23 February 2009

ear to ear



I'll have you know that I was all set to break from list-making for a while. I do believe I've developed a bit of a disorder. but then melissa went and tagged me and I'll not say no to melissa because she makes excellent scones and has cute babies that I like to pretend are mine.

six that are smile-worthy:

1. sushi bar conveyor belts and video cameras. I cannot stop watching this. I am in love with it and would like to hole up in a dark room with it and watch it until the sun comes looking for me.

2. husbands who find things you thought you lost forever.

so ward gave me the most fantastic ring for my birthday which of course, I promptly lost. because somehow, I am able to hold onto every last cheap, crappy ring I own but the minute I receive a gorgeous handcrafted piece that feels as if it was designed especially for me, I lose it. I lost my first engagement ring too. yes ma'am, I certainly did but that's another story. but then, over a belated valentines dinner last week, ward said hey, lookie here and there, in the palm of his sweet hand, sat said lost ring. and the heavens parted and the angels rejoiced, I swear it. he'd found it in the trunk of the car a few days back and decided to save it and surprise me with it at dinner. I have not taken it off, not even once because honestly, I'm just trying to enjoy this ring before it inevitably slips off my finger and falls prey to the curse of andrea, the girl who cannot hold onto pretty rings. I figure I have a couple of weeks. a month, tops.

3. pink balloons that don't die.

there's a pink balloon in my room and it will not die. not that I want it to die, but it's been two weeks and shouldn't it be dead by now? really, it should be somewhere near the floor looking sorry. instead, it continues to hover shyly over my side of the bed and let me tell you, it's as pink and buoyant as ever. I've taken to calling her pinkie and I'm rooting for her to make it. I really am.

4. collaborations with siblings.

I'm collaborating with my brother on a project of his this week. this is big news, this is great news but also, this particular collaboration requires me to get on a plane and fly someplace warm and near the ocean. I leave in about 24 hours and am still in a state of disbelief.

5. ezra's word for tights: sockpants. I'm sorry. I know I've mentioned it here before but I can't help myself.

6. orange ranunculus. omg, orange ranunculus, I love you.

and speaking of list-making, joslyn over at simple lovely recently invited me to put together the list of all lists. if you're not totally sick of me and list-making, you can read it here. oh, and christina, I'm officially tagging you. your world is filled with all kinds of smile-inducing sort of stuff. I know that for a fact.

33 comments:

  1. I loved this list. and I'm so happy that he found your ring. how exciting that must have felt!!!

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  2. My partner likes to loose things, this morning he lost his bath towel...? he used it yesterday morning after his shower and somewhere in between then and his shower this morning it has gone missing... strange boy.

    Luckily I am a good finder.

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  3. Oh my goodness, the sushi video. Transporting, mesmerizing, brilliant. Whoever stuck the camera on the conveyor belt is a genius. LOVED it when he turned the camera around - the faces, the glimpse of the camera in the mirror, the art on the wall... And the music, *sigh*. Thank you so much for sharing this. Inspiring! And I'm glad you've got your ring back!

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  4. i said it on your flickr, but i'll happily say it again. this post makes me smile so much, my cheeks hurt.

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  5. i said it on your flickr, but i'll happily say it again here. this post makes me smile so much, my cheeks hurt.

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  6. I am a list lover too. That is what attracts me to your blog. I read this on flickr and I still love the sock pants. I was going to take a picture of mine hanging out to dry because I need a new picture and I think I will title it sock pants.

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  7. Hey, I was just drooling over some red-orange ranunculuseseses this morning at the Lincoln Park Conservatory in Chicago! I really do love those flowers, all low to the ground under the plants that more aggressively demand your attention. And I think sockpants is probably worth mentioning in every entry.

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  8. good luck on collaborating with your brother!

    & that's so great that he found your ring :)

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  9. Ok, the sockpants word is going to give me after giggles for days! Too funny!

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  10. sockpants is definitely awesome enough to keep getting a mention

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  11. Your blog is truly my favorite. I just love it. Always makes me smile and has colors dancing in my head. I lose baubbles too! And it's never the crap either. Recently it was a ring my grandmother gave me when I was only 13. I've worn it longer than I haven't and I don't think I'm ready to say it's gone yet. But maybe I'll get lucky, you never know. xx

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  12. yes, the sushi video will be overplayed here too. brilliant!

    good luck on your endeavor...

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  13. I love your lists...I make them,too! And sockpants should be mentioned often--even in the summer--because it's just too funny
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  14. I love lists, and yours are especially nice.

    Also, the word sockpants should be in the dictionary. When I shared that little bit of cuteness with my fourteen-year-old daughter, she loved it so much that she has taken to using it herself.

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  15. Some of the best blogs I read are lists!! Yours is enjoyable to read. I just love hearing "sockpants"!!

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  16. sockpants is definitely worth more than one mention.

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  17. Please keep talking about the sockpants. I totally love it.

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  18. I'm glad he found your ring.

    the orange flowers made me smile ..

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  19. I love, love your list. : ) You inspire me, lovely friend.

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  20. Oh, orange ranunculus... My absolute favorite!! So happy, delicate, beautiful, and just plain lovely!

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  21. I adore ranunculas too, but there's something about our climate that does not agree with them. So sad. I'll live vicariously through your picture instead. :)

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  22. Good list!

    Yep, that sushi boat video kills me. Did someone plop a 5D mark II on the boa and let it ride? cause I'd be freaking out!

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  23. hahahaha
    sock pants ,that is precious!

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  24. LOVE orange ranunculus too! And everything else too. You are such a delight, my Hula friend. Miss you xo

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  25. I love lists and yours is wonderful. I'm totally in love with sockpants!

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  26. The sushi video is the best. So etheral and dreamlike. Cinematography at its best!

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  27. sockpants is pretty much the cutest thing i've heard in a looooooooong time. lol!!! how ridiculously adorable!

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  28. your photos just, wow, they blow me away, in the most exciting way possible

    never stop clicking.

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  29. Lovely list. I love the idea of calling tights "sockpants".

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  30. Your blog is awesome!
    I enjoy each and every visit.

    best wishes :-)

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  31. yes. list are good. sockpants. worth mentioning again. do you have funny jar, like she suggests over at inchmark? good for such things.

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  32. This was such a happy list. :) Thank you for making a snowy wintermondy a bit better. :)

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  33. yes! we have a similar photograph of the same flowers!

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