Crimson colors and mini muffins

On this the Fourth of July (posthumously), I planned on finally visiting that cafe down the street from my current temporary residence. And then I was reminded that it was the Fourth of July. No go. Onward to the end!

The walls are red!
And there are the coolest fruits and vegetables paintings hanging around the restaurant!
Shall I reiterate?
The walls are red!
!!!

Instead of bread baskets, they gave baskets of mini-muffins!
It's a mega-basket of mini-muffins! There was another mega basket of a different mini-muffin variety underneath. This is not the one we got, unfortunately. They have regular size baskets to give mini-muffins in.

I ordered this spinach, mushroom, and tomato omelet with potato pancakes. I'm not a big fan of eggs,
but this was yummy anyway.

There is a bakery attached to Town's End Restaurant - Town's End Bakery - go figure. This is mainly a breakfast, brunch, lunch place. They are always hopping when I walk by, granted isn't very often and only on the weekends, but yea. It overlooks the Bay on Embarcadero. A wall of windows, it gets very good natural lighting, unlike other dim places. Me gusta.

Hit me with your best shot

What's the point?
Haha.
Get it?
I know.
That was bad.
I couldn't resist.Cupid's Span
Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen

This is on Embarcadero. I'm going to guess somewhere around Pier 20? They skip piers.
They've had some fencing, scaffolding, and green tarp covering half of it for a bit.
I noticed recently that it was uncovered.
There's a sign that tells you not to climb/slide on it, but I see kids doing that all the time.

"As a counterpoint to romantic nostalgia,
we evoked the mythological account of Eros
shooting his arrow into the earth to make it fertile."
Placed on a hill, one can imagine the arrow being sunk under the surface of plants and prairie grasses.
A sense of acceleration is present with the slant of the bow. Like a boat viewed from the stern,
the bow seems to be tracking a course.

Muji

What's so great about design is that it transcends genre. Everyone can appreciate good design and that's exactly what we strive to do here. Muji is a Japanese based store that has recently opened/will open two NYC American flagship stores. Their everyday products feature simple, yet innovative designs, something that the Japanese are known for although the opposite is also true. I meant to go check out the Soho location last semester but unfortunately, I never got around to it. I fully intend on remedying that in the Fall. Like us, they also appreciate design and as a result, they have a yearly design competition. The contest is international but judging from past winners, I guess most entries come from Asia.



Last year's winning product was a gridded towel. I don't know how else to explain it but that's what the above picture is of. It fit in perfectly with the theme of the competition which was "Re." The towel is easily marked so that it could be cut after being used so that it could also be a floor mat, washcloth, or anything of that nature. This design is so simple and obvious yet no one had produced towels like this. This year's theme is "Found" and they're taking entries until the end of July. Even if you have no intention of entering, checking out winning designs of the past is always fun.

We Love Pretty Things

Since the last post had such an awful image, I decided to update with this beautiful streetstyle snapshot from Hel Looks, a Finnish streetstyle site for you to look at.



Her name is Molla Mills and she's a Finnish accessory designer

Sounds Like Disco Tetris

This time last year, my two-week homestay in Japan was just ending. Everyone was getting a little bit homesick around the 4th of July. One thing I remember best about the trip was the uniforms. Most everyone is familiar with the Japanese schoolgirl uniform but if you aren't, this and this are some nice examples. Keep in mind though that these girls aren't actually in school. The high school my host sister went to didn't require uniforms but lots of girls wore them anyway because (why else?)they're cute. Keep in mind that a real schoolgirl uniform actually looks like this and is much less flattering. Girls roll up their skirts outside of school or just wear fake uniforms (like the girls at the high school I visited).

The reason I bring this up is because I'm really craving a pair of penny loafers. I know, this sounds insane but they really are a bit geek chic, don't you think? Mainly this pair. Freeport by BassYes they are pricey but whatever. I've looked everywhere(Googled) and they are completely gone in my size in black and I hate the contrast topstitching in the other colors. An alternative is this(don't you love how I keep making you click links?) pair but they look like they're waaay lower quality but they're also less than 1/3 the price sooo... Plus 6pm is doing this promotioin thing where they give you credit for signing up for stuff you might use anyway. They do look passably cute from the side but I wanted the heel shape of the pictured pair and I hate the shape of the toe on the Penny Loves Kenny ones.

And pardon the post title. That section of the song is kind of stuck in my head(and I don't mind at all).