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5/28/12

list #32: things I think about at work 

  1. the nature of superiority complexes *ahem*
  2. Mad Men and advertising (spurred on when I was stocking Heinz; wasn’t baked beans, but oh well)
  3. psychological tactics with regard to consumerism
  4. my work in the context of Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex. (if this job isn’t the greatest analogy for my situation as the other then I don’t know what is)
  5. hierarchies
  6. product design

Ughhh, when I’m in school I don’t wanna be in school…when I’m not in school, I want to go back desperately..


1/03/12

list #31: documentaries 

that I watched in 2011.

  1. The Most Hated Family In America
  2. America’s Most Hated Family In Crisis
  3. Food, Inc.
  4. Exit Through the Gift Shop
  5. The September Issue
  6. King Corn
    6a. Big River
  7. Capitalism: A Love Story
  8. Born Into Brothels
  9. No Impact Man
  10. The Cove
  11. Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers
  12. The Vice Guide to Travel
  13. Mickey Mouse Monopoly
  14. Handmade Nation
  15. Stolen
  16. Cave of Forgotten Dreams
  17. Up the Yangtze
  18. The Pixar Story
  19. The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest
  20. Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
  21. Waiting for Superman
  22. Lindsey Vonn: In the Moment
  23. Eames: The Architect and The Painter
  24. Man On Wire
  25. Last Train Home
  26. and my friend Sabrina’s documentary about a French debt buyer

1/01/12

list #30: Christmas  

Here’s what I got this (last) year…


10/29/11

list #29: Halloweekend tunes 

Here’s a few songs to get you in the spirit!

  1. “Do They Know It’s Hallowe’en?” - NAHPI
  2. “Halloween” - Matt Pond PA
  3. “The Cemetery” - Architecture In Helsinki
  4. “We Don’t Want Your Body” - Stars
  5. “Graveyard Girl” - M83
  6. “Hunting For Witches” - Bloc Party
  7. “Monster Hospital” - Metric
  8. “Heads Will Roll” - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  9. “Monster” - Kanye West
  10. “My Body’s a Zombie For You” - Dead Man’s Bones
  11. “They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhhh!” - Sufjan Stevens
  12. “She’s Not There” - Nick Cave & Neko Case
  13. “Vampire” - Antsy Pants

10/04/11

list #28: potential Halloween costumes 

Any other ideas for a short Asian girl with medium length hair?


9/22/11

list #27: please release an LP, asap 

  1. Alex Winston
  2. White Sea
  3. Madeon
  4. iamamiwhoami
  5. Icona Pop
  6. Pallers
  7. Lana del Rey
  8. Daughter
  9. Summer Camp
  10. BLOC PARTY… get off hiatus already, I mean honestly.


9/06/11

list #26: notable people I’ve seen in the flesh 

  1. Noam Chomsky
  2. Lance Armstrong
  3. Lady Gaga
  4. Chelsea Handler
  5. Demetri Martin
  6. David Beckham
  7. Terry Richardson
  8. Fred Armisen
  9. Donald Glover/Childish Gambino
  10. Jona Bechtolt/YACHT
  11. Maria Sharapova
  12. Vika Azarenka
  13. Rafael Nadal
  14. Roger Federer
  15. John McEnroe
  16. and the Blazers and the Timbers, obvi

(see also: bands I’ve seen live) 

and here’s us on Halloween one year…with Kellie from Architecture in Helsinki throwing awkward deuces/nearly fondling Amanda.


8/24/11

Coming Attractions 2k11 

It’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end of the year already. Here’s my shortlist of films I’m looking forward to before the year runs out.

A Dangerous Mind
The Darkest Hour
Drive
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Melancholia
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Shame
Straw Dogs
Young Adult


8/22/11

list #25: nail lacquers/polishes/paints/varnishes 

A comprehensive list of brands I’ve used, lusted after, or read about.

a-england / American Apparel* / Acquarella nail polish / Anna Sui / Barielle / Barry M* / BB Couture / Borghese / butter London* / By Terry / Catrice / Chanel / Cheeky Monkey / CHI / China Glaze* / Ciaté / CND / Collection 2000 / Color Club / Dashing Diva / Dazzle Dry / Del Sol (color changing) / Dolce & Gabbana / e.l.f. / Elianto / Eyeko / essence / essie* / FACE Stockholm / Gelish / Ginger + Liz / Honeybee Gardens / Illamasqua / Inglot / Jesse’s Girl / Jessica / Julep / Knockout / Konad Nail Art / LA Splash / Leighton Denny / Le Métier de Beauté / lippmann collection* / M·A·C / Mavala / Milani / Misa / Models Own* / nails inc. / NARS / No-Miss / Np2 / Nubar / NYX / Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics / OPI* / Orly / Piggy Polish (for toes!) / Pixi / Priti / POPbeauty / Poshe’ (nail care) / quirius beauty / rescue beauty lounge* / RGB / Rococo / Scotch Naturals / Seche* (top coats) / Sephora Collection / sheswai lacquer / SpaRitual / strangebeautiful / sula* (paint & peel)/ Superstar / T. Leclerc / Topshop / uslu airlines* (inspired by airports!) / Yves Rocher / Zoya


8/01/11

things that have been [re]affirmed this week 

  1. anything north of 80F is too hot to function
  2. I am not as mature or responsible as I fancy myself to be.
  3. I have enough apparel to clothe a small nation (e.g. Vatican City)
  4. laziness spawns more laziness


7/14/11

7/14/11: A good @#$%ing day for music 

- Spotify launched in the U.S., and I bought myself a subscription
- bought myself, Breanne, and Marissa wristbands for MFNW + Iron & Wine
- promptly began compiling my tentative personalized sched
- won tickets to Cults (that was yesterday, but whatever). I happened to already have tickets, but now I get to bring more friends!
- The Black Keys announced a new album, again produced by Danger Mouse
- sent in an entry to Portland Monthly for Twin Shadow tickets


7/09/11

Weekending in Canada 

- saw a minivan with a Shittle Flounders sticker on the back so Jojo and I made B hold up my No Pity scarf in the window as we passed them while I cackled with amusement.

- had the most intensive questioning at the border to date. “Ma’am is this your vehicle?” “… YES”

- excited to take my friends around tomorrow; Jojo has never been here and B hasn’t been since she was 5 so we’re gonna go see the Olympic cauldron, walk around downtown (eat some Japadog, Beard Papa, poutine, etc.), explore Stanley Park, and whatever else.

- apparently the cast of Glee is in Van. I’ll keep my eyes peeled, as I wouldn’t mind running into Puck. 

- NEKO CASE / THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS TOMORROW NIGHT AT STANLEY PARK

- driving back to PDX on Sunday for the Timbers v. Sounders match. Then back to the Eug for school. I’m going to be dead exhausted.

- in an unrelated note, I also was blessed with an Adele ticket yesterday thanks to my ever reliable B. I say blessed cause she sold out in 5 minutes.


6/07/11

list #24: concert wishlist 

1. The Knife - watch “Heartbeats” live
W.W.K.W. (what will Karin wear?)

2. Bloc Party - watch “Banquet” live
they’re finally coming off of hiatus at the end of this year!

3. No Doubt - watch “Sunday Morning” live
I might die before they release another album/I have a great need to see Adrian drum in his man-thong

4. Adele - watch “Rolling in the Deep” live
get well soon, girl!

5. Laura Marling - watch “Ghosts” live
pre-fame Marcus Mumford on drums hah

6. RAC - watch “Everything You Wanted (RAC Mix)” live 
Why hasn’t this happened yet? André lives in my city for christ sakes.**

7. Cults - watch “You Know What I Mean” live
I’M SEEING THEM THIS SUMMER NO MATTER WHAT IDEC

8. Rocky Votolato - watch “Portland Is Leaving” live
I’m unsure how this gentleman has managed to evade me for so long. He also lives in my neck of the woods. I’ve always wanted to host one of his living room shows, but I’ve never had a proper place to do it at.

**In the time since I originally penned this, a friend invited to me to the RAC warehouse party this weekend. Stoked. Wearing my romper.


5/26/11

list #23: good week 

for many superficial as fuck reasons.


5/18/11

list #22: things that irk me part 3 

1. When you bite into an onion ring and your teeth pull out the entire onion from the breading.

2. Blindly groping for something in your purse/bag and having your hand come into contact with everything else but the thing you need.

3. a) body awake, mind tired
    b) body tired, mind awake

4. When either someone else or myself is conditioned to associate two things with each other when in reality they have to connection whatsoever. Especially when it’s a negative association that leads you to not discovering how awesome something actually is for a long time because of your previous aversion to it.  

5. Trying to stick saran wrap on certain surfaces to no avail. Also, when one part of the saran wrap has affixed itself to itself.

6. When you share food and your friend hands you back your utensil that they just removed from their mouth and there’s still streaks/deposits of food on it (spoons are highly susceptible to this).

7. Massive plug-ins that take up all the room in the outlet, thus prohibiting anything else from being able to be plugged in. Also: trying to plug in a three-pronged plug-in into a socket that doesn’t have the third prong (what is that prong even for?!)

8. Brand new things that are made to look like old things.

9. When you’re in line and the person behind you is all up in your grill. So you try to scoot forward as much as you can to distance yourself, but now you’re doing the same thing to the person in front of you. Furthermore, the person behind you takes advantage of this and scoots up too, thus rendering your efforts fruitless. Bitch, please. Standing 3 inches away from my business does nothing to speed up the line.

10. Watching episodes out of order in a T.V. series where the plot line actually has to be followed in order for you to understand anything.

previous installments: part one / part two