I’m feeling a little crappy today - headache and stuff like that. Blah. I took a big long nap and now I’m up for a while again. I think I might have stressed my body out with working out too much in the last few days. I did a stretching workshop on Sunday, Yoga, Pilates, and Spinning yesterday, and then woke up feeling SO tired today. Poor me!

I was looking at stove recently and couldn’t find anything really great until I saw this gorgeous Bertozzini stove. It’s available in a bunch of cool colors; my dream is to have one of these some day…

Take a look at my “Rolling Canvases” bike design on eBay, and if you want bid on it!

One of our best experiences so far was our time in Chartres hosted by Ayo, our new couch-surfing
friend. I had wanted to visit Chartres Cathedral ever since studying it in Art History class. It’s a beautiful Gothic style Cathedral that has some of the most impressive and oldest spires, carvings, and stained glass, which the cathedral is particularly famous for. The blue found in the glass is actually called “Chartes blue” because as far as I know it’s not found anywhere else.

Ayo met us in the afternoon and set us up in his home. From there we wandered around the town on the lazy Sunday that it was and took a look at life in Chartres. We ate some Kebabs at a local shop and had chocolat viennois (hot choco with whipped cream on top) and macaroons while watching people walk by.

Then came the tour of the Cathedral I was amazed at how beautiful Chartres Cathedral really is; it’s so cool to see and totally worth the trip! The cathedral was apparently built starting in the 12th century and finished in the 16th century. The two spires reflect this since they’re in really different styles.

After the Cathedral we went out with Ayo and his friends to watch the Euro cup final - Spain vs. Germany. It was fun, but I really liked talking with the ex-pats we met more.

This must be my week! Today, on the wonting.blogspot.com site, are my answers to the famous “5 Whats” questions. Check me out!!

I made it!! This month, I’ve acheived something that I’m so proud of: I’m in PRINT Magazine’s New Visual Artists of 2008!!

This week I definitely want to write at least one entry! Here’s my choice for colorscheme of the week. Grey goes really well with a punchy color like Raspberry red or a hint of purple. And a great complement to all three is mint green.

That’s right, the first ever Faerie Con was held this past weekend at the Philly Convention Center. What a weird world it was, but i have to say that Faeries are a very welcoming and sweet folk. Do you believe in faeries? Let these pics convince you.

Look at these cute little wooden cards at Night Owl Papergoods.

This past tuesday I ventured to NYC to take a look at the Gift Show at the Javitt’s Center. It was really awesome! I actually saw John Derian himself!

I went there to see what’s possible for a new venture into housewares that I’ll be undertaking soon. I’m now officially represented by Product Lounge!