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Sofa

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

About Me


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Sophie
Strout
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Sophie Strout. 19. I am tall and shaped like a pear, or an hourglass if you want to be nice about it. I love a lot and hate very rarely. I am making an effort to be more eco-friendly and charitable whenever possible. I'm a writer going through a very dry patch.I lost weight, a lot of it. It made me all the more aware of who I really am, both good and bad. I struggle regularly with things I don't often talk about but so far, I have been fairly victorious. I am a happier, more confident, less naive, content and adventurous person than I was a year ago. I have a pretty idea of who I am. And you know what? I like who I am. Hopefully you do too, because I do enjoy being well-liked. I'm not one to have many enemies, most likely because I'm such a passive person. I have moved out of not only my parent's house but also my native country but now I'm back. I think if your first step is too big, you kind of misjudge it. The current plan is to live at home until September while we (my husband and I) save up money. I'm going back to Malaspina this fall and would like to live closer to Nanaimo. I have a job and may be getting a second. I work at a greenhouse and it's pretty cool; really hot. I am becoming more and more obsessed with fashion. I think I have raised my standards, not just in myself but in every aspect of my life. I am determined to live the life I truly want to live.
I am happy on a daily basis. I try to please others more than myself; this is a problem. I like things that are genuine, unique or honest. I spell and talk like I'm from Canada, because I am; I may move but the rest won't change. I don't paint my face daily and I gave up dying my hair three years ago. I' used to have a Peter Pan complex but I've fallen in love with the future now. I rarely kill bugs, unless they're really creepy. I'm in love, and no one (and I mean no one) can take that away from me. I never know what to expect, but I like to pretend I do. I don't always know what I'm talking about, but if you thought otherwise, well, that's pretty cool. Snaps are better than velcro or zippers. I'm never serious, unless I say I'm serious, and even then, I'm not that serious. Seriously.
I'm low maintenance. I don't purposely follow trends, but I don't mind if you do. I'm girly but not to the point where I'm ditzy; I just like being a girl and I don't see what's wrong at crying during Finding Nemo. I don't like to complicate things.I do not enjoy confrontation but I love controversial subjects and debating. I like to work at my own pace and there's no sense in trying to rush me because I'm awfully stubborn. I definitely give people more than three chances. I've never had my heart broken. I love art, but it seems we all do. I'm often disappointed because I get my hopes up too easy; I've tried changing this. I think that everything happens for a reason. Something good can come from every situation. I don't see the point in being a pessimist. I really like attention, but I don't really like being the CENTER of attention. I'm not sure that I make a good first impression.
My kitten has stolen a piece of my heart. I feel successful, despite what others may say. I have turned into quite the "homemaker"- I love cooking for my husband and I, baking and even cleaning. I know when to keep my mouth shut, but that doesn't mean I always will. Love is a feeling; therefore there are no words to describe just how much I love my husband. I let people walk over me; luckily, not too many people like doing that to me. I am shy at random times; but in general am not a shy person. Sometimes I just plain talk too much! I believe in what I want, not what I am told to believe in. The best songs have amazing lyrics. I don't usually wear name brands, but I'm not trying to make a statement, I'm just cheap. I like nerdy things, but apparently I'm not a nerd. I like unexpected compliments. Change scares the hell out of me, yet I get bored if things remain the same for too long. There is always a catch.

My Interests


I love and am loved by my husband:

Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being in love which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.
-- Captain Corelli's Mandolin

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J'ADORE

Fits of laughter
Video Games
Snuggling
Camping
Beaches
Pacific Ocean
Ice Cream
Surprises
Road trips
Concerts
Vanilla
Poetry
Drawing
Writing
Babies
Swimming
Music
Fruit
Fashion
DIY
Collages
Houseware stores
Indie movies and artists.

I'd like to meet:

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People who bring out the best in me.

Spill it here.

Music:

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Lately, I really like...
Regina Spektor
Mika
Gym Class Heroes
Josh Groban
The Hush Sound
Gregory and the Hawk
Bloc Party

Rilo Kiley
Metric
& Imogen Heap

Some all time favourites are...
U2
Johnny Cash
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Incubus
Jewel
Elton John
& Simon and Garfunkel.

Movies:

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I really recommend...
300
Blood Diamond
Borat
Life is Beautiful
Garden State
The Last Kiss
Babel
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
& Finding Nemo.

Television:

The only shows I really watch anymore are...
Oprah
House
Ugly Betty
ANTM
Project Runway/Catwalk
& cartoons.

Books:

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All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.
Chuck Palahniuk
War is what happens when language fails.
Margaret Atwood
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!
Jack Kerouac
Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.
Hunter S. Thompson
The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King
The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.
T. S. Eliot
Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call.
Sylvia Plath

My Blog

Blog time!

Stop-  it's blog time.like, hammer time.duh.So, things have been pretty good! Thought I should blog again. Not that I have all that much to say.The spring-ish weather has been nice.  It's li...
Posted by Sofa on Sun, 27 May 2007 01:13:00 PST

Content

Another good ol' update.I am working full time for the first time in my life (haha).Even better, I'm really enjoying it.It's a good workout, I get to work on my own most of the time, it's fairly easy ...
Posted by Sofa on Mon, 07 May 2007 06:40:00 PST

Spring

Spring is officially here (I think) and so, I took pictures and decided I should share with myspace (not just Xanga).posing.  Springgg.happy in pigtails.  in the garden.sepia. not reall...
Posted by Sofa on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:12:00 PST

Update

Okay, let's see here...1.  Hello Spring.  The weather has been a bit nicer today and finally feels like Spring is arriving!  I'm excited to say good-bye to winter layers and hello to sp...
Posted by Sofa on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:51:00 PST

Happy Easter

This is my early Happy Easter post.Holidays make me feel like a little kid; I love it.Happy Easter! 8:30am.Pancakes cooking.  Red jumper dress without pants.  No makeup + dirty hair....
Posted by Sofa on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:12:00 PST

Change

I am wayyy over due on an update, I know.I update my Xanga, like, every day but I somehow forget about poor myspace.If you want my Xanga link, message me.It's more.. er, personal than this so I don't ...
Posted by Sofa on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:12:00 PST

thoughts

..> Thoughts Inspired by Tamara's blog I'm going to say some things to people without naming names, just to get it out of my system.  Therapy, if you will. You are one of my best friends and...
Posted by Sofa on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:17:00 PST

Pictures

my friend Ashlee finally got her pictures developed (Safeway's fault, not hers), so I have some new pictures!  And I'm going to share them all with you lucky folks. Yay! These are kind of backwar...
Posted by Sofa on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:15:00 PST

Sophie Strout

I'm officially Sophie Strout- Jake got the paperwork done on base.  So, starting February he'll be getting his paycheck that includes the marriage benefits, so a much bigger paycheck basically (t...
Posted by Sofa on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:45:00 PST

Update

I think I'm about due for an update! Let's start with "new years resolutions" if that's what you want to call them.  I just call them... a mental list of things I feel I need to work on.  He...
Posted by Sofa on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:40:00 PST