5.08.2009

Garfunkel & Oates

If you love musicals {like myself}, you've probably wondered at some point what song you and your friends would belt out during life moments like telling a guy you only want to be friends, receiving the worst present you never wanted, or talking to your pregnant friend... no? Only me? Well, Garfunkel & Oats are to the rescue with their hilariously funny tunes that say what we're all thinking. Joanna featured Pregnant Women are Smug on Smitten this week and I couldn't resist sharing!

Here's a little taste of their all time, most disliked songs:


Love it!

The Great Ocean Walk

Doesn't this make you want to know more?
"Ten feral koalas.
Nine(ty) + kilometers.
Eight blisters.
Seven falls.
Six near-enough to injury or death experiences.
Five days, five nights.
Four national cultures.
Three men.
Two-man tent.
One mis-step after another."
Mark graduated Centre College a couple years ahead of me and has been in Australia on a Rotary Scholarship studying sociology at a local university. He's as fantastic of a person as he is a writer, and I wish I had gotten to know him better. Find out the rest of the story here!

5.07.2009

I Would Like To...

Have these flowers back in bloom! It's a shame they only come around for a short while, but they're a nice memory for a gloomy day like today.

3/50 Project

I can commit to this -- Can you??{3/50 Project found via Black Eiffel}

5.06.2009

Day 'n' Nite

I'm loving this song right now by Kid Cudi. It reminds of something my English friends would have been listening to while we lounged around someone's room at midnight. The video is similar to Kanye West's Good Life, but plays around more intimately with reality and fantasy.

My favorite parts are when the woman turns into the owl and claps and when the man turns into a bulldog... perhaps that's because I regularly associate people with their resembling-animal counterpart. Anyone else do that?

5.04.2009

I Would Like To...

Live here for a day! How amazing is that view? And the couch? To die for!Today is one busy day -- my calendar is packed with pencil from 9am-10pm.
Yikes!
I hope everyone else is having a more relaxing day!

{image via Shootfactory}

5.03.2009

Spotted!

How awesome are these shoes? ALDO, how I love thee.. chic and affordable!

5.02.2009

Alice in Wonderland

This London flat called "Madhatter" and clearly the description is correct: pops of color, crazy clutter, and just a little bit refined.
I love this space, and am intrigued by the concept of contrasting the white common spaces with black and red in the private spaces. Do you think it's too much or just right?

{Images via Shootfactory}

Keep all hands and feet inside the trampoline

How cool is this?
I bet my parents would have considered allowing an in-ground trampoline... so much safer!

{Found via
Shootfactory}

5.01.2009

Rue La La

I have recently been allowed into the exclusive online boutique Rue La La and I can't decide if it's a good or bad thing! My friend, S, extended an invite to me after she put in her time on the wait list {see, it really is exclusive!} and I had no clue was I was getting into. If you don't know about it, Rue La La is "an exclusive, invitation-only online destination where Members discover premier-brand, private sale Boutiques, each open for just a brief window of time." Each boutique is open for 2 days, and 2 days only. There are a finite number of each item available and everything is waaaay discounted. Some of the most recent boutiques include Laundry by Shelli Segal, Moschino, Lily Pulitzer, Antik Jeans, Kenneth Jay Lane, and Balenciaga to name a few!

Seriously, friends, this is the most awesome website ever, and the worst thing for my bank account! I'm pretty good about just window shopping, but I couldn't pass up the Kenneth Jay Lane boutique this morning...
It opened at 11am and I really wanted the strawberry or pear necklace. I honestly could not make a decision and ended up dumping both into my 'bag' but by the time I checked out, the pear was sold out! And this was 11:40! This made my decision quite easy, so I ended up with the white strawberry pendant with Swavarski crystals for a ridiculously cheap price :)

If you are interested in getting an invite to Rue La La, feel free to send me an email {link on the side} and I'll get you in the door!