I’m back because I want to talk about food. I debated explaining or apologizing for my absence, but I’m not going to. Let’s just get right to the good stuff, okay? I am 21 weeks pre...
our friends’ wedding was a-m-a-z-i-n-g. beautiful and touching. there was lots of sun and even more dancing. see my pictures from that on my flickr. here’s the evidence from my phone: PD...
i can tell the direction of this blog is changing …again. i’m tired of writing about style for the time being and am feeling satiated in that through my current blog-feed. i’m going...
i’m traveling with some of my best girlfriends to a wedding in denver this weekend. after much ado–a dress that arrived ripped and had to be returned, my relentless obsession with that sh...
we got home on tuesday evening after 35+ sleepless hours of travel (thanks to our friend b. for picking us up and our friend m. for doing an awesome job house/cat-sitting). we both slept for approxim...
third (or fifteenth, but who’s counting?) version of my packing list. most notable changes include: one less jacket and my nikes instead of the keds. why? i’ve been watching the weather f...
husband and i found this suitcase at t.j. maxx last night. the tiniest one. the little one. the one that is 9″ x 13″ x 20,” coming in well under the widely accepted dimensions of 9&...
i’m still thinking through how to pack in the most efficient way for our upcoming trip to australia. my plan to pack only a carry-on is still on, but only because i haven’t yet obtained s...
today, one of my lifelong ambitions was realized: i got glasses. taking this smug bathroom shot gave me a (very brief) pang of nostalgia for the myspace days. then i one-upped myspace using this awes...
i didn’t get to do my scheduled reading for the day because a wicked, nearly day-long allergy attack made it impossible to translate words on a page. in lieu of the moaning i’m tempted to...
there’s this really cool new blog that you all would do yourselves a favor by reading. it’s called Girls Like Giants. it happens to be written by two of my besties, sarah todd and phoebe ...
rye rye and prabal gurung are both pretty amazing. put them together and something really special happens.
i’ve finished all my coursework (FOREVER), graded all my students’ final exams, and turned in all necessary paperwork. it’s officially summer! i spent some time out in my yard today...
as the inevitable haze and exhaustion of finals week takes hold, i found some solace in the newly released resort 2012 collections. i’ve collected my favorites here, but first i want to imagine...
i made a grilled cheese yesterday using cheddar, muenster, and gruyere. it was really good, but i’m still thinking about that goat cheese and pesto one that i posted yesterday… our cat is...
why not use it to write that paper that’s due in two days? nah. boring. instead, how about making a fancy grilled cheese, watch some tv, and obsess some more over travel plans, gardening, and h...
one of the best parts of traveling for me is the planning. i’ve already made our reservations and bought our plane tickets, but i am still unsure what exactly i’ll be packing for our aust...
taken with my phone about 10 minutes ago. IT’S JUNE. JUNE! the desperation for sun in this horrible piece of planet is palpable. everyone is restless and cranky. we just need some SUN. i am a b...
Dark Girls: Preview from Bradinn French on Vimeo.
AND YET. i can’t stand this place. really. it’s the last weekend in may and not only is it cold and raining (all. the. time. despite what the “current condition” image suggest...
and i’m back to this space. i’ve wanted to come back many times, but my guilt, stress, workload, and all-too-real to-do list kept me away. none of those things have really changed, but th...
I will have graded 50 essays in the past three days when I finally finish them all tonight. I am going to be funneling peppermint mochas and keeping this playlist on repeat until the work is done: 1....
I mean, I try. I think about it every now and then. But when I do it just makes me feel guilty and annoyed that I haven’t written in so long, so I suppress it. I haven’t been around becau...
This could make me consider my generally* ambivalent-to-negative stance on browns. via Color Collective *with the exception of an American Eagle brown corduroy jacket I bought in high school a...
Some little things for Monday: This family is beyond adorable. Image courtesy of Miss James at Bleubird Vintage This website is fantastic. Image courtesy of Sexy People
By Nadinoo. See other awesome looks from the current collection here. P.S. I ordered my Cambridge satchel over six weeks ago. I’ve sent them two emails to check on “the status” of m...
Here are my favorites pulled from the Paris and Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011 collections: Celine Chanel Chanel Chloe Chloe Lanvin Louis Vuitton Miu Miu Prada Prada Prada Yves Saint Laurent A...
In a radical departure from all the posts about New York Fashion Week, here’s one about a little video I can’t stop watching. Spoiler: it’s about football. WHAT?! I know. I didnR...
Gorgeous. The clothes bring out the color-lover in me. Images by the Sartorialist
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