I don't mean to be cynical, but...

Hello, World.

Just finished watching the '91 film "The Rocketeer."

It was adorable. (:

I have decided that Jennifer Connelly is one of my favorite actresses, alongside Meryl Streep and Rachel McAdams.

Anyhoo.

On Friday night, I played two originals ("Poetry Eyes" and "A Tumblin' Down") at SoZo Coffeehouse. It was a blast. The crowd was awesome, and I was asked back to play an entire show. (: I'll let y'all know when that is!

So, I wanted to say a few things, just, to say them.

Numero Uno:

I am in love with the Summer - I get to swim all day and write all night, and be my naturally nocturnal self.

Numero Dos:

This whole job-hunting thing is a lot more difficult than you'd think. Oh, well. I'll keep pressing on. :D

C:

As I write this, I am staring at my little toy hippie van.. The picture is above... It's putting me in such a better mood.

FOUR:

A few of my favorite shots from my most recent photoshoot are above, as well (all of them are on my tumblr).

E:

I was talking with my friend Megan earlier... And she was telling me how she was such a pessimist and that I'm lucky I am able to trust people, that I'm super optimistic.. This was my response:

"I'd rather be a pessimist than an optimist. When you're pessimistic, you don't get let down so much and when something good happens, you're able to be pleasantly surprised. As an optimist, your dreams are constantly being crushed and when something good happens, it's never as good as you expected."

What do you guys think? Do you agree with me or her? Vote on my poll, comment, or let me know on my formspring. I'm kind of interested to see what y'all think about that...

SIX:

I don't mean to be cynical, but...

I'm having a really hard time putting my faith in humanity right now. I just went through sort of a messy breakup-esque shpeel and it was not fun. Obviously, when you're sensitive and in a high emotional state, you have a hard time seeing the good in people/love. So, that's where I'm at right now.

But just a word of advice:

Before you allow yourself to have strong feelings for someone (I don't mean the crushy butterflies, I mean somewhere closer to love), make sure you really, really know them. People like to pretend to be someone they're not to get people's attention. Some do it without realizing it and others do it perfectly intentionally. So, just watch out for that. Make sure that you're being who you really are, too. Because you don't want to fall for someone and later find out they're not exactly who you thought, and you also don't want someone else to fall for you when you're not really being you.

7:

Art is art. It's about the artist. It's not about following the rules - in fact, it's more so about breaking them.

And please don't ever let someone tell you that you're not good enough. Listen and hear me when I say: YOU ARE!! You are more than good enough. You are perfect. And someone someday will realize that. If it feels like nobody realizes that, then they're not really who you wanna be hanging around, anyway. Because you don't want to be surrounded by people who bring you down. You want - and need! - to be surrounded by people who lift you up and tell you the truth and encourage you to be you and do what you love.

Well, if you have any responses to the aforementioned anything, you know what to do. I love you! Sleep tight, sweet dreams, don't let the bedbugs bite!! <3

XOXOXOXO.

Jay