so you need a typeface

[poster by Julian Hansen, found on Apartment Therapy]

marriage

[Austin Kleon]

how to be alone

"Lonely is a freedom that breathes easy and weightless,
and lonely is healing if you make it."

annie hall

Print, via Cup of Jo

26 weeks!

Here I am at 26 weeks, sitting on our porch in the lovely antique glider we bought on eBay a few weeks ago. Indian summer has arrived in Oakland!

the beauty of f. scott fitzgerald

[Coralie Bickford-Smith via Svpply]

marcel the shell with shoes on

I'm still smiling at this video I fell in love with last week.

vancouver shots

[Liam Gillick text on the side of the Fairmont Pacific Rim]

9 qualities of a successful freelancer

Cute video alert!

"The 9 qualities of a successful freelancer" by the writers of Creative Inc., Meg Mateo Ilasco (of Mateo Ilasco) and Joy Deangdeelert Cho (of Oh Joy!)

book to camera

I adore this book-turned-pinhole-camera, The Loyalty of Hester Hope.





[seen on of paper and things]

christopher walken's version of poker face

Christopher Walken reads Lady Gaga's Poker Face. Brilliant.



[via Kottke]

the perfect dress for me at 6 months pregnant

Well hello there!
We got back from our lovely weekend away in Vancouver late Sunday afternoon and I have been busy busy busy since. Pictures to come in the next few days...

In other news, I found the perfect non-maternity but good-for-pregnant-belly dress on Friday. The waistline does not hit me in the same place it hits this dress form, but at six months pregnant, nothing "hits my waistline" anymore.


Also, it has hidden pockets, which are just about the best thing ever. Don't you agree?

vancouver bound

Happy Friday



And we're off! On a quick weekend getaway tonight to lovely Vancouver... We are trying to get as many getaways in as we possibly can before the babe arrives. I'll be back in a few days with pictures. Have a wonderful weekend! xo

[photo credit: mikeygottawa]

cuteness in the morning

Well good morning, Mr. Goat!

[lisa congdon]

ink

We're always looking for great new art to hang on our walls. And with all our new wall space, I'm going to keep my eye on this lovely print from Ink.

A two colour screen print inspired by Johannes Ittens revolutionary book on colour.

[via bloesem]

lauren moffatt

Ah...if only my belly wasn't well on its way to becoming as big and as heavy as a bowling ball...

Because this Lauren Moffatt collection is pure Sound of Music-inspired awesomeness.





[via Greedy Girl]

dreaming of sunshine and barcelona

The sun has not made an appearance and no bathing suits have been sported around the Bay Area in the past month. It has been cold and gray for weeks.

I can't wait to leave for Barcelona in a few weeks. I can't wait for the sun and the lounging and the tapas.


[image: Brigitte Bardot and her friend Laurent Verges lounge at Club 55 in St. Tropez, June 7, 1973. Photo credit: AFP/AFP/Getty Images.]

phone style

Leather iPhone case over at Svpply.

the kitchen sink

That's the sink I want!


Hell, while we're at it, I'd take that range too...

And the dark wood island...

Oh, The Selby.

baby belly: 23 weeks

arcade fire again and again

Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs."
First listen = fantastic!
Hear the entire new album over at NPR...

naming

We toyed around with naming our daughter Freya for awhile, after one of the main characters in William Boyd's Any Human Heart. I think the name is beautiful, but ultimately Jordan did not. I also loved Saskia (called Sassy for short)...but Jordan did not. We've had our daughter's name picked for awhile, but I was brought back to the process of finding the right name when I received Village's email this morning showcasing their new fonts.

Here's Freya:


Arbor:



Odile:



It made me wonder, do most type faces get designed and then named or does the name precede and therefore inform the design?

monday style icon

I'm totally in love with this shot of Andrea Silcox's mom.