fun site for a friday

log in to bomomo.com.

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look what i made!

heart's desire

Five things I've got the hubba hubba's for right now:

1
The Vogue Living Book.
Tip top of le wishlist.

2
Iomoi Address Labels.
Now I just need to find out where I should live...
3
Tory Burch Briza Gladitor
4
Taking a visit to see Lizard @ UT!

5
The Oscars this Sunday!

WWD's list: Tone for Tough Times

Man, do I love a good pun.

In honor of Fall Fashion week, the folks at Women's Wear Daily published Pantone's bi-annual list of hot colors for the new season.

Citing how the "designer palettes for fall seem to acknowledge the major issue of the day" the hues are largely somber. This fact, of course, is pure coincidence considering how the designer collections debuting this week went to production at a time when John Thain still thought it a good idea to redecorate. Lehman what?

Anywho, take a look at the big guns for Fall 09 and pick out your faves. Mine came in at #7 Burnt Sienna. I like the warm salmon-y quality it has.

Can't wait to see what my girl Jenna Lyons did with these. I can picture the cashmere tees now...

Have a colorful day! And check out style.com to keep abreast of the fashion scene this week!

xo

Hope everyone had a great V-Day!

A-man and I shared a fun w/e in Chicago. We had dinner on Sat night at Crofton on Wells - which was very tasty. Their signature dish is the crabcakes to start -- not fried or heavy (as many crabcakes can be) just very fresh and flavorful....mmmmmm! A-man had pork, and I had lemonfish -- and we finished off with a very good banana cream pie! Nothing says I love you like good dessert. Nothing.

On Sunday we enjoyed a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio in Oak Park, IL (or rather I enjoyed and A-man took one for the team). The picture to the left is the dining room in the home (which had originally been the kitchen, but with six kids in the brood, FLW had to get creative in manipulating space).

The screen above the table is inspired by FLW's love of Japanese prints, and it's not a skylight you see--but rather electric lights behind rice paper. A marvel of an idea considering the house was wired for electricity when it was built in the late 1880s, but Oak Park did not get power until 5 years after the Wrights lived there! It's like the FiOS of the gay nineties.

I love Gwyneth!

As most of you may have heard, Ms. Paltrow has been in the news lately over a lot of flack about her new lifestyle blog: GOOP. I for one, am OBSESSED with it. Not exactly sure why...I think its because it's a nice 5 minute departure from reality every time I log in...

What's she and BFF Madonna Ciccone (yes, she refers to her by both first and last name) reading? Tell me how to dress effortlessly in gray cashmere and charcoal wool, Gwyneth! I'm even thinking about the 7-day detox she ogles about. Seriously, I think I could do it. Seriously, she makes you want to.

Another source for the draw is that the more I read, the more I want to be her....er.... think it's an attainable (and worthwhile) goal to be her. I know, I need to stop. But it's fun thinking I can take month long road trips through Spain with my best friend chef cum hedonist, Mario. Oy! Book me a seat in that Mercedes, and I will wait with baited breath in the backseat for G's next musing.

Love her xo

Grand Re-Opening of quiet good taste

Welcome! First post of 2009! Yippee!
Starting over as a more serious blogger this year.
Obama has inspired me to take action.
I PLEDGE to keep up with posts at regular intervals!