this year my holiday wish list is pretty basic.  i'm not in need/want of anything extravagant.  my wants are quite simple ( Read more... )

a little later than usual this year.  a few of these things are reaches, but it is a wish list, right?  right.

2007/ 2008/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011

j.crew collection cashmere herringbone sweater, dusk pink
j.crew shrunken shirt in dot oxford, all colors ;)
toms grey dot women's classics
see by chloe t-strap, grey
burberry sparrow graphic fitted shirt
anthropologie ( Read more... )

it's been a few weeks and i still cannot believe i saw jackie greene!  i have wanted to see him for six or seven years.  i feel like i completed a milestone.  i've now seen everyone on any list i ever could have dreamed up all those years ago when i was working at the cd store.  wishing, pleading, and hoping someone good would come near me.  to no ( Read more... )

(running list of) movies i want to see:

• first position
• moonrise kingdom
• to rome with love
• the dark night rises
• ruby sparks

it's a constant struggle for me to stay in the present and not look backwards or anticipate the future.  i find myself doing this all the time.  thinking "in september it'll be..." but by the time september comes around i'm already looking toward something else.  i strongly feel that anticipation is the purest form of pleasure, but at what point ( Read more... )

this summer is going by more quickly than i thought it would.  we're about halfway through the june/july/august trifecta that i dread every year.  thus, it's time for me to start thinking about fall clothes!  my favorite.  all about well-worn basics this year.  things i can wear over and over

fall 2012 shopping list:
(see spring 2012/fall 2011/ ( Read more... )

1. american apparel t-shirts - now that i've slimmed down i've been able to wear all of my old band t-shirts again.  i didn't realize how much i had missed them.  it's amazing how much more i feel like myself wearing one.  plus, all my old threadless shirts are aa as well and the fit is perfect.

2. lululemon cool racerback tanks - they are the ( Read more... )

i pretty much hate summer clothes... the bright/annoying colors, the unflattering cuts, and the cheap materials.  ick.  i could skip the season all together.  luckily, i spend most of my days inside an office with a cold air conditioner, allowing me to wear more appropriate clothes.  i don't plan to pick up any tanks or shorts, but i have a few pre ( Read more... )

i don't make as many mixes anymore... i guess that went away with the novelty of the cd.  especially now that i've gone pretty much completely digital.  however, i do make a summer mix.  only one song transferred from my 2011 list to the 2012 list, "i and love and you," the avett brothers.

here's what's been making heavy rotation in my car/ipod: 
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things i am looking forward to:

• big bang theory season finale
• gossip girl season finale (oh, the anticipation!)
• rookie blue season starting (and re-watching the previous seasons to remember what was happening)
• first position, movie
• tyler hilton, concert