tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61031379155963386452024-03-13T10:44:27.748-07:00living life in love"the most wasted of all days is the one without laughter."
--e. e. cummingsleah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-63902813631957960852011-06-24T17:49:00.000-07:002011-06-27T18:46:37.626-07:00fantastic friday.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">its friday!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> i have a busy weekend ahead of me, so tonight i will be relaxing with my red wine and catching up on hbo's weeds series (which is such a good show by the way). how are you spending your friday?</span></span></div><div> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0pxcolor:#8e8e8e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 16.0px Georgia; color:#8e8e8e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the city of luzern, switzerland came up with a </span></span><a href="http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/zentralschweiz/kantone/luzern/Abfall-Luzern-will-den-Spieltrieb-wecken;art92,94072"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">clever way to get people to notice trashcans.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">what a fun idea! we need some of these in houston.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; color:#8e8e8e;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i can't get over how awesome the new sherwin williams commercials are. they make me wonder: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">who names all the paint colors?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> when i was little i used to go with my dad to pick out paint & we would make up new names for all the different shades. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">i think it would be a fun job, don't you?</span></span></p></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6QfnEH8Nkgo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tired of getting up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water? problem solved! </span><a href="http://pinupmagazine.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">pin-up magazine</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> & </span><a href="http://phillipsdepury.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">phillips de pury & company</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://shoeboxdwelling.com/2011/06/10/the-nightstands/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">invented a new kind of night stand.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> i love it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6gduJH7mIc8/TgU3lf0CsII/AAAAAAAABYg/NjoYurkRlGE/s400/pu_nightstand_leon-ransmeier.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621960827176398978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*thank you, </span><a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">swiss-miss. </span></span></a></span></span></div><div><br /></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-27942506270281057042011-06-23T19:30:00.000-07:002011-06-23T19:59:48.699-07:00teaux deaux.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">what do you do when you're standing at a crossroad?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "> i feel like i'm at this crazy intersection with several signs all pointing me in different directions. how do i know which sign to follow or which road to go down? i refuse to stay stuck for a long time - its time for me to get my rear in gear! i officially deem this summer as project get your life together. first things first (let's start with baby steps) is make a 'to do' list. here's my list from today:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></div><div style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1. run</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2. laundry</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3. journal</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>4. research</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>5. happy hour :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>6. relaxxx </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">& of course my way of relaxing is to read all of the lovely blogs out there. thank goodness i found out that i'm not the only weirdo who lives by lists. check out the website <a href="http://listgeeks.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">listgeeks</span></span></a> and the <a href="http://todolistblog.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">to-do list</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> </span>blog. and i discovered this clever iphone app - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><a href="http://teuxdeux.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;">teux deux!</span></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">ahhhh organization.</span></span></span></span> i feel better already... </span></span></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-14713728054366835122011-06-22T19:46:00.000-07:002011-06-23T19:14:31.566-07:00color your summer.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">today i got an email from </span></span><a href="http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/welcome"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">snapfish</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">notifying me of a fun summer contest: </span></span><a href="http://summer.snapfish.com/?icid1=%7Botsc_res%7D&icid2=%7Botsi_2011_06_22_Color_Your_Summer_Green_purchasers%7D"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">"color your summer."</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> here's how it works: submit a photo according to the color of the week (last week was blue, this week is green) and at the end of the summer, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">get a free photo book </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">of all the photos you submit! this contest makes me want to walk around all day and capture colorful summer shots - i love it. enter in this 7 week competition and vote for each other... & for me (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">leahbell48</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here are some photos i voted for:</span></span></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J0pub2ks4zI/TgKtj4o3bDI/AAAAAAAABXw/4dDz__nI274/s1600/53807045f77fb_m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J0pub2ks4zI/TgKtj4o3bDI/AAAAAAAABXw/4dDz__nI274/s400/53807045f77fb_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621246116922616882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 140px; " /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iBEaYyGobcM/TgKtjgbtMlI/AAAAAAAABXo/sGQHq1sUWm0/s1600/54400a9237285_m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iBEaYyGobcM/TgKtjgbtMlI/AAAAAAAABXo/sGQHq1sUWm0/s400/54400a9237285_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621246110424969810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 140px; " /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oZfy-h66p1g/TgKsLMp-vPI/AAAAAAAABXg/_kd8ylSioqw/s1600/23503541c23f1_m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oZfy-h66p1g/TgKsLMp-vPI/AAAAAAAABXg/_kd8ylSioqw/s400/23503541c23f1_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621244593287642354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 140px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">my green entry:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UFPJSDXyekE/TgKtj3H-hSI/AAAAAAAABX4/lge6LX4HNhs/s400/232323232%257Ffp633-2%253Enu%253D32-3%253E584%253E%253B64%253EWSNRCG%253D354249458332-nu0mrj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621246116516234530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">...happy summer everyone!</span></div><div><br /></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-39158599945856763372011-06-08T15:56:00.000-07:002011-06-08T17:11:39.349-07:00bossa n' famous.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">my boyfriend got me hooked on the </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH7rBdu2bFE"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"bossa n' " albums</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">these tracks are a bossa nova twist on songs from classic bands like the rolling stones, bob marley, guns & roses, the ramones, the beatles & madonna. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">they're so good - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">check them out pronto.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">do any of you know about the tumblr </span></span><a href="http://awesomepeoplehangingouttogether.tumblr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">awesome people hanging out together?</span></span></a><a href="http://awesomepeoplehangingouttogether.tumblr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">its my new obsession... here are a few of my favorite photos:</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">penelope cruz & woody allen</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i5y5ozUewhE/TfAO94sq_mI/AAAAAAAABXQ/QARgIJbJ0mw/s1600/tumblr_lb4gymsxoN1qav7byo1_400.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i5y5ozUewhE/TfAO94sq_mI/AAAAAAAABXQ/QARgIJbJ0mw/s400/tumblr_lb4gymsxoN1qav7byo1_400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616005191685570146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">charlie chaplin & helen keller</span></span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bgLBDxtv-3I/TfABh5Jd4PI/AAAAAAAABXE/GNThWICCv1k/s1600/tumblr_lg2bfbgPcp1qgfx0uo1_500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bgLBDxtv-3I/TfABh5Jd4PI/AAAAAAAABXE/GNThWICCv1k/s400/tumblr_lg2bfbgPcp1qgfx0uo1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990417118847218" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">wes anderson & kanye west</span></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y5kWWBv0p1Y/TfABhZPF7iI/AAAAAAAABW0/3X7X8FsHin8/s400/tumblr_lm3wlnoJHs1qearaqo1_400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990408552508962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">henry ford, thomas edison, warren g. harding & harvey firestone</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OWk5eEdmAv4/TfABhmUmm2I/AAAAAAAABW8/2qE1tFvrkko/s1600/tumblr_lmgkr5xVzn1qearaqo1_1280.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OWk5eEdmAv4/TfABhmUmm2I/AAAAAAAABW8/2qE1tFvrkko/s400/tumblr_lmgkr5xVzn1qearaqo1_1280.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615990412065282914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mother teresa & princess diana</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QWWkPQrez8E/TfAO-TMO7AI/AAAAAAAABXY/djwY77NJaag/s400/tumblr_llsdr6JQOU1qearaqo1_1280.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616005198797270018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">madonna, sting & 2pac</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y5kWWBv0p1Y/TfABhZPF7iI/AAAAAAAABW0/3X7X8FsHin8/s1600/tumblr_lm3wlnoJHs1qearaqo1_400.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kh9awLftCiE/TfABFpIpG1I/AAAAAAAABWs/gTnmPSAmtlg/s1600/tumblr_lmco7zYbfj1qearaqo1_500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kh9awLftCiE/TfABFpIpG1I/AAAAAAAABWs/gTnmPSAmtlg/s400/tumblr_lmco7zYbfj1qearaqo1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615989931784084306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...happy hump day my loves! </span></div></span></div></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-17378051855024774752011-05-16T19:29:00.001-07:002011-05-16T19:39:07.340-07:00derby hats.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b3rMirhwpuM/TdHevbeSrLI/AAAAAAAABWg/F1oJ03dZmXM/s1600/P1060801.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">last weekend i went to the one & only <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">kentucky derby</span>. my mini vacay was full of friends, parties, bets & <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">hats!</span></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fkyY050hHWE/TdHevNWn-MI/AAAAAAAABWY/pDvqAIw4qcQ/s400/P1060800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607507913672751298" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G5a8plxq_QE/TdHeu1DVKsI/AAAAAAAABWQ/ppCeveyrggk/s400/P1060797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607507907149376194" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wYDSnvj7JVg/TdHeUZ-KrhI/AAAAAAAABWI/5SDdjwWiVaw/s400/P1060768.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607507453203361298" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I3Y53HECVP0/TdHeULUD-lI/AAAAAAAABWA/L-Yh0Rn9Gc0/s400/P1060766.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607507449268664914" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3eDALtjPu8Q/TdHeT_VlorI/AAAAAAAABV4/ymCznSXymNw/s400/P1060753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607507446053839538" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l1HrlKpA5wI/TdHeTgiCXeI/AAAAAAAABVw/HAmTR09ON2Q/s400/P1060752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607507437784554978" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FlmMHsGalf8/TdHeTTx9I9I/AAAAAAAABVo/4Xj4i0hVdkM/s400/P1060750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607507434361660370" /></div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b3rMirhwpuM/TdHevbeSrLI/AAAAAAAABWg/F1oJ03dZmXM/s400/P1060801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607507917463006386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " />leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-80811352226796289212011-05-01T08:53:00.000-07:002011-05-01T09:50:17.897-07:00may flowers.<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RmaG72hmmD0/Tb2Exaqt_HI/AAAAAAAABVQ/r4SKStWXP_4/s400/x_3e4170d3_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601779496025717874" /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xWAzH0FSitg/Tb2ExDsOCsI/AAAAAAAABVI/ktaEP6T7rWw/s1600/tumblr_lk7qwiQGhl1qh5mi4o1_500_large.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xWAzH0FSitg/Tb2ExDsOCsI/AAAAAAAABVI/ktaEP6T7rWw/s400/tumblr_lk7qwiQGhl1qh5mi4o1_500_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601779489857997506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-STeiDLulp4Q/Tb2HDlPAc0I/AAAAAAAABVg/fC9LIjgkI84/s400/tumblr_lh5mjkZLsT1qza0fjo1_500_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601782007123178306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px; " /></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uSHE2AfRY7A/Tb2Ew15H8iI/AAAAAAAABVA/eZREtKsx3ds/s400/tumblr_ljyi4kPXeK1qistmno1_400_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601779486154027554" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bUS5UBnipCY/Tb2EwrmaleI/AAAAAAAABU4/JDn7Vf5nyTI/s400/5604587900_70c025c0d6_o_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601779483391202786" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">may is here! i'm so ready to say goodbye to rainy april and say hello to beautiful may flowers. i love</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">may flowers</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">;</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">they have a way of brightening my day & and making me smile. what do you think of catherine's wedding bouquet? i thought it was lovely. although it looked simple, each flower in her bouquet </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://www.glamour.com/weddings/blogs/save-the-date/2011/04/royal-wedding-the-meaning-behi.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">were quite symbolic</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">did you know it is a royal tradition to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">place the bouquet on the grave of the unknown soldier at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">westminster abbey?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> how cool is that.</span></span></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cylOKuqOSSA/Tb2Exqye1MI/AAAAAAAABVY/kbQnAuTHgc4/s400/article-1382331-0BD37CE300000578-332_634x655.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601779500353246402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-88365776092513346842011-02-11T16:21:00.000-08:002011-02-11T16:34:30.800-08:00sharing the love via npr.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">as i was reading the latest news from egypt, i couldn't help but click on </span></span><a href="http://www.npr.org/valentine/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">npr's e-day card selections. </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9966;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">these are so creative & clever. my favorite is the bob boilen card (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">probably because all songs considered is the best</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">). so: click, save & send! & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">have a great weekend! </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5lk5uPQh1VU/TVXTAfnkAGI/AAAAAAAABUw/uibfnyTfeMY/s1600/supportfornpr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5lk5uPQh1VU/TVXTAfnkAGI/AAAAAAAABUw/uibfnyTfeMY/s400/supportfornpr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572592119381753954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_swDizVyE8I/TVXS_4RSDLI/AAAAAAAABUY/UhsS3J5w504/s400/atc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572592108819319986" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-11_2CeR56As/TVXTAF4CGpI/AAAAAAAABUo/c5y0dFn1Tpw/s400/fcc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572592112471513746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cUv9vPolbDg/TVXS_j8UzEI/AAAAAAAABUQ/2id5-Itu3wQ/s400/answeringmachinelove.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572592103362710594" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5lk5uPQh1VU/TVXTAfnkAGI/AAAAAAAABUw/uibfnyTfeMY/s1600/supportfornpr.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aciW03BtjXo/TVXTAPlplwI/AAAAAAAABUg/eLAxnxSaWPc/s400/boilenhot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572592115078764290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-54510656236593543962011-01-09T14:58:00.000-08:002011-01-09T15:25:08.418-08:00be optimistic.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i adore these parings of fashion & art.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"> </span><a href="http://www.missmoss.co.za/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">miss</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"> x </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">moss </span></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is simply fabulous.</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TSpAhUWQX5I/AAAAAAAABUE/dA8cvbun8hE/s1600/w0WwW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TSpAhUWQX5I/AAAAAAAABUE/dA8cvbun8hE/s400/w0WwW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560327631084216210" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TSpAgvLmOoI/AAAAAAAABT8/v62hWoX8_bI/s1600/oTDs1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TSpAgvLmOoI/AAAAAAAABT8/v62hWoX8_bI/s400/oTDs1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560327621107399298" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TSpAgevugbI/AAAAAAAABT0/VpFnDfqKItk/s1600/mUp4g.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TSpAgevugbI/AAAAAAAABT0/VpFnDfqKItk/s400/mUp4g.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560327616695534002" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TSpAfzIM1fI/AAAAAAAABTs/AKwUXkkEKXo/s1600/0tNek.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TSpAfzIM1fI/AAAAAAAABTs/AKwUXkkEKXo/s400/0tNek.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560327604987024882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">...yesterday during my thrift & garage sale excursions, i found <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/633-dear-catastrophe-waitress/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">this old belle & sebastian cd</span></span></a> </span>in a pile of ribbon! its unbelievable how catchy this song is - i've been singing all day (& now you will be too!).</span></div></span><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IMBTUYZeHPk?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IMBTUYZeHPk?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">*i just returned from the grocery store & subconsciously bought 5 things that have wasabi flavoring... is that bad? </span></span></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-40216609205178731852010-11-29T20:36:00.000-08:002010-11-29T20:37:42.158-08:00i love it all.<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8pZkZguPAPs?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8pZkZguPAPs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-30966906889479801172010-11-29T16:26:00.000-08:002010-11-29T16:56:12.584-08:00a tally of two cities.<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRHudsQo9I/AAAAAAAABRw/YtuwG1euRC4/s400/parisnyc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545135904769745874" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px; " /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRJd65zo8I/AAAAAAAABSI/ufGkYvVMaSo/s1600/31aznavour.jpg"></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i miss my sister </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">terribly</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. i wish i was in france with her: indulging in cheese, wine, lavender, shopping, the sea...hmmm.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">as i was longing for the parisian life, i clicked on a fabulous parisian blog: </span><a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">paris vs. new york.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> the blogger is a </span></span><a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">graphic artist</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> & ever so creatively couples the clichés of nyc & paris together. the ideas behind the colors & layouts are brilliant! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">you must visit to website to fully enjoy.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; font: normal normal normal 22px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; "><a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/2010/11/la-decoration.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">la décoration</span></a></h3></span></div></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRH83_4WBI/AAAAAAAABSA/j3cKvuIOyz8/s1600/PvsNYpromo-tirages.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRH83_4WBI/AAAAAAAABSA/j3cKvuIOyz8/s400/PvsNYpromo-tirages.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545136152349530130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; font: normal normal normal 22px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; "><a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/2010/11/la-decoration.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">la décoration</span></a></h3></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRH8shiyXI/AAAAAAAABR4/LyZAgSYaGhI/s1600/PvsNYpromo-pieces.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRH8shiyXI/AAAAAAAABR4/LyZAgSYaGhI/s400/PvsNYpromo-pieces.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545136149269498226" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; font: normal normal normal 22px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; "><a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/2010/11/le-chanteur.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">le chanteur</span></a></h3></span><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRJd65zo8I/AAAAAAAABSI/ufGkYvVMaSo/s400/31aznavour.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545137819576673218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; font: normal normal normal 22px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; "><a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/2010/11/le-temple.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">le temple</span></a></h3></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRHuG7wxDI/AAAAAAAABRo/GFUkYhBO41s/s400/27temple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545135898660750386" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRHudsQo9I/AAAAAAAABRw/YtuwG1euRC4/s1600/parisnyc.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "></span></a><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; font: normal normal normal 22px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; "><a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/2010/11/le-journal.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">le journal</span></a></h3></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRHs9yJanI/AAAAAAAABRg/JluXbJLwJx8/s1600/22journal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRHs9yJanI/AAAAAAAABRg/JluXbJLwJx8/s400/22journal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545135879024634482" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; font: normal normal normal 22px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; "><a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/2010/10/le-taxi.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">le taxi</span></a></h3></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRHsuyLf8I/AAAAAAAABRY/EP4-PybilBQ/s1600/15taxi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRHsuyLf8I/AAAAAAAABRY/EP4-PybilBQ/s400/15taxi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545135874998239170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px; "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0.75em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; font: normal normal normal 22px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; "><a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/2010/10/01.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">le café</span></a></h3></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRHsRNJuiI/AAAAAAAABRQ/_qdm1Lsws0k/s1600/01coffee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TPRHsRNJuiI/AAAAAAAABRQ/_qdm1Lsws0k/s400/01coffee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545135867058305570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">thank you,</span></span> <a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/blogs_i_like"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">swiss miss*.</span></a><br /></div></div></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-71184318853147790522010-10-25T19:49:00.000-07:002010-10-25T20:03:00.014-07:00color pallet.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">i'm decorating my new apartment & getting quite carried away with colors... how could i not be with these awesome rooms as<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> inspiration? </span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TMZDe3m2OlI/AAAAAAAABRI/n0EBvXlRpkg/s1600/rosarum5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TMZDe3m2OlI/AAAAAAAABRI/n0EBvXlRpkg/s400/rosarum5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532183389873257042" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TMZDevXlfWI/AAAAAAAABRA/macRFu68I0c/s400/16d25a7d7b3c5d2f7c0e8984d7160054-bluechairs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532183387661761890" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TMZBzpjibyI/AAAAAAAABQ4/CVOF9HFX5Tc/s400/palett3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532181547855277858" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">...thank you, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://mialinnman.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">solid frog.</span></a></span></span></span></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-32171060064057787712010-10-09T18:10:00.000-07:002010-10-09T18:14:20.924-07:00buddy holly.<div><br /></div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ow7SBaQTjlo?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ow7SBaQTjlo?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">i wish this was real life. </span></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-18224964361975350942010-10-03T20:36:00.001-07:002010-10-09T18:13:57.888-07:00nobody's perfect.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TKlLs0YzwKI/AAAAAAAABQk/TvnIu7_m7GI/s1600/tumblr_kr44xbxOhL1qzzxw9o1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TKlLs0YzwKI/AAAAAAAABQk/TvnIu7_m7GI/s400/tumblr_kr44xbxOhL1qzzxw9o1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524029651295649954" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">... for real.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*thank you, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://abbysharp.tumblr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">most beautiful darling.</span></a></span></div></span>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-90735109100324383102010-10-02T09:29:00.001-07:002010-10-02T09:45:50.225-07:00table top letter press<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i'm ready to go out & buy all the supplies needed to create</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><a href="http://www.readymade.com/projects/tabletop_letterpress"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">my own letter press.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">with the help of</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><a href="http://www.readymade.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ready made's</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">13 step by step instructions, anyone can execute this project.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> i can't wait to get started!!!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TKdekWG9_LI/AAAAAAAABQM/RwYqWKLc-6Y/s1600/tabletop-letterpress__large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TKdekWG9_LI/AAAAAAAABQM/RwYqWKLc-6Y/s400/tabletop-letterpress__large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523487446496312498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">... by the way, if you have a project you're proud of, why not post it on</span><a href="http://www.readymade.com/register/8881"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> ready made's blog? </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">just become a member & share your creations with others. if you don't already subscribe to the magazine, i suggest you do pronto. i love this magazine for many reasons. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">it never fails to inspire!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TKdhC7g50vI/AAAAAAAABQc/0E9r2Bx3ZYs/s400/Blogs-300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523490170956534514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 250px; " /></span>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-17722903367302098192010-09-03T13:22:00.000-07:002010-10-02T09:45:29.628-07:00it was the third of september.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">happy </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">september 3rd! </span></span></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3s3SNHIH0bs?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3s3SNHIH0bs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-83018789042885434312010-09-01T14:34:00.000-07:002010-09-01T14:39:24.409-07:00satsuma.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">hello, </span></span><a href="http://www.satsumapress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">satsuma letterpress</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TH7Hge1t_NI/AAAAAAAABP4/LzZxbhNrshI/s1600/email_banner_gray-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 156px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TH7Hge1t_NI/AAAAAAAABP4/LzZxbhNrshI/s400/email_banner_gray-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512062354796182738" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TH7HgnWFoNI/AAAAAAAABQA/ycpLnyT2jQ4/s400/val_2010_A_640.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512062357079433426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TH7HKizs4bI/AAAAAAAABPw/rUZZcANEwag/s400/lilyvalley_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512061977904341426" /></span></span></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-13737640061841278572010-09-01T14:02:00.000-07:002010-09-01T14:17:08.969-07:00travel itch.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">so, i moved to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">texas</span> last week. i'm jobless & bed-less but i'm surrounded by friends & <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">handsome, southern gentlemen.</span> however, i can't help but scratch my travel itch. ever since i left japan, i've wanted to do nothing but travel,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> travel</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">travel</span>. speaking of scratching & traveling... how awesome is this </span></span><a href="http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/my-scratch-map/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663333;">scratch map?</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663333;"> </span></span>i'm seriously considering buying this for my new apartment <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(which i'm moving into next week - eeek!). </span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TH7BGpCW91I/AAAAAAAABPY/mQTOoNTS9UY/s1600/my-scratch-map_main_zoom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TH7BGpCW91I/AAAAAAAABPY/mQTOoNTS9UY/s400/my-scratch-map_main_zoom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512055313787189074" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TH7BSKDFviI/AAAAAAAABPg/IbSiJ6CODes/s400/my-scratch-map_alt3_zoom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512055511627185698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px; " /></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TH7A-b-a6HI/AAAAAAAABPQ/corP2l5ijJg/s400/my-scratch-map_alt2_zoom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512055172842055794" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TH7AnxxhOrI/AAAAAAAABPA/GMtFoLi5qSg/s400/my-scratch-map_alt6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512054783556532914" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">if you had this map, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">which countries would you have scratched away? </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">*thank you, </span></span><a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">a cup of jo</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">.</span></span></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-47068469724675728442010-08-18T07:51:00.000-07:002010-09-01T14:17:43.039-07:00in ruins.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">fol chen is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">so great! </span></span></span></div><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4u8FqrVK_rI?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4u8FqrVK_rI?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-68914067944999188482010-08-02T17:25:00.000-07:002010-08-02T17:49:00.759-07:00whitelines paper.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><a href="http://leahbellthegaijin.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-life-my-wall.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">do you remember my apartment wall in japan?</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">the one i covered with ticket stubs, post cards, drawings from students, letters from home, etc... ? well, when i moved back to the states i decided to keep my favorite things from that wall & use them in a memorable way. last weekend i bought a</span> </span><a href="http://www.whitelines.se/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">w</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.whitelines.se/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">hitelines® paper</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.whitelines.se/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"> notebook </span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">must have</span>) & covered it with my favorite keepsakes from my japanese apartment wall. every time i use this notebook it brings back happy memories of my amazing time in japan. i love it! </span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TFdjrXyQJRI/AAAAAAAABOg/tgMiw4UDZqQ/s1600/P1050479.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TFdjrXyQJRI/AAAAAAAABOg/tgMiw4UDZqQ/s400/P1050479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500975066626663698" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TFdjrDTbxrI/AAAAAAAABOY/XG19WvmQAP0/s400/P1050478.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500975061128693426" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TFdjqRIHLaI/AAAAAAAABOQ/LL-D7d-gj98/s400/P1050477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500975047659433378" /></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-70401107845280192062010-06-18T05:37:00.000-07:002010-06-18T05:51:27.964-07:00shore weekend.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">i'm going to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">shore </span>& i can't wait to:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*drive the turnpike with my bestest friend</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*smell the ocean</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*eat everything bagels from my favorite bakery</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*hear horrible new jersey accents</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*swim!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBtp7lU7QAI/AAAAAAAABOI/PY56UUmGc2g/s1600/DSC00178-pola.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBtp7lU7QAI/AAAAAAAABOI/PY56UUmGc2g/s400/DSC00178-pola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484093443606790146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">have a wonderful weekend everyone.</span></span></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-26646033156675449062010-06-12T19:13:00.000-07:002010-06-12T19:29:04.213-07:00book jackets.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">check out the wonderful work by<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://leanneshapton.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"> leanne shapton. </span></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/BC.gatsby_sm.jpg" width="101" height="150" border="0" /></span><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/Emma_sm.jpg" width="100" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/BCbrighter_sm.1.jpg" width="97" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/BC.aboutboy_sm.jpg" width="99" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/BC_roddy_sm.jpg" width="99" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/illo.criterion%20cover_sm.jpg" width="118" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/BC.johnmurray_sm.jpg" width="103" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/BCKnopf_sm.jpg" width="105" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/blackink2_sm.jpg" width="118" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/BCheller_sm.jpg" width="103" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/BCjournals_sm.jpg" width="108" height="150" border="0" /><img src="http://leanneshapton.com/scans/illo.Brave%20New%20World_sm.jpg" width="115" height="150" border="0" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*thank you, <a href="http://katearends.com/blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">wit + delight. </span></span></a></span></span></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-4374673054153333052010-06-12T18:22:00.000-07:002010-06-12T18:31:15.403-07:00tourists vs. new yorkers.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">this is hilarious! </span><a href="http://improveverywhere.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">improv everywhere</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>decided to create </span></span><a href="http://improveverywhere.com/2010/06/08/the-tourist-lane/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">two different lanes on a 5th avenue sidewalk.</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQzN73dxrI/AAAAAAAABLw/U-4IvmaBkOw/s1600/tl01.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQzN73dxrI/AAAAAAAABLw/U-4IvmaBkOw/s400/tl01.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482062960918382258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQ0bHkSR3I/AAAAAAAABMA/7Xw4IOvdkCY/s400/tl22.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482064286909089650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQ0a9H3RJI/AAAAAAAABL4/e-hFvr2gVes/s400/tl17.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482064284105524370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">* thank you, </span><a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> a cup of jo</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></div>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-32216903247621361172010-06-12T18:01:00.001-07:002010-06-12T18:03:07.710-07:00giving up the gun.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">this just made my night. </span></span></div><object width="660" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bccKotFwzoY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bccKotFwzoY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-44592614064752075592010-06-12T17:00:00.000-07:002010-06-12T18:03:01.028-07:00missing you.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">its only been a week since i left japan & i already miss it terribly!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">here are the things i miss </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">the most:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">fuji san.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQfsSZATjI/AAAAAAAABK4/JfU-u7aQlVQ/s1600/conv0049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQfsSZATjI/AAAAAAAABK4/JfU-u7aQlVQ/s400/conv0049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482041492128157234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">engRish.</span></span><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQlNSHVuGI/AAAAAAAABLA/YSQUMy9JRLY/s400/P1010564.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482047556547885154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">the food (are you surprised?). </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQmGRVxdlI/AAAAAAAABLg/AY54zFffiv4/s400/P1040603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482048535592531538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">my precious students. </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQmF-DN_VI/AAAAAAAABLY/1Drx4riS2i4/s400/P1040568.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482048530414435666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">trees, moss & bamboo. </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQmFBskrmI/AAAAAAAABLQ/sh96w8_y4u4/s400/P1040530.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482048514213326434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">beer (& kuni...). </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQmEnz7xKI/AAAAAAAABLI/TYtyEINCJmg/s400/P1000641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482048507264877730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">the people. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/TBQoVZNRFnI/AAAAAAAABLo/uyA5bQuUC3k/s400/P1050571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482050994425632370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span>leah bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17860802331519334126noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6103137915596338645.post-6788827529278144872010-05-24T15:54:00.000-07:002010-05-25T07:07:12.198-07:00so long, farewell.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">so, this is my last week teaching in japan</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> & therefore, a week of constant sobbing. i am absolutely heart broken to part ways with my precious students & say goodbye to their mommies. a while ago, i decided to make all my students farewell cards with our picture & a personalized note inside. i figured this was a perfect goodbye/good job present, & also a great way for them to remember me... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">forever! </span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/S_sDyQVo6SI/AAAAAAAABKw/lNScAec740o/s1600/P1040344.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/S_sDyQVo6SI/AAAAAAAABKw/lNScAec740o/s400/P1040344.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474973933913041186" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/S_sDxyXez6I/AAAAAAAABKo/1rDZJLZMMg4/s400/P1040343.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474973925867704226" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/S_sDxQ6zaRI/AAAAAAAABKg/6J1wYAc89Hs/s400/P1040342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474973916889049362" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_w0Huu4ncFRQ/S_sDw6HDI1I/AAAAAAAABKY/KvFA4FqHVV0/s400/P1040340.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474973910766396242" /></div>leah 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