Sunday, July 25
These are the people I'm friends with..
Sneaky Sneak Preview
This little dude is going to be showing up somewhere on the internet soon! I don't want to give anything away, but start getting excited! I'll post more about it when the time comes.
Also: I had a positively harrowing experience this morning! When I was taking a shower, the power flickered TWICE! I don't know what I would have done if it had gone out completely...
Also: I had a positively harrowing experience this morning! When I was taking a shower, the power flickered TWICE! I don't know what I would have done if it had gone out completely...
Saturday, July 24
The New Book I Haven't Started Yet and a Wishlist
Today has been so exciting! Mostly because I got the Aug/Sept issue of BUST Magazine today! As always, flipping through it fills me with a longing for just about everything on every page!
But first, I finished Fool by Christopher Moore this morning (a surprisingly delightful take on Shakespeare's King Lear; I'll possibly post about it later) and my next book is called Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo by Michael McCarthy.
I'm going to make a confession here: I picked this book off the shelves of the library almost solely because the cover is adorable. I very, very rarely read nonfiction, so we'll see how this goes. At any rate, I'm going to learn a lot about how climate change is affecting migratory birds.
So. First things first: BUST's cover girl is the ever-lovely Rashida Jones. Really, she is so fun and pretty. But what is up with the dress she's wearing on the cover? She looks a little, er, like a mummy for my taste. And readers, I'm real sorry, but I couldn't find an internet picture of her in this dress. So I won't talk too long about a dress most of you likely haven't seen. If you have seen it, though, let me know what you thought.
So here are some stuffs featured in or inspired by this issue of BUST.
Know-It-All Pencil set by The Curiosity Shoppe
Book Cover T-Shirts by Out of Print
Jellyfish Necklace by Odette New York
The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex by Kristen Schaal
A Vintage Typewriter like this one from La Brocanterie
And if all this eye candy isn't enticing enough, there are some terrific articles, like one about teaching English abroad. There's also a cool section where four fashion bloggers share their fall style picks. Needless to say, I was smitten.
But first, I finished Fool by Christopher Moore this morning (a surprisingly delightful take on Shakespeare's King Lear; I'll possibly post about it later) and my next book is called Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo by Michael McCarthy.
I'm going to make a confession here: I picked this book off the shelves of the library almost solely because the cover is adorable. I very, very rarely read nonfiction, so we'll see how this goes. At any rate, I'm going to learn a lot about how climate change is affecting migratory birds.
So. First things first: BUST's cover girl is the ever-lovely Rashida Jones. Really, she is so fun and pretty. But what is up with the dress she's wearing on the cover? She looks a little, er, like a mummy for my taste. And readers, I'm real sorry, but I couldn't find an internet picture of her in this dress. So I won't talk too long about a dress most of you likely haven't seen. If you have seen it, though, let me know what you thought.
So here are some stuffs featured in or inspired by this issue of BUST.
Know-It-All Pencil set by The Curiosity Shoppe
The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex by Kristen Schaal
A Vintage Typewriter like this one from La Brocanterie
And if all this eye candy isn't enticing enough, there are some terrific articles, like one about teaching English abroad. There's also a cool section where four fashion bloggers share their fall style picks. Needless to say, I was smitten.
Thursday, July 22
Owl Shirt! And New Plush in the ol' Etsy!
Anyway, I wore this shirt today. It's very cute!
Here's the little plushie I made the other day. It's heartbreaking putting him up for sale. I do hope he goes to a good home! He's just such a cutie!
Tuesday, July 20
Neckless?
This was a listing on rehash. It made me giggle. I sure hope no one's neckless! (tee hee.)
Monday, July 19
Rehash: The Most Awesomest Website Ever
So guys. I'm about to drop some knowledge. There's this website (I've probably mentioned it before in passing but now I'm going to devote a whole post to it), it's called Rehash, and you'd better sit up and take notice because this website is going to Rock. Your. World.
It basically goes like this - Everyone has a big heap o stuff in the back of their closet they just never wear. Maybe it's too cute to just schlep off to Goodwill, but it just doesn't fit you. Maybe it's a hand-me-down from your sister, or a gift from Great Aunt Myrtle, that just isn't your style. Maybe (and this sure as heck does apply to me) you just plain have too many clothes.
So you sign up for Rehash and upload pictures and descriptions of all the clothes you have to give away. And here's where it gets really fun! They have this place called the Trading Post that's basically a list of everything that everyone is getting rid of. You can keep track of items you like by "watching" them, and other users can watch the items you have up for trade. If you see that someone is watching something of yours, you can look through their items and if they have anything that appeals to you, you can trade! The best part is that it's completely free! All you have to pay is whatever it costs to ship your item out to the other person.
Of course, sometimes when you get a package it doesn't quite fit you right, or it doesn't look as good in person as you thought it would. But these times are very much outweighed by the awesome things you end up getting. Like, just today I got a cashmere cardigan in the mail that only cost me a long-sleeve t-shirt and $2 in postage. I've also gotten a couple blazers, one of my favorite pairs of sandals and two bottles of perfume, along with many other goodies!
It basically goes like this - Everyone has a big heap o stuff in the back of their closet they just never wear. Maybe it's too cute to just schlep off to Goodwill, but it just doesn't fit you. Maybe it's a hand-me-down from your sister, or a gift from Great Aunt Myrtle, that just isn't your style. Maybe (and this sure as heck does apply to me) you just plain have too many clothes.
So you sign up for Rehash and upload pictures and descriptions of all the clothes you have to give away. And here's where it gets really fun! They have this place called the Trading Post that's basically a list of everything that everyone is getting rid of. You can keep track of items you like by "watching" them, and other users can watch the items you have up for trade. If you see that someone is watching something of yours, you can look through their items and if they have anything that appeals to you, you can trade! The best part is that it's completely free! All you have to pay is whatever it costs to ship your item out to the other person.
Sunday, July 18
Linky Linky Love Love
If you enjoy my blog, please do me the infinite kindness of grabbing this button I just made and puttin' it on your blog. I'd be much obliged.
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