twisty

have you seen it? oh, you must. totally worth the hype. natalie portman is worthy of all the awards. all the accomplishments. 

if you're dark and twisty you will totally get it. if you're one of those people who gets lost in your own thoughts, it will feel like a mental roller coater. 

add it to the list of things to do before oscar night. 

go. right now. tootles. 

new! new! new!

i have a new find! have you ever heard of the graffiti artists banksy? (thanks to a co-worker, i've been pouring over his website all afternoon.) turns out he is a british outdoor artist as seen in the photos above. and i'm totally and completely in love. 

graffiti, when done as a street art, is a statement of visual culture. it's a conversation between the people and their society. 

and it's freakin' amazing. 

banksy is also the mastermind behind this oscar nominated film causing quite the stir in the art and film world. i personally think it is all something worth checking out. 

i find graffiti really intelligent and politically charged. it's modern art at its core. and the fact that it's controversial adds to its allure...

what are your thoughts? have any favorites?

spring flings

spring 2 entered the women's section of the store today and i got really excited. it got me more excited about what is to come. 

spring is going to approach no matter what i think. i'm a winter person. i like to dress in layers and wear dark colors and drink hot chocolate. 

spring is a different story. there is a shedding of not only wool and layers, it's a letting go of something else...maybe something more important. 

i've been thinking about what i want to accomplish this spring. what sort of personal spring cleaning needs to happen. i really want to look back on this year and think about as the year that things happened. the year i got things done. 

hopefully it will mean a job, a place of my own, a chance to learn more and be better. 

i'll have to get more tangible ideas flowing. 

what about you? what do you hope to be and do?

(ps...don't you love the maxi dress? i'm certainly looking into what it will look like on my shorter frame.)

happy hearts

happy valentine's day lovebirds!

beside the usual romantic goodies of the day, today is (drumroll please!) the unveiling of bhldn! you are all excused to leave this site immediately to check it out. though, i am warning you, it's a busy place to be!

as soon as i woke up this morning i ran to my computer (whom i affectionately call walter) to check it all out. i wanted to see, for sure, if the hype really matched reality. 

and yeah. totally perfect. 

the dresses. the shoes. (omg. the shoes) the pictures all around. 

swoon. again. 

these three are my favorites. totally different, but for some reason perfect in every way. 

one of my favorite aspects of the site is the explore section. it really speaks to the newly engaged, trying to provide a little guidance into the wedding world. i really liked the "what kind of bride are you" section. it's like a personal shopper right at your fingertips. even for just the hopeless romantic, it's a cool place to get a sense of personal style and taste. 

i'm sure i'll be posting more pictures from the site soon. 

for now...behold

paris holds the key to my heart

when i was 16 i went to france. i spent nine days with my french class galavanting around the country ending our trip with three days in paris. 

you may now be jealous. ;)

i happen to come across this photo and with valentine's day closely approaching, if i were to have one wish, i'd want to be right on this street. wearing black and channeling my inner audrey. 

i'd certainly like to spend a lazy sunday afternoon there. 

(just for lc)

mood lighting

five is totally into architecture. he's my go to source for all things cool in the design world. so it should come to no surprise when this appeared front and center on my facebook page. 

i should preface this my saying that we are both lighting freaks. five loves LOVES his chandeliers. we could talk about spacial lighting for a long time. one of my favorite parts of new york is the lighting district in soho. to me lighting can be a continuation of art...for five it's as much an architectural statement as an art piece. 

functional art has certainly come a long way. 

(ps...the top one is my favorite. the bottom two are five's favorite)

it all does certainly put the mood in mood lighting. 

gleek out

one of my guilty pleasures is most definitely watching glee. on a regular basis. and then the guiltier pleasure is continuing to watch my favorite songs on youtube. over and over agin.

so this week i was totally excited that there was a new glee episode after the superbowl on sunday (the highlight of the day...even as a packers fan i didn't really find this year's game to be edge-of-the-seat-excitment) AND a new tuesday episode.

holler.

i love it. love the actors. love the songs. love the couples. (c'mon finn! go with rachel!) some may call it cheesy, others totally unlike high school, but really, it's just honest fun with some truly honest coming of age stories along the way.

"marry you" from finn and kurt's parent's wedding is one of my favorites.

any other gleeks out there with some top picks for best song?

enjoy!