My birthday is in 7 days.

films of the week:

Practical Magic, Moulin Rouge, Leon: The Professional, Benny and Joon

highly anticipating:

Glamourai is a gem of inspiration.

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greedygirl

Stuck inside today. The snow is shoveled off the main roads but the sidewalks are stacked with powdery hills and the wind is really uncomfortable. I'm limiting myself to the perimeters of my warm bed. Nowadays, being in bed all day has no direct impact on one's productivity level at all, because while I lay here I can check my email, read the news, research for my Contemporary Perspectives paper, study for my Finance test, update my blog, see what everyone I've ever met is doing via Facebook, and when I get bored of that I can read David Sedaris's When You Are Engulfed in Flames. I bought it for my friend for her birthday a week ago but then I saw a worn copy of it in the $3 bin at a used bookstore in New York City and it was only natural for me to buy it.

I tend to have crushes on B-list actors.

Whenever I try to explain to a friend, "you know, the guy in that movie where the dog saves the..." - yeah, they never know who I'm talking about, and I rarely remember the actor's names or what references to make so that the other person catches on to who I'm talking about. The whole thing gets complicated. I've stopped trying to share these said crushes in public, but this one from 1999 still won't die:

Michael Vartan.

The high school teacher who stole Drew Barrymore's heart in Never Been Kissed.

So cute.

*Other B-list crushes include Adam Brody, Hugh Dancy, Matthew Davis (look this one up- I'm pretty sure you have a crush on him too), and Ian Somerhalder

Random.

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The snow has descended upon us yet again (with the possibility of up to 7 inches), I've got a stack of books THIS high that need tackling, my aching back has been in a constant state of disrepair, I'm having bad thoughts about the real world, and my taste in music is waning as nothing good has yet to hit my ears in a while (besides my sisters' tunes, of course).

Not to mention, I bought an entire head of cabbage and have now been having nightmares of the entire thing spoiling before I get a chance to eat it.

Unnecessary neuroticism.

On a good note, my eating habits are on the up, after being brainwashed (in a good way) by Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food I can now confidently say that I have no desire to eat anything other than real "food". There are millions of things that constitute as non-food and a much smaller assortment of REAL foods, so weeding out the fake from the delicious/wholesome/healthful is quite a task.

Read his book.

In other news, the 90 day mark has come and gone. Regarding what, you ask?

My excursion...adventure...escapade...transient hiatus from reality...whatever you want to call it...to Thailand. Yes folks, that is correct, I'm taking what is sure to be a life-altering and mind-blowing trip to the one and only land of the originators of that delectable dish called Pad Thai. Just kidding, that isn't the only thing they are famous for ;)

To conclude my rambling, I have to go catch the 8:03 train to Philadelphia for a day of interning.

Ciao for now.

-J

*p.s. The above photo has absolutely nothing to do with the subject of this post. I just think its great.

I'm usually not into word-strewn apparel or accessories, but for some reason these tote bags from Australian company Chip Chop caught my eye and now I want one (especially the Oui Oiu one!)

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Pastel + Punk

Alice Ritter

Alice Ritter (love that name!) has put me in a summer state of mind. Her Spring/Summer '10 collection is a subtle nod to all things pale, pink and pure, but its the Converse and combat boots that infuse her perfectly tailored touches with grunge glam that make me want to rob a bank and buy her duds for myself and every one of my friends.

London Fashion Week 2010:

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Boy Toy Jewelry:

I have to steal/borrow this ingenius idea!!!

Boy-toy-jewelry is beyond adorable and I must create myself a few pieces. Guess I gotta make time to go to the craft store AND the toy store this week.

And I have to give credit where credit is due: see Promise Tangeman's original post here.

A History of Obama Feigning Interest In Mundane Things.

Glance at the pages inside this girls notebook.

I'd like to spend some time out here.

These will make my ears prettier.

10 images of inspiration.

enjoy.

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