Colanders

I want one of each, please. We're going to register at Target. Would it be weird to register for, like, all of them?

Pitchfork Festival 2009

So. Pete and I went to the Pitchfork Festival for the THIRD summer in a row this year! It was a ton of fun (although tiring at some points).

Some highlights:

Seeing Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett) tear it up with his violin on stage. He was so cute! He was so nervous! I fell in love.



Getting some sweet parking spots each day that we went.

Winning three FREE t-shirts. Two were from Threadless. However, the other one was from T-Mobile, where there was a text-messaging contest. I schooled Pete, won a shirt, and then got to bang a gong (they whole gimmick was "Thumb Fu" so there was a guy dressed up in kung fu gear and a gong to hit).

Walking into the festival, taking ten steps, and then seeing Charlyne Yi being interviewed. Yi is the main character in the upcoming movie Paper Heart, and she was in an episode of 30 Rock and Knocked Up. Crazy!


Getting this adorable headband from etsy sellers CutieCooties.


Seeing this crazy band (excuse the language) Fucked Up crowd surf, get everyone crazy, and THEN the lead singer hung out afterwards for pictures. He looks scary. But he is the nicest guy EVER. Also, Pete and I were hanging out towards the back for their set (mosh pit? No thanks) and this teenager came running past us, blood all over his face from the crowd surfing, I imagine...scary.


Beginning and almost finishing Assassination Vacation. Our friend Matt graciously allowed us to stay with him for the weekend when we were in Chicago and he recommended that Pete (as a history major/teacher) read it. I read it first. Couldn't put it down. Even when The Thermals were on stage. It's SO good. I would recommend it to pretty much anyone.



And last, but not least: seeing the Flaming Lips again. I had seen them back in 2006, at the Pageant in St. Louis. Sonic Youth opened. There was confetti. I cried. What else is new? However, seeing them big and out in the open was insane. It was like the entire festival had shut down. No one was doing anything but watching Wayne Coyne & Company get down. The food was all gone, no one was selling posters/crafts/records anymore...they were all just in awe (as they should be).




We were pretty far away...and there were a LOT of people.




Really, confetti should be an everyday experience. It should be shot at you when you get off the bus, or go for a run, or walk into work. It would really be an enjoyable experience...

And, just because you should know who the Flaming Lips are, if you don't already...here's a video of their most popular song, "Do You Realize??" Jump ahead to about 1:40. This was them at Pitchfork. Oh, and I should mention that Wayne Coyne (lead singer) totally choked up at the end. Which (duh) led me to choke up. It was...amazing.

Chronicle Books

Chronicle Books is having a huuuuuuuuuuge sale - 35% off your entire order AND free shipping, until August 5. What the what?!

I would suggest you take advantage of such a sale. Here is what is in my shopping cart, thus far (whether I actually purchase all of the listed books is another story):





Also, there is a HUGE selection of children's books. Fun, cool children's books. Like...the illustrations are to die for. Some of my favorites:

Where the Hell is Matt?

Pete showed this to me a long time ago, and I recently came across it again.

Even though it's probably the third or fourth time that I've seen it, it still made me tear up. Also - it makes me realize that the world is okay.

Craft Project #1 of New Apartment

I'm pretty proud of this. Back here, I said that I was going to make a mosaic of old credit cards in a picture frame.

Well, upon moving in to the new place and finding places for all the old picture frames (non-mosaic, respectively), I realized just how many picture frames already exist here. So I tweaked the idea a bit and it turned into THIS:



A remote control caddy! It's sad, because in my old apartment with Sarah and Marcy, we had three remotes. Here, there are only two. Oh well.

Wanna know how to do it? I remembered to take pictures step by step! Woo hoo!

First, gather lots of old credit cards/AAA cards/gift cards/ID cards.


Then cut them into long strips, about a centimeter and a half thick or so.


Then, cut THOSE strips into smaller bits.



Then, began gluing each small piece onto your desired object. I found this plate at Crate & Barrel five months ago, and never did anything with it. It was cheap. It's melamine. I originally was going to use permanent markers and draw rough-shaped remotes, but I changed my mind.

Anyways, then, you began gluing the pieces into place. Some tips: put pieces next to each other that are NOT the same color (duh). I had a lot of yellow pieces. But the plate as a whole looks good still. Also, the only glue I had handy was rubber cement, which worked fine, but was very messy, made my fingers sticky, and made the job more difficult than necessary. I would suggest getting some type of wood glue, or fabric glue.



This was the tedious part. I watched a lot of The Office when I was doing this.





Wheee! And, as a sneak peek, here's my current project. It has to do with this:

Spam Illustrations

I always seem to forget where I bookmark these cool things from. So, sorry about that.

But somehow, I came across these sweet spam illustrations by Elliott Burford. So clever!

Backseam Tights

Ever since I first saw Some Like it Hot (which was when I was 10ish years old), and Marilyn Monroe (as Sugar Kane) asked, "Are my seams straight?" I have wanted backseamed tights.



They are super classy, remind me of the 1940s, and are just so cool and sophisticated looking. Now, if only I had some place to wear them...

Upon Google searching, I found quite a few different (albeit pricy) options:


Casablanca Backseam Tights, from ModCloth


Gerbe Backseam Fatal Tights, from Mytights.com


Hue Backseam Sheers, from Lori's Shoes



Sheer Luxe Back Seam Pantyhose - American Apparel

Sangria

I'm having a little housewarming/apartment warming party this upcoming Saturday, and I have decided that a batch or two of sangria must be made. I found what looks like a pretty promising recipe on Whole Foods' website, but if anyone has a truly amazing recipe for sangria and wants to share...well, I would appreciate it :)

50 People, 1 Question

I came across this project on tumblr today. I was in awe and yes, I teared up a little bit.

Fifty People, One Question: Brooklyn from Fifty People, One Question on Vimeo.

Polaroids

Just a little project I'm working on.

Clothing?

Okay, so I'm at my house, doing laundry. It's too bad I didn't bring a book to read, because I am BORED. However, I got on the home computer and decided, hey, I should look for some new cute clothes.

Nevermind the fact that I have less than a hundred bucks in my checking account.

Nevermind that I have an outstanding ticket that needs to be paid to the city of St. Louis.

Nevermind that I have been unpacking my clothes at the new place and there is just NO ROOM for all of them.

However, I just found out that my dad (businessman by day, photographer by night) is willing to take engagement pictures of Pete and I! Which is super exciting, because one of my favorite things to look at on wedding blogs are the engagement sessions. So I decided that I needed to find some cute clothes that I could buy (when I have money) someday (like in August).

Here's what I found on ModCloth that I really, really like.


The Senorita Skirt. I could wear this with a simple white shirt or tank top.


The Maureen Dress - adorable. Could top with a little white capelet or sweater-ette.


The Floral Shop Dress - I love the pink with the bright bursts of flowers.


Sundae Shoes in Caramel - OMG, heels!!! I could maybe wear heels.


High Stakes Heels in Tobacco - these shoesies just remind me of the 1920s.


Amsterdam Blouse in Bluebell - I think this shirt is amazing. If I could wear high-waisted pants, these would be worn with high-waisted pants.

And, just for good measure, I really, really want this trench.