My Cup of Tea

I need this dress and somewhere to wear it. ASAP.

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:49:01 -0400

I need this dress and somewhere to wear it. ASAP.

Hello Half Dome (Taken with Instagram)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:27:53 -0400

Hello Half Dome (Taken with Instagram)

Japanese iced coffee. Lovely start to another hot day.

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:59:40 -0400

Japanese iced coffee. Lovely start to another hot day.

Best friends #nofilter (Taken with Instagram)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:13:33 -0400

Best friends #nofilter (Taken with Instagram)

Taking advantage of a break in the heat so I can have some yummy...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:15:24 -0400

Taking advantage of a break in the heat so I can have some yummy hot coffee (Taken with Instagram)

Popovers and coffee for breakfast (Taken with Instagram)

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:16:37 -0400

Popovers and coffee for breakfast (Taken with Instagram)

This collection, as is typical for Burberry, is perfection. I...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:16:00 -0400

This collection, as is typical for Burberry, is perfection. I love all of it.

via Vogue.com

brain-food: Lake Retba in Senegal A boat floats on what looks...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:18:45 -0400

brain-food:

Lake Retba in Senegal

A boat floats on what looks like a huge strawberry milk-lake.

The wooden vessels were photographed from the air bobbing on Lake Retba, in Senegal.

From above the mass of water - which spans one square mile - looks staggeringly similar to a giant milkshake.

And just like the Dead Sea swimmers are even able to FLOAT on the water with ease.

The bizarre colour is caused by high levels of salt - with some areas containing up to 40% of the condiment.

Michael Danson, an expert in extremophile bacteria from Bath University, said: “The strawberry colour is produced by salt-loving organism Dunaliella salina.

“They produce a red pigment that absorbs and uses the energy of sunlight to create more energy, turning the water pink.

“Lakes like Retba and the Dead Sea, which have high salt concentrations, were once thought to be incompatible with life - hence the names. But they are very much alive.”

Salt collectors can often be seen scouring the expanse to remove the valuable mineral - but first have to coat their skin with sheer butter.

This helps protect their skin from exposure to the intense salt levels in the three metre deep lake.

Salt crystals cling to the bodies of miners who work the lake everyday to extract its contents.

And towering piles of collected salt litter the shoreline.

Villagers then process it before selling and using the valuable mineral. (via)

wow. you have to be brave to read this on the...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:08:32 -0400

wow. you have to be brave to read this on the subway.

coverspy:

Fifty Shades of Grey, E L James (F, 20s, striped tank top, jorts, straw fedora, iced coffee, tote bag, Rockaway Shuttle) http://bit.ly/I6yaXC

photo via Vulture Josh Radnor is on How I Met Your Mother and...

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:36:09 -0400

photo via Vulture

Josh Radnor is on How I Met Your Mother and was invited to a breakfast with President Obama as well as other young Hollywood types. He looks like he rolled out of bed in his hotel room upstairs and just decided he would stop by and say hello. This is an extreme example, but part of getting dressed is showing respect. Style is a whole other topic, but paying attention to what you wear and how you look says you respect the other people in the room. This is the president. Shave. Comb your hair. Straighten your tie.

Enjoying my unemployed life. Gin and tonics on the stoop. (Taken...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:00:40 -0400

Enjoying my unemployed life. Gin and tonics on the stoop. (Taken with Instagram)

LOVE the Olympics. kateoplis: Meet America’s Olympians | In...

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:49:28 -0400

LOVE the Olympics.

kateoplis:

Meet America’s Olympians | In Focus

Shooting athlete Corey Cogdell

Heptathlon athlete Hyleas Fountain (left) & hurdler Lashinda Demus

Modern pentathlon athlete Dennis Bowsher

Fencer Alexander Massialas

Paralympic cyclist Greta Neimanas

Spent the long weekend with my family in the mountains (Taken...

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:33:22 -0400

Spent the long weekend with my family in the mountains (Taken with instagram)

When I try to put on makeup without a mirror

Tue, 29 May 2012 19:13:55 -0400

whatshouldwecallme:

Hike from this weekend in Tahoe (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:10:35 -0400

Hike from this weekend in Tahoe (Taken with instagram)

This is happiness (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:30:58 -0400

This is happiness (Taken with instagram)

Salmon. It’s what’s for dinner. (Taken with...

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:30:54 -0400

Salmon. It’s what’s for dinner. (Taken with instagram)

I really lead a rough life back in California (Taken with...

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:31:14 -0400

I really lead a rough life back in California (Taken with instagram)

Made my little sister some @craftcoffee. I guess she liked it...

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:49:06 -0400

Made my little sister some @craftcoffee. I guess she liked it (Taken with instagram)

Skating with shadows

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:13:30 -0400

jkottke: I’ve seen skatboarding dogs, but I’ve never seen a skateboarding shadow before. The video...