5 June 2010

Chapeau

Hat from Star Provisions, dress is from Ramona West, shoes are from AE (many moons ago), hydrangas from Matt’s garden, sweat courtesy of Southern Humidity.

Isn’t this dress the perfect summer throw-it-on-and-you-can-kinda-look-cute (even in the godforsaken southern humidity)? I think it’s from the 70s. I luuurve the Ramona West online vintage shop: gorgeous, well-priced finds that will ensure you won’t look like everyone else who went shopping at Urban (I do it too!). Oh! And it has pockets.

This hat is made in Africa (they don’t specify where) by free trade crafters. Lovely and guilt-free! I especially love it because it doesn’t have a trendy shape. I bought it at Star Provisions, which is known more for it’s fancy food: sausage and delicious baguettes. and fancy sodas (see below).

Deeelicious blood orange lemonade (tastes like fancy orange soda).

C’est fini.

Hope you all had a delicious Saturday too!

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3 June 2010

My New Home

Lar

I haven’t decorated yet, but I took a few quick shots of my new home:

Outside: New Orleans style patio.

Heavenly bed (that’s a faux fur throw at the foot of my bed that I lurve year round- even in Hotlanta weather).

Mid-century couch and coffee table (these are much more Cath’s style, but they didn’t fit in her apartment. That couch could comfortably sleep Yao Ming). All the artwork is just temporarily propped up until I can do something a little more exciting to the walls.

Me, oh-so-casually-posed, on “my” patio.

Now, how did I land such a gorgeous place 10 minutes from downtown Decatur/25 minutes to the heart of the ATL? It’s. well, it’s. my parents’ house. And to be more accurate, the basement of my parents’ house (hence the yellow-tinged interior shots- I only have one full-sized widow down there).

No matter how pretty/luxurious the place is, it’s no 20-something’s dream to live in their parents’ basement. Before I start collecting comic books and spending my days by the glow of my computer, I plan to save as much as I can. There’s the boring stuff: car up-keep, trips to the dentist, etc., but the fun stuff (travel, travel and more travel) is the real reason I’m here. Backpacking through Central Asia and (fingers-crossed) northern Africa, is not going to pay for itself.

Also, apart from it being a gorgeous place to live and a great place to save, there are plenty of perks: one of them being Mr. Boo Radley (see above). I also (knock on wood), get along with my ‘rents really well. It helps to have parents who don’t mind you mooching for a few months so that you can run around the world for a little while.

Cath is about 10 minutes away from me, in a really cute little apartment. She’ll share pics once she gets unpacked and she lets me over there with a camera. (Miss you, Kitcath!)

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1 June 2010

We’re Back!

Lar

Thank you all for the sweet comments! Cath and I are safely moved (to our separate apartments), and my pneumonia is slowly but surely ebbing away. Our new branding is still in the works- just a few more tweaks from my code monkey and you’ll see our new site- woohoo!

In the meantime, this has been the AsianCajun world the last two weeks:

We live and die by Scoutmob’s daily local deals (non-locals, Scoutmob is going nationwide- check it out here). Today they featured our favorite jewelry designer June Shin, and she and the witty Scoutmobbers gave a nod to the AsianCajuns. Huzzah!

Saturday: the day of moving. We had six of the most wonderful people help us move- and they got it done in less than seven hours. They even did acrobatics for us (i.e. my bf and friends struggling to take down our long curtains, while I helpfully. take photos):

We’ve been trapped under boxes for the last week, so Cath and I have yet to see the latest S&TC movie. In the meantime we’ve talked about how SJP looks absolutely ravishing in her Halston Heritage– and we wish to gawd we could afford it (and travel to Abu Dhabi).

We’ve been listening to NPR’s The Moth Radio Hour. Our favorite so far? Vogue editor Joan Juliet Buck’s ghost story about her haunted Left Bank palace of an apartment. That’s her below wearing Yves Saint Laurent in the 80s. I’m against smoking, but I kind of want to just so I can keep one hand gloved. Listen to her story here.

This is not super-new news, but we are tres excited that Madewell is finally available on line. Bits and pieces taunted us at Shopbop, but now everything is available without schlepping to the mall. I’m also pleased as punch that they are little more diverse in their model selection. Even though we are supposedly living through an age of salads and melting-pots, the fashion industry (and many others) are still predominantly bland and un-melted.

And last, but not least. the most exciting news for me this past weekend. my bf bought me my first piece of art! As much as I really like shoes and clothes and food, I would give a lot of that up for real art. I am definitely not in the financial position to start collecting- or so I thought (leather platforms and fancy mac & cheese I can afford), but this weekend we stopped by the Decatur Fine Arts Exhibition. I’d been eying this painting for months (I’m the chair person for the show, so I got a little preview), and at $125, my bf swept me off my feet.

What do you guys think? She’s by Mary Pousner, and it’s entitled My Sweet Aberration.

I love her expression and the eyes in the sweet potato (or watermelon).

Is that enough babbling for one night? I hope you guys had a wonderful weekend! I feel like summer has really started. What have you guys been up to? What are your summer plans?! Do tell (I have to live semi-vicariously through you all until my pneumonia is all gone- drat you, lungs!).

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