MARZIPAN BABIES ANYONE?

forgive me, but are these to be eaten?

thanx jethuka saltha!

YOU MIGHT WANT TO COVER YOUR EARS FOR THIS ONE FOLKS

above is a montage called OPRAH: 25 Years Of Screaming Celebrities' Names. this, my friends, is why we are going to miss her.

from jezebel

I CAN'T SEE ANY STARS WHERE I LIVE, BUT I REMEMBER LIKING THEM

Randomly, I love constellations and I love when people know them. Daddy and I have a great constellation-inspired project coming up, but it's top secret, and I promised not to spill the beans.

BRIDAL BORINGNESS

So basically I want to have a ring on my finger by the time I'm 25... JUST KIDDING. Really I want to be divorced by the time I'm 30.

But let's get real, brides-to-be. Why white? Why strapless? Are there any two less flattering styles for most women? And BALLGOWNS? I thought you were a logical, sane woman who makes clear-headed decisions. Except, apparently, on your wedding day, when you choose to look like every other who-ha walking down the aisle.

THIS IS WHY I am enthused that Vera Wang showed a black dress in her recent bridal collection (yes I see that it is strapless).

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO SOMETHING INTERESTING.

Are you hearing this Daddy, future man of honor?

ARE YOU READY TO BREAK ONE OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS?

Number 10, Don't covet when you see your neighbor's house (or wife). Just TRY not to feel envious of the super cool duo behind Vena Cava and their super cool blog.

Successful AND really cute! (Daddy-- we have all the ingredients for this)

They have their own Sharpie! Don't worry Daddy, someday this will happen for us, but maybe it will be a thin tip.

I WENT TO THIS STORE AND I LIKED IT

so this new men's store opened right down the street called unionmade. the whole american workwear concept isn't groundbreaking, but the store is pretty sexy and there was a bag that i almost stole off the shelf it was so cool. just kidding i don't steal.

but really it gave me some serious motivation for store. baby just MOVE HERE so we can get this thing started.

LISTEN TO THIS MUSIC

the new animal collective EP, fall be kind.

TEMPT NOT A DESPERATE MAN

Another reason the 90's were awesome. Baz Luhrman's William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet would make a really fricking fantastic party theme if your friends were cool enough.

I DONT KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE BUT HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I WANT TO HAVE BABIES WITH THIS HOUSE

but then i would give them up for adoption. i'm just not ready for kids yet.

from the selby

BABY HAD A LITTLE TOO MUCH FUN ON THE SUBWAY LAST NIGHT

twitter

I WISH I COULD BUNDLE UP A LITTLE MORE

while i think everyone should be jealous that i live in one of the few mediterranean climates in the world, i think you should also pity me because i can no longer wear my heavy, wool, bolivian ponchos. or scarves and hats.

from stil in berlin

MISS YOUR FACE

DADDY MISSES KABLE NEWS

i normally try to stay away from sensationalized news programs but who doesn't love a little chris matthews? i came across hardball while house sitting and realized how much i missed watching msnbc in my tiny bedroom under the stairs in chicago, in my time off from part-time retail. i felt really good about myself that year.

NOTHING SAYS "THANKS FOR BEING MY FRIEND" LIKE GIVING ME A PRESENT

from http://www.chicintuition.com/

I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU, DEAR FRIEND

Did I like Philadelphia? Let's just say that I'm drinking coffee out of this mug right now.

STORE WILL ALSO HAVE PLANTS

ISTANBUL-LSEYE!

someday i will stop dreaming and actually go to istanbul. i will explore the city, meet the people, and buy hundreds of pillows made from rare fabric collected from all over the world at Yastik. incase your brain is made of rocks Yastik is pictured above. god you're stupid.

from moment blog

STOP JERKING ME AROUND

jerking: a new dance phenomenon born on the streets of LA... now it's all over youtube... but in a good way.
what's cool is that it's also tied in with fashion and music so it's starting it's own new youth style/subculture...

“Jerking is a movement, almost like in the ’80s when rap started,” said Tammy Maxwell, the manager of the Ranger$ and the mother of Julian Goins. “There’s a style to it, and a music and a lifestyle and all the kids have really jumped on it.”

whatever i'm bad at summarizing. just read the NYTIMES ARTICLE if you even care. and this video is of the Ranger$ who are one of the most popular jerking crews. it's sounds funny to say "jerking crew" doesn't it? i challenge you to use it in a sentence today.

NO-PRAH!

OPRAH IS ENDING HER SHOW SEPT 9TH 2011.
chicago has nothing now.

THE ONLY REASON I WANT A CHILD IS SO IT CAN BE MY ULTIMATE ACCESSORY

according to baby.

from jak & jil

SEXY EDITORIAL

this really makes daddy miss the midwest and all those times he and baby used to run around in the corn fields in 1950.

from fashionisto

I AM SICK OF SKINNY JEANS ALREADY

doesn't this just look so much fresher? is that a word? more fresh? WHATEVER.

i mean if we're at the point where you can get skinny jeans at scary places like kohls and penny's (thats right, i call it penny's) then it's really time to move on. i can't say i'll be converting 100% just yet, but daddy likes that heavier proportioned bottoms are FINALLY back.

i just might pull out my saggy old abercrombie boot-cuts from high school... just kidding, that's the wrong kind of baggy.

from fashionisto

SMOKER!

from fashionisto

I JUST SOAKED MY SHEETS I FIND THESE SO SEXY

i have to go change pants so i'll make this short. i love the sexy thin arms. i love the inside out seams. i love how loosely tailored it is without being all cheesy-mid-90's-pottery-barn-

slipcovery. i love that it's unassuming but edgy. and most of all i love that it doesn't have the same old box cushions for seats and they instead look like giant bed pillows.

crate and barrel i thought i hated you. well, i still do.

UPDATE: saw it in person NOT AS COOL.

IT'S LIKE YOU CAN READ MY MIND

from Blake Wright

GOOD SHORT HAIR

I'm just letting you know so you don't end up with stupid-looking short hair. You're welcome.

from thecobrasnake.

STORE

plan for store is to keep all of the pre-existing crap on the storefront EXACTLY the same. just so... you know... store is a little bit of a secret. people don't want store poked, poked in their noses... you know when you get a cinder from a barbeque right on the end of your nose and you kind of make that face, you know, that's not a good thing.

aka any of the stores on this blog of london shop fronts would do just fine.

OH HEY, DO WE KNOW THIS GIRL?

Rapper, model, friend. That's what your gravestone is going to say, KFlay. Sorry to get all deep on you.

KFlay is modeling for Adapt Clothing. http://adaptclothing.com/lookbook/

GETTING ALL SAPPY ABOUT AUTUMN

Is kind of stupid. Because if fall was truly like the image above, I could see getting all mushy about it. But how many afternoons so far have you spent frolicking with your saggy hatted lover through flowering prairie grasses? How many pumpkin patches have you hit up? How many barn jackets have you worn?

That's right. Not too many.

RAVE

Neko Case, you continue to knock my socks off with your fiery red hair and fiesty chatter between songs. It helps that you have a chunky sidekick to banter with. Baby has one of those too-- his name is Daddy.

WHAT'S COOKIN' GOOD LOOKIN'?

YIKES.

IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TIME TO QUIT, BUT I'M LEANING TOWARDS "MAY NOT"

after smoking was outlawed in NY, photographer susanna howe hurried out and snapped her favorite people before they too kicked the habit. the result? a sexy sexy collection of sexy sexy smokers who could soon disappear from our city streets FOREVER.
it's sad really. smoking bans? people quitting? cleaner air? healthier bodies?
GUNS KILL PEOPLE TOO YOU KNOW.
and they don't make me feel happy, lightheaded and relaxed. or less full after a meal.

from moment blog

I LIKE GETTING A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS

And if you do, too, then get this American Apparel duffle bag. Along with being a compliment magnet, it fits nicely in the overhead compartment.

However, it really grinds my gears that the model in this picture looks like he has detachable lego hair.

OR IS IT JUST THAT THE 60'S AND 70'S WERE AWESOME?

from myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com, via frannie.

APPRECIATE THE FOLDING CHAIR

simple, sensible, and did i mention FOLDABLE!? having some classy folding chairs around is ALWAYS a good idea. these sexy space savers can even be used as your regular chairs! they are cool because it looks like you barely put thought into them. GET IT YET?
baby and daddy had chairs like these in chicago... but we painted them poppy red. no wait, I painted them poppy red. yet another joint home improvement project that daddy ended up finishing ALONE while baby was laying on the couch inside watching Seinfeld.

DON'T FORGET TO PAR-D THIS WEEKEND

and the key to a great par-d is balloons. lots and lots and lots of balloons. like so many balloons that you can't really see the other people. baby has said it before and i'll say it again...BALLOONS ARE JUST SEXY DAMN IT. oh and there should also be a little boy sleeping in cherub position on the couch. that's the other key thing.

SO I GOT THIS EMAIL...

with a list of of 20 random thoughts that WERE SO TRUE. even though i kind of hate the word random now, that is the only way to describe this list. i am going to share with you my favorite 5 (actually 6...but maybe 7... still deciding)

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. There is great need for a sarcasm font. (HOLLA!)
3. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
4. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
5. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this -- ever.
6. I think the freezer deserves a light as well…
7. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay

thanx joe!

I'M SORRY

But I am in lust. In lust with this room. This fricking simple awesome room. Those scandies really know how to get to me.

From rockorosor.blogspot.com, and if only Baby spoke whatever Scandanavian language this blog is posted in, she'd have found her (other) soulmate. AGAIN thanks Fannie!!

BABY... IF YOU WANT TO ROLL A BAGGY JOINT, GO IN YOUR ROOM AND SHUT THE DOOR

don't do it out on the coffee table for everyone to see. it's just embarrassing.