Weather Facts

I have a strange obsession with the weather. I have not one, but two weather app's on my iphone and weather.com is first in my bookmark bar on my MacBook.

Interestingly, this weather obsession is something people close to me are aware of....

For instance when my neighbor got her new flat screen TV (hooked up to netflix) she immediately let me know that there is a 24 hour a day streaming weather channel! How sweet is that?

Anyway, due to my weather obsession,

I thought I would share some cool weather stuff today :)

Is mood linked to weather?

Everyone has heard the tale that your mood is linked to the weather, and that there is a higher likelihood of depression in the winter months in comparison to summer months.... However, the actual research conducted on this topic is limited. There have only been a small number of studies which have produced inconsistent results....

Interestingly, this weather-mood myth may not be true!

A recent study published in Psychiatry Research disputes this myth. The study was conducted online an included almost 14,500 participants.

The results found no link between mood weather!

This does not dispute the existence of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), in which certain individuals experience Major Depressive symptoms more often during certain times of of the year. However, it does urge psychologists to further investigate the supposed link between season and mood.

City without Seasons:

Medellin, Columbia

This city in Columbia has NO seasons! It's essentially spring ALL year round!

Crazy.... Although we barely have seasons here in sunny San Diego, you can tell the difference between summer and winter!

Perhaps they should measure the rate of depression there?

-S.G

Electric Daisy Carnival Headband ideas :D

In the summer of 2010 I will attend my second annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), and I am extremely excited! Let's jump back about a year though, so we can see where this all started...

On Friday, June 26, 2009 at 3pm, my friend and I were sitting at Pizza Port in Carlsbad drinking a beer when we realized we should be attending EDC later that evening! So we Sponatneously got ready and drove up to LA, just the two of us...

Documentation:

We totally had a blast! this year will be much different, because we have a group of about 10 going and a hotel room booked :)

Furthermore we decided that we are going to make super-sweet headbands to wear to EDC, and I think I will be using these fromBan.Do as my inspiration:

Can't wait until the end of June!

-S.G.

Update!!

Here is a couple pictures of the

headband i chose to wear

and the entire outfit :)

In my opinion I did pretty well with this one!

The night was so much fun...

Deadmau5 killed it, as usual :)

-S.G.

Boyfriend Criteria

Inspired by Anna, (who was inspired by smitten) I am creating my Boyfriend Criteria :)

So, here it is:

1. 5 o'clock shadow: Own it

2. Science: Love it

3. Live Music: Can't live without

4. Tattoos: Have a few

5. Sarcasm: Always

6. Wanderlust: Be one

7. Reading: Do it

8. My dog: Love him

9. Communication: Use it

10. Wine: Drink it

11. Romanticize: Everything

-S.G.

Home Goods :)

i collect many photos of interior decorating in hopes that one day i will come back to these pictures and be able to use them as a blueprint for my own home decor :)

A Mirrored Pool of Thought

A few recent photos by Yours Truly :)

-S.G.

Stab The Princess

Brilliant trio of photo's for your enjoyment :)

Created and photographed by my dear friend Ryen

www.stabtheprincess.com:

Yes, I watch weddings shows and enjoy wedding magazines...

Just imagine, combining these elements for the perfect wedding:

The most romantic song ever:

Bright Eyes: First Day of My Life

The best invite ever:

Click here to see larger size

Combined with something much like this wonderfulness:

Kelli + Sam - Same Day Edit/Wedding Trailer from Matthew Forrey on Vimeo.

The thought of a wedding with these elements melts my heart.

Something besides rants....Raves (as a double-entendre)

-- Rave: Cool LED-light creations --

This used to be my favorit-est creation using LED lights:

(a light installation that can be found at Coachella, EDC or other cool music festivals/Raves)

Until the LED-light wall at Voyeur nightclub in SD:

That is an ever-changing 20x50 foot wall of pure bliss :D

And lastly, a LED creation that I would like to get my hands on:

french designer aissa logerot has developed 'halo' an LED light spray. instead ofspraying paint it has an LED that sprays light. not only can the LED’s brightnessbe altered, but the colors are interchangeable. if the light doesn’t have enough battery,users simply have to shake it to have energy again.

Another Update!!

I have experienced something even better than all of these combined...

Deadmau5's new stage set-up for his 2010 tour...

Pure breathtaking LED-Brilliance:

Cheers, S.G.

"If I'm gonna spend the day with you, I'd seriously consider chewing razor blades and sucking lemons, simply to pass the time."

Have you ever had a person in your life that you just want to forget?

And not in the: I-loved-you-once-but-you-broke-my-heart-and-betrayed-me, kind of way...

More like: I-was-never-really-sure-about-you-and-i-should-have-listened-to-my-gut-instinct, kind of way.

For all those people in my life,

Here is brilliant quote from the sleep talkin man -

"I'm sorry. No, I'm not apologizing. I have nothing to be sorry for. Oh, I'm sorry for accepting your fucking existence. That's it really."