Another good little 80’s-esque song! I love the chorus! I don’t know what they are talking about, but it sounds good. I also think it’s neat the way the ending comes back in all subtle and grooving. This will definitely be some good flying music…time to see some of my besties in GA! *exhale* :)

What what!!? http://mog.com/blog_post/content/480/200303

This is a really good, happy pop song. Carefree, mindless moments are very good these days…the chorus is unsinkable and impossible not to sing to yourself. It’s fluff, but it’s good fluff.

“…uh-WHOA-oh, WHOA-ohhhoh!….”

what is domo-kun doing all over target? sometimes he wears a sheet like a ghost! Hehee

Well, I’ve modeled site designs off of various incarnations of this place, always wanted to try it, and finally signed up yesterday. No better time than now, I suppose. Keeping an eagle eye on my finances just became crucial (but don’t worry, I’m not broke). And it’s free and pretty; important things.

So, it’s pretty cool, if you’ve done the mental legwork with paper/calculator already and figured out your income and expenses, as you can set caps for important budget categories in a repeating (and colorful) monthly bar chart/graph. After you set the same categories on your imported banking transactions, it is a good eye-opener. I opted to import my credit card, but keep it hidden. I like budgeting in what I can pay on it each month, not the individual transactions themselves. Starts getting too confusing.

I put in a request for two missing categories: “public transportation” and “savings account”. I fudged it a little and am using “auto payment” and “charity and gifts” (hey, a monthly gift to myself!) as substitutes. I would also like to see “credit card” as an option. Hopefully this will be a helpful tool in the upcoming future…

“…the road to Ruby Falls has reached the end…”

Guster - Ruby Falls

“…hailing from Baltimore, Beach House’s second album “Devotion” is more like sleeping in a haunted, jeweled music box — all ghostly singing, lushly sparkling pop instrumentation and sensually dreamy melodies…”

“…falls into a personal category of music I call ‘David Lynch movie music’…”

I’ve had this one tucked away for awhile…this song keeps popping up everywhere for me. Radio, compilations, Pitchfork videos, etc. I finally downloaded the album, and if you like this song, well, the entire album is in pretty much the same eerie, generally lovely vein. Je t’aime tres beaucoup. Nice and gauzy, obscure melodies, and general shoe-gazing. Plus strong organ playing, which is rare these days. I actually thought the lead singer was male for the longest time! Whoops. Good music for hurricane-induced rainy DC days, watching your windows leak.

Here’s to “hoping for the lashing to arrive…”

Too cute! I don’t care about the talking part, I just like the main picture with the combined/deconstructed colors…can I wear them all at once? I *heart* the 5th one the most, I think. (ps - umm, look around, fredflare rocks! The colorblock flats are making me drool, omg a cardigan bff, and check out the fredflare boombox…what an adorable flash player! hint: chaunte is a good dj)

I know this has nothing to do with design or development (well, maybe fashion design?) but I thought I’d take a cue from Allison and do a little Fall wardrobe lusting (though I am sticking to my realistic love for Urban Outfitters and skipping the $500+ fantasies).

I am in love with these oversized “boyfriend” cardigans I am seeing everywhere. Not oversized bad-floppy, but like tight and long, and just begging for a belt or for a little pencil skirt and tight t-shirt underneath (I have a thing for cozy meets tailored). I have been wanting a pencil skirt for I-don’t-even-know how long now, and I have yet to get one. Even tucking a t-shirt into them looks amazing! And I do understand I may need to forgo my almost cartoonish staple of colorful flats when wearing one in order for the appropriate architectural lift to take shape, if you will.

It’s all about simple/lazy, not overdone-looking, but still so chic and cool. Kind of like those little black cigarette jeans. I just got that bunch of new shoes, so I only smuggled in one pair here. And that American Apparel cranberry skirt so awesome: it’s actually a dress that you can tie like 10 different ways. Unfortunately I think the bottom may not be hemmed, which is kind of lame construction-wise, like a lot of their clothes seem to be. And I adore the black tights with shorts or skirt look, too.

Oh, and did I mention that my best friend and roomie from college is moving to the DC area this month? HELL YES! I can’t tell you how much I need that.

And in honor of the mighty cardigan (from such a good album)…

The Cardigans - I Need Some Fine Wine

This is for you, dearest Victrix (really, too perfect)…and anyone else who might be listening.

Fiona Apple - Slow Like Honey