!!! CAT LADIES !!!

They made a documentary about cat ladies!
YAY.

Here are three reasons that I must see this film:
1. Documentaries RULE. Regular movies DROOL.
2. After viewing, I will be able to cite firmly, with sound evidence, quotes, and anecdotes, that I am not, nor will I ever be, a crazy cat lady. I'm just a regular 26 year old who has three stunningly adorable cats that she thinks are awesome. Period.
3. It's getting hot out, and movie theaters have air conditioning.

As says the website for the film:
'CAT LADIES is a one hour verité documentary that unravels the real story behind the oft-ridiculed 'cat lady' - a cultural stereotype and figure of ridicule for women of a certain age with too many furry companions. Through the intimate portrait of four unique 'cat ladies' we create a sensitive and emotionally honest portrait of women whose lives and self-worth have become intractably linked to cats.
It's not the number of cats that defines someone as a 'cat lady', but rather their attachment, or non-attachment, to human beings. They create a world with their cats in which they are accepted and in control - a world where they ultimately have value.'
BooYah. This film is going to RULE.

Linzo's Daily Wisdom

Always remove your shoes indoors.

(Photo credit: C. Gansen)

Why does this exist? Part II.

Really, American Apparel. REALLY??!!??

I don't want my ass to show MORE when I'm wearing super, awful unflattering leggings; I want it to show LESS.

I need a new rug.

And this is, obviously, the one that I need.

Thank you, CAT PARTY blog, for bringing this to my attention. I love you, way too much.

This is what Rachel & I did on Saturday night.

If ever I relay to you that my Saturday was an outrageous blur of crack, whores, sweat, and other forms of general nefariousness, I probably actually mean that I spent the night google image searching 'Himalayan Cat Portrait' and 'Elvis Black Velvet Framed' with Rachel.

I heart Grizzly Bear.

Grizzly Bear is not only a top-notch musical act, with top-notch, stone-fox band members and top-notch, killer harmonies; Grizzly Bear also makes one hell of a t shirt.

On Sunday, I had the pleasure of purchasing one such item at the Pitchfork Music Festival. Upon initial inspection of their Veckatimest promo t-shirt, I was taken by the heart-pounding-through-chest-far-quicker-than-normal disease and found myself hopping excitedly in the air while squealing girlishly under my breath for some seconds. After I realized I was alone at the merch table, having arrived to the Festival considerably earlier than my friends, and noticed the 13 people staring at me inquisitively, things got awk. To relieve myself of the heinous situation, I, without hesitation, bought the shirt and got the H out of the merch area.

This t shirt is awesome, primarily because it features an illustrated, 3-eyed Persian and secondarily because it may or may not say 'Cosmo Consciousness' in tiny letters.

I'm going to wear it every, single day for the rest of my life. Amen.

Note: I originally planned to feature a photo of myself modeling the t-shirt, but then came upon the above of super-hunk Daniel Rossen wearing it. SWOON.

These are, quite obviously, something I'd like to own.

Animals in Color is the Italian-based etsy store of designer Sebastiano Ranchetti.
His animal portraits are really, really, really good.
I'll bet he could do a really fetching custom piece featuring Miss Polly, 5 pounds lighter and minus the feline acne.

For the love of Silhouettes and Masterpiece Theatre

Wilhelm Staehle makes charming little silhouette collages. You can check out the rest of his portfolio here.

If I could lose my virginity again, it would be to you...

London Sole claims to be the first in street wear shoes inspired by ballet flats (*eye roll*)...however, they do know how to make a fetching shoe. I would make love to these ostrich leather flat with the dashing ribbon around the vamp. And, oh my, just take a look a that metallic lining!! <3

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For the record, Lindsay does NOT condone the above eye-rolling toward the venerable, well established London Sole Ballet Flat company. In fact, as an avid ballet flat admirer and partaker, she ranks London Sole/French Sole as one of four top contenders for 'Best Ballet Flats in the Universe,' sandwiched somwhere in there under Chanel, Repetto, and Delman.

I need one of these for my windowsill.

Like, ASAP. I gots too many plants that need homes!!

Swedish clogs are way hipper than you realize.

And these pictures from the Oak NYC PROVE IT.
Shredded, cuffed, faded jeans! Cutting EDGE!

I'd probably own a pair of clogs in every single color
if that wouldn't cause me to
a) twist my delicate ankles 7849769 times a day and
b) cross the line in terms of looking more like an 11 year old than a 26 year old.

Would a gold-plated retainer necklace make me more or less nerdy?

Kiel Mead makes some nice jewelry. Buy it for me here.

My Christmas Cactus Thinks I'm Jesus!

My Christmas cactus is blooming!!!

This is awesome for 3 reasons:

1. When any houseplant flowers, it is cause for celebration.
2. A Christmas cactus blooms twice a year: once at Christmastime and once during Easter.
That is, important days in Jesus's life are important days in a Christmas cactus' life.
3. It is July; July is my month, not Jesus's.

A Reverence for Wood...

This is my Father's favorite book!!! And it was featured on the Dover Sampler today!!!

Maybe this is me being a nerd and a half, but I think it's mega-awesome that Jim Crammond's book-of-choice appeared in my inbox this morning, on the very day of my birth.

Dover Sampler, you get me every time!

Happy Birthday, Lindsay!!!