Trip Art.

This is an amazing Art Installation by brothers Nils and Sven Völker who built a giant art work of pulsing silver cushions at MADE in Berlin. Must Watch!

Captured - a Homage to Light and Air from Nils Völker on Vimeo.

"The installation by familial tag team Nils (the artist) and Sven (the graphic designer) Völker featured 304 framed “graphic pages” that rose up the walls of a vaulting art space around 252 silver plastic cushions. Nils programmed the cushions to breathe in and out like giant lungs while a light show (controlled by the same computer system) flashed overhead."

After the first 2 minutes of zoning out and being completely taken over by this I noticed my breathing was becoming precise to the video. It's pretty fuckin' crazy, Who needs drugs when you have art like this! Wow, Amazing.

Peace & Art,

Bikram Yogi

Last night I finally went for it and took the plunge. Meggie and I have been sitting on these groupons of one month unlimited classes at Bikram. It was the night before and I packed my bags like it was my first day of school. I was so excited! I was ready for anything and heard that Bikram was def pretty insane and you sweat until you cant sweat no more. I didn't think that I would be that sweaty just bc I really don't sweat. I mean, ill have a lil bead of sweat here or there at the beach but nothing where it looks like i jumped in a pool. Until last night. I could not believe the amount of water that was seeping out of my pores. (sorry to get all graphic but i did not think this was even a possibility!) It was so disgusting half way through the class I took off my shirt and just sat there bc first I felt like I was going to pass out and 2nd bc I just couldn't stand looking at myself in a soaked tee. (no I was not being a nudist, everyone is pretty much in underwear or bikini's and men in speedo's.. not my fav part.) However, being so disgustingly sweaty made me feel 150% better. I felt as if the toxins that have been building up in my body had vanished. and I want to do it over and over again. I did not go to the extremes with my first class. I wanted to pace myself so I didn't actually pass out. I did not leave the room once, which I felt very proud of :) hopefully with this one month of unlimited classes I will be able to get my flexibility on and almost be as flexible as Meggie.. even the teacher gave her praise :) Till next time, I'm off to my second class!

Sally Hanson & Chip Shop.

The other night I went out to dinner at the Chip Shop (they have AMAZING baked veggie mac and cheese and get this... deep fried Snickers, Twinkies, for Pete's sake whatever the hell you want. I HIGHLY recommend it.) with my lover Mika. As we were gossiping and doing the normal girl thang I spotted her nails. They looked like an amazing artist spent 10 hours on each nail to create this lacey masterpiece. Well, something of that sort. Anyway, they were so cool of course I had to get the full 411. They are called Sally Hansons NEW Salon Effects nailpolish strips. You can go with a solid color or spice it up with leopard print, zebra print, lace, fishnet, there are so many different styles to choose from. At first I was all confused on how to actually apply the strip or how it even worked. When Mika was trying to explain it just sounded bizarre to me. Right after we finish stuffing our faces at the delicious Chip Shop we headed on down to CVS. We searched the make up aisle and nothing, then baby Mika (I like to call her that because she is so tiny) found them on the tallest rack there is (ironic). It was hard to see the colors and prints to choose from because they were so high up but it's all good because I had found what I had been dreaming of (for the past 20 minutes). Me being the saucy diva I am went with the zebra print. I got home and immediately opened the box and gave it ago. The kit includes 16 strips in varying sizes, a cuticle stick and mini file/buffer. You actually file the access of the strip off of your nail. One must purchase this in order to understand the awesomeness of this new product. I have had them one for almost 4 days now, I did the dishes, went in the hot tub, and was in the shower everyday. No chipping, no lifting, just a perfect manicure. I read that it last for up to 2 weeks. I will report back and let you know the status then. Until then, go out and get them! You can find them at any CVS, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, Duane Reade and Target.

Speeding Bullets

Soulkhan feat. Akie -"Speeding Bullets" Official Video was just recently released. This is hilarious. What a great concept, admirable song, and amazing talent. I am pretty much in love with the both of them.

Spotted: JadeTribe

It was Tuesday morning and Jimmy was getting up early in order to catch a bus with the fellow brown bag crew. They had a show to do in Boston. I woke up to Jimmy kissing me on the forehead and shoving Suri under my arm like a baby. Then, Suri being Suri, started acting like a maniac and woke me up. I was all flustered and was like I'm gonna be late for work! Got up, started my daily routine and out the door I went. I was wondering what happened to my phone because my alarms didn't go off this morning. Until, as I was walking to the train, they went off. Further realizing I left an hour earlier for work. Idiot I said to myself. Got on the train anyway and figured I would just have a nice breakfast and people watch on the bench in front of the store. What made this even more worth while was, some super cute chick came up to me and asked me if she could take my picture. Of course me who loves to have all the attention in the world was like of coursseee dahlling! As she snapped my picture I asked what it was for and she told me she works for handbagdesigner101.com and I have been spotted! She handed me her card with her info and I could not help the enormous smile that was becoming my face. All giddy because first off I LOVE this site and read it daily and 2nd one of our designers was just named "The Best Green Bag" in their 5th annual independent handbag designer awards. Congrats to Belinda Pasqua of The Sway! I checked the website non stop for a couple of hours and then there it was, front and center on the main page. It was ME and my beautiful handbag designed by JadeTribe. I will say I am not deeply in love with the pic but what girl doesn't over analyze any picture. But I still feel privileged and honored to have my photo posted on their fabulous site! Thank you handbagdesigner101.com!

Spotted on - Handbagdesigner101.com

Polaroid

Taken outside of Brown Bag Thursday last summer

Yay Me,

Hello Summer!

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Peace,

The dress of infinity.

Our favorite dresses* of the season is designed by Canadian designer Sonja Den Elzen. Sonja's line Theives infuses aesthetics cultivated from Sonja's love of design, tailored fashion and high end street fashion. An appreciation of art, the exploration of texture and a growing respect for the environment keeps Sonja exploring different raw materials and methods of construction providing subtle, yet distinct attention to detail, quality and style.

"Clothing helps form our identity and individuality as we would like to share it with the world."

This 5-in-1 dress is made from 100% lyocell an extremely light weight fabric which will be ideal for the summer months ahead. Due to the long winter we encountered, I can only imagine the heat and humidity that we will get hit with this summer. Although, no complaints here as I live for summer! Check out the video below to see how many different ways you can style the dress. I think it should really be called the dress of infinity, because that's how many options you have ;)

Thieves 5 in 1 Dress from sonja den elzen on Vimeo.

The dress is currently on back order and should arrive within the next 2 weeks. I highly recommend pre-ordering (call us at 212.680.5630 or online) as we do not get many sizes, and this one is for sure going to fly out the doors, as it already has done once this season.

Peace & Love,

Beyonce = Buck

I have been obsessed with this song at the moment. Beyonce is unbelieveable in this performance, a true artist. Def deserves the tribute to the fullest. Jimmy thought the 1st half of the performance was lame, I thought it was amazing. The timing skill and strength a dancer has to have in order to make it look amazing, still be entertaining, sing and look gorgeous.. I mean come onnn'! Beyonce is nothing shy of BUCK!

Aabaraki feat. Soul Khan - "Karate" Official Music Video

A Must see video by Aabaraki feat. Soul Khan - "Karate" Official Music Video. I watched the video about 2 days for the first time and have not been able to get the song out of my head. Yes, it is that good people. Just see for yourself.




Like McDonald's.. I'm Lovin' it,

Suri Does Yoga

Hey guys, sorry I've been a little MIA lately. It has been a bitch to steal internet from element n it takes forever to boot up once it is plugged into our actual modem. A-nnoy-ing. Anyway, besides that I have been feeling quite zen lately. I have been doing yoga for the past week and it has been phenomenal. I feel so much more stress-free, flexible, and just all around open. I have to get my act together a little bit and start doing it at normal hours though. Lately, I have been starting the video around 12 a.m. (stupid, i know) and I stop after an hour. Although I will say it completely relaxes me to fall asleep quicker. I was always one of those who would lay in bed for hours and could not get my brain to slow down enough to actually fall asleep. With an hour of breathing exercises, "relaxed eyes" and stretches under my belt I fall asleep pretty quick.

A few weeks ago I saw on Groupon that there was a coupon for Bikrim Yoga for a month of unlimited classes with a small fee. I called up Meggie to let her know, bc a friend in class is always a plus and was an opportunity to good to pass up. So we both bought it and have yet to us it lol. Hopefully this week we will start. But I will say this, I do think it was good that I was able to learn a few of the basics so I didn't look like a complete fool in class. Plus in bikrim its like 100 degree sauna, ones gotta prep for that!

Another funny thing about this whole experience is that when I am in my place of zen, Suri always likes to watch me as I am doing this. When I switch positions she always has to sniff it out, or in this case (downward dog) she likes to hump her baby beneath me. She's hilarious and adorable all at once. All in all, I highly suggest yoga if you have sleeping problems, sore muscles, achy back, or a cute pompoo that wants attention.


Just a lil baby Suri making sure I knew that she was on my mat. lol.


The Zen,