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Friday, May 28, 2010

If I Had $1,000,000: Poster Cabaret

In an attempt to motivate myself to blog more often, I decided to start a new (and first) feature: If I Had $1,000,000. Kind of like the Barenaked Ladies song, but instead of wishing for Kraft Dinner and a monkey, I'll be focusing more on items of the art/design/fashion persuasion. This week: if I had $1,000,000 to spend at Poster Cabaret, here's what I'd get:













{all images courtesy of postercabaret.com}

Nothing like a healthy dose of materialism! But seriously, if you're looking to spruce up your space or just drool over their vast collection of posters, check this site out. And give me a million dollars so I can buy this stuff!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Birthday Bonanza

Guess what? I'm 28 now. Makes me feel kind of old {to anyone older than 28, I know how ridiculous that must seem}, but luckily there was lots of birthday fun this past weekend to distract me. First up: CONAN AT MASSEY HALL!!!!

Proudly displaying my ticket given to me by the best mom ever! Ever since I found out about the show I desperately wanted to go, but since it sold out in about 2 seconds I thought all hope was lost. Luckily my mom rules and she found a way to give me one of the best birthday presents in the universe.

My arm candy for the night. All he had to do for his ticket was look cute.

The man himself! My iPhone doesn't take the best indoor pics, but this is a pretty good representation of how close we were to the man himself. The show was awesome, of course, but ending with 10 minutes of Walker Texas Ranger clips {a Conan masterpiece} was worth the price of admission alone. SO SICK.

Aside from Conan, my birthday weekend was filled with big burgers {not pictured, but oh boy were they good}, hot sun, and cool pals. To celebrate Queen Victoria's birth, this holiday Monday a bunch of us decided to high-five this early summer and head to Toronto Island for some fun in the sun.

The landmark to our secluded spot.

The G Man catching some rays {new nickname, guys?}

Please excuse my terrifyingly white body. And the grapes.

Thumbs up from Speirs! That tiny spire in the distance is indeed the CN Tower. Whoa!

This group of Canadian geese hung out with us all day and entertained us with their territorial squabbles. Guess they weren't welcome on that fancy yacht over there.

Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh summertime. Save our spot for us, Toronto Island - we'll be seeing you again real soon!

A great end to a great birthday weekend. From me and my pal Andre Agassi:

Stay cool!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Scene

I've been in a bit of a creative funk lately {hence the lack of posting in almost...wait, a month?! oh man}, but after recently re-visiting the amazing opening scene of I Am Cuba I feel like I'm getting my mojo back. This might just be the coolest party scene ever recorded:



This scene is INSANE! If I could hang out at fabulous pool parties in '60s Havana all summer {y'know, minus the political unrest and stuff}, I'd be one happy camper. I'd also settle for a whirlwind tour of Chicago's Art Institute:



Mmmmm... so dreamy. What are your go-tos for inspiration?