Vintage Mint

Husband + I enjoy a good concert poster {all 1.0 that we own}, and these {as well as eye-candy art prints}, by various artists, can be found on Poster Cabaret. Strong graphic design and wonderful use of colors + shapes gets me every time…

{by Vahalla Studios}

{by Kevin Tong}

{by Delicious Design League}

{Flowers by Nate Duvall}

{Monsieur IV by Blanca Gomez}

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Here are some books I might actually read purely based on the cover. Yes {I am this pathetic}, after being burnt-out from rigorous “advanced” English classes from middle school through high school {curse you Camus!} and all 5 English Lit classes in college {curse you Joyce!}, this is now what piques my interest in reading books. {Brain don’t fail me now!}

Classic with a Twist:
Pride & Prejudice + Zombies

{And I’m not even a Twilight/Evil Dead fanatic either.}

Eco-friendly stunner:
Worldchanging: A User’s Guide to the 21st Century

{Pretty bird, pretty bird…}

Quirky memoirs:
When You Are Engulfed in Flames

{Um, starting to notice a theme here…}

And if these books end up being mindblowingly dull, then at least they’ll look good on my bookcase shelves, right?

Broken foot + endless hours of staying at home = classic Japanese movie-watching.

Husband and I didn’t start watching samurai/Kurosawa movies until we were married {and I’m half Japanese! why did it take us so long?}, and now we cannot get enough of them. Although not hipster aficionados {yet}, we have seen at least 15 Kurosawa movies, and at least 10 of them feature Toshiro Mifune — by far the coolest tough-guy actor in all Japanese filmdom. He’s like the Steve McQueen of the East; he’s just that awesome. {Some faves: Yojimbo — A Fist Full of Dollars was based of this; Rashomon; Seven Samurai…}

{Mifune in Drunken Angel}

{Very dapper Mifune! Love this look, especially his grimace}

{Images via toshiromifune.org}

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Oh, I cannot wait for this movie to come out {neither can Husband, he’s a huge fan of WTWTA}. I just hope Jonze didn’t hipsterfy this darling story to death. I mean, I don’t want to watch a 120-minute epic music video of Karen O’s vocal mastery. I guess I should just be glad it’s not in CGI, or “produced” by Michael Bay.

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Lovely artwork by Mike Mills. {Wonderful colors, lines, and composition.} I would love to have one of these pieces framed on my wall. Until then, you can purchase a book of these from Nieves.

Fireworks

Humans

{Nieves catalogue}

Yay! A new ashleyg print! Great coincidence, since it’s been pouring rain all day here!

“Take Shelter”

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I’m pretty out of the hipster-loop, being the 8-5 penny pusher, no-longer 21 years-old self that I am. So I’m probably 2 years late for just now stumbling upon uber-talented vioalist + singer, Anni Rossi’s music. And wow {!} –  girl is talented. {It’s so refreshing to see a vocalist using a viola as the instrument-of-choice. But I’m partial to the viola: I’ve played it from 3rd grade through the end of high school; and the viola’s mid-tone sounds are often overlooked and never quite gets the same musical attention as say, the violin or cello. And yes, the viola is different than the violin.} Seeing this makes me want to play again…

“Wheelpusher”

Can’t remember where I first saw this little Flash app, but it’s addicting. {Kind of like Line Rider}. You can make your own little Picasso-esque art using the provided shape and line templates and modifying the size, and color. It’s so easy you can’t go wrong {who could tell anyway? It’s Picasso, not Escher}!

{”Untitled”, self portrait}

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Don’t forget to vote today, fellow Americans! {With all the news forecasting astronomical voting lines, Husband + I decided it would be best to beat the crowds, so we voted early and turned in our ballots last Thursday. Phew!}

Tips on how to avoid election day disaster{s}, here.

{Print by Cody Hudson; $200}

{First seen here.}

F-i-n-a-l-l-y! I’ve been waiting + waiting for the new season of 30 Rock to start, and tonight is the first new episode! {Although, technically this was on hulu as of last week.} I’m elated that my Thursday comedy nights are now complete!

{Image via TV}