The 9 Top Trends of 1/20/20121

1. President Obama Sings Al Green

2. Kathy Griffin Makes Life Miserable For 'Whitney' (finally someone funny on that show).

3. 'Red Tails' Premiers brought to you by the same man who brought you JarJar Binks.

4. At Last Etta James passes away, R.I.P.

5. Elizabeth Banks in 'Hunger Games'

6. The Emporium Gitane Website is Launched

7. Stephen Colbert is the Smartest Man in the Room. Not hard when that room is a Fox News studio.

8. Girl Scout Cookies

9. Johnny Depp, Kate Beckinsale, Michelle Pfieffer & Helena Bonham-Carter in Tim Burton's film, 'Dark Shadows'. Hope it doesn't suck.

Vegan Taxidermy

 1. Mounted T-Rex

 2. Cable Knit Deer "Cold Comfort"

 3. Taxidermy Lego Deer

 4. Wall Tentacle by ArtAkimbo

 5. Grizzly Bear Butt by AI Creatures

 6. Robotic Hunting Trophies

 7. Lighted Deer Head

 8. Crocheted Tiger Head

9. Feltidermy

Rabbit Lamps

1. Moooi Table Lamp

2. Resin Rabbit Lamp

3. Non Fiction Design Collective King Rabbit

4. Rabbit Lamp by White Rabbit England

5. SKK Rabbit Lamp

6. Binky Rabbit Lamp

7. LED Rabbit Lamp

8. Rabbit Lamp Shade

9. Inflatable Rabbit Lamp

Emporium Gitane

1. Hollywood Regency Chalkboard

2. Trompe l'Oeil Change Dish

3. Deco Armillary

4. Rice Sack tote bags

5. Bird Claw Standing Magnifying Glass

 6. Moroccan Square Plates

7. French Grainsack Pillows

8. Sterling Silver Hallmarked Key Fob

9. Chic Multicolor Bavarian Porcelain Demitasse Set

9 cool things

1. Live Entertainment -  Everyone has the right to make an ass of themselves once in a while. You can't let the world judge you too much. 

I'm not sure if this clip reminds me why I left New York or what I miss about New York. Probably both.

2. The Doughnut Plant - definitely what I miss about New York. There's nothing like this in LA. They make the best Tres Leche doughnuts. Also good - lavender, rose or any other flavor that probably would be better as a soap fragrance than a doughnut flavor. The owner -Mark Israel, the guy with the chemo bandanna, was on Bobby Flay's show and acted like a bigger douche than Flay. Douche or not, the man  makes the best doughnuts I ever had.

3. China's "3D Expressway "- The proposed Titanic bus that travels over cars....Effectively and aggressively solving two problem at once. Overpopulation and rush hour traffic.

 

4. Taiwanese CGI Recap of Lindsay Lohan's recent escapades. I love that she was drunk driving Herbie the Love Bug, Michael Lohan was her lawyer and that everyone has a huge waist.

5. Illegal Fireworks with Colorful Names!

6. Usually I'm not a fan of Shabby Chic... BUY IT HERE

SEE IT IN A ROOM!

7. I think Rachel Zoe's husband might be a lesbian...Really? That hair? Bananas and stupid.

 

8. Star Wars USB Memory Flash Drives  

9. Hotel Una Vittoria in Florence

On the other side of the Arno from the train station and the mercato centrale, so it's probably not super convenient for business travelers on a tight schedule.

Hotel Una Vittoria Firenze
Via Pisana, 59
50143 Florence
Italy
+39 055 22771
http://www.unahotels.it/en/una_hotel_vittoria/florence_centre_hotel.htm

 

Nine Cool Things - Today

1. Fish & Chips, Red Lipstick, Orange Juice and Trips to the Seaside. < name of a song. click on the title for the video

 Am I the only one who loves fishsticks and orange juice for breakfast?


2. My Fish Fingers Sauce recipe - 1/2 C lowfat mayo, 1 T capers, 1 shallot or 2 green onion or scallions, some mint, tarragon, cilantro or other leafy herb, 1 lime, juiced, 1/2t Kosher salt.

Mince the onion or shallot and soakin the lime juice for 15 minutes. Add other ingredients to mayo and mix well, add lime and onion and mix well, et voila!

3.   Canon Powershot 400 in Raspberry Color. I just bought a camera, but still, I love that camera this and if you want to buy it for me, who am I to stop you?

4. This AWESOME Typography anime for Nina Simone "new Life". I love the restraint used.

5. Vintage Apothecary Jars. (dont let the seller on but... a). That's Limoges, b). Thats really 24k gold, c) The material is bone china, not ceramic d). It comes full of opium, (not really)
This would be the BEST vase for red poppies, or just sitting on my bathroom curios collection. Of course now I suppose I'll have to stop leaving that trial size greasy baby oil, generic anti- fungal cream and the stick  of Mennen my grandfather bought me in 1982 to congratulate me on reaching puberty...or maybe I just smelled.

6. SIX is the MAGIC NUMBER (according to schoolhouse rock, its 3, but since there are 2 sets of 3, I say six is more magical

7. Dale Carnegie - "How to win friends and etc."  My Advice? Try not being such a dick.

8. Sacrifice, not food nor anything tangible. just let someone win an argument out of kindness, let someone know you care about them. They'll probably think I want sex. Thats a possibilty Im willing to take...

9 ) ( Nine means "new" in French and "no" in German.)
Swiss Scientist have recently discovered a new mutation on the Death's Head Moth with an image of Darth Vader instead of the traditional skull. The Darth's Head moth is extremely aggressive, breaths heavily and confuses bug zappers with the death star. Sadly, he's more machine than moth now....