9.12.2010

tumbling

having too much fun on tumblr lately. loving the format over there.


8.22.2010

heyo



just popping in to say hello. back when things are a bit less crazy.

7.25.2010

bastille day 2k10







annual bastille day fête. picnic food, pétanque, and pastis (or more likely, beer).

7.06.2010

the (not so long) weekend in pictures


the weekend began with a german soccer victory and a trip to the pool...


a bit of conflicted franco-american patriotism through sartorial choices...


grilled pork, corn with cilantro and peppers, and basil zucchini salad...


followed by strawberry-rhubarb fools...



and an early anniversary gift from the cutest dude i know.

all in all, an awesome summer weekend.

7.05.2010

red white and blue


scarf from hayden-harnett

love this semi-patriotic scarf. i think i totally need it, but i'm on a self-imposed shopping ban. oh well, it never hurts to look does it? (unfortunately, it does.)

happy fourth, you guys.

6.29.2010

seen in montreal




in the gray light of spring.

6.21.2010

bonjour tristesse



thesis-ing today, but dreaming of the french riviera (probably because i watched "bonjour tristesse" on tcm yesterday). wearing my chambray shirt in tribute. ah, la vie!

6.16.2010

ready for the weekend



and it is only wednesday, ugh. this picture i snapped in montreal is cheering me up, though, as is the thought of taking a day trip to austin very very soon. so excited.

6.13.2010

kim and cat




montreal, april 2010.

6.10.2010

summertime


painting by j. w. waterhouse.

i'd like my summer to look like this.

6.09.2010

schwartz's




smoked meat was the only option for my last dinner in montreal.

6.08.2010

ring-a-ding-ding


image via mociun

just back from my favorite older brother's wedding in dallas. has me thinking about the perfect engagement/wedding band (for some very far off time, obviously), and i think this little mociun number fits the bill.

congrats, guys.

5.25.2010

recently acquired



clothes edition. from top right: rachel comey camp blouse, j crew skirt, leopard print cardigan, j crew gingham shorts, and a panama hat for the glaring texas sun. summer essentials, all.

5.12.2010

neve




some very impressive latte art from my favorite café in montréal. seriously, the coffee at café neve is rivaled only by the stuff they serve at monmouth coffee in london.

5.06.2010

the year of living glamorously


making an effort to inject a bit more glamour into my everyday life. it began simply enough: more breakfasts in sweet cafés (like café neve, which has the best coffee in montreal) with good reads (then it was "the gentlewoman," with its profile of my favorite lady, phoebe philo; now its "the longest journey," as i've been on an e. m. forster kick lately). i predict living glamorously will also include more soirées, more dressing up (not hard), and more fun.

4.23.2010

de trop




ok, i know i've been all about the mass/conspicuous consumption lately, but i am totally in love with this clare vivier la tropézienne bag. GORGEOUS. i want, i need. christmas in april, anyone?

also, the designer's blog is seriously awesome, too. i'm dying for her stuart weitzman (shh) clog/sandals. totally getting a pair the moment i'm back home.

update: this bad boy is MINE.

4.21.2010

gorge

photo via the lab

the pictures of alison pill in the lab magazine are gorgeous.

ugh, i am so ready for summer.

4.20.2010

eek


photo via lele saveri

cannot wait to receive my subscription to "apartamento" in the mails. so excited to see pictures of chloe sevigny's apartment. until then, back to my last paper as a master's student (or almost last, with the very big exception of my thesis).

4.19.2010

mociun



need this mociun black and white lines tank, STAT, but can't seem to find it in my size...boo.


4.18.2010

brooklyn posse



birthday weekend 2010. with the coolest kids i know. love these guys.

4.10.2010

williamsburg



near raj's place in williamsburg, brooklyn. from my best nyc trip to date.

4.04.2010

springing



happy easter. ingredients for a lovely spring morning: almond and chocolate croissant (check), sun streaming through the open windows (check), marie antoinette soundtrack on repeat (check), strawberries and white wine in the fridge (check check), and persuasion, which is quite possibly jane austen's most beautiful novel (check).

photo of a spring long past--peonies, chablis, ladurée macarons, and diptyque perfume in my old parisian apartment.

abricot



st ambroise apricot ale is one of the best things about montreal (though it doesn't even begin to compare to abita strawberry ale). the first days of spring call for cold beer, good food (caprese sandwiches, shrimp tikka masala), and a serious avoidance of anything school-related.

3.29.2010

cafe brasil



so i was seriously craving some red velvet hash (potatoes cooked in beet puree with poached eggs) all weekend. too bad i'm thousands of miles away from both cafe brasil and my favorite brunch partner. boo.

(sorry for the sad photo, i was way too distracted by delicious breakfast foods to worry about composition. but you get the idea.)

3.28.2010

ruby red



happy birthday to me. they look orange but are actually bright red. found at the kate spade store in soho. wheeee!

3.04.2010

best coast


best coast + les demoiselles de rochefort = génial.

currently wearing



j crew cardigan, dvf lace blouse, geren ford skirt, urban outfitters tights, vanessa bruno boots. once again, apologies for the photobooth pic.

2.17.2010

tart























i'd rather be baking. apricot tart, made last summer.





2.15.2010

opening ceremony


non plus one final from Tracy ANTONOPOULOS on Vimeo.


i would like to live in this video.

2.14.2010

heart




















a valentine's day breakfast.  palmier, tea from fortnum and mason, and zuleika dobson.

2.08.2010

recently worn



j crew cardigan, velvet striped tank, cheap monday jeans, and j crew ankle boots. can't wait to get out of the snow and back home for spring break, if only in order to wear flirty dresses and play with my newly-delivered lomo lca.

2.05.2010

recently rediscovered



another favorite red(ish) lipstick. ysl rouge pur lipstick, number 130. love.

(and apologies for the sad, sorry photobooth pic.)

1.16.2010

mmm girl



m.e. just doin' her thang.