blog radio silence.

(*inspired by buster asking me if i even blog anymore...)

in case you haven't noticed already, i don't really post on this blog anymore. like for nearly a year. eep!

i've pretty much totally switched over to tumblr for the time being because i have no attention span. so, if you were wondering where i went, i'm over here. i post frequently too! albeit in tiny bite-sized servings. it's for the best.

art history dork.

i've been meaning to blog about this for a while but i always remember when i'm like, on the bus without access to the internets. anywaaaaaays, is it just me or does the vampire weekend album cover totally remind you of the william eggleston photo of the red room/lightbulb that always makes me think that something sinister is going on in the rest of the room and therefore the lightbulb was the only thing appropriate to photograph? YES! i wonder if they did that on purpose....

william eggleston; greenwood, mississippi 1973

vampire weekend album cover.

*and in case you haven't noticed, i've been bloggin' up a storm (or at least daily) over on my tumblr page. clickity click on over!

exception?

i saw this super sweet mixtape wallet on etsy today & i kind of want to buy it:


i am thinking it would be an acceptable purchase because it's handmade. and...cute. also, per the description it fits "both US and non-US currency". it's international! so chic.

fact: staying in on a saturday night might lead to impossibly long-winded & reflective blog posts.

i don't make resolutions because i feel like i'm setting myself up for failure...ha. but, i did make a semiconscious effort to not partake of one of my most superficially-rewarding activities for the duration of january: shopping. this was partially because i am perpetually broke. also partially because i feel pangs of guilt when i purchase $20 babydoll dresses from forever 21 that will last all of 3 months and/or 12 8 wearings (both due to quality & my fashion fickleness/short attention span) and whose manufacturing & inevitable elimination from my wardrobe only add to my environmental impact in these trying ecological times.

*i will say, however, that i am a clothes (w)hor(e)der & also rarely throw anything away, instead donating it or bringing my castoffs to our semi-regular clothing swap. so i guess i'm not as horrible as i could be.

so, last month i decided not to buy any clothing - after all, i received a few goodies for christmas and really, do i need any more clothes? probably not, but i do love the fashion. baby steps here people! i was almost successful too - save one minor purchase which was a product of a severe fashion emergency (jess's going away dinner & party last weekend). hey, desperate times call for fashionable measures. and i justified it threefold: a) it was on super sale b) it was from a local boutique so i was supporting a small business owner (who happens to be a woman - lookin' out for the laaaadies) and c) it is seasonally versatile & i can wear it pretty much year round in SF - layered with tights & long sleeves in the winter, on it's own on the two days out of the year it's actually warm enough to go bare armed & legged.

so january was a successful experiment, in my book.

and now, inspired by natalie's 2008 decision to follow the compact movement (and her new blog documenting her progress), i think i'm going to try to keep up with curtailing my shopping. also, when i do shop, i'm going straight vintage/used in the clothing department (hello, ebay wonderland!) - except for things like undergarments, duh. i will also aspire to purchase only used items in other shopping categories when warranted & possible.

in other, related news, i signed up for mint.com and have been tracking my spending trends and boy do i spend a nice chunk of change on coffee. i already know this, and it's an extravagance i allow myself to indulge thankyouverymuch, BUT it also got me thinking - that's a lot of disposable coffee cups i go through! for shame! even though i recycle them, it's just a little ridonkadonk to be that wasteful. so tomorrow i have decided to invest in a travel mug. and yes, i will probably buy a NEW one, but i'm justifying that purchase by knowing i will no longer be discarding to go cups at an alarming rate. go me.

i'd promise regular updates on my progress with this non-resolution but we all know i'm a sporadic blogger these days. maybe rectifying that situation will be next on my list...

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Now playing: The Helio Sequence - Can't Say No
via FoxyTunes

what YOU should be doing friday night!

nevermind the rain, it's time to ROCK! come one, come all - celebrate bagel radio's 5th birthday with a few hundred of your rock n roll friends!


get your tickets here - and see you tomorrow, yes?!?

who sucked out the feeeeeeeeliiiiin'?

last week after our trivia win (as per usual), the gang headed down to the bigfoot for celebratory drinks (as per usual). dj iPod was churnin' out the hits of the 90's and with nearly every song we were all "oooooooh my gawwwwwd, i love this song!" & "this reminds me of the summer of '95" & "i had a huge crush on evan dando! remember that month when was the 'cute boy alert' in sassy?" - i'll let you deduce who said the last one. heh.

one particular song came on and incited a flurry of "who is this? WHO IS THIS? i know this band...ummmm, this song is awesome! crap. ryan, look it up on your iPhone NOW!" - after 30 seconds of surfing the intarwebz via handheld mobile device we got our answer: it was superdrag - "sucked out"!

unfortunately, even though manlio texted me the name of the song & the band AND ryan emailed me the link, i accidentally deleted the text and the url didn't work when i tried to utilize it this week...ack! as you know, these unanswered musical questions are unacceptable to me. i had to figure it out or there would be a hole in my heart that could only be filled by tracking down this very important information!

luckily, after some diligent research on ryan's part (again. what would i do without the ryan king?!?), my prayers were answered and this gem popped up in my inbox this morning. yay!



i can't believe this song is twelve years old. wow. and remember 120 minutes? matt pinfield, i miss you! someone needs to do a web show in that format. (wait - maybe *i* should do it...don't steal my idea!) in any event, i was so inspired by discovering this little nugget of ear-joy that i bought the whole album and will be revisting the rock of my adolescence this afternoon. huzzah!

good story, huh? ;)

i feel it all.

"wild card inside, wild card inside"

the trifecta of feist videos is complete! ha. this was my theme song of 2007 - last year was all about FEELIN'. IT. ALL. yes.

this year is about...um, well, i'm not sure. haven't picked out my theme song quite yet, but of course i will let you know when i do.