Total Eclipse (Of the Heart)*

Packing up my desk as tomorrow is my last official day in the office. Which is very alarming.
Enough about that.
In honor of tonight's lunar eclipse....

Half Moon Necklace by Peggy Li, $49 (gold-fill or sterling)






Conroy and Wilcox 18K Moonstone Ring, $1395







Sydney Evan Crescent Moon Necklace, $950





David Morgan Moon Earrings, $170 (14K)


*Is the song totally stuck in your head now? Oh! That reminds me. I've mentioned before that I am a huge NPR nerd, and that includes, amongst other programs, the show RadioLab. I have never used this word as a verb before, but here we go: I am totally geeked out because they are doing a live season four premiere at the Angelika theatre. That means 200 people will sit around staring at a blank screen listening to a radio show. Sweet! Also, they are looking for submissions to air during an upcoming episode... not quite sure what they actual title is, but they want people to call/ leave a comment about the stickiest song you know. (IE the song you can't get out of your head) Here's the link: Radiolab. I called and left a message disparaging "Apologize" by One Republic.
One more thing! Radiolab now has a blog and they did this little experiment on laughter...

Friday Favorites: Bright & Gold

So the big work to-do is over with*(see below), temporarily, and it looks like I'll be working from home for a bit. When the headline, "Crazed Long Island Home Worker Kills Two Cats" appears in the local daily, please ignore it. I, of course, adore my cats. And all the little tufts of fur they leave everywhere. Oh! And the charming meows! One sounds like a cow and the other one just sounds pitiable. Oh yes, I can't wait to work at home all day with those two precious mini-bovines. I have vowed two things, and I will keep you updated on the progress here (because I might need some cheerleading):
1. I will go to the gym almost every day on my "lunch hour."
2. I will continue to shower regularly.

And now, folks, on to Friday Favorites!


Pippa Small Chyrsophase and Aquamarine Necklace, $1,400






Kelly Mulloy Wool Felt Cuffs $48




Lisa Cimino Roots Ring, $59 (which reminds me of Pan's Labyrinth in a good way)




Alisha Louise Deco Drop earring, $88

*Sorry for all the cryptic-ness! Basically, the company I work for was sold to a much, much larger company and yesterday I had to meet the owner of said large company. And find out whether or not I still had job. Also, if so, for how long. The kicker is, the sale is taking a really long time, and we have to be out of our office by the end of the month, hence the working from home. Which, really, is fine with me, because when the sale is completed, I will have to work in a corporate graveyard. In Jersey City. Land of drabness.

Happy Valentine's Day (Almost)!

Tomorrow I find out some important work stuff that will most likely have big impact on my future. I know tone is hard to convey through the written word, so let me just put it out there: I am not excited about this. But! At least I'll be going into it with good shoes. (Thanks, mom!)

For all of you are still hanging around waiting for me to stop bringing you down and get all with the Valentine's Day jewelry already...


Pylon Heart Pendant (on nylon cord) by Mignon Faget, $150 for sterling silver






The Cassel Pink Diamond (very rare), $1,400,000




Red Thread rings at Marmelo, about $52 US (priced orginally in Yen)






Good Charma "Love" Bracelet, $400 for gold vermeil (silver also available)








Sophie "Twisting Heart" Necklace by Wendy Brandes, $7300

Hope everyone has a good one, whatever your relationship status may be...

Lots of Stuff

I just wrote this whole long post agonizing over a dress, but the picture of myself in said dress kept making me cringe and the post begged me to euthanize it. Delaney got in a comment before deletion and suggested I vamp it up. You know what? Delaney is right.
Until then, here's some pieces I've been drooling over at Barney's. (Really! Drool all over my keyboard!)

18K and Recycled Bakelite "Lucy" ring by Mark Davis, $2990
(maybe a little pricey for recycled bakelite, but a portion of proceeds go to charity)




"Night Became Her" Pendant by Anna Ruth Henriques, $6500


fettY Zodiac Necklace (Aries), $675




Bing Bang Knot Bracelet, $275




Tiziana Vigano "Fay" Earrings, $3100

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And here are some pictures from my new phone (Blackberry Pearl--which I am trying really hard to like...):

Drama cat




The sky was crazy yesterday. Bright blue and grey and white.




Newish hair color, which is very similar to oldish hair color and achieved through many hours of stress. You see, I dyed my hair brown on Thursday of last week, but nobody said anything, so I quickly became paranoid. On my lunch break, I bought hair "stripper" which essentially takes all permanent color from your hair and leaves it an orangey-red color. When I got home that day, I stripped the hair and didn't have time to re-dye it before BF got home, so when he didn't say anything I was like, "Hello! My hair is bright orange!" And he was like, "The light in here is so bad! This morning I thought your hair looked brown but I couldn't tell because of the light. It looked really nice though." And I was like, "IT WAS BROWN!!!"

Anyhow. Now it's back to the previous color. I think.

Friday Favorites: New Orleans Edition

Things are getting a bit stressful around work, so I'm taking tomorrow off. Have a great weekend!

The Highest Number Necklace by Dejarnette, $82 (I can't screen-capture the detail, but it's lovely, so go look at the website)




Tiny Bow Ring by Mignon Faget, $65 (sterling) or $290 (14K)






Mother of Pearl (OOAK) Earrings, $34





Chain Bracelet with Oyster by Jamie Joseph, $400

Locked Out

1. I'm a little obsessed with the song "Bed" by J. Holiday. It's an R. Kelly style R&B "we're having sexy sex" type of song, which is generally not my chosen genre, but there is something oddly romantic about this one... especially the following lines:
"First rub my back like you do, right there, you touch me like you care. Now stop. And let me repay for the week that you been through, working that 9 to 5 and staying cute like you do."
What can I say? I'm a sucker for a guy who notices that you (his lady) have been working your ass off and still looking good. That's sweet. Hey, I never said the lyrics were Nobel prize-worthy, but they do have charm. Something a lot of Nobel prize-winning books lack.


2. A lot of people liked the key necklace from the last post (which was, by the way, very affordable at $30 for sterling, $38 for vermeil and $130 for 14K). Here are some alternatives:



Clef de Cour Necklace, $58 and Wood Skeleton Key Necklace, $38 (both by Dejarnette NOLA)



Mini Golden Key Necklace, $10 (Fred Flare)


Antique Model Sterling Silver Key on Chain by Lost Button Studio, $40



Iwona Ludyga Tony Key Necklace, $160


3. Did you listen to "Bed" yet? Listen to it!

Quickie

Of course, sockless on a snowy Monday....

These Elma Blint pieces reminded me that Valentine's Day is around the corner. (I guess the red also applies to the Giants win yesterday, if you are a sports fan....)

*A lot of the prices weren't listed yet, but the website had a few. This first necklace in sterling is $250.

Sophia Necklace

Unnamed Bracelet

Key Necklace

Unnamed Ring