obsession of the day: maybelline colossal mascara

a girl always needs mascara.

entirely random

Sometimes, graduating in this "depression #2?" makes me a bit nervous. 

... this picture is encompassing of how I, and many others, see our economy right now. It always helps to put a lighter spin on rough times, and laugh about them.

This picture is hilarious. 

Read the smaller font and see what I, fresh journalism grad, have to look forward to.

Word on the typeface street is that Microsoft didn't want to pay for Helvetica, so they formatted their own font, arial, that comes bundled on every Microsoft program. Readily available. As you can see, there is a difference of ... well, slim to none. 

Helvetica, baby, you will always hold a place in my heart over that imposter.

photostream

Is it just me or is the ampersand coming up everywhere these days?

I think I may have a new grammatical love.

Marc Johns' drawings can be found here.

Pretty darn genius ... will post more later.

time magazine unearths ...

our president.

is it wrong to love someone you've never met this much?

compilation

As I stalk through my daily blog roll, here are today's favorites:

1. perfect design use of an ampersand.

2. i love you on the seine river in paris. no better place to say it.

3. cardboard love in a digital world. great blog.

4. boxed water? looks like a milk carton. cool to googooplex standards.

5. beyond true. dang, i miss paris.

6. the perfect location. what a view. what a floorboard!

7. pink pearl. how you filled my childhood.

8.  cupcakes made to look like cheeseburgers. genius.

9. duct tape that has built-in design. adding beauty to everyday simplicities. perfection.

10. why not?

11. my, my.... lady, you are g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s.

--photo credits to come later.

le love

Waking up today, I knew it would be a good day. Finally being able to sleep with my window open allows for the natural alarm clock that follows the birds that have taken up residence in the forest preserve behind my apartment. Not that coffee doesn't play a huge role in my exit from sleep, it's just that the sun and warm breeze don't hurt. 

So 7 a.m. started with the great feeling that comes with being up early and having one of the first days of spring ahead of you. 

... then came le love. 

One of the most beautiful blogs that I have found. 

Simplistic.

Personal.

Voyeuristic.

Romantic.

Le love, a blog solely dedicated to all that is being lovesick. 

I compiled what I considered the most heart-fluttering images and will post them after work.

If you want to stalk in the meantime, the blog can be found here.

spring has sprung

... well, not officially until March 20 (le vingt mars en francais) but today the weather forecast is for a beautiful sixty-eight degrees. 

Therefore: