so wish i could go. but YOU should!!! i've been meaning to post about TOMS. been a while. i will for sure this weekend. so many great things they're doing. i heart TOMS shoes!
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October 16, 2008
October 14, 2008
coINKadink
so, i stopped into my local coffee shop this morn and the lovely owner, Mr Bela, tells me they just won "best drink" in OC WEEKLY's "best of 2008". did i tell ya, or did i tell ya? uh hugh, i know where its AT!!! (wink)
here's the article... (come on editors - think you'd at least spell the "featured drink" correctly. it's Mexican Moka my friends!!!)
Viento y Agua
4007 E Fourth Street
Long Beach, CA
562 434 1182
4007 E Fourth Street
Long Beach, CA
562 434 1182
These days, when you're in Mexico, hot chocolate is usually, sadly, made with powdered Nestlé crap. The crumbling of pure dark-chocolate bits into a slow melt-and-simmer dance with milk or water is quickly becoming a thing of the past. But not at Viento y Agua (Wind and Air), where the coffee shop's purveyors have taken the old Mexican tradition to new heights with their Mexican Mocha, a sumptuous blend of crumbly Ibarra chocolate (okay, kind of mainstream for Mexican hard chocolate, but better than Nestlé), espresso, a pinch of cinnamon, and a thick, multiple-spoon-dip layer of foam. Take it slow—you won't regret it.
OC WEEKLY - best of 2008
October 11, 2008
good SATurday
i'm a happy girl. haven't had a day like this in far too long. leisurely awoke to a beautifully cool fall morn. hopped in the car with the bf to our favorite local coffee spot. viento y aqua. famous for their decadent mexican mokas. tastiest darned drinks i've had. great music, great drinks, good vibes!
plopped on the couch and got our ghetto laptop out. crazy week, haven't had a chance to pick up my sad MAC! been perusing my favorite sites online. like old friends, juice for my soul, inspiration indeed.
not a bit of anxiety fills me today. its my day. to do with what i want. what i need. a day of rest. and rejuvenation.
so many great writers, blogs, designers, creative folk out there. my peeps! i need hundreds of Saturdays to get thru all this good stuff. and i want to explore it all, process and digest. and share with u.
making lists, adding to my idea book. oh, thank goodness for google notebook. my favorite tool online. all my thoughts, ideas and links in one nifty spot. if u haven't started one for yourself, u gotta try it out.
such a great idea...
i stumbled upon this blog inchmark today. and i'm in love. i'm a mad journaler but totally sp0ratic and entries all over the place. insanely addicted to paper products. notes, thoughts, feelings, ideas jotted in an array of binders, journals, notebooks. no method to the madness. just depends on the day and what i'm inspired to write in. not so good for referencing cuz i can't find a darned thing. hence, the google notebook. trying to slowly transfer and organize it all there.
but this is a fantastic idea! stamp the date and write 5 things that happened that day. i luv it. i can do it. and i have the perfect notebook to start them in. {field book by russell + hazel} to be honest i have several. ADDICTED!
okay, speaking of organization. MAIL. its my nemesis. i need a fabulous organizer/system that looks gorgeous, is functional and multi-faceted. i'm on the hunt but if you have any ideas. PLEASE HELP!
oh, and i'm gonna work on my sidebar. placing blogs and links to my favorite things. keep an eye out.
cracks me UP...
to see myself. yep, that's me. in the holiday LILL campaign with a bunch of lovely LILL reps from all over the country. a girlfriend emailed me this week asking if it was me. surprise!
we shot these pics at LILLAPALOOZA in Chicago a few month's back. luv these gals and the company as a whole.
if you've followed my blog from way back when... u know that i started out being a LILL FANatic and hounded them until i got the position of LA/OC LILL on Location rep early this year. i don' usually plug my personal projects on my blog but wanted to share.
we shot these pics at LILLAPALOOZA in Chicago a few month's back. luv these gals and the company as a whole.
if you've followed my blog from way back when... u know that i started out being a LILL FANatic and hounded them until i got the position of LA/OC LILL on Location rep early this year. i don' usually plug my personal projects on my blog but wanted to share.
whether its a party with me or another fabulous nationwide rep, you've got to book a party. and this is the perfect time. CUSTOM HOLIDAY SHOPPING! at its best. check out their site at 1154lill.com. i promise, you'll be HOOKED!
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October 08, 2008
a flutter!
not sure what it is? what set me off on a sporadic shopping spree this afternoon? who am i kidding? i stopped into anthropologie, promising myself i'd only get one glass for my toothbrushes and skidattle. yeah, uh huh. LIKELY!
then lead to these...
and ended with these...
so fittingly called flutter dishtowels. which is what my heart does when i see textiles and designs of this sort. i'm weak and i can't help myself. i've been so well behaved. haven't bought a thing for my home in a very long time. and i'm working like a dog these days, so darn it i deserve it!
they're all currently layed out on my desk in my office. and i daze at them from time to time. and my heart goes a flutter.
they're all currently layed out on my desk in my office. and i daze at them from time to time. and my heart goes a flutter.
September 24, 2008
August 27, 2008
lucky girl
i had one of the best nights in forever last night. i broke out of retirement and put my dancin' shoes back on. p.s. i always dance bare foot. one of my mentors and favorite choreographers from back in my dancing days was in town so i braved the city traffic over to silver lake and got my butt in class. AMAZING! so good to move like that again even though i move at a much slower and unsteady pace these days. anyhow, i was grateful to be there and i loved every minute of it.
i was a dumb, dumb and meant to buy tickets to see bon iver many months ago. if u read my posts while traveling in Africa you'll remember how much their music means to me. it was truly the soundtrack to my trip. well, i didn't get tickets and the show at the Troubadour was sold out this week. so, i scurried on over there after class, sweaty and stinky on a mission to see what i could finagle. ticket box office was no help but the security guard told me to hang out on the sidewalk and see if anyone might offer up tickets. i've never done this before and was alone and totally out of my element. but i needed to see this show! not even 5 minutes passed and a guy ran over asking if anyone needed tickets. "i do, I do" with the geekiest grin on my face. $20 bucks later i was in!
oh, and it was some of the best $20 bucks i've spent. the show was mesmerizing. everything i knew it would be and more. eery and haunting and the driving bass and drum beats all insane. when "re: stacks" came on, best for last, i lost it. couldn't help thinking about my kiddies in Africa. the nights i spent looking at slideshows on my mac listening to bon iver. this was a night i'll never forget. it was too short, but oh SO GOOD!
thanks bon... u are a gift!
here are a few videos i found on YouTube but none do him justice
March 23, 2008
March 22, 2008
deliCioUs so sCanDaLOUs...
sorry PINKBERRY i'm dreamin' of a different yogurt... i'm on my way to Red Mango.
R-E-D M-A-N G-O RED MANGO!!!
sorry you stole their idea, i'm steain your lyrics.
yep, i was a fan of pinkberry when it exploded onto the LA scene but that's cuz it was new and innovative and cute to boot. who knew it was a COPY CAT to the original authentic TART fro-yo Red Mango founded in South Korea in 2002? AND its 100% real yogurt, natural ingredients with live and active cultures.
nice try PINKBERRY, we're on to you!
check out the young CEO's story, pretty cool :)
