once upon a time i had a sprouting sweet potato that i took from a friend whose neglect had made the sprouts rise from this root vegetable.

here he is right here in his youth.

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hrm forgot i had these. various advertisements for the dvd reminded me.

this is what disappointment looked like in 2009:

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so it's march...

and usually that would mean tomorrow i'd spend the day celebrating spring cleaning. and i do mean celebrate. i love a tidy home and i get a thrill out of making goodwill piles. it's exciting to get rid of uncessary objects. however, tomorrow no such thing will happen. for one, moving meant getting rid of A LOT. i live in a studio  ( Read more... )

in my last post i wrote about my interest in 1950s - 1960s fashion. i could take pictures of the pieces in my closet that are inpired by these decades, but that's something i'll never get around to doing (despite those "resolutions"). instead, i wanted to share what i think is the best modern example of my ideal wardrobe:

orla kiely!

i first heard of ( Read more... )

i'm a little late in the game i know, but i'm always one step behind everyone when it comes to popular culture. i finished season one of Mad Men this afternoon and wow do i have some choice words for that don draper!

i have words for just about everything and everyone in this series. i'm completely wrapped up in this television drama. i was ( Read more... )

nothing has spun out of control just yet but i do feel like life's been more hectic than usual. i haven't been updating as much as i'd wanted to, partly because i've been trying to find something else to occupy my time other than the interweb, partly because i work late or come home late and turning on my laptop is not a priority.

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been busy busy.

it was such a relief to snuggle under these quilts with a warm mug of tea, catch up on blog posts i haven't read in weeks, and in general relax. in fact it was so lovely i've gotten a little carried away and i'm up way past my bedtime.

i'm not exactly in fighting form yet and will post something not so short in a little while. i have ( Read more... )

with the impending move to my new apartment, i've taken a more focused interest in interior design. something i'm embarrassed to admit because if you would have asked me a year ago how i felt about interior design i would have mimicked vomiting, noises and all.

i've lost a great deal of motivation to put my artistic talents to use. lately ghosts of ( Read more... )

when i took a moment to think about the new year and what it might hold for me, i never imagined myself single. and hear i am, starting 2010 without that certain someone who's been in my life for almost six years.

i'm fine. he's fine. we're all, at peace with the decision made like two weeks ago. it is a little sad. (and a little weird.) i don't ( Read more... )

it may be one in the morning on a friday, but i haven't got anywhere to go. now's a better time than any to get to what i've been meaning to get to. i predicted i'd find myself typing about this in february. and lads and lasses, it is not february. i think someone (that's me, yeah, me) deserves a firm handshake.

i had a week of paid vacation to ( Read more... )