I tried copying Door Sixteen’s “Snoozy Dogs” post (I think we even have the same couch), but as soon as my roll-y chair made that little woooosh she perked right up.
Banana Cupcakes with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting
MMM I just made these. I baked them for about 30 minutes and they were still slightly undercooked, but they’re super moist that way. For the frosting, I whipped the butter and then added the rest of the ingredients. I increased the cinnamon from 1/8 tsp to a heaping 1/4 tsp.
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The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence.”Milton Glaser
I am obsessed. With interior design.
I stumbled upon some great websites and have become a frequent (at least daily) visitor. Interior design has always overwhelmed me. People often would confuse “graphic design” with “interior design” (as well as “fashion design”) when I was asked what major was in college. Now that I’ve finished my BFA in graphic design, my fears of interior design are slowly washing away. I was really into remodeling/house flipping shows on TLC and HGTV for awhile, but blogs have replaced my hunger for TV shows. Yesterday I came across The Brick House, a blog chronicling a couple’s progress as they renovate the 1950s brick house they purchased outside Palm Springs. She has found AMAZING stuff at thrift stores–I’m so jealous!
I really don’t know how long I will be living at my current apartment. Right now my lease is until May 2009. I am happy at my LA-based job, but I’ve got such a hankering to move (back) to the east coast or London. Despite this unknown, I’ve committed my spare time to tricking out my apartment.
And that’s one of the reasons why I haven’t posted any pictures of my apartment yet. Here are my plans:
- + Paint an accent wall in the living room, behind the sofa (a natural brown color)
- + Create a mural out of felt for behind the couch
- + Find a coffee table and paint/refinish it
- + Buy a tan/white shag rug for under the coffee table
- + Buy a small rug to add some color to the kitchen
- + Paint an accent wall in the bedroom, behind my bed (lavender)
- + Buy coordinating sheets and make accent pillows.
- + Paint my nightstand white and locate another nightstand (white)
Not yet a complete list, but…I’m excited.
This past weekend I experienced something I haven’t felt in quite a long time: boredom. I think it slipped Mike and I’s minds that it was Memorial Day Weekend and that we should make some sort of plans: a weekend getaway, organize a party or barbeque, something. Everyone I wanted to spend time with was out of town, so it ended up being just Mike and I lounging around. Highlights included narrowing down what color sofa bed to buy (puke green), seeing I Am the Avalanche, eating a delicious bean salad that Mike made, and making my favorite peanut butter pie. I spent a lot of time not knowing what to do with myself and all of the free time.
I began packing as well. I am so excited to move into my new apartment in Los Angeles this weekend! My mom bought me a KitchenAid Mixer in pistachio green and I’ve been dying to open it…but I’m saving it for the new place.
We went to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on Thursday and…well…I don’t like action movies much. The beginning was nice and Shia Lebouf was very entertaining, but I don’t like drawn out action scenes. I get it, you are dueling with the antagonist while in a moving car, please don’t draw the scene out for four minutes. I respect the movie and genre, but it just doesn’t hold my attention!
