new year's style crush...helena bonham carter.

isn't she the coolest? i know. it's either the curly hair, the wild outfits, or the cigarettes. in the new year i'm going to try to take my coolness to this level (never going to happen, but a girl can dream). who's your style crush this year?

flower power...

i found these soft spring photos over at joe's blog... i thought they were the perfect homage to the pollen wars being waged (and won) by flowers all over atlanta this week.



we're laying low this weekend...hope your time off is just what you need.

ode to the bell jar...

i've been noticing a a few bell jars around the interweb recently... if you're not careful, it can look a little too "granny" for my taste (see the 3rd photo), but i think the rest of them are pretty fab. good thing i've got one... maybe i'll put matchbox cars underneath mine?


like it? get your own here or here





the selby, apartment therapy, sfgirlbybay, sunday suppers, and homeshoppingspy,
you are my fave, jr.

what i wish i was doing this weekend...

oh i wish we were going to see the tim burton show at MOMA. he's clearly a visionary and my favorite of all filmmakers.

best halloween movie?

tim burton's the nightmare before christmas, obvi.

I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween! Halloween!

do you have a favorite?

make me an offer...

zoiks! so i've got a while until graduation but i've already started the job hunt and ---let me tell you-- job searching (and follow up) is so scary. i wish these t-shirts would work.



any advice for me on how to lick my wounds and cope, friends?

photos from SOCIALisBETTER.

see rock city...

when i used to drive back and forth from college i'd go through eastern tennessee and loved looking for these barns. turns out other people do too, which is why flickr has a whole group dedicated to the search!

i just think it's the folksiest, simplest, coolest ad campaign* that ever existed...and it may or may not be a secret dream of mine to live on a piece of property that has one of these barns. until then, i'll have to settle for one of the birdhouses. i'd actually forgotten how much i loved them and how i bothered boone about NEEEEDING one (or a mailbox that looked like one) until i saw one at brunch at treehouse this morning. i'm hooked again!

i even put it on my wishpot registry (is that silly?) honestly, i hope people get us things cook with before we get a birdhouse... but just in case, you know? ;)
*learn more about the history of said campaign here.

mustache addendum..

the next best thing to a real one... i wish i knew how to knit!

o christmas tree... er... twig...

wouldn't something like this make a really great Christmas tree for a small apartment (but with ornaments instead of jewelry)? i tried to do this last year but never found the right tree branch... i guess i'll keep looking.

a few more beards...

beard book from the world mustache and beard competition, beard disguises,
sexy beards tshirt, reForm School organic tee,

beards are really my favorite...

especially this last one...mostly because it's true.

beard hats, artbear, a Cup of Jo

More Mustaches!

fab etsy mustaches.




jack rabbit, bread and badger, avrilloreti

Mustaches!

oh joy!, restoration hardware, atypk, not sure

(pretend) you're sleeping on the streets...

the delightful blog Bloesem had this post today which just floored me.
look guys, bedding that looks like cardboard boxes!

anyway, since i love all things quirky, i knew had to share this with wishfulfillment. additionally, the proceeds from the sales of this crazy/cozy bedding from snurkbeddengoed goes to aid the homeless in the Netherlands (so it's socially responsible too!) either way, i wish i had a guest room or a smaller bed so i could have this in my house.




maybe i'll just get it and save it for my future guest room. ugh! if only i could figure out how many dollars equals 69 euros...