found goodness

ohhh man, i found a lot this weekend. it seemed to be one of those weekends where you only find yourself relaxing is for that short bit, right when you wake up to the sun shining in your bedroom window. alongside food, drink, emerald city comiccon & bellydancing at the mohai; bart & i had dedicated our weekend to finding an apartment. we spent 6 hours on saturday canvassing capitol hill for the perfect spot. it was wildly unsuccessful, including a viewing of what could be nothing else than a 400 square foot set for trainspotting, ground floor right here in seattle, renting for $1125 (really?!). it seemed hopeless, but a pleasant viewing sunday morning led us to our new place! hurray, we found an apartment! with a weight off our shoulders bart & i headed down to visit some friends showing at the comicon & i took a short detour to pick up a dress for the chicago wedding. once i hiked back up the hill, i decided that it would be a shame to see this beautiful sunny seattle weekend pass without a bike ride. i took her out for a nice, casual 2 hour ride up to the uw to see the cherry blossoms, views of rainier & a gazillion people taking pics. after that it was west on the burke gilman & back home through downtown. so there we have it, a productive weekend in beautiful seattle.

music to listen to

fever ray is one half of the knife - solo album & project of karin reijer andersson. i love her vocals & the (sometimes) contrast of haunting, dark music. get the self-titled album here.

craigslist finds

bart & i are apartment hunting this weekend, but something that i've noticed in the few we've already seen is that i'm going to need a bigger dresser. i'd like to get a nice hefty one for both of us to use - getting rid of our individual ones. here are the goodies i found today: mid-century six drawer, $120; nine drawer long dresser, $200; harmon dresser (a little guy, but oh so cute), $75.

this day

today is the type of day when you'd rather be anywhere but where you are; rain & snow met with deadlines & tedious work. i was going to write a long vent about life & its troubles, but the facts are that i have a job, i'm leaving on a 5 week sabatical at the end of may & i'm surrounded by people that i love. so there, no empty egg crates for me.

image by laurie frankel (amazing portfolio) found via pinkshirtsandcarwrecks.

etsy wednesday

the simple, rustic designs of one stone new york make my heart skip a beat. this may be one of my happy spring splurges; pieces range from $20 - $300.

fashion blitz

i want these - all of these. check out the spring collection from 80%20.

found photography

seattle based photographer, andrew waits. i especially love the clear shapes & lines of his my city collection.

music to listen to

i think the ladies are starting to infiltrate my music preferences & when hearing this via dj res - i was hooked. gui boratto's take my breath away is completely addicting, with no turning back topping my list. i don't tend to hunt down electronic, but i can't say no to something that falls in my lap. now i'm just counting down until the april 8 show at nectar lounge.

craigslist finds

mmmm - get it. danish fish pottery, $25; danish vinyl chair, $400; mid-century credenza, $50.

etsy wednesday

these pouches from philadelphia based designer, made by hank, are so sweet & feminine. i'd love to carry one out & about. purses come in two sizes & range from $20-22.