Filed under: Loves and Inspirations | Tags: home decor, memories, photography, Poladroid, Polaroids, prints
I spent my afternoon brainstorming cheap and fun ways to decorate my bedroom in my new apartment. The bare walls are becoming too much to handle, so I was thinking of having a wall full of pictures that remind me of Oregon, and adding to it as I create new memories here. Ideally, I want a wall full of Polaroids. Realistically, I don’t own a Polaroid camera and with the amount of pictures I’ll be needing (and because I want to use pictures I’ve already taken), it’d be pointless and too expensive to invest in one just now.
I started searching for photo printing services that offer a polaroid style for non-Polaroid photos and in the process I tripped upon Poladroid. Poladroid is software that you can download for free on their site and using it is as simple as clicking and dragging a photo from your files. And it doesn’t just slap the frame around your picture either, but gives it the actual appearance of having been taken with an actual Polaroid camera.
I myself have been having loads of fun with this program:
Bah, it’s so much fun (:
Dacoda.
Filed under: Day To Day Shit, Loves and Inspirations | Tags: art, Bed Bath & Beyond, blogs, crafts, drawings, Hungarian football, lost moments, Meridian Idaho, missed connections, Sophie Blackall, thrift store finds
Have you ever checked out this site? It’s not nearly as popular as it should be. Reading through all the postings makes me lovesick and sets my heart all aflutter. If you think that’s perfectly lovely, then you will adore Sophie Blackall’s artistic renderings of such lost moments on her blog Missed Connections.
I experienced one myself this past Saturday while shopping for some wedding gifts with my sister:
I know, I know, I can’t draw to save my life. If only you knew how much time went into this :P
While shopping for yarn at a crafts store, I bumped into a display of fall-scented candles and it immediately set me to aching for autumn and cooler weather. I’m so excited, you really have no idea (:
A little while later I saw this:
And now I really want to make pretty pointless things with glass vases, sand, and random knick-knacks. Seriously.
I re-found this awesome t-shirt in my dresser last night before I fell into bed:
I am the thrift store queen.
That’s about all.
Tell me about your missed connections, hmm?
Dacoda.
Filed under: Loves and Inspirations | Tags: creativity, holy cute, inspiring movies, Marie Antoinette, plushies, sims, Sofia Coppola, tea, that's what she said, The Office
Have you seen anything cuter?
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She made it in five minutes! I’m thinking of trying my hand at making one similar to it, but you can also contact her and commission for one.
And I haven’t been able to stop singing this to myself:
I know what you’re thinking, “Sims, Dacoda? Seriously? Of all the videos people have probably made for that song?”
Seriously?
YES
:D
And everything about Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette is making me smile ear to ear. I love how bright and extravagant everything is, and how absolutely ridiculous life at Versailles was. It’s one of my all time favorite creatively inspiring movies. Perhaps I’ll have a post devoted to such inspiring movies? Probably :P
And to make you happy:
Cleaning shall now re-commence!
Love love love,
Dacoda.
Filed under: Loves and Inspirations | Tags: auto-tune, fortune cookies, home decor, ke$ha, livelavalive, lolz, Mitchell Davis, mmitchelldaviss, owls, tik tok parody
Hi hello!
I love LiveLavaLive.
AND THESE OWLS IN THIS VIDEO!!!! :D
More on auto-tune, some boys I know made this Ke$ha parody for the end of our senior video:
I got the best fortune a cookie could ever hold the other day:
Mmkay bye,
Ddacodaa
Filed under: Day To Day Shit, Loves and Inspirations | Tags: antiques, apartment living, kitsch, moving, organization, practical yet cute, saucers, tea cups, thrifting
I’m obsessed with buying cute cheap things. They know me at antique stores and thrift shops. Number one thing I can’t resist: teacups and saucers. Back at home, nearly every surface in my room was littered with my findings, but in cramped quarters such as here in my new apartment, everything must have a purpose.
Say hello to my favorite little beauties who just became as practical as they are darling:
Don’t worry, I have more than enough cups to satisfy my caffeine addiction,
Dacoda.
Filed under: Loves and Inspirations | Tags: California, Daniel, Eagles Of Death Metal, experimental, garage rock, hard rock, Josh Homme, music, Newport Beach, Palm Desert Scene, Queens Of The Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures
Advice: Don’t have that for breakfast. It’s a little ways past disgusting. I would know.
I’ve always been so in love with Josh Homme and every little musical thing he does, how could anyone not be?
I only listened to like, two songs until I met this amazing boy from California, Daniel, a couple years ago. Among many other things, he shoved a love for Josh Homme into my heart and that, along with everything else, has never left. Now, I own every Queens Of The Stone Age album, working on Eagles Of Death Metal, and just bought Them Crooked Vultures recently.
Josh Homme and the musicians that he creates all these lovely sounds with capture and captivate me every time I hit play. Their mix of experimental and garage and hard rock is so absolutely perfect, it is quite possibly capable of audio orgasm. (Cosmo told me that you can orgasm by just thinking about it, so it can’t be too hard to climax to these tunes. I can almost promise you won’t need to fake it.)
Unfortunately, Mr. Homme is taken by dear Brody Dalle, with whom he was a beautiful child. That doesn’t mean you can’t fall in love with his voice over and over again though.
Not only is he worthy of the title of The Ginger Elvis, he is also really rather funny (and makes smoking look so sexy).
I’m considering moving to SoCal to experience first hand the Palm Desert Scene and pursuing my career in rock journalism there. I hate hot weather, and the only people I know there I haven’t talked to in like, a year.
If a certain indie music master smart ass Republican from Newport Beach sees this, hit a lady up? I have a lot to say, it won’t be a waste, and you’d be the perfect non-stranger to help me navigate the music scene,
Dacoda.
Filed under: Loves and Inspirations | Tags: accessories, actors, brown sugar and vanilla, Chess, clothes, Cracked.com, English literature, fashion, florals, gold, Google, list, literature, makeup, panties, Philip Seymour Hoffman, polyvore, scents, Star Idaho, style, The Woman In White, Victoria's Secret, Web Comics, Wilkie Collins, winged out eyeliner, yoga
1. Victoria’s Secret’s Semi-Annual Sale
I think anyone can appreciate this. Girls love the feeling associated with wearing cute underthings, that’s a no-brainer. And yeah yeah, guys couldn’t really care less what your bra looks like as long as it’s able to come off fast. But there must be a moment as he’s fumbling with your bra clasp that the thought occurs to him “Wow, this is probably the most cleverly patterned piece of intimate-wear that I have ever had the opportunity to remove from a gorgeous lady. And oh my, those panties!”
2. Brown Sugar And Vanilla scented things
Seriously.
I’m wearing such scented body spray as I type this.
I could devour myself right now.
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
What with school being out and me having a ton of free time, I’ve been watching a lot of movies. Among these have been Cold Mountain, Pirate Radio, Almost Famous, Along Came Polly, and The Invention Of Lying. Guess what they have in common?
I would love to have lunch with Philip Seymour Hoffman. How has he won only one Oscar? How has he only been nominated three times?!
4. Chess
I spent part of my Sunday yesterday making note cards describing the properties of each piece, and then played game after game after game of Chess on my laptop. At approximately 1:00 a.m. early this morning, I won my first match. Chess is now my new favorite pastime.
And I just found this.
5. Yoga
I’ve been doing yoga at least twice a week for the past two months. My body longs for it if I go too long with out a sun salutation. You know how all those instructors tell you how you can feel the energy moving through your body and all that shit? It’s so true.
6. English Literature from the 1800′s
Even though I enjoy Jane Austen, I’m not talking about her. Right now I’m reading The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins. Some guy is named Percival. PERCIVAL.
This lady (the woman in white) Anne Catherick seeks a little help from a young drawing-master, Walter Hartright. After accompanying her to London in the middle of the night, Walter learns that she was formerly very closely connected with the family he is to be going to with his skills the following day. After they go their separate ways, Walter overhears a man in a carriage asking an officer if he’s seen a woman wearing all white, for a woman fitting this description has just escaped from his asylum.
I’m loving it, so much.
7. Florals
Florals by DacodaChasesSpoons featuring Juicy Couture jewelry
8. Big Gold Accessories
Gold by DacodaChasesSpoons featuring Victoria’s Secret leggings
(Remember when I said I was going to do one of these Polyvore things at least once a month? Bahahaha.)
9. Winged Out Eyeliner
I’ve always been a fan <3
10. Star, Idaho… still
I’m going over again on Wednesday this week, and I’m excited for the refreshing air :3
Nikon will be attending this time!
I recently declared that Google Chrome was my favorite internet browser, but after this article, I’m a little discouraged.
I love Cracked.com
Do you?
Dacoda.
Filed under: Loves and Inspirations | Tags: accessories, apparel, apron, art, baking, business, clothing, d.i.y., dresses, Elsie Flannigan, independent, indie, inspiration, Jeph Jacques, Missouri, paintings, prints, Questionable Content, Red Velvet Art, RVA, shop, Springfield, store, Web Comics
As mentioned in a previous post, I’m an avid follower of Elsie Flannigan’s blog. The lovely lady owns and operates Red Velvet Art with a few friends, an online shop with a gallery currently undergoing a transformation and relocation in Springfield, Missouri.
Check out these cute offerings and then head on over to the site for more and purchasing (:
Cute cute cute :3
Once again, go here!
And on a sidenote, the man behind my favorite web comic Questionable Content, Jeph Jacques, is making this into an apron and I am so excited:
Don’t get it? Read the comic, or cheat.
I’ll be in Boise all next week!
Dacoda.
Filed under: Loves and Inspirations | Tags: films, Guide To Living, models, nudity, pin-up girls, SG, Suicide Girls
But I’m a huge fan of Suicide Girls. Maybe after I get myself inked up a bit and grow a pair, I’ll apply. Maybe. But I’d love to at least shoot sets for them some day. Yesterday I forked over the $5 to download their Guide To Living movie, and I fell in love all over again with how adorable they are. In this movie, the lovely SG ladies teach 11 life lessons in minimal amounts of clothing, all the while keeping their signature pinup girl class without transcending into skankdom. Complete with a bitchin soundtrack, some of the lessons include How To Start A Fight Club, How To Fake An Orgasm, How To Roll A Joint, How To Kill A Vampire, and so much more.
This movie is highly recommended for any fan of Suicide Girls, hot naked chicks with tattoos, or if you like wickedly cute things and don’t mind a little a lot of nudity.
These dolls are all in film, along with others:
My personal favorites are Blaze, Evette, Lyxzen, Radeo, and Zoli.
What about yours?
Dacoda.
Filed under: Loves and Inspirations | Tags: art, biology, biotech, inspiring, Klari Reis, microscopic, petri dish, science, The Daily Dish, unique
I think I’m in love. Not with a person or an adorable puppy, but with Klari Reis’s set of 365 painted petri dishes. Reis draws inspiration for her work from science, and with this set she has emulated scenes from underneath the microscope using epoxy polymer and plexiglass petri dishes. Each dish is a beauty in itself, and together the effect is overwhelmingly fascinating. Reis is currently living and working in the San Francisco area alongside biotech companies. Check out these little beauties:
I meant to only include a few pieces, but go visit The Daily Dish blog and figure out how hard it is to choose only a couple favorites!
Also, check out Reis’s site. Her other artwork is just as amazing! I hope to buy some pieces by her one day (:
Now go fall in love!
Dacoda.
