February 2011
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ah! i love this!
stacey layered party dress, alice and olivia, $597.
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francisco goya, ‘the third of may, 1808,’ 1814.
pablo picasso, ‘massacre in korea’, 1951.
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always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. that will teach you to keep...
– ernest hemingway.
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using google’s new recipe search (terms: goat cheese, pasta), i found this…basically all of my favorite things in one dish:
Pasta with Goat Cheese, Lemon, and Asparagus
1 pound fusilli or rotini (spiral-shaped pasta)
1 pound slender asparagus spears, trimmed, cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel
2 teaspoons chopped fresh...
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i love a mix challenge. here’s a list of songs with colors in their titles.
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i hosted book club a few nights ago (horror, ‘what the night knows,’ dean koontz, which was actually pretty fucking scary) which means that i got to make and eat my favorite foods: appetizers!
here’s what i made:
pizzette with gorgonzola goat cheese, tomato, and basil
bacon wrapped pineapple shrimp
cheddar and chive turnovers
this spinach and artichoke dip (tried and...
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two thoughts:
1. i think serena van der woodsen is the devil, but she looked amazing in this dress:
halter neck dress with deep bust, kaufmanfranco, 3,890 pounds on sale (?) for 1,460 pounds.
2. i don’t hate the idea of blair and dan together.
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and the pursuit of happiness: time wastes too fast →
i re-discovered this today and my life is happier for it.
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claude monet, ‘rouen cathedral,’ 1894.
roy lichtenstein, ‘rouen cathedral,’ 1967.
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the noblest question in the world is what good may i do in it.
– benjamin franklin.
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doubt thou the stars are fire,
doubt that the sun doth move,
doubt truth to be...
– hamlet, 2, ii. william shakespeare.
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about to scoop up this petro zillia for forever 21 dress before it’s inevitably gone. i have an allergic reaction to paying for shipping so i’ll have to find other things (forever has free shipping over $50)…i think i’ll be okay.
(found via thedailyjulie)
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vincent van gogh, ‘portrait of dr. gachet,’ version 1, 1890.
version 2, 1890.
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target re-releases best of GO designers →
i saw the big ad for this in this month’s vanity fair and got very excited. i’ve always regretted not getting this proenza schouler dress, and from the looks of the ad, it seems like it will be included. march 13!
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my favorite food? dips. and this one is a classic:
1 package (10 oz.) baby spinach, chopped or 1 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1 container (16 oz.) sour cream 1 cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise 1 package Knorr® Vegetable recipe mix 1 can (8 oz.) water chestnuts, drained and chopped (optional) 3 green onions, chopped (optional) Combine all...
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i cannot live without books.
– thomas jefferson to john adams.
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my love mix.
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this is…creative?
Flowers wilt. Chocolates melt. Roaches are forever.
Limited-time Valentine’s Day offer
Can’t decide on what to get that special someone for Valentine’s Day? Sometimes the answer is all around us, and right where it’s been for millions of years—like cockroaches! How better to express your appreciation for that special someone than to name a...
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this is still a ways away, but when it happens, i imagine i will want a dress just like this.
everthine dress (great name), sarah seven, $3,000.
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on girl scout cookies...
…as we are all collectively preparing to enjoy our overpriced cookies, a short tale:
my first year at uva, i had a roommate, jen, who was from indiana. somehow we started discussing girl scout cookies (the origin of this conversation could admittedly be anything). both loved thin mints, obvs. she also really enjoyed caramel de-lites. i was confused as i had never heard of such a cookie;...
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…on this weekend:
• spent friday evening at starbucks so i could get the internets (verizon has completely dropped the ball on our fios installation so we have been without TV or the web for two weeks. quelle horreur!) and do school work. this felt very maturish/sad.
• finally unpacked the last box. this doesn’t mean we’re unpacked…it actually just means everything is on...
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