interior dreaming.

there just SO MUCH GOOD STUFF AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW that i can almost not stand it. for. reals. i want all of these lovely things in a very, very bad way. i don't have anywheres to put them, but if my wallet were large enough to make these purchases, it could probably also secure a storage unit or two for temporary safekeeping. luckily my shopping and hoarding tendencies can all be contained on my pinterest.

ski trip.

we are off for a weekend of shredding in deer valley and star-studded stalking in park city. the sundance film fest is in week two, so it will likely be a bit more low key than previous years, but i will report back on the adventures all the same. thankfully, the heavens opened up and dumped a ton of snow last weekend and throughout the week. sugarbear said it was something like four feet of snows? that sounds like lies to me but i will take it. in case you didn't know, I'M SO EXCITED TO SHRED SOME POW. mainly because it seems like a hundred years have passed since last year, but also because i have a really cool shaun white for target little boys XL shirt that i am wearing to the mountains (i suspect it will give me secret powers). also in the park city area is this monster from HGTV... i can't decide if we should hit this up or not. i DO like the planters.

julia rothman: farm anatomy.

i gave my nieces and nephews (current total: six) julia rothman's new book for christmas (and i totally got one for m'self, duh). it's pretty much the cutest, most educational thing ever. every page is an illustrated cornucopia of farm knowledge, inspired and informed by her husband and in-laws (from rural iowa). don't you want to know about bees and barbed wires and how to plow a field? even if you don't have a natural inclination to agriculture, julia rothmans's illustrations are captivating. seriously, how do you not own this book already?

neon for grey days.

bleeeeech, winter. be cold or go away entirely, right guys? i love the neon trend during these infernal grey times and hope it's here to stay for a whole lot longer. also, if the valentimes fairy wanted to bring me a cambridge satchel in fluoro yellow with my initials on it, i have it on good authority that he would probably get laid big time.

hells yes.

the delights of the washington corridor continue to abound... now we can never move.

{via avid swamplot reader b-rad.}

obsessions that mean i'm 80: BOUILLON.

last night at dinner i commented on the length of a young lady's dress (whore short) and i've lately been obsessed with bouillon trim on sofas, so i have clearly taken a geriatric turn and will likely be breaking my hip any day now.

jill & daphne.

after riding with her so many times in an elevator, i'll admit that i kind of stalk daphne groenveld. she's absolutely stunning and she has no eyebrows*, so she's especially easy to spot. also, she's usually wearing something badass, as is the case in this jill stuart s/s 2012 ad campaign shot by mario sorrenti. me-yowzers. all of these looks are pastel-tastic and i would like one of each this spring, thankyouverymuch. with houston's january temperatures in the 80's, i'm over winter**. 

*technically, i think they are bleached to high heaven.
**except for our ski trip to park city & sundance which starts on THURSDAAAAAAAAAAY!!
{via this is glamorous.}

meat salad.

so i am on a diet. waaah-waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. it's a FIERCE diet, y'all, and this is day three of diet ferocity. i've never been a dieter and i've never really kept track of what i'm eating, so for me, this is considerable torture. diets (the kind where you have a set plan and you don't cheat) = FOOD JAIL. i love vegetables, but it is common knowledge that prior to shacking up with sugarbear, i consisted for years on a steady diet of bud light and twizzlers. brad's amazing chef skillz and the transition from BL's to wine, combined with the zero amount of restraint on my part has turned me into a soft-shelled mcfattie, and i need to make some lifestyle changes prior to our hawaii trip next month. also my office is down the street from a mcdonald's so i eat there like three times a week. okay four.

the first three days of food jail are kind of a complete kick in the pants. (this is probably a good time to tell you that part of this diet includes no alcohol). the first three days are also sort of a dressing down into what will become a healthy, well-rounded meal plan with plenty of vitamins and nutrients, but if you have been anywhere near me these three days, you know that i've renamed this phase MEAT SALAD. during this phase, you can have a ton of meat and you can have a ton of green veggies (uh, RAW. they have to be raw and they have to be green.), but after two or three meals of meat salad, plus no chocolate or jelly beans or cookies or WINE, you get a little weird and cranky. there are also these powder supplement things you put into your nine gallons of daily water drinking, and for the first few days i was not putting them in enough water. they are berry flavor and bright red, so i named those BLOOD DRINK, although they are much better and not thick like blood when you add them to the proper amount of water (2 gallons). turns out that they also come in lemon-lime (those are also called blood drink, for sake of continuity) and they are full of crack rock supplements that give you the energy to keep going as you rachet down your food intake.

i lost track of where i am going with this story (no crack rock blood drinks after 2pm or else), but i thought i'd give you all fair warning. steve and ginger have really started to look like turkey legs during the time we've spent together so i imagine you're next, if this cartoon is any indication.

NOM NOMS-
kristina

a breaking bad valentine.

you have exactly one month, bitches: valentimes is right around the corner. should you be in the market for a card that properly expresses your feelings, this collection of breaking bad valentines really has something for everyone.

{via my amazing brother brad and here. also, if you like these and-slash-or the hunger games, dr. who, parks and rec, community, the mighty boosh or twin peaks, you should probably get all up on this chick's tumblr.}

important new emoticons.

i heart mcsweeney's big time and most of their articles give me an extended case of the giggles. like decorative gourd season? i've been laughing about that shit for months. i also happen to love emoticons, so this list has naturally been a real big hit with my eyeballz. i like it so much that this is just a straight copy-paste job, but you can see the real mcsweeney's article here.

; i   -kristina



I M P O R T A N T   N E W   E M O T I C O N S.

BY Mira Ptacin and Seth Fried

+: ) Ash Wednesday
+; )  Flirty Ash Wednesday
: F  Bored snake
[>: (  Fire bad
[I: I  Ice neither good nor bad; me ambivalent
,:" I  Attacked by cat
:% I  Lowering glasses to see if you’re serious
;% )  Lowering glasses to see if you’re feeling what I’m feeling 
:>>q  Accidentally spraying self in eye with mace
O0o  No one in my family has any response to what you just said
< : #  Hitler birthday party
< ; #  Flirty Hitler birthday party
X;<)  Flirty triceratops
X,<)  Flirty triceratops cyclops
P  Soup ladle
; P  Flirty soup ladle
}: I  Wolverine
{: I  Frida Kahlo
@: I  Combover
:o)  Bear missing ears
:^ u  Abject horror
;^ u  Flirty abject horror
: i  Cold sore
; i  Flirty cold sore