by all means, sell me on #vineapp

...because so far, this is how i feel.

i know it's new and perhaps people will figure out the "best way" to use it. but so far this sudden craze just reminds me of  the scene in mean girls where regina has two conspicuous holes in her sweater and because she's regina george, everyone else starts doing it. similarly...

vine is made by twitter so it must be amazing? one big blogger signs on, feeds to instagram, and the next thing you know, everyone is doing. and i'm totally at fault! i even made a personal account and we have one for the everygirl. (anyone in social media can attest you have to lock in those usernames stat before you end up alainakaz_123_ilikepuppies). i just feel there is already so much happening with blogging, facebooking, tweeting, instagramming, vimeo-ing, tumblr-ing... do we really need vine-ing? reeeeally? i could more so see how it is valuable if there's no time limit on the video and bloggers and people could use it as a personal tool for video editing that they can then share on their other social media. do we have to follow one another on the app itself? it's too much to keep up with! and sadly, if you're in this industry, you have to keep up or you're left behind! like it is in any industry i suppose.

ok, i'll get off my soapbox and stop venting. what do you think of the new app? are you into it? by all means, sell me on its advantages! i just know that so far i haven't seen one vine video that offered me something a still shot of the same thing couldn't have also provided viewers.

and thanks, nikki, for sending along this gif illustration!

update: ok, for further investigation, i gave it a go and made my first video. i'm even bored watching it.  thank goodness tuck and fi are so cute. hah will try harder next time...

words worth reading.

via

ladyporn fridays

1. i'm certain with this minty delight in the kitchen i'd start baking all the time. 90% certain. ok, 65% certain.
2. jenna's closet.
3. this pink duo would look lovely on a lady's bed. or lady's couch. or anywhere in a ladyhome.
4. to keep you alert when the clock strikes 3pm.
5. if i stepped in there, i'd never get out.
6. gooood morning, you.
7. want these sparkles for friday nights with the girls.

words worth reading: sabrina, 1954

"Paris isn't for changing planes, it's for changing your outlook. For throwing open the windows and letting in la vie en rose."

"I have learnt how to live... How to be In the world and Of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch. And I will never, never again run away from life. Or from love, either..."

"Oh never resist an impulse, Sabrina. Especially if it's terrible."

I was flipping through Netflix over the weekend determined to watch something new and not rely on one of my favorites. I stumbled upon Sabrina, the original 1954 Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart version and decided to give it a whirl. I've never been a huge fan of black and white, old films–to be honest Breakfast at Tiffany's, Casablanca, and Citizen Kane all were a bit over my head...–but i thoroughly enjoyed Sabrina. Probably because of the love triangle. Who doesn't love a good love triangle? And all the references to Paris! And the fact that Paris transformed Sabrina from an innocent, naive, ignorant girl into a stylish, headstrong woman, as it tends to do... I definitely recommend giving this one a try if you've never seen it. The opening scene where she tries to kill herself because a certain man doesn't notice her was dramatic to say the least, but I promise it gets better after that. Bogart has quite a few funny lines. I chuckled.

Have you seen Sabrina? Do you like old films? What are your favorites?

Weekend in Instagram

four new amazing women joined team everygirl this week as spring writing interns. danielle and i are finally getting the hang of having help and we even prepared and had a little treat waiting for them on their first day. birchboxes, rifle paper co. notepads, hot pink le pens from design darling's shop, and our go-to anthropologie monogrammed mugs. we had them trained and efficiently working in no time!

i was able to make it to my friend allison's engagement party on friday night despite the sad sad state of tuck (who was not left home alone unsupervised, i assure you). allison is the first of my close friends to wed and the first friend wedding i'm standing up to, so it was really exciting to all come together my best ladies to simply celebrate and have a great time. friday's event was like a mini wedding complete with sit down dinner and dance floor. after that hefty glass of wine, i was finally able to relax a little given the previous day's event. granted i did have to duck out early to get back to my furry friend.
 

the office is almost done... still have to repaint but all of the other elements have pretty much come together. i realized what was missing from the gallery wall was more PINK. hot pink. so i added this canvas print from birdaria. you feel me? i feel you. much better i think.

and to give you all an update on mr. tuck. he went into the vet for a follow-up on saturday at which point his drain came out and bandages came off. we tried the tshirt method of preventing him from licking his wounds instead of the cone. he reminded me of an 80s teenager complete with tied-up baggy shirt and bad perm. alas, that wily dog wiggled his snout into the top hole of the shirt and got at them, so the cone is back. but he's healing well and feeling much better!

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damn you, universe!

...and i was having such a good week! you all know my dear cockapoo tucker? of course you do.

well yesterday afternoon i took him, his sister fiona, and their best best friend petunia (an 8-lb havanese) for a walk. when we came back in, i let them run up the front stairwell to my apartment on the third floor, only to realize the pitbull-lab mix that lives next door got out and was attacking fiona. tucker was in on it before i knew it, and no matter how hard i tried to pull the dogs apart, the neighbor's dog just kept lunging. i even opened my front door and shoved my dogs inside but the other dog was resilient and before i knew it we were all in my entryway. after about a minute of sprawling across the floor, trying to separate the animals, finally getting tucker into the bedroom with the door closed, and fiona and petunia into the bathroom with the door closed (tiny petunia managed to stay out of the scuffle, and thank GOD the big dog never went for her), all the while screaming "help" until my neighbor appeared from the basement where she had been doing laundry... ahh it was scary. talk about adrenaline.

after the animals were separated, i checked on them to see if and where they were bleeding. tucker had three very large, deep open wounds on his chest and armpit area (i'll spare you the open wound pictures)... i could literally see into him... i can't even explain it. it was horrifying. i saw petunia and fiona were fine. i grabbed tucker and fiona and went to the ER vet (wasn't positive fiona wasn't cut anywhere so i brought her in case). two hours later, he was put under, cleaned out, stitched up, and now has a drain sticking out of his armpit, a half-body cast/bandage, and a cone for three weeks, and pills that will likely make him sick... poor guy was up most of the night crying (i was up with him) and even now, he's sitting next to me huffing out little whimpers as i write...

i don't know if it's the cone or the pain. i assume both.

but what a man, taking the brunt of it to protect his two little ladies. fiona's been cuddling with him since we came home and slept next to him all night. wish us luck over the next three weeks. i'll keep ya'll posted.

hope your weekend is happier!