*god bless our love*

Sometimes inspiration only comes when I have to write research papers :)

weekend wrap up

After a fast weekend of campaigning and hanging out with my sister, its almost Monday. I think I'm going to be buying a car tomorrow morning and then its off to the UMA (Utah Museums Association) Conference in Layton for three days straight. Oh, and that stats test. Yikes.

I picked up the latest issue of Catalyst today to find a really compelling and straight forward article by Eve Ensler about Sarah Palin. If you haven't read it, please do. You can find it online here.

And I'm sorry, but as a person who gets a kick out of the occasional zombie, this is just too good. . .

God I love the internet. . .

Alright, that's enough. This is an art blog for crying out loud.

:)

random bits of life

I've seen two really amazing things today in the blogging world. First up is a new project underway at Flickr and I think it rocks. Its called My Day, Yesterday.

“Shoot video throughout a day in your life, then put it together and upload it the next day. Don’t add any music or sound effects, just use what the camera recorded. It’s easy. DO IT.”
-Garrett Murray

I find it really inspiring to see a glimpse of what random stranger spend their life doing. Such a cool idea.

Secondly, these photos of an abandoned Soviet train station are. . .well, something else.

My little life today consisted of coffee, a frustrating trip to Walmart (I loathe Walmart), some ad photography, trying to get pumpkins donated, car letdowns, running errands and now, soup. I also exchanged my Burt's Bees Carrot Day Creme for the regular Moisturizing Night Creme and I must say, it literally is like putting wax all over your face. I thought smelling like a salad was bad. I guess we'll see when I wake up. Until then, its debate watching and tea time for me.

p.s. Burt's is still my favorite

nerdery

So. . .I just realized how nerdy I am about the little intricate details around me. I will literally spend hours at consignment stores just to find a cute dish to put my jewelry in. I will skip much more practical things just to find the perfect rug, or curtains or dresser. And one thing is for sure, I could look at vintage furniture all day given the chance.

Anyway, tonight I continued the car search and then went with the boys to Savers where I had some good finds. This amazing corduroy jacket with little leather buttons:

I also ended up with a couple cool tops, a pair of black Antik cords (boy, I'm on a corduroy roll) for a whopping $8. They need to be altered a bit since I'm more of a simple gal, but still a great find. I also broke down and bought some Kenji sweaters (my favorite) that will be plenty warm for the snow we already have.

And this adorable pink tea cup:

I guess since decorating has been my obsession lately I'll share the latest and greatest also.

I finally found THE chair on craiglist. This beast is the perfect shape and personally, I quite like the color too. The best $25 I've spent in a while. . .

Curtains and a rug (see above) are taken care of too.

I also ditched my old boring jewelry box and finally used my cute turquoise dishes:

And just for the record, Lollia hand cream and this Rosebud Salve are not only two of my favorite things, but the best excuses to go to Anthropologie : ) I love being a girl.

{my little world}

I'm pretty excited to finally be somewhat settled. Here is the work in progress so far. . .