things i want to do

- organize my clothes in my rad new vintage (that's an oxymoron) dresser, which I picked up (with the help of my awesome beau) from an interesting lady in Woodley Park yesterday (she has quite the enviable job at National Geographic, and recommended I polish it only with natural orange oil.)

- take a trip to a thrift store. I'm thinking of even Zipcar-ing it for the first time in my life, that's how badly I need a fix. Maybe visiting good ol' Village Thrift in Laurel.

- get some fresh organic produce from somewhere. Maybe while I'm Zipcar-ing.

- find a good time for running, or figure out the trick to running without dying in the summer (getting up early during the week isn't an option! I'd only be fooling myself). When I get off work, the temp is still above 80!

- find 3 lucky people who want to accompany me to the Nats game tomorrow at 7. Sure, they suck, but free tickets for good seats, nice weather, baseball.... I think it would be at least slightly enjoyable.

I am done

shopping for the summer.

Or rather, I am finished. One of my teachers -- can't remember which -- used to say, "A turkey is done; your homework is not."

I bought this damn dress. Because it is so damn cute. And so damn versatile.

Also, this headband from Tara, who really, really makes me puke with her cuteness. (She is the model here... see what I mean?)

Also, I think it will go well with the dress.

My justification for all of the above is my barbeque on June 6 (this Saturday!). When I say June 6 it sounds ages away (Is it really June?), but it's practically on my doorstep.

I try to remember her advice. People still give me odd looks when I say finished...

Subway Conductors Are Omnipotent

I'd had a particularly hard day and was on the train. One stop away from mine, the conductor came over the intercom and said, "It'll all be over in a moment; Delancey is next." Dude, you're totally feeling me.

Good morning.

Kanye West has teamed up with contemporary Japanese artist Takashi Murakami (the guy behind the artwork for his Graduation album) for a video for the single Good Morning. The video was released about a month ago but I just discovered it. It's way cute (bears wearing Kanye shades — hello!) and the song is great, of course. At least it makes my mornings a little more tolerable.

Click here to watch.

Also, watched my first episode of Californication last night, and I'm hooked. And Dexter was amazing, as always.

Midday clicks.

- I am not at all vegan, but my sister made the pineapple upside-down cake and said it was delish. I'd give some of these a try. (Plus the photography on this blog is great.) [Veganyumyum]

- Palin wears Alaska-shaped earrings. Do they make Ohio ones? [The Guardian]

- How to settle a dispute. I prefer the Lord-of-the-Rings-marathon method. [Pun Intended]

- Last night's Project Runway. How rude! [The Cut]

- My dear Hank analyzes the end of fall TV. [WaPo]

- The 100 most common words in the English language. How many can you guess? (Feels like an educational way to procrastinate.) [Codebox]

Thursday Inspiration.

Good morning, all.

I just inhaled warm tea up my nose. Weird.

Anyhow, just wanted to remind you, incase you've been living under a lactose-intolerant rock, that Cold Stone Creamery is having its 7th Annual World's Largest Ice Cream Social from 5-8 EST today, which means a free 3 oz. ice cream for all. Three ounces is not a lot, but you should really take creamy deliciousness in moderation. And its for a good cause — donations go to the Make A Wish Foundation.

Also, I stumbled across something very cool in one of my daily reads, Simple Lovely. It's from Creature Comforts, which might also become a daily read because I love discovering new cheap and easy ways to make my tiny apartment look cute.

Like this.


















Doilies and orange thumbtacks? Really? I can totally do that.

Style Across Species.

If you have any inch of style in you, you know what The Sartorialist is. Clean pictures of beautifully dressed (and often just plain beautiful) people from the world's fashion capitals, whose getups are succinctly summarized by New York's Scott Schuman, who from his GQ and Style.com experience knows a thing or two about a thing or two. Although I cannot afford any of it, I love the Sartorialist (who doesn't?).

But I love its spoofs even more. They seem to be multiplying lately — and getting better and better every time. Here's what I've stumbled upon, in order of stumblance.

- The Sortorialist: Pictures of people who look god-awful, masterfully coupled with The Sartorialist's signature serious headlines and write-ups. (Too bad it's only updated every month or two.)
c/o Unbeige

- Advanced Style: G-pop's Sartortialist.
c/o The Cut

- The Catorialist: By far the best. Be aware that my opinion is a little biased; I am a member of the "i live for pix of cats with funny captions" group on Facebook.
c/o The L Mag