Happy Belated Birthday!

My blog is officially one year old! It's birthday was on the 3rd of December, and I missed it. Bad Jessica, bad! I'm not sure what to do to celebrate. Let's celebrate one year of me having another outlet to speak exclusively about myself, an outlet to let my creative and artistic tendencies run wild, and an outlet for most of my procrastination. Yes, folks, almost exactly one year ago, I began using this blog as a viable means of procrastination. I remember it all so clearly. I was supposed to be studying for my exams but instead I created this blog. And then when I created the blog, I tinkered with the template to produce different effects - fonts, colors, backgrounds. I recall thinking to myself, "I'll indulge myself for half an hour, and then get to studying for my four, back-to-back exams." Eight hours later (no joke), I was able to force myself off of the computer, and ended up spending the entire night awake, studying like mad for those four consecutive finals. And after I finished them, I went right back to my blog instead of studying for my fifth and last final. But, I made all A's and A+'s that semester, so I can't say that my blog hurt me in anyway beyond stress. And now, just look how far I've come. I've learned how to work with transparent png's, hexadecimal colors, editing pictures, and so much more. I've increased the amount of posts I make quite a bit. Last December, I made 7 posts. I've made four times that amount, and I'm only half way through the month! I've had over 1000 visitors to my blog, and the counter is still going. Sigh. I've grown so much. And here is where I shall leave you, after I say that I should be home by 5pm tomorrow, with a copy of my first ever blog post.


La Vie en Rose is French for "Life in Rose." I first heard this expression mentioned in Sabrina (1995) by Julia Ormond's character Sabrina, where she translated it to mean "looking at life through rose-colored glasses." The song La Vie en Rose is performed most notably by Audrey Hepburn and by Louis Armstrong, and the melody is simply beautiful. To me, it means being optimistic, to see the good in everything and not to center on the faults. Although I rarely see anything in this manner, it's always refreshing to try. Did I mention that I love roses?