Alice’s Adventure’s: Funstuff and Pretty Things

thanks to the desert bride and polaroid generator v1

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I grew up dreaming of holly-garlanded christmas houses with big red ribbons and jolly Santas covering every spot of free space, but my mom would have none of that. She created a unique Christmas experience for our family, crafting silver-painted branches and twigs, eagerly thrifted Nativity scenes, and metal-sculptures of reindeer (which magically transform back into […]

this blog not only has stellar articles using type in the most innovative ways, featuring new and free fonts, but the blog itself is so beautiful!
i love typography!

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the web is truly changing the world.
the way we think, share, rebel and support.
Iran: A Nation of Bloggers - Vancouver Film School (VFS) @ Yahoo! Video

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via FFFFound

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[cama], originally uploaded by LOV-E.

the textures, the patterns, the simplicity
it grabbed me and said jump right in!
now where is the kitty all curled up? must be under the covers!

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its hard to believe there are organizations out there, like the Heritage Foundation who are lobbying and fundraising to stop the “hoax” of the “overblown environmental crisis”
Maybe they need a pretty little video to explain it in simpler terms. Of course, their propaganda uses large enough words, so you would think they could get it.
“The […]

in a hilarious post by Meowza Katz over at the Aviary, he redesigns our nation for the 2.0 (presumably that Obama will be ushering in)

Unfortunately our money is as worthless as this picture makes it look! The era of fat-cat corporate culture is taking a hit, and I am not sad to see it go. Quite the Fight-Club-esque […]

 
 
WHITE KITCHEN SHELVES, originally uploaded by dityfleur.

Clean, open, minimalist. so simple. All the stocked dry goods… my dream kitchen

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via: the city sage

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focal enlarging chart, originally uploaded by maraid.

good to know! cute flickr set, retro photo stuff

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pretty poppies

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the FFF blogger comments:
The things you can do with rolls of tape, Styrofoam cups, paper plates, napkins… 
Lovely work. Kind of reminds me of tripe though!

I have love the beef noodle bowls that are tucked away in perfectly hidden little vietnamese joints (i.e. not the glossy Pho Van in the middle of hipster town) but I can’t […]

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Yo! Bike Mike! Poster, originally uploaded by Network Osaka.
Bike are cool

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integration of technology and enviroment, i love how these images capture our transforming landscape.

photo from here, via wrongdistance.com

dustin shrum

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Halloween 2001, originally uploaded by Lizette Greco.

Max! Found wandering the street in search of candy corns…

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hope that was enough o’s
via: www.booooooom.com

i love the lyrics by leslie feist, 
“the hardest part of a broken heart
isn’t the ending, so much as the start”
we never plan to end things when they are just beginning, but it is wonderful to remain close to people who have influenced your life in such an integral way. I have […]

and funny puppies!
now I think this guy is the funniest….

but here is the grand prize winner. 

Visit slog.thestranger for more!

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Yellow-Leaves-in-Pond, originally uploaded by alicenoyes.

Fall colors in the Pacific Northwest are amazing. As the summer waned, I began to dream of spring blossoms, completely unaware of the kaleidoscope that autumn offers in temperate climates.

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my buddy jenny  just returned from an argentinian honeymoon where she practiced some yoga, rode mountain bikes in Bariloche, traveled across the Patagonian region.. I am sold!
 
Her friend is a student/teacher of the DeRose Method. I have seen this website before but hadn’t been able to find it again… I love the fact that they are […]