March 19th, 2011
Weekly Weak Knees
This habit change cheatsheet is a guide to changing yourself that seems like it could be a triple distilled kind of effective. I’ve just started using it and it’s simple enough that I think it’s going to work perfectly for me.
image: zen habits
I have such a weakness for european street style, and Tiina’s outfit is perfectly over the top in away that makes me want to play dress up before our cold weather is entirely gone. Confession: I wish I was from Finland or Sweden so I could have extra vowels in my name. Doesn’t Kyylä have a nice look to it?
image: hel-looks
I stumbled onto the song Ford Mustang by Serge Gainsbourg last week, and I’m in love! He produced music from 1958 – 1987 and the mix of French and English is perfect in my books. I’ve never heard the phrase “ford mustang” said with more dramatic emphasis, it transforms to practically become a tango.
It’s always charming and exciting to get a peek inside of people’s collections, and even nicer when they’re displayed so beautifully.
image: tornadoes and tigers
The Winnipeg City Guide featured on Design*Sponge was beautifully curated by my neighbour and blog friend, Lenore of Lather, Write, Repeat. If you came to visit me my top restaurants to take you to would be Eat! Bistro, Boon Burger, Bistro 7 1/4 and Cake-ology, and the shops we’d have to visit would be Sew Dandee, Into the Music, Hoopers, For Space Sake and Silver Lotus! Road trip? :)
image: julia rothman via design sponge
Irina Werning‘s Back To The Future photography project is a fascinating and clever re-staging of family portraits. I can only picture the process of getting just the right expressions from everyone.
image: irina werning
This newly discovered home movie at Disneyland from 1956 was shot on 16mm Kodachrome film, and includes the video’s uploader’s grandmother meeting Walt Disney! I’m completely fascinated by old home movies, and the score is so charming that everything about this makes me want to film my next trip to Disneyworld. After time traveling to 1956, obviously.
Home Movies At DisneyLand – 1956 from Jeff Altman on Vimeo.
Danielle Thompson has such great style, and the way she shows off her Coat of Many Complements is a great use of colour and typography. Never mind the coat! Beautifully pulled together, no wonder this is also the post of many complements :)
image: danielle thompson
Gah! I would LOVE to road trip to Winnipeg! I’m only two hours away from you in northern Minnesota…maybe I’ll have to head up there this summer! :)
Thank you for the Zen Habits link- that’s just what I’ve been needing to get my butt into gear!!
If you figure out how to time travel back to 1956, take me with you? I think I’d totally rock 50s fashion. TOTALLY.
Also, those family portraits are so cool! What a fun/fabulous idea.
Thanks so much for the sweet shout-out neighbour! I love bragging about our cool little city to the rest of the world. Hopefully it will convince some of your blog friends to road trip it out to you! :)
ps: your tattoo is looking lovely, can’t wait to see it all finished.
XO
Lenore
i used to work at eat bistro – maybe i served you once! how funny!
I saw that photography project recently too, it’s amazing!
That Disneyland video was so cool! I loved when the grandma was just standing on the pirate ship, waving. ha!
Oooh that habit change cheatsheet looks great. Maybe it’s just what I need to finally KICK my coffee habit…. :)
You could totally make your name into a Finnish or Swedish name!! ;) I adore European street style, as well! And I totally wish I was from France. I really think I was born on the wrong continent…
Love zenhabits. Kudos to your photo crediting decision.
Next up : a tattoo update? [hint] :)
Definitely soon! It’s almost 100% healed now, as soon as it’s pretty to look at I’ll do a photoshoot :)
This is definitely my favorite Weekly Weak Knees post!! I love everything in this post. =) xo.
Pea. Ess.
I decided to take you up on your challenge and try to not post photos unless I have the original source anymore!! =D
One of my favorite week knees posts!! Getting into good habits is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, you must have read my mind to put up that link! What a great mini curation of fun things :)