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Friday Faves 7.15.11: Harry Potter

Last night, I dressed up in my Gryffindor costume and set out to join fellow fans to await the midnight release of the final movie in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Some of you might laugh and call us [Read on...]

Is this the real life? A 60b/Poor & Pretty Bohemian-inspired photo shoot

If you could see me right now, you would laugh at my excited squealing {due in part because of what I’m about to tell you and part because Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 comes out at midnight!!!!}. A few weeks ago, I got together with some really amazing women to do an editorial/promo shoot for my cupcake [Read on...]

DIY Beachy Sea Salt Hair Spray

My favorite way of styling my hair used to be straightening it, but now it’s summer and it’s far too hot to be doing that. Plus, now that my hair is shorter {thanks, again, to my friend Ryan Gorey}, it’s easier to just wash it, [Read on...]

Inspiration: what A. J. Jacobs' "Year of Living Biblically" taught me

While I could give you a very long list of the TEDTalks* that I’ve watched recently, that have inspired me, I’m going to point out just one (for now). Writer and Esquire editor A. J. Jacobs gave a talk in 2007 about his recently published book, The Year of Living Biblically. While I’m not religious (neither is Jacobs), I was [Read on...]

One Week: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

In exactly one week {plus a few minutes for those pesky trailers}, Jill, Stan, and I — along with millions of fans around the world — will be glued to large projection screens, watching the last movie of the Harry Potter series. I will probably need to hold Stan’s hand the whole time. I’ve been obsessed with these books since [Read on...]