number three in the four part series for sunny! i’m pleased as punch with this one as well. i once again saved it until saturday, but i swear i’m not going to make that my habit as the year progresses.
see the rest of the year’s paintings here:
1/22/12: night one of pulled-porkapalooza. the bbq goodness was followed by reminiscing of childhood movies. apparently i’m the only one who never saw the brave little toaster.
1/23/12: the sky after the rain. crazy how sometimes los angeles doesn’t look like los angeles.
1/24/12: these are the only things that have been getting me through work.
1/25/12: reading in bed and cuddles. doesn’t get much better.
1/26/12: i ghetto-crafted this diy. “tutorial” to follow.
1/27/12: i couldn’t quite get a good shot of the pink sky, so i got the reflections in the background instead.
1/28/12: 75 and sunny when i left work today. love it.
see the rest of the years photos here:
every time i wear this top i feel a bit like a sailor, but inevitably someone tells me i look like waldo. i like it anyway. and i really like these pants. i’ve been on the hunt for black jersey trousers and finally found them! guess where?
top: hand me down from nontra
pants: forever 21
necklace: another hand me down
sunglasses: ny street vendor
shoes: dolce vita for target
holy cow pig, y’all. this weekend was the second go-round with the crock pot and boy was it a hit. we followed this recipe pretty much to a tee (or to a t? - i was just trying to figure out which it is and failed. anyone know?) so i wont rehash all the nitty gritty for you. but i will say this: make more than the recipe calls for. you will want it. double it at least. triple for good measure.
pork shoulder and onion smothered in homemade bbq goodness.
it literally falls apart.
dive right in.
top with apple slaw and serve on a fresh roll. repeat.
i needed a backpack. so i scoured the internet checked urban outfitters to see if they had anything cute. they did! so i went to the store and the power was out. so i could not buy said backpack. so i went to forever 21 and i tried to be good you guys, really - i was determined to walk out with something out of the ordinary for me. so i went into the dressing room with a pile of trousers and button up tops but none of them worked. so i walked out out with a boyfriend cardigan, jeans, and a scarf. so sue me. so i went back to urban the next day and bought (a different) backpack. so there.
tank: target
shoes: nine west
glasses: melrose flea market
everything else: f21
i feel like i’ve been a little MIA around these parts lately, but trust me, i’m still here. these are things that were happening while i was away.
{above} pretty nails courtesy of nontra’s collection. thinking i may need this top coat for myself.
not much is sexier than a cute hipster boy with a bike. i cant wait for it to warm up a little so we can ride!
it has been FUH-reezing at work lately. i’m all bundled up with leggings under my jeans, my pig puffy jacket and as many knits as i can pile on. it almost helps.
trips to the comic book store generally prove to be good little photo ops.
trying to keep this in mind while things are kind of crazy.
omg a dog in a basket in the back of a mini car. i died.
in the never-ending struggle to refine my blog, i’ve decided i need to just figure it out and do it. the starting point: inspiration. i feel like most people are probably like me and follow all their blogs on a reader, but i still want to be proud and happy when i visit my page and i want my readers to feel like its a place they want to come back to. by far, my favorite is from me to you {top image}. i just love all of the details. but a common theme through all my favorites here seems to be that they have a tactile quality.
{row two} here’s lookin at me kid and dottie angel
{row three} katie’s pencil box and sock monkey and gee
{row four} design seeds and glitter is my favorite color
are there any i’m missing from this list? what are your favorite blogs to visit?
i love me a good sausage and beer. wurstkuche is perfect for that. they boast all kinds of “exotic” sausages like rattlesnake & rabbit, duck & bacon, and alligator & pork which (from what i’ve had so far) are all pretty delicious, they really just taste like sausage. worth the extra dollar more than the mango-jalepeno sausage? sure, if its your first time. but i’m sure the plain ol’ bratwurst is just as good. especially with their caramelized onions, spicy peppers and array of gourmet mustards.
the beer menu can be a little daunting, but if you pick out what you want to eat first, the servers are great at helping you choose a beer. we were a party of four, all with different beer, and after all trying each others everyone decided “i like mine the best!”
also, if you get fries, which you should definitely do - you MUST get the bleu cheese walnut bacon dipping sauce. i’m obsessed. i could eat buckets of it just by itself.
the only downside is that it plays into the la hype that everyone loves. the main lobby where you order is teeny-tiny so there is ALWAYS a line out the door. don’t be fooled, there will most likely be plenty of room inside.
i’m so proud of this one. i flippin love it! i almost want to keep it for myself, but alas, it is number two in sunny’s four-part series. i’m gonna try and be better and do this weeks painting tomorrow, rather than put it off until saturday night again. but i am pretty excited that i’ve stuck to it thus far. i know its only week three, but still. i think in these three weeks i’ve done one more painting than i did all of last year. thats sad. i hope its not true. anyway…week four comin up!
1/15/12: holy cow its the middle of january already. WHAT. sunday i painted, marshall bought a bike, and i spent a couple of hours in a room with a bunch of nerds downtown, followed by enchilada night. felix approves.
1/16/12: monday was spent with nontra. i had some laundry to do and we had some hanging out to catch up on. we took a walk to get crepes, but the restaurant was closed for the holiday, so we went to the candy store instead and i stocked up on taffy. its almost gone now (tuesday night).
1/17/12: in the midst of cleaning out and organizing my craft supplies. the urge comes and goes in waves, so i took a break for food and makeouts. the kitchen is in disarray.
1/18/12: somehow i burst a blood vessel in my eyeball. i thought i just had an eyelash in there and then i looked and it was not cute. i don’t know if wearing contacts has any effect on it or not and i’m too lazy to look it up, so i’ve just been playing it safe and wearing my glasses all week. thankfully its almost all better.
1/19/12: hey remember that time i worked three twelve + hour days in a row? yup.
1/20/12: i’ve almost forgotten what daylight looks like.
1/21/12: again, my weekly painting was put off until the last day of the week. but i am SO EXCITED about this one. it’s awesome. i’ll show you later.
ta da! painting week two! technically, i painted it a day late, but shh. this is number one in a 4-part series that i’m doing for miss sunny!
1/8/12: i took a bunch of pictures today, but this one just kind of encompasses the whole day. we walked down to the farmers market cause i was craving empanadas and it was just a gorgeous day. this leaning tree made me giggle.
1/9/12: trees two days in a row! eep! today was super awesome. woke up early and got some errands done - got ink for my printer so i can start putting these photos in my album, got a bunch of canvases so i have no excuse to get behind on a painting a week, went grocery shopping (gasp!). then came back and had some beef stew for lunch and walked to the beach and back. the four miles wore me out and gave me blisters the size of quarters - but nothin a sushi burrito for dinner cant cure.
1/10/12: playing around with new editing techniques. i have such a hard time taking photos in my apartment because its just so dark and yellow. thats the point of this project though, i guess, to learn new things and get better. so i finally got around to framing and hanging the bag that my secret santa gift came in! i love it. its so pretty.
1/11/12: wednesday we had the sweets truck come to work to celebrate january birthdays. yum.
1/12/12: i admit, i had to kind of stretch with this one. it was late and i hadn’t taken my photo yet. but i did want to talk about these shoes eventually anyway, so here goes. these were my first pair of expensive shoes. fifty dollars! they’re from the wild pair, remember that store? i was in seventh grade. my mom was so pissed. she didn’t think i would wear them. but let me tell you, i wore the shit out of these babies. eventually i got tired of them, but somehow they managed to survive every fit of feng shui madness i’ve had since then (and there have been plenty) because i just loved them so much. i left them at home when i moved to la, but every once in awhile i think about them and in my head they are so amazing that i wished i had them with me here. so finally when i went home this time for christmas, i had my mom dig them out and i brought them back with me. they’re hideous, right? i tried wearing them the other day with my pajama pants for like a seventies vibe, but it didn’t work. i have to keep them though. i know the instant i would get rid of them, i would immediately want them back because bell bottoms came back into style or something.
1/13/12: marshall and i have had a longstanding rain check for another double date with josie and joe for sausages at wurstkuche venice. friday we finally cashed it in.
1/14/12: i met marshall and his roommates in santa monica tonight for a walk and some sushi. thank god because the sunset was effing amazing.
