I’m loving the assorted treasures at Old Soul, New Heart. The Morning, Sunshine headband ($32) and Charmed bracelet ($48) particularly caught my attention. I also like this one, this one, and this. Sigh.
Maybe they should just ship the entire store to me.
This charming Christmas card contains ways to eat your brussel sprouts, including brussel sprout soup and eating them cold. I personally love brussel sprouts and adorning a card with nine sprouts seems like a fantastically unique way to send cheer.
Via Modish at Nancy & Betty, $5.
First things first. I know, I know. I said I would do a special mid-month reminder for the meet-up and then I neglected it entirely. I just got caught up in other blog stuff, so I’ll save the special reminder for another month. Let’s jump into what I did do:
October Goals
1. Run! Yoga! Elliptical! Twice a week = happy life. (Um…)
2. Stick to completely realistic budget. (… not so much)
3. Develop and implement 3-month Alice PR plan. Yes!
4. Write twice weekly on Modite.
5. Throw an appetizer and wine party
This is the other video I wanted to share today. It’s a Levi’s commercial that features as the soundtrack a poem written by Walt Whitman, and is supposedly a recording of Walt Whitman himself. A columnist over at Slate brings up the obvious question on whether or not Levi is desecrating Whitman by using his poetry to sell jeans, but any company that uses their marketing dollars to spread poetry to the masses is fine by me.
The same columnist also praises the commercial for it’s genius aesthetics and sound editing. The article is worth the read. And when you’re finished watching this and reading that, go watch the second of Levi’s commercials, this one featuring O Pioneers (I actually like the audio editing on this one even more).
I’m going to break from my normal picks today with two videos, both of which are advertisements, and both of which are marvelous. The first is this incredible stop motion video for Olympus Pen. My favorite part is when the guy parachutes down the staircase… you’ll see.
Many thanks to Junk Drawer Media for knowing about my stop motion obsession and sending this my way.
I was frankly surprised at the response on my anxiety post. I didn’t expect so many people to understand where I was coming from… so thank you. Here’s some great follow-up posts to mine:
When did I become incapable of spontaneity? I used to be capable of it, pretty sure about that. In fact, I used to be really darn good at it! But recently, anything “off plan”, whether it’s a food item on a menu, a trip somewhere, or even a drink with the girls, has become a chore, another thing on the list, something that requires its own mini plan of how to get there and enjoy it.
A World War I poster from the U.S. Food Administration by F.G. Cooper.
I would like to hang it in my kitchen.
Via Wall Blank, $24.
Please tell me you’ve seen The Red Balloon? It’s a charming short film that follows a little boy across Paris who is following a red balloon. This print is a charming nod to the spirit of the film. And yes, I’m on a balloon kick.
Monsieur III via The Shiny Squirrel, $30.
For the past eight or nine months, I’ve created a bubble around me of people I trust, making sweeping efforts to withdraw from drama. Through this process, I learned; the bubble always pops.
Here’s what that’s like for me: Imagine, you’re a crumb and you fall onto the sidewalk and an ant discovers you. His tiny ant friends are soon alerted and before you know it, you’re swarmed! A disgusting black blanket moves furtively and anxiously to completely and methodically chew through your every last morsel. The very thought makes me sick.
And more than anything, this is what it’s like when things are outside my locus of control.
We’ve all heard that how tall you are at work can help and being overweight can hinder you. But did you also know that being short is a big part of the mix as well? The New York Times reports:
The shorter you are in America, the more likely your chances to develop coronary heart disease, diabetes or stroke... A decrease in a man’s height to the 25th percentile from the 75th — roughly to 5 feet 8 inches from 6 feet— is associated with, on average, a dip in earnings of 6 to 10 percent…
And like obese people, short people are less likely to finish college than those of average weight.
This ring is one of the more unique and cute versions of the large flower ring I’ve seen and comes from the same designer as the Plaid Pintuck Dress.
Via Spool No. 72, $24.
If I could do anything this weekend, it would be to go on a hot-air balloon ride. And I’m not sure there is anything as iconic as the hot air balloon to represent pure, fanciful imagination… ah. Happy Weekend, everyone!
More photos from Celine via A Cup of Joe.