constellations

I love this girl's face. Eyebrows, mouth, freckles... I scanned this from Pap which was a Nordic magazine around in the late 90s/early 2000s. I like the clean, fresh face that showcases her natural beauty. I'm really into the extreme side-parted hair and the simple black clothes that are the epitome of 90s minimalism. I always wished I had freckles since seeing Lindsay Lohan in the Parent Trap when I was 8. Instead of a starry night speckled across my face I have a small constellation on my cheek, which I am grateful for nonetheless.

"every view of a city"

Dieter Roth Reykjavik Slides: (31,035) Every View of a City

In love with Iceland's "housebuilding", German artist Dieter Roth (1930 - 1998) set out to photograph every building in Reykjavik, his home since 1957. The resulting 31,035 slides go on show in London's North Gallery. (The Telegraph)

[Images via Telegraph as well]

I love the colours in these slides and how the houses and cars appear miniature. Imagine the commitment it would take to document like Dieter Roth has done. I've always wanted to take a picture every day of the street scene in front of my house as the leaves slowly appear on the trees, shadowing the street. It's really lovely, I just always miss the transition and suddenly it's summer. Dieter Roth has given me fresh inspiration to actually attempt said experiment this spring.

prom, prom, promises

Finding images of my idealized prom: a 70s-yellow clad David Bowie/Johnny Depp, DIY crochet-chain bracelets, and the best pinky decor since Andie's room from Pretty In Pink. I'm going to have such a warped view of what actual prom will be like by daydreaming so much. I really do hope though, above all, that some boy wears a sunny suit like Johnny's.

[photos via sea-peaches | snippet and ink | superziper ]

double Sunday!

Since I think of today as a Saturday, tomorrow (being Easter Monday) is Sunday! This revelation fills me with so much joy! Especially since I've already had a great couple days- baking pies (pumpkin and apple!), jamming, BBQing, buying gold leather shorts etc etc. For your double Sunday, I want to share with you some of the best blogs that will definitely take up the rest of the time you're not spending outside or doing d.i.y.s..

Emma DesignBlogg | Clean, white, modern, yet eclectic interiors. Most Recently: pictures of design-y hotels around the world.

Obsessee | SO many cool, grungy fashion pictures + inspiration Most Recently: Coverage on Coachella (mainly the Strokes!)

Teenangster | Eclectic mix of culture and cute cats. Most Recently: a feature on eighties art.

Tea, Coffee, and Books | Tumblr saturated with pictures of my 3 favourite things. Most Recently: a picture of two amazing books (The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Looking For Alaska)

"Is that it?"

"No, it's Is This It." Recently saw the Stroke's documentary on their European tour for Is This It entitled In Transit (youtube it). It's a bit meandering and patched together but is filled with so many hilariously intimate moments that I haven't seen from a band since Fall Out Boy's My Heart is the B-Side to my Tongue via grade 7. Watch In Transit and uncover the meaning in my somewhat cryptic post title!

On that note, no one does 'SS 2011' white-on-white better than Jules, Fab, Nikolai, Nick Valensi, and Albert Hammond Jr.. The Strokes do white up right in the sense they're not afraid of getting covered by a whole bunch of mud. I personally prefer whites that are somewhat worn in and un-precious and Fabrizio agrees: In NME magazine he's wearing a pair of used-to-be white converse that look like he hasn't taken them off his feet since Is This It came out in 2001. I'm really into it. NME suggested they buy him a new pair, which made me secretly have a little less respect for NME.

[ Screencaps by me from the Strokes' video for You Only Live Once ]

Flowers in your hair

Flowers are the prettiest summer decoration- in a crown, nestled in braids, or pinned by the heart. My perfect corsage would be a humongous peonie. Despite having a slight ant problem, a peonie would be a perfect corsage- I love that they would slowly shed their petals with time. Imagine a path of petals like the bread crumb trail in Hansel and Gretel.. I definitely think Morissey would be the kind of guy who would bring a girl a peonie.

 

[imgs via: Party Tights | Src783 | The Naysayer | Fashion Gone Rogue ]

Eat California

California: home to handy re-sealable Oreo cookies, perfectly toasted square bread, the foamiest cappuccino, Swiss chocolate (ahah), Malibu Starbucks cinnamon buns, Dottie's SanFrancisco "best pancake ever," Santa Barbara Pinkberry fro-yo, and Big Sur loose leaf tea.

It's cool to see how the food photos of our trip mark our itinerary along the California coast. When two senses are recalled (sight+taste), the memory becomes so much stronger. Although there is a slight misrepresentation in these photos of how we ate on the trip thanks to my sister only taking pictures of her favourite foods. As depicted below, we were sustained for a week on dessert, carbs, and hot beverages..

[ Most photos taken from Mums Ray Bans ]

All red is rad

Rasberry, strawberry, cranberry living in harmony this spring. Ps- Red pants are very Julian Casablancas.

 

[Michael Kors fw 11, RUSSH mag, Oyster mag, Givenchy fw 10]

Evening Sun

Welcome to a long-anticipated spring and all that awaits us this season. The last pile of gritty snow has been pulverized by yours truly, meaning I unofficially say it's spring. That means it's time for a mix tape!

Last night I walked instead of taking the bus and it was awesome. Not only did I forget my cell phone (worst cell phone user ever, just sayin), but I also forgot my iPod and any other way of telling time. Walking around in the evening sun without any technological ties to anyone or connection to outside information was actually pretty nice..and it's only going to go dark later and later, which means spontaneously getting together with friends, chilling at the park, and taking sun drenched pictures.

[Sources: Tumblr, + Sonic Youth Album cover]

pie n boys II

Hunter Parrish has been the subject of much tumblr gossip lately as the casting of The Hunger Games movie has been at the top of everyone's mind. I have no familiarity with the books, but I have a feeling that it will definitely be the next big movie series and it would be great to see Hunter Parrish in it. Previously seen in Sleepover (the blonde member of the nerdy skater squad) and Weeds (the pot-dealing dropout older son), his work definitely shows that he deserves this role (he's also on Broadway at the moment...multi-talented!). So says my sister, his role in The Hunger Games would be that of "Peeta": a sweet baker who has a major crush on the main girl (already cast as Jennifer Lawrence).

The possibility of H.P. being cast as a baker only cements my belief that he would definitely be someone me and Moodle would love to go eat pastries with. Our first instincts were that Hunter's pie-type would definitely be apple, and even after thinking about it, we remain firm on our judgement. He's a total all-american boy who seems like he would appreciate a classic stand-by in American cuisine. On a funny side note,  another apple pie guy we thought of was Andy Samberg, who couldn't be more different than Hunter Parrish, but we think he would enjoy the chunky texture (don't even ask...).

Never fade away

2/20/1967 - 4/5/1994

Kurt Cobain: About a Son is the best doc on Kurt I've ever seen and is one of my favorite films. Breathtaking footage set to a great soundtrack and Cobain's gravelly slacker voice saying everything you've felt before so eloquently. Much better than those doc channel half-hour ones that show one childhood photo of Kurt in Ken Burns effect repeatedly.

pie n boys

Sooo walking home from school with my little sister Moodle (http://mumsraybans.tumblr.com/) beholds some very interesting converstations. We always wonder how someone listening in omnisciently would react to our far-fetched witticisms. Yesterday's topic of conversation was based on hypothesizing (or rather fantasizing) about what our various celebrity male muses would indulge in if given the opportunity to go for pie with us. As Robert Sheehan is often the subject of many voice raising conversations between me and Moodle, he was the first to be objectified and labelled as a certain "pie-type."

In his role as Nathan on Misfits, Robert Sheehan is an obnoxious yet darkly hilarious delinquant with an Irish accent which made us immediately think of pumpkin pie. Not so obvious to you? Not surprised. Much deliberation was involved in making this decision, including assessing the "type" that would eat pumpkin pie. We have concluded with proverbial scientific proof that quirky, borderline crazy personalities eat pumpkin pie: Shane Botwin from Weeds, Lord Voldemort, Jorma Taccone from Lonely Island, and Iggy Pop are prime examples of that...again emphasis on proverbial scientific proof. We did take "a nice pear and rasberry cobbler" into consideration, mostly at the thought of Robert Sheehan ordering that in his sweet accent, but still remain firm in our pumpkin pie decision. My vote was also swayed by the fact that pumpkin pie is my all-time favorite and so is Robert Sheehan...check out Misfits on youtube if you haven't already!