Saturday, July 30, 2011
Oh My Hamish
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Labels: Hamish Watch, Lust
Thursday, July 14, 2011
I Made It!
I finally moved in! I'm still unpacking all my junk, but I couldn't let Harry Potter Day pass without sharing this parody video:
Accio me some tissues, indeed. I can't believe it's over!
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Labels: HaHa
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
What To Look At When You Are Not Packing
. . . which I am not. Which is bad. Look! Pretty things!
Video of 8,000 paper lanterns floating into the night sky:
I ordered this cookbook from the "quarter-life chefs" at Big Girls, Small Kitchen:

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Monday, June 20, 2011
Checking Things Off My List!
I did a lot this weekend - I'm exhausted! That might have a little to do with the fact that I got locked out of my house this morning with my dog and ended up at work two hours late. Oops.
Back to Friday - Remember the inspiration video from my "To Craft" post? I finished my poured paint table top! My friend, Kelly, came over and we tackled it in about three hours. Here is the plain IKEA tabletop (and Kelly) all ready to go:
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Labels: Crafty, Interior Design
Friday, June 17, 2011
The Paint is Drying!
I'm actually making progress on my "To Craft" list and can't wait to share all my finished projects with you. Look for a full post on Monday! Here is a little teaser photo from my poured paint project:
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Labels: Crafty
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
To Craft!
Jillian, over at cornflake dreams is hosting a blog link up today all about summer to-do lists! Oh boy, do I have a long one! Because I'm moving in 17 days, I'm trying to jam visits to all my favorite places in before I go, as well as prep for my move. At the top of my list - guava margaritas at Dos Rios.
This weekend, my mom and I started to paint a bedside table, mirror, chair, bookcase and vintage vanity I'm using in my dining room.
Next, while I'm working with nail heads, is this great headboard project from Freckles Chick :
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Labels: Crafty, Interior Design, Lust
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Hammyham and Miscellany
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Labels: Hamish Watch, Interior Design, Lust, Sparkly
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Missoni for Target
I knew these pictures would leak eventually! Missoni has collaborated with Target for a fashion and home collection that will release in September!



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Loving It : A Discovery of Witches
In my last post, I told you I had ordered the novel A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.



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Labels: I'll Try It For You
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Just a Few Treats
I've been so busy helping to put on a bridal shower for one of my friends I haven't had time to post! Now that it's over (boo), I can get back to sharing a few things with you (yay)!
First things first - Nutella cupcakes! My new favorite thing!





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Labels: Eats, Interior Design
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Sale Fail
Some of you may have heard of the NYX Cosmetics incident that happened a couple days ago. If not, the short story is that NYX promoted a 12 hour sale in which most of their products would be $1.20. Then their servers crashed during the sale and almost nobody got to buy anything. NYX is pretty cheap to begin with- but the sale was a really great deal at about 70-90% off!
I quite like a lot of their products. I honestly think their $3 lip liner pencils are on the level of ones that are in the $15-20 range. I was pretty disappointed that I couldn't even get the front page to load! Technology not working is pretty annoying, but I thought at the time that eventually NYX would fix the situation and make it up to the customers somehow. However, their responses on Facebook and Twitter have been so rude! For example, the latest message says they "are overwhelmed with joy and thrilled with the massive response that this event has received". They also promise an individual 50% off code as a "reward" to those who email them.
Customers are less than pleased with how the last 48 hours were handled. Check out the comments and reviews here, if you are interested, and you will see many claims against the company including being able to see other's credit card information, customer service reps hanging up on people and yelling, customers being promised that if they waited their sale priced carts would be honored after the sale, etc. Fair warning- some people are VERY upset and frustrated and their comments get a little, er . . . passionate.
I used to work in retail, so I know what it feels like to have people tear you apart for something you can't control - but for the company not to offer an apology then make the customer chase them for a coupon is pretty insulting. I did write to NYX:
Dear NYX,
I am one of the thousands of customers that did not get to participate in the 12 Hour Sale this week. I attempted to load the site, did everything you asked after your servers crashed and in the end was not allowed to spend my money with you. Servers crashing is unfortunate; but I'm terribly offended by how the whole accident was handled. It makes you, an established company, look so shady to have the website running perfectly and almost fully stocked very shortly after the sale was over. It makes you seem greedy to make people chase after you for a coupon code that is no where near worth the value that the sale was. It makes you seem rude to hang up on customers and send out cutesy messages on Facebook like "nobody likes when their party is ruined" and " our team was overwhelmed with joy by the massive response". It makes you seem dishonest to not follow through on certain promises like you would honor screen shots of sale priced carts and that you would put a coupon code on Facebook at a certain time.
What is so shocking is that your brand is built on word-of-mouth recommendations, bloggers like me and the understanding that beauty can be had at a bargain. As someone who has increased your sales by my personal recommendations, I'm really at a loss as to how to respond to this whole mess. I do not think the 50% off coupon is fair to the people that patiently waited for a discount of up to 90% off. You claimed on Twitter that "several hundred" people were able to place orders - you have over 56,500 fans on Facebook. Do you think "several hundred" is proportional to the estimated thousands that wanted to participate in building your brand further?
If someone actually reads this, can you please explain to me and my readers why the sale can't be re-launched at a later time so all your customers have a fair chance to stock up on your products? Can you also address the claims made on social media sites about credit card mishandling, customer service promises, hang ups, codes not working and why there has been no real apology made that this point? We will be waiting patiently and respectfully for your response.
Sincerely,
Diane
Miss Fancy Pants DH
We'll see if they actually respond. Meanwhile, I'm not wasting any more time stressing over this hot mess! I am curious though- were any of you looking forward to this sale?
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Advanced Snooki Studies
I read yesterday that there will be an legitimate academic conference on The Jersey Shore. Finally. I always pretend like I'm an animal behavioralist when I watch it, anyway (don't pretend like you don't)!

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Labels: HaHa
Monday, May 9, 2011
Free Social Media Conference!
If you are looking for something work-related to do today that is not your actual work, check out the 140 Characters or Less Conference that is streaming live from the Des Moines Stoner Theatre . It looks like they cover how social media effects politics, business, marketing and education! Check out the schedule and get more information here.

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Labels: Tech
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Help Me Decide!
I swear, not every post is going to have zig zags in it . . . but this one is totally going to!
Well, it seems that retailers are on to the whole zig zag trend because a whole new crop hit Urban Outfitters! Complicating things even further- they offer bedding and rugs in three of my favorite color combos!

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Labels: Interior Design, Lust