calling all iphone people!

is this not the coolest phonecase ever?
this website has an amazing plethora of aesthetically gorgeous cases for iphones...
i'm in love, i can't pick which one i like most!
they are all so different and unique and awesome all at the same time...

this one's particularly beautiful for the water coloring, don't you think?

i find this one both traumatizing and ridiculously hilarious at the same time; yes, my friends, that is Steve Jobs' body "encapsulated" in the phone case;

don't you just love this one for the subtle rainbow color effect?

absolutely love this one's Beatles reference!

& this one simply because it reminds me of someone ;)

this one reminds me of the dirty projectors for some strange reason;

the gorgeous natural silhouette of trees i am unconsciously obsessed with is so perfectly captured here

& of course, as necessary, the ultimate hipster version here

for the book nerds;

i think the photo used in this one reminds me of paris so much

there is something so intense about this wolf's gaze

i love artwork like these, and i'm so excited that they're being incorporated into iphone accessories! now i get to carry around all my favorite artwork everywhere with me! hope you get to find one you like without as much difficulty as i did haha! xoxo

cheer up music 

maybe my youtube crush will make it all better?
I mean, he knows all my favorite yann tiersen pieces
not to mention he can definitely make accordians look so hot.

yes, this fear's got a hold on me.

that video above was like my london theme song while i spent four months of my university career there; it brings me back to my first white christmas, my first snow storm, walking across hyde park and watching the snow flakes slowly float... sometimes you cant tell if it's going up or down...
even though it's about death, i loved the idea of floating in such whiteness...
and i've been hooked on the song ever since.

oddly enough, though, it seems i've only listened to remixes of this band's music,
and only recently have i begun to listen to their own, raw, original music
and i wish i had done it sooner. here's the original 'death':

i've always liked the editors, the bravery, interpol even (good comparisons, wikipedia!) so naturally enough i discovered i was quite keen on them. must be the accent; i love that gritty clashing of the guitar and the contrast of the seemingly proper and sophisticated british accent...

this one above is another original i liked by them. just beginning to discover the treasure trove of white lies music...

fall makes you think of the changing leaves on trees... the chill in the air... and pumpkin pie shots!?

yes, this woman has done it and it is now next on my list of things to try... maybe a party is definitely a good idea this year :) check out the full recipe on her site!

...i wonder how it would be like to try it with MY FAVORITE instead of the normal, plain old pumpkin pie?

taking a photography class in college has really made me appreciate the art even more for its unspoken complications of finding the right subject, getting just the right lighting, establishing the right mood, and the ability to capture just exactly the right expression to produce the most extraordinary photograph. all that, and having to actually expose the damn film roll, but i'm sure this is something Tom Selby may not have to deal with by using today's modern technology. but nonetheless, i find his work admirable, and this new concept project that he has undertaken with the NYTimes has me oggling at his page for hours... i think its the combination of two of my loves that makes it just so darn irresistible to me (art & food)... 

 

    

    

    

if you're anything like me and am borderline obsessed with food, i think you should check it out! it's totally cute. 

i don't know much about Asian celebrities 

but my trip to Shanghai two years ago changed all that. 

i was sitting in my godfamily's living room 

watching the only semi-english program on tv (mtv)

and was magically introduced to this man

wang leehom, you are one gorgeous fella. love your voice. 

and this one, above, is the one i saw that fateful afternoon in Shanghai. 

like a Chinese Jason Mraz. 

love. it. 

babblings.

this is a fascinating article I found on the NYTimes website, and it really addresses the struggles that women in my generation are seeing more of, and having to deal with: the struggle between family and career. no doubt it's been something that has been of considerate debate all the way from society itself down to the individual female herself. i mean, why does a woman have to feel stigmatized if she's happy being a single, successful careerwoman? why does her mother, her father, her relatives, let alone anybody else, have the right to scorn her for this decision? it's probable that they have such views as a result of tradition, but when it becomes society's expectations for her, it can be overwhelming. why try to oppress the single? is it really that awful to be alone?

i understand that humans are meant to be social creatures... but i wonder if it really is so bad just to do the Oprah and have a committed, monogamous relationship rather than go through the whole marriage deal?

so tell me, just how insanely beautiful is Coco Rocha? 

i hate the dress, but i absolutely love how it draws you to her eyes 

her beautiful, green eyes! 

safe to say that i am positively enamored by this dress. 

if it were in white, it'd be the perfect wedding dress. 

but i absolutely love love love the red... it's just so beautiful! 

as if she were wearing nothing but flower petals all over... 

gorgeous back, with the draping, and the subtle way it shows off the body

i love dresses like these... it's like a tease! 

it's celebrities like her that make me wish i were blonde

the red color really complements her look so well! 

yes, i think i've reached a borderline obsession with this piece haha...