• 365 Days of Hand Lettering. I think my Palmer Penmanship could give this a run for its money.
• Super obsessed with finding honey sticks (thanks to Design Crush).
• I need to start browsing Craigslist more often because I clearly need some brass animals in my life.
• GAP Sequin stripe tote. I don’t think my obsession with sequin will ever end.
• i am a food blog is a food blog. And it is awesome. I love how each food has a logo.
• I really super want some Salterwater Sandals to wear with summer dresses.
• You are good at things. I’m good at napping, finishing every book I start (besides Skippy Dies), and making grilled cheese sandwiches.
• Pink Sperry Top-Siders.
• If my ex-husband hadn’t of bought a $20,000 motorcycle behind my back I might have been totally cool with it and sported a disco ball helmet.

• I should be embarrassed by how excited I am to see The Hunger Games tomorrow, but I’m not. Not a bit.
• I’m swooning over this McQueen key fob. Skulls and tassels. You can’t go wrong.
• I treated myself to this J.Crew crystal necklace. Surprise surprise.
• I love these military inspired medals featuring animals (found at Design Crush) and the little pocket totems. The donkey is my favorite.
• Today is National Puppy Day! Altogether now…awww.
• I ordered a pair of yellow jeans from GAP and  I plan on totally owning it.
• Are you super excited for the Mad Men premier this weekend!? It’s been far too long since I spent a Sunday night with Don Draper.

I’m flying home to Chicago today to celebrate my birthday with friends and family! What are you doing this weekend?

• I had lunch with the Elizabeth Street Cafe with coworkers this week and it’s another place you have to visit if you’re ever in Austin. Pork belly bánh mì – do I need to say more?
• I expect Orla Kiely for Bed, Bath & Beyond to be even more amazing than the Target line from a few years ago.
• I love these layered iphone cases. Like, love love.
• Fuck your Missoni hand towels. This Tumblr made me laugh.
• After hearing all the buzz, I downloaded Fifty Shades of Grey. Yeah for smutty fiction! Have you read it?
• 40 secret iPhone features because the iPhone continues to amaze me.
• Ryan Gosling as a young Walt Disney would be perfection. He was  a Mouseketeer.
• 22,000 Hot Wheels. Just in case you ever wondered what that would look like.
• A stamp that looks like my glasses. I’m going to go on a stamping spree!
• How comfy would this rug be to step out of bed onto every morning? Too bad the yarn is $125 a skein!
• I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect mac & cheese for pretty much my entire adult life. This goat cheese mac & cheese may come pretty close.
• Apparently Marilyn thinks more highly of the Olive Garden than she does bloggers.
• I had way too much fun earlier this week live streaming the JayZ SXSW concert and dancing in my kitchen. (More fun, it looks, than some of the people in the audience. Nerdie white guys weren’t appreciating Hova!)
• I want this clutch. Bad.

• I’ve all but banned sky-high heels from my life, so I’ve been rocking the sliver wedge trend for seasons. Excited to stock up now that they’ve caught on!
• If you love meringue (like I do) Strawberries & “Cream” from Spoon Fork Bacon looks delish.
• The Chicago Neighborhoods Project is fantastic. It’s nostalgic and modern and I love the idea of giving each neighborhood it’s own gorgeous logo.
• Who doesn’t love a good gif? I can’t stop watching the girl in the sunhat. She’s mildly creepy but oddly captivating.
• 24 hour Sprinkles. It’s like all my dreams have come true. Now, if I could only get one installed in my bedroom.
• 13 cheeses everyone should know. No excuses.
• This dog. I have no idea who his (I always assume dogs are boys) owner is, but I love this dog.
• Goats in sweaters. Just because.
• Penguin cam! Say goodbye to your afternoon.
• L’amour Fou. A documentary about the 50 year relationship of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé is high on my to-see list.
• I need new furniture and I would like a great big chair and a half with matching ottoman for my living room. So comfy!
• I stocked up on summer reads (even though most were on my spring reading list) and I can’t wait to dive in!

The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
Smut by Alan Bennett
The Odditorium by Melissa Pritchard
The Million Dollar Mermaid by Esther Williams

• I had no idea Esther Williams was still alive (sorry, Esther!) until I read her Proust Questionnaire in the March issue of Vanity Fair. It’s so great.
• How cool is this pixel quilt? Very cool.
• Now that my hair is long-ish, I hoard Twistbands.
• Time Out tour of Joan Rivers’ closet. Please note the velcro tennis shoes in the slideshow.
• Besides Angelina’s right leg, the Oscars were such a snooze this year. And Rooney Mara looked like she was wearing an old wrinkled bedsheet (and a jock strap).
• I decided to go to BlogHer 2012, if only to write off a trip to visit my sister. Are you going?
• I ordered this feather print sundress in cream. I feel like I should have ordered the blue, too.
• It’s hump day and leap year! Sounds dangerous.

P.S.
I started a new blog on a whim over the weekend. Sweetly Snarky is a place where you can free yourself of all your pent-up snark! If you have something snarky to say, consider contributing. (Please? I think this has potential.)