Him + Her

Him: Stoked

Anyone who knows me personally knows I spend a good chunk of my weekend stoked. A lot of people think it was just something you did in high school with your friends. I'm here to say your never too old to get stoked. If somebody asks why just say it helps with your glaucoma.

Him: Between two ferns

If you're not familiar with Zach Galifanakis he's the chubby bearded weirdo in the movie The Hangover. He's done a series of video's for a Youtube channel funny or die. He interviews celebrities in chairs "between two ferns." Get it. Ha. I couldn't copy the url from Youtube to play on the blog so you'll have to click on the links. Sorry but it's worth the trip. He's wonderfully unusual.

 

1.Natalie Portman

2.Ben Stiller

3.Charlize Theron

4.Conan O'Brien

Her: Wishlist

Things are a bit tight budget wise right now as I finish up school, as I'm not sure how long it will be until I get a job or start generating income from dong freelance work. However, if I had some extra cash lying around these are the things I'd be putting in my shopping cart.

This In-Motion Clock from Anthropologie is spectacular. It would be beautiful in a kitchen. And it swivels!

I've always dreamed of owning my own dress form. Not that I sew clothes, but it would just be so pretty sitting in a corner. Although this one from Urban Outfitters is lovely, I would really like a vintage one.

Home Love by Megan Morton. Him and I will probably be looking for a new home in the next year or two, and we are looking forward to really designing a place to reflect our personalities. Megan Morton is an interior design genius, and I'm sure this book would be full of oodles of inspiring things.

I collect pop-up books, and my collection is calling out for Popville. This book fold out in to a town! So cool!

I've had these adorable Tattoo Dolls bookmarked for a long time now, but I'm still loving them. They totally remind me of Him and I (with far less tattoos of course).

I've got gluten-free, soy-free, vegan cinnamon buns about to go in the oven and I can't wait to see how they turn out. I made them from scratch with yeast and a rolling pin and everything! It's been so long since I've had a cinnamon bun... I may just eat all 12 of them in one sitting!

Her: MicMacs

I am so excited to see MicMacs. Him showed me this preview today and I was smiling during the entire thing. I love Jean-Pierre Jeunet. What a brilliant imagination he has. He also directed the amazing Amelie, Delicatessen, and The City of Lost Children (which I had never heard of and is going to the top of my 'must rent' list). It looks like the release date for MicMacs is May 28.

Him: Joy Division

Lately I've talked about music with friends and co-workers a few times and most of them have never heard of Joy Division. I was pretty surprised because I don't really think of them as being an obscure band. Although there last album released in 1980. 

Like many other artists, lead singer Ian Curtis ended his own life; on the eve of their first North American tour. He suffered form epilepsy and depression. He would sometimes have seizures while performing. If you've never heard of them or only know about their more well known songs do yourself a favor and take a better look at one of my favorite bands.

The star that burns twice as bright burns half as long.

Her:

I thought Joy Division was a current band! Ha... shows how little I know about music. I didn't even know you liked them. Perhaps we could start listening to this in the car rather than our Niko Case CD for the millionth time!

Her: Locked Out.

 

Image from We Heart It

Today was beautiful. The sun was shining, the air was warm, and I felt like going for a walk. Him leaves for work at 3:30PM so I asked him to drop me off at the local supermarket on his way, about a 15 minute walk away from our house, and I would do some shopping and then walk home.

Before leaving, I asked him if I should wear my jacket, since he had just been outside with the dogs and knew what the temperature was like. He told me I wouldn't need my regular jacket and perhaps I should just bring a sweatshirt. So that's what I did.

After him dropped me off I bought some groceries (I'm making vegan cream of broccoli soup tonight) and headed to the drug store for a bread pan. On the way there I suddenly realized that Him had locked the door to the house when we left, and my keys were in my jacket pocket... on the back of a kitchen chair. Although I was a bit worried, I shrugged it off figuring the tenants on the top floor would be home and could let me through the house to our suit.

Turns out they weren't home. Because we live in a basement suit, we have bars on our windows. I was able to slide the windows open, and tried my best to squeeze my body through. I was only able to fit my head through, and scratched up my ears when taking it out. I could see the jacket that had my keys in it, but it was too far away for me to reach, even with my head through the bars. I searched the yard a bit and found some long wood beam type things that our landlord uses for her garden. I took one and tried to move the chair over to the window. I ended up knocking it over, on top of the jacket. I kept trying and shoved the chair and jacket along the floor, closer to the window, but they were still way too far down for me to reach with my hand. I grabbed a second piece of lumber and used them sort of like chopsticks, then started rotating them together so that the jacket rolled up a bit on itself and it created a stronger hold. When the jacket kept falling off I gave up and stuck my head through the bars again - almost getting my head stuck this time. All I could think was about those poor people who have to call the ambulance when they have parts of their bodies stuck in unusual places, like genitals in hot tubs or being stuck in a child's swing. I did not want to be one of those people.

After finally squeezing my head out again, I tried the twisting chop stick routine one more time and... success! I brought the jacket up to the window and was able to grab it with my hand. I got my keys out of the pocket, grabbed my grocery bags, and went inside. That's when I dropped a can of beans on my big toe. 

I think there is a chance that the neighbors were watching me the entire time, laughing together and placing bets on whether I would get in or not. I'm also pretty sure I had plumbers butt the entire time.

Her: Animated GIF Paranoia

via www.swiss-miss.com

This is so rad. Completely mesmerizing.

Him: Cruiser board

The weather hast to turn nice soon right? In Vancouver we've gotten a few nice days in the last little while but they're fleeting. Just a taste of good weather, just enough to make the rainy days that follow that much crappier.

I'm so convinced that it will be nice soon that I built myself a cruiser skateboard out of some leftover parts and a new set of big soft wheels (the soft wheels smooth out the ride and allow you to ride over rougher pavement than regular hard urethane wheels). I can't wait to start ripping around and bombing hills.

Maybe my native buddy Rob knows an anti-rain dance.

  
 

Her: Purses

I am not a purse girl. You know how some women have 25 purses and change which one they use every day to match their outfit? That is not me at all. I use one purse for about a year or more at a time. The only exception is if I am going to something really fancy, when I bring my small black sequenced purse.

Currently, I am using this bag in red. It's the Bond Street bag from Matt + Nat (a vegan handbag company).

 

 

While Him and I were out and about the other day I came across a shoulder bag and asked him what he thought of it. He didn't think it was that great, but also commented that I need a new bag because my current bag (above) is pretty ugly. What a thing to say! I really respect his opinions when it comes to fashion, since he knows far more about the topic than I do, so he could have told me this long ago. Silly boy. Anyways, now I'm on the hunt for a new bag... under $50.00, hopefully much less than that. And it can't have any leather in it. Here are some that have caught my eye.

TippyThai on Etsy has some cute handmade bags. I like this one because of the bow.

 

And this one because of the splash of red inside.

 

As well as this one because of the cute little buttons.

I like this one because of the button and I could fit a sketch book in it, although it is a bit pricey.

And look at this cute nautical one! 

 

Or I could go the vintage route and get this cute 1980's flight attendant bag.

And I also like this bag from Urban Outfitters, although it is a bit more than my budget too. It comes in different colours, but I like the black on black.

 

Choices, choices. I'll have to get Him to help me pick. Do you have a favourite bag?

Her: Anthropologie Wake-Up Retreats

I was browsing the home decor items on Anthropologie and I came across a collection of images called Wake-Up Retreats. Look at the amazing sets the products are on; It looks like they're made of cardboard!

If I could have any job in the world, it just might be designing the window displays and art directing photo shoots for Anthropologie.