TRANSFORMAWESOME.

Above: Ironhide

"My father was a wheel! The first wheel! And do you know what he transformed into? Nothing! But he did it with honor!" - Jetfire, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

I was really excited for the new Transformers movie. Like, so excited that I got 70 minutes of sleep after the movie and before I had to leave for work. (Yes, 12 of my dollars contributed to the 16-mil they made in midnight openings.)

I don't want to give anything away, but the main plot includes THINGS THAT TRANSFORM. (Whoa, RITE?) It. Was. Awesome. My roommate, when we got out, said, "OMG, I've had to pee so bad for the past 30 minutes, but I couldn't leave because shit kept transforming!"

Every time Megan Fox was on the screen, I'd be like, "OH COME ON. THAT'S NOT FAIR."

As far as all of the dismal reviews, if you like shit blowing up, then you can just accept the cheese. Especially when the cheese is Shia and Megan and THINGS THAT TRANSFORM. I can see why it would be getting less than stellar reviews, but during the movie I didn't notice any racial undertones. (I see it now, but I guess I went in to see things transform, not to analyze the characters.)

I should admit something now, though. I have a wildly inappropriate crush on Shia. In fact, I've had a crush on him since 1999 (I even know the year). Yeah, that would make him 13 when I was all HE'S SO ADORABLE. Like I said, wildly inappropriate. But so cute. And Megan Fox isn't exactly awful to look at either.

Above: Optimus

Above: Courtyard where they'd parked the cars (including Bumblebee and the new corvette)

Above: Lobby where you can see it's almost mid-night and the reader boards that have all of the sold-out 12:00a showings

Above: I only got a camera phone image of a set of outfits in the lobby. While standing there, this guy came up with his friend and said, "HER SKIN TOTALLY TOUCHED THAT." (And I appreciate how they gave her a bra. What's with that?)

Renting Woes: Bathroom Help!

I know I said I wouldn't post a photo of the awful bathroom until it was fixed, but I have to share my thoughts. I wish I would have snapped more photos of the bathroom. I'd love to get any feedback on possible bathroom decor ideas.

Just in case you're not aware, one of my new roommates will be a male. He's declared the inside my project and the outside (e.g. gardening) his project. I'm thinking kind of rocker glamorous, but it has to be airy since the bathroom is small and it also needs to be male-friendly (e.g. no pink).


Katie and I both like the wallpaper from this image (although, I think I like everything about it), so I'm thinking about it as inspiration.


These are my ideas, although I'm not too fond of the trash can (it's only the right color, but not the right shape, but maybe I could find the right shape and paint it?). Two people are sharing the hall bath (myself and The Male), so two separate storage bins would be nice and there's definitely room for something in front of the shower.


Any ideas for waste baskets? We want it to feel modern, I think, so maybe we like the square one better? Art for above the toilet (no ideas about this yet)? And maybe a charcoal/dark floormat?

Feel free to e-mail any suggestions. We're all ears.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy father's day!

(I've wasted the last hour of my life trying to troubleshoot my external hard drive --I'd already packed it for the move. It's not working, so no fun old photo of my dad and me.)

Not Homeless!

Huge weight off of my shoulders. I gave my 30-day notice for my apartment because I was paying too much in rent and parking a month. The timing and everything coincided with two friends (who don't know each other!), so the three of us got together, determined that we don't hate each other, laid everything out as far as what we were hoping for, and then we searched! And searched. And searched some more. Just to let you know, places are expensive in Los Angeles. And, OK, maybe we were looking in "hip" neighborhoods.

Until one day we came across a little gem. A little 3-bedroom, 2-bath place in a cute, centrally located neighborhood. (A block away from a coffee place, a wine bar, a 7-11, etc.) The place is lacking some cuteness, we understand; but we see the potential. And I save $275 a month (which may go towards yoga classes)! We have high hopes involving gardens, custom artwork, and general fixing up. Because it was overcast today, my photos turned out kind of bad (read: dark), so I tried to color correct them a little bit. The living room and hallway are an eggplant color, but not nearly as dark as they look below.

Things we love:
The front yard is actually completely fenced and private.
Off-street gated parking behind the house for all of us.
Space for gardens and compost piles.
Fairly large laundry room with linen closet.
No carpet!
High ceilings.





My room below! I chose the smallest room with the smallest closet because, I don't know, I liked the vibe of it. I know that sounds weird. I don't believe in Feng Shui, but there was something that felt right about the room. I let Katie and Roommate-Not-Yet-Named fight it out for the biggest room (with two closets and a bathroom). Katie won.

Tourmaline or KRYPTONITE??

I bought this super awesome necklace because IT TOTALLY LOOKS LIKE KRYPTONITE (it's green tourmaline--my favorite stone). In a bullet shell. How badass, RITE?

I lightly suggested (demanded?) that the seller add "kryptonite" to the item description and lo and behold the next item she listed that was similar, she wrote in the item description, "One fantastic customer of mine said that she bought a tourmaline piece because it looks like Kryptonite. Awesome."

To see more of her work, visit her etsy shop, leoravon. The piece uses recycled materials and its innovative, well constructed, and just plain badass.

Stare Master

Noooooo! How did I miss this? A staring contest! And J—LEP was there! It looks like it was a good time of fun to be had by all. I kind of want them to do another... What a great party idea.

Check out all of the staring contest photos here (including the official scoreboard and playing field).

B&B's Wedding (BBW).

I had the privilege of attending Bryan and Betsy's wedding and they even let me walk around taking photos.

Photos from My [Birthday] Weekend.

This past weekend I took a hiatus from my hiatus. Friday night I picked up my friend, Chelsea, from LAX wherein we went straight to Urth for a little birthday celebration with a couple friends. Yes, yes, my birthday came and went this past week. Nothing momentous, although my parents did come to town for it and I took a half day from work to show them around LA a little bit. They still hate it.


On Saturday, Chelsea and I drove up to Santa Barbara for some wine tasting (we even bought a couple bottles to drink on Sunday). Since we'd both never been we staid until it got dark --went for thai food at Your Place and spent a little time at the mission.






For my birthday, I bought myself a new pair of Loeffler Randall peep-toes. They were on sale, I promise I didn't pay full price. My parents were especially awesome --they got me a bike rack for my car and a water bottle holder thinger for around my waist. I was able to use the water bottle thinger on Sunday when Chelsea, Emily, Katie and I went on a 7.5 mile hike up Zuma with the intent to go boulder hopping. And Chelsea was a trooper because we immediately came home, showered, ate at Paru's, and then went to a BBQ (those photos on Facebook might be private).


I also picked myself up some tiny little airplants. I had several in my last house, but I forgot them on the window sill when I moved out. :( They're the perfect plant. You only have to soak them in water for a couple hours once a month.

Mother's Day, 2009.

Fave Fashion Blog

Pour Porter was born out of a personal desire to discover unknown designers and inspiring online boutiques.
-pourporter.com [about]

I hesitate to share my favorite fashion blog because I don't want to jinx the fact that N. is actually updating regularly. (Squee!)

While N. is petite enough to pull anything off (including rockin' short hair--so jealous), she has created a blog that redefines both basics and neutrals. Her outfits are refined and stylish, but more importantly they're wearable. Every time she posts something in daily wear, I lament the fact that I'm trying to save money. I want a twitter for her purchases.

(Not to mention all of the great web-based stores for which she has introduced me!)




[Images from pourporter.com.]

Have you seen this cat?

[Image taken from hydrozoa.]