God Help the Girl

In the last few weeks I've spent a LOT of time listening to the new album from God Help the Girl, a project orchestrated by B&S's own Stuart Murdoch. It's sound is something from the past, almost, but Catherine Ireton's power vocals just mesmerize me. Yep, I'm hooked.

[Catherine Ireton]

Nathan Freise (aka if this is the Future, I'm in)

BLDGBLOG posted some amazing prints by Nathan Freise a week or so ago, and they are pretty striking. That's one thing I love about architecture, the ability to be very "what if?" and speculative about the world around us. I'm glad the Unseen Realities are so pleasant.

["The Garden of Machines" by Nathan Freise]

["The Garden of Machines (Dwell)" by Nathan Freise]

Weekend Video: Lisa Mitchell "Coin Laundry"

Jessica recently tipped me off to this song and video. So catchy. So cute.

Charlottesvlle Welcomes Anthro!

Anthropologie opens tomorrow, but there was a pre-opening party tonight, and I of course splurged a little too much. But much to my surprise I didn't really buy any real clothing. Instead I went for an array of housewares, and this adorable piece of loungewear. Though I'm thinking it would totally be adorable with legging and boots.

[Night Shift Robe]

Love it! It even has a hood!

One year of blogging

So today is my 365th day of blogging. Blogging birthday. Blog Anniversary. Whatever you want to call it. This blog has definitely been a great little project, and I hope to continue to refine it in the future. You know maybe even (here come the goals) 1) attempt to post everyday M-F and weekends if I'm feeling adventurous; 2) develop more defined blog "themes"; 3) find a way to bring more of my own personal projects into the blog.

So, we'll see what happens over the next year of this little bloggy blog. For now I'm going to go snuggle on the couch with my kitten and watch Michael & Michael. XO

[Happy Birthday Pet Hat by ilickyou]

Aurora

So a handful of my good friends who are all up in new york are working on Aurora, the new project by Future Cities Lab, aka Nataly Gattegno and Jason Johnson, our former professors at the UVA Arch School.

Here's the project brief from their website:

The Aurora Project is an index of shifting territorial resources in the Arctic and a speculative vision for a massive new energy infrastructure and settlement pattern. Aurora suggests an alternative approach to the exploration, exploitation and eventual colonization of the region. It is simultaneously a projection of an imminent environmental condition, and the materialization of how contemporary political, social and ecological trends might be channeled towards a more productive future.

The Aurora installation on view in the Van Alen Institute gallery superimposes the ephemeral qualities of the Arctic ice field with the dynamic behavior of visitors, translating the shifting dimensions of the ice into an immersive system of flickering auroras and responsive luminescent skins. Presented alongside Aurora is a map room (“Terra Incognita”) consisting of original drawings, diagrams and other materials that provide a view into how the Arctic region has been represented, claimed, and mythologized in the past and present. A smaller interactive instrument (“The Glaciarium”) engages visitors’ senses through the sight and sound of a melting ice core

kez, t, ben, gin, keep up the awesome work. Can't wait to see the final project when it's installed. I gotta say I really miss working on projects with you all. And seeing you all building and making is making me miss my giant pile of piano wire and makes me wish i had something to use my bolt cutters on.

Opening Party: Wednesday, Sept 16 at 6pm (through Saturday, Oct 17, 2009) VAI Gallery: 30 W 22nd St # 6, New York, NY 10010

On the Hunt for some rugs

So I finally have internet in my new place, so this blog is back up and running. I have never lived alone before, and so, despite having WAY too much stuff, I am now finding myself without a lot of things I need to make my new home feel, well, like home. For examples I could use some little rugs to lay my feet on. Here are a few I'm considering. What do you think?

[30" Round Embroidered Rug]

[2x3 Printed Cotton Rug]

[2x3 Home Sweet Home Printed Rug]

ALL DONE.

The move into the new apartment is complete. But without working internet, or a couch, and the fact that I haven't unpacked any of my clothes, I'm feeling like I still have a lonnnng ways to go. I am however, already enjoying the benefits of popping across the street to say hello to my good friends R&H and I'm looking forward to adopting my new kitty tomorrow. Her name is scotch. She is the sweetest. And tomorrow she moves in. Pictures of her adorableness to follow.
For tonight, though, I'm dogsitting the sopher and using Jessica's internet. Until I get Comcast to come out, posts may continue to be infrequent. It's times like this I would really just LOVE to have a laptop. Sigh.

["Home Sweet Home" Print by JennSki]