lessons at home...

if you're about to refurbish a piece of furniture and you find a big yellow lumber-crayon left over from the last tenants, it's perfectly appopriate to scribble Yeah Yeah Yeah's lyrics all over it- fridgeollage = fun-

beware of Sara Lee's Cheesecake Bites. my lesson: if the ingredients are more than a paragraph long it's BAAAAD for you-

when you live alone: freeze your bread. unless you eat three sandwiches a day, of course. it takes no time for it to thaw in the toaster, and who doesn't like toasty bread?

best. tool. ever.

seriously, anyone who remodels on their own knows that this little thing is a gift from God.

it's true...

he was here-

March Vogue...

i love that advertisers and retailers, who are seriously struggling these days, are the ones who are working hardest at being cheery. work is incredibly depressing these days. half a work day goes by without seeing anyone and in turn i've created a community of hand puppets. not really.

the point is, the March Vogue was not only graced by Michelle Obama's presence, it was much more electrified and sunnier than usual. suddenly optimism is... trendy.

here were my favorite images from the issue (please excuse some of the horrid scanning)-love this outfit-that blue-

kate moss looks better and better with age. love her simple David Yurman ads-

liz claiborne spread-

emerald green-stripes-ok, i am loathing the pajama trend but this is the loveliest picture-

everything's amazing, nobody's happy...

thank you, Louis CK.

via Decorno

Killers Kill, Dead Men Die...

also known as The Annie Leibovitz Vanity Fair Fashion Spread That Is Filled With More Celebrities Than You Care To Shake A Stick At.

(hm, was this the straw the broke the camels back?)

dioramas make me drool...

especially these ones by Grady Mcferrin (my new favorite artist)-

Sloss Furnaces...

did anyone catch that report on NPR yesterday? i was so pleased to hear that they've taken a piece of Birmingham history and turned it into a haven for artists. here the full NPR report here.
after some research i found this fantastic flickr collection on Birmingham Industrial History.
i would love to roam around Sloss for a day or two...

DIY?

lately i love anything with a mustache on it.