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