If I have to I'll light hills on fire to light your way

Charlie Wadhams - “Someone to Kiss”

I am simply smitten with this adorable track from LA-based singer/songwriter Charlie Wadhams. “Someone to Kiss” sounds like Belle & Sebastian meets Frank Sinatra, and is off his 2008 EP In A Goldmine. It’s never too early to start your Valentine’s Day mix! (cross posted at Tuneage)

New piece on SheKnows! 2010 fashion trends from some of my favorite style bloggers!

One of my favorite things about writing for SheKnows is that it lets me collaborate with people I really admire. I was so thrilled to do this piece that just went up: Fashion bloggers predict 2010 fashion trends. Thank you so much to the ever-stylish Christina, Christine, Jen, Jenni, Julie, Katy and Krystal for taking part! Hop on over to SheKnows to get their scoop on trends for the new year and how to work them into your wardrobe.

Hold me while I fall asleep

Behold, the boyfriend arm pillow! I'm trying to decide if I would have been wildly amused or offended had someone purchased one for me when I was single...


And on the complete other end of the spectrum because they make me smile in that wait-does-anyone-actually-use-those way: Smittens!

Musical house!

I can't stop looking at this Piano House. Built in Au Hui Province, China to showcase development initiatives, this building is entered via an escalator up through the violin. I'm not so sure form follows function, but that said I might take an interest in local city plans if I got to travel through a ginormous glass instrument to get to the display. (via Lost at E Minor / Weird Asia News)

Whip it good

I used to associate leather skirts with slutty cat Halloween costumes but recently I've been seeing stylish people wearing leather skirts and have been feeling inspired. (See below the lovely Karla, Krystal and Jen). All of them look super classy and fashionable!





In a shockingly spontaneous move yesterday morning as I downed my pre-work coffee, I purchased this vintage leather skirt from hotvintage. I'm not entirely convinced that I can pull off leather but I'm excited to try!


Also in my search I found this quilted leather skirt. I strongly considered upping my leather skirt purchase count to two for the day until I saw that it has a 26 inch waist. Ha! I am pretty sure I would have to rearrange my rib cage to make that fit me so I hope some twiggie out there snaps it up and enjoys it so I can live vicariously...

All this love we've lost has left me in pieces

Basement Jaxx featuring Lightspeed Champion - “My Turn”

My new on-repeat track: Lightspeed Champion’s soothingly sad voice combines with Basement Jaxx’s dance rhythms. Like most great cocktails, the combination is even better than the sum of its already wonderful parts. The audio file was too big to post, but hey, just an excuse to share the retro-tastic video.

I'll never run away
You could never get away
All of this love we've lost
Has left me in pieces, in pieces

Already posted on Tuneage. Other recent posts: my best of 2009 and a fabulous Metric remix.

Sale at The Glamourai!

Everything at The Glamourai is 15-20% off through Monday the 18th. Run!

I particularly love the heart twisted into a pretzel knot...