school supplies

I love having the excuse to buy school supplies again. These are the latest acquisition.

Image by and available at Reform School

happy first day of spring

Image by PennyWeight via FieldGuided

cheese please

I just picked up this fun print for my kitchen on Etsy. I think it's excellent advice.

Image by Funnel Cloud

pouf! it's gone

I really, really want this fantastic pouf from Urban Outfitters for my living room yet, alas, they won't deliver to California. Someone else should snap it up.

Image by Urban Outfitters

more adele love

Recorded at home. Sigh.

happy st. patrick's day

Image by Dirty From The Rain

portlandia

I'm off to my first trip ever to Portland this weekend. This is my vision of what it will be like. Plus Voodoo Donuts.

the smile

Had an amazing dinner at The Smile here in NYC last night, catching up with one of my most favorite old friends.

Image by Wool and The Gang who also happen to sell their supercute kits there

the thrill of the fight

This weekend my accounting professor played a little "Eye of the Tiger" to motivate us before a big quiz. Nothing like an 80s power jam to get you ready to take on opportunity costs. I love my classes so much.

By Neighborhood Studio via DesignLoveFest

mix tape: the second coming

Who says the mix tape is dead? NPR just ran a piece on Matthew David and Mark McNeil who run a label called Leaving Records which releases albums on cassette tapes. It's just one of many small labels popping up with the same model. McNeil says says the format also fosters a natural sense of community: its followers rummage through dusty old shops and garage sales, talking to people and sometimes making new music out of the old stuff they find. Hear hear!

Listen to the full NPR story here.

Image by MixTape

reunited

One of my favorite ladies is in town from London for a few days. So excited to catch up and have a raucous good time!

Image by Life Magazine via 13bees

bacon jam

I made this savory treat by Not Quite Nigella over the weekend. And it was all gobbled up before I could take a photo. Mix yourself up a batch and eat it on crusty bread with some goat cheese or (like I was lucky enough to be given) some homemade ricotta. It's bacon. It's jam. It's delicious.