just because

need i say more? DID YOU SEE THE SPEECH LAST NIGHT?!?!

A few reasons to take the FREE water taxi to ikea in redhook if you haven't already...

1. It's FREE.

2. It's a nice, 15-minute ride around governor's island and the shipyards of brooklyn.

3. You can have swedish meatballs to refuel between trips.

4. It's FREE!

5. If you take it as the sun is setting/has already set, you'll see all of lower manhattan, the brooklyn and manhattan bridge, waterfalls (for now), and the statue of liberty all alight and at a fantastic vantage point.

Basically, I look forward to the next time ikea beckons me. It's just a pleasurable experience.

You're on the Pot!

10 years later, and this show is still one of my absolute favorites. I just finished watching all 18 episodes, hadn't seen them since the show was cancelled. To me, this show kicks the OC's ass backwards and forwards. The characters are soooo relatable and endearing, and the writers knew what they were doing when they wrote out the plots for these episodes. Dealing with alcohol, drugs, romance, friendship, and family in a high school setting is not an uncommon theme in the entertainment industry, but what IS uncommon is how the characters relate to one another and drive the series forwards. I knew the Kim Kelly, the Ken Miller, the Bill Haverchuck, the Sam Weir, and even the Jeff Rosso. I never knew Marissa Cooper, that's for sure. 

Do yourself a favor. Update your netflix queue today.

Golden Goose/Chocolate Rabbit

OMGFGAZZLASODIJWDMVNLKXHF!!!!!!

I CAN'T EVEN!!!!!

found in portland maine of all places...

Cracks in the 'crete

Old cement + rain and water and wind erosion + healthy and vivacious green grass = unintentional geometric artwork.

Maine Event

Never been to such a rocky, cold, wet, beautiful beach. Thanks to a disclaimer, I had access to roam along the treacherous cliffs and photograph at will. Here's a sampling.

Battle Maadchen

My sister recently spent 4 weeks at Maine College of Art. One of her classes, 3D, required her and her classmates (all girls) to create a dress entirely out of cardboard. Not eager to conform to evening wear, Cara went for battle regalia. Result = amaazzinggnesss

Maximum CD

Just funny what you find in thrift stores... the caption at the bottom is precious.

"half a gigabyte of Nazis, robots, golfers, racing cars, and insect overlords!"

Why I love Sunset Tan.

Trashy, blonde, bronze reality television at its complete best. What other show can I watch that reminds me how fortunate I am to have a future beyond managing a california tanning salon? I can't decide whether my favorite characters are the "olly" girls, who make paris hilton look ivy league, or the star crossed lovers nick and ania (pronounced like sonia without the s). Currently broken up, Nick decided an appropriate method of winning ania back would be to tattoo a key on his wrist with her name, corresponding to the lock she has inked on her own wrist. You can see the regret all over his face as they finish the last a in her name. I look forward to a season full of drama, gossip, skin cancer, and the greater Los Angeles area this fall on E! It's on Sundays at 1030 if you wish to share my obsession.