SCRIBBLEZ

Lest someone judge the "Scribbles" mural by Karl Haendel (on bway/howard) and say I could do that, (which is a cowardly interpretation of abstract art, don't even get baby started!) just absorb this:

"It's goofy and humorous and small. But this kind of mark making is a simple gesture that people can relate to on a basic level. It doesn't take itself too seriously."

Thanks Karl. You know baby and daddy like big, lighthearted art.

HOW DID OPENING CEREMONY KNOW

How much I have been crushing on balloons lately? I made a wish on mine tonight, and released it into the cloudy Manhaddan skies. Don't lecture me about the environment, either. It was symbolic. Read a book.

MISSED CONNECTION

You: amazingly, perfectly straight out of the 90's.

Me: loving how straight out of the 90's you were.

HOW TO SPEND MORE MONEY YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE-- THAT'S WHAT THESE PLASTIC CARDS ARE FOR

Fashion's Night Out is going on in NYC (and LA a little too, I guess, so like yay, tank tops) tonight! http://www.fashionsnightout.com/ I AM GOING. My goal is to get free stuff-- "stuff" being booze and cookies. And I think this is one goal (unlike fiscal and emotional success) that I will surely accomplish.

HOW INSANELY COOL ARE THESE NEW HUBBLE PHOTOS?

REALLY THOUGH. it looks so fake i'm actually expecting a lisa frank unicorn to come dancing through the sky. HOW CAN THIS BE REAL?
okay, we have to stop talking about it or else i'm going to start freaking out about the fact that outer space actually exists and that this "pillar of dust" is three fucking light-years long.

from the nytimes. more here.

I JUST THINK THINGS SHOULD WORK PROPERLY

Public restrooms in NYC are the most disgusting that I've ever encountered in all my years. Even at nice places-- overflowing trash cans, years and years of grime and bathroom goo... But say hello to an odd trend-- really fancy new hand dryers- Xcelerators, Dysons-- in these otherwise repellent toilettes.

It's like someone said to themselves, "Hey, is our bathroom so disgusting that patrons would rather hold it until they get home even though they probably have a long and bumpy subway ride/walk situation than use our completely unsanitary disease-and-creature-infested restroom? I have a solution! No, not cleaning and/or remodeling them. How about new, faster hand dryers?! That way everyone can exit our repulsive bathrooms faster."

TECHNICHLOË.

SEXY.

see how NOT HARD it is to look amazingly cool?

WHYYYYYYYYYY???

baby and daddy's favorite store we could never afford, HEJFINA, is closing it's doors the end of september due to the economy. this makes me feel even better about the prospect of our own store. it's going to be SO EASY to run. money will be the least of our problems. baby and daddy really are the best at scrimping and saving in case of emergencies. and once baby finishes up her MBA next spring we'll pretty much be unstoppable.

HA.

WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING FUNNY? I JUST BOUGHT ONE!

...on craigslist! and it was a magical experience. the frame is made in holland and i got it from the nicest lesbian couple EVER who gave me the rundown of being an sf biker... (best bike shop to go to, best locks to buy, etc.) AND they said if i ever needed any help or had any questions i can give them a call. one of them was even was like "let me know if you want to trick it out with awesome white tires, we'll help you put them on..." THANK YOU! i mean god knows i have NO idea what i'm doing with bikes. why can't all people be so nice and helpful?

PS these are only two of the like 50 million pics they had up on their post... obviously it was somewhat of a child for them. also it's a single speed, so thank god i live in the "flats."

GOD I AM SO EXCITED. it's at the foot of my bed as i'm typing this and i am DROOLING.

I AM ON THE HUNT FOR A BIKE. I WANT ONE BAD. I WANT ONE REAL BAD.

I'M GETTING PLUGS THIS BIG.

except mine will be black and my bowl-cut will be clear. so kinda the opposite of this guy... but also kind of the same. baby still doesn't believe me doe she?

jak & jil

THIS IS GOOD CLUTTER

Not like piles and piles of clothes and papers and shoe polish near your vaccuum cleaner on top of old rags and mix cds and booklets of stamps. Daddy always has the MESSIEST ROOM.

THEY SAY THEY TAKE ME BACK

There's always a place for me at the DQ.

And there's always a place for ironic needlepointing, in any home! Let's all have a little FUN, goddamnit! Jesus Christ, people!

PS----> thanx matty

THIS FONT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FOR BLIND PEOPLE

Baby saw The September Issue last night. I'd reccommend you go see it right away, but if you don't live in New York City, then... you can't. Sorry for even bringing it up, I guess.

RANTS AND RAVES

RACHEL ZOE ISN'T THE ONLY SHOW THAT CAME BACK.

is anyone else sad they kicked off the two KOOKS already? i always like the contestants who come up with NUTS concepts and look like weird-ass art kids. i also like that there is a woman named Qristyl and a russian named Gordana. thankfully they are still in the running.

BABY AND DADDY WENT TO THE POOL THIS WEEKEND.

why does daddy look the same in both pictures while baby looks different? she always brings a lot of outfits to the pool.

from stylesightings

POP UP POTTY SCULPTURE.

MAKE ONE. they're cheap.

JASON SCHWARTZMAN FOR BAND OF OUTSIDERS.

DON'T WORRY MOLLY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY AND COVER UP YOUR GIANT BONER. we can all already see it. remember when sarah silverman modeled for boy by band of outsiders? this is the same thing only this time it's men's clothes. you can see the rest of them here.
molly, just click on that link and all your dreams will come true. i already made sure to print out some of the best ones to add to the growing shrine you have in your closet. your shrine complete with candles. 26 candles to be exact. because he was born on june 26th.

LIFESTYLE CRUSHING ON JOAN DIDION

I envy her lifestyle, minus the severe bouts of depression, etc.

BABY HAD A CASE OF THE MONDAYS

So she mentally repeated her mantra, "I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful," and pretended that she was in this sexy bedroom with her fluffy dog, Nana.

IN CASE YOU'VE LOST YOUR PEA-SIZED BRAIN

And forgotten... Rachel Zoe Project Season 2 premieres tonight at 10/9c. Please tell me Brad is still prissy, Taylor is still long-suffering, and Rachel is still pin-thin. Don't even get me started on Roger-- for the sake of continuity, I hope he still has his boy-band bangs. For the sake of his own sanity, though, I hope he doesn't.

THE GREATEST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MORNING ON 45TH ST.

As I'm carrying a giant bag of laundry down 45th st. at 8am this morning (which I subsequently dropped off at the dry cleaners for them to wash and fold, MAYBE the best thing about NYC!) what do I see driving cheerily down MY street, but a giant Marimekko RV!

Apparently Marimekko uses it for trade shows and other events, but really I think it's an omen that my 24th year is going to be crazy-excellent.