Favorite Things

Gentre

1. I'm a big of Francois Hardy's music and her style. If you've seen "Moonrise Kingdom" you've heard "Le temps de l'amour" but her "Tous les garcons et les filles" is my own personal favorite. She also looked fantastic all the time. I'm always getting inspiration from her cool girl + menswear aesthetic.

2. I've seen a lot of puffy tulle skirts lately and I'm dying for one. I would love to wear this with a plain sweatshirt. So tumblr famous. 

3. When the Muppets movie came out, OPI released a collaboration with them that was the collaboration to rule all collaborations. I bought Rainbow Connection (pictured here), Gone Gonzo, Warm and Fozzie (best name ever), and Excuse Moi! I'm currently wearing this and it is like a little bit of sunshine on my fingertips.

4. This is Mount Adams and I get to see it every day out of my bedroom window. It is always beautiful, especially at sunset.

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Three easy explanations why animals are better than humans.

1. I stumbled across these babies on tumblr a few days ago and I couldn't help but 'awww!' my way through tons (not enough) more on Google. These unlikely friendships across species lines, food chain lines, and stereotype lines are a prime examples why animals are innately way cooler than humans. I mean, gahhh. People suck. Animals are better.

Favorite Things

Gentre

1. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I never listened to Simon and Garfunkel because of their name (Garfunky. Ahem). This weekend while traveling to the Oregon coast, I gave their Greatest Hits a good, hard listen and now I have to say that their music has changed everything. Their lyrics are so in depth and poetic, and their harmonies are perfection. If you aren't already devoted to El Simon and Funky, listen to "The Boxer."

2. At my internship, I've been trying to teach kids to draw inspiration from patterns. Looking closely at the details of shells has given me new appreciation for the patterns that are created organically in nature. Nothing is more beautiful than what can come from the depths of the sea.

3. Ugh. Look at this beautiful thing. Yum. Damelo por favor. Ahora.

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(As my 21st birthday is next week, I thought I'd remind myself of all my favorite things that are still considered for 'kids'):

1. Avatar! Okay, if you haven't seen this, I honestly urge you to go watch it right now. It's not a cartoon for kids. It's so much more and smart and cool and you just have to see it to know what I mean. I'm a huge nerd for this show and Aang is my favorite.

2. Orange Juice. It's for everyone, right?! No? ... Oh okay. Well, I'd much rather party with orange juice than anything else. Even if this is my 21st and all.

3. Bike. So, though I still barely know how to ride a bike, I've been wanting to get one for so long now, it's ridiculous. Maybe for grad school? It's not very practical for Berkeley.