out with the old

2011 has been one of the weirdest. I'm ready for bigger and better things in 2012. Hear me, Universe? In with the new.

+ 12 Ideas for happier days

all that glitters

The ocean is so dang gorgeous. (via life on the high seas)

piece by piece

Ellsworth Kelly, Study for "La Combe II"

on a roll

My rollerball fragrance game.

Fresh: MCMC Garden
Beachy: Jennifer Aniston
Sexy: Kiehl's Musk
Sweet: MCMC Maui

hidden places

[1 & 3 lady slider, 2 & 4 sigurd grunberg]

sermons in stones

everything

Happy holidays.

[Photo: Folkloric]

haven

[design crisis via the brick house]

This place.

manly man

So handsome (and talented in Weekend). Tom Cullen photographed by Bruce Weber for L'Uomo Vogue.

toss and turn

[takashi homma]

More here.

sunset

Last Sunday at sunset. Now if only the rain and strong winds would cool it so we could get back out there.

ace

[chase jarvis]

Side note: This photographer recently hosted a very interesting show on "The Business of Creativity" with one of my favorites, Ramit Sethi.

gray area

Inspiration: Madame Herve

1. Le Labo candle
2. Braun alarm clock
3. Woolrich blanket

respiration

A favorite artist decoding a favorite song from a favorite album. Win, win, win from Life + Times.

a little light

These affordable candles, available at ABC Home, would be great to give or receive. No wrapping required.

she and him

[chirs colls]

That's a lot of good looking for one couple.

loose ends

[nick dorey for twin via fgr]

studio space

[sfgirlbybay, garance dore]

flow

[dane peterson, quality peoples]

match up

[nytimes, the marion house book]

desert island

Inspiration: Eric Warner
Dream Collective necklace
Acne Wonder tee
Shimmi triangle bikini
NARS Body Glow II
Fouta Lifestyle towel

the big show

Beautiful day on the North Shore for the first day of the Pipe Masters. Big waves and prime people watching perfection.

book lovers

[kraus schonberg architects via contemporist]

a.p.

[david black for rolling stone]

Aubrey Plaza is my spirit animal.

time capsules

Stuff like this fascinates me to no end: the contents of recently rediscovered suitcases belonging to patients of the Willard Asylum in New York, which were put in storage between 1910 and the 1960s. Photographic documentation by Jon Crispin (via Chloe Aftel).

storytime

An all-time favorite story, from Neruda and Vallejo: Selected Poems.

daydreamer

[clare shilland, annemarieke van drimmelen]

see

snapshot

Bless my mess.

+ Some other things I was into this week:
1. Camp album (#gambinogirls)
2. Super legit hair tutorial
3. Miracle manicure prolonger
4. Delicious date shake recipe
5. Ellie Goulding Live EP
6. Happy Endings

summer down under

Australians really need to learn how to loosen up and have some fun.

Miss you people. (via VLA)

tough guy

[clare shilland and david lamb for gq style]