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Frown Lines: Wantables — Crooked Teeth Wood Pins

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Thursday, June 26, 2014. Wantables — Crooked Teeth Wood Pins. Unabated. These wooden pins are my latest Michelle Romo-designed fixation. There are about a dozen different styles and I'm pretty sure I could find a use for each adorably pointless one of them. Isn't Workout Alpaca. Just begging to be popped onto a jean jacket collar? Can't you just see Skeleton Dude. Riding around on your computer bag strap, protecting your laptop? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Frown Lines' Alter Ego. Song of the Day.

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Frown Lines: Watch This — Some tUnE-yArDs With Your Morning Coffee

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Thursday, June 12, 2014. Watch This — Some tUnE-yArDs With Your Morning Coffee. I've constantly been checking for tUnE-yArDs. Aka, Merrill Garbus) ever since I first heard " Bizness. I didn't get my act together in time to catch her sold-out show at the Fonda Theatre, so this live version of "Real Thing" — off her latest album, Nikki Nack. 8212; will have to tide me over. These ladies (and guy) are like harmonizing, grooving exclamation points as they layer lots of simple sounds to make one big, bold one.

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Frown Lines: September 2011

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Thursday, September 1, 2011. Watch This — The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. It almost hurts to admit it: I watch "Single Ladies.". There Ripped that Band-Aid right on off. I feel liberated.but no less dirty. Now, I don't watch it to the point where I know all the characters' names by heart, nor do I even have the programming info memorized. But if it's on (and it's, seemingly, always. On), I'll watch it. Or even "Moesha.". For VH1. Meanwhile, innovator Issa Rae has to resort to Kickstarter. Full d...

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Frown Lines: February 2013

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Song of the Day. My ever-lovin' dad is leaving today after his five-day Spoil-a-thon. His "you see it, you want it, you get it" approach to grand-parenting has got my daughter's head a little turned around. So, I'm dedicating this Sesame Street PSA to her before I begin the process of systematically (re-)depriving her diet of all things resembling dessert. Song of the day. Fashion Flashback — Mon Petit Oiseau. And Woodward and Lothrop. The OG.'s of " putting a bird on it.

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Frown Lines: Art I Heart — Scott C

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Thursday, March 4, 2010. Art I Heart — Scott C. Building with the Bowies" (I. This in my life.). The kooky, twee-ness of. Work gives the dimples a workout. I love how he uses muted tones for his pop culture-influenced pieces, instead of the typical bolder, brighter hues. There's a handful of his prints over on. And if you're really into "Lost" (which I am not), he's got you. He's doing a show in London tonight, but with any luck, the SF artist will be making the rounds on the West Coast sometime soon.

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Frown Lines: July 2012

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Sunday, July 1, 2012. Art I Heart — Naoshi. The other day, I decided budgets are for chumps and stopped by Clover. 160;to engage in the age-old art of buying stuff that, even in the instant that youre entering your pin number, you know youre going to return. I am disturbingly good at this, people. One purchase thats a guaranteed keeper: greeting cards by  Yakahama, Japan artist,. She uses a technique called sunae, which, according to her site, means shiny, colorful sand. Bursting with cuteness, right?

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Frown Lines: March 2013

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Wantables — A "David Bowie is" prize pack. Photo courtesy of Sukita The David Bowie Archive 2012. I'm not too keen on his brand new material. But I'm still a lifelong Bowie fan — from my first exposure. To getting my kid in on the act ( here's her jam. She's singing it as I type this! So, how badly do I want to visit his new retrospective at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. I wanna see all the crazy jumpsuits and concert sets, do the stage make-up demo. Monday, March 18, 2013.

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Frown Lines: October 2012

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Song of the Day. I've been whistling this song all year, ever since I discovered Hospitality. Via Tiny Desk Concert. But I only just got around to seeing the video today. The coastal flip-flop idea is pretty cute (reportedly, it came from the mind of a "Bob's Burgers". Writer). More importantly, though. Song of the day. Tuesday, October 16, 2012. 5 LA Restaurants Where Feeding My Kid Veggies Isn't A Chore. A Saxton Freymann creation. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Song of the Day.

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Frown Lines: Coming Down Off A Reading High

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Coming Down Off A Reading High. I love lists, but I've never been too enthused about those ubiquitous "Summer Reading Lists" that pop up every year. (What is the point of those? To whom are they pertinent? Are there really people who loll around on beaches/yachts/international flights/vineyard terraces and read curated stacks of books from June straight through to Labor Day? Am I just hanging out with the wrong echelon of folks? By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Have you read it?

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Frown Lines: L.A. Escapes — "Revenge of the Great Showdowns" Exhibit

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Monday, July 7, 2014. LA Escapes — "Revenge of the Great Showdowns" Exhibit. One of Scott C.'s " Great Showdowns. A few years back. And I'm hardwired to over-geek out over '80s/'90s nostalgia, due to my being a member of whichever generation letter it is that claims 1977 babies. So, Scott's upcoming ". Revenge of the Great Showdowns. Exhibit dovetails quite neatly with my interests. And thangs. I'm crossing my fingers for a chance to pick up Cameron for myself. And, maybe, Emmet and Crew for the playroom.