This is where I sit when you sleep - says my cat

TRY THE WORLD/HOWABOUTWE

Try the World is an awesome subscription service that sends you food from around the world. It even includes info only locals or natives would know, which is just precious. I am saving this little booklet for our Paris trip (ahem, hope you're reading honey;)

I don't have much of a sweet tooth so I will be leaving these around the house for J and giving them away as appropriate. 

One country every 2 months, starting with Paris, Toyko, and Rio. Next is Rome apparently! 

I got this box for free through HowAboutWe, a service designed to make dates and dating easier and more fun. I love the site because it offers such a great variety of dates and date ideas, including stuff you can experience at home. Like Try the World! They even send out coupon codes every once in a while for $50 off a date. The Try the World box was $47 and I got it for FREE. How amazing is that??

Here is a link, click to get $50 off a date and I will get $50 off too. J and I thank you in advance :)

Our first date through HowAboutWe was a drawing date at the Met. It cost $10 for the both of us (with a coupon) and it was so much fun. We drew completely different things, sitting in the Egyptian area. The instructor was from the Art Studio, his name was Jake and he was so professional and nice and encouraging. The Art Studio offers other classes like BYOB painting but J and I haven't been able to set aside time for it sadly! 

Susan Sontag on Love

buy/admire print here

GONE GIRL- GILLIAN FLYNN

GONE GIRL

ok ok, so I am realllllly late. This book was awesome, kept me on my toes. I liked reading it after the characters have been cast, because it let me envision it better. I love that Andie is that girl from the Blurred Lines video. Um, I don't really care for Ben Affleck as Nick. I love that Desi is Neil Patrick Harris, and that Rosamund Pike (HELEN FROM AN EDUCATION!) is Amy. She has that detached crazy eye look about her. Ok that's about all I can say without putting a spoiler label!

SPOILERS:

I love that Amy says Andie looks like a babysitter, not the porn star kind but the kind that actually plays with the kids (more or less verbatim)

I love that the story shows Nick's feelings towards Andie as one note; Nick didn't love Andie, but found solace in her, how he could show her things because he was much older, and they both loved beer and sex. But in the end, he wasn't even that devastated that she was gone. I think this is important because it shows another side of an affair, where there is sex but no connection. There's emotional cheating and physical, I definitely feel that emotional cheating is worst, but they're BOTH really bad :(

Also, Amy is so goddamn crazy I can't even handle it. 

Excited about

how appropriate for me and J's trip to Mexico! July, you cannot come any sooner. 

My favorite candle

The perfect light scent. Fruity yet not overpowering. Subtle yet sexy. It doesn't smell overwhelmingly of rose which is nice. It's more strawberry smelling to me. Like that teenage lip gloss kind of smell but a little more sophisticated! 

Huh

Lately...

Vintage roses

My boyfriends secret talent is always winning clamp machine games 

A quick stop at one girl cookies 

Valentine's day surprises

I used to think "why do girls go so crazy when guys buy them flowers?!"

I get it now. 

Popin cooking 

PHO=LIFE

Peonies 

I wake up to this face 

Kitty Kat

Dassara Brooklyn

Lamb ramen 

Sesame Szechuan ramen 

Sardine tempura salad

Canvas sneakers from around the world

Superga's from Italy (born 1911)

Tretorn from Sweden (born 1891)

Converse from America (born 1908)

Gola from England (born 1905)

Please let me know what I'm missing!

High heels are amazing and synonymous with fortitude, but it isn't practical! I'm a practical girl at heart and my undying affection for comfortable footwear that allows me to go for impromptu long walks around the city will always trump my vanity.

40 Maps

I love maps. I'm a visual learner, and maps to me are like looking at the sky. It humbles me!
Enjoy this link:

http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/

This week

The Psychopath Test

By Jon Ronson

Took me three days to finish this, so eye opening. A real quick read. My favorite part is when a doctor sent 8 different people to different mental institutions around the US, asking to them say specific things "hearing voices" etc. They say these lies at first but then act as they would normally do after.
Some people stayed two weeks while some others stayed two months.

After the study was published, one of the directors challenged the doctor who proctored this experiment and said he would find all of his fake patients. He said at the end of the month he found 41. The doctor said he sent none at all 

Great book! I bought a great new copy from eBay for $4 shipped. 

Bfast

Brooklyn bread cat

This week

This little sweetheart is up for adoption. My friend can't keep her. If you're in the NYC area and can handle a pitbull, please let me know!

Earnest eyes

Leather sandals

A year ago, I bought $19 faux leather sandals from Urban Outfitters and they have lasted me until today.
I saw a fantastic sale on Piperlime and scooped up these:

See by Chloe Summer Flat

Strong place

Spicy duck fat edamame

The best mussels

Arugula salad with fig dressing and seared cheeeeese