i’ve been a reader of jessica’s blog the shiny squirrel for ages now. i tried to think back to how i discovered her… but my memory fails me, as per usual. in fact – jessica’s succint style of posting was the inspiration behind my these things posts. i’m constantly reblogging & tumblr’ing her finds as she shares such great things on a daily basis.
things i like right now by jessica of the shiny squirrel
here are a few blogs i’ve been loving lately (besides my daily reads over yonder in the sidebar)
it’s easter weekend, which means that south africa kind of shuts down for a while. we have a long-long weekend ahead of us – i’ll be on holiday from tomorrow for 6 days. so, this is adiós till next week thursday!
a these things post is in order for the meantime. also be sure to get the latest music mix if you haven’t already.
need supply co’s spring catalog:
raft stool by norm architects:
portrait of heath by inez van lamsweerde and vinoodh matadin:
my new roots makes simple mint pea dip:
photography by Anna Ådén:
her hair. photographed by sarah maingot.
puenta del inca by sabino demerson:
a victorian mansion in africa:
and to end off on a pitch perfect note - the miss piggy calendar, 1982:
i saw this on tara-lynn’s tumblr, and it has almost 50,000 reblogs so you may or may not have seen it already – but i really love it. you see these kind of things all the time, but i enjoyed the straight to the point + non-fussiness of this one. it’s not trying to be charming or clever or cute. this is just good non-froofy advice.
have been listening to the new fleet foxes album, helplessness blues non flipping stop. lorelai is my favourite song, though montezuma comes a close second. here’s a completely non-official vid for lorelai so that you can have a listen.
these paintings of hair braiding & corn rows BLEW MY MIND! thanks meighan. (also made me think of ron swanson)
my favourite guys are back again!
speaking of stylish dudes - karl-edwin guerre wins. captured by citizen couture.
emo pony, aaaw. captured by sverrir thor
emo girl made me aww, too. captured by marija strajnic
exquisite porcelain work by kate macdowell – seen via it’s nice that
jenni rope for marimekko a/w 2011
i really, really, really want to read tina fey’s new book. now. (that cover!)
sushi for breakfast? i think i could. (as long as there is avocado involved)
as if i needed more inspiration for plants in the house! at the old chum tumblr. obviously.
been wanting to watch seinfeld lately. everything about this picture = the nineties to me. especially elaine’s backpack and the way her jersey is tied around her waist.
my favourite street style shot of the entire week at from me to you
disassembly project by todd mclellan
moulin rouge in 1958 at stay fancy free
au coin de ma rue via where the lovely things are
kate shares her beauty products – super helpful for people (like me) who are lazy about make-up.
been listening to way too much ABBA. agnetha was a fox.
a private collection of swedish ceramics is up for auction at bukowski’s. i like this polar bear.
… and these stoneware miniatures
kristina’s illustration of hair colour at jeremy scott fall 2011
read hila’s great review of black swan
holiday houses at solid frog
i’m going to go watch U2 tonight. all i want is for them to play their old music & i’ll be happy.
post-script: new radiohead! remember: album coming tomorrow.
and finally, this poem via teenangster – words to live by.
Homage to My Hips
by Lucille Clifton
these hips are big hips.
they need space to
move around in.
they don’t fit into little
petty places. these hips
are free hips.
they don’t like to be held back.
these hips have never been enslaved,
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do.
these hips are mighty hips.
these hips are magic hips.
i have known them
to put a spell on a man and
spin him like a top
