tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733696210639919422024-03-05T00:31:38.620-08:00dot & dash designsdot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-23067822979726196252010-04-22T20:15:00.000-07:002010-04-22T20:15:57.464-07:00Hello Old Friend, It's Been Too Long<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW7xNL4eaECr2_QeTJHtlWfrN5Fnicg8bb-BMky8eaGhE_0H4pQCCn2Lr755IgVwEyGsYTUVbhyWqHmHJeRMdugFINlcciMG2WWJ5-m376GyZ6QmUpk5Ix6eK-anWhbzxpg9Rquq6nwA/s1600/Picture+11.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW7xNL4eaECr2_QeTJHtlWfrN5Fnicg8bb-BMky8eaGhE_0H4pQCCn2Lr755IgVwEyGsYTUVbhyWqHmHJeRMdugFINlcciMG2WWJ5-m376GyZ6QmUpk5Ix6eK-anWhbzxpg9Rquq6nwA/s1600/Picture+11.png" /></a>Being the daughter of intelligent and awesome people I grew up listening to <a href="http://www.npr.org/">NPR</a> on the radio. "Fresh Air with Terry Gross", "All Things Considered", and occasionally "Car Talk" were all programs whose sound I easily recognized and could listen to, even if the content was usually way over my head. I still know that NPR is fantastic radio but I haven't been able to actually find it in either of the cars I drive now. (You can't actually read the numbers on one of the cars, so that makes it rather difficult.) But my problem has been solved! <br />
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I am the proud and addicted owner of the amazing Droid Eris, which I maintain is an iPhone with a much cheaper app library, and way better cell reception. There is an NPR app for the Droid which allows you to see the programs that have aired, including blurbs about their content, and then you can listen straight away or add it to a playlist for listening to later. Seriously, it's perfect. As I was driving home from my internship at a non-profit the other day I saw an article called "<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126023793">Non-profits Find Social Media Presents New Challenges</a>", ironically this was the topic of the meeting I had just been in. As I made my way through traffic on the 405 I listened to the article, and felt more informed on the topic. Today I sifted through the "All Songs Considered" program and added a bunch to my playlist, so as I played video games and did stuff around the house I got to listen to some awesome new music from various bands, as well as a cool program were <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125304475">Jonsi played DJ</a> and had some Iron Maiden, Billie Holiday, Audrey Hepburn and Django Reinhardt.<br />
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So if you have a Droid you should DEFINITELY download the NPR app for listening to on the go, but I believe you can listen to all the programs on <a href="http://npr.org/">NPR.org</a>, so head there for a good time.dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-63409028838948949732010-04-15T11:08:00.000-07:002010-04-15T11:08:12.220-07:00Read: Reading Lolita In Tehran<i>Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books</i> is by Azar Nafisi, who worked as a professor and writer in Tehran. Here are a few images that I found online that I feel really set the scene for the book:<br />
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The book was also right up my alley because it's all focused around a book club and reading, which I'm sure you've figured out now,<b> I love</b>. The book was a bit difficult to get through at times, I found I could rarely read more than 25 pages in one sitting. I'm not sure if I was getting bored or found some of the topics a bit too intense. All in all I was glad I read the book. <br />
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If you've read this post and want to read the book for yourself just leave a comment and I'll send you my copy of the book! Make sure your comment has some sort of link to your email so I can contact you for an address. I'm moving to another continent in July and need to seriously start purging my library. Just for the record I bought the book used at a street sale so it's no where near "new" in condition, but isn't that part of what makes books great? Wondering about their previous owners.... Ok maybe that's just me.dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-57004903641467879822010-04-07T10:25:00.000-07:002010-04-07T10:25:00.134-07:00Photography: Get Back In Your BookThis is probably the coolest Flickr set I've seen in awhile. It's by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lissyl/">Lissy Elle</a>, who is super talented, so you should check out their other stuff. This set is entitled <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lissyl/sets/72157623561572437/">Get Back In Your Book</a> and as you can see from the pictures below it shows people from books literally coming out of the book. Of course my favorite is the Harry Potter one, but they're all awesome. And it incorporates reading, so I'm always a fan.<br />
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</tbody></table>Enjoy. :) And happy Wednesday!dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-5026410885431567522010-04-06T19:08:00.000-07:002010-04-07T01:01:42.893-07:00Wedding: Gorgeous Nature-y NapaI saw this beautiful wedding on the blog <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/">Style Me Pretty</a>. She has two posts on this wedding <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/04/05/california-wedding-my-dream-dress-part-i/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/04/05/california-wedding-my-dream-dress-part-ii/">here</a>, take a look! The wedding was held in Napa Valley in close-to-my-heart Northern California, and had an excellent balance of outdoorsiness as well as classic beauty. The pictures below seriously do not do the wedding justice (I can't make them any bigger, huge bummer), so be sure to check out the links above for the real deal.<br />
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</tbody></table>I love that picture in this last grouping where he's kissing her on the forehead afterwords. So adorable.<br />
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Have a good night. :)dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-10386636320942243972010-04-02T00:38:00.000-07:002010-04-02T00:38:00.378-07:00Inspirational Photo Friday: EasterI'm up in Northern California for Easter, so here are some pictures to get in the spirit!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've always loved eggs that look like this! From <a href="http://weheartit.com/">weheartit</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39241558">silver nest necklace</a>!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutest coats ever! From <a href="http://weheartit.com/">weheartit</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adorabley decorated eggs! Picture from <a href="http://weheartit.com/">weheartit</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute little hand puppets! Picture from <a href="http://weheartit.com/">weheartit</a>, originally an etsy thing that I can't find on etsy anymore!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dying eggs! from <a href="http://weheartit.com/">weheartit</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/hand-blown-nest-bell-jar/?pkey=cdecor-easter">Handblown Nest Bell Jars</a> from William Sonoma</td></tr>
</tbody></table>dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-26472125348440461972010-04-01T14:35:00.000-07:002010-04-15T11:17:06.848-07:00Hodge Podge of Stuff!I've had a lovely few days off. First there was Santa Barbara, and then there was staying with the lovely Paris girls in San Diego. A very great time was had by all. Here are two pictures from the hike we did:<br />
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I'm a big fan of this concept for eco-friendly packaging for Coke. You can <a href="http://packagingworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/eco-coke.html">read all about the project here</a> on the Packaging World Blog. It's a design project by a gentleman, and not actually being implemented by Coke (unfortunately). I'm actually doing a project on Coke right now and one of my suggestions for opportunities they could pursue was being more eco-friendly.<br />
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And one more amazing pic to share with you:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8_XJ3j3QcmMXmXPxrioaWqYygOxZTnBVLVuN62raj7qULF-vougrTtkWxx8RN73K656UpZf8q7qtypC85B4PLiMu29tVxHjJlJLvoACo8ccZejZeini3ydaZz53e90fjyGyki84_FbE/s1600-h/tumblr_kxjq9r4KMj1qasij3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8_XJ3j3QcmMXmXPxrioaWqYygOxZTnBVLVuN62raj7qULF-vougrTtkWxx8RN73K656UpZf8q7qtypC85B4PLiMu29tVxHjJlJLvoACo8ccZejZeini3ydaZz53e90fjyGyki84_FbE/s320/tumblr_kxjq9r4KMj1qasij3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That picture is simply beautiful! I love the teal/pale aquamarine vases, and the wood table... I just want it in my house! As well as a well lit window with white curtains like the one in the picture, I could go for that for sure. But this image was found on the adorable Tumblr called "<a href="http://elizabethtown.tumblr.com/page/1">Elizabethtown</a>" which has some great little findings, and has a special place in my heart now because of Elizabeths penchant for all things Harry Potter. (You should check out her <a href="http://elizabethtown.tumblr.com/post/479545338/hmm-via">Hogwarts houses polyvore post</a>, super cute.)</div>dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-39762213545503863852010-03-30T01:34:00.000-07:002010-04-15T11:09:46.939-07:00Read: Franny and Zooey<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franny_and_Zooey">Franny and Zooey</a> is J.D. Salinger's third book, published in 1961 but set in 1955. The book focuses on two of the Glass children, Franny and Zooey. Franny is 20 years old and undergoing a breakdown fueled by spiritual unsureness, while Zooey is 25 and jaded beyond belief. All of the Glass children were radio stars in their youth, with Zooey being especially charismatic, which may have lead to his future career as an actor. Due to their unique education by their older siblings, both Zooey and Franny have issues socializing and view most other people as benighted.<br />
Below are a few pictures, some capture the essence of the main characters and others artistically show things from the book.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Franny to a tee! via <a href="http://thethinkingtank.wordpress.com/">The Thinking Tank</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Epitome of Zooey via <a href="http://thethinkingtank.wordpress.com/">The Thinking Tank</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Franny via <a href="http://culturazzi.org/review/literature/franny-and-zooey-jd-salinger">Culturazzi</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Franny Asleep, infamous Zooey quote via <a href="http://booktumbling.tumblr.com/">BookRule</a>.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I really enjoyed the book. It's not a plot driven story, more conversational and cerebral, which could be slightly dry at times, but the characters and dialogue were interesting. It's the story of a spiritual journey, but also relationships with family members. Here are my two favorite quotes:<br />
<blockquote>"An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's."</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>"It's everybody, I mean. Everything everybody does is so--I don't know--not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid, necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless--and sad-making. And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you're conforming just as much as everybody else, only in a different way." The book made me want to be super well read, smoke like a pro, and dress like a Royal Tenenbaum. I highly recommend the book. </blockquote>The book made me want to be super well read, smoke like a pro, and dress like a Royal Tenenbaum. I highly recommend the book.dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-83286998418894531062010-03-29T12:50:00.000-07:002010-04-15T11:18:13.580-07:00Paris, Je T'AimeI'm off to spend 4 glorious days with 3 other lovely ladies who I haven't seen since we parted ways at our apartment at 22 Rue Lomblardi, Paris.<br />
Ahh, Je manque cette appartement and ca ville. Et aussi, je mangue l'abilite de parle francais, parce que je suis tres mauvais maintenant.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYjRcqIgxT_nKyasyCeMJD5KNlsye1ped3ag_JReewqNsjl1xedaJY89f5RFhRTB64d5j3mb1BZGpt3SUIg9Odf1aIXoJJ-P4SN-HysSTsS4U2CDnwL5bOQJu7YUkCXz9V2tzBZmEz9w/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYjRcqIgxT_nKyasyCeMJD5KNlsye1ped3ag_JReewqNsjl1xedaJY89f5RFhRTB64d5j3mb1BZGpt3SUIg9Odf1aIXoJJ-P4SN-HysSTsS4U2CDnwL5bOQJu7YUkCXz9V2tzBZmEz9w/s320/Picture+12.png" width="320" /></a>I saw <a href="http://twelvesouth.com/products/bookbook/">this FABULOUS laptop case</a> through a blog (<a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/">cup of jo</a> perhaps? I never remember...). It's a hardcase so it protects the computer really well, and is extremely well disguised as a cool old book, so if you leave it in your car for a few minutes it doesn't instantly say "I'm worth over $1,500!!". They run for about $80 for the laptop my size, so I'll be holding off on this purchase for a long long time, but it goes on my "wish list" for now!<br />
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I just got back from a fantastic 4 days in Santa Barbara with my boyfriend, going to <a href="http://www.nextstop.com/p/tZuHmgNIzwg/elsies-tavern/">a fun bar</a>, watching the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/">original Star Trek movies</a>, hanging out with hilarious and intelligent SB people, eating <a href="http://www.cajunkitchensb.com/">amazing breakfast burritos</a>, and doing an <a href="http://www.santabarbarahikes.com/hikes/frontcountry/westfork.shtml">awesome hike</a>. <br />
I'm looking forward to seeing some amazing girls who I haven't seen since our Paris Ete 2007!dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-82211831820556925942010-03-24T21:19:00.000-07:002010-03-24T21:21:29.251-07:00Recipe: Banana and Chocolate Chip Upside Down Cake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WnwcWWO4U3uD2B32zYjPNt2DzRchX1haDDjsJqBe9nnLHoX5OEZyHXKs7Kx9uXx5uqaPMay4iz2yjaRJECN1HQ9zeL2bTCMzWGMpbH6Z6dwSKKGl_qqhGPL59Rfm8a4OfKX7X9SDDY4/s1600/4418794533_9c4c21c5ac_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WnwcWWO4U3uD2B32zYjPNt2DzRchX1haDDjsJqBe9nnLHoX5OEZyHXKs7Kx9uXx5uqaPMay4iz2yjaRJECN1HQ9zeL2bTCMzWGMpbH6Z6dwSKKGl_qqhGPL59Rfm8a4OfKX7X9SDDY4/s320/4418794533_9c4c21c5ac_o.jpg" /></a>So I've made this recipe TWICE in the last week, and let me tell you, it's a big hit.<br />
Here's what you need to know:<br />
* It's bananas and chocolate, the best combo in the world (tied with strawberries and chocolate of course).<br />
* It's low fat!<br />
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It's called <b><a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2010/03/banana_and_chocolate_upsidedown_cake.html">Banana and Chocolate Chip Upside Down Cake</a></b> and it was created by David Lebovitz, and that link is to his amazing blog. He lives in Paris, which makes him extra cool.<br />
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The prep time takes awhile (or maybe I'm just really slow...), but I found it took about an hour to get it in the oven. And the first step about using either water or butter with the brown sugar? DEFINITELY use water!! I used butter the first and water the second, the first time was pretty much total fail, whereas the water actually made the brown sugar spread out and make this amazing melted sugar layer, it was perfect.<br />
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That's all for now, I have lots and lots of work and homework to do!dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-43714230345804351092010-03-22T23:38:00.000-07:002010-04-07T00:58:58.891-07:00Photos of a DriveI mentioned awhile ago that I would upload my pictures from when I drove up I-5 to attend jury duty. The drive was absolutely beautiful, it had rained the day before so the air was super clear, and it seriously looked like Middle Earth in parts of it. At one point there was a herd of cows meandering over to this pasture, I later saw sheep and even donkeys on the drive back! (I obviously passed horses in Gilroy area but by then it was too dark to see.) Either way it reminded me a bit of Scotland but with less sheep and an automatic vehicle. So nice. Unfortunately I didn't charge my camera battery for the drive down and it couldn't take any pictures. Although if you ever do the drive I recommend stopping at the Starbucks at Kettleman City, definitely the most "coffee-shop" feeling Starbucks I've ever been to {ie. big plush chairs, a wall of different, ornately framed mirrors}. So the pics are a bit blurry because I was, you know... driving about 70mph while taking them, my apologies.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">All the pictures are from <a href="http://weheartit.com/">weheartit</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have an amazing weekend!</span></div>dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-90367425715251458742010-03-18T20:15:00.000-07:002010-03-18T20:15:01.146-07:00Awesome Screensaver!So I was perusing over <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/">Design*Sponge</a> today and saw <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/01/before-after-maxs-desk-erins-built-ins.html">a cute little before and after</a> of these people who redid this desk area and a shelving unit. They took both pieces from total 70's drab to modern (with a slight throwback) fab. Here's the before and after of the desk, just so you have an idea: (The shelving unit redo was way better in my opinion, check out that second link to see it.)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ENJOY!</span></b></div>dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-58519824835748928122010-03-17T14:45:00.000-07:002010-03-17T14:45:11.554-07:00Interior Decorating : Brooklyn Brownstone<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/">Design Sponge</a> has an amazing house tour of<a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/03/sneak-peek-fitzhugh-lyndsay-of-the-brooklyn-home-co.html"> this couple with a brownstone in Brooklyn</a>. The first time I went through the pictures I thought the house was much bigger than it actually is, I only just realized that the sitting room and kitchen and dining room are pretty much the same room! But you want to know my three favorite things about this house, which you can actually see in the first picture...?<br />
1. That amazing built-in bookshelf in the dining room that displays not just books but mirrors and rocks and stuff. So neat! And the fact that it's white makes everything really stand out!<br />
2. That guest loft with the ladder above the dining room, but also the fact that the ladder can be used for the bookshelves right next door! So crafty.<br />
3. Those lights that are facing the kitchen area that were rescued off a ship in India. Really cool looking.<br />
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The picture on the left is a sitting room that doubles as even MORE guest sleeping quarters if need be. See those "couches" with all the pillows? They're actually mattresses! (Glad to know we aren't the only ones who do that!) But the real reason I included this picture, aside from their adorable puppy, is that I LOVE those tables that are tree trunks, seriously, super fantastic. Of course the husband made the tables, as well as the legs for the mattresses, and those wooden things in the window. <br />
That's it for the house tour, if you want to see more pictures visit <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/03/sneak-peek-fitzhugh-lyndsay-of-the-brooklyn-home-co.html">the Design Sponge post</a>, it's amazing.dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-25311501891467500732010-03-16T23:53:00.000-07:002010-03-17T14:20:48.908-07:00Judging books by their coversI admit it, I'm completely guilty of judging books by their covers. It really isn't the authors fault if the cover artist makes a boring cover, so I know I shouldn't, but I've always been drawn to neat covers. Which is why the <a href="http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/">New York Times Book Design Review Blog</a> was a dream come true, until they stopped posting. Luckily there are 5 years of posts to satiate me for awhile. Check it out, you won't regret it.<br />
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I love music, like... a lot. So I thought I might share with you some new music that I've found and enjoy greatly. This song is a free download that is available through the amazing <a href="http://www.saidthegramophone.com/">Said The Gramophone</a> for a short time. If you click the link it will play in your iTunes, or you can right click and save it to your desktop and keep it forevers!<br />
So this is <a href="http://gramotunes.com/Troubles_Will_be_Gone.mp3">Troubles Will Be Gone</a> by <b>The Tallest Man on Earth</b>. TTMoE (it's easier this way...) also does a song I love called "A Field of Birds". It's rather folky and Bob Dylan-ish, which is surprising because he's Finnish or something. Either way give the song a whirl, I think it's fantastic.<br />
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The rest of the downloads are from the blog <a href="http://musicforants.com/blog/">Music For Ants</a>, which you should definitely add to your blog reader because they consistently have awesome music and great downloads. <br />
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The first song is by <b>Jónsi</b>, who was in Sigur Ros, another freaking amazing band. Unfortunately Sigur Ros are on permanent hiatus, which is such a loss for the music world. If you're interested check out their song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfKw5r7M7MQ">Gobbledigook</a>. LOVE IT. <br />
But the free download is called <a href="http://musicforants.com/assets/trackreview/Go%20Do.mp3">Go Do</a> by Jónsi. (Once again click link to hear it, or right click to save it.) If you go to <a href="http://musicforants.com/blog/">Music For Ants</a> they also have another Jónsi song called Tornados. <br />
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Another great band discovered from <a href="http://musicforants.com/blog">Music For Ants</a> is<b> Local Natives</b>. Music For Ants compares them a bit to Fleet Foxes (who I love) but with more spontanaity. Gotta love that. Here is a download to their song <a href="http://musicforants.com/assets/localnatives/Local%20Natives%20-%20Wide%20Eyes.mp3">Wide Eyes</a>, but there's also a download on <a href="http://musicforants.com/blog/?p=4188">Music for Ants</a> of their cover of The Talkings Heads' Warning Sign, which is amazing.<br />
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So thats a rundown of some of the awesome free downloads of new/rising bands available right now in the blogosphere. (Keep in mind that sometimes artists contact the blogs asking for them to remove the songs, and the blogs usually remove them after a certain time period anyways, so those links will only be good for a short time!) <br />
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In other music news I'm still blasting Cloud Cult, Mountaingoats, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Andrew Bird like it's going to save my life. The other band, which I believe I heard of through Music for Ants (big surprise, huh?) almost a year ago is Slow Club, who are amazing. Here's a vid just to prove it: (yeah I just pulled out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_Game_%28series%29">Battle School</a> slang... top that.)<br />
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I hope my fellow Californians enjoyed their deliciously warm weather today (85 degrees F in MARCH!), I'm looking forward to day 3 of this heat wave tomorrow!<br />
Have a lovely evening.dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-41549399685896181592010-03-15T13:01:00.000-07:002010-03-15T13:04:04.986-07:00Read: Le Petit Prince<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfOf4IAuzRCEfqtqdZsZ6dXoMB576T8nIH-ncTWhaD4j4bIVggmxzqPLRE1RQAqLFQKf5wRiWXeB0kMTeijzY5vJHsDOZgka_YjpcaDXm1H9CNubTg2GMM7aaWDVwOGabWgtJ8JHWi0E/s1600-h/SCv5PM7UIqqkuxqtPlZ9eVLAo1_400_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfOf4IAuzRCEfqtqdZsZ6dXoMB576T8nIH-ncTWhaD4j4bIVggmxzqPLRE1RQAqLFQKf5wRiWXeB0kMTeijzY5vJHsDOZgka_YjpcaDXm1H9CNubTg2GMM7aaWDVwOGabWgtJ8JHWi0E/s320/SCv5PM7UIqqkuxqtPlZ9eVLAo1_400_large.jpg" /></a></div><span id="goog_1268681171782"></span><span id="goog_1268681171783"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>Ok so I read it in English so it should rightly be "The Little Prince" but it sounds so much better to say "<i>le peu-ti praaaance</i>". I've owed you this book review for months now. I finished it on Jan. 17 for heaven's sake! [Book Review Update: I've also finished "Reading Lolita in Tehran" "The Stranger" and "Franny and Zooey" since then... so more book reviews to come!]<br />
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But Le Petit Prince is a classic, it's one of the highest selling books (80 million--I just checked wikipedia) of all time! The story is told from the perspective of an aviator who has crashed in the desert. Though it switches from first to third person, which is a bit odd. I was surprised that the story was told from an adults perspective, as I had assumed it was from the perspective of the prince himself. How wrong I was. The story revolves mainly around the aviator trying to get the little prince to tell him his story, which is difficult as the prince does not like answering questions. Saint-Exupery, the author, was actually an aviator himself and he and a friend crashed in the Sahara one time. They had 1 days worth of liquid, which they ran through in a day, and by the third day they stopped sweating entirely because their bodies had no more liquid. Supposedly on the fourth day a Bedouin traveler found them and administered some sort of native rehydration trick that saved their lives. Many think that the story of the The Little Prince was drawn from this experience. (My source on that is wikipedia, which I think in this case can be trusted.)<br />
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The story of the little prince contains profound insights into life, which are mainly told in the story through the fox. He says at one point that "It is the time you have spent with your rose that makes your rose so important." It isn't the financial worth of something that makes it important, it's the amount of time you spend on or with something or someone. The fox also utters these famous lines (<i>en francais</i>, because <i>bien sur,</i> I am just that pretentious.)<br />
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The Little Prince is a childrens book, but I believe that adults can get the most out of it, as they are more likely to pause to think about the words and the underlying meaning of the book than children are.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Click the photos for credits.</span></div>That image of the book is the book I have, I think I got it at a used bookstore somewhere, I don't quite remember. It's hardcover and has the pictures, but they're only in black & white. Whereas my french copy has color photos, but I can't understand most of it. <i>C'est domage!</i> I actually read a bit of Le Petit Prince in highschool french class, and totally did not understand it. I think it was the fact that the flower talks, so I assumed I was confused and there was another character there besides the flower. Foreign languages are so confusing...<br />
But that's my review of Le Petit Prince, I recommend everyone go read it immediately! It's a very fast read and a charming little story. :)dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-32811424410265834442010-03-14T19:28:00.000-07:002010-03-14T19:39:45.796-07:00Wedding: Eunice & DanielSorry I've been MIA for the past week. I went up to beautiful Northern California for jury duty, and for some reason could not get on the wireless at my parents house. But I'm back, and in action!<br />
Once I get the pics on my computer I'll post them, but the 6 hour/383 mile drive was absolutely beautiful. Because of all the rain there was grass where everything is usually dead. I saw sheep, and cows, and donkeys. It looked a lot like Scotland meets Middle Earth in some of the really hilly areas. Needless to say I was bummed I had to drive the whole time and couldn't capture my surroundings in all their glory. (And as you'll see from the pics when I finally get them up, I attempted to capture, but they're all a bit blurry. C'est domage.) The one time I stopped for gas on the drive up I actually tried to go on this dirt road I'd seen from the highway to get some cool mountain shots, but there were all these scary signs about it being a private road so I left.<br />
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I really want to share this amazingly beautiful and FUN looking wedding with you. It's the wedding of Eunice & Daniel and it's got this awesome circus vibe to it, without seeming cheesy. Like more carnavale than circus I guess. I've seen posts of it on multiple blogs, but I recommend reading <a href="http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/5219">the entry on 100layercake</a> to get the whole story and more pictures. It's absolutely gorgeous! (ps: All my pics are from 100layercake.) The whole wedding paraded over to the wedding site with those awesome cut up animals on sticks, there were parasols provided to help keep the sun off, and at the reception after there were crowns and a cool drink called "marital bliss". All in all it just seems like a SUPER fun time, which is what a wedding should be: a fun celebration of the joy that is the love two people have for each other, as well as the love of their family and friends.<br />
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That's all the photos I'll post, but there are more on <a href="http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/5219">100layercake</a>, and TONS on <a href="http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/eunice-and-daniel">marthastewart</a>, I recommend checking both out, this wedding is just fantastic.<br />
Have a good Sunday night. :)dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-81921946925687705972010-03-06T21:30:00.000-08:002010-03-14T19:40:21.829-07:00Inspirational Photo Saturday : GypiesI've always been intrigued by gypsies. I've always thought a nomadic lifestyle was very romantic (how naive of me, I know...), but the myths and legends that surround gypsies have captivated me as well. Tales of fortune telling, magical powers, their oneness with nature and deep family ties: it all pulls my heartstrings. They gypsies that surround Notre Dame in Paris begging for money have tarnished my magical persona of gypsies, but only a bit. <br />
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These pictures are an ode to gypsies and the nomadic lifestyle: living in caravans, riding horses, and of course catching lightening bugs for light at night. (I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but I really want to see a lightening bug sometime in my life!) <br />
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I have to make a long drive tomorrow so maybe this was what brought this on... either way I think the pictures are beautiful. <br />
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I'll be a slave to the I-5 tomorrow, trying deperately to not get pulled over.<br />
Have a good day. :)dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-12999119701831677032010-03-04T21:39:00.000-08:002010-03-04T21:39:45.745-08:00Site: Craft Gawker<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1267766349307" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV9bq_9vDOg7ACpnvcOcdee3VbnjNudiYRHJ2tVVkvPUZlRIEzWqUMnraKCx0FPIbdkRUftKvryoiuOgQE0bOpwf_KqIEwTFQnGNClj4Gg2QQb6kidRiKjxjftBiqGhyphenhyphenUqqGYLhbU6dc/s320/Picture+7.png" /></a><a href="http://www.craftgawker.com/">Craftgawker</a> is a site where people can submit photos with a link attached. It's generally used for etsy sellers to advertise their wares, or photobloggers, or designing people. It's very aesthetically pleasing to look at, and they're very picky about what they choose to put up, so pictures stay on the front page for about a day. It's a great way to show off what you have, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the only people who go to the site, are those who are submitting things, so they aren't really looking to buy. Although I could be wrong.<br />
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Now I've submitted 5 things to craftgawker so far (that picture on the right is of my latest submission) and so for 4 of them have been denied, and I'm really just waiting on the 5th denial in a few days. It's usually for reasons like my photo is blurry or washed out or something. I use a super nice SLR camera to take my pics so I really don't think they're blurry, but craftgawker just doesn't like them. So finger's crossed this latest one gets in! (Although I'm not really holding my breath.) But the site is a lot of fun to go and peruse around and see lots of pretty stuff. They also have two sister sites <a href="http://www.weddinggawker.com/">weddinggawker</a> and <a href="http://wwww.foodgawker.com/">foodgawker</a>, which I'm sure are lots of fun as well. Have a great evening, and I'll be back tomorrow with some inspirational photos!dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-54412330706613722642010-03-03T07:58:00.000-08:002010-03-03T07:58:00.851-08:00Tree Lover Wedding Invite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJd3p5WW4JkI03gtdwE69NUsCKRfY9ZURwPehD_j8VF4uW-uYqovpiVIIC5pznkYMkhXdLPxGtsFOeiNiPh1KtVK3xNpXhid7SjMsU_kD_OxmG7QHVkg4833yGNXk21Mkq0LwRd7XadU/s1600/wedding_wheel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJd3p5WW4JkI03gtdwE69NUsCKRfY9ZURwPehD_j8VF4uW-uYqovpiVIIC5pznkYMkhXdLPxGtsFOeiNiPh1KtVK3xNpXhid7SjMsU_kD_OxmG7QHVkg4833yGNXk21Mkq0LwRd7XadU/s400/wedding_wheel.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJd3p5WW4JkI03gtdwE69NUsCKRfY9ZURwPehD_j8VF4uW-uYqovpiVIIC5pznkYMkhXdLPxGtsFOeiNiPh1KtVK3xNpXhid7SjMsU_kD_OxmG7QHVkg4833yGNXk21Mkq0LwRd7XadU/s1600-h/wedding_wheel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>How super cute is that wedding invitation, eh?<br />
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It was designed by <a href="http://burning-house.com/">Burning House</a> of San Francisco for a wedding in the redwoods! (Sidenote: I miss the redwoods.) I love the ingenuity! They didn't want all the information to be overwhelming, so you only see little bits at a time. Pure Genius! For more info on it here's <a href="http://burning-house.com/letterpress-wedding-invitation-wheel/">their website</a>, where you can also see it super close up. Although note the line at the bottom about how this was a one time personal thing, but they are open to discussing similar ideas. <br />
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And just for the record I saw this through <a href="http://www.weddinggawker.com/">weddinggawker</a>, which is a pretty sweet sister site of the awesome <a href="http://www.craftgawker.com/">craftgawker</a>.dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-5372351078923399942010-03-02T14:35:00.000-08:002010-03-02T14:36:23.222-08:00New Banner!Isn't it lovely? I put my photoshop skills to work on that one. Lots of layers, and blending of layers and merging of layers.... I'm quite proud. All the new jewelry I've added to the shop has had a solid color background, so I though it was time to add some color to the banner as well. It's not quite as bright as I was hoping for but I liked the way it turned out.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheexYeKdZIu1prvDh7fjPNhdBiWrm-fuhYOgMRCkrHnsqGbJCjqp0mL0YWHZKL7WA_cT3r8E4mEmSpTDsFNu4X_DSvI2MDzapeHnwE-GV7u88RJs-AwHdPqK4cwF_ayODGdRRJzBDfvJk/s1600-h/20090410065155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheexYeKdZIu1prvDh7fjPNhdBiWrm-fuhYOgMRCkrHnsqGbJCjqp0mL0YWHZKL7WA_cT3r8E4mEmSpTDsFNu4X_DSvI2MDzapeHnwE-GV7u88RJs-AwHdPqK4cwF_ayODGdRRJzBDfvJk/s320/20090410065155.jpg" /></a></div>I finished "<i>Reading Lolita in Tehran</i>" last week, so now I've moved onto "<i>Franny and Zooey</i>" by the late, great J.D. Salinger. It's actually my first Salinger. (I know! *GASP* You're probably thinking "how did she make it through life <i>sans</i> Salinger??" Can't tel you how, but I did. Don't worry though, I'm making up for it now.) Next will either be "<i>Catcher in the Rye</i>" or "<i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>", not quite sure. But I'm loving the ride.<br />
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Now to actually do some Photoshop homework... <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(photo from <a href="http://weheartit.com/">weheartit</a>)</span></div>dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-63891104873189856082010-03-01T01:31:00.000-08:002010-03-02T14:28:51.241-08:00March-ing along.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD926Wanoi9wfsx2LaowudBRno3BIq0RPnAYVvDLIKiYzQpExGSp22pe-2bVeMFAulBpRFYJ87tzk7yaFD39CyuonSF2lwNYfNBxmklg3VDaexx4AqqAdClxZda97be-VWRosMr9KDJks/s1600-h/tensta_flower_wallpaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD926Wanoi9wfsx2LaowudBRno3BIq0RPnAYVvDLIKiYzQpExGSp22pe-2bVeMFAulBpRFYJ87tzk7yaFD39CyuonSF2lwNYfNBxmklg3VDaexx4AqqAdClxZda97be-VWRosMr9KDJks/s320/tensta_flower_wallpaper.jpg" /></a>Happy March. :) Pardon the pun in the title. I almost wrote March Hair and did a post on how I wish I had long hair again and could do all those lovely long braids like in the fashion shows. Sigh... if only I hadn't chopped it all off.<br />
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BUT... I saw this picture on the right <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/fake-flower-wallpaper-by-front-design-109600">here</a> on Apartment Therapy awhile ago, and vowed to do it when I need to decorate a wall. (And when my boyfriend isn't living with me, because I already checked--he doesn't approve.)<br />
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But doesn't it look cool?? Maybe in real life it would look hokey, I'm not sure yet... It's just fake flowers taped to a wall, but I love the color, the variety, and the three dimensionality of it.<br />
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If I ever do it I'll post pictures.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWev1t_jG2ZCCloSriHbo6toEQX1BcCT1OXGzd4VLc87k93BOFnJr06trGPp_aTNLsIGwKyfXRzu2vDfaHpW3FJfsiYUGMMTqEkL5KQFCXSWvcplP-I8jouLYfND7mv5-3wXfdaSeBB7U/s1600-h/tumblr_kw7j9xPwwh1qzpe8uo1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWev1t_jG2ZCCloSriHbo6toEQX1BcCT1OXGzd4VLc87k93BOFnJr06trGPp_aTNLsIGwKyfXRzu2vDfaHpW3FJfsiYUGMMTqEkL5KQFCXSWvcplP-I8jouLYfND7mv5-3wXfdaSeBB7U/s200/tumblr_kw7j9xPwwh1qzpe8uo1_500_large.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>In recent news I really want to do a drive up the coast, and visit Washington and Oregon. I want to go to Seattle, and Portland, and Eugene, and all those cool Northwest areas. I think it would be fun. The picture on the right totally inspires me. The dampness, the mist, the water. It just seems so quiet. I want to go there.<br />
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So excited.<br />
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Have a great day.dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-42624650231669319302010-02-26T22:27:00.000-08:002010-03-05T16:33:26.098-08:00Mary Mary Quite Contrary....<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeasuE5gxRLPP4Hi7nVtbliZerBTc3un2yErce-L1BFlNBb7pwxDABcR7ksXpJpGzmMoqsHNzq8-JRKaEHQwGDs3aSginM7Jy8eEBuFkqhrtIfzfOZf8T-689ghWMc0T4u_ViROBXpTeE/s1600/6a00d8341ca70953ef0120a6dda45c970b-500wi_large..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442806731951164562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeasuE5gxRLPP4Hi7nVtbliZerBTc3un2yErce-L1BFlNBb7pwxDABcR7ksXpJpGzmMoqsHNzq8-JRKaEHQwGDs3aSginM7Jy8eEBuFkqhrtIfzfOZf8T-689ghWMc0T4u_ViROBXpTeE/s400/6a00d8341ca70953ef0120a6dda45c970b-500wi_large..jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 309px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeasuE5gxRLPP4Hi7nVtbliZerBTc3un2yErce-L1BFlNBb7pwxDABcR7ksXpJpGzmMoqsHNzq8-JRKaEHQwGDs3aSginM7Jy8eEBuFkqhrtIfzfOZf8T-689ghWMc0T4u_ViROBXpTeE/s1600/6a00d8341ca70953ef0120a6dda45c970b-500wi_large..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</a></div><span style="font-size: 78%;">(picture from <a href="http://weheartit.com/">weheartit</a>)<br />
</span></div>I mentioned a few days ago that I was hoping to plant my tulips on Monday. Well I was able to plant them and they seem to be flourishing! (Despite the slightly gloomy and drizzly days we had.) I took some pictures of them today, so I hope you enjoy!<br />
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Aren't they lovely? It's ironic, I very much enjoy rigid-type flowers, like tulips and daffodils and such. But I still think my favorite flower is a peonies. I should really do more research on flowers, they're so interesting.<br />
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In other news I've been watching Emma on Masterpiece Theatre, it's absolutely lovely. You can watch it all online <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/emma/watch.html">here</a>, until March 9. I can't wait for the BBC or Masterpiece Theatre to remake all the Harry Potter films, and have them actually coincide with the books.dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773369621063991942.post-11437066268518383602010-02-26T16:26:00.000-08:002010-03-06T21:33:45.126-08:00Inspirational Photo Friday : Butterflies & Flowers & Beauty, oh my!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue414rxiocjObCH8qXw8Iqjh6Bp-1ohjVht7ToVT2omtIwOPGHcEjLwfWDB5uLhFBshHEJJ6Wy2eK5Bx4JYjL3uOGEpLqRFI0TnZKS3keKW7F43B0lO5D73cpO4o8W99N6mOPRY9ECNs/s1600-h/tumblr_kxyjzf1hNs1qa499ao1_500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441993104777245234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue414rxiocjObCH8qXw8Iqjh6Bp-1ohjVht7ToVT2omtIwOPGHcEjLwfWDB5uLhFBshHEJJ6Wy2eK5Bx4JYjL3uOGEpLqRFI0TnZKS3keKW7F43B0lO5D73cpO4o8W99N6mOPRY9ECNs/s320/tumblr_kxyjzf1hNs1qa499ao1_500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 253px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 183px;" /></a><br />
Today's inspirational photos all come from the lovely pages of "<a href="http://lachild.tumblr.com/">L'archives d'une couple amoreux</a>" (sidebar: didn't know what tumblr was til now! I'd heard of it but I think I always associated it with flickr. oops!) It's a bit like weheartit because I've seen pics on the site that I recognize from The Cherry Blossom Girl and other sites. But they have a lovely collection. I actually found the site because I saw this illustration to the right on weheartit, and wanted to know where it was from.<br />
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So here are the beautiful photos I handpicked off their site.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIx-YMDU5SIL5LY9t8GcJWki-cV2Mz85kPwnvuUikxgJMZkBkqi0HDAsDXkoPGzSz-lqBemJVx_xsp39DpTKVu6FKmMI3jK5lUgW7dpOv-D-S-vy6GmainKFmBuCr5XckPlqrRbpn34o8/s1600-h/tumblr_kxyehfsQHM1qa499ao1_500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441992892770784418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIx-YMDU5SIL5LY9t8GcJWki-cV2Mz85kPwnvuUikxgJMZkBkqi0HDAsDXkoPGzSz-lqBemJVx_xsp39DpTKVu6FKmMI3jK5lUgW7dpOv-D-S-vy6GmainKFmBuCr5XckPlqrRbpn34o8/s400/tumblr_kxyehfsQHM1qa499ao1_500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 338px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>All the butterfly ones remind me of "Bright Star", which I just watched the other day. So lovely! Oh to live in the English countryside and catch beautiful butterflies all day long.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoy4l3QqzLLwASjNs3H9uwoJ0_WE-LLR2Ms_TUz35BiiZ9A-A4IWe9yfPU8n783r_8TGGdcGlf206p5N7oe_7TtYYEr9sGcqCITzlDREl2qsKuRc2CW8uV-iE-tCXurENkzpddSXWjNOo/s1600-h/tumblr_kxofi7HzTl1qa499ao1_500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441992882208105666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoy4l3QqzLLwASjNs3H9uwoJ0_WE-LLR2Ms_TUz35BiiZ9A-A4IWe9yfPU8n783r_8TGGdcGlf206p5N7oe_7TtYYEr9sGcqCITzlDREl2qsKuRc2CW8uV-iE-tCXurENkzpddSXWjNOo/s400/tumblr_kxofi7HzTl1qa499ao1_500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>These are poesy's right? They're absolutely beautiful.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidz3UR0KQlYEO4k5mf8azACwe9ESCle6o8Qxar-f9gXX6OJYDlfwMik6WDnwlGpeB07u-i1rA7SDsS7aMDluVyqiGFnWSzIYGQO6nAKmHKKkpbC4wQVDjaG1ToOirD1MDaM95dphCii5o/s1600-h/tumblr_kxl5shQkbw1qa499ao1_500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441992876101826674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidz3UR0KQlYEO4k5mf8azACwe9ESCle6o8Qxar-f9gXX6OJYDlfwMik6WDnwlGpeB07u-i1rA7SDsS7aMDluVyqiGFnWSzIYGQO6nAKmHKKkpbC4wQVDjaG1ToOirD1MDaM95dphCii5o/s400/tumblr_kxl5shQkbw1qa499ao1_500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Je manque Paris beaucoup.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieim5JzYj5UF2dUIw2hWXTAaNHX3FxRAjqhaBZc_Dgljr3nt84-zletwapXLyM66SAHyJ6PoGr5MmuyMTnnRzSKXzr9ZEMx3D8HaJVz3eB0_rjuSx5Tj5AB8R1hcDHf2Gj9L4BcAAjSD8/s1600-h/tumblr_kxn3pyvKFd1qa499ao1_500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441992554385067474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieim5JzYj5UF2dUIw2hWXTAaNHX3FxRAjqhaBZc_Dgljr3nt84-zletwapXLyM66SAHyJ6PoGr5MmuyMTnnRzSKXzr9ZEMx3D8HaJVz3eB0_rjuSx5Tj5AB8R1hcDHf2Gj9L4BcAAjSD8/s400/tumblr_kxn3pyvKFd1qa499ao1_500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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So that's it for now, have an enchanting weekend!dot & dash designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327701566752144827noreply@blogger.com0