what i wore today

Inspired by her, and the fact that I actually put on real clothes today, I decided to document the occasion.
Shirt: Michael Stars
Sweater: Banana Republic (thanks Mom!)
Culottes: Kathie Lee (gifford?!) from Buffalo Exchange
Belt: F21
Shoes: Steve Madden
Necklace: Tina Lilienthal
I should note that I am indeed wearing shorts, and yes, it is January.

european starling

I received this little friend in the mail yesterday from Francois as part of the Secret Santa exchange we did at work. I think I am going to put him up in my office.
Thanks Francois!!

pouf

I'm borderline obsessed with Design Within Reach's Flocks Pouf, although much less so with it's $1,000+ price tag. Albeit, it is hand knit on some crazy big needles (see below), but that is quite far out of my price range.

I was considering the somewhat lunatic idea of making my own (this patten looks pretty easy), but requires 18 (!) skeins of yarn, and that's not cheap either. And what if it pilled?! That would be truly tragic.

But then, through the magic of the blogoshere, I found this knock-off from CB2 for $80. That's 1/15th the price of the original, and certainly less than 18 skeins of yarn. And it comes in this pleasing shade of green.

Am I a total sell-out/hater/general lazy-ass if I buy the knock-off? Eek! What's a righteous design snob to do?

just plain cruel: dormat scale

A surefire way to insure that you will never have any house guests.
Via Swiss Miss.

just some lamps i like

My new place is kinda dark, which makes it hard to knit while watching episodes of The Tudors, you know, for example. I've been on the quest for lamps, but when you try to only buy used, your options are somewhat more limited. I've been scouring Craigslist, but so far, no luck. If I was buying new, however, I might go for the above.
Or this one:

Or this:

Or...

And if money were no object:

hollywoodland

Jeff and I hiked the Hollyridge Trail in Griffith Park to the back of the famous Hollywood sign this weekend, something I had never done before. It was 75 degrees in January...not too shabby!

twenty-ten

Happy 2010!!!
From Friends of Type.

lost underground art show

I'm usually not a big tv watcher, but I love LOST. Unfortunately, I just found out about the now closed LOST underground art show at Gallery 1988 but here are some of my favorite pieces...it will have to tide me over until February 2nd when the last season premieres!

shameless spouse promotion (with booze!)

Check out this amazing video that Jeff made for YumTV about sparkling wine. Cheers!
(The format is a little funky in Blogger, so the video is best viewed on the YumTV website).

the tar pit

The Tar Pit is a bar and restaurant that just opened by my house. I havn't enjoyed their $12 cocktails yet, but in the meantime, I am enjoying their clever logo.