now u don't have to go to NK to get it!

BYREDO AT BARNEYS~!



odd molly

swedish brand, some on sale (on scarpe)

remember boob-memory game?

remember TUTTMEMO ?
now there's MUSTACHMEMO!

so pretty

odd molly silk tea dress

on sale (still $$$) at huset

Peter, Bjorn and John - It Don't Move Me

more house-cleaning music. hyper hyper hyper. watch this guy do thriller/flashdance 80's moves--impressive.  does it with gravitas and caffeine.

thank u m + d!

poor me, ikea-less in st. louis.  boo hoo!

delicious:

i ate half of this already:

signed, sealed....

president obama signs bill that assures coverage for 32 million uninsured americans--

the PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

"It's easy to succumb to the sense of cynicism of what's possible in this country," Obama said. "But today we are reaffirming that essential truth. . . . We are not a nation that scales back its expectations. . . . We are not a nation that does what's easy. . . . We are a nation that faces its challenges and accepts its responsibilities. . . . Here in this country, we shape our own destiny. That is what we do. That is who we are."

still, wanna move to sweden...

best of la garçonne sale

70% off ACNE jeans!

acne bell jean

acne a-pant

Costume National also 70% off!:

 

perfect bad-ass motorcycle jacket:

 

50% off--mere $687 now

boy. by band of outsiders

...and the pièce de résistance....

RODEBJER saxton coat, 50% off

beau-tee-full:

( rodebjer is swedish )

duh, the BESTEST of needsupply

the two sizes of fjällräven laptopbags/backpack--

HJÄLP MIG! Jag har ingen IKEA!!

I'd like these two IKEA items.  We have no IKEA.  IKEA doesn't ship these items.  I am sad.  I will reimburse you if you get them for me.  The LUSY BLOM rug is $38.99; the RENATE FLORA duvet set is $14.99 (i need a full/queen).  also get me some lingonberry jam, please!  btw: ST LOUIS SUX!!

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

$14.99 for this pretty duvet ~

Jag älskar Sverige!

also, maybe you can pick up this cute thermos (HÄLSA), $5.99:

oh, finally something i can order for shipping--nitelites!!

they're called SPÖKA!

winter tribute to my birthplace...

...the much-maligned LA!!

drool.. (and bitternesss!)

my top referring location for this week:  STUDIO CITY, CA. ! 

THANK YOU, EVEN THO' YOU ARE PROBABLY RELATED TO ME!!

(above: martha stewart's favorite cupcakes--Vanilla Bakeshop-- featuring my dearest cousin EMMA QUAN, now studying partying a sophomore at UCSD!)

balboa park, san diego (ok, not la, but still so.cal)

mom doing stretches (?)--she's very fit

my dad (left)..ok, that's not fair, haha, here's my dad:

FUN at IKEA

(which we do not have in st. louis--very bitter!)

karl lagerfeld knows whats up

buckle to scando fashion.  "chanel clogs" is like oxymoronic, but just give in to it.

it's not practical, comfortable, you can't run from danger, they're probably unimaginably expensive, but

SO WHAT

i am going against the tide on this vital issue.  i vote yes.  yes for clogs. it's a good thing, martha would say

truth

"I have nothing to offer anyone except my own confusion."

-jack kerouac

thank you; i find this the perfect place to start.  if krishnamurti says that one cannot really actively pursue truth; one needs to first see what's false---then really, this is the Truth Starting Point for me.  wandering around through darkness and seeing it as dark and scary and unknown/unseeable--well, that's better than pretending you see false bright lights, right?  it's honest.  and i think it's where artists and writers must have to linger in for disturbing periods of time, with help of maybe coffee and cigarettes as their only palliatives.  to stay in the "learning curve" you have to have your own sense of balance first, so if i need to take some time-out to look at norwegian sweater-dressing or cute animals to restore some peace and calm, then i think it's part of learning the "learning curve"--it's O.K.   staying there forever would be complacency and non-progress..but just looking is such a relief from all the OVER-DRIVE of  reading and trying-to-try info ("Six Tips To Make You Feel Instantly Calm" and stats ("New Research: Blaming Others Is Contagious")  and advice ("5 Most Common Workout Mistakes") and of course guilty distraction ("Tiger Woods a Sex Addict?")]...(&*@&!

iiS of Norway, winter oasis:

Nygårdsanna from Sweden:

(also stolen from truly beautiful place,  lifeiscarbon®/scandinavian æsthetics)