• eyes + ears // 3

    happy election being over and mobama.

    click the song title to listen.

    marilyn photo via / james brown photo via

  • new york

    We felt it was our duty to go visit New York after Sandy visited. And plus we were going to a wedding. The first few days were a tiny bit eerie and hard to get around, but it was a really good trip.

    I was worried all the leaves would have blown away in the storm, but they were totally there and fall colored. Doesn’t this look like the Cosby Show street?

    A lot of changes had to be made, the wedding venue had to change two days prior but they were somehow able to change it to the waldorf astoria! We couldn’t stay at our hotel because they lost power and phones. And central park was closed for our first few days. We stayed with a family friend and by saturday, things were back to normal and we got to go downtown for our last night!

    If you’re in New York, please go eat at Supper in East Village and eat the spaghetti al limone.

    My boyfriend and I are completely obsessed with this hotel, Lafayette House. We stayed two years ago in the same room and going back was super romantic and slightly eerie at the same time. But awesome. It’s the best ever.

    I am also in love with Momofuku. So we went to every convenient location we could. Shrimp buns, duck buns, pork buns, and crack pie. CRACK PIE. I’M TELLING YOU.

  • payday wishlist

    one a pretty sexy print from society 6 / two easy to wear red suede flats that would look dressy enough i wouldn’t get lip for never wearing heels / three a very special anthropologie rolling pin you’d never want to hide in a drawer / four kate spade polka dot dinnerware set, so whimsical and cute / five porcelain container from woonwinkle / six silk ikat pillow from lulu & georgia

  • happy halloween!

    Have fun you guys. Eat lots and lots of candy. I don’t care if you’re a grownup.

    We will be, while sharing with children at our door, while watching a double feature of Alien and Aliens.

    OH and I just HAPPEN to have a black cat. Halloween? Black cat? Bodhi is a really good sport.

    He’s all “ok mom you got your shot can we go cuddle now?”

  • eyes + ears // 2

    I’m going to New York this week! Well… hopefully. So I’m already getting theme-y with this new column. New York themed. You know? Mona Lisas + Mad Hatters is definitely my favorite NYC song. Enjoy!

    click the song title to listen.

    photo by steven siegel / elton john photo via

     

  • making this: homemade robocop costume

    Okay – now I must warn you. This is some real cosplay shit. You know those people that dress up in costumes for conventions and stuff? I felt like that. And it sucks. I told my boyfriend when we first started dating that I wanted to be Robocop for halloween in passing. Anyway, it came up again this year and since they’re remaking it and the suit looks so stupid and my robocop costume dreams would suddenly become history once the remake was released, he decided to make me my costume. Great boyfriend, huh?

    This is me feeling very embarrassed in my amazing costume. We went to an elevator at the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown LA because we thought the setting would be super Robocop-y. People saw me in public during the day and thought I was totally into cosplay.

    The whole costume cost about $25 max plus a lot of boyfriend energy.

    He made my chest and back piece out of cardboard and attached velcro on the sides and elastic to the shoulders so I could slip it over my head.

    My helmet was made from a childs hockey helmet we got at goodwill, he added a leftover cpk frozen pizza box, and after we spray painted, we hot glued old hosiery for my eye piece (my one idea!).

    My legs were made from cardboard, and he stuffed napkins into duct tape to make the trim. He later attached buckles so the legs hung from the chest. He attached those aloe juice bottles to the knees.

    My arm pieces were made from two ocean spray bottles cut in halves to which he attached elastic.

    My feet were my old rain boots that I never wear being so pink with the smaller sized aloe juice bottles duct taped all the way around.

    I just wore a black turtleneck, leggings and gloves.

    Then we spray painted everything silver. Silver spray paint seriously makes things look instantly robot.

    OH and here is me as Robocop.

    Next year I’m wearing a dress for halloween.

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    last minute halloween costume ideas!

    Do you have your costume picked out for halloween? YOU DON’T?!!?!? Well then good news for you – I’ve gathered up some fun movie costumes that I think could be thrown together pretty easily and on the cheap, just in time for frantic overnight shipping!

    shop this pretty woman costume: tank / bangle / mini skirt / lipstick / boots / wig


    shop this jurassic park costume: chambray shirt / tank / shorts / mens chambray shirt

    shop this fear and loathing costume: blouse / sneakers / cigarette holder / sunglasses / hat / shorts / socks


    shop this annie hall costume: pants / tie / glasses / vest / shirt / hat

    shop this true romance costume: sunglasses / blouse / leggings / elvis shades / hawaiian shirt

    shop this mommie dearest costume: dress / lipstick / headwrap / face mask 

  • eyes + ears // 1

    I’m going to do a new weekly column! I always find or see or hear images and songs that make me smile or forget about the weeks stresses, and from now on I’ll be sharing them!

    A little humpday gift for your eyes and for your ears.


    click the song title to listen.

    photo by tamar levine / sylvia striplin photo via

  • eating this: lemon mousse

    I can’t really think of a dessert that has more elegant simplicity than this mousse. Plus it’s super easy. So there you go.

    I always like desserts that you can make and plate a day ahead and just pull them out of the fridge to serve guests. This is totally that. Cold desserts rule.

    There is a lot of stirring and if you don’t like eggs and eggy consistency, then you’re totally gonna barf.

    I offered Gideon 20 bucks. He still said no.

    Lemon Mousse (adapted from Martha Stewart’s Dinner at Home)

    4 large eggs
    2/3 cup sugar
    2/3 cup fresh lemon juice (2-3 lemons)
    1 cup heavy cream, well chilled
    *special equipment: fine sieve

    Stir together eggs, sugar and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until slightly thickened, about two minutes.

    Raise heat to medium, continue cooking and stirring and cooking and stirring, until thick enough to coat the spoon (about five minutes).

    Strain through the fine sieve, pressing with a flexible spatula, into a metal bowl.

    Cover with wax paper, pressing the paper directly onto the mixture. Refrigerate until well chilled (40-45 minutes).

    Whisk heavy cream in a mixer until soft peaks form, and gently fold into the lemon mixture.

    Cover tightly with plastic wrap, refrigerate for 30 minutes – 2 days before spooning into dessert cups.

    Garnish with raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, or get really nuts and use some nilla wafers or oreos. NUTS!

     

  • almost makes perfect – the shop

    I am really really really excited to announce that I have opened a shop! A one-stop etsy shop for obsessively curated vintage home goods.

    I’ve been crazily preparing it for about a month now and it’s finally here. And it’s open. I hope you like it! Buy stuff!

    Click on the image to shop. You might also notice there’s a shop button on the sidebar now. So don’t worry – it’ll always be there for you to click!