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12
Dec
2009
ingenious
this past week gilt has offered two different versions of what will be, if it isn’t already, the essential glove for the 21st century. in the day of touch screen phones and high temperatures hovering just above freezing, staying in touch and avoiding frost bite are no longer mutually exclusive! some clever designers have come up with gloves that either have slits in the pointer fingertip and thumbtip (carolina amato‘s holed it glove) or, à la the cutoff finger glove/mitten, gloves with “hooded” pointer finger and thumb tips (girl 32‘s smart glove) so you can keep them warm or take them out to be dexterous as needed. i LOVE this! what i do not love is the fact that i’ve been so busy with the damn day job lately that i’ve missed out on the chance to capitalize on either of these sales. by the time i log on all the good colors are gone. boo hiss. i am strongly considering buying them full price but smart design does not come cheap. 
carolina amato holed it
girl 32 smart glove
so let’s say i do capitulate and pay full retail (gasp!)…which do you think? cold weather favorite carolina amato in classic grey or black or forward thinking girl 32 in cable knit snow or black (on gilt, they had a black and white stripe that i prefer but i do not see it on their site…nor a way to actually buy their goods)? i do have to say that girl 32 has a certain appeal- their design acumen is not limited to gloves. they also have scarves with pockets(!) to hold your credit card/id/phone and a patented ponytail knit hat. it’s like the ponytail through a baseball hat meets beanie with a lil bling thrown in (swarovski crystal buttons go up and down the back of the beanie so you can open up a lil hole at whatever height your ponytail happens to be at). good in theory; not sold on it in reality but i definitely like where they’re going with all of their functional fashion accessories.
28
Nov
2009
birthday loot
my birthday was on wednesday. i was informed that i’ve now outlived kurt cobain. i guess since i didn’t shoot myself before i turned 28, i earned a few things. some of the highlights include:
the marc by marc jacobs petal to the metal sasha bag courtesy of The Boyfriend (love it. using it now. it is awesome.)
skull and crossbone bandages from a coworker friend because apparently i haven’t fooled anyone into thinking i don’t have at thing for them. then again, when i first opened these up and finished squealing, i immediately said that i wanted to hurt myself so i could use the bandage. it never occurred to me that i could just put the bandage on without an injury. hm, i wonder what that says about me?
an edward cullen action figure (which The Boyfriend has decreed cannot enter the house. edward will come keep me company at work instead) courtesy of my manager (who i learned is a mere 3 months older than me. i find this somewhat shocking). she is newly exposed to the twilight phenomenon. beyond my incessant rambling about the books, the movies, and robert pattinson, i got her to watch twilight on dvd in preparation for new moon in the theater. maybe she’s just humoring me, but i’ll take it. the more the merrier on the dark side, i say.
25
Nov
2009
15
Nov
2009
the ninja umbrella
i think that lil three word title pretty much sums up how awesome this umbrella is.
okay fine. to elaborate, the handle is shaped like a katana’s and is conveniently stored in a crossbody carrying case (aka ninja sword sheath). living in seattle with the rain and the many asians, this seems to be so appropriate that i actually can’t believe i haven’t seen anyone with this around town yet.
14
Nov
2009
because people don’t love their macs enough
i am currently blogging away on a mac but i really am a pc. it honestly drives me crazy that there’s no right click on macs. if my mac weren’t my recreation machine i’d go crazy. i work with spreadsheets, not the various artsy fartsy programs adobe puts out that somehow work better on macs…even though they still have no right click option. a few coworkers switched to macs for no more than a few weeks before begging to get their pcs back because you just cannot work on a mac. anyways, that’s not to say i don’t like my mac and i certainly know quite a few people who absolutely love their macs and would do anything to keep their macs pristine. it is for people like them that palmer and sons exists. they make quite the sturdy macbook leather sleeve with with a rugged carabiner closure. if they threw a crossbody strap on it, i know The Boyfriend would be all over it (if his macbook pro were still alive). since each piece by palmer and sons is made by hand, i may just ask if they can incorporate that strap if The Boyfriend makes good on his idle musings on getting a new macbook.
30
Oct
2009
more pockets
so yes, i freaked out when i thought that my oh so cute plenty by tracy reese birling coat had no pockets. yes, i especially enjoy dresses with pockets. it seems i have a thing for pockets. so this just tickled my fancy. better than just a knit scarf with pockets that have a loose structure, the julian scarf by wintercheck factory is a flannel scarf with zippered pockets! score! wintercheck factory’s goods seem to be centered around filling a need that the owners have, which is cool, because you know they’re not the only ones with that need. so check it out, they may have something else that you’ll find superuseful too.
27
Oct
2009
i don’t wanna grow up
dear j.crew,
this is the second time i’ve seen a completely adorable outfit in the crewcuts section of your catalog. this is not just because they are tiny sized clothing nor do i have any children of my own or any in my life that make me squee over getting them said darling outfit. i want these clothes. for myself. it seems that you’ve done well in keeping your kids and adults size scales very separate so even those who aren’t necessarily drawn by the designs but thought to try to save a few dollars by buying a kids version are denied too.
i am not trying to wear something inappropriate for my age. i do not want to wear cartoon characters on a tshirt or a romper (although there are plenty of rompers available in the general women’s fashion space, which is a rant for another time). i do want to wear a so-cute-it-hurts-me ruffle skirt dress with a belted cardigan over it and striped knee high socks peeking out of my flat brown suede boots. is that so much to ask? can you please make this outfit adult sized? pleeeaaase? with a cherry on top?
26
Oct
2009
knit this
an ex-boyfriend’s mom taught me how to knit many moons ago and ever since then i try not to buy hats or scarves that i could make. sometimes this is to the detriment of my wardrobe as, yes, i have the means, but i often don’t take the time to actually make anything. this yarnz hat though is something i could not hope to make in a million years. if that lace print were actually a knitted pattern i think i’d want to shoot myself just thinking about making it by hand. (and by the way, it’s cashmere. lace+cashmere= <3)
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Oct
2009
20
Oct
2009
angry watch face!
grrr! you must be running late!