in dreams.

the color in the second picture is just perfection.

i want to color tune my eyeballs to see like this all the time.

if only i were a robot.

photo-graphy from folkert gorter.

stolen from iso50.

taste the rainbow.

dead cars in chernobyl.

look more like plastic cake decorations.

also like my front yard in 1986.

retro-y.

abandoned at gizmodo.

brick by brick.

i'm an anti-case guy for my iphone.

this is the first one that has me strongly reconsidering.

and it's not a concept. buy it here for $20.

snapped together at gizmodo.

ambien architecture.

just a little photoshop to make your dreams encroach on reality.

i love these remixed buildings from filip dujardin.

i feel like there's an entire movie for each one,

and i'd like to be cast in all of them.

scouted at swissmiss.

inky.

when i build my evil lair, this will be my throne.

it's wicked and gorgeous in equal measure.

from the depths of maximo riera.

netted at io9.

home.

it's hard to find time

-and daylight-

to get acquainted with my new camera.

found a bit this weekend. hooray.

so, here are some

shots from around our home.

a few more here in my flickr set.

easy peasy.

if you want to feel like a fashion superstar

you should get this sweater from anthropologie.

so far today i've had nine compliments.

NINE

that's substantial. 

how nice is that?

above and beyond the mood boosting

it's very cozy and keeps shape nicely.

click through this link so you can zoom in on the image

to see how pretty the details are.

and, it's on sale.

to summarize: 

white tank.

cardigan.

jeans.

boots.

boom, you look great.

p.s. almost all my other clothes are gray which may
or may not have
a direct relation
to the high volume of compliments.

last but not least, who is ready for GTL tomorrow?

stripes

there aren't many stripes i don't like.

some are hard to forget.

there's a chance my brain processes them

like bar codes stored in my noggin database.

{it's science, you guys.}

anyway, this made me think of...

this shanna murray citrus garland photo...

which reminded me of how excited i am about her new desktop calendar.

which you can download here.

it's lovely.

p.s. thanks to kim for tweeting it the other day.

i was hunting for desktop wallpaper last week and almost threw in the towel.
phew.

the gorgeous galley kitchen image is from remodelista.

pest control

i'm being such a camera pest.

i can't help it though.

with a great new toy 

and super cute subjects

who can blame me?

at first they seemed unaffected...

...then they were all like 

beat it, lady.

boring

sorry the blog has been so boring lately.

things have been pretty hectic

with the new job and all.

in other news

jesse got me a great camera for christmas

with all sorts of gadgets.

filters, tripod, blah bibitty blah...

needless to say, i'm reading a bunch of manuals.

so exciting! 

this is one of my favorite shots so far.

my little monchichi dog, doobs.

she's eleven but still looks like a pup to me.

her dirty bed looks eleven though. ew.

in other, other news

our first anniversary is new years eve!

seems like just yesterday i was sewing the invitations and

making a shit ton of paper flowers and deserts 

for the sweets table.

do you guys make new year's resolutions?

i don't every year

but two years back i made sort of a new years acronym:

fast bag

it started off as kind of a joke but it really worked.

feet

and 

skin

treatments

butt

and

gut

more of an ongoing reminder to put foot cream on every night,

wear sunscreen everyday & exfoliate every other day

and stay fit.

fast bag.

i'm happy to report that i did keep up all year.

thinking about doing it again.

what will it be this year...?

 

winter white.

 

thinking of all my snowed in friends.

hopefully you'll be able to find some beauty

in the inconvenience of extreme conditions.

snow on your dog's nose.

rosy cheeks on your little ones.

reading by the fire.

hot chocolate.

i'm thinking

a bottle of wine, big wooly socks,  and a kitten.

but that's just me.

image from the diary of carl kleiner

may the force be with you.

merry christmas. from our star wars christmas tree, to yours.

i give you, jabba the snowman.

yum

trying to plan a holiday dinner for fifteen or so.

it's a lovely artistic group

{save a few manly, outdoorsy types}

that may very well appreciate if these were served

instead of a real meal.

darling, no?

served at cardigan.

booty booty booty booty rockets everywhere.

dig it.

illustration by an ann arbor physics prof.

blast off at jalopnik.

grind it til you find it

i'm switching gears and going back to the grind, y'all!

feels like just yesterday when i was just trying to get used to

being home and enjoying my severance...

next thing you know

calls start rolling in

interviews start dipping into my *free time*

and i'm negotiating multiple offers

{no kidding! and i wasn't even looking- they found me!}

so happy with the way things have turned out.

the time i've spent at working from home

has been incredible.

extremely grateful for having a taste of what it will be like

if i decide to take another corporate hiatus

be it permanent or temporary.

if i didn't want to 

sell our current house & buy a new {old} one

start a family

go to the maldives

buy everything i see on etsy

and treat myself to the spa on occasion

etc

i would definitely give up the cash and stay home.

nothing feels better than home.

PERIOD.

but for now

i'm grinding it.

yes- i DESPISED my last job

but i won't let that get me down on the whole advertising industry.

i've still got some spark left in me!

plus, i didn't want to pass up the opportunity

to work with clients

who were recently awarded

marketer of the year.

i'm totally geeked about it.

i hope they don't think i'm a weirdo

when i show up with a box of 

old rusty wire bins

and vintage office supplies.

image from AMradio on etsy which is a lovely, lovely shop.