New Beats

There is nothing that drives me more crazy than listening to the same stuff on my iPod week after week. Thank God for NYLON magazine's new music intern Krissi Murison, who finds good stuff for sharply tuned ears week after week.

This week's electronic jem is Dollskabeat and her song "Zodiac Rising." I am a sucker for good beats and a sultry voice any day of the week. And of course, she is gorgeous, as all musicians seem to be.

Check out her tunes on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dollskabeat

My Super Awesome New Bulletin Board

I am a huge fan of bulletin boards so you can imagine my delight when I found this giant bulletin board at Salvation army for 50% off of $2.50. Soo cheap that I got 2 of them!

I am happy to finally have a place to display some of the cute paper things I have collected in South Korea- post cards, stickers, call girl cards, and tags. Every time I look up at my bulletin board, I feel happy. I love seeing all of the things I love in one place. Visual stimuli overload!

I Adore the New Tokidoki Shoes!

Ahhhhhh!

The new Tokidoki shoes for Onitsuka Tiger are the cutest yet! I totally want these and for only $115 bucks on pre-order they can be mine:)


If you like Tokidoki, check out their site for their new screen saver. It's free!

http://www.tokidoki.it/

Party in my Bedroom Circa 1999

Today, I thought I would reminisce about all of the good times had drinking and dancing with my friends during the many parties had in my bedroom. My bedroom was covered in posters, had a damn good sound system with monster speakers, and was lit with lava lamps and black light.

This was definitely underage drinking at its best. Seriously. Our stomachs were made of steel and we were always ready to guzzle down cheapie Hawkeye vodka or Nattie Ice. Sometimes, we would invite over a friend with a decent waitressing job and a generous wad of cash to supply us with better stuff.

Every one of these parties always involved dancing and singing to Aqua's "Barbie Girl" and Jill Sobule's "I Wanna Be a Supermodel." It's insane to think that probably everyone I knew then knew every single word to Sublime's original 1996 album but its probably true.

I would change my clothes about a dozen times before the end of the night, someone would always end up puking, and we would all pass out in my bedroom, snuggled up in my big waterbed, or wrapped in blankets on the hardwood floor.

In the morning, I recall someone waking up with a toothbrush stuck in their hair. We were all probably still pretty drunk but that didn't stop us from getting out and stumbling through garage sales bright and early in the morning.

Good times.

Instructing You How to DIY

In honor of this upcoming Earth Day, I thought I would get back in touch with my inner DIY child and came about instructables.com. Instructables shows you step by step how to make zillions of projects from recycled materials for around the house, gifts, games, and life.

I am totally going to get out my toolbox and make some stuff this weekend:)

For more project ideas: http://www.instructables.com/

I thought the motherboard bracelet was super cool. Maybe my little bro can pass on a few old computer scraps for this project?

This one is a trip! They call it the inverted shelf and you hang everything upside down. What a cool idea! As a bonus, you could glue a flower vase or something upside down on to the shelf as well!

Mmmmm, gummy Legos! How cool is that?! They are soo rad that you can almost makeout the Lego logo on them as well.

I am definitely inspired now.......

http://www.instructables.com/

Nerdery

I have recently reverted back to an old favorite on the Nintendo DS- Animal Crossing:Wild World. I even have a friend to play DS to DS with, which is pretty exciting!

Anyhow, I thought I would take a few screen shots of my super nerdy character, Kimchi, who I made when I was in South Korea, of course. And the town is even named "Korea". Gotta love her green hair, Buddy Holly glasses, and grunge striped dress!

I like to harvest fruit for money. Here is a field of fruit I collected. Look at it in all of its vastness.

I have seriously thought about getting dressed and doing something this morning, but somehow making a geeky blog about something I like to do seemed like the thing to do instead.

Purple Power

I am a huge fan of the color purple. It has definitely been my favorite color since I was a little kid. So when thrift shopping, purple things naturally catch my eye. These items were spotted at Artifacts in downtown Iowa City, IA.

Purple frame with Jesus artwork.

I totally had 2 of these when I was a kid! She-Ra was not my favorite toy and I ended up cutting off her hair and her arms and legs and writing bad stuff all over her face:) I was such a nice little girl!

These cute bears on a chair demand some love! What's even better? A gorgeous purple rug! I love red and purple color combinations.

My Secret Weapon

Since starting a new job, I have been busy, busy, busy! So busy in fact, that washing my hair all of the time is no longer an option. Since my hair is fine and oily, it often times looks aweful after only half a day of running around.

The solution? Bumble and Bumble dry shampoo!!! I simply spray this brown colored hair powder onto my roots, brush it out, and go. No more pesky showers or drying and styling my hair twice a day. With dry shampoo, I can be as lazy as I want and no one is any the wiser:)

Best hair product ever.

The Other Love of My Life

If Easter has one thing going for it, it would be the candy. More specifically, the Cadbury Egg wins me over every time! Every spring time, stores stockpile the shelf with Cadbury Eggs and fans of this delicious treat in turn stock up their private candy stash at home. Or try to stock up, that is. Most of the time, Cadbury Eggs are soo amazing and irresistably good that people eat them all up and get major headaches and bellyaches in return. Small price to pay for that soft, creamy center and awesome chocolate shell!

The Cutest Knit Elephant There Ever Was!

My heart melted when I saw this adorable knit elephant at the Crowded Closet in Iowa City over the weekend. I especially love the colors the knitter chose for his blanket and the amazing little tassels tufted onto the sides. Sometimes, its the handmade things you find at the thrift store that strike your fancy the most as is the case with the knit elephant!