I found a funny website!

Bitch, get me out of this dress now.

Ugly Renaissance Babies. Check it out.

So I'm doing a little Spring Cleaning of my Favourites Bar and I see that I have been cultivating a collection of "Blogworthy Things I found on the Internet" for quite some time. Sooo here they are:

~ Spreading some love in Trinity Bellwoods
~ The most beautiful boardgame I have ever seen. But like actually. I want it so bad.
~ Great quote, adorable mug. (Did I already show you this? I do love it so...)
~ Super cute DIY
~ Crazy people
~ 10 Most Iconic Sunglasses of All Time
~ I want to go HERE and never leave. Ever.
~ I can't tell if this is real or fake
~ Lovely story, unbelievable photos

Happy Weekend!

Sooo I haven't been a very good blogger this past week. And so, as per what seems to be the norm when I feel like I'm neglecting my blogger duties I'm going to post a bunch of links that I've collected. Voila:

Really cute wall decor
A lovely post with wise words that I empathize with and would like to adhere to (and a pretty picture toboot!)
The fabulous Brigitte Bardot
Cute cartoon (awww)
If you're in Toronto you should check out some of these exhibits. I'd like to!
Super cute little note

Ummmm not much else to report at the moment. Outside it's dark and raining. Inside a folk band has taken over my apartment. It's been an interesting Tuesday.

Holy Tweet!

So this past week I was talked into getting a Twitter account.

I have never understood the point of Twitter, which I apparently verbalised to the point where everyone I know is shocked and astounded that I have now become a person who 'Tweets'. To be honest I'm still not sure how I feel about it, but I will say that it is a marvelous way to spend some (perhaps too much) time on the internet. Just look at what I discovered through Twitter today:


1) A Super cute website where a daily inspirational post-it is placed in a random location in Singapore.

2) Sartorial simplicity mixed with bold colours and modern silhouettes at Jil Sander's latest show

3) Wicked cool nature photos, like this one

(could you imagine seeing this in real life? Awesome.)

A long while ago I started compiling a list of fun links to share. A long while ago. Ah well, who said the internet was impermanent? I'm going to share them with you now! Sooo enjoy.

Here are some internet things I liked:

...Because I'm not the only one obsessed with chandeliers
...Because I can't afford a chandelier
...Because I like paper, and this is one cool pad of paper
...Because it made my heart break a little bit
...Because I believe these words to be true
...Because naps are the best
...Because I was really excited for TIFF (although I didn't actually get to any movies, which is slightly predictable but a shame nonetheless)
...Because this is the coolest necklace ever
...Because there are few things I love more than a man-cardigan and I would wear this probably every day if it were in my woredrobe. (And okay, maybe because the man is rather dashing himself)
...Because I wish my apartment was prettier
...Because this is absolutely adorable (no pun intended)

Long Weekend!!

It's Friday night and I am staying in. Old lady-ish? Maybe. Lame? Maybe. Neccessary? Absolutely.

For a good week or two now I've had a folder in my 'Favourites' entitled Blogworthy Things I Found on the Internet. (Cue fanfare...)

~:~Fab photo of a diner that I've been meaning to try and really must visit soon.

~:~A House Tour of an adorable apartment that is everything mine could be (and oh how I would love it if it would)

~:~More dreams of Paris...

~:~Cuteness...

~:~...and more cuteness

~:~Enviable wares found on Etsy. This would look so good in my bedroom!

~:~Beautiful words of wisdom

~:~Prettiest party in the whole world - with cheese! (Mmmmm)

~:~Vintage fashion spread of awesomeness

~:~I WANT ONE OF THESE.

*crackle* *crackle* Ahem, is this thing on?

Just here to announce the upcoming guest post by my ever-entertaining Roomie!

(ye've been warned...)

Can't sleep either??

Remember my too-cool awesomely fabulous friend Tessa? Well she and her super creative Montreal friends made a fashion video! It's super cute, and is entered into a contest which if it wins involves a trip to Paris for a screening of the short film! (Which involves me smuggling myself to Paris in Tessa's luggage! Woo hoo!)

Seriously though, check out the film stills here, and the vid itself here, and vote for it! Yay fashion creative fun!


Off to bed now - much to do tomorrow. Goodnight dear readers! I hope you dream of Victorian homes, and really cute dresses, and sunshine and effervescent music..

Pictures, Photos, Pretty Things

via here, here, here, here, here, and here

Things that are awesome today:

A bathroom full of balloons
A house full of fresh flowers
Fresh watermelon
Having fun doing nothing
Mixed cds
This website

Glad to know I'm not the only one with chandelier love...

...or a secret desire to be in a Jane Austen novel

Oh hey,

I have been remiss in my blogger duties this week, and for that I am sorry. I have been thinking of things to blog about though, I promise! Have a peak at all of the pictures I saved on my desktop, just to share with you:

Okay, so first there was the time I was supposed to be on Craigslist searching for jobs, but was distracted by Net-a-Porter. I (naturally) gravitated straight to the shoe department where I found these Louboutins that would look friggin fabulous with my bridesmaids dress Sadly, these cost a cool $800 (or something) but due to the fact that I am half a foot taller than my Bride-to-be friend high heels have been outlawed anyway... I suppose it just wasn`t meant to be.

But maybe I could somehow, someway get my hands on these Pedro Garcia beauties, so that I could wear them ALL SUMMER LONG.Or these adoooorable Chloe flats, which I would just wear always, everywhere..

I also happened upon this beautiful Richard Nicoll number, which is just the most chic and comfy of summer dresses, that I would have l-0-v-e loved to wear to the opera on Wednesday night (I went to the opera on Wednesday night!)




But enough fantasy shopping! Look at all of the other pictures I found:

Bookshelf envy, courtesy of Mr. Lagerfeld (of course..)

And some more organized clutter:

and I found some adorable brogues (just when you thought I was done showing you pictures of shoes...)

and then, just because it`s Friday, how about some twirly fun:

Photos from Net-a-Porter, The Selby, Snippet&Ink, and Audrey Hepburn Complex

I haven't been perusing my blogs very frequently lately - partly because I lost all of my bookmarks when my Dell kicked the bucket 10 days ago, and partly because its been suuuper nice out making me want to be outdoors soaking up sunshine...and partly because I feel guilty for looking at anything online that isn't a job posting. BUT since it is Friday and I'm a little discouraged I'm taking the time to reacquaint myself with the websites I so thoroughly enjoy. Like Design Is Mine. It's a darling site, and along with posting enviable interiors, she finds adorable things like this, which always make me smile.

250 POSTS!!!!

HOORAY for committing to posting on this blog 250 times! I know that when I missed my bicentennial I promised a "big to do" for the big 250 but quite frankly I need to get back to applying for jobs so I am going to post this adorable photo that I feel says a lot about me (tea, grand ballrooms, sun, dressing up, fantasy and unnecessary decadence...)

I woke up before my alarm this morning and took advantage of the extra time for some good old-fashioned browsing. Just look at all of the fun things I've found!

Typography fun at the Keep Calm Gallery

Adorable bracelets from Starlet Charm (I like the elephant one - so cute!)

Antiques and housewares that I wish were mine

Super cute bookshelf facade (I still don't have any shelving in my bedroom and its starting to become a major nuisance)

Awesome photo taken by the Sartorialist - I would LOVE to have this poster in my house

Outfit envy over at Jak and Jil

Pretty red bow!

A super cool photo of a super cool house that's right near my apartment.

Aww man I could spend forever looking at fun pretty things online...but I've already spent the morning so I better get back to ye ol' job hunt... Happy hump day readers!

Played around with the new blogger template maker tonight - what do you think?

Here's something hilarious:

Blogger asked me to make a new password today. So I enter my email, as instructed, no harm no foul. My inbox gets 2 messages, each with a link to a blog. This one (obviously) and a blog entitled 'Thinking Outloud' by one "youngLady_20" that I began FIVE YEARS AGO. This is the first of a pitiful 4 entries:

Here I Go...
I'm new at this thing, so you'll have to bear with me as I
figure it out. All I know is a place to anonymously write down my thoughts
sounds like just the thing I need.

Today was not the greatest way to start off my week. The concert that I wanted to go see started twenty minutes ago and I'm sitting here dressed up in my room by myself. I have this rather irrational fear of doing anything by myself; the movies, a concert, it even takes a long personal pep talk to get to the gym sans running buddy. As a certified "grown up" this is something that I know I need to get over, because sitting at home missing something you wish you weren't and feeling sorry for yourself because of it is not the best way to spend an evening. Although in tonight's case I must admit that the fact that I didn't get my ass in gear early enough, and the
sub-zero temperatures outside also factored in.

I'm also missing home terribly.My apartment is a mess to say the least; no matter how many dishes we wash, there always seems to be a huge pile on the counter, our bathroom is seriously in need of a plumber, and even though I've spent the bulk of today cleaning my room there still seems to be stuff everywhere. This town, this place does something to me. Lately I've been feeling like this is not where I'm supposed to be, like my life is on hold, and if I'd chosen a different path - a different school - I'd be out there leading my real life, somehow making a difference and
most importantly being happy while doing it... This issue is the most confusing,
if not the most prominent one in my life right now, so I'm sure I'll bring it up
several times in the future

I'm at risk of rambling in my first ever blog entry,
so I guess this will be it for now. I fancy myself as a rather un-interesting
person, however I will try to write eloquently and include things that have some
semblance of meaning, and maybe - if I'm lucky - I'll be able to reach inside of
myself and pull out something profound.

What I think the most hilarious (slash most extremely terrifying) is that I sound the same today. My writing style is the same - although why would it change, I suppose - I still lack confidence, and I'm still conflicted by the same issues. (Was I not just talking about how I should not have come to Toronto and instead should be travelling the world?!?) Although I am happy to say that my room and apartment are clean, and the dishes get washed...and I am getting much better at flying solo. Does this mean I'm growing up afterall?

Jackpot!

Who knew the New York Times had so many blogs?? I may have just hit a goldmine.

photos via Green Couch

Reverie I think you might have found my dream home. Certainly my dream bathroom - that bathtub is sublime.

Tonight - via dailydoseofimagery - I stumbled upon Joe McNally's Blog. As you may have a thing for photography so I perused. I was intrigued, but not invested, not until I read this post. Here's a snippet:

Photographers. We’re strange, right? We can’t stop. We run when others
walk. We work when others relax. We have no sense of weekends, holidays, time
off, time on, or time in general, except as it relates to sunrise or set... We
shake our heads, punch buttons on expensive cameras, eyeball perfect strangers,
ask odd questions, and wait for light. What an odd thing to wait for. We also
have restive, restless, roaming eyes. Eyes that don’t shut down. Eyes that often
feel hemmed in or framed by a 35mm lens border, eyes that correspond to a 24-70,
or a 200-400, depending on what they encounter. Eyes that curse the dumb
conglomeration of plastic, brass and glass we place in front of them, asking
that mix of pixels and wiring to be surrogate vision, supple as the real thing.
Hah! We might as well ask a fucking toaster oven.

I'll be visiting again to read some more rants and stories, and ogle some more beautiful images.