spring dresses on ebay

i obsessively troll ebay for amazing, one of a kind finds because i no longer have the wonderfully cheap, fabulously under picked thrift stores of south carolina to troll. i have gathered my favorite floral dresses from the lot *and it was hard now that almost everyone has a fashion mag inspired vintage shop.* i hope you love them too because...well i can't bid on them all! just click on the photo to get to the auction.

the nude



i love these dresses because it *almost* doesn't look like they are wearing dresses. it just looks like they are covered in soft, romantic flowers. who doesn't want to look naked?

the bright

these dresses play to my sensibilities for spring/summer. right now i want everything in my wardrobe to be bright and floral. and there is nothing like the bright floral pop of a 70's mini *or even better, 70's maxi* dress.

the ethnic



when you can't travel to a tropical destination you can at least dress like you did. these ethnic minis would be best worn in a villa on the beaches of bali...but that is just wishful thinking for me. *i simply adore the brown and turquoise mini caftan. perfection!*

the geometric *not floral...but fun!*



these dresses utilize a basic form to provide eye popping pattern. i especially love the way these models have paired bright tights with boldly designed dresses *which would allow me to wear my beloved spring dresses in the very chilly early spring when the last thing that i want to put on is another...eww...sweater.*

let me know if you happen to be the lucky winner of any of these dresses.

happy bidding!

inspiration

image from the sartorialist

this photo, taken by the sartorialist on his trip to new dehli, has totally inspired me to put makeup under my eyes. i love the bold silver flash this woman, he affectionately termed "silver eyes", has pulled off with such ease. there will be more of this to come. specifically on me!

ToDo

• begin spring cleaning
• clean bedroom throughly
• eat a delicious easter dinner

inspiration

" it might happen monday".............image from exploding dog

i love the images from sam brown over at exploding dog. he takes titles that people email him and draw endearing, often times dark, cartoons to accompany them. i have a whole inpiration folder that goes back at least 4 years. i think he is amazing.

ToDo

• clean bedroom
• go to the bank
• 9pm pinchbottom

food-centric friday

i did it!!! i came up with a blogging day of the week without even thinking about it.

*mainly because i think about food all the time...*

i have really been craving steak and guinness pies recently. and i don't think i am the only one, as i have noticed an influx of postings on my favorite foodie website, tastespotting. really any savory pie would do...onion and cheese...beef pot pie...but steak and guinness is really what i have needing.i guess it may have been over a year ago that my friend introduced me to the tuck shop. it is a tiny austrailan cafe, of sorts, that specializes *and almost exclusively serves* meat pies. they are always warm and friendly and the steak and guinness pie hits the spot every time.

this is my go-to choice when ordering...but it may not be available depending on the time of day. they bake their pies a couple of times throughout the day and then when they run out, they are gone. this makes the visit even more exciting because i never know what i'm going to be eating. and if i actually get a steak pie it's like winning the lottery.

because of their fresh daily pies mantra, every one i have ever tasted has been amazing. chicken curry, chili with pico de gallo, lamb with veggies...it's all good. and even better than their pies is the fact that on friday and saturday they are open to 5 am. *and they are just off my train line going home.*

i recommend the tuck shop 100% to anyone in a 30 minute radius. let me know if you try it!

inspiration

image taken from nytimes.com

this article in the ny times dining and wine section has inspired me to be more resourceful with my fridge full of left overs. sometimes it is embarrassing the amount of food that spoils in its icy depths.

ToDo

• 9:30-5:30 - temp work

i'm on a posting rampage!

but when the inspiration strikes...i just gotta do it.

i was checking out today's post over at style bubble and found this amazing blog called wear palettes. the idea is this guy takes photos from THE sartorialist and breaks the outfits down by color. the result is wonderful.

recently on the sartorialist, there was a picture of wes anderson in paris. i love his movies so much and am currently obsessed with his latest movie the darjeeling limited. so when i found the palette on wear palettes i had to show you. it is perfect.

wes anderson

adrien brody, jason schwartzman, and owen wilson in darjeeling limited.

these are my favorites but the whole website is great. check it out!

posters in the bathroom?

i got an email from the people person *read: human resources manager* at my new job yesterday. my official start date is march 31st but it seems they want me hanging around the office a lot sooner than that.

she asked me for a photo of myself and a 10 things about me list so she could make posters and hang them in the bathroom. *i can't wait to work at this place!!!* they do this for all of their new employees so everyone can get to know them a little bit better.

i thought i would share with you...so you can get to know me a little bit better too!

• i think about food ALL the time.
• i was born and raised in south carolina.
• i have a large collection of vintage neckties, specifically wide polyester ties from the 70s.
• green is my favorite color.
• i have a BA in theatrical lighting design.
• i can count to 20 in danish.
• i think ricky gervais is one of the great comic geniuses of our time.
• i never see famous people on the street. they always have to be pointed out to me.
• i have been 5'9" since the 8th grade. everyone in my class called me "tree".
• i have an unnatural affection for hot sauce.

that's gonna look great on the back of a stall door.

birthday review: aught eight

i got a call from robert as i got off the subway. the east village location of la palapa was closed for renovations. i was totally bummed, as that was the first stop on our village wide tour. i suggested we look for another happy hour on st. marks...because there were bound to be some great ones we had not tried. he told me there was a bus going to the west village location. a bus?

left to right: jan, me, chris, robert.

*cue house mix and disco lights*

A PARTY BUS!!!

it was so completely surreal.

because it was at the very beginning of happy hour the bus was empty. it was just me, my honey, and a sweetly crazy old woman. and of course the dj. and a cocktail waitress. but that was it.

they gave us margaritas and played/sung happy birthday for me.

because it was the very beginning of happy hour i had not had a cocktail yet. and it was still daylight. so there was no dancing for me. but the old lady got down. and y'all...the beats was thumpin'.

me with the old lady...did i mention she was dressed like a fisherman?

we met up with people at the other palapa and indulged in the delicious, half price margaritas. the bus ride back to the east village was completely different.

we danced all the way.



on to the continental.

this bar was roomy, divey, and awesomely cheap. good times were had by all.

left to right: me, gigi, bill, chris

we drank excessive amounts of whisky and generally partied like rock stars.

my honey being ridiculous...and ridiculously drunk!

we developed a mean appetite....so. on to the tuck shop.

me and duke. photo taken just before we devoured our steak and guinness pies. yum!

it was amazing. as it always is. and the dude gave me a free beer cause it was my birthday!

we never made it to pomme frites, which is sad...but probably a smart move on our part. as soon as i finished my meat pie we hopped in a cab and headed home.

it was an amazing night. i am pretty miserable this morning...but i don't regret it at all.

inspiration

image from domino

i love everything about this living room. okay almost everything. i would change the color palate...but that is it. the vintage lamp in the corner is amazing. and the huge sofa. and the mirrored screen. especially the way it casts patterened light onto the wall. i love it.

ToDo

• recover
• drink lots of water
• 7:30 rehearsal
• meat pie?

today is my birthday

below, i have listed a condensed and very flexible schedule of my birthday tour to my favorite places in the east village.

• la palapa. happy hour margaritas. 2for1. blueberry, hibiscus, and pomegranate = yum!
• the continental. cheap drinks. any 5 shots for $10. total dive.
• tuck shop. austrailan meat pies. yum again!
• pomme frites. french fries in a paper cone. various mayonnaisy dips on the side. triple dipple yum!
• if i can still walk...who knows?

so the idea, as you may have picked up, is booze...food...booze...food...booze. i will update you tomorrow with the ridiculousness that will surely ensue.

inspiration

images by sub-studio

i love the little creatures drawn into these photos. and the background is really lovely too. this is a world that i want to live in.

ToDo

• birthday shenanigans beginning at 5!!!

spring cleaning *sale*

i always love the tshirts over at threadless. so when they have a sale *specifically an almost everything is $9 sale* i get excited. the girls tshirts are printed on american apparel shirts...which you just can't beat at $9! see my favorites below.

below are the two tshirts i will most likely get.



hope you find some good ones too!

inspiration

image from poppytalk

a cute and unconventional way to display a collection of plates. i love the idea of actually displaying all of my tiny, random collections. think this would work with vintage neckties?

ToDo

• clean bedroom
• clean kitchen

seriously...yesterday was st. patrick's day. i went to a pub and had shepherds pie. and harp's. and it was great!

that must be where green eggs come from!

image from savage chicken daily cartoons

happy st. patrick's day to all.

days of the week

being nearly a week deep into this newly repurposed blog, i am getting a better grasp on what i have to write about and where i want to change. that's what this blog is all about, right? discovery and change.

i decided i want to introduce certain "day of the week" posts that have a theme. that way it'll be easier to write. i'll say to myself...oh! it's monday. i should write about cloning...or whatever the topic for monday would be.

i also want to incorporate alliteration...cause i like it! so cloning for monday is actually a bad example. something more like "menial monday" where i talk about cleaning and organizing *very grown up...no?*

i've already decided sunday will simply be known as "SUNDAY! SUNDAY!! SUNDAY!!!"

i don't have it all worked out...but i will. and maybe i won't have a theme for each day. just good ones i come up with.

let me know if you have any ideas.

*i also like sunday funday.*

inspiration

i have no idea where i got this photo. i have had it for years.

i've had the urge to make something amazing recently. this lighting fixture has been on my projects list forever. i love it.

ToDo

• clean bedroom
• clean kitchen
• find something else to do...

inspiration

zooey deschanel

the bird and the bee

jenny lewis

elijah wood

the decemberists

devendra banhart

beck

all images are from stylist shirley kurata. i found her site randomly today and absolutley fell in love with the photos.

ToDo

• nothing

thank you for being a friend

yesterday afternoon i managed to cross one really fulfilling item off my ToDo list. robert got home early from work and we goofed off on the couch for hours. it wasn't nearly as grown up and fun as it might sound.

what could sustain our interest for that long? VIRTUAL MAKEOVERS! *!?!*

i grabbed the only photo i could find where i am alone in a picture looking straight on at the camera. unfortunately, it was from my sophomore year in college where i convinced myself i looked adorable with very blond, very wavy, very long hair. and i looked like a pigmunk...like a pig and a chipmunk had a baby with big blond hair. and try as i might, some old hair residue remained on the image. but i think the results are very satisfying regardless.

robert got so excited about the program that he insisted we take a picture of him so he could play too. and honestly, it was worth all the effort just to see how many of the hairstyles were unisex.

this went on so long we were almost late to the burlesque show. so...we threw on our dandiest and ran out the door.

the show was really one of the strongest in a while...and the shows are always good. in one of my favorite numbers of the night, anita cookie wore trash and danced to a sesame street song sung by oscar the grouch. it was fantastic.


the host, gigi la femme, won my vote for best moment of the night though. decked out in one of her most gorgeous, booty hugging, floor length, green sequined gowns, she made a comment as she hobbled up onto the stage (because of the restrictive nature of the dress, mind you) about walking just like a golden girl. at this moment, the entire bar began singing the theme song from golden girls and did not quit until it was finished. i was amazed at the sheer volume of people who knew all the words. i was also ashamed...because all i knew was "thank you for being a friend..."

look at the scorn in bea arthur's eyes. she is ashamed of me too.

then the cops came...and it was over...and i got disco fries...and i fell asleep late and hard.

this morning i woke up to a gloriously sunny day, miserably hung over. if i were not in this retched state i don't think i would have been able to come up with the single most pleasing thing i have done for as long as i can remember...i'm gonna recreate the scene, complete with inner monologue for you, so we can be on the same page.

i lie in bed, still possibly drunk, recalling the events from the previous day.

oh wow...there is no way i am making it to brunch this morning. hahaha. virtual makeovers. that was crazy. what a good show last night. let's see. can i remember the numbers? nasty was a pirate hooker and...oh she did the dance to the imperial death march. gigi did the ghetto number and her new gold fan dance...hahaha. golden girls. ha. hm. ohmygodohmygodohmygod. HOLY SHIT!

and then this happened.

what could be better than that?

inspiration

i don't even know what to say about trapped in the closet...you know, the epic hip hopera by r. kelly. you should read about it on wikipedia. or just see it already!

ridiculously awesome!

ToDo

• clean living room
• wash dishes
• 7pm meatloaf party