Bits and Pieces

today: Barbie with “actual proportions” stands about 6 feet...

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:33:07 -0400

today:

Barbie with “actual proportions” stands about 6 feet tall with a 39” bust, 18” waist and 33” hips.

Sally Hansen nail strips

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:23:56 -0400

Sally Hansen nail strips:

I need to try these!

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Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:21:31 -0400

myshuffle: Skinny Love (Bon Iver Cover) - Birdy I love good...

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:11:51 -0400

myshuffle:

Skinny Love (Bon Iver Cover) - Birdy

I love good music. That’s all I can say when I hear this cover of Skinny Love. I dig Bon Iver’s version, but this Birdy girl has an amazing voice (one that can haunt you in the best way possible). Two days ago, I listened to Bon Iver’s verison at work all day and I think tomorrow it will be Birdy’s verision on repeat. Thanks to Katie Cooper for this one!

Here’s the link the Bon Iver’s verision (still amazing): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrMmr1oMPGA

-Vanessa Carlton, This Time

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:37:31 -0400

-Vanessa Carlton, This Time

"How to be Smarter: In relationships, the problem isn’t that life is too short, it’s that life is..."

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:51:54 -0400

“How to be Smarter: In relationships, the problem isn’t that life is too short, it’s that life is too long. Life is be too long to spend each day staring at a phone that doesn’t ring; life is too long to spend each day silently wishing your boyfriend or girlfriend treated you better; life is too long to come home to a house each day and be unhappy with who you are sharing it with. Life is too long to be unexcited about who you share your heart with.”

- smartprettyandawkward.com

Young Married Chic: Cookie Dough "Stuffed" Cupcakes

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:08:11 -0400

Young Married Chic: Cookie Dough "Stuffed" Cupcakes:

I have to try these.

youngmarriedchic:

~

On Thursday of last week I had a big order of cupcakes to fill and felt like I needed to try out a new recipe. I remembered seeing something about cookie dough stuffed cupcakes and had to investigate- I can say without a doubt that these are the most amazing cupcakes I’ve ever made and…

"The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it. — Alan Saporta"

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:04:11 -0400

“

The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.

— Alan Saporta

”

Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head I love songs that bring back...

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:56:16 -0400

Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head

I love songs that bring back memories. This one reminds me of when I was six or seven. My mom had a daycare in our house and we all had hand gestures and a “routine” we did while it was playing.

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Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:22:52 -0400

From Tube Tops to Tunics

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:02:50 -0400

This was us then.

Then we were 19-year-old college sophomores who wore sparkly tube tops and stocked up on dining hall cereal. We bonded over our small-town roots and older sibling syndrome and instantly labeled ourselves girlfriends (as it was clearly cooler than the middle school BFF title).

We went through everything together. From bad breakups (lady gaga and a bottle of wine (each) does the trick!) to bad grades (yes we were nerds and yes a B is something to bitch about).

After mastering the AP style book and kicking ass as partners for any and every class project, we made it to our undergrad graduation. We shed the proper tears at the idea of not spending every day together and then cut the tears short as we realized that despite taking separate professional paths (her in agency public relations, me in corporate) we were geographically only an hour away from one another.

This is us now.

Now we are 24ish professionals who traded in sparkly tube tops for earth-toned tunics and dining hall cereal for happy hour specials. After swapping stories via e-mail and gchat for a good two years, she dropped the [awesome] bomb that her agency had an opening at their NYC office. Fast forward a few interviews and apartment hunting later and it’s like we’re back in college again.

Instead of partners for class projects, we’re partners for work projects. And how awesome is it to work with your best friend, I’m sorry, girlfriend, professionally? We’re set up to kick ass on a whole new level.

Here’s to the future!

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Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:25:42 -0400

New Puppy, any name suggestions?

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:53:41 -0400

New Puppy, any name suggestions?

Grandpa Words

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:14:11 -0400

hahaha yes. also, young lady. or just lady.

woodlandcreature:

If you use these words, there is a 99% chance you are a grandpa.

Lousy

Slacks and/or trousers

Ought

Fresh (as in sassy)

Sharp (when describing how someone looks)

Pocketbook

Davenport

Macadam

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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:12:03 -0400

The Frenemy.: An Open Letter To American Apparel

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:11:06 -0400

The Frenemy.: An Open Letter To American Apparel:

thefrenemy:

Hello there-

I don’t really wear your clothes. Well, actually, I wear this one sweatshirt of yours sometimes, but I stole it from my roommate who stole it from a friend, and I’m thinking this doesn’t count.

Anyways, I was just writing to tell you something I thought of after visiting…

A Beautiful Mess: Easy Peasy

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:02:46 -0400

A Beautiful Mess: Easy Peasy:

allisonmckenna:

How I Met Your Mother is one of my favorite television shows. Especially the earlier seasons. I was watching “The Drumroll” one of my all time favorite episodes last night when Ted’s friend Stuart marries Claudia. Ted was supposed to bring Robin to the wedding as his date, but she was called into…

RIP Oreo dog < 3

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:37:11 -0400

RIP Oreo dog < 3

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:54:16 -0400

juliaallison: One of the funniest things I’ve read this...

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:08:39 -0400

juliaallison:

One of the funniest things I’ve read this month.

caro:

“Jeff Greenspan and Hunter Fine have been installing Hipster Traps around New York City which include sunglasses, a yellow bicycle chain, a Holga camera, a can of PBR and a pack of American Spirits as bait.”