¡cinco de mayo!

hola
happy cinco de mayo.

absolutely love this photo. looks like a grand time.
Aura Estrada and Francisco Goldman right after they were married in August 2005 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
sad part to their story though, two years after they were married she died in a freak surfing accident while the two were vacationing on the western coast of Mexico in 2007. Francisco decided to write a book in tribute to his wife called 'say her name'.
i love this picture, it looks like they really had a lot of fun together. i'd be interested in reading the book if its full of stories like this one.

totally loving the work of mara caffarone


the colors are amazing prefect for the warm summer like weather we've been having in long beach.


reading interesting article on NPR about gas prices and demand.
is it true? is our love of road trips coming to an end?

off for margaritas and chips and salsa <3
my favorites

its streaming puppies, hallelujah

cant get enough of this link.
i have it up all day at work. in the background of course.
they help perk up my days stuck in an office. i take little puppy breaks! yay!
wonder what kind of dogs they are.
little confused too...but they dont seem like normal dogs, i have not seen a single one go to the bathroom. weird

but they are still sweet!

got my new imac. yay! i love it. amazing how fast technology has advance since my last imac. was trying to figure out how old it was, possibly 9 years. say whhhhat?!
yep, complete with handle on the side to crank start it up.
really getting me excited for my shop.


things really seem to be coming right along.
figured out my material costs, my mission now it to figure out my production costs...gotta bust out the old stop watch and time myself with the newest sock monster.
let you know how it goes.

hooray. warm weather in LA....summer is very close.
making my above ground square foot garden this wknd.
cant wait, buying materials tmrw morning

love this

ive got a deep love for typography. amandine alessandra's alphabet is awesome.

and here's one of mine

ok i only missed one day

so i didnt post yesterday. things got a little hairy at the day job. ei yi yi
but at least i've got a plan, and i'm working towards it.
yes'm

i am so rootin tootin excited, for the royal wedding.
can't wait to see her gown. and yes, amber, all the hats and gloves as well.
i've figured out the wedding schedule and looks like this girl will be up at 2:58 am (pacific time) to catch a glimpse of kate.
this mug is via mi hermana. pinky out...now thats fancy.
haha hilarious. but maybe i should try and find one for when i welcome the royal couple on their LA visit. poooooorrf. haha

this day is full of fun pics.
im not really a cat fan...but some of these guys are way sweeties.
meow.

nah nah nah nah come on

could i be the last person on earth who's discovered rihanna's album loud?
love it.
cant stop listening. they will be great for my long runs.


found these beauties via blog my sissy told me about decor8
miratis has some beautiful items. love their logo too!
here's a few of my favorites.

mended spider webs_love this!

just came across this and im amazed!
check this out
Nina Katchadourian
The Mended Spider Web series

“The Mended Spiderweb series came about during a six-week period in June and July in 1998 which I spent on Pörtö. In the forest and around the house where I was living, I searched for broken spiderwebs which I repaired using red sewing thread. All of the patches were made by inserting segments one at a time directly into the web. Sometimes the thread was starched, which made it stiffer and easier to work with. The short threads were held in place by the stickiness of the spider web itself; longer threads were reinforced by dipping the tips into white glue. I fixed the holes in the web until it was fully repaired, or until it could no longer bear the weight of the thread. In the process, I often caused further damage when the tweezers got tangled in the web or when my hands brushed up against it by accident.

The morning after the first patch job, I discovered a pile of red threads lying on the ground below the web. At first I assumed the wind had blown them out; on closer inspection it became clear that the spider had repaired the web to perfect condition using its own methods, throwing the threads out in the process. My repairs were always rejected by the spider and discarded, usually during the course of the night, even in webs which looked abandoned. The larger, more complicated patches where the threads were held together with glue often retained their form after being thrown out, although in a somewhat “wilted” condition without the rest of the web to suspend and stretch them.”

this lady is great. check out her whole site.

awesome.

lazy monday

hellooooooooo

this photo made me laugh. my homeboy ryan sent it my way.
oh monday, and how i miss sunday.
i've got deadlines this week.

1. thursday, need to have my prices all figured out for snax and snake to guarantee im getting 100% profit.
2. need to start research for boutiques, or lbma to sell my sock monsters wholesale.
3. start a new sock monster
4. and ill add this one on too, order my bussiness cards.

looking forward to computer shopping this wknd. thank you tax return.
decided on 27" iMac quad core.
woot woot