Carousel: The Start Of A Beautiful Weekend!
[ 18 May 2012, 11:04 ]
Hello, Friday! All signs point to a beautiful weekend ahead — do you have anything special planned? I want to see my girlfriends & get some sunshine: sounds perfect to me!
By the way, if you’ve been feeling tired lately, it could have something to do with that Dark Moon overhead! Don’t worry, though — by 8pm Sunday (EST), we’ll be under the influence of a Gemini New Moon. Much more pleasant! In the meantime, get some rest & stay well-hydrated! (You can always read more about this kind of thing at Mystic Medusa!)
I am 100% in LOVE with this geode street art project! I definitely want to scope out a few when I’m in Los Angeles next!
Are you an Instagram addict? (Me toooooo.)
Here are some of the the best Yelp reviews of strip clubs... “The complimentary popcorn wasn’t complimentary at all.” OH MY!
So What Do You Do, Dan Savage, Nationally Syndicated Sex Columnist?
Here’s a HUGE list of free (& intelligent) movies you can watch online! I love the documentaries section: Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, Johnny Cash: The Last Great American, It Might Get Loud, Paris is Burning & Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness would be my picks!
David Byrne: From Talking Heads Frontman to Leading Urban Cyclist, a video of Mr Byrne himself riding around NYC!
David Dallas’ new track, Pay Off, is rad, & what he wrote about the track is good, too:
There’s always a point where you have to decide whether to actually put your all into any given undertaking. From that point, any number of things can determine whether it ultimately succeeds or fails. To take a ‘leap of faith’ has always seemed more an idealistic statement than a truthful one to me. The word faith implies a higher degree of certainty or confidence than most of us have when attempting to do anything special. In reality, it’s more of a leap of hope – done on a feeling, a hunch, that if what you do is good enough, one day it’ll all pay off.
Sarah Wilson’s I Quit Sugar cookbook is now available... Have you been following her adventures in abandoning the white stuff? I’m so inspired by what she’s doing; check it out.
One of my favourite people ever (EVER!), Shae, has re-opened her incredible vintage clothing store, Lullie Vintage. You need to have a look. I promise you’ll swoon!
James & her family adopted some chickens… This (almost) makes me want to move somewhere that is not NYC! ...& then I get over it. Hahah. But AWWW!
Aureta’s blog is my new favourite. See also: travel porn out the wazoo. This girl knows how to jetset with style!
Speaking of, did you see The Glamourai’s travel diary from Morocco?! Day 1, Day 2, Day 3. Amazing!
This is a wonderful piece of writing: If You Love Her, Let Her Grow, a post by Gareth, otherwise known as Mr RockNRollBride. He addresses something that is becoming increasingly common among couples — where one person is rocking an online business & their partner feels left behind or just plain left out — & how to not just get around it, but turn the negatives into positives. A great read for all bloggers (& husbands, wives, lovers & friends of bloggers!).
Love these photos from inside hot air balloons!
Have you seen Wildfox’s official Tumblr? Major cuteness!
Oh my goodness… MERMAIDS!
Yes, I definitely spent some time on the Wildfox blog this morning! They shoot such beautiful editorials.
If you’re in New York, how about a visit to Mars?
Love this: happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens. This is something I need to work on, for sure.
A gorgeous time-lapse for wannabe astronauts…
Holi in slow motion!!!
Ashley made Radical Self Love cupcakes!
I always adore Agent Provocateur’s advertisements.
Oh my god! Best PSA ever!
Socrates on self-confidence.
P.S. Here’s a song for your day!
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Carousel: The Cherry On Top Of A Beautiful Weekend...
[ 13 May 2012, 18:13 ]
Happy Sunday! Better late than never, huh?! Here are some things on the internet this week that made me smile, laugh, or make a pensive face! I hope you enjoy ‘em.
That’s why you don’t have any friends… WORD UP. Weirdness is best!
Lilly McElroy throws herself at men... Literally!
I loved Jane’s five minutes to glowing skin guide, it’s fantastic! (I have to add, though, that I don’t recommend washing your face with hot water. Every esthetician I’ve ever known has stressed that hot water is the enemy of skin, & sucks out all the moisture. Use cold water instead, & try not to put your face under the spray in the shower!.)
I really like this: Using Youth and Beauty to Get What You Want.
Live life joyously and authentically and, when you turn fifty, you will possess the qualities people automatically ascribe to you now because of your beauty. More importantly, you will have become beautiful by being the kind of person people used to imagine you were.
Here are 15 things you can do with your Instagram photos!
I loved these flower-arranging tips, with suggestions for every different kind of vase!
Kat wrote a post rounding up her adventures in NYC. It also features more pictures of her & I than you can shake a stick at! We have had SUCH a good time together this week!
So, Marie Forleo’s Rich, Happy & Hot B-School is just about to launch, & I wanted to let you know about it. Those of you who have been reading for a while know that I rarely, if ever, promote other people’s courses. I’m pretty skeptical about them in general, & I’d never encourage you to do anything that I wouldn’t do myself! But this one is different…
My first introduction to Marie was at Selling Your Soul, an event she ran with Danielle LaPorte. IT WAS AMAZING! Seriously, it was insane. I spent a day sitting in an auditorium, completely enraptured, making pages & pages of notes. I’ve never attended an event that taught me SO many great, actionable things about running a business. Since then, I’ve been keeping an eye on her, because this gal is definitely one to watch.
Her course, Rich, Happy & Hot B-School, is just about to kick off for the third time. It’s a course for women who want to take their online businesses to the next level. Marie’s business is worth over a million bucks, so you KNOW she knows what she’s doing — & her advice & presentation is SO no bullshit. Her testimonials are off the hook. I love it so much that I’m thinking of signing up for B-School myself!
If you want to push your business to the next level — & you’re prepared to do the work — then this is definitely something you should consider. Check it out.
Full disclosure: if you decide to sign up for Rich, Happy & Hot B-School, I’ll get a commission — but like I said, I really believe in this course & think you’ll benefit from it in a major way. Otherwise, I wouldn’t recommend it!
This article — 15 ways to stay married for 15 years — is brilliant & inspiring & probably not what you’d expect.
Dirty Girls & Bad Feminists... I love this piece on internet feminism. Yes, yes, yes!
I just discovered Leah Whitehorse’s astrology blog & it’s fantastic!
My mate Isaac did an unconventional tour of New York City & if you’re into travel porn, I think you’ll enjoy it!
Rabbit was interviewed by VICE about being a sex writer. It’s a cute behind-the-scenes look at sex journalism!
...She also wrote 8 ways to be positive you’re sex-positive for The Frisky, & it is ace.
I love Kickstarter for weird projects. I’m proud to say I backed Adult Rappers, & if you’re into hip-hop, you should too. It features interviews with some of my favourite rappers about how they are able to integrate “being an adult” with hip-hop culture, historically something which is very much a youth-oriented movement. To make this documentary happen, the director needs another $6k in 3 days… Can we make it happen?! (Tell people! Let’s do this!)
This video is the cutest!
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Carousel: Kanye, Girls & Advice To Our 18 Year Old Selves...
[ 27 April 2012, 15:07 ]
Art by Alessandro Pautasso.
I loved this (long) article on Kanye: American Mozart. The comments, predictably, are rubbish. (What else is new?)
Someone asked Molly Crabapple what advice she’d give to her 18 year old self.
I regret every moment I spent trying to make the adorable and tiny when I could have been plotting things large and deep.
Did you watch Girls? I broke my TV ban to do it. I feel conflicted about it, especially given Lesley Arfin’s comments. Here are some interesting articles: Why We Need to Keep Talking About the White Girls on Girls, Why Girls Is My New Favorite TV Show, & HBO’s Girls Is So Zeitgeisty It Hurts To Watch.
You don’t realize how common your experience is until someone else goes and makes an HBO series about it… This show falls squarely under the umbrella of First-World Problems. These are the problems of people without real problems. You worry that you aren’t the voice of your generation but rather a voice of a generation. Your parents stopped paying for your dry cleaning. Your Klout score fell back into the low 50s. You wish there were a TV series about your life, but then Lena Dunham went ahead and nabbed it first.
Jen Dziura is engaged. Yay! Her article on what she learned from 20 years of dating should be compulsory reading. Honestly. There is some really good stuff in there about how remaining single until you are established in your career is motivating, how being a married woman who starts a business means everyone will assume your husband is bankrolling you, etc. It is GOOD GOOD GOOD. Read it. Okay? Like, now.
This made me laugh a lot.
Write like a motherf*cker: for any of you with a book inside you.
These photos are insane. I barely even know what I’m looking at, & I love it!
I just discovered The Sex Myth, blog of Dr. Brooke Magnanti — aka the writer of the Belle De Jour blog & books! This piece, On Scars, feels relevant.
Confidence doesn’t come overnight. It also doesn’t happen in a vacuum; it requires nurturing. As with anything else worth having it’s work. But let me tell you, it is so worth the work… Corollary 5a: Confidence happens when you let it happen. No one gives it to you, which is great, because it also means they can’t take it from you.
Jordan’s apartment in Paris is — of course — pretty damn cute.
Nubby wrote about making a house a home. I still haven’t been to Portland but I can’t wait to visit… & take some photos in her all-white living room!
I just discovered Dial A Human which tells you the secret prompts to actually speak to a PERSON on a phone. Automated telephone systems are the bane of my existence! Well, them & bananas. Yuck!
Can you heal through BDSM? An exploration of the psychological underpinnings of submission & domination.
Inspiration for international playgirls: Fathom is the ultimate travel site!
This video about the making of Real Dolls is fascinating, but definitely not safe for work!
I am totally creeped out by misstravel.com. This article sums it all up pretty nicely.
Couchsurfing is the site for people who want to stay on other people’s couches; Airbnb is the site for people who want to stay in other people’s empty apartments; and MissTravel.com is the site for women who want to stay in beds of completely strange rich men who will pay them to fly from wherever they are in the world to do so.
I liked these photos of Coney Island from the Kate Spade blog.
Should I check my email? A flowchart for… everyone.
Crazy Talk: The Do-What-You-Love Guide by Leo Babauta. This is excellent. Read it!
There was a Titanic tea party in Washington!
Oh, & Scouting NY did a Titanic Guide to NYC. Here’s part two! I like the floating church best.
I love the retro ads in Newsweek’s Mad Men issue!
Fathom put together a list of their favourite travel blogs & sites. P.S. Their site is pretty great, too!
I love the titles of these extremely honest Pinterest boards! There’s also PicturelessPinterest — so, so funny — & Text-Only Instagram. Look, if we can’t make fun of ourselves…
I love that Luxirare takes her laptop to Hooters sometimes. It’s so funny to see where people work when they can choose to work anywhere!
Daniel messed with his credenza & it’s such an improvement. He inspires me to do what I really WANT when it comes to interiors, & I love that!
You should know: I had such an incredible time at TEDxCMU. I wanted to share all the other presentations I saw that day — & was honoured to be among such smart company! (I was the only woman speaking, though. Change the ratio!)
Threefifty Duo with Jennifer Stock – Post-Classical Compositions for Two Guitars
Jay Whitacre – Reinterpreting the Process of Innovation
Stephen Neely – What Moves You?
Sean Ogle – The Future of the American Dream
Razi Imam – Engineering Luck
John Riccitiello – What Can Teachers Learn From Game Designers?
Gil Taran – The Impact of Educational Strategy
Ardon Shorr – Unlocking Music with Neuroscience
Zach Weiner – The Fall & Rise of the American Comic Strip
Matthew Manos – Reinterpreting the Role of the Designer
The Dark Shadows trailer is life-enhancing! Can’t wait to see it.
I loved Sean’s interview with Jenny Blake!
Have a brilliant weekend!
Bisoux,
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Things I Love... Saturday?! & Le Carousel!
[ 14 April 2012, 12:35 ]
Quelle semaine! (What a week!) It feels like I’ve done a million things in the last few days. That’s just another reason why I love spring: life starts to pick up its pace in a major way!
So, you might wonder why I’m lying on top of an Expedit full of shoes… The answer is because I spent yesterday filming a top secret project for Starbucks! Shoes, IKEA, coffee… Somehow, it’s all connected, & I can’t wait to share the final product with you!
Last Friday, I met with Molly Crabapple, Laurie Penny & Rachel Rabbit White for a girl’s lunch. It was fantastic. Afterwards, Rabbit & I did a little vintage shopping…
I’m so excited that Angel is in town! I saw her yesterday for a few hours. We drank cacao (“Cacao to cacao!”) smoothies, went into witch shops where they were playing TLC’s Crazysexycool (a great & underrated album), & sat in Tompkins Square Park.
I’m obsessed with my Love Life print from Antigirl... & these glasses from Mercura! I need them in my life permanently! I also love a good pair of turquoise heels!
Alice + Olivia are collaborating with Magnum ice-cream, & they had a little soiree to celebrate! It was very fancy, as you can see! (That little shot glass is full of a minty milkshake!)
Gold cutlery (definitely a must have for all decadent dames) Taking ice-creams to my husband at work Carrying a bottle of pink champagne in my purse Sweet friendly nurses Three-course brunches with Mike, Fumi & Asami My husband, my husband, my husband Morning portraits Crystal cuffs Friends visiting from out-of-town! Snuggling with my polka-dot babe Languid lunches ...& vintage dress shopping afterwards Dolly’s incredible patience with me as I put bunny ears on her & set about taking pictures of her Curling my hair (it makes me feel like a totally different person) 5HTP for hormonal sanity! Neon pink dresses Any event ever held at 620 Fifth Avenue Purple Tinted Meeting a teeny-weeny pitbull puppy on our block (& learning that his name is KILLER! His owner said, “He’ll grow into it…”) When Hank & Dolly are really happy & wriggly Sharing a wall with two male models who were dressed like members of Kraftwerk Progress, progress, progress! Midnight snacks Dresses covered in bugs (this print but… yes, a dress!) Shipping notifications (always very exciting) Reading about India & really really really thinking about finally doing it (lifelong dream, for real) ...& the trailer for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, I want to see it SO BADLY! This very weird dream I had where I dealt drugs, but my only product was Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate When Dolly wags her tail when she’s dreaming…
Carousel time! It’s a little one today…
There’s a lot of chit-chat about Instagram’s billion dollar sale to Facebook. I liked this article about it. If you’re a little concerned, you might want to export all your Instagram photos for safe-keeping!
Knock Out Bullying by Alexis Jones from I AM THAT GIRL:
My call to action is for every kid to stand up for the little guys, for the awkward girls and any other person with a target on their back. I believe we have the potential to be everyday heroes and ordinary people have the ability to become extraordinary, especially when they selflessly stand up for someone.
Danielle LaPorte wrote about getting emotional about money for Forbes.
Two smart women say the same thing when it comes to inspiration for artists: Anna & Molly.
Luxirare teaches us all how to make skull oil lamps. I’ve been meaning to buy a bottle of Crystal Skull vodka for a long, long time — now I have the perfect excuse!
Travel is an experience in perception. I loved this & how it relates to travelling through India.
Shae takes the most beautiful photographs...
If your website’s full of assholes, it’s your fault. Totally true!
Kim Gee draws great comics. Between Boyfriends: A Year Of Dating In NYC is brilliant, & I promise you will love it! (Whenever I get her comics in the mail, I absolutely cannot put them down!)
This guide to Clueless fashion on Etsy is adorable.
This makes me want to book several plane tickets…
Have a fantastic weekend!
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Carousel For A Blossom-Filled Weekend!
[ 7 April 2012, 18:35 ]
Blossoms in Tompkins Square Park.
Hey beautiful! Here are some assorted links for your reading & viewing pleasure. I hope you have an incredible weekend, & manage to soak up some Vitamin D!
These vintage stewardess uniforms are so cool! The guy’s website, uniformfreak.com, has even more.
At TEDxCMU, I met this rad guy called Sean Ogle. He wrote a post recently called 6 questions you must answer before quitting your job, & if this is something you’re contemplating, I recommend reading it!
Let Goofy whisk you away to Disneyland Paris! (So cute.)
This is brilliant: Do as I say, not as I do. If you’ve been making excuses, you need to read it…
Haha. What’s the first thing Iris Apfel thinks about in the morning? Brilliant. Iris is fantastic.
A magical tale (with augmented reality).
How do you know what you should charge as a freelancer? Bri has some ideas.
Did You Know That We Date At The Level Of Our Self-Esteem? Ding ding ding! If you always end up dating terrible people, this could be the reason why…
Lisa from In Dramatic Fashion was inspired by my television sabbatical… & decided to take a celebrity sabbatical!
This Pinterest board makes me feel… uncomfortable. Hairy chests I want to cry on… ?!
My hairdresser, Kristin, just told me about this crazy company called Ebates. Basically, if you shop through their site, you can earn up to 25% cash back on whatever you purchase. I always think this kind of thing is an elaborate scam, but Kristin says she got a $25 cheque just from Christmas shopping! You even earn 1% cash back on purchases from Apple. Duuuuude. I’ll take it!
If you say something nice about yourself here, Stylelist will donate $1 to Girls Inc. So do it!
I love Cory Doctorow’s advice to writers.
The story of how (& why) Steve Martin totally changed careers is really interesting. It’s a great reminder that no matter what you’re doing, & no matter how successful you may be, you can always change tack.
Cute: TIME made a list of their All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons.
Success Isn’t What’s in Your Bank Account, But What’s in Your Head...
What if you’re not sure if you want a baby or not?
!!! This sketchbook of The Bachelor is absolutely amazing!
Ben looks like someone boiled all the flavor out of Jason Schwartzman… It’s fun to hate Courtney; she really seems like a born wedding-ruiner. But she’s also undeniably better at playing this game than the other girls; it’s like watching an Olympic athlete demolish civilians.
This interview with Scott Buckwald, Mad Men’s prop master, was pretty interesting!
Just discovered LugLess: they’ll pick up your suitcases from your house & deliver them right to your destination for $39! So brilliant, especially when most airlines charge at least $25 to check a bag, PLUS you have to stand around & check it in, then wait at the airport to see it show up on the carousel!
I enjoyed Isaac’s piece on the curse of the freelancer. Real talk!
Fantastic apartments: Peaches’ wonderfully whimsical bungalow house tour & Dixie’s carnival of a home!
I love Elsie’s experiments with a golden half-camera! Summer is always the time I want to start playing around with toy cameras: there is so much going on, & crucially, the light is way more conducive to good pictures! I also really enjoyed looking at her 10 highlights scrapbook — this is gratitude in action! A great exercise for any radical self love warrior!
Love, love, love!
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