Miscellany and Musings

Feeling like a bum

2009-12-14T17:03:00.001-08:00

Total bum these days, you know? Just can't seem to get off my bum (wink, wink) to do anything. Not one thing. Including this ol' thing called my blog.

Here's to getting out of a funk.

Photo via Grain Edit

Can we all just agree?

2009-11-30T13:06:00.000-08:00

That this is one bad ass picture?

I'm loving the pencil thin eyebrows and super glossy lips.

Image found on Miss Dandy.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-25T12:06:00.000-08:00

And I'm off to the parents to overeat/drink and decorate for Christmas. Good times.

Forget me not

2009-11-23T09:04:00.000-08:00

I know it's nothing new, but I really enjoy these charming knot pieces from Exclusively Home. I mean really now, they're just frickin adorable.

Oh happy day, it's Friday!

2009-11-20T09:00:00.000-08:00

Here's to the joyful start of your weekend!

This adorable little number is a miniature letterpress print available for sale from Milkfed Press.

Why hello, you dandy thing, you

2009-11-19T17:29:00.000-08:00

On Monday I was listening to NPR on way home from work. One of the features was on the first "Tweed Ride" in DC. I'm a happy girl. Seriously looooooove it. Love dandies.

Mmmmm, maybe one of the cutest couples ever. Ever.

Classic.

A modern spin for the ladies (Abeate, and Rag & Bone).

Photos courtesty of: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection, NPR, Dandyism, and Fashionising.

Pretty little things

2009-11-16T13:00:00.000-08:00

I first read about Azzara's jewelry line in a magazine doing an art deco piece, a period I generally enjoy. Some of my faves:

Viva Las Vegas

2009-11-11T15:33:00.001-08:00

Turns out a little blog crush of mine, Garance Dore, was in Vegas at the same time as us. And some cowboys too. There were stetson hats and cowboy boots as far as the eye could see.

Our cab driver on the way back commented on how crowded the airport was going to be because all the rednecks were going home (his words, not mine). He said in his country (Jamaica) if you get on top of a bull to ride it, they'd arrest you. That tickled me.

Photos via garance doré

PS: this also means that the Sart was there. And yet somehow he missed my leopard flats. Shocking! Shocking I say! .

It's Wednesday

2009-11-11T10:47:00.000-08:00

I have the day off of work and I'm at home wishing I could focus on one specific thing to do rather than sit here overwhelmed by the million little things to do.

I finally started working on the scrapbook for our Big Vacation. It's been almost 2-months since I had the pics developed.

We'll see what kind of dent I can make today. In the meantime, I'm wishing I could just whip this shits together a la Martha. *sigh*

Photos via Martha

Nice wall

2009-11-10T12:48:00.000-08:00

I like letters. A lot.

So needless to say I was tickled pink when I saw graphic designer Jennifer Brehm's pad on style/SWOON. A wall featuring an ode to letters and numbers? Tré cool. Behold:

I love me some leopard

2009-11-09T18:59:00.000-08:00

I really, really do. Behold, my new shoes:

I wore them all weekend in Vegas to break them in. Mission Accomplished.

Some other lovely leopard finds:

Leopard calf-skin clutch by Ann Taylor (which I saw

in Vegas, but couldn't fathom spending that much on

a wee clutch. $120? Umm..nuh huh.)

W. Kleinberg's Leopard Haircalf Belt (always wish I could

do the skinny belt with sweaters look, which I love, but must

admit that there's a good chance I'd resemble the

Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters if worn - with the

the exception that the bands of flesh would be around

my middle, not my appendages)

Chubby jacket by CORPUS (see Ghostbusters reference above)

2009-11-08T21:26:00.000-08:00

We're back.

And I'm pooped. Traveling always does it to me.

Photo via flickr

And we're off!

2009-11-05T08:22:00.000-08:00

My big 3-0 present from my folks is a weekend in Vegas with my One+Only.

And my folks.

I think it's my ma's way of seeing me without actually having to come to where I live. And so we're off. Our only plans that I know of are dinner at Michael Mina's Seablue restaurant. That one I'm actually rather excited about.

Details and pics to follow. And we're off!

Photo via Early Las Vegas

Who doesn't love a polaroid? Who?

2009-11-04T15:33:00.001-08:00

Turns out my 63-year old Uncle Ed has always been too cool for school. When the masses abandoned Polaroid cameras for the snazziness of digital's appeal, he stayed the course. And now he finally reaps the reward of his staunch loyalty. Why you ask?

Because it's 'Roid Week on flickr! I think it might just be time to dust off some of the Christmas '93 Polaroids I have stored in my trusty ol' shoe box of pics for the world of flickr to enjoy (assuming, of course, that they are indeed enjoyable).

Top image via Save Polaroid; remaining images via flickr's group pool

Loving this

2009-11-02T21:52:00.000-08:00

I am crushing on Lola Andrew's cover image for Parasol.

And now I feel like lounging in bed and painting my nails jungle red.

Image via Parosol

A purple door?

2009-11-02T19:30:00.000-08:00

Seriously? Could it get any better than that?

Photo via the exquisite, the golden, Apartment Therapy

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T12:44:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we took the pups to the Alameda small dog park. Unbeknownst to us and our suddenly out of place girls, they were having their annual Halloween costume contest. Behold dogs under 30-lbs in all their costumed (and most likely completely humiliated) glory:

Happy Halloween!

I enjoy the alphabet

2009-10-30T10:30:00.000-07:00

This first one we have framed in our apartment:

Via abcs of art

Via uppercase magazine

Via hgtv

Bangs

2009-10-29T21:09:00.000-07:00

I really, really want these bangs.

Mmmm...nix that. Actually, the whole look/vibe is what I really want.

Photo via camp comfort.

Preparing for Halloween

2009-10-29T18:42:00.000-07:00

Fall is quite possibly my favorite season. It brings some pretty rad things - cooler weather, leaves changing colors, gourds and pumpkins forever, Scorpio birthdays and, of course, there's Halloween. My birthday is the day after, which was always such a treat growing up; who wouldn't love to wake up next to a big bag full of candy every year on their birthday, guaranteed?

Moving on...this year we're going to a costume party on the 31st to celebrate a friend's birthday. Now, I don't necessarily love to dress up for Halloween, but if forced to, I'm game. We're going as roller girls. [I will neither confirm nor deny having seen and enjoyed "Whip It" and thereby scoring the source of this year's costume inspiration.]

Our friend was good enough to lend us a pair of skates, which I refuse to wear. My One&Only, on the other hand, was all over it:

Here's to hoping she doesn't kill herself.

Top photo via Roller Derby Art.

Bacon

2009-10-27T19:39:00.000-07:00

One of my best friends on Earth runs a boxed lunch delivery service called, "the lunch lady" and this girl loves her some bacon. So much so that in the past she has dedicated an entire newsletter to bacon. I kid you not.

I found this lovely poster on Etsy by Nicodemus Green and instantly thought: Yes! 30th Birthday present - Check!

But then I read that the particular version I wanted has been sold out since February. Dammit!

Back to the drawing board.

Top photo credit: blogchef.net

30...

2009-10-26T13:13:00.000-07:00

...is around the corner. I feel the need to start on some New Decade Resolutions.

Photo via UPPERCASE magazine's digital scrapbook

I really wish my hair fell flat

2009-10-25T11:19:00.001-07:00

Via Trendy Crew

Via the master

Calabaza...

2009-10-24T16:25:00.000-07:00

...is Spanish for pumpkin. But I digress.

Ever since I was a wee lass, I would cut out and save pictures that for whatever reason spoke to me - be it re: design, fashion, style, political content, what have you. I've been saving them in two folders I've had for eons and go through them every blue moon. Back to this in a moment...

So I was trolling some of my favorite blogs and came across an old post from A Lovely Morning that mentioned this image:
which was posted on Snippet & Ink, who linked to the image from Oh Happy Day!, who found it on Happy Mundane, who cited its original source (Sang An for the October 2008 issue of Martha Stewart).

Now what put the goofy smile on my face was that...yup, you guessed it...I had clipped that image from that issue of Martha last year.
Way cool.

Unbelievable

2009-10-23T15:27:00.000-07:00

A good friend wrote this amazing piece for Slate magazine. It exposes the egregious arrests of thousands in New York based on a law held unconstitutional over 26-years ago.

Please (pretty please) read it!

Must Have Fried Green Tomatoes

2009-10-22T13:13:00.000-07:00

So during more normal time at work spent doing all things but work, I landed on Vegan Yum Yum. The first post I saw was for fried green tomatoes. Now mind you, I've never had the distinct pleasure of enjoying a fried green tomato, but this totally made me want one. Like real bad. Like right now. At this very moment.

Side note: I'm incapable of thinking or saying fried green tomato without picturing the movie.

I saw it in the movie theater. In 1991. Oh yeah.

Photos via Vegan Yum Yum and the Internet

Hmmph

2009-10-21T16:22:00.000-07:00

Umm....yeah. Not exactly what I looked like at 16 (i.e., effortlessly chic and put together). Not one f'ing bit. I'm 29 and still not even close.

Gah.

Photo via Copenhagen Street Style

Happy Anniversary!

2009-10-20T19:44:00.001-07:00

To the happy ending - to my favorite story.

Happy 5th (!) Anniversary

Alphabet Bags, I love you

2009-10-19T19:37:00.000-07:00

It doesn’t get much more adorable than these sturdy bags. I bought one to bring my lunch and miscellaneous oversized items (read: magazines) that don’t fit too nicely into my normal purse. They've already made the round on the blogs, but I just couldn't resist. Behold, the letter K:

On my way to work (taken with a phone; forgive the grainy shot):

Available at Alphabet Bags.

Happy (almost) 5th Anniversary!

2009-10-18T18:36:00.000-07:00

We are two days shy of celebrating our fifth anniversary (!). Since it falls on a Tuesday this year, we decided to celebrate early with a super fancy pants dinner at Boulevard.

We started off with bubbles - delightful.

The food was delicious and we ended it with a bang. Desert: Huckleberry Tart with Cinnamon Crust (Fleur de Sel Caramel Ice Cream, Fresh Huckleberry Sauce, Crèeme De La Crèeme, and Knoll Farms Fig) and Gingersnap Ice Cream Sandwiches (Pumpkin Spiced Ice Cream, and Dark Mexican Chocolate Sauce) that they adorned with precious "Happy Anniversary" chocolate pieces, which I'm sure they stash in the back with dozens of others that read "Happy Birthday" or "Congratulations." I don't care; that was some good stuff.

Before:
During:
After (we killed it):

Public transportation

2009-10-16T12:09:00.001-07:00

Compare the lovely bus passes of yesteryear:

Image via Abbey

With my gnarly bart card:

Hmmph.

To Shoot, or not to Shoot

2009-10-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

Canon Rebel XTi – I had to pledge not to shop for 3-months (daily necessities notwithstanding) in order to get it.

Keen example of me being interested in something, going for it to a certain degree, and then finding myself stuck with no idea of what to do next.

Solutions? Buy a book. Ask a friend.

I went full force on our recent trip to Turkey and Greece. I made like I was Scarlet Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona – I would carry the blasted camera around my neck no matter how geeky I felt. Some of my favorite shots:

The Blue Mosque in Istanbul:

An afternoon snack in Crete:

The postcard shot in Santorini:

Living in a hot dog

2009-10-14T14:24:00.000-07:00

My sister used to have her family room painted in two different colors – one wall was brick red, the other mustard yellow. It was like watching television while trapped inside an Oscar Meyer wiener. For reals.

Red rooms (sans adjacent yellow walls) – now this is how it’s done:

Images via Apartment Therapy

Hilarity

2009-10-14T11:46:00.000-07:00

Andrea Everman cracks me up. Big time.

Jumping right in...

2009-10-13T14:12:00.000-07:00

Hi! After much procrastination and over thinking, I'm jumping right in. My name is Kristie and this is my very first post on my very first blog. I was wildly inspired by one of the coolest ladies I know, and so now here I am.

I’m so inspired by the content of random blogs out there and wanted to join in on the good fun. I’d like to share some things I like (or, sigh, pine for) and hope you like them too.

xoxoxo

Kristie

PS: I tried, and I mean, I really, really tried to find the source of the above image. But alas, to no avail (I tend to save images that I enjoy on my computer, but sort of left out where they're from - Doh.). If you know it so I can give some credit where credit’s due, please let me know!

PPS: update!!! Turns out the same good people that brought me my alphabet bag make the lovely HI postcard! Thank you to Lucas & Hayley for letting me know!