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Hitched

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

On Sunday, I snuck off to The Ace Hotel & Swim Club to check out Hitched.

Just to clarify, The Boy and I are not married. We certainly have a touch of the common law (since we’ve been together for over eight years) but we’ve never done the big ol’ day thing nor do we have any real interest. I’m not totally sure why, it’s not that I’m opposed to the marriage thing, it’s just never been a high priority or more truthfully any sort of priority for me. The entire wedding process seems like a lot of time, effort and money that I’d rather put into furniture and caulk ’cause I’m house crazy, obviously.

I was contacted by a great company in the UK to cover the event, so I put on my girl reporter hat and headed out with Laure, Bianca and Amaya (who is blog-less, but shockingly the queen of wedding info).

*oops. someone had way too much fun…or maybe the wedding jitters set in.

It was lots of girly campy fun with synchronized swimming, tons of glitter, bite sized foods and drink sampling.

I mean, you sort of win me over with little cans of champagne. I’ll go anywhere, no matter how silly or outrageous or uncomfortable, for endless teeny cans of champagne with straws. I’ll happily hang out in a Levitz or a Mor Furniture for Less or even an Applebees if you just kept handing me those free wee cans of champagne. Retailers of the world – take note!

Oh, Snap.

Friday, January 21st, 2011

Some snaps from my recent gallivanting around.

I am deeming these as both exciting and glamorous. If glamorous means dusty and exciting means surreal.

Also, it appears that Alt Summit and The Homies are happening this week, which has resulted in design blog twitter madness. I hope someone is keeping their eye on the internet before this whole thing implodes.

Oh, Snap.

Monday, January 10th, 2011

I’ve been fiddling with Instagram as a way to document the mundane day to day minutiae of working and thrifting for the past month or so. I spend a lot of time out and about (typically as a lone wolf) and am constantly trying to remember what happened, things I saw or stuff that might work for a current project.

Being a rambling storyteller and terrible texter/twitterer,  these quick snap shots have made things a bit easier to quickly communicate or recall all that bizarreness. My old iPhone’s camera is not very nice (but so convenient), so some faux-vignetting and Polaroid style action makes those washed out, overly green and grainy photos seem a tad more intentional.

Some recent snaps over the past week or so…

We visited the most interesting and rigorous remodel around blogland to pick up an eco-pooper (and other bathroom treats) from Justin, AKA the best guy around. Can’t wait to kick off our bathroom remodel and see what he comes up with next. Thank you, again!

New to us Pho restaurant delivers the salted lemonade business. Still dreaming about it…need to make this at home.

Most the week was spent in and out of the vet’s office tending to Bowies clubfoot. I ran into future me and ogled a whale vertebrae. Trying to figure out how to smuggle it home.

Bowie got a tiny cone of shame and officially lost his mind at the vet. After a week of poking and prodding, shots and antibiotics, casts and thermometers in his bum bum – this naughty little dog bit the vet. Apologies animal hospital folks, we must be raising a little demon dog.

Estate sales and vintage shopping were a bit sparse. Still love these 1960’s church fans, not so sure about the lamps.

Ocean. I love you. I miss you.

Obsessed with campaign furniture and snuggling with Iggy. Fight for my love, puppies!

Chilling at the Humane Society getting vaccines. This appears to have been dog torture week.

Palm Springs with the lovely fire cracker Summer and a missed connection with a tasty thrift treat. Yo, 1970’s crazy mirrored credenza? I desperately wanted you and you went to another. My heart is broken.

The über talented Laure posted about this incredibly insane RV fire we saw on our way out to Joshua Tree and super stylist and super person Emily slummed it in the Inland Empire with her giant truck and handsome assistant to pick up a few pieces of furniture. Thanks peeps!

Been busy and fun. But thrift stores? Step up your game. I need some stuff.