He vuelto!

i'm back! here are a few from buenos aires. i'm going to post some recommendations/highlights later but these are a few of my fave pictures that i feel best portray my trip.

adios amigos

shortly i'll be on a plane to argentina! be back on the 24th. have a lovely weekend!

downtown tasting

in the past few months i've done 3 tasting menus in the village and i thought i'd catalogue my findings in case anyone needs a recommendation for a special or just because occasion.

1. blue hill: 75 washington pl, near. 6th
-5 holy crow courses @ 68

- omg my favorite meal ever, so fresh and creative

- i dont know what to say just go, great vibe

2. camaje: 85 macdougal st., near bleeker

-sun-thu, any three courses @ $35

-local food

-very cozy/neighborhood gem feeling

3. mas farmhouse: 39 downing
-great service

-delicious farmfresh food, not that inventive but solid

-great drink menu, bit of an 30s+ crowd but good for spesh occasions

[carrot cake with cream cheese ice cream from mas, photo via]

table of my dreams

behold, this is the dining room table of my dreams.

it really is. its exactly what i want in a table in that it is: perfect, natural, modern, and is the manifestation of my new home's theme, "urban bohemian." why WHY is it $7,250. i found other live edge options in case this table also is your dream table.
anthro @ $3,498
trailer park slope @ 2,500

a bathroom rabbit

in my new place i have a very plain bathroom, the only accent in it randomly is hunter green. i'm not sure how to make it less...grandma-y. maybe a giant version of this print would help. i liked it because he is modestly looking away, appropriate. happy weekend!

tied up

i've been pretty..tied up this week. i'm going to buenes aires as i mentioned before, next friday! i'm also tying up loose ends in respect to my upcoming move to the village. its exciting but all of this change has got me in..knots! get it? the necklaces? knots! alright that's enough. here, here and here.

for pete's sake

its finally the weekend.

love this print, don't you? it illustrates a very nice weekend plan.

close race

but in the end...

finally bought it, can't wait to wear it.

romance is alive (in philly)

my lovely bestie and her man just bought a place in philly and i am reminded of the romantic murals there i remember reading about in the times. i do love them.

hold these please

i'm getting my apt inspo all mixed up in mydocuments folder. so if you could just hold these that would be great. thanks.

poster here, cranes here.

oh right i almost forgot about...

Downtown Dodgeball starts Tuesday, April 27. Crap.
{frighteningly accurate representation of my future via}

something i would rather be doing on a friday

must get dog. must get bike. must get out of here.

new digs

i have a lot to do for this moving business over the next month or so before i change neighborhoods, and what i keep getting distracted by is stationary. namely searching for new address cards. i'm having a tough time finding ones out there in the universe that i love, so i'm probably going to design my own. here are two that i thought were cute though.

{from here and here}

girl crush: janelle monae

this is my get up in the morning and face the music music. the corresponding video has taught me many things.
1. janelle monae is my girl crush
2. i really need a pair of saddle shoes
3. i'm not a good dancer

rolling stone

i'm sorry i've been missing. i signed on apt rental on friday. as of may 1 i'm leaving the upper west side for a miniature place in the west village. i've dubbed it the abby diorama, as it will house 1/5 of my items. the rest will live at my parents...eee. thus much like a diorama this place is a miniature representation of actual life. [photo]

shake yo' pom pom

i'm a lady who likes my stuff adorned--bows, ruffles and now pom poms.
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addendum: stumptown, nyc

the coffee at stumptown at 18 W 29th St has been blogged about a lot and rightfully so. its so delicious. i had an ice coffee on saturday and am still thinking about it as i resentfully sip on my flavia office blend. however, an addendum need be made to these posts. the boy baristas are really cute. its an interesting marketing strategy and i'm not sure how they enforce but i like it. .

its like hooters but for girls.

want em, need em, gonna get em

such cute cards.

beat it

i kept seeing this image of a heart shaped pinata on a bunch of tumblrs. it appealed to me on a cathartic level. what i didn't realize was that it was a part of a project exploring The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia.





this project consists "of a pinata stuffed with a series of paper cards. printed on each card was the name of a character in the book, as well as a provocative quote, the acronym TPOP, and a number indicating the page the quote could be found in the newspaper version of the book. upon completion, the author broke open the pinata." you can see the rest story of the here.

be kind

my mom always said this, i didn't realize it was actually plato. i'd like this for my wall please. [via]

peep this

in the spirit of easter check out this year's washington post peep contest entries. my fave is good night peep. cute on many levels.

puppy love

so i'm in the midst of a major life decision to get a puppy. i just can't decide which puppy i am going to love the most. these are my top three contenders:

rainy day activity

i know these are for children, but I kinda want them.

weekend sale

i do love a 30% off, at BR, gap and ON this weekend. coupon here.

birthday weekend

i turn 27 tomorrow, ew. i'm officially in my late 20s! yikes..happy weekend everyone! [pic via]

water solution

hey, i like these. a much more sophisticated alternative to my college nalgene.

magnetic fields

i was lucky enough to go to the magnetic fields concert last night at town hall. one of my ab faves for many reasons, mostly sentimental but also just a really talented group. i can't express how great they are live so please see the below video for evidence from a recent concert on this tour.

they also mentioned they are not sold out tonight and tomorrow, so if you can i would definitely buy a ticket and get over there.

feeling flowery

maybe its the milder temperatures or all the florals over on chelsea's blog. but i'm feeling it.

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don't cry for me argentina

so my plans have abruptly changed for may. martinique is out and buenos aires is in! i'm muy excited for this adventure as its a culture, language and country i know very little about. from what i can gather thus far, its really beautiful.