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Jack Kerouac

June 19, 2015 in Lifestyle

I’ve always seen Jack Kerouac as a great source of inspiration. Not only reading his beautiful flow of his words, but the entire wandering, spontaneous mentality of the Beat Generation.

I’m especially lucky since San Francisco is a wonderful place for lovers of JK as well since you can find quotes, memorabilia, and mementos all across the city.

{Images from Inspiration Pinterest Board}

Want to read some quotes from another author I adore? Check out my post on the tragic herald of the Jazz Age, Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald here. And be sure to stay tuned for the next post in my author series so you can read about another amazing writer that I’m inspired by these days.

Have YOU read any poetry or short stories from the writers of the Beat Generation?

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Running Style

June 11, 2015 in Fashion, Fitness, Lifestyle

I have drawers and drawers of activewear. Right now I’d say that some of my favorite brands are Lorna Jane, PrAna, Ellie, Nike, and Lululemon Athletica.

There’s a great deal of color and fun, printed pieces, especially for yoga. However, when it comes to running, I tend towards black & white.

Nike Free 5.0 c/o Millet Sports

Running Tights – Lululemon Athletica

Zip-Up Jacket – Asics

Black & White Gym Bag – Lacoste

While the shoes are my top priority when it comes to running, the second most important are the pants and sports bra. I’m fine with a basic cotton tee for a long run so long as my high impact sports bra is keeping everything in order and my pants are comfortable.

I wear these cropped Lorna Jane running leggings regularly, along with these Nike babies, and the black Lululemon tights pictured above. They have a subtle black-on-black animal print design that give them a little something extra which I quite like.

{Photography by J. Villarete Photography}

Check out some of my other Workout Gear Spotlights: Lululemon Athletica, PrAna, Nike & Ellie.

Do YOU have a usual color combination for working out?

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

May 15, 2015 in Lifestyle

There are a number of writers who have thrilled me over the years. Brought me to tears, to laughter, and back again. Perhaps spending a portion of my childhood running around my parents’ cozy bookstore was a factor, but my passion for reading probably also stems from my family’s deep, deep love of the written word.

I can’t count the numbers of memories I have of everyone sitting around reading in my house growing up – Both parents so absorbed in their books that you had to yell to get their attention. Or the number of books they read my brother and I as bedtime stories – My father’s love of Fantasy coming through loud and clear in his choices of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Philip Pullman, and Patricia C. Wrede.

My first memories of love were with authors, books, characters. I remember my heart aching for Elizabeth during the period in Junior High when I read every Jane Austen book that I could get my hands on. I remember obsessively rereading The Count of Monte Cristo and getting lost in the world that Alexander Dumas created. I remember trying my hand at poetry after falling head-over-heels for Henry David Thoreau.

Since my passion for the written word is why I started writing in the first place, and ultimately started MCLV, I’m going to start sharing the occasional post featuring some of my favorite writers and poets.

Starting with the romantic and tragic herald of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgerald.