start your weekend off right

May 18th, 2013 | Posted by jm in Bones | Cinema | Inspirations | San Francisco - (0 Comments)

The weekend is here and what better excuse to stimulate the mind and senses with something new. This week, my recommendations are:

weekend- Try out a new tune… or eighty. Rdio is the only way I listen to music anymore — new users can stream for free for six months, and virtually every album or song known to mankind can be found in their extensive library and streamed in full. Like Pandora, you can also pick a song or album you like and create a radio station, although I honestly find Pandora’s genius superior. Rdio’s strength lies in the ability to listen to any album through, or mix and match songs into custom playlists. Do it right, and curl up with your headphones and a good book — or just a good cup of coffee — in your favorite park or cafe.

- If you’re in San Francisco, this weekend is (of course) the infamous bay to breakers race. This wholly San Franciscan event is like Halloween and Christmas combined, only instead of opening presents, the surprises come from counting how many naked people you see. Do it right, and find some friends to wear matching super hero costumes with. Somehow I’ve never been in town for it these past three years, but as I’m completely out of excuses I have several friends to support in the race, I’ll see you down on the sidelines to watch all the ignominy take place. After all, 101 years of history can’t be wrong.

- If not in San Francisco, the summer movie season has officially started and right now there’s two good excuses to drop some dollars on the big screen. Star Trek and Great Gatsby are out, and despite the various issues either adaptation will undoubtedly have, you know they’re both bound to be visually out of this world (and literally, in sort of both cases). Make it a double feature (ie. buy tickets for one, sneak into the other, as neither film is really worth the full price of admission, despite their respective merits), and do it right — bring a flask.

– image pinned from one of my fav blogs — Ulicam

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renewable fashion

May 16th, 2013 | Posted by jm in personal style | Threads - (0 Comments)

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Jeans: Free People/Jacket: Secondhand Zara Mens/Boots: Charles David

A simple outfit for a simple stroll around the neighborhood. I’m always on the lookout for more cropped jackets; my closet leans  towards longer lengths where pretty much all of my coats are concerned. This chunky sweater was gifted by a friend cleaning out his closet and is the both length and texture of my dreams. I’ve gotten some of my best pieces from fashionable friends in unexpected places. What’s your favorite piece of clothing or accessory that’s been passed down or on to you?

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the house detective

May 15th, 2013 | Posted by jm in Bones | Gardens | Home | personal style | San Francisco | Threads - (3 Comments)

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I thought I’d share with you this glimpse into my life of glimpses into other people’s lives. No, not private eye — real estate appraiser. But that does make you some sort of double voyeur. If my travels have taught me anything, it’s that people are people everywhere — but the people in San Francisco sometimes get to live in really amazing spaces. This home was not the nicest or most historically intact I’ve seen, but their views of the Bay and North Beach couldn’t be beat, nor can their location on one of the few terraced step-streets in the city. And their cat was pretty great too. The back end that you won’t see, however, involves me preparing a professional estimate of what this house is worth, which is almost impossible to predict in a city full of unique properties. Which is why I’m blogging about it, instead of working on said report. Now you know everything.

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resources

May 13th, 2013 | Posted by jm in Bones | personal style | San Francisco | Threads - (1 Comments)

Another weekend gone again — doesn’t it feel like they’re over before they even really begin? That you’ve just rested up enough to start enjoying your time off when it’s back to work again?

Mine was unusually (& blissfully) less hectic than the norm has been since returning to the states, and I even had a chance to sneak away to some of my favorite spots in the city for leaving reality behind. Following the concept that one man’s junk is another’s photo opportunity, M and I went on an expedition to first Building Resources in the Dog Patch — a treasure trove of discarded funishings, artwork, machinery, scrap materials, and fixtures of all kinds — followed by a stop at Flora Grubb Gardens, which always has about nine things that I always realize I can’t live a moment longer without. These are havens for creative inspiration, and Flora’s makes a mean cup of Ritual coffee to boot. 

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Dress: Free People (on sale at Ambiance)/Sweater: Free People (similar here)/Boots: Frye/Bag: Antoine & Lili/ Necklace: Free People

What did you do this weekend? Any adventures? Any chance to spend some extra time in bed, or with a book? Or was this one for errands and obligations? I hope all the mother’s out there took at least some small time to spoil themselves, or be spoiled. Preferably it was some big time, of course. If not, don’t let the weekend, or mother’s day, end with the start of Monday — let’s find a way to make it a mother’s/weekendy sort of week.

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madewell + lookmazing

May 10th, 2013 | Posted by jm in personal style | Threads - (5 Comments)

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Jumper: Hawks (last seen here)/Blouse: PopCPH (last seen here)/Boots: Frye/Necklace: Audra’s Details

Bay area start up LookMazing always seems to have something new up its sleeves, and last week I caught up with the team at a soiree hosted by Madewell with next season’s products on display amongst hobnobbery, photography, bloggery, and, of course, cupcakes. The event was naturally in celebration of my triumphant return to the bay… hmmm, you’re saying it was in celebration of Lookmazing’s one year anniversary instead? Oh, who can remember the details when so many  cupcakes are involved!

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Madewell is currently rolling out all the breezy scarves, tribal-printed, beaded soft bracelets, zebra patterns, and leather and denim goods necessary for your next big adventure; including one amazingly perfect leather jacket of which they only have an extra small in stock — petites, you’re in luck — so instead I fit my wide shoulders into a soft, camel-colored, denim workshirt with printed flouncy skirt.

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I’ve fallen down the LookMazing rabbit hole and you can join me here for shoppable style. Or if you’re wondering how I did what I did to my hair, you follow me down this other rabbit hole. If you’re looking for cupcakes though, you’ll just have to meet me at the next soiree. 

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