painted palms

after trying to figure out who this artist was and what the hell this song was called, i finally figured it out. it's on the "december" playlist at work & it boosts my mood, for sure. cheers.

painted palms - "all of us."

i haven't even listened to their entire ep, but i know that i love this track. you can download the rest on their bandcamp website.

december favorites 2010

native son trench, $424; sorel premium 1964 t cvs boot, $110; maxx & unicorn wallet, $90; filson yellow gloves, $90; holiday skinny tie by steven alan, $60; jcrew secret wash shirt, $60; pendleton four pocket check tote bag, $302; rules for my unborn son by walker lamond, $5.83

ok, so i was a little late in the month, but i swear i had most of it picked out.

gift ideas: rings

i've never been one to wear a ring. probably because i can only put a ring on 9 out of 10 of my fingers. or at least that's my excuse. but i've got 9 other good fingers that could surely sport a ring. running doesn't stop people without legs, so why should a broken/crooked finger stop me from sporting a ring!
moreover, onto the ring wrap-up for the ladies and gents....

i would wear this...only if i wore more black.

aged bolt ring by maison martin margiela 

for the fighter

aluminum two finger by surface to air

if you want a unique way to tie the knot...

knotted ring by gabriela artigas

i was hoping that i would find one of these finger armor rings, yanno from the movie hackers, when the young & babeful jolie played a delightful computer nerd. but i couldn't without going to some weird larping/scifi/dragon website:

moving on, i love everything about rabid fox's collection featured on need supply

gold lions, oxidized hippos, & white horse ring by rabid fox

it's fine. everything is fine.

fine by manuel bozzi

i actually did this as a kid, i would put bandaids around my fingers & wear them as rings. i'm glad i wasn't the only little postmodern fashionisto running around with wrapped bandages around my fingers.

bandaid ring by toby jones

ok, and i know this one looks cheap (because it is) but i haven't seen anything like this before:

crocodile ring by asos

fun fact: i've eaten a crocodile or an alligator before. it could have been either for all i know, i was in florida & it was a deep fried & breaded. and florida is where people go to die. and as an american, i'm required to eat anything that is deep fried or breaded. and still i escaped to tell the tale that i've had some sort of gator.

boom boom boom

i know, i love accessories.

the notion of having multiple accessories that do the same thing seems a little pointless, because you may only need one laptop case or one iphone case to do the job: protect your gear.
but it's nice to change up your digs, yanno, to coordinate with your outfit or the occasion.

boombox iphone case $10 from urban

i'm not sure what the occasion for this boombox iphone case would be...
 i could have used it at the girltalk  or sufjan concert earlier this year, yanno, while i was taking all of those cool photos with my hipstamatic iphone app. perfect.

we no speak mcdonalds

remember suzanne cleary & peter harding?


well, they got a gig with mcdonalds. neat, eh?



and they're a beautiful couple.
note to self: find a lady who is a babe & clap dance.

thrift store finds | 12/05/10

although i didn't buy these treasures, i wish i would (read as "could") have added these finds to my house that doesn't exist.

a beautiful robin's egg blue women's petite typewriter with a rad houndstooth lining $45

this massive african trophy was only $1,999.

i want a big dead mounted animal stuffed and all hanging in my house someday.

h by hudson boots: 2 in 1

not often in menswear do i see pieces that actually transform yet still remain functional.
h by hudson managed to do that with these boots. two looks, one shoe.

grab them over at blackbird. so sick.

gift ideas: journals

i never liked journaling, yet i still find myself looking in the planners & journals section.
i figure, if it looks cool, maybe i'll use it.
yet, to no avail the decorated book will gets tossed on my bookshelf again after a month of toting it around, acting like i've got important things to write down at any moment.

for your corky friend:

cork journal $15 (repost from seesaw)
why not? i love cork ever since i saw my friend bethany's iphone case

for the explorer:

field notes $10 for 3 from needsupply
these may be a bit overplayed, but they're functional

for the flippant:

keel's simple diary from anthro $15.
my friend addison uses this, and rather frequently i might add

for the flower child:

floral deer $8 from urban
this was the only cute one from urban, honest.

for the nerd:

pac-man journal $20 from amazon
the journal is actually yellow, like bright obnoxious i love yellow.

for the dedicated planner:

5 year diary $25 from blackbird
this is really daunting for me.

for now, i'll just stick with my moleskine planner notebook. planner & notebook all in one. boom

moleskine weekly notebook planner 

one white rabbit please

yesterday, my mom asked me what i wanted for christmas.
to which i replied, "a car. duh."

vw rabbit, very nice.

she declined & told me to buy one myself, like any reasonable mother would say to their son who has a full-time job.
alas, i dragged her to dick's sporting goods to show her what i wanted to get her:

women's patagonia re-tool full zip $

and while i was at it, i showed her what i wanted if she wanted to disappoint me...yanno...by not getting me a new car.

men's down sweater $

i know, i don't really need any more fratagonia gear. i'd rather have a car payment knocked out or maybe even a couple months of my student loans paid off. however, mom is hell bent on watching me unwrap a gift that i already knew i was getting.
oh the woes of being a suburban middle-class post-college middle child living back at home.

beer ties

mustard, olive, dark brown & khaki $40

these ties are kind of ugly in an awesome sort of way. beer neck ties.
a perfect gift for your micro-brewing friends. (etsy)

november favorites 2010

Etcetera by Sibella Court, $35; Cavallini Vintage Maps Wall Calendar, $22; MARC BY MARC JACOBS 'Pelly' X-Large Watch, $200; Simon Miller denim, $228; Shades of Grey by Micah Cohen Round Collar Coat, $198; Clarks Wallabee Boot, $120; Holiday Skinny Cotton Tie, $60; Jack Spade Embossed Leather Anchors Cover for NOOK, $195; Giles&Brother Nut and Bolt Cufflinks, $60

gift like you've got the money & don't have outstanding student loans.

jack spade's holiday gift guide. i like.

it would suck even more if cats lived with my parents.

dashboard lift

i'm not usually a minimalist, but when it comes to digital terrain. i like my stuff to be pretty clean & organized. hence the 6 icons.

my dashboard

but if you want the full effect of some quirky icons. check out meagan's. she's the one who found this.

meagan's dashboard

however, all of this beautiful eRedecoration is from the wonderful and sassy jessica hische. 

dear jessica, 

come visit kansas city. blanc burgers. glace. and a beer a mccoys. yes, that's an offer. 

sincerly, jeff.

download & revamp your dashboard: HERE

star wars x bloomingdales

ok, i swear i don't normally blog about star wars.
but apparently, it's the 30th anniversary of the empire strikes back.
and these were too awesome/nerdy/embarrassing to pass up.
congrats to george lucas for making one of the best (sci-fi) trilogies. i'm not counting episodes 1-3, because let's face it- they sucked & jar jar binks is one of the worst characters ever created
/rant.

this is also another futile attempt of penance for forgetting your birthday again, patrick.
treat your fellow jedi or sith lord with a tie, tee, or polo.

darth vader polo $85

R2D2 tie $95

but seriously, where is the chewbacca tie?
check the rest of the collection out: 30th anniversary star wars at bloomingdales.

if i haven't gotten your attention yet, then these aren't the threads you're looking for.

bucket list*: run (& finish) a marathon

happy tuesday morning.

incase you've been absent from my life over the past 18 weeks, you'd know i had been training for this terrible awesome experience that i barely made it through, endured, conquered known as "the marathon." 26.2 miles of glory. because 26.3 would be crazy, right?

for some reason, i was feeling cocky confident arrogant on race day at 7am and decided to hop in the 3:45 time (at a 8:35 mile pace). i blame this poor decision on not having any caffeine or chocolate before the race.

legs & spencer

this is just before mile 8 when my dear friend, jd, had to part from me because he was running the half. my dear jd managed to put up my bitching complaining and was a great encouragement for sure. then he bailed to go do the smarter of the routes & finish his half. my morale was high the entire time, as you can see.

yep, this is for sure not even nearly long enough for me to regretting my decision to run this race.
right before mile 15 where i mentally/psychologically shut down.
"wait, jeff. you shut down at mile 15, didn't you have 10 more miles to go?! were you hurt?"
yes, i still had another 10 miles to go. i was not hurt, not an ounce of pain or discomfort (forreal). it was all mental and my competitive** drive bottomed out. i started questioning why i was even here or how much would i would rather be in bed. i just didn't want to run anymore. period.

after my quarter-life crisis at mile 20 and texting patrick from my iphone that "i hate my life," i got my act together and finished at a whopping 4:08:48. my goal was under 4 hours, but i'm just glad i finished.

running like a raptor has been proven to help your stride.

shortly after my embarrassing finish, i decided to hang out*** and make new friends in the medic tent with a nurse named carol. we chatted and she offered me a bag full of sugar in form of an IV. i complied. 

after 45 minutes of addison watching my skin color changed from bone to ecru to peach, we left and rejoiced. thank you my dear friends who came & watched my first AND last**** marathon. & thank you to jarred for waiting around for 4 hours to take some fab photos. sara even snapped some sweet shots, too!

* i don't really have a bucket list. just every time i do something that might be on said imaginary bucketlist, i just go ahead hashtag that #bucketlist. hey, it works! then i may actually have a bucketlist one day.

** lets be serious now, my competitive drive was getting to finish to drink a delicious boulevard stout. once i began to not crave beer or coffee after my face, i lost all hope.

*** i didn't want to talk to anyone after i finished the race. i just want to sleep and not even eat. after shoving away all 5 of my fans who dragged themselves there, i decided that visiting the medic tent was probably a wise idea. i also knew that i didnt have health care....so going home & going to said doctor/hospital would have cost me money. after a bag of some fluids and a cup or two of gaterade, i was back to good...er as good as one can be after running 26.2 miles. 

**** last one of the year....or until someone trains and runs the entire thing with me. ladies?

tie bars & manhood // thrift store finds 10/22/10

when i said i like the "idea of most things" that idea also applies to liking the general idea of sports.

you can wear a rugby polo without being a fan of rugby. wear a jersey, yet ride that couch. you can also wear a pair of riding boots and still never ride a horse. you can also wear a shirt & tie to work but still live at home with your mom.  or better yet, i've got a pair of father's broken-in work boots, yet you won't find under a diesel 18 wheeler. ah, how clothing can "tell" so much about you.

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i generally prefer to look like the "idea of a gentlemen." polished. "combed" hair. button down shirt. nice car. no loans. cuffed pants. pressed clothes. opening doors. shaking hands. chivalrous. that sounds nice.
well, i never "took" a course in manhood, or opted to join boyscouts or business classes (because business classes teach you that sort of thing and boy scouts is boyhood 101 right?), much less opt to hit the links for a game on the back nine. but i'll totally wear a golf club tie bar.

golf club $4

count me out unless there is a) cooler b) cocktails c) chance to rub elbows with socialites or d) all of the above.
however, the chances of a cooler being toted around on a bourgeois golf cart seems to be slim. i'd be better off finding a cooler casting out. bring on the fishing rod tie bar for my blue collar heritage.

fishing rod $6

like they say, "dress for the job you want, not the one you have." climb the ladder, yo.

albert einstein once said...

synergy art: artists agency

found over at poolga. which, by the way, poolga has an iphone app. rad.

star wars x adidas

my artificial love for sportswear meets my half-hearted love for main-stream sci-fi legacies.

what's not to love about these?

Adidas x Star Wars Jogging Hi - Chewbacca

Adidas x Star Wars ZX800 - Boba Fett

Adidas x Star Wars ZX8000

it's really too bad that i forget what day my best friend's birthday is each year, or else i would have surely ordered him a pair. sorry, patrick. maybe for christmas. but seriously, how sick are these? /nerdrant

want some more? hoodies, shoes, t-shirts.