a few of my favorite things

Just thought I'd share a few of my favorite things with you. (These photos were taken with my Blackberry)

01 Limited Edition Helvetica Moleskine Notebook
I love typography so I had to have this Moleskine. Perfect to throw in my purse, too. It's not available on the US site,
but you can still purchase it on the Moleskine Asia site. I got mine on eBay.
(There's a red version, too, and I'm so tempted to get that one, as well.)

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02 SHOCKERS Chewy Candy | Willy Wonka
These are SUPER sour chewy Sweet Tarts....which makes them all the more awesome.

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03 Maybelline Define-A-Lash Mascara | waterproof
I stay away from drugstore mascaras cuz they have a tendency to be too dry and end up breaking my lashes. I purchased
this right before my trip to Cabo when I realized I didn't have a waterproof mascara. I haven't gone back to my old
brand since. This mascara really does what it claims - it defines and lengthens. And my eyelashes stayed curled.
At 1/2 the price of my "designer" one, I think I'll stay with this for awhile.

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04 Optikos Optometry's cleaning cloth
How pretty is this? Reminds me of late '90's Dolce & Gabbana. Btw, if you need optometry service in L.A., go to Optikos.
They're really friendly and good...ask for Sarah. She'll take care of you. ;)

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05 The Polaroid Book | Taschen
I love Taschen books. LOVE. A lot of my art and photography books are published by Taschen. I picked up this book earlier
this week when I was at The Grove/Farmer's Market. I haven't been able to stop staring at the images. The photos have
this eery, dark, almost ethereal quality to them...perfect, right? And who doesn't love polaroids? At $15, this book is a
spectacular deal.

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06 Sharpie Pens | Pilot Hi-Tec-C (0.3mm) | Muji Gel Pen (o.38mm)
I have an obsession with fine point writing instruments and I'm always on the hunt. These, thru the years, have been my
favorite pens. I hate writing with anything else besides them. The top Sharpie Pen is a finer point than the retractable one
(2nd) which writes more like a med. point, in my opinion (tho they call it fine). The Pilot is like writing w/a needle - I
love it. And the Muji pen is the same except the ink is darker. I end up buying like $20 worth of the Muji pens when I
go to Europe. I have a couple of more left which means a definite trip back is in order. These pens are perfect for
writing, doodling, sketching, drafting, etc. With their varying degrees of point and ink saturation, I don't
really need anything else. Yeah, I told you it's an obsession

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07 Starbucks Holiday Lattes
I rarely drink coffee...I'm more of a tea drinker. And it's even more rare for me to go to Starbucks...I much prefer
Coffee Bean. However, during the holidays I'm team Starbucks. Because their pumpkin spiced latte, gingerbread latte,
and eggnogg lattes are SO.FRICKIN.GOOD. Hanako66 tipped me off to the arrival of the eggnogg latte this week
which made me oh so happy. The hardest part is choosing which one to get...

(image via google images)
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The mister* and I are finally going to watch Where The Wild Things Are tonight and just try and relax. Our crew is off
today and tomorrow** which means no banging, drilling, sawing for 2 days. And this is my only free weekend this
month so I'm going to make the most of it.

Well, that's all folks...Hope you have a lovely weekend!


* I'll be referring to FM as "mister" from now on cuz he doesn't like FM. haha
** Our bathroom isn't close to being done...they barely put in the foundation for the shower yesterday. It'll prolly take another week...or two. Ugh.