Sunday, November 30, 2008

Monday Music Mix

Work it out baby.
Here's a shot of music I've been listening to over this weekend....totally random.

Robyn: Cobrastyle



Robyn: Konichiwa Bitches



Robots in Disguise: The Sex Has Made Me Stupid



The Knife: You Take My Breath Away





What have you been listening to??

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Things I Love Thursday

*Smooth soft silky just conditioned hair!
*Smoothies for breakfast.
*This girl's amazing blog! She's only 15! Wish I were so well adjusted and stylish at 15.
*Drinking and then grocery shopping.
*Sleeping in late on days off.
*Getting out of work way freaking early and spending the day with a honey.
*My new bright blue jacket.


ETA: Oops, looks like I forgot to press post!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Unicorn Love


How amazing is this headband?! I would wear it every damn day! Camille Roman rocks.
via Style Bubble

Friday, November 21, 2008

Street Style Favorites

Via Stockholm Street Style
Love how at first glance he looks so professional, but then you notice the mid-calf boots, then the safety pin accessory.


Wardrobe Remix: shutterflood
Love the men's blazer with little girl's lace dress and the muted color scheme.

Wardrobe Remix : m.drummergirl
Those sleeves are great & I like her use of layering. Also, cute shoes!

Wardrobe Remix: Fashion Puttana
Bow tie & gloves! She's so cute! I love the texture in that dress!

Via The Sartorialist
Wow, amazing. Check out the shoes too!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

TiLT



*Kombucha: Fermented tea, I thought "EEW", but its great. I like Synergy's Gingerberry. It has tons of probiotics and according to the bottle supports "digestion, metabolism, immune system, appetite control..." and lots more.

*The Office: This show always gets me through the week. Even though I end up recording it, I always watch it. I love it!

*Hair & Makeup Tutorials: I knew these were available on YouTube, but there are actually some really good ones! I really like itsjudytime, and superkawaiimama.


*Orchids: I just got TWO from ikea. I couldn't decide which to get and I am so happy to have them! They really light up my living room.

*Heartbeats by The Knife!: Seriously, I can't get enough! Why was I just now introduced to this song?! It came out in 2003! What else have I been missing out on? Please, let me know!

Things I love Thursday is all about focusing on all the great things we have instead of all the things we want or don't have. Its about gratitude and appreciation and thinking from a state of abundance rather than a state of lack. Thank you to Gala Darling for the lovely logo and starting the trend. What do you love this week? What inspires you?

Favorite LOL Cats



Old Books

I am the type of person that reads at least 5 books at once! Blame it on an inability to focus, a need for variety, or a passion for learning new things, but I actually enjoy reading a number of books at once. Usually I read one or two main books, often a novel, and have other usually non-fiction books that I rotate through in the background. I wrote this entry a while ago, and have since finished this book, but thought I would share my thoughts regardless.


Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer.
This is currently my main book, a novel. It is written from three different perspectives, and different time periods. It also includes first person narratives and letters which are also first person narrative obviously.

When first starting this book it was a little confusing who was speaking and what time period we were in. But as I read on and realized what the separate threads were, I started to get into the book and read more and more in one sitting which always helps to increase reading comprehension. ;)

The story mostly told from the perspective of an unusual boy whose dad died in the world trade center on 9/11. It's also about his family, his grandparents voices are in there heavily. Comparisons are drawn between 9/11 and ww2, and also the personal tradgedy that is life and living. "We spent our whole lives making a living." Things like that, quesitons about the way life ends up. How did we get here from there? What the hell happens in each day that is so small that leads to something that you are living in the present that is nothing like what you thought you would be doing. It has a very poignant feeling, I want to say bittersweet, but that's not quite right.

It is actually quite well written, there are particular phrases that absolutely glow. My favorite chapter so far has been the one about the Dresdon bombing. The way it was written was intense, fast-paced, and punctuated with red circles like someone had editied the page, which at first I thought was distracting, but then thought it added to the velocity and fierceness. Somehow red marks all over the page really fits with a chapter where the narrator sees horses on fire galloping down the street swirling with smoke and screams.

I am not quite finished with it, but I am certainly enjoying it more than I thought I would.

Pros: Pictures, unique book layout, includes blank pages, colored pages, etc...immersive, a few excellent passages that really show off some great writing.
Cons: The narration can take on a conceited & irritating tone sometimes. Sometimes the way its structured makes me wonder how "real" it is (if that makes sense), like he was trying too hard to be clever or innovative.