The Powdered Gem Diaries

She has finally sold me.

2012-01-09T23:08:00.002-06:00

Mom's birthday.

2012-01-03T12:22:00.002-06:00

She loved the gift I got her.

Also, I spent 6 hours cooking her a completely macrobiotic dinner that included:

Halibut Soup

Seitan Pot Stickers

Vegetable Tempura

Mixed Fruit Tart

I just love her.

2012-01-01T15:08:00.002-06:00

{via yumiko, finelittleday}

Happy New Year.

2012-01-01T14:52:00.002-06:00

{via anthropologie, tinyunicorn}

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T06:43:00.000-06:00

Spock ornament.

{via Wendolonia}

Ohhh, yes.

2011-12-24T02:50:00.002-06:00

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock.

This is what I'm happily watching during the off-season of Downton Abbey.

What is it about his pale skin and constantly overdilated pupils that I find so SEXY?

Our new home.

2011-12-23T00:14:00.000-06:00

And, Amy posed in front!

My apt.

2011-12-20T09:36:00.002-06:00

{photos by Anna}

meow

2011-12-19T21:57:00.002-06:00

mew

i love

2011-12-19T21:35:00.002-06:00

Gasp!

2011-12-19T09:42:00.000-06:00

Anna & Clair's Cooking School.

2011-12-18T09:33:00.001-06:00

Pumpkin & Goat Cheese Lasagna.

{photos by Anna}

miss dior cherie

2011-12-16T23:25:00.006-06:00

The Good Witch.

2011-12-15T03:46:00.001-06:00

Billie Burke circa 1933.

Last final tomorrow.

2011-12-14T23:35:00.001-06:00

An email from mom today...

2011-12-07T13:34:00.001-06:00

No more studying please.

2011-12-04T22:02:00.000-06:00

via {prettyodd}

Mmmmyes.

2011-12-04T21:50:00.000-06:00

Finals are here.

2011-12-04T21:27:00.000-06:00

Japanese Bento Box.

2011-12-04T17:14:00.000-06:00

via {Wendolonia}

Late lunch.

2011-12-04T15:45:00.000-06:00

1000x YES.

2011-12-04T15:34:00.000-06:00

WHY DIDN'T I THNK OF THIS?!?!?!

via {prettyfoods}

MACRO to micro.

2011-12-03T21:18:00.001-06:00

via {heythereuniverse}

Manicure.

2011-12-03T16:36:00.007-06:00

1. Paint your nails any color you’d like & LET THEM DRY.2. You will need rubbing alcohol & newspaper3. Cut out a little section of the newspaper & place it on your nail4. Put rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and dab it over the newspaper.

via {Parnassus}

Moses still does this.

2011-12-03T12:30:00.001-06:00

Around the world in 90 minutes.

2011-12-02T21:13:00.003-06:00

What is it like to circle the Earth? Every 90 minutes, astronauts aboard the International Space Station experience just that. Recently, crew members took a series of light-sensitive videos looking down at night that have been digitally fused to produce the above time-lapse video. Many wonders of the land and sky are visible in the eighteen sequences, including red aurora above green aurora, lights from many major cities, and stars in the background.

via {heythereuniverse}

The center of our galaxy.

2011-12-01T21:08:00.002-06:00

Is this a watercolor of flowers thrown into a pond

is this the CENTER OF OUR GALAXY????

via {heythereuniverse}

A year ago.

2011-12-01T20:40:00.001-06:00

Found this. Liked it. Feels Free People.

Lovely.

2011-12-01T20:09:00.003-06:00

Hey there.

2011-11-30T21:04:00.001-06:00

via {heythereuniverse}

Yumiko Froehlich.

2011-11-23T14:38:00.001-06:00

via {yumiko}

Meow music.

2011-11-23T13:08:00.000-06:00

Modigliani (i.e. Moses).

2011-11-19T23:52:00.002-06:00

It looks like she is flying through the galaxy.

I'm gonna have my bachelorette party on Walden Pond.

2011-11-19T21:55:00.006-06:00

One time I made a joke about how I wanted to get married on a Monday morning in February. All I got was a blank stare from the acquaintance I was talking to. She didn't even look at me like she wanted to love me but JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW. And I mean we were just discussing "wedding season" where 20 of your closest friends all get married in the same month. Wasted.

I know she gets all her food from local farms.

2011-11-19T19:19:00.004-06:00

My soul...

2011-11-09T23:24:00.002-06:00

fits into a bento box.

Actually, it's a Tiffen box.

cat stack

2011-11-07T20:09:00.002-06:00

Max et Jules.

2011-11-06T18:37:00.000-06:00

Brunch!

Beirut.

2011-11-01T08:56:00.000-05:00

Last night @ Warehouse Live.

Sunday morning.

2011-11-01T08:55:00.001-05:00

Just another Sunday morning for this family.

Halloween.

2011-11-01T08:53:00.003-05:00

Gaga? Are you there? It's me Eclair.

This absolutely kills me.

2011-10-24T13:09:00.005-05:00

I was mildly drunk in CVS last night when I realized how amazing this sign was. It was the middle guy's expression that caught my eye.

Studying.

2011-10-24T13:07:00.000-05:00

You know who I am.

2011-10-19T13:44:00.001-05:00

via {Carlllllll}

Workspace, I dream of you.

2011-10-18T13:43:00.003-05:00

via {Carlllllllll}

hehe

2011-10-16T21:29:00.001-05:00

Madagascan sunset moth.

2011-10-14T10:13:00.000-05:00

via {ohscience}

Start your morning...

2011-10-14T09:58:00.000-05:00

Start your morning right with this 7-minute morning anthem.

xoxo.

Louis C.K.

2011-10-14T09:50:00.003-05:00

This man is sick and brilliant. My favorite combo. Watch his "Chewed Up" performance on Netflix. I watched it two nights in a row.

Word.

2011-10-12T10:29:00.003-05:00

via {here}

Bah!

2011-10-12T10:22:00.001-05:00

via {tinyunicorn}

Hairspray shield.

2011-10-10T22:11:00.001-05:00

I've wanted one for so long now...

Goal.

2011-10-02T18:53:00.001-05:00

Terrariums again.

2011-10-02T18:47:00.001-05:00

GONNA MAKE BIGGER/BETTER.

Aren't they precious in their tiny little box?

Em's post.

2011-09-30T21:27:00.001-05:00

My friend Em is in nursing school too.

I love what she posted especially since I'm home on a Friday night, studying, and want to cry.

Should I really be doing this?

WHAT ELSE IS THERE?

::envisioning brain power::

an open mind, so i can learn

so i can open my heart & hands to the future

when i can give back to the community—not only my warmth &understanding,

but my knowledge & skills to make others feel better

<3 Em*

Peace be with you.

2011-09-30T21:24:00.002-05:00

3x yes.

2011-09-30T20:32:00.001-05:00

I have to have this cuz I want it so bad.

2011-09-30T15:33:00.002-05:00

Anthro necklace. Only $138.

Why are...

2011-09-30T15:31:00.001-05:00

via {<3 Em*}

Why are the best relationships also the most exhausting?

Good morning lovely.

2011-09-30T10:27:00.001-05:00

via {carlkleiner}

L'appartement (part deux).

2011-09-30T10:25:00.001-05:00

I study life now.

2011-09-30T10:20:00.001-05:00

via {carlkleiner}

I'm so determined...

2011-09-30T10:16:00.001-05:00

via {carlkleiner}

to have the best fall wardrobe of my life this year.

Lab today.

2011-09-29T16:17:00.000-05:00

It doesn't get any better/worse.

There's a new atelier in town.

2011-09-28T21:20:00.003-05:00

Anthro just opened a wedding store. It's ridic.

L'appartement.

2011-09-23T09:04:00.001-05:00

Hembakat är bäst.

2011-08-20T21:17:00.002-05:00

Things that are lovely.

2011-08-20T21:01:00.001-05:00

What I've been doing with my life.

2011-08-20T20:39:00.002-05:00

Crafting.

Etched glass!

Painted a mug for Jen.

Made terrariums.

Fed a small child [Meredith's baby].

I just love this photo about love.

2011-08-20T20:36:00.001-05:00

Golden Rectangle.

2011-08-20T20:26:00.000-05:00

Ikea.

2011-08-20T11:20:00.000-05:00

Date Nite.

2011-08-19T18:59:00.000-05:00

Clone Wars.

2011-08-11T00:28:00.000-05:00

This action-packed space adventure follows the heroic Jedi Knights as they attempt to maintain order and restore peace during a time of monumental galactic strife.

Found him.

2011-08-09T01:10:00.003-05:00

Hello. My name is G.W. and I like long walks on short beaches, because I'm not that athletic, and books about zombies.

For you.

2011-08-07T17:24:00.001-05:00

I took this personality quiz online (it was just there and i was bored) and immediately wanted to share some of the writer's narrative with you:

I will cut you if you don't answer honestly.

I know what you're thinking--how can he know if I don't answer honestly? And how can he cut me when I live 100 miles away? Well, I can. And my knife is 101 miles long.

Life's a Beach.

2011-08-07T17:08:00.003-05:00

Let me just tell you about my day. I got up at noon and while someone stole my Sunday Times I wasn't mad. Dressed in my fat clothes went to my favorite Indian buffet. Roasted a chicken to perfection. Drank Lemon Ginger tea. Went for an hour long walk in the evening. Sat on the porch to read a short story by Wendell Berry in the "Fiction" issue of Atlantic Monthly. Now I will maybe make some pound cake. HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE ME NOW?

I need this on my wall.

2011-08-04T21:54:00.001-05:00

So badly.

Is it just me

2011-08-04T21:50:00.000-05:00

or was James Spader totally hot in the 80s.

Work today.

2011-07-27T14:14:00.001-05:00

Today's finds.

2011-07-22T10:42:00.000-05:00

penny.

2011-07-18T14:50:00.000-05:00

She's like a penny: two-faced and worthless.

ZING!

Lunch.

2011-07-13T20:15:00.000-05:00

Indian buffet today! My favorite.

This song

2011-07-11T12:03:00.001-05:00

I feel like it should start playing when you pick me up at the airport. Ideally, the windows will be down and we will wear little hats. Mostly just listen to the song, the video is distracting, but in a good way as PAUL RUDD is in parts.

I finished my paper.

2011-07-09T21:17:00.002-05:00

Money jar.

2011-07-08T11:20:00.000-05:00

Lover not brother.

2011-07-07T17:47:00.001-05:00

Gorgeous.

2011-07-07T17:39:00.001-05:00

{via bertolini flickr}

Blissful Productivity.

2011-07-03T16:55:00.003-05:00

I put together this bookshelf and it isn't ugly even though it's plywood and limestone!

Abraham Lincoln...

2011-07-02T17:45:00.002-05:00

never looks real to me. The other two guys look like real people.

Mountain Man

2011-06-27T14:44:00.001-05:00

Love their sound... but they're all ugly hippies. AHAAAAHAHAHAHA

January skies.

2011-06-21T23:28:00.002-05:00

Really, these are from January...

Tonight in photos.

2011-06-21T23:21:00.003-05:00

This is a work of art. It's a lunchable container and I have been wanting to do this for like years. They are tiny portions of the delicious things I made including: Jamaican jerk chicken w/pineapple, broccoli, rice w/buttered carrots, and Tuscan cantaloupe. I love it so much. No waste!

What I would like to wear tomorrow.

This is what I look like.

2011-06-21T23:18:00.000-05:00

Blerg.

2011-06-21T19:56:00.000-05:00

This is how I feel when I listen to Sufjan Stevens...

2011-06-20T22:33:00.000-05:00

at 6:30 in the morning.

I need a long lazy morning.

2011-06-17T11:12:00.003-05:00

My wash.

2011-06-16T20:20:00.003-05:00

There is absolutely nothing satisfying about paying someone to dry clean your clothes and then getting a bunch of plastic and wire hangers back. There is actually extreme satisfaction in washing your clothes, by hand, in your bathtub. I can't wait to do it again next week.

Solar eclipse.

2011-06-15T19:12:00.001-05:00

Shadow of the moon over Turkey during a solar eclipse.

Doughnut tire.

2011-06-11T23:20:00.001-05:00

I got a flat tire today and changed it all by my wittle self.