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Monday, July 2, 2012
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Even More 2nd-Hand Shopping
Yesterday, Alisa, Heather and I, went back to Jet Rag for the $1 Sale I blogged about last week. You can check out last weeks post here. Whenever Alisa is in town from NYC we always hit up Jet Rag, but this was the first time she had ever witnessed the dollar sale.
We all had a great time and got some super cute clothes which I can wait to get cleaned up and post some pictures of how I style
things. I left with less than half as many items this week as I found last Sunday at Jet Rag. Strangely that is one of the fun things about this sale, you never quite know what you'll find. What I found was totally amazing and we found a bunch of things that were perfect for Heather. I am thinking that I am going to try to post on Fridays vintage finds and/or a what I wore section... At least this week since I have been crazy shopping.
After Jet Rag I had the most delicious vegan scramble at Swingers Restaurant! This was my first time eating the avocado toast and that was pretty F#$% tasty!!! I don't go up to West Hollywood too often to eat since there is such a wonderful variety of restaurants where I live in Culver City- but Swingers has great vegetarian and vegan options (this should be a whole separate post, but yay! I am going vegan again :) If I called it a themed restaurant I feel like that wouldn't encapsulate everything... basically it has a really great unique atmosphere that I enjoy going to with out-of-town guests. Bonus: it has really tasty and unique takes on some of your favorite diner classics use organic items as much as possible.
I wasn't expecting to leave with more furniture, but Alisa and I came across this cabinet/ shelf piece that I just had to have!!!
I like how there is a tool box style lid with a handle that flips up. It seems like it could have fit records in the top- I am not quite sure it's original use. It is light enough that it could have been used as an equipment box for something since it is easy to carry it. There is a door that opens to two shelves at the bottom to where the storage capabilities of this thing are endless!
Cost: Under $50
Then today we continued the fun in Santa Monica where Alisa and I met Kevin for lunch. Afterward we shopped at the Goodwill on Santa Monica Blvd- which has crazy good designer finds, FYI.
Satisfying the only part of our budget for the higher-end finds we went to Wasteland (There are several locations) where they sell the hottest modern, vintage and designer clothing. I just found out under their "collecting" tab- they have a huge museum-esque private collection of vintage and designer clothing and accessories you can rent for movies and special evens- I will have to put a pin in that one for sure!!!
Funny thing happened at Wasteland: I definitely had the girl behind me start talking to me and when I turned around it was totally Zosia Mamet looking back at me! Now you would think I would be totally cool at not embarrassing myself when I geek out over celebrities, but I was the biggest loser cliche today. First thing, I just generally like things and will become the biggest cheerleader for it. Class superlative: I was definitely most school spirit, crazy to think but true.
I seem to get totally emotionally engaged in characters and things I like- mind you, I love watching TV and movies while I craft so I go deep into a wide range of all types of media. Sometimes, after watching them I will never remember more that I really liked what I watched than anything memorable, and sometimes an actor will really get me into their part.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Friday Night Lights- Inspiration and Divine Plans
Today is the 3 week mark after shoulder surgery and I am super sore today...
I have always felt that "Everything happens for a reason." and that "God has a divine plan and reason for everything." BUT, sometimes an example, a story, a sermon, an experience helps you to level out and grasp the whole concept of why all situations good & bad make an impact on your life.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
big ideas FOR A SMALL PLANET- Chris Jordan
I have been spending some time watching
BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET and each episode is so informational and enjoyable that I strongly recommend taking a second to watch some. Each episode is only 25 min. so when I am having lunch it has been my go-to break. The picture above is Season 1, and I am watching Season 3 at the moment... Season 3 is On-line as well as in Netflix Play Instant where I have been watching it. You have to queue the disks for Season 1 or purchase it to see it, so I will have to report later how that goes...
I am sure I will be talking about how many great things this program has inspired me to think about and incorporate in my projects- Today my recent love to explore is Chris Jordan a Photographer who creates GIANT photo collages to diagram waste.
The best part is he creates his work to whatever scale replicates the vast amount of the issue depicted. Sometimes seeing the problem head is the best wake-up call for anyone and Chris is able to illustrate the problem and make it accessible for the audience.
I would kill to get this book but alas, Running the Numbers: An American Self-portrait
is out of my budget, but I am going to keep checking him out and it states in his Exhibits that his Austin Museum of Art Show in Austin TX is at the same time we will be in Austin!!!! Yippee
is out of my budget, but I am going to keep checking him out and it states in his Exhibits that his Austin Museum of Art Show in Austin TX is at the same time we will be in Austin!!!! Yippee
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