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Coffee Crisp

C. just dropped by my office and gave me one of these.

He'd mentioned them a few weeks ago, and I'd stared at him blankly.

Coffee Crisp? What?

It's really . . . dry. In a good way, like biscotti.

Or something you would want to dunk in coffee.

Which I suppose explains the name, since it has absolutely no coffee flavor.

Pic via candyaddict.

Anzevino and Florence

Just found an Anzevino and Florence vest, with tails.

($18 at Buffalo Exchange!)

The boob area is a bit large on me but I'll just wear it over layers.

Loving these other designs, on sale at Jake.

New blog

Not Enough Words For Rabbit.

That's why Rumi wrote in Persian instead of Arabic.

With one of my favorite people, O.

Reposts from here and new posts.

Cat and Girl

My favorite Cat and Girl cartoon, from 2004.

Hand beading

Un-dainty hand beading on plain white t-shirt. From etsy seller marketstoreshoppe.

80s patchwork purses

From etsy sellers:
20twentyvintage
MustLuvVintage
badbabyvintage
neverknows

Classic

A D.A.R.E. t-shirt was the first item I ever wore ironically, sometime in middle school.
From etsy sellers ebiellie and pennilesskidvintage.

Peter Calleson

Peter Calleson's work made the blog rounds a while ago.
But I love this Tower of Babel and that tiny ladder.

Wouldn't this look great on a plain white t-shirt?
From random inspiration via aesthetic outburst.

UPDATE: More awesomeness via random inspiration.
If the law changes and we ever get married, I want my wedding invitations to look like this.
From Pekkafinland.

Castle

I wanted this before I ever knew it existed.
Dreaming Spires playhouse by Judith Needham.
Via pinkshirtsandcarwrecks.

Flag necklace

So sweet.
From etsy seller scoutholiday.
She also has a great blog.
Check out this feature from Jalouse.
I happen to use both those products everyday.

Knit village

An entire village an England, knit by the old ladies who live there.
From BBC News via Boing Boing.

Etsy find - 1860s locket

Antique Victorian mourning locket made of gutta percha wood.
From wickeddarling.

Etsy handmade leather

Wouldn't these be great things for a time traveler?
Handmade, vegetable tanned leather goods by Anya B. Kalakevich.

Ice

I like the schizophrenic interior/exterior style of The Violet Hour in Wicker Park, Chicago.
They use eight types of ice in their cocktails, apparently.
Great article about them in this month's Atlantic.
Images via metromix.

Collection

Via kaylovesvintage.

Joe Colombo storage

When you've wanted something for so long, should you just go ahead and buy a repro?
Or is it better to wait for vintage luck?
Via midcenturymodernist.
At nova66.

Nonsense graphs

Graphs make me think of a great academic paper title I came across recently:
"Self Destructive Acts Linked to Limited View of Future."
Another good one, from Paul Krugman:
"The World is Fat: Dynamics of the World Nutrition Transition.”
Via FFFound!