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books, bags and teddy bears

my louis vuitton totally azur (mm size) has been such a great bag. practical for everyday, low maintenance, carries a ton but weighs nothing. i've used it every day since i bought it.

at first the vachette shoulder straps were very light and stiff, but after a few months, the vachette is starting to turn (patina), and the straps are much more soft and flexible, love it.

the rose colored teddy bear is a steiff original, made in germany, limited edition bear - 1,925 pieces worldwide to pay tribute to the original 'rose bear' made in 1925. this bear is so special (to me) and steiff collectors worldwide because of it's history.

in the mid 1920's, pink dye was hard to make and so the rose tint is the "pink" of the times (1920's); the stuffing is kalpak (spell?) - very lightweight material (like lifting air) - and the first time steiff used this material for stuffing rather than wood shavings.

my teddy bear pictured, i've named "rose bear", was purchased by me at the steiff trunk show last month (may). numbered 00849 of 1925 pieces. will be treasured forever.

anyway, just thought i'd share.

xoxo

empty whiskey bottles?

(pic credit by k)
so, a friend and i had gone to this antique store right across from palo alto's anthro, and found these mini whiskey bottles. they appeared to be decades old since at the very bottom of the bottle there are traces of dried up liquor. guess how much each bottle is being sold for? ten dollar$ each! is that crazy? so we came up with the conclusion that this is a hobby hoarders store, and not really an antique store, since the other items for sale were pretty questionable (think headless mini dolls at $15 per headless body, and a bowl full of old miniature dollheads for $5 per head?!). yeah. pretty scary right? bwahahh!

"Times change and we with time."
~Proverb, (German)~

cd mix.

so, of the six cd's lodged in my car cd player, one of my most favorite ones constantly replayed this week is the one steve just burned for me from a mixture of artists adored. below are images (and a few links) of these amazingly talented artists.

you picked me. absolute favorite song of the month right now: listen here (click)

thanks to chuck's blog, i found a new band to lOve. listen to their album(s) here: click me

alison monro sudol of a fine frenzy. vocalist, songwriter, pianist.

have you watched novel turned movie bridge to terabithia? the 2007 movie version? the teacher, played by zooey deschanel, is one of two who makes up the band she & him. love them!

zooey deschanel (vocals, piano, banjo) & matthew ward (guitar and producer)

miss spears. her songs + mashups have been so helpful for my classes and recitals!

good press, bad press, i don't really care. i lOve britney spears and her music!!
steve and i are lOving unusual you (which is pretty impressive since steve detests mostly all of britney spears' music.) then again, the song has a lot of new order, the band, influences. o_0 listen to unusual you here: click me.

nothing to say. they leave me speechless. :D

chuck introduced me to the script (thnx chuck!!) listen to one of their songs here: click.

the radio dept. the only reason why the marie antoinette movie (with kirsten dunst) is worth watching. asides from the period costumes, that is. listen to radio dept here: click.

never say never. thought i'd never like opera in my car (going to ballets in SF is different).

obsessed with marriage of figaro at the moment.

who, what, when? mariah carey vs. eminem o_0

weird extremes.

mariah carey. this music artist evolves with the times. she's collaborated with a wide range of music artists, from soft rock to rap. oh wait - she hasn't worked with the killers yet! can't wait til that happens, if it ever does? :D

...the whole eminem vs. mariah debacle has got to be the funniest thing ever! it's old, yeah. but still, it's funny as hell.

apparently these two artists aren't over it ;P

if you haven't guessed it yet, above image is of mariah carey posing as eminem in her music video for obsessed.

bwahhaaah!

^ never cared for him much. still don't. but i do like the song drop the world featuring eminem :D

^ he's got pretty cool msgs., though in some cases, not. but for the most part, yeah. he's pretty cool.

look closely at image. at first i thought it was a bunch of swarming bees. but duh, it's a bunch of Rx's fitting for the album. i know, i'm...a little off my rocker this week.

:D

and 50 cent. he's only cool because he's collaborated with eminem in "you don't know", amongst other songs that aren't really our favorites.

the end.

this is soo funny!!

© Die Spiegelburg?!

dear readers,

i am in love with everything nostalgic. i MUST have this bear. if you know where i can find it (or others from this german toy company line) please let me know. you may email me at: ninenomore@gmail.com

thank you!!!

Lost at Sea

(k8, jason, justin at my local to me beach. me, behind lens, lost at sea)

"maggie and millie and molly and may"



maggie and millie and molly and may

went down to the beach (to play one day)

and maggie discovered a shell that sang

so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles,

and millie befriended a stranded star

who's rays five languid fingers were;

and molly was chased by a horrible thing

which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:

and may came home with a smooth round stone

as small as a world and as large as alone.

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)

it's always ourselves we find in the sea.”

- E. E. Cummings (American poet 1894-1962)

k8 n' ten!

kate and ten.

my lil sis (left) loves to hog, i mean wear, my scarves when she visits. awwwwww.
and ten got her cool sunnies at forever 21! i was so shocked when she told me they were $5.00. what a steal, love how huge they are :)

my babies at the beach (carmel).

dakota, sunbathing.

memphis, not going no. 2, but...

... just on guard? ;)

on the way to diggidy dog boutique :D

memphis, protecting car?

the end.

my babeeeee.

memphis, half asleep, flash woke him up. this was taken a while back, but he still looks the same. he always sleeps with his tongue sticking out a little bit like this. lOVE it.

sigh. i just lOve my little babeeeeee. lOVE him so so too too much!!