Bring wine or chocolate to everything. People love when guys do that. Not just because of the gift, but because it is endearing to imagine you standing in line at Trader Joe’s before the party.

— Mindy Kaling

• A beautiful painting for a gloomy Tuesday. 

NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.

• We drank, we ate & we danced in a jump rope at Ana's Cantina. 09/30/11-10/02/11.

• I want anything and everything Marimekko.

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. 
- Steve Jobs

• Classic Ralph Lauren. Stunning. NYFW. (the fabulous, Jamie)

"You’re the only girl I’ve seen for a very long time that actually did look like something blooming."

—F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night, via caryrandolph.com

Kate Moss's wedding. a girl can dream.

Cindy Crawford and the State of Supermodel

Cindy embodied the clash in the ’90s between European fashion (flashy and baroque) and American fashion (obsessed with cleanliness and simplicity). Rather than the image of a model as a fussy and feminine living doll, Cindy Crawford was James Dean. 
Even in a ball gown or styled to look demurely feminine, Cindy broadcasts toughness, a kind of forthright cowgirl confidence. She is an aggressive object. When thinking about models there is a void where the knowledge of an inner life should go. We are left to imagine a person based on what their appearance suggests. Cindy Crawford made it easy to imagine that person.
She branded herself as American, constantly. As much as Michael Jordan did. She established an iconography of white tees and blue jeans and soda, an American flag rippling somewhere in the background. She might as well have been Wonder Woman. 

- Molly Lambert for Grantland (via CaryRandolph.com)

Orange-Lime Margaritas

2 limes
1/2 orange
2 1/2 oz. tequila
1 oz triple sec
1/4 oz. agave syrup
1/4 oz. Grand Marnier

In a cocktail shaker with ice, juice 2 limes and 1/2 orange. Add tequila, triple sec, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Strain over glass with new ice cubes and float Grand Marnier on top.

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YUM

Perfect to serve as an hors d'oeuvres, for breakfast, lunch and/or dessert. Amusez-vous!
HOW TO: Blueberry & Honey Cinnamon Goat Cheese Crostini

You will need:
1 baguette; 1/2 inch slices lightly toasted4 oz. plain goat cheese
1 to 2 tsps. honey
1/4 tsp. grated nutmeg
1 tbsp. cinnamon
A pinch of sea salt
Blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, whatever your heart desires...

1. Whisk goat cheese, honey, nutmeg, cinnamon, and sea salt together. Set aside.
2. Spread 1 tablespoon of honey cinnamon goat cheese over each toasted baguette slice and top with blueberries (or other fruit).


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POP!

• Thank God it's Friday. See you at the Lake. 

• Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? I need these pillows.

• The Man Repeller and limbs sprinkled in DANNIJO. WHAT an arm party. 

• Coach Eric Taylor. The man of all men & the king of Fridays. (Esquire)

Sweden

• After London, the Tracy's took Sweden by air, land and water. July 1st- July 4th 2011.