What the Elle?

Eastside Records Receipts

A few gems from our collection...

You should go to there.

Desultory Delights: No. 5

Been makin' lots of obnoxious "blank is the new blank" proclamations as of late. 

Here's an entire list are a couple more for good measure. (I got ahead of myself and ran out of juice)

• Fast forward 40 years & the Hoveys are the new Beales.
• Parody is the new luxury at DI$COUNT. Those ladies are super fresh & side splittingly clever.
• 70s New York Scenes by Robert Herman
• No, Edie, this is the best outfit for the day.
• Did you have one of these? Turn your head and cough.
• Suri may be the Antichrist, but she's pretty effing awesome.
• I want these Google Map Envelopes, like, yesterday.
• "How are you?" "I'm well, thanks."
• Name that horsie at Design Crisis' giveaway
• Delicious confessions over at MM
• I'm not sure what's going on at LYNN & HORST's ugly underwear contest, but I like it!

Happy Wednesday, I love you.

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"Chineesy"

R's aunt M is one of my favorite pen pals.

I love learning about his family through her perspective.

This came in the mail today and made me chuckle.

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For those who did not appreciate my controversial open letter to Mr. Leto, I present you with this:

Love, 

Gracie

via ONTD

Did you have a good weekend?

mine = "baby jesus in silk pajamas" / gazapacho / figuring things out / open minds / surprise acquaintances / second chances / shel silverstein records / puffy calamari eyes from the time traveler's wife / undented research paper / neglected blackberry / hugs / kisses / general happiness / healing mom / "may be dead" rattlesnake adventures / cheap beer / new friends / old friends / record shaped green tea mousse cake with complete with grooves / departures / il papa figurines / vitamins / the suns / coche dury / tortilla chips / new unders / laughing out loud / sandwiches / babies who can't yet crawl / naps / rosemary mint shampoo / coffee / smiles / love

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Hey, Hipsters...

I hate Mondays (and authority)

PEE ESS!!!

Didja know that Henry Rollins' real name is
Henry Lawrence GARFIELD?

Under my hat...

Prick

How adorable 

are these Prickly Pear Chairs?

Bring the desert in.

"It's an illusion, Michael."

Wishing R didn't sell his Rickenbacker years back, because now I want the exact same one. I've decided to switch from learning how to play a short scale to full scale-- partly because it's more bad ass, partly because it'll my ass look smaller.

A Sudden Urge

The moon egged me on. The freshly cut grass called my name. I did a cartwheel and simultaneously injured my wrists, strained my inner thigh, and pulled a muscle in my right shoulder. Serves me right.

Devolution

You can play backgammon in it, 

because your paws are free.

Next up, pajameralls!

Moody

My friend hired me to design her daughter's nursery. 

I thought I'd share a few of the mood boards that I came up with. 

It feels so fucking amazing to do some creative shit again.

Cat Fancy

Animal Party

Luxe Lady

Little Explorer

Space Madness

All of the furniture are kid sizes (adult prices)! 

Too tired to source, sorry! 

Please email me if you have any questions.

Fred Goldman works in the men's section of the local Nordstrom. It breaks my heart into pieces when I glide down the escalator and see that mustache behind that glass case. It's hard not to stare.

MIU MEH AD NAUSEAM

It's official. 

I'm totally sick of this collection. 

Neeeext!

I feel like a lot of good things could happen in this room.
Like, a lot.

via design crisis

jean-paul belmondo & anna karina
on the set of pierrot le fou 1965

The Trifid Nebula in Stars and Dust // Kirkwood

Some days I feel that the universe is showering me with hugs, kisses, & good fortune. The past few days have been like that. I'm so grateful for everyone/everything:

• Epic mail day yesterday that included: Dress from Jayne, gorgeous handmade bookmarks from even*cleveland (THANKS!!!) & my summer reading books! Poifect!

• Won a Rodarte for Target dress in the STOP IT RIGHT NOW giveaway for my mom! She was sick witha da shingles and through her pain she managed to shakily hold up a magazine and point to a picture of the dress. She asked me if I could get it for her, which in turn, broke my fucking heart because the magazine was months old and I had to tell her that they weren't for sale anymore. Mumsy is the most selfless person I know-- who never asks for a damn thing, and here she was... depressed, sick, suffering, and asking me for something I couldn't get for her. A few days later, while perusing one of my all time favorite blogs, I see that  Jayne was giving away THE DRESS, in HER SIZE! Too poifect! Thanks, Jayne. I'm so grateful. I plan on surprising her with it tonight ♥

• Met a slew of interesting new friends at the Kentucky Derby event and somehow managed to win best dressed couple?! It may have been fixed since our hostess was a judge. Either way, I'm super jazzed on the prizes: a massive bottle of Julep Maker's Mark and 2 custom dress shirts. I've totally been wanting a sleek black dress shirt to wear with my skinny ties.

• Flowers from cute clients

• Six year anniversary with R coming up on Saturday. So lucky to be able to hang out with my best friend everyday.

• Speaking of space... another client of mine had her host-pathogen microgravity experiment fly on the Discovery mission STS-131!! She brought me back a custom patch and a NASA coin that was aboard Discovery. My mind is still reeling from the fact that I own shit that's been up in orbit. Nuts.

Okokok, enough mushiness for now. I like to keep tally of good things to remind myself that life is pretty fine when I'm feeling dark.

What are you grateful for today?

via jak&jil and nasa pic of the day

Melancholy & the Infinite Sadness

Free gravity! 

Come 'n get it!

(psst! this photo was called "nipple descent")