APRIL'S LOG OF SHIT SHE LIKES

On a whim, I bought In the Woods by Tana French from La Guardia...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:18:17 -0700

On a whim, I bought In the Woods by Tana French from La Guardia on my way out. I made it halfway through during the trip and so far, so good. A little less scary and mind-bending than I thought it would be. But then again: half-way through.

Patton Oswalt spoke to his old high school as a graduation speaker. Read his incredible speech...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:43:25 -0700

Patton Oswalt spoke to his old high school as a graduation speaker. Read his incredible speech...

Tinariwen- Cler Achel Are you familiar with Tinarwin? Pretty...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:30:00 -0700

Tinariwen- Cler Achel

Are you familiar with Tinarwin? Pretty incredible story…

During the early 1980s, in a rebel camp run by Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, a band was formed by musicians from the Touareg (Saharan nomads from Mali) tribe. They called themselves Tinariwen, which means “empty spaces” in their native Tamashek. Their music incorporated hypnotic, rocked-out, bluesy-sounding electric guitars (a first for people from an area where power is only sporadically available) while retaining traditional instruments, rhythms and call-and-response vocals. For nearly two decades, Tinariwen’s underground cassettes counseled anti-violence and ethnic pride amid encroaching chaos, making them a beacon of empowerment for local youth struggling with the demise of “camel culture” and conflicting propaganda.

The band just opened an online shop called Sahara Arts. They sell beautiful Touareg jewlery as well as clothes and other traditional craft. It’s worth a look as a lot of the pieces are intricate and beautiful.

Their music on iTunes and other retailers

*From that bitch-ass TRMW

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:02:00 -0700

*From that bitch-ass TRMW

Tis a curse

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:34:55 -0700

Tis a curse

yournewfavorite: Sarah Haskins’ latest video in her ‘Target:...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:00:03 -0700

yournewfavorite:

Sarah Haskins’ latest video in her ‘Target: Women’ series. This time, she talks about ~~birth~~ period control. [via Jezebel]

Love it. SO FUNNY.

junesix: Tomato & Zucchini Gratin recipe by Matt...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:31:55 -0700

junesix:

Tomato & Zucchini Gratin recipe by Matt Armendariz.

Ingredients:

roma tomatoes

an onion

a few zucchini

grated cheese (I had Pecorino on hand from a photo shoot but almost any hard cheese could work)

some olive oil

some herbs

Directions:

Chop the onion and saute until translucent.

Slice roma tomatoes and zucchini into evenly thin slices and layer in a pan or baking dish. I oiled mine because I wasn’t quite sure if things would stick, but it’s not necessary.

Layer the tomatoes, zucchini and sauteed onions and top with a bit of cheese, repeating until you’ve reached the top of the dish.

Cover with foil and bake at 350˚ for 20-30 minutes.

Top with a final layer of grated cheese and bake for another 8-10 minutes, uncovered, until cheese melts. I cheated a bit by putting on way more cheese and broiling it for 2 minutes so I’d have a nice color for the photo, but you can certainly do that as well.

After cooking top with some chopped herbs, let it cool for about 30 minutes and dug in.

New shoes! (via Aprilini) Zappos is the friggen best. Got my...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:31:00 -0700

New shoes! (via Aprilini)

Zappos is the friggen best. Got my beautes today! What you don’t see is that my new converse are RED NEON.

The Foot Fist Way (via hankeypoo89) This movie looks like it has...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:39:21 -0700

The Foot Fist Way (via hankeypoo89)

This movie looks like it has the potential to be really really super-mega funny. Watch the trailer…

Dont even look at me

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:05:49 -0700

Dont even look at me

Hardformat celebrates the beautiful physical design of music packaging.

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:36:22 -0700

Hardformat celebrates the beautiful physical design of music packaging.: Clicking through this makes me sqeel with delight. And reminds me of my idea for a concept record store that only sells beautifully packaged cds and vinyl.

"That’s why a personalized letter works better than a generic resume. We crave handmade..."

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:41:44 -0700

“That’s why a personalized letter works better than a generic resume. We crave handmade authenticity and we adore perfectly professional slickness.”

- Seth’s Blog: The dead zone of slick

Here here! And this is porbably why Corey Denis actually called me for that first internship.

These All Star® Light Ox by Converse are the shit. And mine. The...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:14:00 -0700

These All Star® Light Ox by Converse are the shit. And mine. The picture doesn’t even do it justice.

EDIT: I just purchased. MINE, MINE, ALLLLL MINE!

That book where the main character has my really unusual name?...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:39:41 -0700

That book where the main character has my really unusual name? Yeah, it’s almost out.

3.1 phillip lim

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:59:44 -0700

3.1 phillip lim: I almost bought the sweetest little dress from this guy. It was a little too casual wedding dressy and $$$ for me though.

Adele - Chasing Pavements (via remotecontrolrecords) It’s...

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:34:48 -0700

Adele - Chasing Pavements (via remotecontrolrecords)

It’s been a long time since a music video and consequent song gave me goosebumps. This one did it.

Uh, good to see you guys too. (via Aprilini) The NYC office...

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:34:38 -0700

Uh, good to see you guys too. (via Aprilini)

The NYC office welcomes us visitors in a strange way.

Bookstores in New York City

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:28:49 -0700

Bookstores in New York City:

“

Patelson's House of Music (160 56th & 6th Ave, just behind Carnegie Hall, 
	212-582-5840) 
	The best place in NYC for books about music.  A huge selection 
	covering all genres.  They also are NYC's most-popular source for 
	classical music scores.  They can special-order *anything* 
	music-related and will ship."

This place sounds fantastic. I'd like to check it out at some point during my trip in NY (before Sunday)

Rick Rubin Joins MOG Board of Directors

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:38:07 -0700

Rick Rubin Joins MOG Board of Directors: mind blown.

ignore me.

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:38:00 -0700

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