farewell extravaganza

been a while since i've done anything with photoshop. invite for work colleague:

cold

i want to ride my bike, but it's too cold ...

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stella

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greg simkins

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adidas catina 2010

i especially love the daft punk appearance.

oh!

idiot

dealing with idiots over the phone is the bane of my existence.

a: you're going to have to speak to the HR manager re: your request
idiot: what's her email address?
a: her name is claire, email address is c ...
idiot: can you please spell that?
a: i am, it's c - d - a ...
idiot: oh ummm, can you spell that please?
a: i am spelling her email address for you ... insert-eye-twitch-here

image source: phillip toledano

raspberry and choc chip muffins

note: * recipe has been amended to suit my tolerance for sweetness

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 125 ml vegetable oil
• 250 ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 200 g sugar
• 400 g plain flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 100 g white choc chips or regular choc chips *
  
• 125 g fresh raspberries *
• 1 tbsp icing sugar *
  

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the egg, oil, milk, vanilla essence and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat together until sugar has dissolved.
2. In another large bowl, sift flour * and thoroughly mix with baking powder and salt. Add the white chocolate chips - mix.
3. Add the liquid mix to the dry, and roughly mix it in - it does not have to be absolutely smooth. Add the raspberries last and mix very, very carefully not to break up the fruits.
   
4. Fill a muffin tray with paper muffin cases, and then fill each case approximately two thirds with the muffin mixture. Bake the muffins for 25 minutes.
5. Dust the top with icing sugar *
   

source: muffinrecipes

the marf

what exactly is the marf? i asked the same question when skimming through a ridiculous article in the mx today. not dissing the mx, i quite like the option of picking up a free daily metropolitan newspaper. but the marf ... really?

the marf is essentially a man scarf, according to the mx anyway. smart play with words ... or not. first and foremost, the scarf was never a woman's piece of clothing. to my knowledge, it has always been a unisex winter garment. secondly, to state that the marf is a new trend is absurd. the scarf is not new by any means, they've been around for as long as i can remember. that's like stating that socks are a new trend. oh wait, my bad ... i mean mocks. here's an idea, how about we warm up this winter without making our clothes or accessories gender specific. end rant.

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i wish it were summer

i heart this outfit.

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brooks saddle

eying the b17. baffled by colour choice. honey, black, or antique brown?

juliet elliot

kaya instyle uk

banksy's exit through the gift shop

now showing at acmi

"The directorial debut of infamous street artist Banksy, Exit Through The Gift Shop is a hilarious and hugely entertaining documentary about street art, hype, fame, filmmaking and whether we should believe everything we see. Thierry Guetta is a Frenchman living in LA whose obsession involves videotaping much of his everyday life. As street artists Shepard Fairey and Space Invaders start to shift perceptions about what constitutes street art, Guetta begins to document their work as they install pieces across the globe. Hoping to one day capture the anonymous UK-based Banksy at work, fate soon intervenes and brings the artist and filmmaker together. What follows is an extraordinary warping of reality that has to be seen to be believed as it deliberately blurs the lines of fact and fiction." - nova

source: ilikeyouworld

bruna tenorio; vogue brazil june 2010

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