cutest bonnie & clyde I've ever seen

Ricky's and my Halloween costume for 2009!



Compared to the real thing and Faye Dunaway & Warren Beatty, I'd say we did all right.

Oh and, Zooey and Joseph are pretty darn cute, too.

Inspired by whytheyrehot.com

I am completely, utterly, and totally in love with:

-Adam Brody! (always and forever--seeing a photo of him still takes my breath away)

-Ash Stymest (british model. hiiiiiiii)

-Gaspard Ulliel (le sigh)

-Paul Rudd (probably my favorite of the apatow crew)

-Ryan Renolds (no explanation necessary)

-Johnny Depp (at any age)

-Taylor Lautner (he's almost legal!)

-Seth Rogen (funny and sexy? not fair)

-Jude Law (they say he's a jerk...but look at those eyes)

-Conor Oberst (mmmm)

-Bret and Jemaine :D

-Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who rocks the rugged look equally as well as this clean-shaven bidness)

-Brad Pitt (cliché, but with good reason)

-Leonardo DiCaprio (see above)

-James Marsden (real life prince charming!)

-Ne-Yo (a respectful R&B singer with a smooth voice and even smoother dance moves. and lord knows i love a man who can dance)

-Jason Segel (awwwww)

-Rupert. Grint. (unff)

-James FrancOH

-Matthew McConaughey (everybody loves a good ol' texas boy!)

-Ewan MacGregor (charmingest accent on the planet)

-John Francis Daly (look at those dimples!)

-Justin Nozuka (ethnic ambiguity is so hot)

-Landon Pigg (i'll fall in love with him at a coffee shop any day. and i don't even like coffee)

-Matt Damon (mm-hmm)

-Paolo Nutini (not italian, though the name--and looks--would have you believe otherwise)

-Richard Gere (i've had a schoolgirl crush on him since "Pretty Woman")

-George Clooney (is any woman impervious to his charms?)

-Barack Obama (duh.)

-And, of course, my boyfriend:


awwwww.

words i like

the following is a list of words i like. could be because of their meaning. or the way they taste in my mouth. or maybe their exemplary status as onomatopoeia. whatever the case, as an added bonus, some of them have really sweet denotations, which i have provided for you in my own words. which i guess technically makes them connotations. whatever. my blog, my rules. (or, more accurately, no rules.)

real words:

cotton

fiji

lilies

eva (pronounced eev or eh-va, i like both)

fuck (this word is so satisfying to say, if you can get over the vulgarity. saying it feels like having a mouth full of chocolate chunks, or a big bite of a juicy apple. don't ask.)

button (adorable and fun to say)

peach (as juicy and enjoyable in your mouth as the fruit itself)

susurration--a whispering noise. for me it always conjures a mental image of a room full of people whispering with a really powerful intent, like an angry swarm

quaint
loquacious--wordy, verbose. especially pleasing since it really seems to exemplify its meaning

superfluous--unnecessary, extravagant. ditto the above comment

erstwhile--in the past, formerly. doesn't it just sound quaintly old-fashioned? ooh, there's another one!

onomatopoeia
sesquipedalian--a long word, one with many syllables. comes from the Latin sesquipedalis, many feet. yet again, a perfect example of its own definition

bungle

mnemonic

phonaesthetic

fricative

floozy
whorl

orthoepy--the way a word or a language is customarily spoken.

perspicacious-- The archaic (and now obsolete) definition: Able to physically see clearly; quick-sighted; sharp-sighted...which led to today's, which is: being of acute discernment, having keen insight, or being mentally perceptive.

stabby--the best way to portray that just-perturbed-enough state in which, when provoked, you might actually end up shanking your aggressor. ooh, there's another one!

perturb--so much better than disturb, its less-exciting cousin.

furlough

equipoise--or equipoised

made-up words:

ridonkulous

biffle

aerie

thizz

hyphy

foreign words:

esquincle - spanish

pantoufles - french

sœur - french

printemps - french

maité - unsure (i actually knew a little girl with this as a name, she was SO adorable. means love, btw)

tokhes (tuchus) - yiddish

zwischen - german

kuchen - german

schvarm - german

blixtförälskelse - swedish

more later, maybe.

betsy turns 21...

...And wants a lot of things. Here's a list, to get you started:

• money!!
• TOMs!! (red or canvas are the two I'm favoring)
• a professional salon cut and color
• Youth in Revolt by CD Payne
• Down With Love and Thank You For Smoking (I used to own both, but somehow during my first year at college, they disappeared)
• All four seasons of The OC on DVD
• (almost) anything from Marc Jacobs, Betsey Johnson, Juicy, or Pink! by VS
• disney soundtracks
• The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss By Claire Nouvian
• MONEY or gift cards work too (Urban Outfitters, Gap, Victoria's Secret, Sephora...)
• these shoes

• bareVitamins prime time
• new foundation
• Caitlin
• My big sister
• This gun, which i found at cracker barrel:
  
• THIS APRON. or this one, either in yellow or white. or how about this one...
  
• THIS PINAFORE, or this one, by the same maker as the aprons. how cute are they!?
• PS money is always a viable option. really. then i can do all the searching/online purchasing. less work for you!
• this HANDHELD SEWING MACHINE, how badass is that? and it's on sale!

There's plenty more, I'm sure. That's all I can think of for now, though. 21 is a big change...I'm not sure I'm ready for it. It means so many things, most especially that you're pretty much officially an adult. Fer realz. More responsibilities, more decisions...but hey, also, more fun!

<3

awesome marine animals

The ocean has always been kind of enigmatic for me. It's beautiful, scary, and powerful. And it's really a different world under there, and there's still tons we have no clue about! Plus, there are some totally awesome creatures that dwell below the surface. I think we all know where this is headed: another one of my lists. I won't keep you waiting!

Betsy's List of Totally Awesome Marine Animals (in no particular order)

• Ok, first of all: the narwhal. I mean, really. an aquatic unicorn? how is that not at the top of EVERYONE'S awesome list?
• The elephant seal. A marine version of my favorite animal? win.
• The starfish. Need I say more?
• Sea Turtles. I've always had a soft spot for turtles, and seriously, ones that live forever, go on epic journeys to lay eggs, and are apparently a bunch of surfer hippies are a-ok in my book.
• Coral. I did a project on it in 4th grade; there are a majillion different kinds and it is so delicate and beautiful and fascinating! Plus, each one is 75% hermaphroditic, (yes, only part of each), so it reproduces on its own. I know, I know.
• The pigbutt worm or flying buttocks (Chaetopterus pugaporcinus) is a newly discovered species of worm found by scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. The worm is round in shape, approximately the size of a hazelnut, and bears a strong resemblance to a disembodied pair of buttocks. Because of this, it was given a Latin species name that roughly translates to "resembling a pig's rear."
  
• Benthocodon jellyfish, which basically just looks awesome.
  
• Dumbo octopus (grimpoteuthis), because it's ADORABLE.
  
• Ridgeia piscesae, or tube worms...because when I was a kid I read The Magic Schoolbus series, and in the deep-sea adventure book, someone (probably phoebe) talks about tube worms and likens them to lipstick tubes. The association just never left me, I guess.
• The Antarctic sea sponge latrunculia apicalis because I want one as a pet.
• Plus lots of others detailed in this book, which my freshman year Bio professor (the ineffable Dr. Young) has a copy of, and which I am henceforth adding to my wishlist. Check out the two unidentified species in the gallery--they're hella sick.
• Finally, this one awesome creature my cousin showed me, but the name of which escapes both of us right now. Twig/branch/tree...something? Rest assured though, it was super cool.
• New favorite of all time: the cuttlefish. they. are. AWESOME. don't believe me? check out the NOVA special on them playing on PBS these days. so badass.

books i want to read

bridget jones

confessions of a shopaholic

the lovely bones

the adventures of huckleberry fin

roots

100 years of solitude

Three Cups of Tea

Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
50 Acres and a Poodle (Jeanne Marie Laskas)

Lord of the Rings

Princess Bride

Ugly's Saga

Avalon High

The Daughters of the Moon

The Thief Lord

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

any suggestions for good reads?

acl

This year, for my birthday, my parents gave me tickets to ACL this October! I am beyond excited about this, since I've never been and always wanted to go. Also, some artists I really, really love are going! So since there are TONS of bands playing all weekend, and my musical knowledge is fairly limited, I've made lists of the ones from the Aus360 website, divided into helpful categories, to help me keep track.

i really, really cannot wait to see:
Girl Talk

The B-52s

The Decemberists
The Dodos

Mos Def

K’ Naan

Passion Pit

i am excited to see:
Beastie Boys

Citizen Cope
Arctic Monkeys

Lisa Hannigan

Michael Franti & Spearhead

Bell X1

Flogging Molly
Coheed and Cambria

John Legend

Devotchka

i will probably enjoy:

Pearl Jam

The Dave Matthews Band
Kings of Leon

Ben Harper and Relentless7
Thievery Corporation
Ghostland Observatory
Toadies

Bon Iver

and i guess i better do some research on:
The Dead Weather
The Levon Helm Band
Andrew Bird
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Phoenix
Bassnectar
!!!
The Avett Brothers
The Airborne Toxic Event
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Clutch
Grizzly Bear
Heartless Bastards
White Lies
Dan Auerbach
The Walkmen
The Scabs
Reckless Kelly
Blitzen Trapper
The Virgins
Here We Go Magic
Eek-A-Mouse
Asleep at the Wheel
Dr. Dog
The Raveonettes
The Knux
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
State Radio
Los Amigos Invisibles
The Felice Brothers
Federico Aubele
Raul Malo
Daniel Johnston
Poi Dog Pondering
Brett Dennen
Rodriguez
Henry Butler
Preservation Hall
Sam Roberts Band
The Greencards
Sara Watkins
Walter “Wolfman” Washington
David Garza
John Vanderslice
Zac Brown Band
Todd Snider
School of Seven Bells
Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3
Alberta Cross
Deer Tick
Alela Diane
The Wood Brothers
The Parlor Mob
Rebirth Brass Band
Marva Wright
Terri Hendrix
L.A.X.
The Low Anthem
Sons of Bill
Suckers
Sarah Jaffe
Cotton Jones
The Henry Clay People
Papa Mali
Jypsi
Vince Mira
Jonathan Tyler & the Northern
Lights
Mimicking Birds
Jeffrey Steele
Jonell Mosser
Leatherbag
Keith Gattis
Damien Horne
Sarah Siskind
Dexateens
Nelo
Danny Brooks
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
The Soul Stirrers
The Durdens
Palm School Elementary
The Gospel Silvertones
Diaconos
Quinn Sullivan
Ralph’s World
Q Brothers
Milkshake
Telephone Company
Loose Cannons
Lunch Money

Any suggestions for ones I should pay especial attention to? favorite songs by any of the above? help/input is greatly appreciated :)