Friday Favorites, vol. 48

1. dance parties Whether spontaneous or planned, the very best cure for the blues.







2. clothing swaps Simultaneously score fab new things and purge your closet. Win win.





3. composition books





4. street style blogs Some of my faves include Urban Weeds, The Sartorialist, and Copenhagen Street Style, which is now closed...(sniffle).

All of these inspirational sites made me want to start my own street style blog to showcase the unique style I see every single day in Austin.





5. fashion shows





You may have detected a theme here. This weekend is the first, fabulous Texas Style Council Conference, dreamt up and organized by my dear friends Indiana and Grechen. Nathan and I are proud sponsors of the event! We'll have a photobooth at the dance party on Saturday Night at Bo Concept on 2nd Street. The party is from 7-11 and open to the public! ($5 at door) On Sunday, there will be some amazing panels (featuring our lovely and beyond talented friends Kendi! and Bryan!) and I plan to take along my trusty comp book to take notes on everything the speakers have to share. The weekend kicks off with a clothing swap tonight and concludes with a fashion show on Sunday night. I can't wait to meet new friends and take lots of great shots for the Texas Style Council AND for my street style blog.

P.S. Next week we'll be shooting some street style coverage for SXSW so be warned. If you look fab, we'll find you. Threat or promise? You decide.

Everybody, Everywear: Polkadots (otherwise known as My Friend Linda is a Genius)

You may already know my wonderful friend Linda from The Auspicious Life. She's not only terribly clever and cute, she's one badass teacher. I know firsthand. We were lucky to have her as a teacher at my school before she moved away to teach in Portlandia. Anyway, Linda emerged on the style blogger scene a while ago with her personal blog, and then she came up with this insanely good idea. What about a style blog that shows how everybody everywhere styles a specific piece of clothing? She calls it Everybody, Everywear. Genius, I tell you.

Well, this month's challenge is polka dots, which are near and dear to my heart. I realize I'm not a style blogger. But what the hell? Here's how I style polka dots. (Keep in mind this is only one of many polka-dotted skirts in my closet.) See how everyone else styled their polka dots on Everybody, Everywear.





P.S. The Texas Style Council Conference is THIS weekend! Who else is giddy as a bright-eyed tot on Christmas Eve?

Monday Dose of Cuteness, vol. 23

You guys aren't going to believe what Nathan found. It's real.



Amazing. Magical. Perfect.

Friday Favorites, vol. 47

1. clear plastic umbrellas





2. tulle
Just because we didn't all grow up to be ballerinas doesn't mean that we can't all enjoy tulle.








BONUS: I'm making some tutus this weekend using this tutorial. They aren't for me. I promise to explain more later.


Please pardon the cheesy opening music -- the tutorial is great!


3. fried pickles (Especially dipped in ranch dressing.)
And everyone knows that fried pickle spears > fried pickle chips. It all comes down to the pickle-to-breading-ratio.





4. herb gardens on windowsills
Which I know is oddly specific.







BONUS: Oddlyspecific.com Because I'm sort of over the whole "fail" thing, but these photos are hilarious.


5. Arcade Fire
My ever-talented, ever-marvelous husband picked up two of the ever-elusive Arcade Fire tickets today. The show is the EXACT same day as his birthday in two months. I couldn't have thought up a more perfect birthday present.





One of my favorite Arcade Fire songs of all time:

My favorite micro poem

After Weeks of Watching the Roof Leak
by Gary Snyder

After weeks of watching the roof leak
I fixed it tonight
by moving a single board.



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I adore this poem because it's how I feel when I put things off. This morning I took care of a task I've been putting off for about month. It took less than twenty minutes. Does this ever happen to you?

All the Single Ladies Trifecta

1. Thom Yorke



2. Baby Cory



3. Glee



Which is your favorite?

Monday Dose of Cuteness, vol. 22

Cutest and by far the best acceptance speech of the Oscars last night.


Congratulations to Luke Matheny for winning the Academy Award for his brilliant short film God of Love.

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P.S. Thanks to Joanna Goddard for the links.

girl crush: adele

I know you already love Adele. I can't listen to her sing without getting goosebumps. Her voice is magic.






Did you buy her newest album which was just released this week? Because if not, kindly do so.


Poll: Do you think she'll continue to name her albums after her age? Because how cool would that be? (vote over on the right)

BONUS:

Friday Favorites, vol. 46

1. sidewalk cafes





2. rolling bookshelf ladders





3. trapeze dresses or Twiggy, 2.0





4. long strings of pearls





5. Downton Abbey





You guys probably know that I'm a total tellie junkie. But this show.... well. You just have to see it. It's fabulously-written, beautiful, surprising and full of heart. And if you have Netflix Watch Instantly, you can watch it as soon as you'd like. Oh, and it has Maggie Smith. What's not to love?