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Antwerp Central Station (via Digit@l Exposure II)
I would like to have a dinner party that looks like this. But since cooking for crowds gives me hives, I’d like to have attend a dinner party that looks like this!
dinner time!
Emily and Zooey Deschanel with their mom Mary Jo
OMG, SO FUN! It’s looking at images like this that make the flicker of future daughters dance in my mind. Day to day, I always see myself as the (future) mother of boys. Boys can jump too! And oh how I love little league!
Bike in the Snow (via Mute*)
As pretty as this is, I’m over it. Go away winter. Thank you, but it’s time for you to pack your bags and get out! I don’t know if I can stand another day of 30 some odd degree weather. At least it’s sunny, here.
Helena Bonham Carter - Guardian by Gustavo Papaleo, February 2010
Hat people make me happy. I might be one of those crazy hat people when I get older.
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I like this picture so much and I can’t really articulate to myself why. It has nothing to do with sexuality. Or at least my sexuality. But there is something about this that’s making it hard for me to stop staring. Maybe I’m just in desperate need of a ‘role model’ (and yes that is a pun on the word model) or an image to admire that finally doesn’t make me feel bad about myself. Because while I’d love to be men’s magazine svelte, I’m coming to terms with my body, slowly but surely, and that current “ideal” is becoming less and less of a want/goal/possibility. The fact that I stopped and thought instantly that there was something sexy about this woman means I’m making progress. The fact that I studied her upper arms (one of my tragic areas and the only region I still seriously consider getting lipo), her large breasts (not unlike mine), the natural curve of her stomach without instantly thinking of what could be changed is incredible. I can only wish to look like this, which is so much better than 10 years ago (cough:::fiveyearsago:::cough) when all I wanted was to look like Britney Spears. HOW MISGUIDED MUST I HAVE BEEN!!!!!!!!
To me, this kind of beauty is attainable. I have no doubt I can get my body there, and hopefully a healthy dose of therapy will help me with the confidence she conveys.
Who are these people? I like them.
Edit: My friend Mandy called me up and left me a message reporting that this is in fact a Jonas Brother and something called a Demi Lavato (sp?) I forgive her for knowing this because she has a daughter and Disney is required viewing (though she also has a penchant for TMZ). Apparently these two non-random people are not in love but are shooting something called a music video (why? don’t they know that the music video is DEAD on everything but youtube where I watch Lady GaGa videos over and over). I feel sad because they tricked me into believing them to be a random, young, attractive couple caught in a moment of true affection.
I AM SAD!!!!!!!!
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Daphne Guinness - L’Uomo Vogue by Francesco Carrozzini, February 2010
Scanned by Fontastic @TFS.
I don’t know why but I have always loved a woman in a top hat. Not in a sexual way, I just think there is something powerful about it. I haven’t found a reason to yet, but I absolutely want to have a legitimate reason to wear one. I guess ‘just because’ counts as a legitimate enough reason.
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Ray LaMontagne. Please do me.
