Delta Spirit/ Bushwick Blues

The new Delta Spirit album is killing me with how awesome it is.
Today I love.......

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Cake in a Cup!

I eat yogurt for breakfast almost every day. My brand of preference is Yoplait- usually Yoplait Light. The problem is that for so long, there were only so many flavors. I can only eat harvest peach so many times before I get tired of it. So when I sent the Hubs to the grocery store to pick up more yogurt, I said "PLEEEEASE get me some different flavors!" So he did. He picked up flavors like Lemon Meringue, Raspberry Cheesecake and.....

Red Velvet Cake! It's not quite my Granny's recipe, but fro 110 calories in a cup, it's pretty darn good! The fact that I made an entire blog post about it should tell you how much I like it. You really should try it.

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Su Blackwell

I came across Su Blackwell's work yesterday on The Jealous Curator. I was instantly enamored with her book sculptures!

Today, I love Su Blackwell's amazingly beautiful book sculptures!

There are lots more at her website! Go check 'em out!

xoxo

Halloween (not the holiday)

I'm having a Ryan Adams kind of night.

Today I love this song. And the piano in the background. It's pretty much perfect. So is Ryan Adams.

Sometimes

I was thinking of putting this song on August's mix (I don't even know what the "theme" will be yet), but I couldn't wait that long to post it.

Today, I love Beach Fossils' Sometimes.

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California Love

A few months ago, I posted a very unlikely video here on my dear blog. I shared my 2nd favorite rap song of all time (Beastie Boys not included, of course) and told you I'd someday share my most favorite in the world. Today is that day.

As I've already told you, when I was a kid, I idolized my older cousin's taste in music. After all, he introduced me to the Smashing Pumpkins at a time when I was more of a Shania Twain kind of girl (I can't believe I just admitted that). Anyway, one day after school sometime in 1996, before Tupac died, but before we were old enough to hear it, the three of us (Drew, Lydia and I) sat on the floor and listened to the remix version of Tupac's California Love. I'm not sure exactly what it was about the song that made me love it so much. Maybe it's the crazy ending. I have no clue. All I know is that I did- and still do- love it to pieces. It's my favorite rap song. And since I don't like rap music, that says quite alot.

Today, I love Tupac's California Love.

Here's the video version.

What's your all-time favorite rap song?
xoxo

Wild Nothing

I've been listening to this song for weeks now and I'm not showing any signs of getting tired of it.

Today I Love....
Wild Nothing - Chinatown

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Tiny Desk Concerts

I've been watching/listening to these all day and I just love them and thought I'd share.

Today, I love: NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series!

Here are a few of my favorites:

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes

Thao Nguyen

Dr. Dog

Phoenix

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Barracuda!

I grew up on Heart. My Mom had the cassettes. I've always loved this band, and this song. I woke up with it in my head this morning, and hummed it all through my shower and getting dressed. When I heard it on the radio at Subway while eating dinner, I decided it was fate...

Today I love: Barracuda!

Pssst! Want to know a little secret? This song always makes me think of Nash Bridges.

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Jumpin' on the Bandwagon

.....but, it's a really cool bandwagon.

I've seen this video posted on several blogs that I follow, but it's just so awesome and fun I thought I'd post it, too.

Today, I love...

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Crash Into Me

I found this video of Stevie Nicks covering Dave Matthews Band's Crash today. I must say, I've never been a huge fan of this song, or DMB, but Stevie doing it is just heavenly.

Today I love:

Now I'm off to listen to more Stevie/Fleetwood Mac. I'm in that kind of mood today.
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Bazinga!

Today I love.... Dr. Sheldon Cooper.

More than a year ago, my cousin Rischa told me I should watch The Big Bang Theory. I'm not much for sit-coms. At least, that's what I tell myself. (Thursday nights on NBC tell a different story). But I watched the first season and half the second anyway, as that was all that was out at the time. I immediately fell in love with the show. And with Sheldon. He's probably my favorite TV character right now. If our cat (Liz Lemon) had been a boy, she would probably be named Sheldon Cooper.

Now that season 3 is over, I can't wait for the fall for new episodes! Anybody else out there a Sheldon fan?
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A Love Affair With Nail Polish

I have terrible nails, I always have. They're thin and brittle. They chip. They won't grow long. I tend to bite them- which of course doesn't help. And even when I can suppress my nail biting, I bite and pick at my cuticles- so bad that they often bleed. It's horrible, I know. It's my nervous habit. So, I usually paint my nails to make myself feel better about how terrible they look. It also keeps me from chewing them for a few days. You'll rarely catch me without my nails painted.

Today, (and everyday) I completely adore nail polish!

Here's a little mini-tour through my ever-expanding nail polish collection.....

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Fairy Teal. It's a great color, but I'm obsessed with the polish. It lasts forever and the brush is wide and covers so smoothly!

China Glaze, For Audrey. I'm crazy about that color! I know it looks the same as the one above, but it's really much, much lighter.

Rimmel's Lasting Finish PRO in Steel Grey. It also has the wide brush and lasts forever like Sally's, but it's about half the price. And that color? Gorgeously chic. And goes with everything!

As with the rest of China Glaze's Up & Away set, I loooove Grape Pop. I usually find China Glaze a little more work to apply, and a little less long-lasting, but with colors like those, I don't really mind so much.

My go-to dark shade, Essie's Wicked. It's almost black, but not quite.

And lastly, the almost Barbie-pink Shrimply Devine (also Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure). It's summery and classic. And seriously, it's the best brand of polish I've come across... and available at drug stores.

What's your very favorite shade of nail polish?
xoxo

Here Comes The Sun

On a Monday morning, sometimes you just need a little pick-me-up. This works for me.

Today I love, love, love....

"And I say, it's alright."

Golden Years

Today I love Bowie's Golden Years. It just makes me happy.

I'm hoping to get June's mixtape out tonight or tomorrow. I'm excited about this one... you'll see why...

Happy Friday!
xoxo

I *Heart* Fish

There seems to be a never-ending stream of cute over at Badbird. This month's free embroidery pattern is no exception.

Today, I love this walrus pattern from Badbird!


Really, who wouldn't love it?

xox
PS... This is the first "today I love" post in FOREVER! I promise I'll be better from now on. How much better, we'll just have to see....

Fine Cell Work

Today I love.... Fine Cell Work.

From their website:

Fine Cell Work is a social enterprise that teaches needlework to prison inmates and sells their products. The prisoners do the work when they are locked in their cells, and the earnings give them hope, skills and independence.

The textiles these inmates create are amazingly beautiful. They spend their days doing this, and the quality of the work is superb. Here are a few of my favorites:



The ship is my very favorite, but they're all so beautiful.

Be back mid-morning (hopefully) for Humpday Listday!
xoxo

Why Don't You Love Me?

I seriously never thought I'd post a Beyoncé video on my blog, but I somehow came across this one yesterday and couldn't resist sharing. The song isn't really my cup of tea, but the video! Oh, the video! It's like Mad Men meets Bettie Page.

Today, I love...
Beyoncé's video for "Why Don't You Love Me"

"Why Don't You Love Me" - Beyoncé from Beyoncé on Vimeo.

Are You Alright? (Pretty Much), Are You Okay? (Pretty Much)

I've been listening to this song for a solid month now and I see no signs of stopping. I really really love it.

Today, I love Kate Miller-Heidke's "Politics in Space"

The XX

Today I love: