72 hours: the playlist

by the end of critique tomorrow (11am-4pm) i will have been awake roughly 3 days in a row, with a 2 hour nap after day one. in honor of this fabulous series of all-nighters, i have prepared the best. playlist. ever. here's to you, floor plans and section views!

1. Phantom Planet - After Hours
2. Vampire Weekend - I Stand Corrected
3. Okkervil River - Westfall
4. Phoenix - Lost and Found
5. Ben Kweller - Commerce, TX
6. Ben Folds - Gone
7. Ween - Your Party
8. Van Morrison - Wild Night
9. Wilco - I'm the Man Who Loves You
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
11. Stars - Take Me to the Riot
12. Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
13. Ted Leo + the Pharmacists - Bleeding Powers
14. Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure
15. Beastie Boys - She's Crafty
16. the Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown
17. Of Montreal - Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider
18. Citizen Cope - Sideways
19. Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life
20. Andrew Bird - Measuring Cups

lack of sleep = extreme silliness. xoxo.

can't always get what you want

working on a digital portfolio to send out with job applications and things like that. i wish it didn't look so blahh. i don't know what to do. i really should be working on my model.

caterwaul.

we are designing toys for 252. i'm currently debating a bumble bee / lady bug transformers kind of toy. or an anteater with a magnetic ant-eating tongue. i don't know.

i had a fun conversation with Chris Clemmer of Sprig Toys on Monday. Sprig is an eco-toy company based in Fort Collins, Colorado. their toys are made of a mixture of reclaimed wood particles and recycled plastic, called Sprigwood. they don't have any batteries, and they are really, really cute. check it out:


they even light up and make sounds!

i am really excited to make some cool toys, and i might even bring my young sister in for testing day. she likes toys, i like toys, sounds good to me!



i have started working on my final course document. i was thinking about incorporating this chandelier/lamp theme, but Lo said it is very Urban Outfitters. it's very possible. if anyone has any thoughts about this, please let me know in the comments.



also, i had a cupcake from Gingham Bakery yesterday... it was SO GOOD. go check them out on Thurman Avenue in German Village! they have so many kinds of cupcakes and their store is very, very cute. like pink walls cute. and i know we all love supporting local businesses :)