Music Love: Oh Land Edition

Suddenly find myself listening to this a lot lately. I'm in love with her voice (and hello, her gorgeous style). And I'm in love with the balloon-filled stage in the video below. Enjoy!

Artist: Oh Land

Album: Oh Land

Song: "Wolf and I"

Hazy Memories...

Currently loving these gorgeous polaroids and the little notes the photographer places over some of them. The images are beautifully hazy and create such a dreamy mood that make those memories even harder to forget. All photos by emilie via Flickr.

Free People Love

Head over heels for these Patched Slim Slouch Jeans

FP, how do I love thee... Let me count the ways...

Whenever Free People unveils their latest catalog, I fall in love all over again with the brand and its entire vibe (prettypleasehireme). July was absolutely no different, especially with these Lou-inspired looks modeled by Aline Weber (total babe). Being heavily inspired and influenced by my male counterpart and heavy metal music, I adore the touches of toughness that FP always incorporates into their looks and products... Inspiration to be a more badass chick always!

Moonrise Kingdom

I went to see Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom last night. What an incredible, inspiring, quirky, and endearing film. I highly recommend seeing it if you haven't already. 

Best dance moves...

Sam Shakusky played by Jared Gilman

Suzy Bishop played by Kara Hayward

Also, check out this article from the NY Daily News on Suzy Bishop and her favorite books.

Objects of my desire...

Some things that I have recently acquired and love...

Glass skull containers

Epson Artisan Wide Format Printer, a special investment

Vintage belt buckle that was my boyfriend's grandfather's and has such great details

Design Inspiration...

The Design Center at my alma mater, Philadelphia University, has a Tumblr! This place has the most beautiful pieces of fashion history and a huge collection of prints and textiles from a wide range of locations and time periods. Their Tumblr gives you a little taste of all that they have. I always felt so inspired there, I never wanted to leave!

A girl with kaleidoscope eyes...

Amazing and inspiring work by Andy Gilmore. 

Heart and soul

Just a little something I'm working on...

Endless pleasure...

Love this video. This band is superb live. Cannot wait to see them again.

Artist: Tesseract (with new vocalist Elliot Coleman)

Song: "Eden 2.0"

Let the sun beat down upon my face...

I've been listening to Led Zeppelin quite a lot lately. Hence, the following lyrics..

     "Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dream,
         I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been,
           To sit with elders of the gentle race this world has seldom seen,
             They talk of days for which they sit and wait, and all will be revealed.

       Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace, whose sounds caress my ear,
         But not a word I heard could I relate, the story was quite clear.

       Oh, I been flying... Mama, there ain't no denyin'
         I've been flying, ain't no denyin', no denyin'

       All I see turns to brown, as the sun burns the ground,
          And my eyes fill with sand, as I scan this wasted land,
             Trying to find, trying to find where I've been.

       Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace, like thoughts inside a dream,
          Heed the path that led me to that place, yellow desert stream,
             My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon, I will return again,
                Sure as the dust that floats high in June, when movin' through Kashmir.

       Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails, across the sea of years,
          With no provision but an open face, along the straits of fear.

       When I'm on, when I'm on my way,
       When I see, when I see the way, you stay...
       When I'm down,
       Well I'm down, so down...
       Oh my baby, let me take you there.

       Let me take you there. Let me take you there."

               Led Zeppelin
               Song: "Kashmir"
               Album: Physical Graffiti

There's an app for that...

Here are more of my favorites from the Decim8 photo editing/mashing app. 

Modern Art Nouveau...

Beautiful works of art by Melissa Murillo, aka Meyoko. 

Instant inspiration.

"Better get your drink on, get it from the kitchen, because after midnight, we startin' Prohibition!"

If you like Boardwalk Empire, you need to watch this. 

We are the dreamers of dreams...

"We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;--
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems."
-Arthur O'Shaughnessy, 1874

iPhone Love...

App Addiction #458469365: Decim8

Love the random, but very cool photo edits.

Fading daylight...

My favorite time of day is when the daylight starts to fade. Mother Nature presents some of her best works of art... The colors, the clouds, the silhouettes of everything... Pure beauty.

Music soothes my soul...

Listen to Karnivool. They are wonderful. This song is so beautiful to begin with, but the acoustic version is very soothing. Enjoy! 

My inner child...

Super 8

I finally saw Super 8 this week with my handsome other half. I felt transported right back to the simpler days where all of my money was spent on candy and not on car payments. 

Nature girl...

Some favorite photographs from a little nature walk this past week at Smedley Park near Media, PA.

Underneath I-476. 

Perfectly clear reflection from the stream.

We found a robin's egg, already hatched, on the ground.

The wonders beyond...

M64: The Sleeping Beauty Galaxy

Yesterday's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" courtesy of NASA. The universe and the pure vastness of undiscovered space out there completely blows my mind...