I have to do a quick plug for Table fifty-two in Chicago. My cousin, Sari, helped (Oprah’s) Chef Art Smith open it recently and I’ve heard nothing but amazing things thus far. It’s located at 52 W. Elm Street if you’re interested!
Natalie of altruism in the morning has tagged me, so here goes nothin.’
Here’s the rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself: some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post and list their names (linking to them).
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment at their blogs.
Alright, let’s see…
• I’m a ridiculously good speller. Even if I’ve never heard or seen the word before. Of course, I am limited to the English language.
• The older I get, the more picky about food I become. Not in an I’m-turning-organic kind of way either.
• I have a cat named Peanut. He weighs 17 pounds. I always feel it’s like calling a fat man Tiny. Poor guy.
• For forever I wanted to be an architect. Then reality set in. And I realized I suck at math. But I’ve always hung on to a sketchbook of ‘floor plans’ that I drew when I was 10.
• I’ve named my MacBook Pro Bizcocho which means “cake” in Spanish.
• I’ve lived in 6 states in the past 9 years.
• I really, really, really want a dog!
Bloggers I’m tagging:
design for mankind – because this is one of my favorite new daily reads.
Happy Cavalier – because I read this blog every morning and am obsessed with the header.
laissezfaire – because this blog never fails to inspire me.
Rare Bird Finds – because there’s always something that I wish I’d found first.
senseless acts of beauty – because both the blog and shop and amazing.
the style files – a must read.
More Ways to Waste Time – because I love almost everything I see here.
The Faile shower curtain from the Izola artist series is the perfect mix of tattoos and graffitti. I’d use it as the only artwork in an all white bathroom.
My office mate/Fresh Peel blogger Chris clued me in to Every Man Jack – a new mens’ line at Target.
“Every Man Jack makes body bars and body wash to help you get a clean start on each day. But using our stuff won’t get you that raise. Or give you abs of steel. Or make you utterly irresistible. Because, well, that would be ridiculous. EMJ will, however, give you products made from high-quality formulas and natural ingredients, without costing you an arm and a leg. We’ll make you clean. And we’ll keep you feeling comfortable. The rest is up to you. “
I’m well aware that this sort of angle has been done before, but I really like it paired with this product line. Besides that I’m totally digging the wood grain look on the bottles. I’d love to see this in a guy’s shower.
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Evian has created the Evian Palace Bottle for “the ultimate dining experience.” Form and function abound between the pourer, coaster and bottle design which bring a new level of sophistication and style to the table. Unfortunately, you can’t create that experience in your own home because the Palace Bottle is only available to leading restaurants.
Friends of Industry has some incredibly simple, well-designed pieces. I don’t know what’s happened to me recently, but I’ve become a sucker for anything white. Basic to basics I guess. And I looove the Vakio watch.
It absolutely sucks when you loan a book to someone and they happen to forget that you want it back. These Mean Little Bookplates help remind them of what is rightfully yours via a nice little mean quote from Shakespeare.
These Soft Baked Pretzels looks yummy. They aren’t too horrible for you either since they’re baked, you know, if you don’t mind all the carbs.
The Koope Cluster Light is a very cool chandelier-type lamp constructed out of bicycle parts and plexiglass that pulls double-duty as a wine glass rack. We can all thank architectural student Philippe Grossenbacher for his perfect-for-small-spaces design. And I can thank swissmiss for showcasing it in the first place.
This is truly awesome and totally unexpected. Ray Fenwick is a specialist in illustration, art and lettering who has created a series out of the Slow Jams of LL Cool J. Someone tell me that this is not sheer brilliance. Here’s a partial rendering of my favorite Ladies Love Cool J song.
