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Perfect tee

2011-06-27T09:12:00.003-04:00

Super soft cotton and a simple striped design. This is perfection. By American Apparel.

Good thing it's March!

2011-03-01T21:48:00.000-04:00

no more of this!

Aurora Borealis

2010-08-20T20:27:00.000-04:00

I want to see these.

Truffaut

2010-08-02T18:24:00.001-04:00

Why, yes, thank you. Watched Bed and Board. I want to live in their apartment.

YES

2010-07-29T13:17:00.000-04:00

I can watch that show forever. Go check out their Youtube clips!

Milagros

2010-07-27T11:36:00.003-04:00

Buy milagros and use them as beads on braided colored string, and there it is, a pretty sweet necklace.

Strings

2010-07-25T13:09:00.002-04:00

Multicolored strings to be exact. I have been braiding them and have plans for them.

Lately

2010-07-25T12:53:00.003-04:00

It has been so hot in Philly. It was 105 degrees yesterday. 105! I went down to Puerto Rico and it was cooler over there. Summer fun has been cancelled due to heat exhaustion. I stay in my house and regret not having an AC while trying to lift myself up from the bed to do things.

Now, about Inception. What a good looking cast and with talent to boot(Michael Caine is always a yes, Joseph Gordon Levitt is quickly becoming one of my favorite actors and Cillian Murphy I always want to see more of)... So if you are trying to get away from the heat, you should go see it.

4th of July

2010-07-03T22:00:00.002-04:00

If you are in Philadelphia you should be going to the 5$ all-you-can-eat ice cream event! It's at Penn's Landing and it is for a good cause! Proceeds are donated to a Cancer foundation. Best of both worlds! yum!

I discovered this too late

2010-07-02T10:41:00.000-04:00

Phoenix is my fave not new, not too old music. And that particular song rocks.

Broke Artist

2010-07-01T22:36:00.003-04:00

I am working with an artist over the summer helping her organize the work of her late husband, also an artist. I get a kick out of going to her studio. My favorite part is the ceiling. I get a kick out of broken down things, in this case with a very new and shiny light right there in the middle.

Back

2010-06-30T20:45:00.002-04:00

After more than five months, I am picking up this blog again. I waste a whole lot of time on the internet, and I think I can spare some of that and use it here instead, in a more productive fashion.

Gray day at the beach

2010-01-29T00:29:00.001-04:00

I didn't take this picture but I found it in my camera. I like it.

More famous recluses

2010-01-29T00:20:00.001-04:00

Brian Wilson, you make beauty.

Via Life, see them all here.

J.D. Salinger

2010-01-29T00:14:00.002-04:00

I think he wrote about people that didn't belong, and as it turned out, they belonged to everyone.

Brancusi

2010-01-25T00:35:00.001-04:00

is a favorite. Even his face has sculptural qualities.

Boobs

2010-01-25T00:32:00.001-04:00

Some art student put this up in my college building. I wish I knew who, but alas, I can give no credit.

Cranberry and Navy

2010-01-23T23:52:00.003-04:00

are my two new basic colors.

What I'm reading

2009-12-16T11:53:00.000-04:00

Used books are great, no?

shoes

2009-12-14T22:56:00.002-04:00

I love Marais shoe designs. These are my two favorite styles.

Wrapping paper

2009-12-13T21:04:00.001-04:00

or make them into something! By Snow & Graham from here.

Moshi Moshi

2009-12-10T01:25:00.002-04:00

4$ for a 16 oz. beer? In a restaurant? The food was decent, but let's be honest, it's the price that won me over. I'm getting a beer belly for xmas, apparently.

Science of Sleep

2009-12-10T01:15:00.001-04:00

My best friend loved this movie so much she bought it, then she realized it is terribly sad in a strange way for her and can not bear to watch it again. It is still one of her favorite movies, and one of my faves too.

Some days

2009-12-10T01:14:00.001-04:00

you feel as dumb as a dodo.

Fall

2009-12-07T12:15:00.000-04:00

Fall veggies look so nice and colorful.

Absolutely

2009-12-06T14:47:00.000-04:00

perfect. Via Una

best friends

2009-12-06T12:11:00.000-04:00

different footwear, but best friends.

Andy Goldsworthy

2009-12-06T12:07:00.002-04:00

I am hoping to help restart a program to watch art movies at my faculty every week. I really want to kick it off with Andy Goldsworthy's movie: Rivers and Tides. He does beautiful, quiet works.

Things to look forward to

2009-12-04T09:24:00.003-04:00

I'm really excited for winter break. I want to hang out with one of my favorite people and watch Flight of the Conchords. I want to sit down in my couch and read Blankets from start to finish. I've wanted to do these two silly things (which everyone else seems to have already appreciated) for ages. I hope I can do them this break.

Bitte Orca

2009-12-04T09:18:00.002-04:00

I've had this Dirty Projectors album for a while and I just recently rediscovered it. I don't know if that happens to you. One day I just played it again and thought "whoa, this is beautiful" Favorite song is Two Doves.

Greetings

2009-12-03T13:10:00.002-04:00

I love this greeting/handkerchief. I would treasure it if someone gave it to me. From here.

Apples to Apples

2009-12-03T12:52:00.002-04:00

Totally unrelated to the picture. I played Apples to Apples during Thanksgiving break. It's awesome fun and super easy to play. I figured out the strategy, you have to simply recognize what type of thing people look for when judging. I went for most random connections that made me laugh as I read them. Other people rationalize. See who judges and pick your card accordingly.

marimekko

2009-12-02T22:37:00.001-04:00

I would wear this any day of the week. Rain or shine. If you are lucky enough to afford it go here.

kitsch

2009-12-02T22:35:00.000-04:00

yes, I want it in my life. from here.

I am out

2009-10-08T16:57:00.002-04:00

Too much to read, I am going to be gone till I catch up with work!

Light

2009-10-07T12:43:00.001-04:00

Terrible paint job at the lobby of my friend's apartment.

Antonioni

2009-10-06T08:33:00.003-04:00

L'Avventura has such beautiful photography. It is slow and totally the opposite of what the title suggests, but it is so beautiful. The ambience just wraps you around.

super busy

2009-10-05T11:51:00.003-04:00

It's my birthday today, but I had a super busy weekend celebrating, so I am already partied out. I went to the NYC medieval fair, my friend's boyfriend organizes it. I had never been to one before, it was... interesting. There was a whole lot of cleavage....

Felt world!

2009-10-02T10:19:00.003-04:00

These are so awesome! I am absolutely in love with these felt montages. They are by Esty Gerztman. You can see more here. Or buy some from her etsy shop if you feel so inclined.

Iridescence

2009-10-01T10:05:00.000-04:00

These are absolutely stunning. From stone&honey, you can see more of their things here.

Tango

2009-09-30T09:39:00.000-04:00

I was remembering the movie Volver and the song Penélope Cruz sings. I suddenly felt the need to listen to some tango. I got the Best of Carlos Gardel. It's wonderful.

Spanish theme

2009-09-29T10:12:00.002-04:00

This ad is in the Plaza del Sol in Madrid. It was there for such a long time that it became part of the place and the government decided to keep it. It's an ad for sherry and I have always liked the tag line beneath it : Bottled Andalusian Sun.

The picture is from here.

Poema

2009-09-29T09:36:00.000-04:00

Bajé al mercado y traje
tomates diarios aguaceros
endivias y envidias
gambas grupas y amenes
harina monosílabos jerez
instantáneas estornudos arroz
alcachofas y gritos rarísimos silencios

página en blanco
aquí te dejo todo
haz lo que quieras, espabílate
o por lo menos organízate

yo me echaré una siesta
ojalá me despiertes
con algo original y sugestivo
para que yo lo firme

Mario Benedetti

Brunch

2009-09-29T07:40:00.000-04:00

It is obvious I am a huge fan of the guava fruit. That is why when I saw this recipe I knew I had to try it. Doesn't it sound great?

Doodles

2009-09-28T09:33:00.000-04:00

Two characters I doodled.

vintage blue

2009-09-28T09:30:00.000-04:00

Pretty dress from Ma Petite Amy, on Etsy.

September is almost over!

2009-09-25T15:44:00.002-04:00

This is the last weekend of September. I feel the month went by awfully fast! Here's some links for the weekend!

Nabokov edits Kafka. My intellectual friend C sent me this. She sends me the best stuff, I dunno where she gets it.

If you are looking to get crafty this weekend!

Eep! Baby piglet rescued by dog!

I would wear any of these earrings.

Picture from Ryan Cox, see his stuff here.

Ear Adornment

2009-09-25T02:10:00.001-04:00

These are made from laser cut merino wool. Amazing! From Etsy seller feistyelle.

J.D. Salinger

2009-09-24T10:10:00.001-04:00

You know what I love about his books? The way he uses italics. It is as if he knows what tone of voice you will use in your mind.

I just wanted to make a point. I'm no writer.

It's not as if as there are many to pick from but three favorites: Nine Stories, Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and the ever popular Catcher in the Rye.

Communication

2009-09-23T10:39:00.001-04:00

Oh, I just talked to her, she told me so and so... I say that but "talking" comprises texting, instant messaging, telephone or cell phone communication and actual face to face communication.

And speaking of communication, Etsy seller Eyeful has a lot of pictures relating to telephone poles and lines.

Fall

2009-09-23T06:11:00.000-04:00

Means rain and soon no flowers.

TIger

2009-09-22T10:38:00.000-04:00

Taken in Vancouver. Tigers rock.

Shel Silverstein

2009-09-22T10:05:00.000-04:00

The man can do no wrong.

Artist

2009-09-21T09:47:00.000-04:00

My artist friend F gave me a nudge towards the art of Alice Neel. I am fascinated. I feel terrible about the fact that I know so little about women artists. I hope to improve on that!

Flat pets

2009-09-21T09:41:00.000-04:00

Cardboard pets. They put it best when they said Flat pets: The perfect pet if you live in a flat.

It's the end of the week!

2009-09-18T09:30:00.004-04:00

I have to admit I want to play the Beatles Rock Band, even if I don't play video games.

Pretty.

More things to covet, via seesaw designs.

I'd like a plain poster map like this.

Perfect for people like me, we who judge books by their covers.

and more Beatles!

Notecards

2009-09-17T11:17:00.000-04:00

I love getting mail, specially postcards and cards. Etsy seller EnfinLaVoila has a great selection of cards. They are delicate and whimsical.

Tidbits

2009-09-17T08:56:00.001-04:00

I have a friend who is a pilot and now he is taking classes to be a paramedic. Yesterday he told me maybe he ought to take up a profession that allows room for error, like pottery.

It made me smile as I though about it during the day.

And on that note, some super fun cups, saucers, salt and pepper shakers and creamers by Pepe and Friends.

Wow!

2009-09-16T09:46:00.000-04:00

Whoa, look at this house!

Moomin mugs

2009-09-16T09:06:00.000-04:00

By littala, they're way expensive, but so cute.

Affordable

2009-09-15T10:46:00.000-04:00

Did you know you can buy Charlie Harper prints for 50$? They're open editions that's why they're so cheap.

Seal/people

2009-09-15T08:51:00.003-04:00

My pretty friend C sent me this link yesterday with the caption, "I don't know". I agree wholeheartedly, haha. They do have some things (non-clothing) I think are great.

Very serious

2009-09-14T08:41:00.000-04:00

Now for some tortoise-shell-rimmed oversized glasses.

This weekend

2009-09-14T08:00:00.000-04:00

I wore pretty tights and made a paper crane garland.

mmm weekends

2009-09-11T11:30:00.001-04:00

For dessert making cooks, how to make chocolate bowls.

For color loving (and maybe lazier) cooks, how to make J-ello desserts.

My best friend thinks I am evil because I laughed at this.

But how can I be evil if this warms my heart?

Whoa, architecture.

The real or fake game on Life.com can keep you entertained for a bit.

Teenage dog

2009-09-11T01:49:00.000-04:00

When my dog was a "teenager" her legs kind of outgrew the rest of her body... Look at the size of those stems. This is a bad picture but I think it is the best example of her sizeable legs. She is two has stayed that way. She's gangly.

Rings

2009-09-10T10:00:00.001-04:00

I don't have 675$ to burn, so I will just look at them. From thebeside, Etsy seller.

Thermo-chromatic

2009-09-09T14:49:00.002-04:00

American Apparel has come out with this t-shirt. It lightens up when you warm it up with your hands or your breath. You can see more pictures here. I would so want this if I was 10.

Audrey

2009-09-09T09:40:00.000-04:00

I like everything Audrey Hepburn wore in the movie How to Steal a Million.

Fleathers

2009-09-08T10:56:00.000-04:00

I've wanted to buy from Fleathers for a while now. I just never seem to get them.

Super guilty pleasure

2009-09-08T08:45:00.000-04:00

Watching terrible movies just to laugh at them. I've watched Van Helsing, Twilight (and forced my friend to watch it with me) and the coup de force, Glitter three times.

Even worse, I also read awful books with my friend D and we joke about how terribly the characters are written. Reading requires more dedication because sometimes the books are pretty long.

Sorry Ayn Rand, it's usually not romantic to get raped...

and the movie for this one, D and I couldn't even finish it, it was so awful.

Happy Labor Day weekend!

2009-09-04T07:58:00.000-04:00

image from NASA archives

Clever cupcakes!

What if we disappeared?

I want to have a niece or nephew to have an excuse to get this.

I want to eat this right now!

Bored and have a dollar? Try making this.

Remember when you were little and first learned that the Sun is a star and stars "explode"? I remember everyone in my classroom looked sort of terrified for a moment 'till the teacher explained there was a long time until that happened. The pictures of stars are amazing. And some fun fact or fiction.

Recent conversation

2009-09-04T06:47:00.000-04:00

My friend A calls me up at noon:

A. - So, I just got those text messages you sent me last night... I mean I figured you sent them to me yesterday because they said you were drinking and asked me to stop by.

me- Yeah, I sent you those at 9 pm yesterday.

A- Yeah, I figured the texts must be delayed 'cause you had sent them... if they had come from F. I would have thought he had already started drinking today.

Here are some fun photos from I'm so vandal. It consists of adding googly eyes to street stuff. When I saw them I said "yeay!"

Graphic Novels

2009-09-03T10:05:00.000-04:00

I'm a pretty fast reader which makes reading graphic novels a 30 minute experience. Sometimes I have to tell myself to slow down to actually try to absorb everything. Now that I'm reading serious stuff for school, it's just as well because I don't really have enough time to get into novels. These are some of my favorite graphic novels.

Vietnam

2009-09-03T08:19:00.000-04:00

One of my best friends is living in Vietnam. He has a peculiar lifestyle which involves kitesurfing and video game playing, but he loves it over there because he is doing both. I can't wait to go to Vietnam. I think I would love it. Picture from here.

Flower Bomb

2009-09-02T10:32:00.000-04:00

by Viktor and Rolf. Smells exactly like its name says.

Translation

2009-09-02T09:39:00.000-04:00

I was walking by a park today and I saw something I haven't seen in years... Fireflies!!

Aren't they lovely? In Spanish they have a funny name, cucubanos... the other name for them is luciérnagas... which sounds very fancy and beautiful. This is from Etsy seller Johnwgolden.

Antoine Doinel

2009-09-02T09:01:00.000-04:00

I just finished watching Antoine and Colette and Stolen Kisses by Truffaut. They're from the Antoine Doinel series by Truffaut which reflect his own life. I liked the short Antoine and Colette best.

Bowl!

2009-09-01T10:49:00.001-04:00

My brothers and I had a bowling set of this sort when we were kids. This one looks more fun and colorful. It's from SweetLoveVintage on Etsy.

Oranges

2009-09-01T10:34:00.001-04:00

Arequipa or Nazca (I forget), Peru

House of Cards

2009-09-01T08:53:00.000-04:00

I found these at my friend's hipster-bar-paradise the other day. It's the House of Cards game by Charles Eames. The picture I took isn't that good but the stack is great for graphic inspiration. Plus, it entertained me for a while. Read more about it here.

Happy Socks

2009-08-31T15:50:00.000-04:00

Monday requires some cheer! Keep your feet happy. By happy socks.

Dear Zachary

2009-08-31T10:15:00.000-04:00

It was raining this weekend so I stayed in and watched Dear Zachary. I had been meaning to watch it after reading about it on the AV Club and seeing it had great reviews. It had me crying my eyes out, and I don't cry easily. It's on Netflix instant viewer if you feel like bawling.

First day

2009-08-31T08:01:00.000-04:00

It is my very first day of graduate school and I am very anxious. I met the other girls in the graduate program last week. Notice I say girls. Every single person admitted to the program this year is female. Art History attracts a certain kind of person and that kind is female. I will need to be organized this year so I am thinking I need a day planner. Etsy offers instructions to make your own, or be lazy and buy a pretty one. This one is by Little Otsu.

(Little Otsu has great stuff! Look at this poster!)

Friday is the best day

2009-08-28T12:22:00.005-04:00

Tonight I am planning to go hear a lecture on Marcel Duchamp's last ouvre in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I do have some reading to do before I go, so I hope I can make it. Here are some links for Friday.

I think this is funny, Ikea head CEOs might disagree.

Haribo in the news for pornographic pictures?

Summer is ending.

Pretty gourmet.

EDIT: I just saw this and decided to add it. Photoshop is great.

Halloween

2009-08-28T12:14:00.000-04:00

It's way too early to be thinking about this but! I want to dress up in safari clothes for Halloween this year, just to get a hat like this.

Last year I dressed up like a beatnik. It was easy and to be honest I had always wanted to do it, Halloween was just an excuse.

Japanese treats

2009-08-27T16:15:00.001-04:00

Every time my brother comes from Japan (he is an English teacher over there) he brings us snacks.

Where the hipsters hang out

2009-08-27T14:39:00.003-04:00

My friends co-own a bar/gallery, well, they call it "an art space". It's hipster paradise, the drinks are cheap and there is always something artsy going on. It kind of makes me think of a guerrilla art gallery.

San Juan

2009-08-27T14:23:00.004-04:00

Lots of colors.

Guayaba

2009-08-27T01:00:00.000-04:00

My mom makes this stuff at home and it is delicious. Since I can't have her over here cooking for me, I go for second best. Canned guava paste, with cream cheese... yum! There's nothing better. And a song, that doesn't really have to do with guayabas.

Puerto Rico

2009-08-27T00:33:00.005-04:00

Departure

2009-08-26T01:22:00.000-04:00

I'm off to Philadelphia today... I had the best short vacation. I did things I had never done before, like play Cranium and watch Miss Universe. Not very exciting, but very fun. I'm starting classes very soon. I'm kind of excited and nervous.

Super Bright

2009-08-25T09:51:00.004-04:00

My friend B works in a surf shop. I was walking by it yesterday and I popped in to say hi to her. Although my style is not sporty or beach-y at all, I saw these watches at her store and thought they were cute. They're by Free-style.

Wondrous Life...book review

2009-08-25T09:49:00.000-04:00

I just finished Junot Díaz's novel... it was okay, although story-wise, I was expecting something more... I don't mind it when nothing happens in books, I really don't, if the story is well written I enjoy the ride.

The thing is the story was well written but in a clever sort of way. He has a personal style but not so much content in the style (does that make any sense?)... There are a lot of allusions, one that stuck in my mind was when the narrator says something along the lines of "it really sucked, like getting stuck in a closet and not being able to see the first sunny day in 7 years..." (I am paraphrasing liberally....) it stuck because I remember reading All of summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury in high school. When I read that I thought it was cool, just the mention of it, I thought, "eep! I know what he's talking about!" A lot of my nerdy and geekiness comes second-hand so I realize a lot of the stuff was lost on me.

The writing is clever, and I mean that in a non -derogatory way, but the story just isn't that interesting. I understood it, I might have missed the allusions but I understood it. I'm bilingual so I also understood the Spanglish and a lot of the cultural references (Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are geographically and culturally close) it's just that it did not have me hooked. The characters, I felt, were not well enough developed for me to be interested in what happened to them... the story itself felt as if it was supposed to lead somewhere but it never seemed to get there. I don't know, I'm just me, and it did win a Pulitzer and it's not as if they hand those out. Let's just say, it's a fine read, but it is not anywhere near my favorite books.

Different

2009-08-25T01:26:00.000-04:00

I got a kick out of My neighbors the Yamadas. I specially liked how different the animation is from everything else.

Shoes

2009-08-25T01:08:00.000-04:00

I can't find the credit for this picture!

via Urban Outfitters

via Topshop

Happy Friday!

2009-08-21T10:10:00.003-04:00

Let's finish the week with art by Ana Ventura. She is portuguese and works with different medias. My friend Carla sent me the link. Her art makes me happy. These two are funny but she has lovely things.

Chinatown

2009-08-20T18:30:00.000-04:00

Chinatown in Philadelphia has surprises for everyone.

Currently reading

2009-08-20T13:21:00.002-04:00

I got this at the airport... I have to admit I bought it because it had the Pulitzer Prize Winner golden sticker and I am attracted to shiny things.

Independent women

2009-08-18T18:41:00.000-04:00

I am sending these to one of my loveliest friends. She is smart and hardworking, just like these girls. Clockwise from top right : Amelia Earhart, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Goodall and Coco Chanel.