My dear friend Dina opened an adorable etsy shop selling cute bird appliques and pretty little tea canisters from Japan with tea and a recipe inside. So good!!

I’m just back from half a day of strolling down the lanes of the stationery show. It was pretty great to see what’s going on in the world paper goods, and even better to see my peacock on the front cover of the Chronicle Gift Catalog!! Amazing! I have some cards and a journal coming out this year with them and I got to see it all in reality today.

There was a big letterpress card presence at the show; they were all gorgeous, but the standouts for me were Hammerpress, Nantaka Joy, and Sugarcube Press. Just lovely!!

I just got this amazing and cute-able little laptop. It’s called the Asus Eee and it’s extremely useful and generally amazing. I got the 4GB version, but it’s available in slightly cheaper versions too.
Also notable is that this little guy runs Linux and can be talked into running free programs (mine runs The GIMP and Inkscape) with a bit of fiddling around. I’ll go into more detail on the specifics in a later post…

You should take a look at my dear friend Dina’s new blog, Tea, etc. It’s really interesting to see what she’s been up to making, finding, and photographing. The photos are just great!! Plus, Dina is a major hot-tea (get it?)

I just got my ears pierced this past November and a new world of accessories has opened up to me! I found this gorgeous pair (and many others) at my new Etsy favorite shop, Jantar.

My brother just released a new video today. It’s called The Pickup Artist, and it’s the best one yet. He and his friends put in a lot of work and it definitely paid off. WARNING: This video will definitely make you laugh!

I gotta say America’s Next Top Model is the most fun show out there!! What could be better than lovely ladies getting makeovers and having photo shoots with bits of catty drama interspersed? I started watching about a year ago when Mollie Sue, a fellow former-tampanian and Ybor city orpheum-goer, got onto the show. Jenny (the best friend) and I would cheer her on and weep with her as she rose and fell on cycle 5 (i think). When she was finally given the boot we had to console ourselves in the bosoms of the other gorgeous gals. We’ve been hooked ever since.

I just saw Jacob’s Ladder, a movie that i always assumed that i would like because of its intriguing name this movie, made in 1990, is probably one of the best i’ve ever seen. it’s incredible. you definitely have to give it some time, but once you do, i promise it’ll grab you and shake you in a way that no movie has ever done before and none will likely do again!

I know it’s been a while since I’ve written any entries. Sorry to all you readers out there! I’ve been doing a lot of work and watching a lot of one of my all time favorite shows, Baywatch. I got the DVDs recently, and though the songs are missing a certain something (especially the theme song - it’s missing entirely from the opener!), the wholesome storylines and good-looking nineties gals and guys are just as good today as ever. Check them out if you’re a fan!

I was just introduced to a lovely line of cut paper cards today! these are absolutely the cutest. Check them out at Turquoise Creative