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The website for Cologne, Germany’s airport. Totally...

Vacation Reading List

The plan for our vacation to Maine is to just lay on the beach and read. Here’s a sampling of...

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Storm Troopers: They are just like us!  (I should have...

The Paper Version of the Web

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I asked my co-worker to buy this mug for me AND HE DID....

claudia:definatalie: This is a Brain Splat. When I have...

Matthew Cavanaugh

whateverlolawants: [last lines] Joel: I can’t see anything...

Songs that make me think of my sister...

(warning: we have what some might refer to as “shitty taste.”) 1. Bone Thugs N Harmony:...

I love looking at business cards. From a designer’s...

Upon smelling the tip of a highlighter

christina: OK, I smelled it.
_e.r.i.c.: : sucker!
christina: it smells like a place that I don't want to talk about
christina: ever,
christina: ever
christina: ever.
_e.r.i.c.: : how about now
christina: Still not ready to talk.
christina: Ok i'm ready
christina: it smelled like...
christina: the inside of a rolled up, dirty sheet that went through the wash without detergent, and it was left to dry in a musty basement for about 1 year.
christina: And then you had a yardsale and pulled it out
christina: and then you died.
_e.r.i.c.: : I LOVE THAT SMELL
christina: NO YOU DON'T
_e.r.i.c.: : oh
_e.r.i.c.: : gross!
christina: what?
_e.r.i.c.: : yardsales
christina: Yeah.

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Work with me on this...

The guy at the Apple store told me to watch out for Stevie J’s big announcement next week. I...

hrrrthrrr: Good Design is… (via frank-c) I am constantly...

more cat pictures (Please disregard my self-indulgant and lazy tumbling.)

I am a huge fan of Heather’s themes. staff: Dressed...

Feeling Good That This is the Extent of...

I am a sucker for a $20 bottle of hair care at salons. I can’t wait to see if it will...

obama08: Via OPD It’s cute because this is something I...

“You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship...”
— Bill Watterson/Calvin (via...

If you would like me to buy your...

1. Not know who my Account Manager is. Don’t waste my time by transferring me to someone else,...

Keep it. Also, I need that IKEA wall thing.  innersanctum: ...

more cat pictures

Smoosh.

Tonight, for an hour or so, I rested with 13 lbs of sleeping baby. Not just any baby— my new...

Don’t be so crabby.

Twitter is using the artwork of Yiying Lu. Which makes me...

cool posters. via craig: gtmcknight: My sister will dig...

Top 10 Events I Am Excited About This...

(In no particular order) 1. Mission of Burma with Neale: June 13th 2. Camping with my brother + his...

A joke

pica: Q: How many hipsters does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: What? You don’t know? via...

lightgreen: Colorflip by Rafaël Rozendaal. Totally...

lenier: 42 Awesome Business Card Designs (With Links to...

4 brands, one checkout. Finally

"That's What She Said"

Oh my God, you guys

gesualdi: Remainders. Who the fuck remembers remainders? In elementary school it was 20/3 = 6 with...

Bag Candidate #2. Ships from Switzerland. Meh. (Multitask...

Bag Candidate #1. Anyone have an extra $225 lying...

“Take that, breast cancer. You lose, and I am hot, and every...”
— Cynthia Nixon OK, not really...

I Need Some Help

When it comes to shopping, I’m usually a ninja. Recently, I’ve been at a loss.  I need a...

Damn I Iove this font.

This is precisely why I can’t help but love Jack...

“All I do is lie, and that has made me immune to...”
— David Sedaris, The Santaland...

My new Chucks.

Thinking about Kristy. “Twilight Awakening,” by...

Possible tattoo idea. Illustration by Yiying Lu. (I’m...

New wonderful things about our 1st floor...

1. A vanity in the bathroom! New toilet! 2. GIANT hall closet with shelves and a light. 3. An...

claudia: you really are. { via PostSecret }

A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be...

My long-since divorced parents on their wedding day. Note...

Home, by Steve Lutell

one comes to it in some measure, slowly. finds a place and standing makes it his and calls by name...

We're moving

from the 4th floor to the 1st floor. Any tips for inter-apartment building moves?

Two.

Can Benefit Cosmetics really make me look...

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Cover Art: Fucking Awesome. (Yay, new David Sedaris!) pica: ...

OK. Don’t hate me. I bought this book today. Even...

Porcelain bird salt & pepper shakers from Target, $4

Toot. Toot.

The architecture firm I work for was recently featured in the May 2008 issue of Dwell magazine. Go...

Found this shot by Molly | Orangette on Flickr. Something...

an abandoned amusement park, then and now. photoset here.

Coq Au Vin

Flickr Discomfort.

Holly over at Nothing But Bonfires has started an interesting discussion. What I’m saying is...

Hugo!

YAY!

My nephew, HUGO JOSEPH has arrived. 9lbs, 2oz, 21” long. (WHOA!) Also— he is most likely...

aja: the copywriter’s birthday card via noisy decent...

Gmail: Custom Time

Peanut Butter and Jelly

amirhasnever: Amir has never eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  Seriously? Because you are...

merlin: The rule of thirds by dgray_xplane The rule of...

knockout: Garfield Minus Garfield minus Jon Abruckle plus a...

Where Is My Mind

Yup. I love it, too.  slowburn: Love that song, love Pixies. Anyone else? Simon

1990's R&B songs I downloaded around 1am...

1. “Anytime,” Brian McKnight (My room, forlorn at my lack of boyfriend) 2. “Always...

Marmaduke is mildly rebuked by his owner-lady (who says she...

Rufus + I participating in Earth Hour.

Five "Web 2.0" ways to break up with...

from Merlin add unflattering Flickr tag, “Fat asshole with a unibrow” change Facebook...

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Owl Necklace Stand, $32 from Urban Outfitters

opaque linen panel with grommets, $59 (84”), from west...

Shittiest Mixtape Boombox Blast

“Ha ha! Your medium is dying!”
— Nelson to a print journalist...

Not exactly what I was expecting.

Last night I showed my husband “2 girls 1 cup.” He laughed hysterically. Didn’t...

Delicious coconut cake.

Scenes I hope pop up as my life flashes...

(thanks to Margaret Mason for the idea) (in no particular order) 1. Meeting my nephew Jackson for...

Better Than Sex Cake

INGREDIENTS 1 (18.25 ounce)...

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KitchenAid 5-quart stand mixer in Green Apple, $299 from Bed...

Pleated Bell Purse, $45, from Jumpupanddown on Etsy

If you’re not using 37signals products already, I don’t want to know you.

“I don’t know how somebody who’s in second place is offering...”
— - Barack Obama | via Talking...

Crumpler 2 Million Dollar Home camera bag, $36

“Love is a cruel master. There are no lengths to which it...”
— Virgil, Book IV, The Aeneid

Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Summer 2007 (I can’t wait...

Serta Memory Foam 2" Topper, $179.99 from...

"I Like You" by Sandol Stoddard, $6.95 from...

Kool Kolors Task Chair, $69.99 from Target

MacBook Leather Protective Cover, $29.99 from Macally

SIGG snack boxes, $25.95 from reusablebags.com

“I eat your crunchies, Wilbur! I eat them up!”
— Rufus (this will never get...

szymon: Bookseat from Fishbol Design Atelier (via...

Frog and Toad Collection, $8.63, Barnes + Noble

Pinder Laptop bag, $69.95

Bamboo Garden Large Accordian Organizer, $12.50

KitchenAid 5-speed Hand Mixer, $34 from Amazon.com

Happy Balloon Bento Box, $6.99, from Sugar Charms (Just...

Bonjour Les Fleures Bento Box, $5.99 from Sugar Charms (Just...

Bento Box, $25, Puma

Score one for the regular guys!

“My sister called me today and said she’s always turned off the dog show on TV because...

pica: Super Tuesday (via nailmaker)

Hurry up and go vote for baby Jonah. Get that baby his...

I finally ordered a 2008 day planner:

I present to you my first Filofax ($22 from Paper Source):

Big Heart Valentine’s Card from Fabulous Stationary,...

Paul Frank rain drop tote from Fred Flare, $48 A nice little...

Swirl Necklace by Beadoodles on Etsy, $28

Urban Outfitters Apostrophe Chair, $250

Urban Outfitters Danish Modern Coffee Table, $175

Freaking Target and their freaking cat costumes.

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Sitting in the Same Room On Our Laptops,...

me: HOLLA!!!!
Neale: wassup
me: Why is this so fucking funny?
Neale: we're so postmodern.
Let's not talk for the rest of the day
me: We belong in a hipster magazine
with our fresh, outdoor faces, sweaters and undergarments
Neale: I'm too well dressed
me: No, it's perfect.
Plus, we're watching LOTR. That's right. I abbreviated.
SUCK ON THAT!!
Neale: Booh Yeah!
me: I'm afraid to type something else, lest I ruin this precious moment.
Oops.
Neale is offline. Messages you send will be delivered when Neale comes online.

Oversize Hobo by AO3 Designs, $68

Angela Adams Hannah Bag, $230

Branch Circle Necklace by Catherine Weitzman, $66

Harvest Fields Canvas Tote from Global Girlfriend, $36

Quinn is ruining my marriage.

pushmepullyou design

Why My Mom Rules Sometimes

Me: I can't believe I left my birthday presents on the Cape! I really needed that wine opener last week.
Mom: Yeah, I couldn't believe how much I paid for a cork screw, but it killed me to know you had a bottle of wine you couldn't open.

Bollywood Wall Decals from Bored Inc., $20

fredflare.com | handmade night lights, $35

Caution! These cookies, while incredibly tasty, are known to...