i just...

...peed my pants a little watching this again! i actually did stay up to watch it live last night (i slipped into the silent, crying laugh that makes it hard to breathe!), justin timberlake is HIGH-sterical...please enjoy :)

**New link..hopefully it will work!

oops...i did it again...

[image via jennysbakeshop]

so, i disappeared and also got myself knee-deep in google reader back-up again...in recent days i have been getting up before the sun to go to the gym, beating down a stubborn cold with garlic & citrus, being exhausted from lack of protein options and basking in the hope & anticipation of an obama presidency...i miss you all and hope to be back soon, in the meantime, take some time this weekend to have a cupcake!
xo, kp

civic duty.

you all probably know by now that i am probama, in fact i barack'd the vote and voted early on saturday - SO - if you have not already, please vote today...please vote for change, for the future and for hope

VOTE.

risky business.

andy, opie, richie & the fonz.

the videos keep on coming, vote for change november 4th:

See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

“I look at these people and can't quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. "Can I interest you in the chicken?" she asks. "Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it? To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked."

- Author David Sedaris, on undecided voters
[via perez]

lost and found.

back when i was in college at bennington, i spent many days and many MANY long, loopy nights at our campus costume shop. for hours, i would labor over blind stitches and weather denim till my fingers went numb, usually laughing hysterically (we called this "head-joy" when everything becomes SO funny because you are SO tired!) and rocking out to madonna or lauryn hill or portishead or simon & garfunkel. so many of those glorious times were spent along side leah*, who always signed her name with a star and greeted you with a smile.

emily montrose ~ hearts kimono robe by L'stell

well, if there is one thing to be said for facebook & the like, it's that finding old friends and seeing what they are up to these days becomes a little easier and a few months ago i reconnected with leah* (a fellow maine-iac, now transplanted in san fran, ca). her lovely designs and style have followed her west - point & case, her blog L'stell which features resource links for locals and new designs available in her online shop. do check it out - if you like handmade gems, attention to detail and vintage fabric you'll have major hearts for L'stell. lobster, hugs and kisses leah*, from the east coast to the your's!

kinokuniya apron wrap dress by L'stell

awkward.

this is only awkward if you find that delicate and beautiful scarves make you uncomfortable...i do not, i lurv them. i would wear a scarf any day of the week, on a boat, in a moat, with a goat...you get the gist! awkward is making some of the prettiest handknits i've seen, PLUS they have handspun yarn...in a word: YAY. i am really loving this color: and i am putting this scarf on my wishlist: oh, yeah AND this lil punkinhead! big thanks to scoutie girl for the heads up:)