when have you ever been at a party and you were trying to hold way too many things and eventually, while you were talking to someone, like a fool you tried to negotiate between all the things in your hands and you ended up dropping something or spilling a drink on yourself. i think this is something everyone has experienced to one degree or another. don’t deny it. well, here’s your [mini] solution:

photo courtesy of fredflare.com.

Here’s a party trick for ya… Now you can
elegantly balance your snackettes, drinks
and scintillating conversation all at once
thanks to these genius mini plastic plates
that slip on your finger just like a lil’ ring.
Box includes ten reusable plates so stock
up for your next shindig! Plates about 3”.

it may not be able to hold your crackberry, your plate full of quiches and other delectable goodies, or much else, but hey, it’s a start right?

there’s something about this necklace that just cracks me up:

photo courtesy of bustboobtique.com

Moustache, moustache, moustache! The lovely ladies at Tatty Devine know that guys always make passes at women with moustaches. Made from acrylic this dazzler is 8cm across with a 42cm chain.

i could just see myself wearing the necklace and then holding it up to my upper lip like it was a real moustache. just to be a dork like that. :]

is this dress not flippin’ adorable?:

photo courtesy of fredflare.com.

fredflare.com sure knows how to win a lady over. man, if this dress wasn’t $62 i would totally get it:

Zip it up and WORK it! The super colorful dress by Necessary Objects, is fun, flirty and oh-so-cute. You can be comfortable
& fashion forward at the same time! The cinched elastic waist creates the perfect fit and the exposed back zipper closure
gives it that “finished” look. Made from a rayon, spandex & polyester blend. In limited availability. Sizes XS through LG.

the color scheme is amazing! okayokay, i’m done drooling over this dress. back to work. [sad day].

so it’s been a long-ass while since i’ve blogged in here. i pretty much fail, i know. i got caught up with end of the year stuff, moving out stuff, hanging out in chicago and being a lazy bum stuff, etc. you know, the usual.

i’ve also started a new blog. i’m flippin’ addicted, i know. it’s different from this one in that it’s more ‘random’ stuff, i.e., pictures, videos, quotes, etc. this one, i feel, is more exclusively focused on popular culture things. at least, that’s what i’ve been trying to do with it. although, what really constitutes ‘popular culture’ in the first place? ah well. anyway, yeah. and i’d been meaning to start a blog on tumblr for a while. i like the simplicity of the interface and the layout in general.

but yes! now i am back! [hopefully]. today’s awesome popular culture thingy is the french toast stamp courtesy of fredflare.com:

photo courtesy of fredflare.com.

We love toast any way you slice it but
this clever stamper adds that extra lil’
je ne sais quoi. Simply press into your
slice of bread, pop into the toaster and
voilà! You’re the toast of Paris! Oh la la.
Plastic stamper approximately 4″x3.25″

heehee. so cute. now your french toast can really be…”french.” something like that.

hello interwebs! i apologize for the sporadic updates lately. with my last spring semester ever coming to a close, things have been a little insane these last few weeks to say the least. thus, i am putting my beloved blog on an short hiatus for a little bit while i get my shit together and GRADUATE. after graduation is sorting through my other shit, dealing with the fam, and moving to jeff’s for a few weeks. but once that is all said and done, i will be back i promise!

now back to writing about zoot suiters, rap music, and popular culture as a form of resistance. [i'll definitely miss this class, not gonna lie].

OH.

MY.

GOD.

y’all know where i’m gonna be at midnight, july 17th.

p.s. i can’t believe this is only rated pg.

i can never get myself to post on weekends anymore. fail. anyway. i remember reading “where the wild things are” when i was kid but for the life of me, i can barely remember the plot. i just remember liking the book and that all my other friends liked it too. here’s the synopsis courtesy of its wiki page for those of you who’ve never heard of it or read it as a kid [although to be honest, if you haven't, you must've been living under a rock as a child]:

The book tells the story of Max, who one evening plays around his home, “making mischief” in a wolf costume by chasing the dog with a fork and growling at his mom. As punishment, his mother sends him to bed without supper. In his room, a mysterious, wild forest grows out of his imagination, and Max journeys to the land of the Wild Things. The Wild Things are fearsome-looking monsters, but Max conquers them “by staring into their yellow eyes without blinking once,” and he is made “the King of all Wild Things.” However, he soon finds himself lonely and homesick, and he returns home to his bedroom, where he finds his supper waiting for him, still hot.

it was a really short story. only 10 sentences [according to its wiki page]! but of course hollywood found some way to stretch it into a 90+ minute movie. while i am always wary of book-into-movie adaptations, this trailer looks pretty damn good!:

i’ll admit, when i saw max in his white wolf suit, that made me smile. definitely bringing back childhood memories! the movie isn’t coming out until october 19th, 2009 but i’m already anticipating its release!

so i was going through my thrillist emails [AGAIN], and came across a company called good wood that i thought was rather intriguing. they don’t have an ‘about me’ from the looks of it but you get the gist of it from going through their website: fresh designs all made of wood. it’s pretty awesome, not gonna lie. here are some of my favorites:

photo courtesy of goodwoodnyc.com.

illa-noise, $15. this is fucking awesome. shit. i might actually splurge and pay the $15 for this.

photo courtesy of goodwoodnyc.com.

EPIC pendant, $15. one of my favorite words ever in pendant form.

photo courtesy of goodwoodnyc.com.

the SWAGG ring, $20. no one on the corner have swagger like us.

photo courtesy of goodwoodnyc.com.

faux scarf, $15. it’s the hipster scarf but in pendant form. love it.

photo courtesy of goodwoodnyc.com.

Pac Man, $20. PAC MAN!! sweet.

anyway, check ‘em out. they have some pretty kick-ass designs on their website. and it looks like they do custom orderes too!

so on a completely unnecessary and yeah-i-spent-money-on-this-so-what note, i stumbled across this while going through my thrillist emails:

photo courtesy of yubz.com.

hahahahaha:

A Hong Kong-based purveyor of 1950s-styled handset adapters for modern cell phones, Yubz’ll imbue your ever-shrinking mobile with hefty old-school cool and far more effective air-slammability. Compatible with most major brands, the imposing design comes in at over 8″ and a full half-pound, features a thick coiled connection cord and simple click-to-talk button, with the basic line avail in appropriately-staid standard colors from army green, to black, to a bat phone-ish red that SOCK KAPOW BOFF!!!

and look, you can get nifty designs on it too:

photo courtesy of yubz.com.

if i had $50+ to throw down on this right now, i so would.

so the death cab for cutie concert i went to last night with blee definitely reignited my love for ben gibbard and his voice. there’s something almost melancholy/soulful about it. 

anyway, i bring this up because i actually kind of got into ben gibbard’s other project, the postal service, first before i started listening to death cab for cutie. the first song i listened to by postal service was, ‘brand new colony’ which i think is still my favorite song of theirs to this day:

i especially love the beginning with its ‘mario’ beeping noises. haha. awesome. 

a lot of the time i don’t necessarily listen to the lyrics of songs. well, i do and i don’t. okay, that probably made no sense. ANYWAY. the reason for bringing that up is because i actually like the lyrics of ‘brand new colony.’ there’s something sweet and quirky to them that i really dig. listen, you’ll see what i mean. or not.

anyway. check out BOTH death cab and postal service. ben gibbard will draw you in with his wistful voice.

i will most likely be posting more death cab/postal service in the future so yay. :]