parka! parka! parka!

[something witty blah blah blah]

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Y’all, I tried, but I still do not get why I would want to use Path. I just deleted the app from my phone (again). 

Not even getting into the redundancy factor, I also can’t get past the annoying time stamp that follows you as you scroll (can you disable it? I didn’t see anything in settings). And I’m no interaction designer, but the fan out navigation is really weird and clumsy. These are just the opinions of one lady, though. I didn’t “get” Twitter at first either, and now I work there, soooooo…

Did everyone drink the Kool-Aid and somehow I missed it? Is this the equivalent of being old and not understanding “music that the kids listen to these days?” 

I find myself becoming more & more cynical and cranky about The Internets and it makes me sad.

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Re: my hair in that GPOYW photo

It is amazing to me that the ends of my hair are STILL LIGHTER even though I have dyed my hair TWICE and cut it ONCE since initially ombré-ing it this summer. Bleaching your hair is no joke, fools. Which I guess in hindsight is like, yeah hey thanks, Captain Obvious. 

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GPOYW: Wearing My Glasses Because I Accidentally Got Spices AND Sriracha In My Eye This Morning While Making Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder* (And Also, Hi! I Haven’t Done One Of These In A Long Time) Edition. *Yes, that is a thing that actually happened.

GPOYW: Wearing My Glasses Because I Accidentally Got Spices AND Sriracha In My Eye This Morning While Making Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder* (And Also, Hi! I Haven’t Done One Of These In A Long Time) Edition.

*Yes, that is a thing that actually happened.

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The Devil Wears Prada was just on FX. Now: 27 Dresses. Next: Bride Wars.

What kind of evil programming geniuses do they employ over there?! All that line up is missing is How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. (And maybe The Wedding Planner.)

Filed under moviesicannotNOTwatch

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I tried out the Gibson roll hair tutorial over on Cup of Joe tonight - I’m thinking of wearing my hair like this for Dean & Laura’s wedding next weekend (I’m a brideslady, this is my dress). It’s at a country club in Westchester County and is loosely Gatsby-themed, which I thought this hair style would be perfect for.  It is the most confusing hair tutorial but after a few tries I sort of like the results. It’s kind of lopsided, but not messily so. I think after a few more attempts I can get it a bit more polished and symmetrical.  Thoughts? 

I tried out the Gibson roll hair tutorial over on Cup of Joe tonight - I’m thinking of wearing my hair like this for Dean & Laura’s wedding next weekend (I’m a brideslady, this is my dress). It’s at a country club in Westchester County and is loosely Gatsby-themed, which I thought this hair style would be perfect for. 

It is the most confusing hair tutorial but after a few tries I sort of like the results. It’s kind of lopsided, but not messily so. I think after a few more attempts I can get it a bit more polished and symmetrical. 

Thoughts? 

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My good buddy Matt designed our wedding invitations & just posted about them on his website! You can read/see the whole post & photos here. Even before I knew what kind of wedding I wanted, I knew that I wanted our invitations to be music-related (both Todd & I are dorky music fans who have worked or are working in the music biz, after all) and that I wanted Matt to design them. I worked with Matt on a ton of projects when I was at Tough Love & he is so crazy talented and so easy to collaborate with! I basically just told him that I wanted the invites to be a cassette tape, that I wanted it to seem functional (the “cassette” fits into a “Walkman” envelope and folds out to reveal Side A and Side B liner notes) and he did the rest (it was his idea to use the Walkman font for “Berman” to be more authentic). It was such a painless process & the final product was beyond my expectations. Oh, and Matt HAND CUT those envelope windows to make sure they were the exact right size. Amazing. These invitations are probably my second favorite thing about our wedding (after actually marrying Todd, of course. I ain’t no dummy), which is saying a lot because I LOVED OUR WEDDING.

My good buddy Matt designed our wedding invitations & just posted about them on his website! You can read/see the whole post & photos here.

Even before I knew what kind of wedding I wanted, I knew that I wanted our invitations to be music-related (both Todd & I are dorky music fans who have worked or are working in the music biz, after all) and that I wanted Matt to design them. I worked with Matt on a ton of projects when I was at Tough Love & he is so crazy talented and so easy to collaborate with!

I basically just told him that I wanted the invites to be a cassette tape, that I wanted it to seem functional (the “cassette” fits into a “Walkman” envelope and folds out to reveal Side A and Side B liner notes) and he did the rest (it was his idea to use the Walkman font for “Berman” to be more authentic). It was such a painless process & the final product was beyond my expectations.

Oh, and Matt HAND CUT those envelope windows to make sure they were the exact right size. Amazing.

These invitations are probably my second favorite thing about our wedding (after actually marrying Todd, of course. I ain’t no dummy), which is saying a lot because I LOVED OUR WEDDING.

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Alice! I really like this idea. And your illustrations! Also, I ended up buying a denim shirt from Madewell after seeing yours & upon your recommendation (I can’t be sure it’s the exact same one, but it’s def similar). Good thing we live on diff coasts!  Have ALL OF THE FUN in Paris! alicetiara: I drew this tonight based on an old Sassy magazine tip (really? drawing your packing options?). I have to take one carry-on and one stuffed-to-the-brim giant purse for 15 days, 8 of those in Paris on vacation, 2 in London and 5 in Oxford at a conference. I suppose I am sacrificing professionality. Perhaps I should bring what was referred to as a “Condoleeza Rice dress” by the salesgirls who I bought it from at Macy’s.

Alice! I really like this idea. And your illustrations! Also, I ended up buying a denim shirt from Madewell after seeing yours & upon your recommendation (I can’t be sure it’s the exact same one, but it’s def similar). Good thing we live on diff coasts! 

Have ALL OF THE FUN in Paris!

alicetiara:

I drew this tonight based on an old Sassy magazine tip (really? drawing your packing options?). I have to take one carry-on and one stuffed-to-the-brim giant purse for 15 days, 8 of those in Paris on vacation, 2 in London and 5 in Oxford at a conference. I suppose I am sacrificing professionality. Perhaps I should bring what was referred to as a “Condoleeza Rice dress” by the salesgirls who I bought it from at Macy’s.