Hottest Oscar Ensemble?

Damn, girl. Jennifer Lawrence working the red dress!  (Sorry about that loss).

Red was obviously the color to wear as a minimum of 5 starlets rocked it. 

For full Oscar coverage, head on over to pleasewelcomeyourjudges.blogspot.com

From IMDB

Forgive me

But I had to post these pictures.

Love these

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. Things are hopefully heading back to good. 

These photos by Beverly Joubert who works for National Geographic were sold on the daily deal decor site One's Kings Lane (want an invite? let me know) really moved me. They would make such a statement in a living room. 

JCrew, Hollywood Style

Loving JCrew's vintage-inspired Old Hollywood ad campaign of late. Don't judge me because I'm wooed by nostalgia. Everyone was so polished in the rose-tinted glasses of the past.

Which one do is your favorite? 

You'll either get this and think it's funny, or...

Explain Lost To Me (Asheville)

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Date: 2011-02-15, 9:24AM EST
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Obviously this is a one-time deal. My offer is that I will buy you breakfast (anywhere you want) in exchange for an hour of your time and intimate knowledge of the TV series Lost. First, a bit of background: 1) I HAVE seen every episode of Lost, repeat I HAVE watched the entire series. I just can't tie it all together 2) I’m not a complete idiot 3) But I’m not a Mensa member either. Also, you’re probably asking yourself, “Why don’t you just look the information on the ‘ol World Wide Web?” Well, I have a series of questions that aren’t really answered by specific web posting(s). And while one posting might answer one question it can, at times, contradict another answer I thought I had nailed down. So I want to be able to ask follow up questions, in real time, as they arise. My main confusion (read: frustration) is the last season’s crescendo of disappointment that climaxes with the last episode. I want to move on with my life; I need a healthy relationship with a new TV series, but I have baggage I need to check. This will be as cathartic as it is educational for me. That is also why it is of absolute importance that this happen with a stranger. I don’t want to be reminded of this experience every time I see someone I know; it needs to be a clean break. What I need from you is a healthy and macroscopic understanding of the Lost universe along with grasp on tertiary plots/character arcs/unexplained island phenomena, a sympathetic attitude that understands why I might feel incomplete with the Lost anthology and a workman like attitude in tandem with razor sharp analytical skills.

The bottom line here is I basically need a therapeutic closing as it has been months and I can’t shake this feeling that I’ve been given the business by this show. Also, yes, it must be breakfast as I am a morning person and my mind works best between my first and second cups of coffee. It is paramount that my mental agility be at its apex for this exercise.

I summation: we meet at a public place, I buy you breakfast, you answer my questions about Lost and walk away after exactly one hour. At that point I will order a third cup of coffee, let the experience wash over me, tip the server 35% (as I foresee audible cursing that will need to be financially compensated for) and take a gratifying sip that will be the beginning of the rest of my life. Shalom.

• Location: Asheville
• Compensation: TBD
• This is a part-time job.
• Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
• Please, no phone calls about this job!
• Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

Some Tuesday Whimsy

Stunning photos from Etsy artist abbytrysagain. Haves me dreaming of a quiet, walking weekend with a little more sunshine and a little less snow than what I have now. 

New Jewelry Crush: Hannah Blount

Hey Kiddos, 

We hit up the Valentine's Day SOWA market over the weekend to spot some old favorites and discover some new ones. Mission accomplished!!

We met young Hannah Blount, an '08 grad of UMass Dartmouth. Her pieces are playful, delicate and dainty. I totally fell in love with her banana (Hannah-banana, get it?) necklace, gummy bear charm, gum ball ring and her goldfish necklace. Her Valentine's collection is also delightful.

I'm hoping to spend more time at her booth this summer and pick up a little bling for me and some loved ones.

Made Me Reflect

It's Friday and it's been a long week. Many people have done many things. And while it's nearing the end of the work day, I could work for 249605003 more. So I took a break and read this article How to Be a 20-something and it resonated. 

Here are two passages I liked: 

"Start your twenties with a lot of friends and leave with a few good ones. What happened? People faded away into their careers and relationships. Fights were had and never resolved. Shit happens."

"Form the habits that will stick with you forever. Drink your coffee with two sugars and skim milk every morning. Buy a magazine every Friday. Enjoy spending money on candles, smoke pot on Saturdays, watch the television before bed."

This kid Ryan wrote it, though he's not even half-way to 30, but it spoke to me none-the-less. 

Pretty soon I had spent too much time over on Thought Catalog-so check them out, but tread carefully. 

Back to new mobile solutions in health IT. It's very big this year!

Relationship Math

Over on 20x200.com this week, Craig Damrauer of Brooklyn, NY made some really (really) smart cards in a series called Relationship Math. Brilliant concept. He already creates art focused on New Math, like the Modern Art one below.  What is New Math? He says it's "an attempt to quantify the world using words and basic math."

Do take a look:

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PS I'm not the only one intrigued; here's the HuffPo article.