it's not so bad to ask others for their support, especially when i REALLY need it!...like marcus in nick hornby's "about a boy" says: "you can't have just one person...you need at LEAST two, maybe three."

not the most startling realization to come to, i suppose, but a good one nonetheless. :D

2. hmmmm...bloody hell! i've forgotten the others...i imagine that means i am too sleepy, and should head off bedward.

anyhow...to those friends who have reached out to me these past few lonely weeks, i say from the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything...the phone calls, emails, chicken soup, etc....i couldn't have got through this without you!

to those friends i haven't yet met: it'll be a pleasure, i'm sure!

good night,
much love!!

xoxo

.:.model search.:.

hey guys!

i'm looking for a few good men...or women...who would be willing to offer their services as a hair model at the gary manuel aveda institute in seattle (capitol hill).

simply show up and you will receive FREE of charge a stellar haircut...style...&hand massage...while listening to some fab tunes, sipping tea or coffee...just hanging out!

all you have to do is be available on a friday, starting august 3rd and going into mid-september) from 9am until 1pm (or thereabouts)...just contact me and i'll set it up for you!

let us help you look even MORE fabulous!!

xoxo

.:.we have this place surrounded.:.

*mood: joyous*

well, it's official...i landed sunday morning around 10:30...seattle/kirkland feels like home...like it's already mine...the boxer rebellion, whose loveliness in stuck in my head, say it best: we have this place surrounded.

infinite thanks and love go out to all those who sought to make my transition here a little less painful, a little smoother: allison (even oceans cannot separate the french amis, no?), adie (always talking me through to the next step, girl--with coffee too!), brian (you need to come out here on tmobile's dime--and bring stadel), cina (you have inspired me so much with your great big fearless heart), erin b. (the northwest misses you...i miss you...come out!), my parents, my grandparents, my brother &sis in law &niece trinity (you guys are my heart!! loveyou!), my aunt and uncle here in kirkland, and also the friends i've not yet met in person, but who have generously included me in their lives--jeanette (pirate martinis??), lezlie, and geoff--can't wait, guys!

being out of one's comfort zone is prickly and unsettling...but essential for growth, no? ...i know i was led here to do things, to meet people, to learn how to love those who need it most...i was reading sabrina ward harrison's "messy thrilling life" (which, if you've never read her work, is both moving and visually stunning/mesmerizing...find some, now!)...and she has a quote from joseph campbell, which is my new favorite quote:

"we must be willing to get rid of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."

wow.

i take great comfort in the fact that i am but a tiny piece of a much larger picture, a picture that does not end or begin with me, is not even about me...but i am here to love...and learn...and live.

which, really, is what i wish for you all.

much love,
.:.coco.:.

.:.obligatory intro.:.

this is the obligatory introductory blog.

a few things about me:

1. moving to seattle the second week of july, so i'm looking forward to meeting people out there and making lots of friends. yes indeedy.

2. i'll be attending the gary manuel aveda institute, doing the cosmetology program. if, when you meet me, you attempt to sing the "beauty school drop-out" song from grease--don't. i'll punch you in the throat if you do. ;D

3. looking for a church in seattle--nothing too huge or intimidating, and a church that really has a heart for the poor. if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.

4. thanks for reading...i look forward to posting lots and lots on here, as myspace gets kind of old, you know?

many blessings--