Modest Operandi

. paul newman <1925 - 2008> .

I just read an article on Paul Newman in last month’s Vanity Fair and decided that he’s one of those rare celebrities who makes me want to be a better person. Not “better” in terms of skinnier, prettier and more fashionably dressed, but kinder, more humble, less aware of “my” world and more aware of [...]

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. invisible .

do you ever have those moments when you feel like you’re invisible? it’s hard to shake that feeling sometimes.

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. samurai girl .

While we were watching 3 straight hours of tv last night, a commercial for Samurai Girl came on. Both our responses…”WHA?!” Rewind, replay, and yup, it’s Jamie Chung from the Real World headlining a tv movie. via ABC Family Then, while indulging in my morning ritual of reading the 1,258 blog posts that have clogged up my [...]

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. cure for the sunday blues .

2 reasons why I no longer dread Sundays. (via cwtv.com and mtv.com I must’ve said “i LOVE this show” about 50 times last night between 8-9pm and 10-10:30pm. Mondays ROCK!

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. stay exactly the same .

(Photo Credit: Postalco) Peter always turns me on to interesting new things. A few days ago he showed me Jeff Staple’s blog post on Postalco, a small stationary/accessories/bags store run by a husband and wife team. Though I loved being introduced to a great new brand, what I loved more was how Jeff Staple used them as [...]

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. dreaming .

I’m at work. I’ve been sitting on this blog for months now and decided now’s a good time to start writing. I’m not quite sure where this is going to go, but I’m hoping I can figure out a way to transition it into an online boutique one day. My dream is to no longer be [...]

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