Gentre
1. I am completely obsessed with Serge Gainsbourg's "Initials B.B." I'm a big fan of yé-yé (French 60s pop) and this one might be the best of the best. You can listen to the song, written about Brigitte Bardot, here. Isn't it ridiculously awesome?
2. These shoes are just adorable! When you work for free 10 hours a day, sometimes little pleasures are looking at pictures of cute, summery-looking ballet flats.
3. The Catcher in the Rye was one of my favorite books in high school, and I'm really digging this sweatshirt. Wouldn't it be perfect if it was totally red, though? I hate when things are almost close to perfect but not quite...
Gent
1. Plugs. I cannot begin to explain how cool (and oddly classy) I think plugs can be on a guy. That is, if done moderately. I really wish I could pull them off. I'd be reppin' them all day long! I just love adding dashes of punk to my style.
2. I've already made up my mind that I cannot keep going through life without owning a pair of crystal-framed glasses like these. I'm literally dying for some. (Like, I need help!). Lookout for a pair of these bad boys appearing on my face sometime soon.
3. I've been seriously thinking over about getting a tattoo (for the past year actually). Again, if done moderately and well, I think they can look super classy. I want a small typewriter-fonted quote on either my ribs (like Cole Mohr, above) or on my elbow, preferably before I graduate college. It'd mean a lot. We shall see!
I've been hearing this song all over random parts of my Spring Break thus far. On the way to the Oakland airport from a random stranger on the Bart. From the dueling piano players who sang my dad and I their duet version of this song in Vegas. And on the radio last night when I was driving home from a friend's house.
Being that it's stuck in my head now, you'd think I'd know the song by memory, but I'm so out of tune with 'what's in' with any form of current pop music that it took me forever to find! Anyways, here's what seems to be the soundtrack to my Spring Break: Ed Sheeran's The A-Team. Enjoy!
Best,
Gent
We took a day trip on the ferry to Bainbridge Island, where my Great-Grandparents had a house. The wind will rip your hair out, but it's totally worth it.
x,
Gentre
When I was born, my dad bought two cigars. One for me and one for him. He's been saving them all these years to celebrate for when I turned 21. And, since my 21st past last month, Spring break felt like the best time to spend with the kindest, most caring man I know. And at his favorite place: Vegas.
Ever since Sunday, it's been just us two. Hanging out. Teaching me to gamble. Movies. Eating. (and more eating). Shopping. And site seeing. I can't explain how nice this trip has been for my dad and I, nor do I feel the Internet is the right place to share this anyway.
I love you Dad.
Best,
Gent
I'm going to the beach for the next two days (woohoo!) and it's been making me dream of the Los Angeles beaches that I grew up on.
They're not the cleanest, they're not the prettiest,
but there is something special about them and I miss them more than anything. Here's to you, Malibu, Santa Monica, and Venice.
x,
Gentre
Gentre
1. If you are a student, ASOS is giving 25 percent off through Friday! I ordered this adorable bag, and I only feel 75 percent guilty.
2. Ummm, have you had fresh baked cranberry-and-chocolate-chip scones? I just had some and they might be the greatest thing to eat. Ever.
3. I'm cycling through all BBC series on Netflix. My latest favorite is Call the Midwife, which is equal parts engrossing, tragic, heartfelt, bicycle, and good hair. That didn't quite make sense, but it really is a great show. I'm really sad I finished it and I'm wondering what to watch next. Any suggestions?
Gent
1. I'm obsessed (obsessed!) with these American Apparel T-shirts. They carry tank tops and sweaters with American flags too. I've been wanting one for forever, but it's never going to happen when American Apparel insists on selling way over a poor college student's budget.
2. Birkenstocks. Don't judge me; I live in Berkeley. Obviously my taste and my judgement is going to get a little filtered. (Or maybe I just hangout with too many hippies.) Either way, I'm fine with it. I lurrrve these!
3. When I move back home to L.A. come May, I won't have a car to get me around. While I've been looking into bikes or just getting a bus pass, I also can't get around the idea of buying my first car (on my own!) now that I'll be done with school. My eyes have been on the Volvo c30 for a while now, along with the Mini Cooper. But I guess I should probably start looking for a job first, huh? Yeah...
