happy friday.

perhaps this will be me over the weekend. doubtful, but you just never know. i hope you are all doing very fun things both saturday and sunday.

xo.

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is it going to come to this?

i went on a mad search for gocco bulbs today for a last minute project that kinda needs to be done now. and ... it was depressing. i ended up paying $20 for four bulbs (including shipping). i probably should have gone the $55 for 20 route because they apparently aren't going to get any cheaper but i just couldn't do it.

so now what? what happens when all of the bulbs just disappear? i like my gocco, no i LOVE my gocco. am i really going to have to find a replacement? and if so, is this going to be it? has anyone used a yudu? yudu isn't as much fun to say as gocco. i am sad. the picture above, however, makes me a bit more happy. oh and so do these.

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blog vomit

i'm taking today (and maybe tomorrow) off from blogging because honestly i have nothing of substance to offer. if i try the only thing that will come out of it is a whole lot of crap that i don't really love, and that isn't fair to you, now is it? in the mean time i will continue my third week straight week of production tasks and store my creative energies for later this week ... i do hope they return to me.

{picture above of what i would like to be doing right this very moment by the lovely peonies and polaroids via flickr}

life lessons

i found this image on swiss miss and had to post it. i really don't think i have ever seen a better list. i might print it out and pin it to my cork wall (which doesn't seem to be feeling very wall like these days as parts of it hit the floor on a regular basis ... need better sticky material.)

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it's all french

1. looking at this girl's hair makes me want to maybe cut mine. (however i am not going to because i totally cannot pull of something that short.)
2. can i have that jacket, now please.
3. i might start dressing up for work (i.e changing out of my pjs or not wearing jeans every.single.day.) i'll let you know how this one goes.
4. have i mentioned before that i would like to be french?

{image from the sartorialist ... where else?}

i want everything in this stinkin store ...

and i would happily toss out everything in our house if it mean i could have every last bit of wood, ceramic, cloth, metal and plastic contained in spartan's four walls. amazing, wonderous, and something to seriously start saving up for ... or start spending for.




{my new wallet, my new bottles, and my new lights ... not really but you know in my pretend world}

the sweet smell of goodness

mas acquired a new bar of soap that he now rests on his sink, and every time i pass it i have to stop and take an extra sniff of the air. it is just divine. when i get out of the shower and the bathroom air is all steamy and thick i sit and sniff. it is kinda turning in to a bad habit that i think i must quit. but then again ... the soap is made by these guys and i pretty much have resigned myself to LOVE everything they make. it started with the peppermint shampoo and cilantro conditioner, but has since moved on to the bergamot body wash and vetiver candle (though the dark rum candle might be the way to go from now on). oh if only it was more reasonably priced (or at all reasonably priced) i might only have this stuff in all of our bathrooms.

it's friday

mas has the day off, i have a couple of big project nearing the finished stage, and it is freaking gorgeous outside. so hooray! i think there is a NEED for a beach frolic this afternoon.



picture of what i so want to be doing right this very minute found here.

new blog crush

she is a freelance photographer with a quirky sense of humor and a penchant for the coolest photo projects maybe ever - um hello butterflies spread throughout new york and eyeballs on trashcans. her blog is color me katie and i owe this find to my oh so much cooler friend es. so thank you!

and ps - check out her profile picture ... swoon.

i am a child at heart

well, actually more of a 13 year old girl ... or maybe 12? this characteristic of mine means that i have read the harry potter series in its entirety four times (that would be three times for the american version and one for the british version ... i own both). it is maybe my favorite imaginary world to visit. i just cannot get enough. whenever i find myself in a lull reading wise i go back to harry. i. just. can't. help it.

so when i saw these i had to post them. you see harry is too near and dear to ignore this. they were designed by m.s. corley for fun (i.e they are not available now, nor are there any solid plans for them to be available in the future, though plenty of hopes). you see this is what can happen when you forget about the one days.

found on oh so beautiful paper via black*eiffel

dinner

i don't know exactly why, but last night was a particularly fun evening. mas and i didn't do anything out of the norm ... we made dinner (blt's with garlic mayo, avocados and a tomato and cilantro salsa - potatoes with butter and green onions - and then brussel sprouts cooked with the leftover bacon, who knew i liked brussel sprouts??) then we watched an episode of generation kill (kinda depressing) and after that we happened upon two episodes of the office and a steaming cup of hot chocolate. not a bad way to end a tuesday.

you have seen this, right?

there is a new kid in the wedding world! 100 layer cake is a site not to be missed. brought to you by a group of ladies, one of which i know you are quite familiar with. anyway their blog is up now and they promise much, much more in the future. so scurry on over and prepare for a world of wedding wonder.

valentines day goodness - a bit late

i was so lucky to take part in this fantastic adventure hosted by amanda. the first annual valentines swap left me with a rather large smile. you see my valentine was amanda herself and she sent me a fistful of felt hearts, a new handkerchief (which has me convinced that tissues are no longer a part of my life), some hand made lavender sachets, a bird whistle (which took me forever to figure out, in fact it only happened once amanda gave me step by step instructions), and finally a bag of peanut m&m's (how she knew these were my favorite candies ever, i am not sure).

needless to say i cannot wait until next year.

the weekend

the weekend was good. there was a lot of couch time ... we finished the wire, finally! then yesterday was pretty much consumed by the oscars though we did manage to get in the first two episodes of generation kill (kind of intense). it is a lot of tv time i know, what can i say i wasn't feeling so hot and it was kinda rainy outside.

isn't sarah jessica parker pretty? i kinda liked her and angelina jolie and natalie portman the best.

10 minutes well spent

BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo.

this kid has the most AMAZING t-shirt collection i have ever seen.

yay for starting the week on a tuesday!

it just feels better deep down to know that monday is far behind me and what a wonderful monday it was. in fact it was a great freaking weekend. we had a friend in town, mas bought me doughnuts for valentines day breakfast, and then we officially killed our brita (our local water was growing much a mold in the brita pitcher ... gross!). we also spent some time at the beach, joined forces with another winery, had the best valentines dinner and then a pretty special sunday night feast as well. all in all i would say it was a pretty good time.

taking a time out to get a bit personal.

ok, ok feel free to skip over this if aren't her, as she was really the only one who asked. here it goes ...

10 random facts :

1. i was born in california, left when i was three, moved to texas, left when i was 12 and lived in north carolina until college. once in college i lived in dallas, denver and savannah. after college we moved to chicago and then to california. now we are looking at another move in about a year and after that who knows ... but i am pulling for france, japan, new zealand, or hong kong.

2. i cannot stand it when people leave their windsheild wipers on after the rain stops. it drives me insane. in fact, and this is beyond bad, i have been known to reach over and turn them off for the driver. (i am not proud of this)

3. mas and i met in 7th grade. we went to a tiny school and had 32 people in our graduating class. we didn't start dating until senior year.

4. i listen to npr pretty much all day long via the radio function on itunes.

5. i have an obsession with everything apple but *try* not to take it too far ... which turns out is a lot easier when on a tighter budget.

6. instead of discussing baby names mas and i have a running list of dog names ... as soon as we have a yard frances will no longer be an only child.

7. eating good food with good people is my number one favorite thing to do.

8. at one time, not very long ago, i was a level 67 night elf druid in one of those mmorpgs. after mas took the bar i pretty much quit the game, much to the disappointment of my brother.

9. i would prefer to go to bed at 10.00 every night

10. i believe in creative grammar ... in case you hadn't noticed

i am tagging amanda. IF you want to participate i will look forward to your random facts ... but please don't feel obligated.

i put brown sugar and cocoa in my coffee this morning

and can i say that it was wonderful? and when i say wonderful i mean maybe i am going to be doing this daily for a very long time.

new color obsessions ... and i mean OBSESSIONS

it happens to me a lot. i get a tickling for a particular combination of colors and all of a sudden my every day life is transformed. recently i had been really feeling the kellly green and dark grey ... but this weekend it changed, in the blink of an eye ...


hello my dear grey, bright blue and wee bit of red (um i guess this post should have made me realize that things were changing). i have been seriously thinking about painting our currently non-existent dining room chairs in a blue just a bit darker than the one above, but then toggle back and forth between grey and chalkboard paint as well. oh the choices. maybe i will just go ahead and change ppp's colors and call it a day?

a little on the heavy side

i have to admit that i pick my wine by the label. for the most part things turn out well enough so i see no reason to change my method, at least for now. that being said, i love the new fat bastard label, found on the dieline. it is not a complete departure from the previous label just a slightly more modern edge and a hint of humor to keep things fresh.