3.05.2009
“The point is, not to resist the flow. You go up when you’re supposed to go up and down when you’re supposed to go down. When you’re supposed to go up, find the highest tower and climb to the top. When you’re supposed to go down, find the deepest well and go down to the bottom. When there’s no flow, stay still. If you resist the flow, everything dries up.” - Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.Image source.
I'm Listening To Dance Music, Dance Music
Ridiculous statement, great post.Left: source.
Currently watching the second season of Damages, and it's just as awesome as the first. (However, if you haven't seen the first, I would start there for sure.)
Crushtastic - Carrie Brownstein.
Maybe the perfect kitchen.
Beautiful garland canopy.
Love it all.
From the NYTimes: "A Penn professor and poverty expert serves as a juror in a Philadelphia murder trial and finds 'there is an abstraction in most of the literature and in most of what I have written.' The trial leaves him in crisis, with questions about himself, the accused and the victim: 'Who were these men, only a piece of whose lives were laid in front of us?' And so he visits the defendant after his acquittal, only to find that still 'ambiguities remain unresolved, contradictions abound, ends dangle.'”
Jessie's Girl
I love this one strap dress from Target....but I would have to see it in real life before purchasing. Target's sizing can get a little crazy.50 ways to see (my birthplace of) Alaska!
Love for Scrubs.
Mmmm....polenta.
Brazen Careerist: 5 Career Tips Women Should Run From.
All The Wrong People Have Self Esteem [great title]: An Inappropriate Book for Young Ladies.
Both so true.
I hear great things about The Class, I think it's at the Kendall now...
In anticipation of my upcoming trip to NYC - Free Museums and Hand Food!
MakeZine: My Currency, My Money.
Freakonomics: What Happens When College Cafeterias Go Trayless?
I Want To Say I'm Sorry For Stuff I Haven't Done Yet
Filling up my concert dance-card for the spring! I got tickets to see The Mountain Goats, The Thermals, Bloc Party, and Nomo. Great lineup, if I do say so.Left: Michael Eastman’s “Vanishing America” at NPR.org.
Pretty cool - a different kind of weather report. Say hi to Boston.
Loving all the studded boots around! A great way to add a little extra something to basic outfits...want want want.
Beautiful knit shawls.
Great new bag from Mat&Nat.
Dolce Vita clearance sale!
Ha! Bad balloon art.
Today! Oral arguments in the California Supreme Court in the case against Prop 8. Live webcasting begins at 9:00am PST through www.calchannel.com.
3.04.2009
The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton
Salon, The War on Planned Parenthood. Do your part to defend PP!
Boston in the winter = layering.
Speaking of the cold, I want a 100 pairs of these...
NY drug laws get some much needed attention.
A wonderful house in wonderful Portland, OR.
Left, the Sartorialist strikes again.
Neruda, Ode To Broken Things.
Salon: Father Knows Best? Women, fathers, and professional life.
In April, the 2009 Columbia Journal of Gender & Law Symposium: Gender on the Frontiers: Confronting Intersectionalities.
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
Never Been Lonely, Never Been Lied To
Great interview with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Daily Show.Left: more amazing art by Alexandra Gjurasic.
Alternet: "'Why Doesn't She Leave?' Is The Wrong Question To Ask About Domestic Violence."
Pleats! From Oh, Hello Friend.
Bird confetti over Manhattan.
Great vintage photos of Dali.
Dream loft indeed....wow.
Finally: F21 launching a plus-size line.
3.03.2009
From the ABA Journal: "Liberals and conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided yesterday on whether a convict has a constitutional right to a DNA test of evidence, leaving Justice Anthony M. Kennedy once again as the man in the middle."Left, from The Sartorialist (of course).
Go Jerz!
Jezebel: Moms role in good body image.
My return to Boston heralds the return of socks....so I might as well have fun with them.
When a description says more than it intended...
DOMA challenge underway in MA!
NYTimes: When Doctors Find Patients Difficult.
From Yes Means Yes (via Feministing), a great note in defense of women who struggle with leaving abusive relationships: "It doesn't mean she is stupid. Leaving an abusive partner is hard - really, really hard. Some studies have shown that it takes an average woman 4-7 tries before she can leave her abuser for good. Why? Because abusers aren't transparent assholes all of the time. They can be very manipulative, and most of the time will wear down their partner's self-esteem quite thoroughly long before they start with the physical violence. They're also often charming and can be very loving and doting and romantic when they're not being violent. They can talk real pretty about what they've learned, how sorry they are, how they're going to change, how they can't change without the help of their wo/man. And of course, we want to believe that we haven't been so blind in choosing a partner for ourselves."
I Practically Ran From The Living Room Out Into The Street
Loving all the jumpsuits for this spring, check out these two from Shop Bop, and these two from F21.From Mother Jones, Solitary Confinement: A Brief Natural History.
Left, from here.
This green, outdoor air shower is the stuff of dreams.
Getting into the cloth and other non-metal necklaces...Dream Machine points out this beautiful silk creation.
All the Yelp complaints and scandal are bumming me out - I love me some Yelp.
"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations." - Anaïs Nin
3.02.2009
So many pretty ruffles.Guess it's not Atlantis...oh well.
A sweet retro spring collection.
More fun with felting (my mom is a felting wiz, so I have a soft spot for it).
From BlogHer: "Returning to the US Supreme Court after treatment for pancreatic cancer, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg authored a 7-2 majority decision upholding a federal law prohibiting gun ownership by people with domestic violence convictions . . . Domestic violence advocates hail the decision, with some bloggers noting that it's one more reason why Ginsburg's presence as the only woman on the High court is so important."
Womanist Musings addresses the "gay is the new black" phenomenon.
Alternet: "Obama fulfills a campaign promise, marking the end of an era of federal resistance to state medical marijuana programs."
NYTimes:Prison Spending Outpaces All but Medicaid: "One in every 31 adults is in prison, on parole or probation, at a cost to the states of $47 billion in 2008, according to a new study."
“I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That’s what I call a liberal education.” - Tallulah Bankhead
3.01.2009
Whole Wide World
I know I'm always saying good things about This American Life but...they are all true! I just fully listened to and absorbed the episode "Somewhere Out There" and, in addition to reminding me how much I loved The American Tail as a child, I was blown away by Act Two. Act Two, called "Tom Girls," introduces us to two incredible little girls with a few things in common - among them, they were both born male. The piece is so well done and moving, and it's a thrill to be reminded how smart and perceptive kids are. I wish I could stand by those kids and protect them against all the challenges they face. Their bravery is inspiring.The rest of the episode is great too, and even has the added bonus of ending with a great song: "Whole Wide World" by Wreckless Eric (the video is not great quality but it's the best I could find...).
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