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best class project ever. thinking about soy candles... they have a scent called monkey fart. incredible photography, sweet stories, all around good for a giggle. don't need but still want. looking for a pretty dress. this truly is the best chocolate cake recipe in the world. where to go from here?

wonder where this goes?

taiwan

playing with picnik some more :) these are from my trip to taiwan last winter. it's so hard to choose only a handful of pictures to sum up a two week trip. kind of clockwise starting from the top left: 1. beaches of kenting... one of the happiest days of my life. 2. the sun rising over taipei as seen from our hotel room. 3. the taiwanese flag. 4. cedar trees in ailshan. 5. taroko gorge... it was like falling into an old chinese landscape painting. 6. a HELLO KITTY ferris wheel. 7. another shot of kenting. 8. chiang kai shek memorial. i feel like taiwan doesn't get as much love as other asian countries when it comes to tourism. but there's so much to SEE and EAT! you're simply bombarded with food. unfortunately, i don't eat seafood or pork (a travesty to any asian) so i ate a ton of cabbage which i now will admit is a lot tastier in taiwan. it's sweeter. and i can't get enough of chinese watercress, a vegetable (it's name is literally "a vegetable"), and pretty much any other green thing. everywhere you turn there's food... regardless of where in taiwan you are standing, you will never say "geeze there's nowhere to eat around here." and the scenery... beaches, mountains, city skylines... it's got it all. i'm hungry... can i get some beef noodle soup?

i love labels

pretty labels are popping up all over the internet and the only reason why i haven't labeled everything i own (chairs, notebooks, the bunny) is because i can't decide which ones i want to use. iDiY always has loads of free printable labels and they did a great series of posts *for the love of (free) labels* with labels from lovely bloggers everywhere. these were some of my favs :)

labels from creature comforts

labels from just something i made these will be made into mini bookplates this week :) label away friends!

more fun with banners

birthday banner with donuts

eat drink chic

new blog obsession! i'm loving eat drink chic. everything is so clean, soft, and pretty. i especially like the DIY birdseed toss and all the lovely labels that she shares. but my favorite... vintage style flash cards. my heart did a little leap of joy when i saw these.

image from eat drink chic

boston harbor islands

my favorite picture of the summer :)

WooWork

i love all the wonderful things you can find on flickr. it's incredible how much someone can say with just a few well chosen photos. i've met some fun people through flickr and WooWork is amazing. i have little/zero imagination and his stuff blows me away! i mean, to have such fun things running around in your head and to be able to create them must be a blast. his flickr shows off his art, ami creations, and photography and he even shows you the "behind the scenes" stuff. you know when you encounter something that makes you laugh and it sticks in your head so that when you're just walking down the street or waiting for the train it pops up in your mind and then you stand there smiling like a creepo?

sherman the shark squire the squirrel

does it make me crazy that when i look at these pictures i narrate for them in my head? you have to check out his rayguns and he makes the best facial expressions ever. i can't wait to see the chicken that goes "pop."