my abode

all yr songs

Roxie first showed me Diamond Rings back in May, and he's been playing in our house ever since. Finally seeing him at the Echo in November!

PS-- my personal favorite song of his is "You and Me", it's great.

subtleties

With the million+ fashion/street style blogs out there, I know about 4. Everyone has seen all of these photos I'm sure, but I am all about the big/tiny details that make me go MMYESSUH! sign me up!

the drop-crotch of the shorts

the frill of the sock

the fuzz of the sweater

the low-rung tie

tapestry saddles

So good! Too bad these would look incredibly bad on my silver frame...

what the what

Undersea dining room, amazing!

virtual

There's a neat interactive drawing board at the Oakland Museum, which has a totally rad and under-appreciated collection of California goods.

wow this doesn't look like me at all! oh well!

justin

Roxie, Anna and I have almost daily conversations about how much we respect JT.

Today Roxie finally pointed this out (as we were talking about how wonderful he is, I might add), but this didn't really stop us from continuing our discussion about how incredible it is that he came out of N Sync with an actual, respectable career. Our talks probably don't need to happen as often as they do but honestly, he is great and I appreciate his music, acting, and style choices.

Other celebrities we talk about all the time: Dolly Parton and Nicolas Cage.

None of them really have anything to do with each other besides being awesome.

tonal

Really feelin' monochromatic outfits lately--

all I wanna do is wear the same color in different shades!

ROMA

Rachel is currently slow-roasting roma tomatoes in our oven, i think they're supposed to cook overnight but that seems dangerous and delicious. Onto a different kind of roma...

gypsies! i've been learning a lot about them and find them fascinating. weird to be them for Halloween?

what style

Good lookin' menswear. I'm always way more impressed/jealous when I see a well dressed lad than I am when I see a well clad lady, probably some sort of sexism but it's the truth.

julia sarr-jamois

She has rad style + hair.

invasives

so lovely!

most adorable child ever

All I gotta say.

IF ONLY

I've been looking for the perfect pair of loafers ever since I let an opportunity pass me when I was 15 and visiting Laura in Sweden. Merde!

The Original Car Shoe

They are everything I want! They are 275 Euro!

To piggyback (weird term) from Emfee's last post:

Want all 3 pair! $95 x 3 > $75 I have in my checking account!

marais usa

I'm into the new lace-up heel from Marais USA. The burgundy is spot on!

rock quarry

Where we swam in Alabama.

BIKESEKIBIKES

i have a new appreciation for biking since i've moved farther away from campus

(this is not me)

how to be cool and safe while wearing a helmet? by wearing one that's called chocolate milk! i am a sucker.

i'd give an arm and a leg for this unnecessary Brooks leather tool bag.

yup yup yup

last night

at the Hollywood Bowl--

NO AGE

SONIC YOUTH

PAVEMENT

-Kim Gordon is still impossibly cool.

-The tambourine/harmonica man in Pavement was very annoying and highly entertaining.

-Stephen Malkmus. STEPHEN MALKMUS.

-The Hollywood Bowl is my new favorite venue.

-Perfect, warm summer nights make me appreciate and love being here.