streetpeeper

i came across a website called streetpeeper (i also love their logo)...it's so addicting! you can choose a major city that's on the list and look at pictures of crazy/cool/confusingly outfitted people on the streets. 

i was peeping nyc and this is some of what i found...

i love this woman's dress:

i'm not sure why, but this image gave me a strange sense of comfort...perhaps it reminds me of an outfit my mom or aunty fatin may have worn in the 80's?:
i love the draping of this woman's shirt and coat:

i would love a cape like this one:

clear remedy=clear skin

hello friends. i wanted to share a little secret with those of you who struggle with your skin. i've been using a new set a of products called Clear Remedy and i've been pretty happy with the results so far!

Clear Remedy is a system of three products. the first is a cleanser that purifies and cleans the skin. the second is an acne treatment lotion that targets any blemishes and the third is a hydrating lotion to keep the skin supple and moisturized.

i started seeing a difference just a couple days after i started using the system and i really love the way my skin feels after i've completed the three steps.

to help your skin get back on track, you can try it yourself for 30% off and Free Ground Shipping with promo code GETCLEAR30, enter it upon check out at Clear Remedy .

it's may. wow.

hello, my friends. i have somewhat abandoned this blog, but it's always in my heart. :) 

today has been quite a productive day which makes the person inside me who loves to make lists just to cross things off very happy. i cleaned my apartment, went to the bank, had lunch with michelle and her babysitting girls (soooo adorable!) and i baked vegan brownie cupcakes (while wearing my favorite cupcake apron that alex got me.) 

in between all of this, i made myself a really delicious and simple snack. i sliced up a tomato and put fresh mint leaves in between the slices. i drizzled a little olive oil, gave it a dash of salt and pepper and shaved a bit of parmesan on top and voila! fresh goodness!

healthy breakfast

red velvet cake and a glass of milk.

mmm.

to heal

mm mm good.

earlier this evening i had a couple special guests for dinner...farah and nickole. we all share the love for food so i decided to think like a top chef contestant and make something interesting. i came up with the following dishes: a salad of mixed greens, toasted walnuts, dried cranberries and shaved pecorino in a shallot honey vinaigrette dressing. the main dish consisted of seared scallops over mashed cauliflower and potatoes w/ roasted asparagus and dried cranberries that had been soaked in the vinaigrette. 

the flavors meshed wonderfully and we practically licked our plates! 

is it bad to want to eat my mashed potatoes/cauliflower leftovers at 1:30 am?

picture pages picture pages open up your picture pages...

what's on your fridge?

reow.

lucy and penelope wanted to say hello. they haven't been by in a while. 

"meow" ("hello")

a random thought

i was at barnes & noble today and started feeling really faint and light-headed. i kept feeling like the floor was moving beneath my feet and i was worried i was going to collapse for some reason. then i had kind of a funny thought. i thought, what if i collapsed in one of the least visited aisles of barnes & noble and just lay there, unconscious for nobody to see. then about ten minutes later regain consciousness and get up, dust off my coat and be on my way. how depressing, pathetic and funny would that be? sounds like it should be in a wes anderson film. (or was it?)

fierce urgency of now

watching the inauguration of our 44th president, barack obama, filled me with so much hope and joy and moved me to tears. i was in awe at the thousands of heads in the crowd lining streets and the mall, not to mention all the crowds that gathered in other parts of the country to watch our new leader on a jumbo screen in their town. 

i am looking forward to living the next four (or more) years under an administration i believe in and had a part in making!

was anyone else full on crying when yo yo ma and the other musicians performed that gorgeous piece of music? 

also, this is the inauguration-worthy breakfast i made this morning/afternoon: 

 

less than pleased

we live in laughable conditions. negative 1 degree. that is what my weather widget tells me it is. can't i just stay inside, mommy?

pictures of arizona to come. (it's a little confusing to your body to go from mid-70 temperatures to a major drop such as this.)

speaking of which...

i just wanted to remind whoever is reading this blog (probably you, renee, and you, michelle) that i would be willing to go out on a date with a man who resembles any one of the following men. 

thank you.

1.9.80

as my 29th birthday approaches, i can't help but reflect on the past year and what i have done to move forward. i finally moved out into my own place--that's good. but, i still have a slight panic forming inside my brain and in the pit of my stomach that is a not-so-friendly reminder that i need to figure out what i'm doing with my life in regards to settling down. 

as i drove my car to whatever errand i ran this morning, i zoned out and started to have a conversation with myself in my head. it went something like this: 

"i know that i should probably try to pick up the pace with finding a husband so that i can be married for a little while so that a few years down the road i can have kids, but what if that's not what i'm meant to do? what if i've been putting all my focus on the wrong thing? maybe this is the time to really think more seriously about my art. maybe i should be focusing on being a serious artist instead of just doing it on the side. maybe that's what i should do."

as i completed the last sentence in my head, a car that was driving along side me in the next lane slowed down and i noticed a little girl in the backseat window. she had a darling face framed with braided pigtails. she looked me in the eye and waved a delicate little hand. i hesitated for a moment because i was completely taken off guard and then i finally smiled and waved back. 

um...was that a sign?