hadleigh-on-sea

tumbleweeed

2011-02-21T08:35:00.001-05:00

i tumbled over here, and i'm totally hooked.

perfection

2010-10-22T14:03:00.003-04:00

welcome to my dream house. i mean, my honest to god, dream house.

it's the cozy new hampshire farm house of the genius behind emersonmade, emerson, and her husband, ryan. i just want to move in rightthisverysecond.

see, this would be my lovely little entryway.

this is where i would do my laundry.

a library for all my very favorite books.

and this perfect kitchen with a farmers sink and a butcher block.

it's heaven, actually, heaven on earth.

boyfrienddddd

2010-10-21T07:12:00.004-04:00

i found this a few months ago over on the sartorialist and holy moly did i have a total and complete freak out.

anyone who knows anything about me knows i have this totally weird thing for the "boyfriend" jean. i respect they are in no way flattering. its cool. yet, some how this lady makes them look effortlessly chic. it could be the shoes, but i'm seriously doubting all her coolness is dependent on those oxfords. i'm pretty confident, it's because those jeans are the greatest things i've ever seen.

i bet she is french. all the chic ones are.

catchupppppp.

2010-10-19T16:27:00.007-04:00

things i've been doing these past couple months.

one. visiting this dude.

we spent last week bopping around manhattan, and man oh man was the big apple just what i needed. i even wore make up on saturday night (see above, so artfully next to the granola...) so you know a good time was had by all.

two. going to maine.

or, as some people like to call it, heaven.

three. playing dress up.

what is your senior year of college without a few costume parties? the bright red lipstick added a little shock value. now, if only i could charleston.

four. tailgating on saturdays with the greatest roommate of all time.

last tailgate of college is on my birthday. so. psyched. november 20 can't come soon enough.

life has been sweet more often than not, sure missing gt is hard, but you just make do with what you get, blips of bliss here and there.

i'm good at the big picture. reminding myself that all days have potential to be perfect days. we only really get one shot, so i'm just going to keep smiling big and feeling lucky, because, all in all, life is good.

ps. i'm committing to hadleigh-on-sea again. it is going to become a daily destressing technique. inspiration is important, it helps you remember who you are when life gets in the way. i'm excited to be back.

schoooool.

2010-08-25T22:23:00.004-04:00

i've left new york and my heart is aching. just nine months until i'm back in the thick of it, and those days seem both so so close and so so far. but, wallowing for yummy meatballs at 2 am, free fridays at moma, walks up 5th to work in the morning to work, and through the village for stoop stealing at night won't do me any good.

i'm back to the land of the pines to finish up my degree, and there are plenty of perks to living senior year to the fullest. tailgating in sundresses every weekend this fall, celebrating my birthday with my amazing friends (and lots of champagne!), comfy sweaters to fill my caffeine dependent late (late) nights at the library, and plenty of trips back up to the big apple to see g.t.

bring it on wake forest. i'm ready.

helloloveliesss

2010-08-25T22:21:00.002-04:00

have been getting a lot of grief from g.t. for slacking on this sweet little blog as of late. "still only one blog for the entire month of august? someone has been a bit distracted." enough lip sweet boy. i'm back.

maineisforloversss

2010-08-03T18:53:00.007-04:00

i got to spend my weekend in this heavenly spot. my first trip to maine was beyond.

i learned how to eat lobster like a true mainer, jumped off the boat in the middle of the lake because i just had to swim atthatverysecondinthatveryspot, watched an amazing sunset, and fell a lot more in love.

leaving to come back for my last week in the city was unbelievably hard. as much as i love new york, taking everything down a notch for a few days reminds me of a different sort of life, one with what feels like lots more time. so, for these last few days, i'm going to make an effort, to remember every little moment. because, no matter where i am, moosehead or manhattan, i've never felt so lucky.

sweetlifee.

2010-07-29T17:12:00.005-04:00

have y'all heard about this hysterical site, catalog living? i just discovered it, and honestly have been in a fit of giggles ever since. it's "a look into the exciting lives of the people who live in your catalogs." it's just too much.

so far, this is my favorite:

"oh that? that's my wish plant. it's where i clip pictures of people who i want dead."

shabbychicccc.

2010-07-29T12:59:00.006-04:00

i am completely obsessed with rachel ashwell. i mean, honestly. i love her. how can you not when her philosophy is, "for me, the secret to living well is to surround myself with beautiful things that are practical and deliciously comfortable."

rachel, if you are, for any reason, reading this silly little blog, will you hire me? will you love me like i love you? can we make beautiful white spaces together with fresh flowers, sparkley chandeliers, beds that look like clouds, and little wellies leaning against exposed brick walls? please say yes.

mamaaaa

2010-07-28T00:52:00.005-04:00

my mom was in town this weekend, she just left this morning, and i was so sad to see her go. seeing her is always the very best thing. it's strange to think that i'll never live in the same house as my mom. that for the rest of our lives we'll be visiting each other in our respective cities. it's wild. i can't be so grown up yet.

adulthood aside, it was a girls weekend fit for real queens. manicures and pedicures uptown followed by hours spent lost at the met. a day in brooklyn at the flea where we bought so many books we could hardly catch the train home. a night under the stars in bryant park watching monty python. all the while eating so much sushi, i swear we might get mercury poisoning.

as she bordered her plane today at lga, i got the sweetest bbm (i know! carol ann is so hip!) saying, "i'm such a lucky mom." lady could not be more wrong, i'm such a lucky daughter.

ps. when i was a little girl my mom used to make me drink chocolate milk every night at dinner. i absolutely hated it, maybe one day i'll thank her for my strong bones, (never broken one once!) but not anytime soon. i still hate that stuff.

hey dono, you're rad.

2010-07-22T18:04:00.005-04:00

world, meet dono, she is almost even beyond rad. my little sister in tridelt, the two of us are an unstoppable duo. little buddy just jumped ship to africa for an adventure and my heart is already aching. for the next 6 months i'll have to fend for myself when i need a partner in crime to dance it out when i'm feeling sad or to eat my body weight in zack's frozen yogurt.

she keeps sending little daily updates about her explorations, (she has already done so much, from climbing cliffs to crossing waterfalls!) and i'm feeling so so proud.

so, dono, i think you're really rad. i couldn't ask for a better person to slap me around when i need to hear sense but also to hold my hand when i'm really needing it. we'll be saving your seat at family dinner until january. i already can't wait.

ps. i love this photo of us. my face is so purposefully awkward, but that embrace could not be any more loving. come home safe bug.

modernnnnloveee.

2010-07-21T18:29:00.004-04:00

the other day i was flipping through an old copy of elle and stumbled across this sweet interview with mark duplass and katie aselton. it was a whole bit, young new york couples who are madly in love, but their particular interview was the most memorable. i think you'll see why.

elle: how did you meet?

ka: in a car.

md: on the way to ....

ka: a new year's party. he had just gone through a break up. and i put back the pieces.

md: she glued me.

elle: what is love?

md: i feel like the essence of love is, "do you like the way the other person smells? if you do, you'll get through anything.

elle: what does katie smell like?

md: katie, you smell like, um ... god, i was just about to say something incredibly corny. but it's true. you smell like home.

adlerrrmanifesto

2010-07-20T16:57:00.005-04:00

isn't this dual-sided vase hysterical? it's brand new by jonathan adler and called "williamsburg." i've always thought jonathan adler was way hip, but when i walked by his greenwich ave. store the other day and saw his manifesto, i knew that we would could really be bffls.

here were some of my favorite parts:

we believe your home should make you happy.

we believe in being underdressed or overdressed always.

we believe celebrities should pay full price.

we believe colors can't clash.

we believe in irreverent luxury.

keep on believing johnny. i'm right there with you. and know, if you and simon ever need to fill an empty seat at a dinner party i'm so there.

ps. you've all seen simon and jonathan's rad palace in the new book by todd selby, right? if not. check it out. now.

heatwaveee.

2010-07-20T12:25:00.004-04:00

ways i've survived the newyorkheatwave 2k10 with no air conditioning:

1. spending time with my greatest friends over a long weekend away where we ate way too much chips and salsa at my favorite mexican restaurant in the entire world. (i've been eating there since i was 4!)

2. taking the ferry to governor's island for some stoop stealing in the old historic district and having a mr. softee (or three...) at picnic point while looking out at the statue of liberty.

3. taking advantage of g.t.'s central air and watching mad men marathons and documentaries on the history channel.

4. discovering that trader joe's has the most amazing mint chip ice cream in the entire world and then eating it by the quart.

5. becoming weirdly obsessed with these goofy things called, silly bandz that i think are meant for 7 year olds yet i can't stop wearing.

6. constantly reminding myself that even if its hot and sticky, life has never ever been sweeter.

stoooop

2010-07-11T12:56:00.006-04:00

how perfect is this house? one of my favorite things to do is walk around the west village on a nice summer night and scope out brownstones. last night was perfect night for stoop scoping.

sometimes, i'll even borrow other people's stoops to eat gelato or have a quick sandwich and pretend it's my very own stoop.

maybe one day, but for now, i love this sweet flower covered row house in london. you can't see it, but i bet it has the very best stoop of them all.

independeeeence.

2010-07-05T16:25:00.002-04:00

hope that everyone had the most amazing fourth of july. i spent it with friends in the district. it was filled with lots of dancing, cheesing in front of the memorials, and the very best butterscotch ice cream i'd ever had while watching not one, not two, but THREE different fire works shows.

happy birthday america.

carolinaonmymindddd.

2010-07-01T20:04:00.006-04:00

g.t. and i wondered into billy reid on bond street this afternoon, and, let me tell you, that southern gent not only knows how to cut a shirt, he also knows how to design a store. it was the perfect worn in prep that ralph lauren over does.

nothing was too much, but nothing was understated, just like the south itself. i honestly could have spent all day there watching g.t. try on linen shirts while i read garden & gun magazine.

made me itch for a glass of sweet tea and the carolina sky.

momsarethebesttt.

2010-07-01T11:23:00.000-04:00

growing up my family has always said, "rabbits, rabbits, rabbits" on the first of every month. my dad told it was a british tradition, but while living in london, no one else had ever heard of it. whatever it is, it's a tradition i love.

so, this morning, when i woke up to a sweet e-mail from carol ann wishing me "rabbits, rabbits, rabbits" for july it left the biggest smile on my face. no matter how old you are, mom's are the very very best.

ps. i know, i know, zebras and rabbits are apples and oranges, but this picture is too much.

chalkedddout.

2010-07-01T09:23:00.004-04:00

how much do you want to live in this bedroom? i saw it here this morning, and instantly fell in love. reminds me of the tom's architecture wall in 500 days of summer, but better, because instead of imposing buildings, we've got dainty chandeliers and frames to inspire.

dream on sistaaa.

hiatusssss

2010-06-30T20:30:00.003-04:00

sorry for going MIA.

life got a little crazy in the best way possible, and my sweet little blog fell by the way side.

hope you all have been beyond stellar, because my life is looking really rad.

i'm about to escape the city for the long weekend and am looking forward to some quality time with the people i love the very most. i'm thinking lots of picnics with lots of wine, live music, and maybe if i'm really lucky, some kite flying too.

welcomeee!

2010-06-26T09:03:00.007-04:00

remember kelly ann? my best friend extraordinaire?

well, lady is (finally) committing to her blog, chienne riche, and you all should too! don't let the title push you away, yes it translates to "rich bitch" but KAC is hardly one.

she says, "the blog title is somewhat of a misnomer. i'm not a bitch. i'm just rich in life."

well, my life is a bit richer with her around, and i'm so excited to see what she has to say.

twopeasinapod,etc.

2010-06-25T22:12:00.003-04:00

how obsessed are you with this weeks cover of the new yorker? it is just all sorts of adorable. i want to find a print of it to hang on my wall to make me smile every single day.

i love the fire cracker with the match and the quill with the ink well, but my very favorite is the dust pan and the broom.

messy spots need a little love too.

inittowinitttt.

2010-06-24T19:07:00.005-04:00

how sweet are these charm necklaces? kcon and i discovered them at the in god we trust on the lower east side over the weekend. they say these obscene phrases, but they are so dainty, you'd never guess it.

at only $40 bucks a pop, i'm thinking this is what everyone will be getting for their birthdays from now on -- custom fit by personalities. garvs, my sassiest friend, will get "talk to the hand" where, gabs, my friend with the great ass will get "big butt and a smile."

i'm crossing my fingers i get "in it to win it" for my brithday. hint. hint. it's only november 20, no pressure dudes.

injurrrry.

2010-06-24T15:18:00.006-04:00

that is my father in his modeling days. i'm dying. the 'stach, the ultra suede, the plaid.

i sprained my ankle two days ago, and have been really struggling. i don't do pain well, at all, and with an ankle the size of a grape fruit that at one point was actually purple, my demands are becoming excessive. lucky for me, everyone is taking good care of me, and by taking care of me, i mean putting up with me. g.t. even picked out all the m&ms from the trail mix bag.

with that and pictures like this? i'll be all better in no time.

wowwwwiewow.

2010-06-22T14:15:00.006-04:00

what a weekend. so much so, its only now sinking in that it's back to the real world. visiting best friends do that to you.

kelly ann arrived friday night and it was off to the west village for yummy pasta and then a long walk with kgarvs. we even went and stalked the novogratz house on the west end highway. debated taking pictures outside, decided against, and then instantly regretted it. if you're going to stalk, might as well go all the way out.

saturday was spent mulling around soho and then that night we went out in the east village. some of the most fun i've had yet in new york. the best part? watching the sunrise while munching on an appetizer sampler at my now go-to diner.

KAC and i had a killer brunch sunday, where, for the first time ever, i tried eggs benedict and am now certifiably obsessed. we spent a lot of time getting lost in the lower east side afterwards, but not before we checked out zarin fabrics hoping to spot jill. for dinner we met up with casey and her co-worker neely, the genius behind fossil's fantastic blog, and had the greatest time swapping stories at this gem of a spot.

whew. it was the happiest of weekends dudes. i wish it never had to end, but dc in two weeks with conlin and co. should make for one hell of a fourth.

ps. kelly and i are actually incapable of taking a decent picture together. this gem is from three years ago. isn't my mardi gras mask TDF? (to die for, duh.)

hey dad, you're rad

2010-06-18T06:40:00.010-04:00

my dad is the raddest dude i know.

there are about 14 million reasons why that is true, including, his ability to make an amazing cup of tea, the way he says the word 'tuesday' with a 'ch' at the beginning, how much he loves my mom, and the way he ends all phone calls with, "okie dokie, bye bye for now."

this is one of my very favorite photos of him. on a trip to england in 2008, he became obsessed with the yellow vests worn by construction workers while on the job. he insisted on buying ones for himself and my two brothers to be worn for all future building projects stateside. sure enough, every time there is a job to be done, these vests come out of hiding.

as i've gotten older and moved away, my dad and i have gotten much closer, i love calling him when i'm walking around new york because he always says, "where are you now? new york city? remember when you lived in london? god. what a life."

have the most rad father's day daddy. i'm sorry i can't be there, but i know you'll have a perfect day filled with lots of world cup watching and a few too many biscuits.

needitnow.

2010-06-18T05:07:00.000-04:00

some sequin lust to start my friday off right.

inspirationoverrrridee.

2010-06-17T22:39:00.006-04:00

some jak and jil inspiration before i head off to bed.

all three of these looks are really sexy, especially the middle one. there is just something about the back that seems so perfectly ordinary, yet so perfectly naughty.

sweet dreams everyone. xoxo

blondiebaby

2010-06-17T21:54:00.006-04:00

when i was a little girl i had the blondest hair. the sort that was white at the ends and would turn green every summer. after the horrific sun-in incident of '01, aka dying my hair orange in steph waugh's bathroom, it was just never the same. artificial 'blonde' felt like such a farce after my true days as a toe head.

my sophomore year of college i decided to hell with it all and died it dark brown. i accidentally become a goth for a few weeks, it slowly faded and now all color gone, i'm au natural. no longer blonde, but instead something impossible to describe -- sort of this chestnut with blonde highlights that looks red in certain lights.

i don't hate it, but, i still miss those carefree days of being a total blondie like this cool chick.

i bet she never was an orange-head, thats for sure.

(i stand corrected. the sun-in incident in fact occurred in meg lowry's hippopotamus wall papered bathroom. steph was quick to point out she had nothing to do with my orange hair.)

tweeettweeeet.

2010-06-17T08:45:00.006-04:00

since arriving in new york i've seen a few celebrities -- jlo, cameron diaz, beyonce. i see them, i think, "damn, they look ________ (stunning/botoxed/FIERCE)." and then continue on my way.

apparently, last night john mayer played a 3 am set at the village underground that he announced only on his twitter. i live like THREEBLOCKS from the village underground.

when i was little, i was that girl about jmayer. the one that was always front row, always hyperventilating. while, i've become far more normal with age, i'm still so bummed i missed out. battle studies was my go to jam of choice this past winter.

no bother, i'll see him some other time. i guess this is just a lesson in why people twitter.

140characters4lyfe.

weddddingbelles.

2010-06-16T07:36:00.005-04:00

my beautiful cousin sarah, who got engaged last october, has finally set a date for her big day! june 11, 2011 in the south of france.

sarah and her sweet fiance, luke, live in london. i loved nothing more than visiting their little house on sunday nights for take out and the strictly come dancing results show last fall.

she just started looking at dresses, and yesterday sent me a link to the amsale bridal collection. i'd never looked at their gowns before, but ashley and i have been beside ourselves since devouring their website. so far these are my two very favorites, the ella and the coco. (don't you just love when clothing has people names?)

their flag ship store is on madison avenue, and i promised i would check them out soon and send a report across the pond. is it weird that i can't wait?

morning inspiration.

2010-06-16T06:53:00.002-04:00

just a few beautiful images to give me a little pick me up this morning.

yesterday was so so lovely. the weather was painfully perfect, it was impossible not to spend time outside. i (finally!) crossed the brooklyn bridge, had the yummiest pizza on the other side, walked back all the way across manhattan and ended up watching the sunset in battery park. it's absurd how much i love this city.

happy wednesday, only a few more days until the weekend. we can do it!

simpleee

2010-06-15T00:26:00.006-04:00

i bought my simple diary in january. it was a new years gift to myself. i promised to write everyday, and of course finally (sporadically) started at the beginning of june.

hardly a diary, its instead a series of questions, that you must appropriate to the day you wrote.

for example, was today, a) lacking experience, b) bedazzled, or c) a sure thing? it then asks you something like, "and what is somewhere over the rainbow?" and in the end it always gives you a quote.

todays?

a sunrise has no stage freight.

hey tonis, you're rad

2010-06-14T23:16:00.008-04:00

meet one of my very best friends, tonis. she is super.

tonis likes to read harry potter books, eat mint chocochip ice cream everyday, and say really witty things. she lives in dc now, working at a nonprofit and saving the world. every friday she sends out these hysterical recap e-mails. they are always so funny they make me cry. last week it was all about her adventures in grocery shopping. only tonis could turn buying string cheese into a saga.

and, not only is she way funny, she is also way smart, way compassionate, and a way good listener. for my brithday last year, she flew to london to celebrate with me. we spent the day just wondering around the tate modern, drinking tea, and planning our livess.

so, tonis, i think you're really rad. i hate not being able to hang out everyday and pretend like we're hippies, but your 'district' emails make you feel not so far. can't wait to see you on the fourth and live like its earth day.

ps. tonis has a fedora. and she looks cooler than cool in it. told you girl was rad.

whitegirlproblem.

2010-06-14T22:17:00.012-04:00

so, i bought a fedora.

i look completely ridiculous when i wear it.

let me repeat. completely. ridiculous.

i tried to wear it to brunch last weekend, and i ended up taking it off and putting my hair into a messy bun, per usual, before i even got my coffee.

how do you wear a fedora without looking as dumb as i know i do? do you take it off inside? do you wear your hair down or up? do you have to wear a plain t-shirt, or is a pattern better?

perhaps i should count my blessings that these are the questions that keep me up at night...lord help me though, because i'm getting sleepy.

whirlwinddd

2010-06-14T00:53:00.008-04:00

new york is such a whirlwind. i feel like i stumble back to my computer after a day out, and i'm so overwhelmed with happy thoughts.

what a sweet new york weekend this was. lots of exploring, pubs for the world cup on the lower east side, the Hudson River walk way until the wee hours of the morning, a yummy brunch in the west village, and then to the met for the american woman exhibit.

please pinch me. i feel so lucky.

ps. isn't that a neat picture? times square in the 1950s. i can't stand time square now, too many people all looking up, but everything was a bit more glam back then i think. even craning your necks.

hey casey, you're rad

2010-06-04T20:08:00.004-04:00

this is my sister-in-law casey. she is way cool. i mean, way, way, cool.

casey started dating my older brother, phil, when i was in 4th grade, so she has been around forever and ever, but i like it that way. she is so creative it hurts all over. she is now super important at fossil and gets to travel all over the world to shop and scope out trends for upcoming seasons. (told you her coolness hurts.)

when she isn't at work, casey and phil love to take their dog boomer on walks, eat yummy vegetarian food, and watch american idol with their cat pee wee in their perfect little house. casey is an amazing interior designer. their house was even featured on d*sponge! (and if that isn't enough, check out the business she runs from home in her "free time.")

so, casey, i think you are really rad. i'm super happy phil was smart enough to catch you when he did, and that you love him as much as you do, because you make thanksgiving and christmas a lot more fun. i absolutely can't wait for you to come to new york this summer.

the rad volumes

2010-06-04T19:33:00.005-04:00

do y'all ever just feel pinch me lucky about life because you're completely surrounded by the coolest people? your family is always making you laugh, your friends are probably the greatest ever, you work with total brainiacs, and even the news stand guy is polite? that's how i feel everyday. and i don't think i say it enough to all those super important people.

so, now, every so often, when someone is making me feel super lucky, i'm going to give them a little shout out. a little "hey, i think you are super rad" right here on hadleigh-on-sea. trust me, these people are the greatest.

ps. come onnnn. i know that picture has nothing really to do with this post. but you have to admit, anna flipping the bird with karl stone faced might be one of the raddest things you've ever seen.

newwwfeaturee

2010-06-03T01:26:00.005-04:00

tomorrow, hadleigh-on-sea will start something new to go along with it's new look. it's just new, nothing fancy, just new. you'll like it though, promise, promise.

anewfriendd

2010-06-03T01:17:00.008-04:00

meet the hadley romper! believe me, i'm just as excited as you. not only is this sweet thing too precious, what with its key hole back and criss cross straps, but it just might have to become my summer staple. growing up, nothing, i mean nothing, ever had my name on it. i was always so jealous of the megans and ashleys of the world. they always got key chains and book marks. but do they get a romper too?

doubtful.

take that dudes.

dreamboatt.

2010-06-03T01:10:00.006-04:00

do you think its strange that every single night as i'm falling asleep to the sounds of 5th avenue, i'm instead dreaming i'm in a field of wild flowers, wearing a hippie headband made of blossoms and an over sized antique lace shirt? i hope not because as much as i love the sound of the city at night -- lots of sirens, skateboarders, rap music and laughter -- there is something really nice about about dreaming i'm this cool chic too.

summmmer2k10

2010-06-01T21:15:00.004-04:00

simon and i spent our memorial day just walking around. we started at the smile in noho for coffee and yummy sandwiches and then walked down bleecker street until we got to the west village where we peeked into little marc jacobs. i can't even imagine being a kid cool enough to wear this rad fedora. after that we made our way up to chelsea where we walked the high line from start to finish.

it was the perfect start to the season, i thought. bring it on summer.

hotchildinthecittyyy

2010-06-01T20:50:00.004-04:00

i've got long hair. the sort that hangs half way down your back and sticks to the back of your neck the second there is any humidity. i refuse to cut it -- ever. i'm going to be the cool mom with long hair, but now that it's officially summer in the city. i'm thinking this bun is the perfect solution.

it might be messy, yet it still looks so perfectly chic. don't you think?

beautyallarounddd.

2010-06-01T18:16:00.004-04:00

this image has been circulating around the blogosphere for what feels like ever. i remember the first time i saw it i actually squealed. it is was just too beautiful.

i spent memorial day weekend back home for a very waugh wedding. carly and travis finally tied the knot. the whole day was squeal worthy and it ended with stephie doing her tina t impression on the dance floor. (pictures to come, i promise!)

congratulations carly and travis! i'm so so so happy i got to be a part of your very special day. : )

onemoreee!

2010-05-26T21:33:00.005-04:00

it's not out yet, but it's getting so much buzzz. apparently to make blue valentine michelle williams and ryan gosling lived in a house together for one month and the director filmed them at all times, urging them to fight, for realistic "marital" drama.

talk about method acting.

ps. i've always thought ryan gosling would be such a catch.

breakingupwardssss

2010-05-26T21:12:00.005-04:00

i started to accidentally become a movie snob. i always want to watch things that no one has ever heard of. i blame carol ann and richard. only going to liberty hall for my entire life has taken its tole on my ability to sit through the last song.

my newest obsession, breaking upwards. the on-screen couple, daryl wein and zoe lister-jones, who are also together in real life, took a year to try and methodically break up with one another. they wanted to grow apart together. it is such a sad concept, but one that i wish was possible.

i can't wait to curl up and watch it with some pop corn and milk duds. (not to mention -- killer soundtrack!!)

rainraingoawayyy.

2010-05-26T20:22:00.003-04:00

you know sometimes you just have a bad day? there is no real reason. you just have woken up on the wrong side of the bed and you can't seem to shake it. guess what? they happen in new york city too.

the best part of bad days? they make you realize you have the greatest friends in the entire world. you have the sort of friends that send you lots of supportive text messages, pretty pictures, and funny youtube videos.

i've got the best friends.

jumpin (!!!)

2010-05-17T21:55:00.004-04:00

i'm done with my first day! feel like jumping all around, i loved it that much.

tomorrow i get to play with simon and explore some of brooklyn before we go see red, the new mark rothko show. love new york. lovelovelove.

heeere, finally.

2010-05-15T20:17:00.002-04:00

i'm here. it is real.

landed this morning and spent the day wondering around williamsburg. it was the most perfect weather. found the cutest place to have the most delicious salad out side and spent the rest of the day reading a new book from the roof looking over the manhattan sky line.

someone pinch me.

fighternotalover

2010-05-14T02:08:00.003-04:00

"to be nobody but yourself in a world that's doing its best to make you somebody else, is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. never stop fighting." e.e. cummings

letsgetreadytorumblee.

2010-05-14T00:02:00.003-04:00

i promised myself. 2k10 would be the year of the blog. i promised wrong. i thought i could slip in, unnoticed to my absence, but that just felt wrong. like i needed to apologize to the blogosphere.

i'm moving to new york in two days. well, technically, one day, since it's already tomorrow. at least one reason to love new york (right now)? it's my new home.

yummmm.

2010-05-13T11:45:00.002-04:00

for mother's day we bought carol ann a beautiful wild flower bouquet. (filled with lots of sunflowers!) though, i'm a little obsessed with these roses in mismatched jars, and typically i don't even like roses. it is just something about this white on white with brilliant pinks and yellows. happy thursday!

tootrue.

2010-05-06T00:57:00.002-04:00

learning to walk away is a constant lesson.

downpour.

2010-01-25T00:18:00.003-05:00

i just got stuck in the most perfect rain storm.

i am absolutely drenched, and for inexplicable reasons i feel so complete.

walking back from my car tonight, i just felt alive. i lifted my head up and twirled around, not the slightest bit embarrassed to be seen.

it felt good. really really good.

never once in london, did i leave my flat without an umbrella. so typical i would forget one now.

but, it's okay. i just let the rain fall down.

agedtoperfection

2010-01-15T11:23:00.002-05:00

also, if he could age like this, i don't think i would be complaining.

potential

2010-01-15T11:16:00.002-05:00

i think that man might be one of the most attractive i've ever seen photographed.

i have funny requirements for attractiveness. requirements for my future husband.

the ability to grow a full beard is clutch. i don't even really find beards all that sexy, but i am all about the necessary five o'clock shadow. scruffy kisses are a life requirement.

and although this dream boat is clean shaven, i think he has a nice scruff potential.

another requirement? glasses. ever since jude law rocked them in the holiday, the need for a thick rim is critical. four eyes are just sexier than two.

god, this guy is such a dream boat.

carboardddd

2010-01-14T22:02:00.002-05:00

i am obsessed with this. a man writes cardboard love notes to his girlfriend every day and posts them on his site. some days he talks about the weather and other days he talks about her kisses, and some days, he just wants to breathe her in. jealous.

i'mworthit.

2010-01-14T21:38:00.003-05:00

"go after her. fuck, don't sit there and wait for her to call, go after her, because that is what you should do when you love someone, don't wait for them to give you a sign cause it might never come, don't let people happen to you, don't let me happen to you, or her, she's not a fucking television show or a tornado. there are people i might have loved had they gotten on an airplane or run down the street after me or called me up drunk at four in the morning because they need to tell me right now and because they cannot regret this and i always thought i i'd be the only one doing crazy things for people who would never give enough of a fuck to do it back or to act like idiots or be entirely vulnerable and honest and making someone fall in love with you is easy and flying 3000 miles on four days notice because they can't just sit there and do nothing and breathing into telephones is not everyone's idea of love but it is the way i can recognize it because that is what i do. go scream it and be with her in meaningful ways because that is beautiful and that is generous and that is what loving someone is, that is raw and that is unguarded, and that is all that is worth anything, really."

resolutions galore

2010-01-02T15:12:00.002-05:00

happy 2010 to you all.

i've decided one of my (many) new years resolutions will be to make this blog a reality.

i have also made promises to start doing yoga, cut back on my diet coke addiction, read for pleasure everyday, and to be good to myself first always.

i've got a good feeling about this decade. don't you? xoxo

mr. keats

2009-11-02T10:06:00.004-05:00

bright star was beautiful. i was so taken by the story and the cinematography. it told such a stunning story through the beauty of location.
immediately after i got back from the theater i began to obsessively research keats and fanny's love affair. the letters that survive speak to their devotion. passion translates centuries, as they still took my absolute breath away.

"I could be martyr'd for my Religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that - I could die for you. My Creed is Love and you are its only tenet ... My Love is selfish - I cannot breathe without you."

michelle

2009-10-26T07:21:00.003-04:00

i'm an addict. a michelle addict. she is the absolute coolest. she is running across the lawn of the white house barefoot. she is double-dutching. she is my hero. get it girl.
a recent op/ed piece in the nytimes called "the magic of michelle" capitalized on the phenomenon that is the coolness of mrs. o. read it, understand that i am not alone in my obsession.
regardless of your politics, it would be impossible to think that she was the definition of chic. right?

londonlondon

2009-10-16T11:44:00.004-04:00

i'm alive, promise.

i've just blogging about my london adventures here.

check it outtttt. it's not that i haven't felt inspired, believe ME, inspiration overload is more like it. just finding the management of two blogs, adapting to a new locale, the contemporary art world, and a lack of sleep is a lot to manage. don't worry though, i think you'll find i'm passing with flying colors.

keep checking back. xoxox

who are you

2009-08-27T21:41:00.003-04:00

"most people are other people. their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." oscar wilde

realfishy

2009-08-24T19:38:00.003-04:00

this poor brit looks like he's had a very long day. guess this is something i have to look forward to. sardine tube rides. is it strange that i'm so excited about this aspect of city living?
i can't wait to be a crabby londener, stuck on the tube, muttering while i read my copy of the times. only 4 more days!

then again

2009-08-21T17:27:00.000-04:00

but, photos like this make it a little sweeter.

one week.

2009-08-21T17:23:00.002-04:00

i spent all of last night packing. this is getting very very real. i can't wait and i'm so very very excited, but i'm surprisingly sad about leaving the people i love. i've never been away from them for such a long time. this is looking to be a very bittersweet adventure.

home

2009-08-21T15:23:00.003-04:00

the wheat fields remind me of home. come lay with me here.

break up with me.

2009-08-20T11:44:00.002-04:00

scarjo and pete yorn are about to release their duet album, break up. they've just released their first single, relator. the video makes me want to wear a sailor dress, kiss a boy wearing ray bans, and tap my toes between the sheets. what a perfect sunday, don't you think?

hammertimee

2009-08-11T12:33:00.001-04:00

i realize and respect i'm getting a little trigger happy with my fashionista streetposts today, but it's like a goldmine. a little funkier and less professional than the satorialist, which is refreshing, not that i'm knocking the satroliast -- never, he's a god -- but a change is always nice too.
also, this lady is wearing HAREM PANTS and i still want to be her.

student/teacher

2009-08-11T11:36:00.001-04:00

nathalie, 23, actress teach me your ways. how on earth did you do that with your scarf? and your ponytail is so messy, yet so perfect. teach me, i will be your grasshopper.

uberfabuloustothemax

2009-08-11T10:47:00.003-04:00

i've just remembered how much i love fashionista's streetwalker this morning. i was addicted to it last summer, but had forgotten it existed until now.

this black lace overlay with the pink slip, and oh god, the layered pearls, is so far the winner as my to-die-for-favorite, don't worry though, i'll keep you posted if i find anything more fabulous.

it's raining love

2009-08-07T11:19:00.002-04:00

i leave for london in twenty days.
ohmygodileaveforlondonintwentydays.
i need to remember to keep breathing.

gone to carolina

2009-08-07T10:16:00.003-04:00

i've missed you, and i'm sorry for my abrupt hiatus. the monotony of a full time job was getting to me and i needed a break so i spontaniously hightailed it to north carolina. 4 days with best friends, the carolina mountains, and kisses and i'm so much better. what can i say? carolina on my mind.

berry delicious

2009-07-28T15:29:00.002-04:00

it's no secret that i'm mad about coldplay, but after watching their new video for strawberry swing i might actually be certifiable. chris martin is a genius in the kookiest way imaginable. i watched the entire 4 minute plus video with the creepiest smile on my face because i just was so giddy. afterall, "it's such a perfect day."

johnny and june

2009-07-28T13:29:00.001-04:00

i watched walk the line last night. i was actually sobbing at the end.
i need to love like johnny and june. jeeeeeeezusssss.

promises

2009-07-22T23:31:00.002-04:00

"kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can't see anything wrong with each other."
nothing is wrong with you, never has been and there never will be, promise.

meet the parents

2009-07-21T14:08:00.004-04:00

what a weekend! i could not have asked for it to be any better -- only longer, much much longer. cous passed the parent's test with flying colors (at least they are pretending to like him...) and it was so wonderful to see him. now, it's back to the real world, though if i had my way, i'd go be one with nature like this rad family.

in bloom

2009-07-14T17:06:00.002-04:00

is it just me, or does this girl look so gloriously cool it hurts a little bit?

bring it on.

2009-07-14T14:49:00.003-04:00

for those days when i'm feeling a little bit bigger than comfortable, when my jeans are a little tight, it's a comfort to know that i wear the same size as lara stone. considering she was the fixture of this year's coture runways (she closed chanel for GODSSAKE) i could not be more pleased. a uk size 8, us size 4? bring it on girl. normal IE not being a skeleton is BEAUTIFUL.

dance the night away

2009-07-10T11:04:00.002-04:00

rachel getting married is one of the weirdest, yet most beautiful movies i've ever seen.

everything is so exotic. i loved the wedding. the band that never stopped playing, the saris, the leis, and especially the belly dancers.

when i get married in approx 14 years (but actually) i want it to be just like that.

okay, that's a lie, but i want to dream that i'm interesting enough to pull something like that off.

reeeeeeal cute.

2009-07-08T14:42:00.004-04:00

i'd been feeling sort of sick for the past few days - achy and listless.
but, this little gem of photoshop rendering just made me a feel a whole lot better.
happy humpday!

swine

2009-07-06T17:35:00.004-04:00

ron weasley has swine! ("off to st. mungo's for him.") i understand that is not his real name and that harry potter is not a real thing, but seriously how terrible is that? poor guy, right before the big hubub of hp6. i'm totally nerding out on the world right now, but i'm super bummed for him. let's be real, swine can't be fun for anyone.

ps. how psyched are you for the new harry potter movie? i'm actually dying.

summer lovin'

2009-07-06T17:33:00.001-04:00

ten days. hurry up, please.

case of the mondays.

2009-07-06T11:44:00.003-04:00

this weekend i celebrated the 4th with my family. carol ann is out of commission at the moment, so we spent the weekend playing catchphrase and baking. it was the sort of weekend that you don't want to end because it is so perfectly lazy. back to the real world though and the hustle and bustle of the capital building. oh, how i wish it was still the weekend.

ps. do you think president obama ever wishes he could just stay in bed?

flying solo

2009-07-03T23:22:00.002-04:00

these two look fabulously happy.
i just went cruising solo, for the first time ever. i popped in a mixed cd and was grooving all alone. i got all smiley when ingrid michaelson came on and understandably weepy when conor oberst did.
but when i pulled into the driveway, i couldn't decide if i felt happy, or sad. sometimes alone time is good, but more often than not, i wish i had someone there to groove with me like these two have.

jamaican me crazy

2009-07-02T14:44:00.003-04:00

"you may not be her first, her last, or her only. she loved before she may love again. but if she loves you now, what else matters? she's not perfect - you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and giver her the most you can. she may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. so don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there." bob marley

little buddy

2009-06-30T12:08:00.003-04:00

this little dude's name is tj. he got interviewed for new york magazine's look book, hung up on the interviewer, and is my new best friend (on the interweb).
here are a few snippits from his priceless interview.
How much older?
When I’m 13. But I’m not 13, I’m still 6! I’m going to get older soon, I think.
That was a nice uniform you had on today. Do you like wearing it?
No, I like gym clothes. I like purple and silver. I’d like to wear purple-and-silver gym clothes all day.

english muffins

2009-06-30T11:26:00.002-04:00

i've been thinking a lot about my grandad lately. it's strange, he passed away years ago, but for some reason or another, i've been all caught up in memories.

when i was little, my grandad used to come over in the mornings and make me english muffins with butter and grape jelly.

i wonder what he would be like now.

rip clawwww

2009-06-30T10:34:00.004-04:00

were you in a bike gang when you were little?

mine was called rip claw. we rode our brother's bmx bikes around the neighborhood and sang mulan. granted, that's not very intimidating, but we loved it. we had a gang sign and thought we were really scary.

i can't remember if we wore bandanas, but the likelyhood is that we did. yeah, you read that correctly. i rode around my neighborhood in a dorag as a child.

i'm rich!

2009-06-29T15:59:00.001-04:00

"when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford."

bombs away

2009-06-28T21:10:00.002-04:00

i'm about to jump into something. i'm not thinking it through.
i'm just feeling and doing. wish me luck! i'm scared. i'm wearing my heart on my sleeve, but i've just got this feeling, in the end, it's all going to be worth it.

2+2=4

2009-06-28T12:05:00.002-04:00

i don't remember how i found this, but i think it's hysterical.
way to go to studio art, poor math majors. one day you'll find someone who loves you very much.

deep blue something

2009-06-25T00:50:00.002-04:00

i don't remember where i found this, but i absolutely love it.
especially the last line though "to give voice to your heart."
so true. god, so true. don't forget.

twister.

2009-06-25T00:43:00.004-04:00

successfully avoided a tornado tonight.
welcome home dorothy.

fleet week

2009-06-24T16:05:00.001-04:00

ny mag just finished up their interview in which they asked 12 authors to describe their most memorable summer hook up. this gem was written by julie klam. enjoy!

"In the summer of 1989, I was living on the Upper West Side near where my friend Leslie worked as a bartender at Lucy’s, the legendary surf bar. Every night while she mixed Sex on the Beaches and Blue Moons, I’d sit at the end of the bar looking as unalluring as possible under the water-colored lights, reading a novel, eating a brownie and drinking a big glass of ice water with plastic mermaids hanging all around the rim. On the sweltering July night when three U.S. Navy sailors strolled in, I was feeling restless. They were talking very loudly about what to do in New York; they’d already seen all the key tourist attractions and only had one day left before they set sail. “Coney Island?” I suggested. They were really excited. They’d heard of it! One of them, named Tommy, pulled out his subway map and while I was crayoning the route, he looked at me and said, “Well, you have to come!” I chuckled. The guys appeared to have popped out of a Preston Sturges movie, and the sweetness was so surprising I said yes.

The next day, I put on a thirties-style dress, red lipstick, and scuffed Mary Janes. Only Tommy and his crappy camera were at the subway station; the other two guys had gotten Yankee tickets. We took the 1 to the D train, and I was completely self-conscious. People smiled at us like I was with my guy who was about to ship off to the Pacific Ocean Theater. Tommy pressed up against the windows when the train went above ground, snapping pictures of the distant Statue of Liberty. By the time we reached Coney Island, the hazy sun was lowering in the sky like a big orange egg yolk, and we walked down to the boardwalk talking closely. It’s a strange kind of thing where you go somewhere new with someone you don’t really know and when you get there you know him better than the strange place, so a sort of false intimacy hatches. I, Tommy’s tour guide, had never been to Coney Island before, but I acted like I knew what I was doing and where I was going. We ate a Nathan’s hot dog (which twenty years later is still repeating on me) and held hands. We stopped at a photo booth so he could get a picture of himself in front of a brightly painted backdrop of frolicking mermaids. The Korean photographer screamed at me to get in the shot with Tommy even though I kept insisting I was not his girlfriend. But then I worried the photographer thought I was a hooker, so I got in the picture. Tommy and I walked down to the water and he told me how strange it felt to look out at ships from the shore. “It must be weird to you that I’m more comfortable out there,” he said. On the train ride back we talked like old friends, he kissed me, but it was very held-back. Walking me home from the station, under faint city stars, he kept shaking his head and saying proudly, “Oh, sometimes I hate what a respectable guy I am!” He gave me a kiss good-bye and I sauntered up my stairs. When I got inside the vestibule I watched him walk up the street, stopping to take a picture of my deli."

above average.

2009-06-24T00:13:00.001-04:00

in a lifetime the average person will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing.
i've never wanted to be average, bring it on.

phony

2009-06-23T21:09:00.003-04:00

"she was terrific to hold hands with. most girls, if you hold hands with them, their goddamn hand dies on you, or else they think they have to keep moving their hands all the time, as if they were afraid they'd bore you or something. jane was different. we'd get into a goddamn movie or something, and right away we'd start holding hands, and we won't quit till the movie is over. and without changing the position or making a deal out of it. you never even worried, with jane, whether your hand was sweaty or not. all you knew was, you were happy. you really were." holden caulfield in catcher and the rye

tippity toes

2009-06-23T16:42:00.005-04:00

i've recently started kissing a boy who is tall. considering i'm 5'9 that is quite a feat.
he makes me feel small when we are all snuggled up, but the best part?
kissing him on my tip toes.

no place like home

2009-06-23T15:58:00.005-04:00

back from nc! a little bit tanner and a lot more in love with my life. : )

ps. emoticon necessary

carolina on my mind

2009-06-17T17:51:00.003-04:00

heading to winston for the rest of the week!
i absolutely cannot wait to be at wake. who would think i miss it so desperately?
it really is the most beautiful place. i'm so excited for tubing on the dan, playing on the quad, and a dave'o'cado at simplyummy with a perfect cup of sweet tea.