I was going to make a couple posts about Alexa Chung and her line for Madewell, but I noticed in my feeds just about every female who blogs about fashion, has made a post about her line, (most of which is already sold out.)
So instead, I'm posting other inspiration.
Hair-spiration.
This is Jacquelyn Jablonski, an American model from New Jersey, one of the new "it models" for the past couple seasons. In so many ways, it pains me to admit I know this. But I follow fashion intensely and mine as well own up to my vanity.

Her hair. It is amazing.
I look at these pictures and regret getting mine trimmed.
I wish my hair would grow faster. I'll be repeating this for the next four months.





source: the Fashion Spot

I'm loving this.
Listen: Sea Oleena - Island Cottage

(Updated):
I just found Charlotte Oleena's (Sea Oleena's) YouTube channel.
These videos are so lovely.
You should watch them.






source: Sea Oleena at Bandcamp

There is no birth of consciousness without pain.
– C. G. Jung


source: my photography: the twisted pine

More music I am loving. I am especially inspired by their story.
UPDATE: I found an article in the NYTIMES how they sold all their music equipment and saved for 6 years to go on a sailing trip that ultimately inspired this 7". Their sailing trip had been a dream of Patrick Riley's, the male half of Tennis.
I find this the most heartening part of their music...
One goal. Following a dream. The tenacity. Accomplishing what one sets out to do.
It's fearless. It's adventurous. And as a result... added inspiration for their creativity.

Tennis is Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, a husband/wife duo. The idea for the project began one day a couple of years ago when Alaina made fun of Patrick for playing Tennis in college, which is an elitist rich man’s sport. A year later the two fled their hometown Denver to spend eight months sailing and exploring the North Atlantic coast. During their adventures they began writing music together documenting their experiences.

I'm in Colorado.
How fortuitous.

Listen to MARATHON off their 7"


excerpt via: Last.fm
Tennis on MySpace
NYTIMES article

Listening to Summer Camp... lots of warped hazy tones.
Looking forward to the rest of their sounds off their Young EP

SUMMER CAMP - Round the Moon from Paddy Power on Vimeo.

Summer Camp - Ghost Train (viral) from Paddy Power on Vimeo.

Yesterday
Woke early. Adventures through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Discovered Crestone, a remote town of angry hippies.
Revisited Sand Dunes.
Warmth from the sun on my face, dry air keeping my back cool, and the buzzing of bugs on trails.
I continually reaffirm that the west is my home.

Today
Early morning, the cats tackled each other and occasionally jumped around my head.
I woke several times but knew I wasn't ready.
Each time my eyes opened, I would watch as the sun filled and brightened the bedroom.
By 8am I was ready.
By 9am, simple pleasures: chocolate milk.
By noon, happy discovery: root beer milk.
By 1pm, 85 degrees F, getting ready to go to Spruce Mountain.

Thinking about…
Polaroids, wanting to shoot more,
buying and shooting super-8 film,
trip to NYC at end of October to see Sean,
buying new non-plastic frames for my face,
how tasty this root beer milk is…


source: my polaroids

source: my flickr