positive reinforcement

i just love this little banner from secret holiday & co. sometimes it's nice to be reminded that everything's going to be alright.

{buy it here}

letterpress for the pressless

 

love the look of letterpress but don't have access to a press?  check out pugly pixel's tutorial on how to create the indented loveliness of letterpress in photoshop. mind blowing...

paper creations

i love rob ryan's intricate paper creations. watch this video via poppytalk to see him hard at work.

bowlmore

it kinda warms my heart that bowling is the theme of eddie the wheel's "nearsayerfive" video.  makes me miss bowling (and friends from athens) big time... good thing i got my semi-regular dose of athens last night at the grass giraffes (eddie's band)/futurebirds show at brooklyn bowl.  that should tide me over for a little while longer.  [sigh] i'll be eating at the grit again in no time...

{"nearsayerfive" by eddie the wheel}

get up, get down

happy tuesday, friends!  i've put together a couple "it's-only-two-o'clock-and-my-face-is-about-to-hit-the-keyboard" mixes that i wanted to share with you here (you can also subscribe to them via spotify). listen up...

{via smoke signals}

"work it up, work it out"

1. "intro" - m83
2. "tongue tied" - grouplove
3. "pumped up kicks" - foster the people
4. "psychic city (voodoo city)"- YACHT
5. "animal" - miike snow
6. "daylight" - matt & kim
7. "oh dear" - matt costa
8. " turning" - cloud
9. "the polaroid song" - allo, darlin'
10. "ha ha ha" - the suzan
11. "knife" (cover version - original by grizzly bear) - CSS
 

 {via smoke signals}

"higher fives"

1. "saturdays" - cut copy
2. "swing tree" - discovery
3. "blister in the sun" - violent femmes
4. "ce jeu" - yelle
5. "i could go" - oberhofer
6. "l.e.s. artistes" - santigold
7. "half asleep" - school of seven bells
8. "paris" - geographer
9. "walking with a ghost" - tegan and sara
10. "i need fun in my life" - the drums
11. "crystalised" - the xx

chicago: a first

i visited the windy city for the first time in mid-october and practically fell in love. i wish i had had more time to explore (hard to do so when you're there for work), but perhaps i'll return sometime in the not-too-distant future?

a few highlights for me were eating dinner at big star in wicker park (think tacos and margaritas on an open-air patio), and eating/drinking/staying the night at longman & eagle in logan square. their modest six room hotel situated above the restaurant/bar is beyond hip. the little details (down to your very own pair of ear plugs for light sleepers) were greatly appreciated. i will definitely be staying there again on my next visit.

{requisite "bean" sculpture photo, chicago}

{millenium park, chicago}

{room at longman & eagle}

{longman & eagle}

{in-room amenities, longman & eagle}

{longman & eagle}