her blog

peggy olson. she has had lots of amazing moments over the course of mad men but last night peggy rocked my world. i am not going to say too much in case you haven't seen it yet but seriously, she ROCKED.

scott pilgrim. the real one, not michael cera. i liked the movie but i like the books better.

dean winchester. he is like so many of the crushes of my youth: a love of classic rock and heavy metal, a leather jacket, an awesome car, and ever so slightly dumb but oh so funny. he's made a deal with the devil so he's a bad boy. he fights demons so he's a bad ass and more than a little tortured. dean's got it all.

seemed appropriate for friday the 13th.

i'm not sure if i'd actually wear it but god knows i've been visiting giant dwarf's shop a bunch to gaze upon it.

kathy bought one at renegade san francisco and it sparkled like nobody's business in the sunlight. it almost made her even more crushable than she already is. i hesitated buying one for myself because i'm not sure wearing it while sewing yoyos while sitting on the
couch or in my studio packing orders or while i'm baking pie, all while in
my pajamas, would really do it justice.

maybe i'll just opt for one or two of these.

(i actually had this post written before this tweet: @giantdwarf Please help me understand why someone would
possibly do this to me? Trying to not cry! http://srslyliz.com/2010/08/12/diy-starlet-crown/. i had it saved as a draft but it seemed pretty clear that today was the day. long live the starlette crown! accept no substitutes!)

its no secret that i a) love horror and b) love to read. so the horror reading bender i've been on shouldn't really be a surprise to anyone. the latest, and best by far is feed by mira grant.

set in the post-zombie outbreak world of the not-too-distant future, feed follows two blogger/reporters, georgia & shaun mason and their tech wizard, buffy, as they follow republican senator peter ryman on the presidential campaign trail. a trail littered with zombies and conspiracies. stuff happens. scary, compelling stuff. so compelling i stayed home from lollapalooza yesterday to read. (i know, NERD. but zombies beat arcade fire any day. what.)

during a breather/zombie security check (donovan, your machete would've helped), i went to the author's website. i love her. really.

here's a few reason's why:

• ten handy tips for surviving a horror movie
• beware of mira grant
• the picture above cracks me up
• her bio

now i want to go to horror movie sleep-away survival camp.

we saw phoenix ages ago at the double door. they ROCKED. it remains one of my most favorite shows ever. it was before lost in translation and they were on the verge. they have, in the intervening years, become one of my favorite bands. so, i was really excited to see them at lollapalooza. they did not disappoint.

at one point thomas mars said that it was the biggest crowd they'd ever played for. they were totally living the rock star dream last night - thousands of adoring fans all singing along and dancing to their music. they all just looked so happy and like they were having SO MUCH FUN. all kinds of awesome.

extra bonus points for funky squaredance.