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Thursday, July 7, 2011

The week (or so) in pictures

Happy belated birthday, America! Hopefully you all had a wonderful 4th. I spent the day at the beach with friends, followed by fireworks in the evening at the country club. Minus a handful of mosquito bites, the day couldn't of gone any better.

It's really starting to warm up here. This is our first summer in our home and can I just say, WOW! I really took A/C for granted. Practically all the walls in our house are wood-paneled so on a hot summer day, it can feel like a sauna in here. Luckily, we're close to the beach and if we open up some windows, we can catch a nice ocean breeze here and there that cools us off quickly.

Anyway, here is what I've been up to lately in pictures:

4th of July beach party:

Galaxy fireworks:

Perfecting my latte art:

Trying to pick out a friendship bracelet at a booth at Fiesta del Sol, getting extremely overwhelmed, and walking away empty-handed:

Popping in at a pet-store on a thrifting day just to visit:

A picnic with a dear friend:

Tracking the growth of my "camel-toe" cactus:

Owning at darts (for once):

A new tattoo (more pictures to come):

Eavesdropping on a conference call:

Striking a pose before watching MC Yogi at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park.

So that's what's been going on lately.

Tonight, I'm taking Noel to the Casbah to see Ms. Anya Marina. I've been feeling under the weather but I'm not going to let that stop me from getting down and boogie-ing!

Have a lovely evening!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Whatever You Like

I downloaded the most amazing torrent the other day... it's a compilation of over 120 cover songs by contemporary artists. Here are some of my favorites so far:

First Aid Kid - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Fleet Foxes)

Bikini - 1234 (Feist)

The Morning Benders - Lovefool (the Cardigans)
*If you like this one, head on over to The Morning Benders' blogspot. You can download the album, The Bedroom Covers for FREE (they do a great rendition of Fleetwood Mac's Dreams)!

Anya Marina - Whatever You Like (T.I.)

The Kooks - Kids (MGMT)

Lately, I've been on a French movie-watching binge. I'm pretty much convinced that they do it better in France. The other day, I watched this delightful little Pierre Salvadori film starring Audrey Tautou (from Amelie) and Gad Elmaleh. Audrey Tautou plays a manipulative gold-digger who entertains the idea of a romance with an average Joe. Hilarity ensues. If you are a Netflix member, it's actually available to watch instantly. I actually watched this with Noel (we have long-distance date nights once in awhile where we watch the same movie at the same time and talk on the phone while we watch) and we could not get over how striking Audrey Tautou looks in this film.





I decided to go thrifting this past Wednesday. I didn't realize that it was Veteran's Day - everything at Savers and Salvation army was 50% off! This Jew can't complain. Here is what I found:


These brooches - I particularly like the white sailboat on the right :)

This adorable vintage tea-cup.

Dior for $2??! Snatch.

Another unicorn figurine - because you can never have too many.

Today is smelling like a craft day...After my 2'o'clock class, a Michaels run might be in order...
Enjoy the day!