winter cat

beautiful photo from the cherry blossom girl. if you haven't checked out her blog, i highly reccomend it.

santa ishi

i think i make a pretty good santa - what do you think?

ok, ok

so, there has been a serious lack of blogging lately, and i do apologize. hope everyone is having a great holiday. i went on a gift wrapping rampage earlier, and now i'm enjoying a glass of wine and trying to stay warm. if any of my dallas friends are reading this and are not doing the family thing tomorrow, hit me up! we should eat food and dance a little bit.

anyway, here are some songs for you to enjoy...




Little Joy | "Unattainable" from gorillavsbear.net on Vimeo.

monster stamps

these made my heart flutter! monster stamps by adam mccauley

another thank you

a big thanks to reviravolta for including me in her beautiful treasury! Stop by and check out all the other great sellers featured!

thank you dfw quick!

thanks so much for including my earrings in your article about etsy dallas!
i've never been in a printed publication before - very exciting! You can read the article here.

godzilla and lunch bags

love this! lunch bag art via swissmiss



also, neil thinks my cat mango looks like godzilla - what do you think?

can't get enough

oh my, i can't get enough of sarah haskins. if you haven't seen her 'target women' segments before, you will love them. full list here.

japanese inspiration

amazing designs from Tsumori Chisato and MotherMother




via bored and beautiful

the look see

Two really great finds from thelooksee.

chocolate pie chart

from procrastination central, i bring you mary and matt's chocolate pie chart! Seriously, this brings together my love for pies, chocolate and math all in one.



via hi + low

civic duties

here's hoping everyone went out and voted today. here are a few election related links you might enjoy.



photo by victoriabernal

samhita from feministing on why she baracked the vote with a great perspective as a south asian growing up in america.

found a new blog written by two sassy old ladies in texas who have been writing about the election. I don't think i could pick a favorite post, but this one is a good start.

we just live here - what would happen if more of us could vote?

and saving the best for last, t-rex has a brilliant and hilarious solution for uniformed voting.

urban curators

"Urban Curators is a project highlighting interesting and unexpected areas in urban environments. Out objective is to celebrate the beauty of the abandoned, unused, and decaying spaces in the city."

also found art is everywhere blog via swissmiss

costumes

i'm working on my halloween costume this week and i'm really excited about it - i'll post some pictures next week after my sisters costume party. for now, i'll tie you over with me in a mustache.



btw... i received so many compliments on this it was a little scary! i guess i look good as a hairy dude!

fried fun

i went to the texas state fair twice this year - once for a group outing with my co-workers and again with neil and his co-workers. i haven't been to the fair since high school, and it was really fun to see all the weird fried food options. i don't know if these are new, but i certainly don't remember them being there before.

anyway, here is a sampling of what i saw: fried bacon, fried marshmallows, fried snickers, fried cheesecake, fried ice cream, fried peanut butter & jelly & banana sandwich, fried coke, fried cookie dough, fried moonpies, and fried green tomatoes to name a few.

the fried coke was a complete mystery to me and i was slightly dissapointed that it was only fried batter in some coke with whipped cream on top. dennis ordered one - here's a picture...



and a few more pictures here

deep breaths

robert guest's daily letters written to his children.

beautiful and touching and strangely tied to recent events for me. i'm enjoying this with deep breaths, hope you do too.



from hi + low

dreamy

wishing i were back on the beach but enjoying sleeping in my own bed. it's still dark when i wake up for work. a lot of things are changing these days, but you just have to take it as it comes, i suppose. for now i'll just go along with it and see where it takes me. hope you all have a great weekend.

sweet sips

i love these delicate cup & saucer sets from hollibobolli

the girl effect

this is absolutely beautiful. the girl effect

jean chin

amazing art created from recycled materials. artist jean chin


sound wave

chemical balance

penumbra

found via bauldoff

klassic

hah ha hahahaha ha ha hahahaha ha. enjoy.



via ffffound

two bears

absolutely beautiful print by andrew holder. love the colors and the geomtric feel!



two bears by andrew holder. found via tiny showcase

new loves

i've started cooking with tofu and i'm in love.



tofu robot by EvaSan

something special

too awesome for words!



via ffffound via creepygif

i'm back!

i'm back from san francisco and the russian river valley - somewhat refreshed, definitely relaxed and missing you, of course.

more updates this week, but for now, here's a photo of godzilla at the SFMOMA

arrows

i've fallen for this billfold wallet from treeswithknees

Kiowa Pochoir Prints

Self portrait dancing by Spencer Asah
- you can see more on bibliodyssey

funeral

this is turning into a week of photos... here's a beauty from thy-north

the purest form of art

when i saw this i thought of a dear friend of mine that i think will enjoy this. hope you do!

found on flickr

floating reflection

ah, what a beautiful way to start off the week - love this image by Sankaracharya

sunsets

i find this image very calming...



mauritian sunset by sandy smith

bad habits

unfortunately, i have many bad habits... i try to feel better by reminding myself that i'm not the only one.

i read these five tips on how to break a bad habit and found them pretty motivating and true in cases where i've been able to break them.

here's a brief list - but i highly suggest you read the full version on the blog:

1. get a running start
2. try to change your habits during a busy time
3. no exceptions - do not give in to temptation on any relapses
4. head off temptation
5. consider marshmallows

via the happiness project

love/hate

i have a love/hate thing going on with these boots. and for once they're in my size.

zwzzy on etsy

sharp objects

wow, her pointy nails match her pointy bra!



vintage maidenform advertisement via surrender dorothy

stop

by annabelletexter

another film

i recently watched forbidden games (jeux interdits) and was completely surprised how moved i was by the film. put it in your netflix queue... you wont' regret it. oh, and be prepared to cry a little bit.

mooncats

wow, wow, wow. these posters combine some of my favorite things of all time.
cats, geometry and space.
i'm floored.

the moon cats via ffffound

cookie monster

found via swissmiss, reminded me of my childhood. the end is especially sweet.

enjoy!

ffffound

film still from funeral parade of roses

browsing ffffound and came across this image. anyone happen to have an invite they would like to share with me?

new projects

neil is showing me how to stretch canvas - so we got to go the lumber store and use his power tools, fun! i'm not a great painter, or even a very good one, but i do have something in mind which should be easy enough for me and be fun to do.

neil getting the saw ready...



sawdust...


me in goggles because safety comes first...

favorites

hexagons are my favorite shape!



hexagonal origami found on flickr