recent favourites from the satorialist (above) and face hunter (below)

( this girl is a bag lady version of bre--check out those sandals!)

books! books! books!

well i can't be that much of a bibliophile since i started writing this with the title 'pedophile's r us'....whoops!! this is not that kind of blog!!! this summer, instead of working on my criminal record, i have been doing some fun summer reading and a friend recommended this great little website - perfect for the bookworm in all of us.

librarything.com allows you to upload all of your most loved books and from your input the site catalogues what the common threads are between your top literary picts. it also recommends based on your book choices and cross references with other's profiles that have similar books in their profiles. your new best friend at the bookstore...

paint me up

as we all know masks have been popping up all over the place - in photographs, at parties, boutique window displays...full face coverage is the accessory du jour.

which is why i think i have been so excited about the masks more junior cousin...face painting. for some reason i hugely resisted the face painting booths at fairs in my youth - something about a stranger touching my face and the paint itching - and i think i am now finally ready to make up for lost time...

i just wonder if i can pull it off at the office?

(photo by hannah waldron)

home sweet home

after a long hard day it would be impossible to come home to this and not smile.

an artist named jamie brown is responsible...

hard earned modern art

the newest book to rest on my shelf; by simon redekop and michael swaney of humanfive.

eye see you

if it doesn't have google eyes i don't want anything to do with it.

francoise hardy

i wish francoise hardy had googlie eyes.

i love colonization??

for some reason - despite how incredibly politically incorrect this is - i have been loving the aesthetic of early 20th century colonization. there's something about the pompous british aristocrat taking on the dusty wilderness of africa that i am totally into...

i'm sure there's a special place in hell reserved for people that gain inspiration from political strife and human suffering :)

awooooga ooga booga

a cute little store in downtown L.A.'s chinatown, ooga booga has been popping up in lots of blogs these days as a store to check out. filled with great art books and magazines, innovative clothing labels, customized mixed tapes and a resident cat it's always a good time.

if ngaire was a store she would be ooga booga and there's no better recommend than that :)

943 N. Broadway #203
Los Angeles, CA 90012

we could all use a little more USR...

In 4th grade my teacher set up a period devoted solely to USR - Undisturbed Silent Reading. and much like P.E., Creative Writing and Home-Ec it's something i wish was mandatory at the office to break up the chaos the 'real world' seems to deliver on a daily basis.

Lately i've been finding myself more and more drawn to second hand bookstores to pick up my books and thought i was alone in my love for the old 60's and 70's paperback classics until a co-worker sent me a link to a flickr account devoted solely to capturing old paperback covers.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joekral/sets/72157594264351021/

love!