Little Girl, Shiny World

O.M.G. Love


All Hail McQueen

Smell Like A Unicorn

Yves Klein Blue

Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2011 Double Buckle Belt

Today I feel like, avoiding work.
This could be for a variety of reasons.
Such as, I know I'm getting Friday off.
Or, I worked last Sunday so I'm tired.
But really, I think it's because my graphics class is covering
the x & y axis in InDesign.
Which if you ask me sounds an awful lot like MATH.
Have I mentioned I loathe math?
So in postponing the agony of learning this chapter
I have stumbled upon some new loves
and everyone knows that sweet power of new love. . .
it is perhaps the only thing that can conquer the horrible algebra flashbacks I'm having.

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Can I Get a Burrito & an A+O Ruffle Sleeve Blouse Please?

Duchess Fare

L.A. Times

So are you all as obsessed with the current food truck fad as I am?
Secret confession-- I watch the Great Foodtruck Race on Foodnetwork. Only occasionally. I swear.
Who can deny crepes that come to your doorstep? Not I.

Anyways I was introduced to something that gets me even more excited than food in trucks.
Fashion in trucks.
Yes, you heard right.
Apparently fashion has taken a cue from our current affinity towards harboring items in large moving vehicles and has come up with some traveling stores.

This is the. coolest. thing. ever.
My fave Alice + Olivia apparently trekked about in a super sweet Airstream this summer. And they looked so good doing it!
If you'd like to read more about it check out the article on the L.A. Times website.
Now if only I could order a good carne asada burrito while purchasing a great pair of jeans. . .

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Work. Graphics. Lettuce Wraps.

So, did I mention that I am taking a graphic design class?
Yep I finally took the plunge.
It's only one course, so on its own not too overwhelming.
Just means a little less free time for fun stuff like ~~sleeping~~ blogging.

So I apologize if I haven't been making my rounds to visit you all & support your creative endeavors. I'm in dire need of a catch up session.
And if, on occasion, I let my blog posts sit a little too long and get stale (hungover owls are funny for one day, not for 4 days! lol) then pardon me for these next few months.

Hopefully I will come back with many new and exciting skills to share!
Tonight I rushed through dinner-making with these super easy and amazingly yummy lettuce wraps.
Seriously, try them.

Five-Spice Turkey & Lettuce Wraps

Thanks Eating Well!

Based on a popular Chinese dish, these fun wraps also make appealing appetizers for entertaining. Make it a meal: Serve with chile-garlic sauce and rice vinegar for extra zip; toss diced mango and strawberries with lime juice for a quick dessert.

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup instant brown rice (I skipped the rice)
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 pound 93%-lean ground turkey
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 large red bell pepper, finely diced
1 8-ounce can water chestnuts, rinsed and chopped
1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce, (see Note)
1 teaspoon five-spice powder, (see Note)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 heads Boston lettuce, leaves separated
1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs, such as cilantro, basil, mint and/or chives
1 large carrot, shredded

Preparation

Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add rice; reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add turkey and ginger; cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until the turkey is cooked through, about 6 minutes. Stir in the cooked rice, bell pepper, water chestnuts, broth, hoisin sauce, five-spice powder and salt; cook until heated through, about 1 minute.
To serve, spoon portions of the turkey mixture into lettuce leaves, top with herbs and carrot and roll into wraps.

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T.G.I.F. with Hungover Owls

“ughhh…wait…why…why am I naked?”

It's Friday before a 3-day weekend.

This is a good thing.

You know what else is a good thing?

Hungover Owls

These bad-ass birds

know what the morning after feels like

and in this we share a common ground.
(Mom I swear I never woke up surprised at my own nakedness, really, promise)

So check out the site, read the captions

and perhaps foresee

the look on your face tomorrow morning

if you have a reaally good time tonight :)

“Look, I’m sorry for blowing up earlier. It’s just…I can feel tequila…in my face.”

“I think…I think that place downtown is still serving brunch.”

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New Ralph Lauren Home Collection: The Heiress

When I read this description for Ralph Lauren Home's new collection I thought dear god, they know me.

They really know me! I was swept up in a whirlwind of terms. Old World, history, bohemian romance. Eclectic & gently disheveled. Sweet Jesus! I'm already a devoted member of the Church of R. Lauren and this description only instilled further belief in him.


Thanks Haute Design for all of these images!

Well let me tell you, the collection is pure glamor. It might actually be a little too glamorous for me, I think.

It's elegance embodied. As if Jackie O. transformed into a home furnishing collection. Which is to say that it is flawless but just a little too mature for my taste. In other words this has caused me a slight crisis of faith.

I need more flair, a strange statue of an animal, an odd drawing of ~~a penis~~ something profane. But I guess those things aren't really Ralph are they? This is a little too much like they pulled out their "Old World Calculator" and added the obligatory dark wood, crystal and gold accents, rich fabrics. etc.It sounds like I don't like it. lol I do! Just not as much as I thought I would

So like some classical painting, I'll stare, I'll appreciate, but it ain't coming home with me--well at least not all of it. lol