The Bulb

So the weather here hasn't really changed much from two months ago. Aside from the absence of rain and rainbows, the mercury has been pretty stagnant, which I think is really odd because in Chicago there are 5-10 degree differences every month. The rainbow below was from a field trip on a rainy day to the Albany Bulb, a landfill that is now used as a park.
It used to be a dumping ground for construction debris and rebar, but some sort of lawsuit stopped that. So today it's a park and wetland habitat. Because of all the debris, a lot of urban art has been constructed (above). Some people call it garbage, others call it inspiration. It's also a popular dog park and there's a homeless community somewhere in there. It's not very strictly regulated by any sort of authority, so the community gets free reign as you can tell by the art and inhabitants.

Leanne M.

Leanne Marshall, our favorite PR alum has given us a sneak peak at her Fall09 lookbook over on her blog, Petals and Waves.


I love the gradiating colors on the skirt and how it seems at first glace to be composed of shadows. It's amazing how she managed to translate something as mundane as peeling paint into something so beautiful. I absolutely adore her design aesthetic and hope to see more of her work in the future. Plus, she's one of few designers championing the use of eco friendly textiles.

A fate or it's a desire

Is it me or are these the most amazing tights you have ever seen? I may be over exaggerating just a little bit but I almost fell out of my chair when I saw them. Well, I'm actually sprawled somewhat haphazardly on my bed since it's 1:30 in the morning but you get the idea. This month seems to but quite full of these falling out of my chair moments.

Anyway, these tights are a DIY project by a Miss Cocorosa. I'm very tempted to try to recreate my own as well as inspired as to what other embellishments I could try adding to a pair of tights. Maybe some patterns using strings of small beads? But alas, it will have to wait until after my exams are over.

It's no secret I love hosiery, especially unusual ones. I'm even somewhat okay with that whole leggings as pants thing... somewhat.

All I want to do is have some fun

Baking is my attempt to not let school be all there is to life. Or rather, baking is my attempt to procrastinate. Here is my latest experiment. By experiment I mean the edible kind, not the sorting out roots in a lab kind. Though I'm sure the roots are nontoxic and all, but they just don't quite appeal to the taste buds in the same way. Chocolate caramel crackers. Spreading the chocolate was the most fun part. I think next time I'll reduce the amount of caramel on each cracker. They're a bit on the sweet side. I know A doesn't like crackers, but they're more sweet than salty and can be made with graham crackers instead of saltine crackers. See the melty chocolate? Spreading it was the most fun part. Waiting for them to cool was the least fun part.

Velociraptor Awareness Day

Today is Velociraptor Awareness Day. Do you know how to protect yourself? Velociraptors are dangerous. They will eat you. They will be unsympathetic to your pleas, cries, and offerings of candy. Watch out for velociraptors. They are vicious and merciless. How can you tell a velociraptor is eating you? It is large. It has sharp pointy teeth and they hurt. It has short arms. It has a chunk of your flesh. Enroll yourself in the nearest velociraptor routine exercise protection program immediately. Tell your friends and family. Let's get together to safeguard the world against velociraptor attacks. Together we can make them a thing of the past.

Something green this way blows

Earthweek 2009!Earth Day is next Wednesday.
Here at Berkeley, we celebrate with a week's worth of festivities.
I'm excited.
I've been organizing the Green Business and Innovations Fair on Monday and I'm really hoping
it doesn't turn out to be a complete disaster. Eep!

You should know it's true, just now, the part about my love for you

Like many, I seem to have at some point developed a love of the way the world was and especially how people dressed in the latter half of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th century. As a result, I find the livejournal community Vintage Photo infinitly fascinating. People have put up pictures of favorite celebrities of yore, photos from historic events such as the Nazi Olympics or WWI, and even their own family photos that have been handed down through generations.

These recent ones are some of my favorites.

Beach!


A 1910 photo by Heinrich Kühn


John Lennon and Yoko Ono


Paris circa 1934

Hoppy Bunny Weekend

I smell spring approaching...

~ Cherry Blossom Festival this and next weekend in Bay Area
~ Easter this weekend --> candy on clearance
~ Ceylon banana bread in the oven
~ bees buzzing around for nectar
~ closer to home

I like to dance this way

Created and produced by the amazing Shien Lee, Dances of Vice is a monthly NYC event that celebrates everything about the Roccoco, Victorian, and Jazz Eras. People dress up in thier finest period clothing and enjoy performances from the likes of Voltaire or jazz tunes from Shanghai. You might think the big mish mash of time periods would be horrible but everthing blends well into a common feeling of decadence. Each event also has a theme, the latest being "La Vie Parisienne."


Personally, I'd go for the opulent fashions so whether your vice is Prohibition Era alcohol or Victorian opiates, just make sure you dress your finest. You may not want to outstage Princ Poppycock but that is the point afterall.

More info can be found here or here for pictures.

"Basically, what we have here is evidence that the first lady is a hipster. And we think we're OK with that."
-Racked