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Feeling compelled to share. A glimpse of the view on our...

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:40:09 -0400

Feeling compelled to share. A glimpse of the view on our honeymoon.

Lanvin postage stamp from France. USPS needs to step it up.

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:12:11 -0500

Lanvin postage stamp from France.

USPS needs to step it up.

Lovely Passion Pit. Sigh. alexnicole: Swimming in the Floods |...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:33:00 -0500

Lovely Passion Pit. Sigh.

alexnicole:

Swimming in the Floods | Passion Pit

What can I do?
The river’s overrun
We’re swimming in a flood, you know?
I thought I felt your touch
But the water’s rising up…

Annie- Songs Remind Me Of You

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:18:00 -0500

Annie- Songs Remind Me Of You

Oh, to live in NYC again.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:24:09 -0500

Oh, to live in NYC again.

"I wanted to write about the moment when your addictions no longer hide the truth from you. When your..."

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:29:24 -0500

“I wanted to write about the moment when your addictions no longer hide the truth from you. When your whole life breaks down. That’s the moment when you have to somehow choose what your life is going to be about.”

- Chuck Palahniuk (via mascarah)

Today I caved under the pressure of my indulgent shopping freeze...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:23:00 -0500

Today I caved under the pressure of my indulgent shopping freeze and bought these Young, Fabulous and Broke harem pants on Gilt Fuse. I love the ankle zipper in the back.

Rent the Runway, a new dress rental site, launched last...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:56:00 -0500

Rent the Runway, a new dress rental site, launched last week- just in time for holiday parties. Normally, I am not a fan of renting bags or clothing, but now that Rent the Runway has arrived, I am reforming my sentiments.

They have the best edited selection of designers- among my favorites were Pencey, Haute Hippie, Foley and Corinna and Matthew Williamson.

When you speak to customer service, you are actually speaking to a “stylist” and they know what they are talking about. If they don’t have a dress that you are interested in, ask them about it. They seem to know everything that’s on the market right now. I had a great conversation with them about why the Foley and Corinna bow dress wasn’t in stock (Foley and Corinna didn’t provide the dress to them), if they were going to get the blue Robert Rodriguez studded dress (it may be coming in soon, right now they have just the black one), and how on trend the designer was this season (me: “I really like Robert Rodriguez this season”, stylist: “Yes, he is really on trend this season.”).

Unfortunately, my uneventful life doesn’t have any reason to rent dresses. I better come up with one soon. My only negative- they show pictures of dresses on the site that you can’t rent. They claim it’s to give ideas to customers. I think it’s a bad idea.

P.S. I don’t know how long their “wait list” is to enter the site. I can’t imagine that there really is one at all. If there is, email me, and I’ll send you an invite. And that is not a shameless plug to get referral money, I’m just trying to help a girl out.

(via audreyhepburncomplex) Delicious.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:20:52 -0500

(via audreyhepburncomplex)

Delicious.

Walnut Wallpaper in Los Angeles has an amazing selection of...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:06:00 -0500

Walnut Wallpaper in Los Angeles has an amazing selection of high-end papers in all kinds of different patterns and finishes- foils, animal prints, botanicals, chinoiserie, everything.

I want to paper one wall of the dining room. I want it to be bold.

This bird cage jewelry stand from Urban is on my christmas list....

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:00 -0500

This bird cage jewelry stand from Urban is on my christmas list. There are multiple hooks for necklaces or rings and plenty of places for hanging earrings as well. There isn’t a place for post earrings, but maybe they could be attached to ribbons tied to the bars. I’d like to paint it a sunshine yellow, kelly green or turquoise before hanging it on the wall.

Click through to read the Design*Sponge interview with Coralie...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:08:05 -0500

Click through to read the Design*Sponge interview with Coralie Bickford-Smith, cover designer of the Penguin Cloth-bound Classics pictured here. They are all so gorgeous individually, and together they are even more gorgeous. I just want to gaze at them.

thedailyfiona: suicideblonde:bohemea: Lara Stone - Vogue UK by...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:28:42 -0500

thedailyfiona:

suicideblonde:bohemea: Lara Stone - Vogue UK by Mario Testino, December 2009

NARS nail polish in Tokaido Express. Featured on WHO WHAT...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:53:00 -0500

NARS nail polish in Tokaido Express. Featured on WHO WHAT WEAR today. Perfect holiday hue.

Le Mont St Michel. Fashion fast-forward and beautiful clothes. ...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:55:57 -0500

Le Mont St Michel.

Fashion fast-forward and beautiful clothes. I blogged about them once here. My love has not subsided. And now they are being sold by Yoox. And Urban Outfitters in Europe. And hopefully lots of other places. Because when I finally re-enter the ranks of consumers with discretionary funds, I would like some Le Mont St Michel waiting for me.

Oh, the perfection that is Steven Alan shirts. I want to be...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:49:55 -0500

Oh, the perfection that is Steven Alan shirts.

I want to be wearing this Holiday Reverse Seam shirt.

I want to be in NYC smelling dirty city and pine simultaenously as I walk by Soho Garden, the bodega by my old apartment.

I want to be wearing this shirt with grey J. Brands, my black lace up boots and my furry black jacket.

Instead, I am wearing boring jeans, topsiders, a t-shirt and a cardigan, and smelling my co-workers anti-bacterial handwash.

Food, Inc.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:09:19 -0500

So old news to some of you, but last night I finally got to see Food, Inc. I thought the movie was so powerful, and not just because of its portrayal of animal treatment, but because of it’s demonstration of the impact of the food industry on human rights. For instance:

—> Corn artificially subsidized and sold below cost of production.

—> NAFTA puts Mexican corn farmers out of work due to the influx of subsidized corn from the U.S.

—> Jobless Mexican farmers then recruited and bussed to U.S. to work in the U.S. food industry.

—> Illegal Mexican immigrants with no workers rights exploited in dangerous food production operations.

—> Food corporations cooperate with INS to have same exploited immigrant workers deported gradually- 15 at a time so as not to deplete their workforce.

Or, if you prefer to think of things in terms of the American farmer, how about this:

Joe Schmo (don’t remember his name) is a seed cleaner, which means he cleans seeds of debris so they can be reused and planted the following year. Monsanto, the huge corporation that patented soybean seeds that are immune to the effects of their soybean Round Up, decides to make him the black sheep of farmers and accuses him of cleaning their soybean seeds for other farmers (Monstanto requires the seeds to be purchased new every year). He loses his farmer friends of 50 years, because they don’t want to be associated with him. He has to settle out of court, because he can’t afford the lawyer bills. His bank account records for the past 10 years were subpoenaed, allowing Monsanto to go after his clients who may have cleaned Monsanto seeds unbeknown to Joe Schmo.

Ok, so I am rambling and it doesn’t have any depth or meaning here, but you can tell that the whole thing got me thinking at least. :)

Here are Food, Inc.’s “10 Simple Things You Can Do to Change Our Food System.”

1. Stop drinking sodas and other sweetened beverages.

You can lose 25 lbs in a year by replacing one 20 oz soda a day with a no calorie beverage (preferably water).

2. Eat at home instead of eating out.

Children consume almost twice (1.8 times) as many calories when eating food prepared outside the home.

3. Support the passage of laws requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information on menus and menu boards.

Half of the leading chain restaurants provide no nutritional information to their customers.

4. Tell schools to stop selling sodas, junk food, and sports drinks.

Over the last two decades, rates of obesity have tripled in children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years.

5. Meatless Mondays—Go without meat one day a week.

An estimated 70% of all antibiotics used in the United States are given to farm animals.

6. Buy organic or sustainable food with little or no pesticides.

According to the EPA, over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used each year in the U.S.

7. Protect family farms; visit your local farmer’s market.

Farmer’s markets allow farmers to keep 80 to 90 cents of each dollar spent by the consumer.

8. Make a point to know where your food comes from—READ LABELS.

The average meal travels 1500 miles from the farm to your dinner plate.

9. Tell Congress that food safety is important to you.

Each year, contaminated food causes millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths in the U.S.

10. Demand job protections for farm workers and food processors, ensuring fair wages and other protections.

Make Christmas Come Early

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:08:00 -0500

Hey, bear with me for a sec- this is for real, not just some random email from an ambiguous source. Cynthia is a friend of mine from grad-school. This is her job, and this a real family she is friends with. I plan on getting some cards today at lunch, addressing them, putting a stamp on them and giving them to anyone around me who would like to send one as well. Please read below:

A family friend’s 5 year-old son, Noah, is in his last stages of a 2 ½ year battle with Neuroblastoma cancer. His family wants to make sure they have Christmas together so they’re celebrating this weekend. Noah asked for only 1 gift – to receive Christmas cards in the mail. We’re trying to rally as many people as possible to send cards and we’d like your help. If you or anyone you know would like to send a card, they can be sent to:

Noah Biorkman

1141 Fountain View Circle

South Lyon, MI 48178

Thank you,

Cynthia

Cynthia Obsitnik
Associate Brand Manager, Johnson & Johnson RED CROSS® Portfolio

Hulger Phones are at Green Grass Design. The phone hooks up to...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:20:14 -0500

Hulger Phones are at Green Grass Design. The phone hooks up to your cell phone.

The AC/DC concert last Friday in Jax was so much fun. I...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:14:00 -0500

The AC/DC concert last Friday in Jax was so much fun. I can’t claim to be a rockin’ AC/DC girl from back in the day, but I had an awesome time. I loved how there were people from every age group. Check out these two boys dressed as Angus Young. And how about that larger than life blow-up stripper doll straddling a life-size locomotive that crashed on stage with a full pyrotechnic display? Craziness.