wtf:

why didn't anyone tell me that yann tiersen was playing in austin last night? and at the mohawk, no less! i almost flew all the way to mexico city to see him a few years ago. i am kicking myself now. ugh.

celeb look-alikes:

when i was in high school, i sometimes got kirsten dunst and cameron diaz. recently, on those celebrity look-alike websites, i end up with results like these, which are really funny and slightly embarrassing. but at OSMF this weekend, i was twice told that i looked like a young laura dern, and a few times compared to a young meryl streep. i don't really see it myself, but i just did some research, and i certainly don't mind the comparisons.

double-like:

i've been listening to edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros quite a bit lately. their music puts me in a good mood. favorites: "40 day dream" and "home."

i just came across these photos of the two babes in the band at coachella:

they're so adorable! now i double-like them. 

i'm a lucky girl:

evidence:

i've been unbearably grumpy this afternoon, and bradley is preparing homemade pizza for dinner while i drink wine and catch up on the internets. sweet boy.

update: OH! and he's baking a loaf of banana bread!

embarrassingly into collages lately:

inga birgisdóttir

anthony zinonos

want:

necklaces from the vamoose.

vintage blouse from clever nettle.

browsing:

lots of affordable prints, like this one by ricardo vazquez, at the urban outfitters print shop.

sensations:

warm sun, tinkling wind chimes and chirping birds, the sweet scent of french toast from the open door to the kitchen. just what i need.

hello, pollen:

today probably wasn't the best day for me to open up all of our windows and leave the house. i've returned to a thin layer of pollen coating everything here.

however, it was a perfect day for an early-morning interview, brunch with bradley, and a drive to giddings for pizza and ice cream and catch-up with bailey. the air is warm, the wildflowers are in bloom, and i'm pretty happy to be.

tomorrow, we're heading out to the hill country for a house-sitting gig. i'm considering it a vacation, an opportunity to clear my head and get some things done in quiet; looking forward to lots of reading, applying for jobs (round 2), long walks, cooking, sleeping with kitties, and (hopefully) a dip or two in the river. 

all of this will be followed by easter weekend at the beach with my family. looks like i'm getting a spring break (of sorts) after all. 

read this:

joanna newsom, the changeling