we didn't need a real story; we didn't need a real world.

I miss this blog. I'mma start posting again.

above is some stellar painting/sketching by ydk morimoe. most of it is a little to graphic for my taste, but i love the look of his painting.

cheers to my 100th post.

if i could celebrate with real sparklers, i would. for now, pictures (by mary wells & tom oliver, respectively) will suffice.

gemz.

great geometric pieces found on etsy. i feel like one would look really nice in my living room. what holiday is coming up that can i give myself a present for?

i've been lacking.

oops. i'm back, though. here are some lovely matthew brandt works to welcome you back.

think anchor deep.

my being away for the past two weeks was due to sorority rush. i figured this print from blacklist studio was perfect.

speaking of...

home decor, how cute would these lightbulbs by eric thurner be? diamonds are a girls best friend.

i need of chair...

apologies for having been away for a while. i've been busy moving back to los angeles. one thing my apartment needs is a lovely chair for an empty corner. this would fit perfectly... (it even goes with my color scheme!).

lawl-a-palooza.

in chicago for the weekend shopping with my madre and attending lollapalooza.

i want to live inside this photo.

august 2nd.

it is my birthday. i am 19 years young.

out there.

some surrealist photography from andrea galvani. so crazy, brah.

mess maker.

this was on my design class' blog. i completely agree.

smörgåsbord.

i always dislike when i go to post these creative little tidbits and find i haven't saved the name of their creators. if you're out there, cheers to you.

cyan, magenta, yellow...

a trippy little cmyk cross-stiching project.

the little things.

precious greeting cards from satsuma press.

sugar, sugar...

ohhhh honey, honey. love this creative packaging for the different variations in honey. how great would these be for a kitchen display?

want.

infatuated with cassandra smith's handpainted antlers i saw over at seesaw.

love the navajo feel and color choice. i'll take one of everything.

cygnet committee.

i feel like i should own these shoes. if you know me (or my name), you know why.

don't read a book by it's cover...

... unless that cover is incredibly well designed. i love everything about this.

pothole art.

a beautiful way to take care of a nasty problem. i think i'd be too distracted admiring the colors to even watch the road!

slice n' dice.

kuin heuff's delicately sliced portraits. i did a project like this in middle school. mine turned out nowhere near as cool. go figure.

and the record plays on and on.

delightful vinyl and packaging design from alexandria. i need to get myself a record player just so i can keep around things like this.

i'd rather be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

mmm, yummy typography.

sorry...

for going m.i.a. for a bit. i was too busy falling in love with new york city. and graphic design. and alexander mcqueens exhibit at the met. and rainbows.

the rainbows really have nothing to do with it, but i love them anyway.

birthday list item #1

i found this clear quartz necklace on etsy, but the maker sold out of it. can anyone help me find a new one?

blow a fuse.

with how energy-dependent our lives have become, i find this quite amusing.

mellow yellow.

if my skin didn't have yellow undertones, i'd wear this nail color in a second. being a fan of neutrals, myself, it'd be a great pop against them.

p.o.v.

quite perplexed with the optical illusions created by joseph egan. trippy, trippy.

don't play with your food.

figured i'd keep along with my stitching theme. the pieces above are part of the "from scratch" collection of judith klausner, in which she uses food as her main material. chex at the top, sewing on toast below that, an oreo cameo and ketchup with mustard hand-painted wallpaper.

who knew art could taste as good as it looks?

caffeinated.

i'm really the type of person who relies on their morning cup o' joe to get them going for the day. having spent the last two mornings without my caffeine boost, i'm very happy to be blogging you today from a starbucks. i'm going up for my second iced latte after i finish this. don't keep me waiting...

styleyes.

a cute cartoon rendition of eyewear made famous by the cinema. peronally, i fancy the big lebowski's.

lost and found.

a giggle a day keeps the doctor away.

me too.

i could have so much fun with my handwriting.

crayola.

i've never been much of a sculptor, but if i was, i'd do this.

i heart ny.

i'm heading to manhattan and washington d.c. tomorrow for two weeks. i'll keep blogging, but i hope my days are filled with picturesque sights comme ca. i love when photography exposes the harsh reality of our world out there.

across the universe.

i wouldn't mind having a wall like this, either.