"It was an island of sophistication in an urban wasteland. Artists repulsed 

by the commercialism of the entertainment industry felt comfortable there, artists

with no money were comfortable there, artists who wanted to live amongst

other artists felt comfortable there. But all good things come to an end, often a 

sad angry miserable end. The cause for such an end can usually be whittled down to 

one of three things: money, sickness, love lost. Artists have always had an 

uncomfortable relationship with money. They need it, but are often 

repulsed by those who have it. For as long as there has been money, and

art, and people willing to spend money on art, communities initially set up

by artists have been overrun with people with money who want a taste of the 

artist's lifestyle, despite the fact that the reality of the lifestyle is far harder, 

lonelier, and more boring than can be imagined."

Bright Shiny Morning - James Frey

Be Back on October 9th,

neena noel

j o y

So I dropped my phone in the toilet last night. That's the second time I've done that but luckily this time it fell before I had peed...

Apparently it's $49 to get replaced, thank you Apple Care, even though that's $49 that I would have rather saved. Oh well, accidents happen and I've learned my lesson, electronics and liquids do not mix well. I've had phones drop out of my hands several times and continue working without flaws, but the second one hits the water it's lights out. I broke my last laptop that way too. (My advice, try to keep your beer as far away from your keyboard as possible, but still within a reachable distance. :p)

Anyways, yeah, blah, blah, blah. Now that I don't have to worry about any phone calls for the day, I'm going to go make some food to go along with my iced coffee and read a book. :) It always takes me months to finally a book because I never make the time to read even though I would like to more often. It keeps me edumacated.

Currently reading: Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey

Koi fish from Maui, summer of 2011. 

And here's a verse from Hurt by Nine Inch Nails

that I typed up in photoshop this morning.

Good song.

with love, neena noel

*click on any of my pictures to reblog :)