happy friday!

via Rhayne

Do people actually name their daughters "Precious"? I saw it recently on "The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss" (Friends, of course), when Mike has to break up with his girlfriend... named Precious. Phoebe advises him that if she gets upset, he should "just rub her belly and give her a liver snap." I laughed.


a plan for a heist
oh! let's go to London and pretend we're engaged to Prince William!
the cost of nukes
remember this if you're lonely
LOVING Gaga's hat
loving this attention-getting ad
loving me some Olsens
looking good made easy, brought to you by Amy Adams
Gloria Steinem visits Chelsea Lately... so much girl power to the square inch
if you read Harry Potter books... these rooms are how I imagine 12 Grimmauld Place to look
Posh&Becks looking ahh-dorable


&&
O.M.G. I. love. Beyonce.
So awesome to see her wedding dress, yes, but this whole video was amazing.

happy friday!

Photo of Oprah and puppy courtesy of Examiner


Hope your weekends are filled with joy! I intend to make this one festive, though I'll also be making some time for taking some portraits. I also must do lots of studying. Any tips for staying focused? Delve into some of my personal favorite finds from this week here:


Karina has been writing for The Examiner in Albany, NY. Check out her work here!


A blog about how dads were the first hipsters? Yes, please.


Fun striped tablecloths at this Connecticut wedding!


Piccsy.com is filled with beautiful, off-beat, ironic and fun images for your browsing.


This week, I simply can't get enough of MGMT's "Electric Feel"


Captivating kitty eyes, via my friend Clare's blog exez&ohhz


Joanna expresses her sympathy to Prince William (no, nothing to do with his brand-new marriage!)

royal wedding tomorrow!

I think the entire watching world combined has just as much pre-wedding jitters as the couple themselves today...

How about this fun Vanity Fair story comparing this to the previous wedding of our lifetimes?

a timely reminder

giggle.

via The Paris Apartment

happy friday!

Photo by Shanti Knight


Have a fantastic weekend! Here are some of the cooler things I found on the internet this week...

Totes wish I could be in London on the 29th! If I were, I'd be doing this.

Ah, Savannah! (via Jamie Beck)

Janis Joplin's take on music.

The new J. Crew blog.

Symbolic mid-day revitalization.

I saw Lil Wayne live this week. Here's the story of how an Indiana college town got on his tour.


For art people.


Being disagreeable.


Everybody loves a mud puddle.

william & kate

This morning I walked into the kitchen and Augusta told me the big news: Prince William and Kate Middleton are engaged! I'm over the moon. Because they are so cute, and it's one of those things where it's an interesting time to be alive— watching how the royal court works with Kate Middleton's commoner status.

Look at this ever-so-English announcement from the palace:

“The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton. The wedding will take place in the Spring or Summer of 2011, in London. Further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course. Prince William and Miss Middleton became engaged in October during a private holiday in Kenya. 

Prince William has informed The Queen and other close members of his family. Prince William has also sought the permission of Miss Middleton’s father. Following the marriage, the couple will live in north Wales, where Prince William will continue to serve with the Royal Air Force.”

Also, read more here, here, here and here. And for Auntie, here.

Photo courtesy of Bowilkingham Palace

Update: This just in— William gave Kate Princess Diana's sapphire engagement ring!

Photo courtesy of People.com

Oh yes, and this.