Just Me, Myself, and I...

Sundays are always such a sad day for me. I don't know if it's just me, or if that's the case with other people too, but that's always the case with me. Maybe it's because Sunday is the unofficial day that most spend with their families, or maybe it's just because I'm a weirdo, and that's my day to be sad. Either way, I decided that this Sunday would be a great day to venture out on my own, have a little fun, but mostly, do what I wanted! :)

I had been dying to go see the Cirque du Soleil movie: Worlds Away in 3D, and I hadn't had the chance to go. I didn't even know if any theaters in Austin were still showing it. Everyone that I talked to about it, had no idea that there was even a movie, and they didn't really care, either.

So, I looked online, and was so happy to see that they were still showing it at one theater in Austin. It was down South (I live in North Austin), but I figured I better go see it before it's gone from the theaters completely. I knew I'd be going alone, so I got dressed and headed out.

The movie didn't start until 2:00, but I left extra early because I didn't know what traffic would be like, and I also didn't know exactly where the movie theater was located. I thought I did, and that was my first problem.

I showed up at the wrong theater, which wasn't a big deal because I had plenty of time, but when I showed up to the second theater, and realized it was the wrong one, well, let's just say, I got a little flustered. I finally had to call the theater and ask where exactly they were located because I was lost!

I finally found the theater, which, by the way, no one will ever find if they aren't looking for it, got there just in time, bought my ticket, and went in. To my surprise, (I was not at all surprised) the theater was completely empty. It's one thing going to a movie alone, but the comfort in that (at least for me), is that there will be other people, at least one other person there to join you (indirectly).

There was no one, so I just made the best of it, since I expected it, and grabbed a seat wherever I wanted! :) The movie was in 3D, which is always both cool and annoying at the same time. I was wearing glasses already so having to wear glasses over glasses wasn't that great, but I managed. I do have to admit, though, when watching such a visually compelling movie such as this one, 3D is the way to go! But, I will also say that 3D movies are way too expensive.

The movie was visually awesome, and I enjoyed it, but if you are not an artsy person and don't like movies with no dialogue, I definitely would not recommend this movie. For me, though, I finally got to see the movie I wanted to see, and I didn't have to hear anyone telling me that they hated it! It was actually quite nice.

After the movie, I wasn't quite ready to go home, so I decided to go and check out a mural that I had been wanting to see at the United Way for Greater Austin building on MLK. It wasn't anything fancy, but Austin has such great murals around town, and I had read about this one, and wanted to go see it for myself.

The building was closed for the day, but that didn't matter because the mural is on an outside wall facing the street. I was the only one there (yet, again), so I just ran up to the top to take a few pics. The mural is a picture of a piece of bread and butter that says "You're my Butter Half". It's got beautiful, bright colors, and besides the obvious pun, they are what appealed to me the most. I took a few pics and hung out there for a few minutes enjoying the nice breeze.

I didn't do anything too exciting today, but I did have fun, and most of all, I did exactly what I wanted to do. If you are interested in either of these things, I will always do my best to post pics or videos of everywhere I go, or anything I do that I mention in my blogs. Below is a video trailer of the movie, and a picture of the mural. I can't wait to figure out what I'm going to do next! :) Enjoy!

Waking up...

I'm just an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life, looking for something EXTRAORDINARY. 

This July will mark my seventh year living in Austin, and it has occurred to me that I don't know this city as well as I should. As a matter of fact, I feel like I don't know this city at all anymore. So much has changed and grown in the city since 2006. So much of ME has changed and grown since 2006. 

When I first got here, I had so much drive, ambition, spark, and excitement in my heart, and I wanted to learn everything about this city the moment I arrived! I remembering venturing out on my own on the weekends, and getting lost, but loving every moment of it. I remember checking out everything that Austin locals told me I "had to" try. And I wasn't scared of anything. I was HAPPY and CONTENT.

The past few months, I have found myself to be UNHAPPY and RESTLESS. I've been doing a lot of soul-searching lately, and I think I'm unhappy because I got here with such big dreams and goals, and I have not seen any of those things to fruition. Somewhere along my way, I lost the spark and the ambition that I loved so much. 

So, with that, I've decided to start another blog to help my creative, fun side come back to life again. I've missed it. I realized that when my soul is not happy, the rest of me isn't, either. .

Austin is the perfect place to find myself again, or find myself for the first time! I moved here because of my passion for music, but, sad to say, Life got the best of me, and I lost my way. I want to find it again, and really search for what's going to make me happy.

I also want to have fun on the way, so I've decided that I'm going to do one fun thing (with or without money) every week, and then come back to my blog and write about it. I'll be having fun, exploring the city that I love so much, and waking up the writer in me once again.

I want to come full circle with my life- I want to be both physically and mentally healthy, and I know once I get my motivation in full force, I will have it!! I have so many goals and dreams, and I believe it's never too late to get exactly what I want from my life!! 

I'm looking forward to sharing my experiences along the way, and who knows, maybe some of you can join me for the ride! :)