cloud lovers unite!

You love lying in the park on a summer’s day and looking for shapes in the cumulus clouds. You think a mackerel sky of puffy altocumulus stretching off towards the setting sun is one of the most beautiful sights in the world. In short, you love clouds. And yet everyone else just seems to complain about them. Are you the only one who thinks life would be poorer without these glorious ‘patron goddesses of idle fellows’*? No, you’re not. There are others like you. And together we’ll fight the sun fascists and their obsessions with ‘blue-sky thinking’.

cloud appreciation society: i'm totally joining. it's based in england and it's about 4 british lbs to join. as a member, you get a certificate and a pin touting your love of clouds (their words: we hope you will frame your certificate, display it prominently and wear your society badge with pride at all times, including when you are in the bath).

baltimore day trip

best trinkets decor shop ever. this was a mountain of lovely stuff.

my dream bathroom.

vegan banana cupcakes and vegan/non vegan other cakes.

Nationale

My roommate, Nicole, is friends with the owner of a cute little French shop, Nationale, down the street from us. I found these interesting things on the shop website to share with you...

NATIONALE presents Brickthrough, a showcase of recent cut outs by Edward Jeffrey Kriksciun.

I Want You magazine from Seattle's design firm Dumb Eyes.

A fragrance of cedarwood, tobacco, and cade.
(with beautiful packaging!!)

Cheery Wine

Breaking news....

I now have a source of Cheerwine in Portland!!!! There is no longer a reason for the rest of you to stay in NC. Cheerwine is available in a glass bottle (made with cane sugar, not high fructose corn syrup) just a few blocks from my house!

Some NC peeps started a biscuit place here call Pine State Biscuits. This morning I had vegetarian biscuits and gravy. Next time....pimento cheese!!!!


ps. check this out

the impossible project

all three of us are guilty of loving polaroids...i think it's actually become an obession. get this:

Impossible b.v. has acquired the complete film production equipment in Enschede (NL) from Polaroid, has signed a 10-year lease agreement on the factory building; and has engaged the most experienced team of Integral Film experts worldwide.

The Impossible mission is NOT to re-build Polaroid Integral film but (with the help of strategic partners) to develop a new product with new characteristics, consisting of new optimised components, produced with a streamlined modern setup. An innovative and fresh analog material, sold under a new brand name that perfectly will match the global re-positioning of Integral Films.

website here

we love you so

http://weloveyouso.com/

In October 2009 Spike Jonze’s feature film rendition of Maurice Sendak’s classic story Where The Wild Things Are will hit movie theaters worldwide.

The film represents years of work from hundreds of different artists, writers, photographers, musicians, actors, and creators of all degrees.

This place has been established to help shed some light on many of the small influences that have converged to make this massive project a reality.

this blog has this and other randoms.

Young House Love

Blog about a couple and their housing renovation in Richmond, VA.
Super cute couple, adorable house.

YoungHouseLove

Real sustainable design

About 12 years ago, Dan Phillips started Phoenix Commotion, a construction business in his hometown, Huntsville, Tex., where he builds low-income housing out of salvaged items.

So far, he has built 14 homes on lots either purchased or received as a donation. A self-taught carpenter, electrician and plumber, Mr. Phillips said 80 percent of the materials are salvaged from other construction projects, hauled out of trash heaps or just picked up from the side of the road.

A chair's back is fashioned out of cattle bones.

Read and see more about Dan's work at the New York Times.

Ink Calendar by Oscar Diaz

"Ink Calendar" make use the timed pace of the ink spreading on the paper to indicate time.

The ink is absorbed slowly, and the numbers in the calendar are "printed" daily. One a day, they are filled with ink until the end of the month. A calendar self-updated, which enhances the perception of time passing and not only signaling it.

The ink colors are based on a spectrum, which relate to a “color temperature scale”, each month having a color related to our perception of the whether on that month. The colors range from dark blue in December to, three shades of green in spring or oranges, red in the summer.

newest latest in the world of snuggies

providing privacy and warmth to you and your computer.

DIY wired mag covers

lets see em, gals!

El Taco Feo

For those of you who haven't heard the news, Mike and I are the proud new owners of a 1964 travel trailer named El Taco Feo. Mike is living in it while in Vancouver this year. The photos are taken by the previous owner. We have since installed new lighting, curtains, added shelving, subtracted shelving, etc. Updated photos will be added to Hoof Button in the future.