Things I Like and Do

Archive for the "Housekeeping" Category

Seaside Sweatshirt

Saturday I went to the coast with some friends trying to escape the heat of Portland. We succeeded so well that we were actually disappointed. It was cold, foggy, windy. And I forgot my sweatshirt of all things.
That place must make so much money off of people like me. I was excited at first that [...]

Read More ›

Let Me Know, Music Video Monday

I love Roisin Murphy’s ‘Let Me Know’. Mostly because of the way she exhibits loneliness while offering her own company to someone else.

Read More ›

Sketchbook #1

So I am kind of afraid of sketchbooks. I like loose pieces of paper better. I’m always jealous of people who have beautiful sketchbooks. I’m afraid to mess up a nice looking book, and tend to collect empty, unused books on my shelves. So last August I decided to start making my own sketchbooks. I [...]

Read More ›

What’s Up, Chicken Butt

I read The Brand Gap this weekend, via a suggestion from my CD. I thought a lot about what it says in terms of myself, mostly because that is the easiest way to relate. In the book it says a company (or a sole designer in my case) should be able to answer three questions. [...]

Read More ›

Burton’s 2010 Olympic ‘Uniforms’

I’ve been meaning to post this since last week… I am really intrigued by Burton’s US Olympic uniforms for this year. The pants look like jeans. Ripped, dirty jeans. And they are paired with a plaid red, white and blue jacket that has patches reminiscent of both universities and the military. Burton says they chose [...]

Read More ›

Basic Space, Music Video Monday

Basic Space by the XX

Read More ›

What is VEVO?

So I’m a little obsessed with music videos. I always have been. I was watching vh1 and MTV when most of my friends the same age were not allowed to. So today I noticed this new thing on YouTube. VEVO, which apparently launched way back in December of 2009, so I apologize if this is [...]

Read More ›

My Apologies

I’m in the process of upgrading this blog and have lost some of the archives in the process. It should be up and running in a few days. Thanks for visiting and for the patience.
Cheers,
Alice

Read More ›