Happy Halloween!!

I just finished icing these scary little cookies that I'm bringing to a friend's party, put out the little dish of candy for kids in my building, and I'm putting on the finishing touches on our Edward and Bella outfits (sparkles)!




Have a safe, sugar filled and happy Halloween!


Alicia B.

First Look of the Month (October 2009)

Gue baru aja liat video klip-nya John Mayer yang judulnya "Who Says". Video Klip-nya tuh emang baru keluar bulan Oktober ini dan gue rasa inilah video klip John Mayer yang paling bagus dari video klip-nya yang lain-lain. Video klip ini menggambarkan John yang sedang berjalan di sebuah jembatan kota New York lalu berganti-ganti dengan adegan flashback kemudian berlanjut dengan gambaran John sedang sendirian di rumahnya dengan sebuah gitar di tangannya lalu menyanyikan lagu "Who Says". Lirik lagunya bagus banget! Seakan John ingin mengatakan pada dunia kalo iya juga bisa melakukan banyak hal yang orang lain lakukan ,seperti menelpon seorang gadis dan melakukan sesuatu yang pasti kita semua "ketahui". Selain lirik, suara John juga masih bagus dan mungkin lagu ini menjadi kandidat utama nominasi Grammy Award awal tahun nanti. Selain adegan-adegan diatas ,diperlihatkan pula John yang sedang menghabiskan waktu bersama teman-temannya, seperti di restoran,kolam renang,klub,dan taman ria.

Live Achievement of This Month (October 2009)

Faye Dunaway

Goodbye Kitty.......

Siang tadi (gue gak tau jam kapan tepatnya) baru aja terjadi insiden yang cukup bikin kejutan sekaligus miris bagi siapa aja yang ngeliatnya. Tepat di jalan samping sekolah gue,seekor kucing berbulu kuning dengan malangnya ditabrak kendaraan bermotor (gue juga gak tau apa tu mobil atau sepeda motor). Insiden itu membuat kepala kucing itu pecah,tapi,gak menghaburin darah terlalu banyak. Kucing itu gak mati seketika,soalnya, waktu masih tersungkur kakinya masih gerak-gerak. Setelah keadaan jalan rada sepi, barulah para pedagang yang jualan disitu langsung berinisiatif mengambil karung yang memasukkannya kesitu untuk kemudian dikuburkan. Pelakunya sih mungkin gak sadar udah nabrak tuh kucing atau juga enggak mau tanggung jawab,yang jelas orangnya tuh langsung ngilang gitu aja (semoga Tuhan membalas kesalahan lo itu!). Gue sama teman-teman gue bener-bener shock. Semoga Tuhan menerima kamu disisinya dan menjadikan kamu binatang penghuni surga. Amin......

My Ritual

Layaknya ular yang selalu mengganti kulit lamanya dengan kulit baru yang lebih indah dan menawan,begitu pula layaknya dengan ritual cukur bulu bagi gue. Hal ini memang kelihatannya sedikit janggal kalo lo baca nih cerita soalnya 'masa cowok cukur bulu, sih?'. Nah, cukur bulu yang dimaksud disini adalah cukur bulu kaki dan tangan. Hal ini mungkin juga kelihatan simpel,tapi,bagi gue ini adalah sesuatu yang punya arti tersendiri buat gue. Setiap bulu yang tumbuh dan berkembang di kaki dan tangan gue adalah saksi dosa dan kesalahan yang gue buat selama ia tumbuh. Setelah gue berpikir dan berkata sama diri gue sendiri 'Kenapa enggak gue cukur aja nih "saksi" dan mulai menumbuhkan saksi baru yang natinya bakal menjadi saksi yang akan melihat sesuatu yang lebih baik dari "saksi" yang sebelumnya'. Dengan kata lain, cukur bulu bisa jadi awal mula gue memulai lembaran yang lebih baik dengan banyak berbuat baik bagi diri gue dan juga orang lain, serta lebih banyak beribadah sama Allah SWT dan berdoa kepada-Nya agar gue menjadi orang yang lebih baik setiap harinya. Setiap bulu yang tumbuh sekarang ini di tubuh gue gue yakin bakal melihat banyak kebaikan daripada keburukan. Semoga aja....

Songs of the Month ( October 2009)

1. Daughters ( by: John Mayer)
2.Who Says ( by: John Mayer)
3.Fifteen ( by: Taylor Swift)
4.Chasing Pavements (by: Adele)
5.Waiting on the World to Change (by: John Mayer)
6.Your Body Is A Wonderland (by: John Mayer)
7.Say (by: John Mayer)
8.You Belong With Me (by: Taylor Swift)
9.The Climb (by: Miley Cyrus)
10.Don't Know Why (by: Norah Jones)
11.If I Ain't Got You (by: Alicia Keys)
12.Rehab (by: Amy Winehouse)
13.Bleeding Love (by: Leona Lewis)
14.No Such Thing (by: John Mayer)
15.Big Girls Don't Cry (by: Fergie)
16.Paparazzi (by: Lady Gaga)
17.Pokerface (by: Lady Gaga)
18.Mercy (by: Duffy)
19.Just Dance (by: Lady Gaga)
20.I'm Yours (by: Jason Mraz)
21.Belief (by: John Mayer)
22.My Immortal (by:Evanescene)
23.Home (by: Westlife)
24.Try Try Try (by: Jason Mraz)
25.Can't Take It In (by: Imogen Heap)

Stars of the Month (October 2009)

1. John Mayer

2. Gemma Ward

3. Taylor Swift

4. Adele

5. Duffy

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Casual Wedding Dresses

Casual Wedding Dresses

Wedding is a very special affair and even in few years ago, people used to plan and prepare its dresses taking months together. Those were the days when wearing formal traditional wedding dresses was almost mandatory. But, with change in lifestyle and people's attitude towards social ethos, formal bridal dresses are gradually receding giving way to the next generation casual wedding dresses.

Shifting of marriage venues from churchyards to backyards has also contributed greatly in encouraging using casual wedding dresses. If you are planning to solemnize your much awaited marriage ceremony secretly in an isolated island, will you bother to go for the minute details of a formal nuptial? Collecting short informal dresses will certainly be your first preference then. Such informal dresses have their inherent advantages over their counterparts. Opportunity of creating one's own personalized wedding dresses also exists with the casual wedding attires. Seeing great potential, designers and manufacturers are also now days busy developing exotic and relaxing casual marriage dresses.

Depending upon the place of celebration, nature and design of your casual wedding dresses should be decided. Marriage at one's own backyard with complete family gathering requires sober and decent dresses. If it is a hot summer evening, you must not choose something that may help you sweat further. A nice designer strapless may fulfill your requirement. You may also go for sleeves, if you feel uncomfortable with the strapless exposures. A square or v-shaped neckline may be chosen to suit your taste. With casual bridal dresses, there exist actually unlimited options to choose ideal marriage attires. Few very common examples of informal marriage outfits are halter neckline, designer silhouettes, sleeves, waistlines, skirts with matching jackets, bridal trains, etc.

Blogger's Favorites -- SeeSaw Designs

It’s pretty safe to say that the three ladies (Angela, Lindsay and Raquel) behind graphic design & letterpress studio, Seesaw Designs are brimming with creative prowess. Their creations are perfection (their 2010 calendar is at the tippy top of my list) and the Seesaw blog is one of my daily stops (+ Angela’s personal blog is pretty awesome too…)

So of course their collaborative list is just as fantastic. That embroidered necklace is calling my name big time.

So without further ado, herewith Seesaw Design’s favorites. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

We enjoy juxtaposition in all forms. Particularly loving this balance of natural and industrial at the Kivik Art Center in Sweden.

There’s something so subtly appealing about the depth and movement in bathymetric lines. (Nature is amazing.)

Great photography and styling, like this image by photographer Sam Robinson, pretty much always brings a smile to our faces.

The three of us have varying tastes in music, but we’re always spinning something in the office, whether it be old favorites or new sounds. A few picks from this week: Andrew Bird, Laroux, The Dodos, Kid Sister.

Ampersands - they’re functional and beautiful. What’s not to love?

Can’t get enough of the current geometry trend. This embroidered necklace from Etsy seller spinthread is especially rad (yes, I bought it).

There’s a lot of mid-century architecture gems hidden around our valley. We love hometown MCM hero Al Beadle.

Of course we love letterpress (that’s why we do it!) but seriously... the paper, ink, and tactile quality... paper goods don’t get any better. Here's a close-up of our new Frank Lloyd Wright letterpress print.

We’re convinced Arizona has some of the best thrift stores, antique shops, and estate sales ever. Our mid-century and vintage collections just keep growing. This is a dress Angela just refashioned into a skirt.

We might be in the desert, but we love water. This is the most insanely amazing and perfect pool ever, Les Bains des Docks, by French architect Jean Nouvel.

Ask me to show you perfect, and I'll point to a skinny person.