Just thinking

Do you ever think that it's a bad thing that our generation has been told that we can do whatever we set our mind to?

Cupcake Town

Last night I made some Boston Cream cupcakes for my AMAZZZING roomate Lana who's birthday is tomorrow. We celebrated at work today with an indian cupcake party.

I thought the packets of pudding looked super tiny so I decided to make 3 packets resulting in a half gallon of pudding. I have a ton of leftovers if anyone's hungry.

HOWIES!

My favorite English organic clothing company Howies was holding a conference called the Do lectures. If you wrote them a hand written letter about what you wanted to do there was a chance that you would get to attend the do lectures, so I wrote them a letter. I wrote about how people in the city are so disconnected and what I wanted to do was build community. I told them about the project I've been working on, taking pictures of strangers and sent them a polaroid of a woman who has lived in Fishtown for 87 years. I didn't make it to the do lectures, but a couple months after my submission I came home this weekend to a giant box in my living room. In that box was 100 t-shirts with a print of a little sketch I had drawn on the outside of their envelope. AMAZZZIIIINNNG!

I wonder what kind of community movement you can start with 100 t-shirts. Any suggestions?

Here's me and some shirts taken on Joel's iphone.
They say "a little love from philadelphia".

Banksy Pet Shop

I went to NYC on Friday and spent the day wandering and exploring the city by myself, which was super empowering to navigate everything and figure stuff out on my own. While there I checked out the Banksy Pet Shop exhibit that's going on in Soho. It was animatronic gloriousness with hot dogs in cages and chicken nuggets dining on sweet and sour sauce. So quirky and fun and a great commentary on how we look at food.

My favorite was the swimming fish sticks.

Photo from the Wooster Collective
Read more here.
(look at the post from October 9th)

Old Digital Cameras

A few of my favorite friends are moving to Peru for varying amounts of time to work at an orphanage. My one friend Seth wants to teach the kids photography. He wants to give them a chance to show us their world.

He needs help though,
he's on a mission to find:

Point and Shoot Cameras
- At least 5 mega pixels with all the cords and chargers
-Media cards for cameras

2 Digital SLR Cameras
-Cables, battery chargers, and batteries

2 Laptops
-Dell or Apple
-Media reader
-2 External USB Hard drives for Storage / 160GB or more

Camera bags and Laptop cases for Protection

So if you just got a new digital camera or computer and don't know what to do with your old one chances are Seth could use it. Or if you want to give some orphans in Peru a chance to take photos, express their viewpoit, and capture the world they live in you could donate some new stuff too. Reply to this post if you're interested in helping.

Here's Seth in Action

Nigel Peake

I bought this little book of sheds by Nigel Peake this weekend while on an adventure with Sarah.



I am in love with the ink drawings with intricate patterns and watercolor type. It makes me happy.

Jenny Lewis

I saw Jenny Lewis perform on Friday at the Opera House in Wilmington. It was glorious.

Here's a video of her on Pancake Mountain, the Sesame Street for kids of hipsters.

Tastespotting

Tastespotting makes me so happy.

My So Called Life

I am a nerd and have been watching "My So Called Life" obsessively while editing photos. I have a total crush on the geeky neighbor Brian Krakow.

I Hate Perfume

I want to smell like the library.

Coffee Exhibit

My friend Jess let me put up some photos in her coffee shop this weekend. It makes me so happy to show off my pictures.

Here's one I put up from New Orleans


You can see them in person at:
Brew HaHa
5329 Limestone Road
Wilmington, DE 19808

This Sigur Ros song was the anthem to my weekend:

This is Munich

I found this book while perusing an antique store near the art museum on Sunday with some friends. The illustrations are wonderful, and it made me want to do a "This is Philly" book of my own just for fun. It turns out there's a whole series and the author does an amazing job of giving you these tiny little glimpses of what life is like in that city.

He's a Czech illustrator named Miroslav Sasek.

Fruit Hooks

New fruit hooks made by you know who.

Sail Boat

On days like today I wish I had a sailboat.


Image from this etsy store.

Seeing Stars

I saw the band Stars on Friday with Claire. It was lovely.

Thinking

These are words that should be banned from creative job listings:
fast paced
highly competetive
background in flash
well organized

talented friends

Everyone and their mom should listen to my new friend Katie Becker's music.
Check it here.

Sooooo good!

Gee's Bend Quilts

There's a new exhibit on the quilts of Gee's Bend in Alabama. The quilt's are crafted by the early decendents of slaves and were made not only for practical reasons, but also as a form of expression.

They are amazing.




The exhibit runs through December 14th.
All images from the Auburn Website

Atlas

My fish died today.

****Update****
He's alive, he was just molting.

Banksy

Digging Banksy in New Orleans.


Via Swindle