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!

intervention intervention

Intervention Intervention with Fred Armisen from Fred Armisen

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)

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.

julie & julia & dave

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

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

squareburger

sounds so good!
(via unbreaded)

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?

favorite summer jamz so far

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.

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)

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.

buffy vs edward

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.

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.

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!

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