love: 5 stars

follow this link... and click on the star to the extreme right... 5 red stars for my artist friend!

http://www.3rdwardopencall.com/amyweinsoff

love: things that leave me speechless

this is a video from bulgarian pop star azis.
you must see it... it's confusing on so many levels... and yet mesmerizing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjfVMURG9aY&feature=related

AND

http://www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com is completely fascinating.

love: people of wal-mart

this site will give you hours of enjoyment. hopefully you have the time to kill because it can be addicting.
this is america, people...
it is a must see.
there are categories and photos and so many things to explore.
i am not posting a photo from this website because i simply couldn't pick a favorite.
i love them all.
l.o.v.e.

love: free people

hate: having to put up with assholes

love: wow

i have no idea where this is... but, wow.

love: tastespotting

this website lets you look at pictures of beautiful dishes and desserts and very often has links to the recipes too.
this is an eggs benedict version of grilled cheese i found on tastespotting... originally from here.
yum.

love: beautiful boys

love: education

these just kill me!! i love it...and isabella rossellini? simply brilliant!

love: random

pretty pictures found on the internet (i didn't take them)...











i would name this one "dog yoga"

love: company

it's misery and i need to share it. i know it's ridiculous... i can't explain it so i won't try. when i see the commercial that has this "song" it gets into my head.
now it will infect you. you're welcome.

love: miniatures

so cute it almost hurts...

love: wildlife

amazing video of an octopus grabbing a video camera from a diver... and the diver getting it back! it's happy video...

love: glee

i know i'm stating the obvious... but glee is f*ing awesome. just about the best reason to watch tv.

hate: audacity

at the risk of sounding tired... really?
are you f*ing kidding me?
the definition of unmitigated effrontery.

this kind of sh*t really pisses me off.

love: being awake...

and making the best out of a not-so-good situation. one way to do that is stumble upon an incredible mexican restaurant that actualy originated in mexico, like papa's and beer. i still don't get the name (potatoes and beer? daddy's and beer?), but don't care and i have yet to find a reason not to go. great food and great margaritas, especially on my 4th birthday.
yum.

love: superbaby

baby zoolander (although i am hoping he becomes a dancer like his mommy instead of a model like his daddy.)

love: groundbreakers

she's still great.

love: vincent d'onofrio

totally bummed that he left criminal intent.
this is part of his incredible performance in "full metal jacket"...

love him.

love: spring

what's not to love?

love: these images

i love these images that i've saved from various places... i just wish i remembered where i found them.

love: johnny

i think he's just irresistible.

love: timelessness

frank lloyd wright's building, fallingwater which was built in 1937 (see more pics on desire to inspire.)


al green. love. and happiness.

love: mojo

hate: fallout

you never know when something tragic is going to happen that will change your life. the saying "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is a crock of shit. the fallout may last for years... sometimes when you think it's over, you're hit with a shock wave. it can turn you upside-down when you least expect it.
sometimes, just because it didn't kill you, doesn't mean it still won't.

love: tv on the radio

this is one of my favorite songs. ever.

love: when i can't pick a favorite

seriously, i can't. i love when everyday things are recreated into something beautiful. i can't explain it, you need to look for yourself. here is just one random (beautiful) piece from johnathan lewis. go. now.

love: minimiam

this one is titled lolita. created by the duo known as minimiam... check their website to see more of their brilliance.

love: karma

Watch Massive Attack - Karmacoma (ipod) in Music  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
massive attack = love.
comas, not so much.

love: tweaking

i love finding an interior design image that i love... and then tweaking it just a little. i don't mean to imply that the original isn't gorgeous, i just like to make it mine. here is an example...a photo of a beautiful room i found on the entertaining design blog decorno...



this is the bed i would use:



this is the bedding:


this is the cashmere throw:

this the chair:


this is the roost pendant light:


this is the lulu guiness area rug (i would add):



this is the mirror:


or maybe this mirror:



this is the table:


everything else in the original room i would keep as is.
note: the bed i chose is one that brocade home discontinued... but i still love it & on the table i would, of course, have a bottle of blanton's instead.

love: oozing sex(iness)

the breathtaking bencio del toro. his name, his talent, his attitude, his persona (since i don't actually know him) and of course his good looks. i found these photos that were taken by david raccuglia while scrolling through one of my favorite blogs/ magazines: refueled. i was captivated by his moody shots of iggy pop (more love) and a needed to see more. refueled is genius in itself and must be bookmarked. full of all sorts of inspiration. love.

love: minimalism

i love minimalism in art, in music, in architecture, in fashion, even in food. the simplicity and abstract balance are so pleasing to me. that is one of the reasons i adore the sh*t out of the paintings of artist jake longstreth. the added bonus of of his work is that it is also a snapshot of a certain time and place... the kind of thing that you can look back on and know around what year it was painted and it's a silent commentary on our culture; the more dated it becomes the more endearing it is. i'm in love... and have been for a long time. his work inspires me. i encourage you to check out his website. love.
as in my last post i am putting a video below as a sort of "soundtrack" for the painting (which i based on the words less than the music). i chose this version because i felt like it was visually more fitting than the original. enjoy.

love: explosive inspiration

i f-ing love this painting by james roper. it's titled "away from here" (although in my head it says superhero's laundry). it has so much energy in it, as most of his work does... and it feels familiar and original at the same time. i fell in love with it the first time i laid eyes on it almost a year ago. (i found it on the explosively inspirational website ffffound!.)
seriously, love.



i think if that painting had it's own theme song... this would be it (FYI the music begins about 30 seconds into the video):

love: twins

i think twins are fascinating. i am not a twin. i know twins... i have cousins who are twins. i just think it must be so amazing to have that kind of inexplicable connection with another person... a relationship that is completely unique and incomparable to anything else. except maybe being a triplet.

love: cupcakes

that last post made me feel a little dirty so i thought i would top the page with something a bit more wholesome... a cupcake. this beauty comes courtesy of recipe rhapsody via tastespotting
enjoy.

hate: racist stripper-whores

i hadn't done a "hate" post in a while and even though i'm a little late to join the bandwagon on it... this one is a no brainer: racist + stripper-whore = hate. (not to mention the cheating douchebag who brought her into the spotlight.)

love: her look

i am really loving these colors...
i keep seeing them: faded jeans, nudes, naturals, grays.
photo from the sartorialist (of course).

love: aged cheese

others are bleu, brie, gruyere, gouda, edam, parmesan... i pretty much just love cheese.

love: style

from top to bottom: Stella McCartney, Costume National, Burberry Prorsum.
all images from style.com

hate: fighting off the blues

his lovely voice and this funny video are a perfect way to make you smile...

love : love

i love when two wonderful people meet and fall in love and get married and celebrate their 4 year wedding anniversary (you know who you are!)

i love the photographer, martine roch who created this piece.

i also love this song...