Bits & Pieces: Pop Chart Lab
1. You may not wear skinny jeans or Buddy Holly glasses (sans working lenses, of course), but even if you merely toe the hipster line, chances are you’ve seen the work of Brooklyn-based graphic design house Pop Chart Lab. Founders Ben Gibson and Patrick Mulligan have seemingly perfected the art of the infographic, while seamlessly … Continue reading
May Flowers
Freshly cut peonies, tender summer veggies, Parisian streets flooded with pink light, and pale green succulents–none of these things are really associated with the month of May. After all, peonies are a wintery bloom, vegetable seeds have only begun to germinate, June and July are the real height of the travel season, and cacti are associated more … Continue reading
Impatient
It seems that Southern California didn’t get the memo about April showers bringing May flowers. In Claremont, where pink and yellow blooms are popping up on rose bushes and cacti alike, the plants are just a little impatient for spring, making for a dreamy Friday full of gentle sunshine, flower-picking, and mild bouts of sneezing.
Rainy April
I’m at my old college this weekend, and it’s pouring rain. Unfortunately, Scripps and the surrounding areas weren’t designed with optimal drainage in mind–that’s one of the main courtyards above, and I think you can see what I mean when I say rubber boots would be necessary in any crossing attempts. It’s a good time … Continue reading
April Inspiration
Here in California, we don’t generally get a lot of April showers, and by the time May rolls around, those traditionally expected flowers bloomed and wilted at least a month ago. While the rest of the country may still be drudging through winter weather, for me April means overflowing flowerbeds, pink and white petals blowing … Continue reading
Almost April Showers
Yesterday was the first day in nearly three weeks that I’ve been home and was thus a sans-blogging Monday. Although I’m never excited to leave Southern California, I am glad to be back to a house well stocked with blankets. Remember the spring weather I was talking about last week–the subtly sunshiny days I didn’t … Continue reading
Spring Equinox
People always want what they can’t have, and once they get it, they want something else. This truism usually pops up for me when I mention to any man that I wish I had more texture in my naturally silky smooth and stick straight hair. Of course, Boyfriend and other guys are aware that many … Continue reading
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