as seen on tv: forever lazy.

this train wreck of  a garment is about about five gajillion times worse than the snuggie.

places you should NEVER wear your Forever Lazy jumper/smurf-y fleece prison uniform*: 

1. football tailgate party
2. any tailgate party
3. ...any public location

{ick.}

*how else do you describe it?!

sunday song of the day: iron & wine.

Iron and Wine perform 'He Lays in the Reins' on Sound Opinions from WBEZ on Vimeo.

thursday three.

i've been super delinquent about updating my blog lately. life has just gotten in the way. and time has just been flying by. i.e. monday night i blinked and it's now practically friday. what the what?!

the "thursday three"post isn't quite as glamourous as the original "sunday six" and it's spinoff, "tuesday ten." but, it'll have to do.

1. gary go: wonderful. this song makes everything a million times more epic—like, slow motion, epic. i listened to it tonight when i went running and felt like i was in an inspirational movie. {p.s. the fact that i've been regularly running over three miles at a time should be an inspiration to anyone with an aversion to exercise.}

also, pretty sure i've blogged about this song before. it's just that amazing.


2. it was light outside when i left work today. which basically means it's almost summer. at least that's what i like to think.

{i took this fabulous snapshot out my windshield. A+ for effort, but it won't be
appearing in your local art gallery anytime soon.}

3. "a dolla' makes me holla', honey boo boo."

 tlc's toddlers & tiaras = complete train wreck. this video has been all over the internet for the past several weeks. absolutely atrocious. and when i say atrocious, i actually mean hilarious. in a sad, sad way.

the play-by-play:

{meet alana.}

{no caption necessary, here.}

{can you tell she drinks large amounts of caffeinated "go-go juice?"}

{from normal to formal?}

{mom goes from bad...}

{to worse. much worse.}

{um, good job? yikes.}

that's all, folks.

featured etsy shop: cake with giants.

cake with giants is an absolutely lovely shop by melbourne designer and illustrator extraordinaire, amy borrell. below are several of her pieces currently for sale on etsy. visit her blog here.

{clowns on stilts | how to set a table | so sweetly we sing | starlight}

sunday song of the day: brendan james.

snowpocalyypse 2012.

remember arctic blast 2008? well, this week is a trip down memory lane. minus the snow. but with the exact same obscene amount of news coverage.

*what really happened. please note my painstakingly drawn, professional-quality illustration:

{surprise, surprise. it's...raining.}

*at least in my own humble experience.

turn to stone.

missing dance a little bit these days.

tale as old as time.

guess who i ran into at the movie theater this weekend?

{don't worry, i only pushed one small child out of the way so that I
 could get a snapshot with beauty AND the beast.}

sunday song of the day: lana del ray.

in honor of her highly-criticized SNL performance last night...
 

time is nothing.

Time is Nothing // Around The World Time Lapse from Kien Lam on Vimeo.

it's a good day.

{via teaching literacy.}

tuesday ten: when i was young...

{little me.}

1. i loved anything pink, purple or glittery. remember lisa frank?
2. my favorite tv show was reading rainbow. yes, i was a total nerd.
3. i thought my full name was 'anastasia.' {it's not.} this went on until probably second grade-ish.
4. pink bubblegum was my favorite baskin-robbins ice cream.
5. my favorite portland trail blazer player was cliff robinson. he truly inspired my love of headbands at the ripe age of three. {i've got pictures to prove it.}
6. i was a total skip-it champion.
7. i wore overalls and clogs. probably together. ew. also, hush puppies, anyone?
8. i was a campfire girl.
9. i had an extensive collection of beanie babies. with tag protectors. and acrylic display cases. oh yeah, that bad.
10. disney movies made me cry. especially the scary wolves in beauty and the beast.

also *nsync, giga pets, full house, the macarena. basically this became a post about my memories of the 90s.

the girl with the dragon tattoo.

the title sequence  to david fincher's the girl with the dragon tattoo was extremely interesting. both bizarre and visually stunning. equal parts disturbing and brilliant.

{blur studio, creative director tim miller}

sunday song of the day: blind pilot

portland's own:

Blind Pilot - Half Moon from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.

sunday song of the day: gotye.

but it's not sunday, you protest. well, no. it's not sunday. but my blogging has been extremely irregular since the holidays, anyway. plus, i forgot to post a song on sunday. {oops.} so here it is...

number 13.

ride the ferry to bainbridge island. check.

it's baaaaaack. the seattle list of fabulous fun was resurrected this past weekend. i never got through the list before i graduated and ended up filing it away in my wallet for the last six months. well, when i decided i was going to head up to seattle for new year's eve, i knew i had to break out the list again. it was a little crinkled. a little crumpled. but mostly still in one piece.

my weekend in seattle was going to be the perfect opportunity to cross off a few items. or so i thought. it turns out basically every tourist-y attraction in seattle was closed for the new year holiday. even pike place market. meh. luckily, the ferry runs 365 days a year. thank you, wsdot.

the ride to and from bainbridge island was a blast. the weather was absolute fabulous. sunshine and blue skies and a refreshing breeze. the perfect way to start out the year 2012.

{waiting to depart seattle.}

{titanic?}

{tarah and mini seattle.}

{sufficiently windblown.}

{mt. rainier.}

{bainbridge island. also, where dr. mcdreamy lives. or at least where
i envision him living. yes, i made a grey's anatomy reference.}

{such a lovely view.}

{elliot bay sunset.}

hasta la vista, 2011. {NYE in seattle.}

these are pretty much the only photos i took on new year's eve:

{new year's eve fireworks.}

{glitter nail polish.}

2011: a year in review.

2011 was a year of beginnings and ends. hellos and goodbyes. but most importantly, lots of wonderful memories.

highlights from 2011:

{seattle u basketball. go redhawks!}

{rip city. blazer game.}

{i heart pike place.}

{make-a-wish gala. so much fun.}

{le panier. pain au chocolat. sigh.}

{visiting home for n's senior prom weekend.}

{sunshine and molly moons at cal anderson park.}

{farmers market tulips.}

{mariners baseball.}

{sisterly love.}

{senior soirèe.}

{n's high school graduation.}

{undergrad commencement at key arena.}

{i did it!}

{vegas, baby!}

{goosebumps.}

{21 and out on the town.}

{4th of july baseball.}

{tarah visits oregon.}

{oregon coast.}

{girls night.}

{andrew belle concert.}

{sunriver.}

{maui sunset.}

{i learned to surf and didn't see a single shark. success.}

{halloween candy.}

{college football.}

{pumpkin patch.}

{thanksgiving weekend = christmas card photo time.}

{young the giant & the kooks with steph.}

{i like love my internship. and not just because of the fabulous view.}

{christmas eve sister pics.}

{new year's eve in seattle.}