favorite ever of all time: 2009

8.17.2009

2 become 1

i'm just not that interesting to have two blogs. i will be posting only on smalltownvintage from now on. check it out!

8.06.2009

intervention intervention

Intervention Intervention with Fred Armisen from Fred Armisen

7.30.2009

theme party: top that doughnut!

i love a nice theme party and reading about the doughnuts at the nickel diner gave me a great idea – a make your own doughnut (toppings) party! it sounds like it would be best in the fall/winter, as most of the toppings will probably be sticky icky in the summertime. can’t wait! start thinking of good toppings!

while we are talking theme parties – how great is this theme?

(image of the nickel diner bacon doughnut from potatomato)

7.29.2009

anita o'day

fresh air recently replayed an interview from 1987 with jazz singer anita o’day. i went through a big jazz singer phase a few years ago and really liked anita’s music but never knew much about her. she’s pretty interesting and super hilarious in an “old broad” kind of way (she called terry “kid” a lot). i’m excited to see the documentary about her and read her autobiography.

7.28.2009

julie & julia & dave

our favorite pizza blogger is back with julie & julia & dave

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

squareburger

sounds so good!
(via unbreaded)

7.27.2009

i’m runnin this like like like a circus

i uncovered a mountain of vintage red and orange circus-y children’s toys and decorations at the thrift store yesterday. seriously, tons of really strange and wonderful stuff. and this morning i found some more for sale on frecklwonder. how cute is this growth chart?

7.16.2009

favorite summer jamz so far

7.01.2009

miserable men

instead of listening to miserable men on howard101 (i have standards. who knew?), i spent any non-robin’s news time on a recent roadtrip with just me & sirius listening to all of the awesome old school country stations. just me, merle, waylon and the mountains.

6.25.2009

corn nails. corn. nails. corn nails.

the amazing marie got CORN NAILS! how amazing is that? reminds me that it is almost time for my annual watermelon pedicure (gotta wait until july 1st at least for full summer feel) and then that means it is also taco tote time!

saltwater sandals

i love my saltwaters! i got the navy ones worn in the photo. one note – they are supposed to be snug when you put them on to allow for stretching, which i didn’t know. so if you are ordering them online somewhere, think about sizing down.

(adorable image from one more moore)

6.24.2009

this beat is automatic

actually it sounds a little pussycat dolls but i still love ciara. the crazy leg shake dance and wearing underpants in a desert construction zone? sure.

6.23.2009

buffy vs edward

6.16.2009

ok this is why i am...

subscribing to sunset magazine even though i do not live in the west and thinking about when i did live in the west makes me sad! (via thekitchn)

ahhhhhhhhhhh!

hectic and exciting times right now and in the coming week…easily explained with the following videos…

( trip to upstate new york)

(weekend in a real-life stars hollow)

(kicking it off with a night out at the rival to my own hometown bar, where these are sung along to on the jukebox… and that’s home you knowwww)

(wedded bliss for justin and kris)

(lots and lots of love… everyday is ice cream and chocolate cake)

sums it all up pretty well, actually.

6.11.2009

snack attack

COCONUT M&M’s. sound gross but are actually FREAKING AMAZING. Hurry up and get some –limited edish.

if i had my way

in my annual summer obsession with 1991-era deadhead style (i call it the kyle ripka after a boy from high school who really mastered the look), i found this great set of photos on flickr that included some pictures of one of the last shows they played at soldier field. later in the day I looked for a youtube of samson & delilah just to listen and BOOM!

the first video that popped up is from the same show that the dude’s photos are from (i think). that’s probably not all that WHOA-worthy, but I whoa-d anyway.

6.09.2009

one mo'gin

word is d’angelo is dropping a new ablum this year. produced by prince with tons of collabs, including one with ceelo. could it be true? d’angelo come back to us!

6.04.2009

toast dem rolls

Philly talk today:
1. JAWN is a straight philly word! What? Did you know that? jawn. Philly’s oooawn.
2. HOAGIEFEST 09! $2.99 is so fine!
3. philly boy roy

(image from wawa)

orzo super summer salad

from 101 cookbooks

6.03.2009

glass to go cup

i recently asked my glassblower brother to make me a glass to go cup with a glass straw for iced coffee this summer - similar to this one at glassrootsmovement.org. so cool and such a good idea. everyone without a glassblower brother should order one!

ps22 chorus

love her

a friend and i just watched this 8 minute long video and basically just said "love her" over and over cuz like we love her.
couple things:
1. love her
2. in what language does "puss puss" mean "kiss kiss"?
3. does not have use of her legs yet still does not wear pants
4. is she dancing in a wheelchair / with cruches?
5. love her
6. OMG the swedish triplets from daisy of love!
7. OMG the swedish triplets from daisy of love! (worthy of mentioning twice because OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!)
8. teacup!
9. roxy hart and all that jazz ending
10. love her

6.02.2009

chile limon COME ON

i love chile limon snacks and really love chile limon cheetos. they aren't cheesy - just chile limon-y. i've only ever had/seen them in california so imagine my freakout when i saw them at the port richmond wawa. FREAKOUT. over cheetos. whatevs. best day ever. then imagine my utter sadness when i went back to the same wawa to pick some more up for "friends" and THEY WERE GONE! oh dios mio!!!!!! no! was it an illusion? were they ever even there at all? a dios le pido bring these amazing snacks to filadelfia!

i want to know but i don't

oh man. you can search this website for the beauty products that you use and see if they are harmful to you. my mineral foundation sunscreen stuff is a hazard rating of 3 out of 10. is that good? i want to know but i don't.

(image from here)