unruly-things

...I'm really, really tired. things have been a little busy the past few days. I'm hoping that they'll slow down next week. have a nice, relaxing, long weekend, friends!
{photo from 劉 曉莉}

with a 3 3/4" wooden heel. yeowza.
{from piperlime}

love these photos from the home of Bill and Fanny. such love and happiness.
{from the selby, via in{side} the loop}

I was telling dlb this morning how I needed more pants in my wardrobe for fall/winter. skirts just don't cut it when your dodging rain puddles and freezing gusts of wind. I already fell for the matchstick cords, but I'm loving these wool pants, especially those university and academy plaids.
{from j. crew}

...a few things I'm loving from the Built by Wendy fall collection.
{from bbw}

I'm a bit busy today, I'll be back tomorrow. here's a picture from my camping trip this weekend. happy Monday!

I'm still thinking about:
how amazing Radiohead was on Wednesday night.
those lights.
Thom's red pants.
this song,
this song and
this song. {the video kind of sucks, but this is my one of my favorite Radiohead songs. this was the LAST song they plays in the second encore, it was perfect. and apparently, the lights spelled out the words of the song as they went along. wow. it all still gives me chills.}

I'm so happy that:
Lauren and Evan are engaged!!! Congratulations guys!

this weekend, dlb and I are going:
CAMPING!!

I love my:
giant backpack.

I hope to:
have a new collection for you next week.

until then, HAPPY FRIDAY my friends!!!
{image from afteronemore}

I love that Jenny's fall collection was shot at dusk. the photos have such a quiet feel to them, just like I imagine dusk on a cool, fall day.
{from wiksten}

I really love these two photos from Collected by Tas-ka. I always dream about one day having a big, bright, open window and lovely hardwood floors. *sigh*
{via lena, from tas-ka}

more polaroids, you say? more polaroids I deliver. today's photographer spotlight features one of the most delightful ladies I've met in "blog/flickr-land". when I first discovered her photos, each one had a way of making me grin. her love for polaroid shows through her beautiful photos, especially of the ones she loves. she was featured among the other amazing artists in the recent book dedicated to the art of polaroid, For The Love of Light. check out her flickr stream for more gorgeous inspiration, especially her roygbiv set. here she is my friends... meet Lindsay Josal.

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what first sparked your interest in photography:
I'm not sure exactly when the spark was made, but I do know that my whole life I've been stimulated visually. I've always been interested in art, and photography was an excellent way for me to collect what I saw, felt and loved from what I found around me.what was your first camera:
My parents bought me a little point and shoot 35mm camera for Christmas when I was a little girl. I still have some of the first photos that I took with that camera hidden away somewhere. The shots are just of anything around our house that day; plants, lights, rocks, my toys, etc. The thing I really love about them are just that they were exactly what I saw, no thought about composition or distance or if someone else would enjoy them. And I could also tell how young I was by the height they were taken at- when I could barley look above the table and when everything was "up" to me. Haha.favorite thing to photograph:
I love photographing my sister, Allison. Not only is she totally tolerant of me, but I think she's just plain perfect.favorite artist/photographer:
Goodness, this is always a tough one for me! I suppose my background in Graphic Design always leads me over to the work of Mike Mills, Geoff Mcfetridge and others; though I'd never be completely inspired alone by one particular medium. I do get inspired by feelings and how artists use them integrated into their work. Things that are scaled "10" on the beautiful factor are rarely my favorites. I've always enjoyed the sketches and pre-thoughts/work to the final, finished, polished piece.most memorable advice you've been given:
I suppose just to not give up, and to keep going with what it is I'm working on/thinking about/hoping for. I've had some great teachers push me and my friends and family have always supported me. I tend to doubt myself a lot.advice you'd give starting or aspiring photographers:
Try to put yourself into your work. Not necessarily in the literal sense, but every single person is unique, so therefore your work will be that way too, right? And what is unique is appreciated. By me at least.favorite color:
I suppose it's hard for me to say- I love so many colors! The ones I tend to lean towards most are the ones considered "ugly."if you could eat only one thing:
I love Mexican food, especially Tortilla Soup. I'm a vegetarian, so it's quite rare to find a place that makes it without chicken broth and all that. When I do find it, I am very happy.something you can't live without:
Dogs and sweets!
{editors note: I immediatly went out and bought red nail polish and hershey's kisses after I saw this photo!}on repeat from your headphones:
Lately: Beach House, Fleet Foxes and Atlas Sound. Favorites: Goldfrapp, Broadcast, Led Zeppelin, Menomena, Blonde Redhead. My friend, Whitney, just recently introduced me to Bon Iver. He's defiantly someone to check out.what inspires you:
Music, my surroundings, people (family, friends, strangers, weirdos, etc.), nostalgia, feelings, the past, science. I love science, especially outer space. I love old yearbooks, I think I've flipped through my parent's old yearbooks more than they have. And I guess pretty much everything else that there is.

especially with looks like these...
{from The Gap}

I've decided to buy some colored tights this fall and winter. I've always been a little weary of slapping bright tones of red and blue or yellow on my legs, but I love the subtle way that tights are incorporated in these two outfits. subtle, yet combined with two of my favorite colors to wear: black and gray.
{from anthropologie}

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and for those of you in the hot hot heat that was the Pacific Northwest, I hope you stayed cool! I spent mine the best way I could:
• hot bananas Friday evening with Amy
• happy hour snacks, wit bier, and macaroons
• fresh picked peaches, marionberries, and raspberries.
• canning for beginners
• Peach Butter
• baking: Marionberry/Peach Crisp, Marionberry Crumb Bars, Vanilla Peach Pie {recipes will come, my friends}
• pizza with tomatoes and basil from our garden
• Damnation
• and finally, he's home

I can't get my mind off of Fall. these beautiful images from the Autumn Toast catalog make me long for Fall days when everything starts changing colors and the air is crisp.
{from toast}

I'm blissfully happy because:
I'm busy and busy is good.
my office got a make over.
my co-worker brought me beets and carrots from her garden.
our tomatoes are bright and red and so tasty!
I'm picking peaches tomorrow,
and baking a pie on Sunday,
and sprucing up the apartment -
which includes vacuuming {not so happy}.

but most of all...
I'm happy that:
dlb will be home on Sunday.
and... we're going camping.

happy friday, my friends! have a love-ly weekend.
{image from mav, because this picture makes me incredibly happy too}

since I'm a bit busy today, I thought I'd leave you with some of my recent flickr favs. for a person who doesn't like pink, I sure do love pretty pink tones in photos.
happy almost friday.
{woodencup, headband, knob, hang., untitled, or?, 31, untitled}

one week from today...
I can't freaking wait!
{image}

thanks for the tip on these adorable ladies, Joanna. I love their style!
{from copenhagen street style, via a cup of jo}

today's photographer spotlight is quite a feast for the eyes. Amy Nieto has just relocated to Portland from Vegas and doesn't miss the dry hot hot heat!! she's an awesome girl with an eye for photography. from weddings and family portraits to product photography and even crafty goodness, she shines with creativity. I hope you're ready for some gorgeous photos! check out her stream and website for more inspiration.

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what first sparked your interest in photography:
It was a special edition of LIFE magazine documenting the greatest photographs of the last 150 years. It had Louis Armstrong on the cover. This was probably 1995-96.what was your first camera:
Nikon FM 10. Sadly I had to leave it behind in Georgia, when I moved to Vegas a year ago.favorite thing to photograph:
Anything that is back lit by the Sun. My fashion photography professor called it the "Peter Frampton" look. ;) But lately, all Ive been wanting to photograph is people. Hard to explain why this sudden desire.favorite artist/photographer:
War photographer and co-founder of Magnum Photos Robert Capa. A surprising choice considering what I shoot (and don't shoot), but photojournalism was my first exposure and to this day it still is what drives me, real life (even though I have never done photojournalism - unless you count weddings). Though to be honest, some of the most beautiful images I've ever laid eyes on are in Flickr. It's just... overwhelming, in the most fantastic of ways.
most memorable advice you've been given:
A bathroom stall in Charleston, South Carolina had written on it: "The worst mistake anyone can make is being too afraid to make one". It's what fueled my (not so) little feet to move to Portland just last week without ever having visited this fine city.advice you'd give starting or aspiring photographers:
You know very well what the best advice is. Keep that finger on the trigger and don't ever let go, EVER. It's funny, but during my formal college years, I barely photographed. I graduated believing I was a photographic and film making failure. But now I know.. keep that finger on the trigger. Always. (well, except when you're driving, please) (bah who am I kidding)
favorite color:
Aqua blue! Seafoam green! Anything that reminds me of my Atlantic Ocean!if you could eat only one thing:
my Puerto Rican food. Hands down.something you can't live without:
Aside from oxygen, underwear and my watch, I would have to say... internet. Cupcakes. Family and cool peeps. GREENERY. Oh and a camera. (though I gotta admit... sometimes cupcakes takes more importance than my uber expensive camera...)on repeat from your headphones:
Feist. Feist. Feist. Her music cleanses my soul, my ears, my stress. She was the greatest birthday gift.what inspires you:
Life. Lace. Rufus Wainwright. Feist. Wildflowers. Laughter. The Ocean. Soft breeze. Craft Fairs. AWESOME BLOGS. Pretty black and white photographs of old times.