I Want It, I Need It, I Can't Afford It

So lately I've been overly conscious of the fact that I have been seriously slacking on my blogging responsibilities. Not only have my posts been few and far between, but I'm also not unaware of the fact that the quality has gone seriously downhill. It's been a busy period though, so what's a girl gonna do. Okay try again, as that was not actually an apology as much as an excuse. To those few of you who do actually take the time out of your days to read my self indulgent little blog, I'm sorry I've been so lazy about it lately. I'm going to try hard to get back into the swing of things. It won't be like when I was at my last job and had little to do besides post all day long about every little thing I came across (my internet scoping time has been so limited lately, which is really sad), but maybe I'll at least get in a few posts a week, or better maybe one a day. We'll see how that goes.

One thing I have been doing lately making a mental list entitled "things to buy (when I'm not so painfully broke)". I thought I would share this list with you just for fun. Mostly because I know you all love to know what is on my wish list.

At the very top of my list is an awesome t-shirt from the boys at gdp clothing. The fellas stopped into the store while on a road trip aimed at getting shops to pick up their line. While that wasn't in the cards, I absolutely feel in love with this tee. It's just how I like my edge, with a dose of serious cuteness mixed in. I plan to pick this up right away once I have some free cash. The guys from gdp were also super fun, and we know how I love to support independent designers of almost anything. While this picture isn't that great it was the only one I could copy (flash is the bane of my blogging existence), but there are far cuter pictures on their site, and many more great designs, so check it out.


Also on the list are some great things from buyolympia.com. It had been awhile since I'd scope the site, and I when I did, I found that there are some great new items up these days. My favorite is this adorable journal from Tenth and Grant. It seems like it could even potentially be a cielo blu replacement. My only reservation is that the interior is graph paper (we all know I have exhausting journal standards, and that I prefer blank pages). But it's a good size, it's soft cover and a great design, so it's worth a shot.



I broke out my "Reading is Sexy" tee on Tuesday for the first time in ages. When I checked back with buyolympia, I was so psyched to see Sarah Utter has another new and fabulous design for us adorably bookish girls. Not too mention, I have not totally ruled out pursuing the prestigious field of Library Science, I'm sure that degree will be completed sometime after my PhD in American Studies (oh if there was only the time). Can you imagine how incredibly nerdalicious I would be if I had PhDs in Library Science and American Studies. I can just see myself fending off the the male academics with my giant tomes, screaming "Down boys! I only have eyes for my massive books!" And I digress, the point is the tee is totally cute. And right on bored with Ms. Utter's typical aesthetic. I love how she continually embraces the four eyed way, mostly since I despise contacts.


I haven't been super in touch with my crafty side lately, and I've been feeling it tugging at me. I feel like I need to explore a new facet though, and I haven't done embroidery in ages. After finding these adorable embroidery patterns from Sublime Stitching, I'm feeling like it may be the ticket. These are two of my favorites, but there are other fabulous options like Pirate Ahoy, Lucha Libre!, Tattoos and more.



A totally worthless, but incredibly cool thing on my list is this set of Actaeon at Home Viewmaster wheels from Vladimir of qVladistan. Vlad does Viewmaster wheels series as a form of art. He names miniatures and then photographs them in 3-D. Apparently they're also accompanied by CDs. The CD for this series is all music, but some of the other ones have narration. The whole concept is so quirky fabulous that I, of course, love it. Why didn't I know before that I needed Viewmaster art?


The other thing on my list is a new set of herbs from Garden District. I managed to kill all mine over the winter, and while I haven't had much time for cooking lately, my windowsill looks a little sad without them. I also am still holding out hope that I will start cooking all the time again, but with my work schedule, I'm thinking it's pretty doubtful. While there are pretty loads of other things I've had my eye on that I'm currently forgetting, these are the major contenders. So hopefully I'll come in to money soon, so I can scoop these things up.