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I'm up in the woods
I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still
To slow down the time

Woods by Bon Iver, off his fantastic new EP, "Blood Bank".

image by Ian Baguskas.

STELLA {hearts} PARIS

and I heart this t-shirt.

photo from Stella McCartney, via Elle

PEOPLE IN ORDER

Love this video. "People in Order" by Lenka Clayton and James Price.

STATUS REPORT_3:35 pm

what I'm drinking: soy latte
what I'm listening to: "This is the First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes
what I'm doing: going crazy over the pre-fall 2009 collection from Balenciaga









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HEPBURN O'TOOLE

My ideal winter Sunday afternoon consists of popcorn, tea, a warm blanket and a classic old movie. Yesterday's was "How to Steal a Million." It's worth watching just for the broom closet scene...

PLAYLIST_JANUARY 9

Listening to "Foxes Mate For Life" by Born Ruffians.

image: +lyn via Flickr

TOUGH

"Thorn" ring by Conroy + Wilcox



"Clara" earrings by Harakiri - cast rose thorns! So cool.

ROTHKO AT THE TATE

Untitled, 1960-1961

I wish I was going to be in London before February 1; I'd go see Mark Rothko at the Tate Modern.

SURFWISE

I saw the movie "Surfwise" last night. It documents the life of Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, who left behind a successful medical career to adopt the nomadic life of a surfer - along with his wife and their nine children, all of whom lived and traveled in a 24-foot camper.

The children never went to school, adhering instead to Doc and his wife Juliette's doctrine of education - surfing every day, eating healthfully, and traveling constantly in order to experience other cultures and climates.

The Paskowitz's motto - "live clean, eat clean, surf clean" - particularly resonates now, with the onset of a new global awareness of sustainability. At one point in the film Doc says that he taught his children never to use anything more than they absolutely needed, because in doing so they'd be taking it from someone else. While it's not a totally practical statement, it's an expression of a very pure sentiment - that we should be mindful of the effects of excess on the planet and on our fellow human beings, and live as true to "need" as we can. A very good lesson to take into the new year.

OH NINE

Happy 2009, lovelies. Did you make New Year's resolutions?

Mine is to live more in the moment, absorb the lessons of that moment fully, and remember them for the future.

And I'm stealing one from Joanna: "Read good books in bed."


image by Lisa M Robinson