NB Ladies + Champagne

The lovely ladies at NB Design Group finally threw a party to celebrate our new office space! It was a wild party with over 300 people from the design community stopping by to toast our new digs. I'm at work today, feeling a little *sleepy. Insert the obvious adjective that usually follows a late night out. Cheers!

be inspired

I dont normally cry when 'famous' people die. in fact, I dont think I ever have.

I did last night.

and I might again as I type this:
"no one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven dont want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change again. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become old and be cleared away. Your time is limited, so sdont waste it living someone else's life. Dont be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Dont let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." -Steve Jobs

orange crush: part 2

several years back I took on the challenge of 're-decorating' my then boyfriend's bachelor pad. the goal was to create a space that I could live in... which meant removing the black plastic playboy shower curtain and removing the mold from the sink dishes. ewwwwww. (to his credit, the offending dishes were not his. there is no excuse however, for the shower curtain).

at some point i introduced orange into the space. the then boyfriend (now husband) went a little crazy (read: obsessed) with the new color, and it took years (literally) to get the orange back OUT of the house. Now.. believe it or not, I'm hot to bring it back.

The obsession has shifted back to me in a fit of tangerine induced karma.

stacks of stacks of books

there is something about giant heaping stacks of books that remind me of fall. After doing some crazy person level closet cleaning this weekend, i've moved on to re-stacking our library and creating new stacks all over the house.

this is productive, because i am getting E's law library out of the basement. what comes next is some serious demolition..... and fixing of the dryer vent. homeownership is very exciting stuff.

I'm not entirely sure what' s happening in this picture... I think it may have something to do with eyelash curling, an activity that my dear husband cant bear to watch. Something about it reminds him of a Clockwork Orange.

not exactly the best association to have with your wife.

Kubrick aside, this photo is the inspirational image for the hairpiece I plan to wear to Jill's roaring 20's birthday party. I love a girl who still throws dress-up parties. Even as the 30's approach. Well done.

Park(ing) Day

Park(ing) Day: is an annual, worldwide event that invites citizens everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good.

Seattle, of course, loves this holiday. This temporary park is constructed in front of the building I work in, by the architects at Bohlin. This photo is of a real architect, sketching on first avenue, on real grass.

So cool.

PS- On an un-related note: let's all take a moment to remember that photo-dumping on your blog is bad form.

Missoni Love

Who's really really really excited for tomorrow? Missoni is launching over 400 colorful products at a Target near you. The advertisements advise to 'come early'..... is it ok to be late for work? The stripes are driving me wild.