bike shop

"It’s hard to mistake what business they’re in. A bicycle shop in Germany. In lieu of a sign, the proprietors decided to advertise with a wall of real bikes. The caption says about 120 bikes are mounted on the buildings exterior." - patspapers

source: patspapers

cause = time

and they all want to free the cause
cause they all need to dream a cause
they all need to be a cause

thinspiration

colour my life with the chaos of trouble

chocolate brownies

Ingredients

• 1½ cups sugar
• ¾ cup flour
• ¾ cup cocoa powder (see note below)
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup butter, melted
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (see note below)

Directions

1. Combine the sugar, flour, cocoa, eggs and melted butter and mix. Do this by hand, until the dry ingredients are just incorporated into the wet, and stop. You don’t need to beat it, and in fact want to avoid producing gluten from the flour.
2. Stir in the chocolate chips
3. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment.
4. Pour the batter and spread it out. Poke at it with the tip of a rubber spatula.
5. Bake at 325°F (~165°C) for 20-30 minutes. It’s done when a toothpick inserted in the tallest part comes out clean. Keep in mind you’ve got chips in there. If you hit one with the toothpick it will have melted chocolate on it. You might need to poke a couple of spots to make sure you aren’t hitting a chip.
6. Very carefully lift the parchment out of the baking dish. Peel the edges and let cool for a few minutes before slicing.

source: cooklikeyourgrandmother

fml

note: k is my supervisor

only my colleagues and close friends would get this one. heart you.

k: hmmm ... what's there to do? i'll help with some of your work. okay, i'm going to be 'amanda'

a: okay great. you do that while i finish this off.
k: 'oh! i hate my life'. collapses on desk.

a: ... wow. you're good.

k: i know.

image source: phillip toledano

the pink clinker

a: please don't be yellow, please don't be yellow. bite. yellow.

c: bite. i got green. greens okay. i really don't like orange.

a: me neither. please don't be orange, please don't be orange. bite. orange. double fail!

c: that sucks.

a: maybe it's because i keep saying what i don't want, maybe if i ask for pink i'll get pink?

a: please be pink, please be pink. bite. pink! win!

c: that is a-mazing. we're doing that from now on.

a: proud.

image source: ellanue

retro ads

source: laughingsquid

magnifying glass

large magnifying glass with faux tusk handle

purchased from: bookbinders design

saba italia bookshelf

design by giuseppe vigano


image source: contemporist

knock knock

“I have lived on the lip of insanity,
wanting to know reasons,
knocking on a door. It opens.
I've been knocking from the inside” - rumi

inception

pt & a: ramble on about how hot joseph gordon-levitt is

pt: ... and how massive is the xtemescreen and it was so loud. my chair was vibrating.

a: mmm joseph gordon-levit and a vibrating chair. couldn't get any better.

group: long pause followed by giggling girls

tmi? ... tmi.

kate moss vogue uk sept 10

image source: studdedhearts

P R O J E C T

C U L L

C O M P L E T E

exito collection

image source: coutequecoute

iphone 4 vs htc evo

hilarious. "not only are you so bad shit stupid ..."
queue amanda dying of laughter