so hipster it hurts

My "Wow-This-is-Really-Hipster" Birthday Wishlist (I'd also like to add that I feel the word "hipster" is more often than not overused and/or misused. But, I feel it's appropriate here)

Fujifilm Instax Mini 50S Instant Print Camera



3-Way Convertible Handlebar Bag by DNTX


Huxley Dark Tortoise Eyeglasses by Warby Parker

Killing me Softly with Arthur's Theme

Two songs I've been putting together

Christmas Comes This Time Each Year

Grab yourself a cup of holiday cheer, in music form. Get your copy of the Vargas-approved collection of 37 holiday-inspired gems at http://www.mediafire.com/?6o6dc9s4fxzup45.

Christmas Comes This Time Each Year

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Jackson 5
Run Run Rudolph - Chuck Berry
Don't Believe In Christmas - The Sonics
12 Days of Christmas - Brak
Frosty The Snow Man - The Ronettes
Little St. Nick - The Beach Boys
Santa Claus Is A Black Man - Akim & The Teddy Vann Production Company
Rudolph The Red - Nosed Reindeer - The Temptations
White Christmas - Otis Redding
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon
Little Drummer Boy - Peace On Earth - Bing Crosby & David Bowie
Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney
Christmas In Hollis - Run DMC
Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto - James Brown
Winter Wonderland - Darlene Love/Ronettes
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - Alvin and the Chipmunks
Feliz Navidad - Voodoo Glow Skulls
Oi To The World - The Vandals
Father Christmas - The Kinks
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Santa's Beard - They Might Be Giants
Christmas at the Zoo - The Flaming Lips
Blue Christmas - Bright Eyes
Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen
Santa Claus Is Smoking Reefer - Squirrel Nut Zippers
Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic
Funky Funky Christmas - New Kids on the Block
Santa Claus And His Old Lady - Cheech & Chong
Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - Gayla Peevey
Christmas Means Love - Sam Cooke & Soul Stirrers
7 O'Clock News / Silent Night - Simon & Garfunkel
Christmas time is here - Vince Guarald
Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith
Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty

Au Natural

My hair has been feeling unhealthy from the infernal summer-sun, so I made myself a little deep conditioning treatment (see my recipe above). Leave in for at least 10 min and shampoo out. Good stuff!

Ben Prisk

I really dislike Squidbillies, but the background painting by Ben Prisk is so awesome! See more here.

Summertime Slowdown

Sitting on my desk is a small animal - with the head of a toucan and the body of a raccoon.

It stares at my desk calendar. Its name is Toucoon.

My body is a wonderland...

Week of July 25th - in review (and pictures)
Sunday
After camping and getting no bug bites - I got one on my butt the night we got home!

Monday
Ben went to get compost from the compost bin and it was infested with palmetto bugs
Tuesday
I was shaving my legs in the shower and somehow cut myself with a brand new Mach 3 razor


Wednesday
Was startled by a lizard that looked like a snake and then saw a different lizard chase a bird in the yard

Thursday
Tofu tacos and Tecate light!

Friday
Recreated the highlights in Photoshop at work