Turk + Taylor

Turk + Taylor
Originally uploaded by theseawithin

I have this thing for zip ups and hound dogs. I was at Capsule in Hayes Valley today... I mean the Union Design Fair (I can't remember the new name of this thing), and saw this great hoodie, so I had to get it! Overall, the fair was really good. I ran into some great people I knew and made a great contact with another bag maker. And of course I has some Frjtz's for lunch!

I love Marc Jacobs. I love Bloomingdale's.

I found the cutest marc jacobs' shoes at Bloomingdale's. I could actually buy them because I got them on sale! I saved $110! 

T.S. Spivet

This is probably the best book I have read in, well I can't even put a number on how many years. It's amazing. It's everything I've ever wanted in a novel: A quirky, cartographic genius of a boy on a grand adventure and lots of science. That's all I'm going to say. Read it. 

Mourning Doves 2009

Mourning Doves
Originally uploaded by theseawithin

My mourning dove returned to her nest this year. Last year she built one nest. So far this is her second clutch for this year. I think her first clutch completely failed and I found her dead baby on my porch. So far this clutch seems to be doing better.

Loose in the Mailunit

Loose in the Mailunit
Originally uploaded by theseawithin

I know it's the 'in' thing to hate the USPS, but I've never felt that way. I've always been a huge fan of any mail service. I love everything about mail. Lately, while I was extremely exhausted I accidently put my rent cheque that was in an envelope only marked with my landlord's name in a USPS box. I didn't have an address on it because I only need to put my rent cheque in this box in my garage door. Anyways, I didn't actually realize this idiotic blunder until 24 h later! I madly phoned my bank to cancel the cheque. Turns out it cost $30 to cancel a cheque ($15 if you do it on the internet). Lame. I then remembered I had actually written three cheques that same day, luckily by examining the pen imprints on my next cheque I had cancelled the right one. I was still worried that someone was able to cash the cheque before I cancelled. This where, while I love the USPS, I don't always trust all their employees. My mailman wears jeans, doesn't organize the mail to my property so I have to look through three boxed to pick mine out, and I swear somedays he just takes the day off.
I received a surprise in my box on Saturday. A letter for me from a USPS department "Loose the the Mailunit" from an Oakland post office. Inside was a form letter about how they found an article of mine that was loose in the handling system and my cheque! Phew!