Have a wonderful weekend.

What are your plans for the weekend? It's going to be hot! We're heading to our friend's cabin in Connecticut. I'm looking forward to wading in the river, grilling outside and sitting very still. Also, I can't believe we're going to have another one of these in a month or less! Crazy. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web...

Is it better to walk or run?

A new animal print.

The real couple behind Before Sunrise.

Made me laugh.

Adorable Father's Day gift.

Cheer up your desk!

10 celebrity photobombs.

Trying out this nail polish this weekend.

Three easy updos for the summer.

Ron Mueck's new hyperrealistic sculptures.

Apparently, lots of people made out during the hurricane.

This book looks hilarious.

A tumblr all about Obama eating snocones.

Could three words change the way severely ill patients and their loved ones think about death?

Plus, three posts you may have missed:
* Hidden mothers.
* How to boil an egg.
* Romantic getaway outfit.

(Photo of the Amalfi Coast by Randy & Pippa, via Lark & Linen)

San Francisco home tour

Blogger Liz Stanley lives in San Francisco with her husband, their five-year-old son and a baby on the way. They have such a fun and playful home, where you can bowl in the hallway and paint crocodiles in the bedroom. Take a peek inside...
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Wake alarm

When you're bleary eyed in the morning, it's so annoying to fiddle with buttons on your phone, don't you think? Well, Wake is an iPhone alarm clock app that is totally intuitive: You just slap it to snooze, and you flip it to turn it off. Thumbs up.
P.S. The funniest app for peeing during movies.

(Photo of sleepy Lucy by ©Bob Rosinsky, with permission. Alarm via Swissmiss)

Have a beautiful (long) weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? After a nutty week, we are ready to just relax. We also did a huge cleanse of our apartment, where we got rid of a million things. It feels so good to be able to open closets again! Hope you have a great weekend, and here are a few fun links for you...

A song for your weekend.

An A-to-Z guide to the conversations in Before Sunrise and Before Sunset.

Margarita popsicles.

These mean tweets made me laugh.

Landscape dinner set.

Love this classic trench. (It would look cute with this striped dress.)

Cool idea for bedroom art.

Popcorn tip.

Sweet mother and daughter.

Not getting sleep is like walking around drunk!

Wow, this movie trailer has a surprising twist.

Magic bookshelf.

A photographer's girlfriend leads him around the world.

And if you're in a TV-watching mood: Arrested Development starts Sunday, and The Bachelorette premieres Monday. Whoot whoot!

(Photo of the Leningrad Ballet Academy)

Have a great weekend.

What are your plans for the weekend? My mom is visiting, and we're having an early birthday picnic for Toby tomorrow, complete with a doughnut cake and spiked OJ for the grown-ups. His birthday presents include a wooden plane and this awesome book. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web...

A song to kick off your weekend.

What pregnancy brain feels like.

Peanut butter and pickle sandwich. Would you eat it?

Funny interview with Morgan from The Mindy Project.

Linen sneakers.

A moving Mother's Day story.

Blackberry pie bars.

Pie with a message. Made me laugh.

Do you wear maxi skirts?

10 ways to use a muffin pan.

High fives gone wrong (and a trick for getting them right).

These sunglasses are on my wishlist.

Kids rocking out in cars.

And why Angelina's Op-Ed matters.

Have a good one! xo

Eiffel Tower scissors

My mom is visiting this weekend! It's so nice to have her here. Last night, we celebrated her arrival by ordering Mediterranean food and watching three episodes of House Hunters International, naturally. Two episodes were set in Paris, and it was cool to see inside some beautiful apartments, many with insane wallpaper. On that note, here's a lovely pair of Eiffel Tower scissors, which would be so pretty on a desk. Hope you're having a good morning. xo

P.S. Pregnancy in Paris, and why French kids eat everything.

10 backyard ideas

The weather is finally warming up! As I've mentioned eight million times on this blog, our life goal is to have a backyard, not just a rusty fire escape. So, just for fun, here are nine fun ideas for backyards...Read More >

Business cards

Remember the scene in American Psycho, where Patrick Bateman obsesses over business cards? Well, The Mandate Press has recreated the card, so you can order his exact design with your information. How hilarious is that?
P.S. A resume makeover, and 10 creative business cards.

Rain room

This week, the new interactive exhibit Rain Room opened at the Museum of Modern Art. Heavy rain pours down in an enormous room, but when you step into the rain, the area directly over your head dries up. So you can walk, dance and kiss in the rain without getting wet!

"The overall effect is mesmerizing," reported Gothamist. "A semi-blinding white klieg light at the back of the room disorients your field of vision while highlighting the millions of individual raindrops showering down around you on all sides. The motion sensors are so sensitive that you can sweep your arm through the deluge and still keep your shirt dry. Move too quickly, however, and you can get good and soaked if want."

The lines are going to be insane, especially since only 10 people are admitted at a time, but it would be worth waiting. Since MoMA members get priority access and exclusive viewing hours, it might even be worth joining.

How cool is that?!

P.S. Cool art exhibits: Swings, slides and marrying Prince William.

(Photos by Random International, MoMA and Katie Sokoler/Gothamist)

Have a relaxing weekend.

What are your plans for this weekend? We're having the best time in San Francisco. We've eaten our weight in fish tacos and are heading to the zoo today! I'm excited to share photos next week. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web...

What historical figures might look like today. (Shakespeare is a hipster.)

Travel fantasy: Treebones.

Dancing on a treadmill made me laugh.

Mermaid nail polish.

10 best kindergarten buildings.

Where to go for pizza cravings.

Typography cake.

The scientific 7-minute workout.

Geometric party installation.

This cookbook looks dangerous!

Love this iPhone case.

Jim can (fake) sing.

Thumbs up for Saturday.

A beautiful New York art exhibit of deer beds. (I love them.)

And Happy Mother's Day! xoxo

(Photo by Jeanne Damas, via Note to Self)

Wallpaper for renters

We rent our Manhattan apartment, so we've never thought of putting up wallpaper. But Hygge & West recently launched removable wallpaper tiles, so you could put them up easily. Wouldn't these look lovely in a bathroom or foyer?

P.S. 10 favorite wallpapers.

(Via Joy)

Gendered book covers

Author Maureen Johnson kept hearing from male readers asking for less "girly" covers on her books, so that they could read them in public. She, too, had been frustrated by how books written by women so often got cheesy covers that made them seem less literary and of lower quality. So, she issued a challenge on Twitter: She asked people to choose a well-known book and imagine that the author was of the opposite gender. "There were hundreds of replies within 24 hours," she said. Take a look...Read More >

Kitchen makeover

I’m always impressed with home makeovers, but this before-and-after made my jaw drop...Read More >

Have a wonderful weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? This afternoon, Alex, Toby and I are off to San Francisco. Thank you so much for the AMAZING tips!!!! (Personally, I can't wait to take Toby to Smitten ice cream. Their current flavors of the day are rhubarb crisp and salted caramel—YUM.) I'll be posting next week, and let's also talk about meditation when we get back. That stuff works. Hope you have a great weekend, and here are a few fun links from around the web, if you're in a blog-reading mood...

People who are really nailing this parenting thing. Made me laugh.

Love this nail polish for summer.

This book looks awesome!

What a powerful photo series.

New York neighborhoods around the world.

A real German breakfast.

Cycles of life.

A half-birthday cake!

Pretty earrings.

Cool idea: Drawing on photos.

22 amazing places you didn't know existed.

Green kitchen floor.

What a wonderful way to honor your mom.

Breaking news: Babies eat food.

On that note, I'm going to this intriguing Murray's Cheese class on May 19th, if anyone else would like to join! xoxo And the ASOS discount code works all weekend, if you're in a shopping mood:)

(Photo by Smitten Studio, via Liz)

Three ways to arrange flowers

The Flower Recipe Book is a new book about flower arranging. The clever twist is that the tutorials are written like cookbook recipes—with lists of ingredients and step-by-step instructions. Here are three simple recipes, if you'd like to see...Read More >

Have a great weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? My dad is coming to visit, and Toby is super excited to show off his violin. (He's been practicing:) Tomorrow I'm also volunteering at a city school, whose arts program has been completely cut, to talk to kids about blogging as a career. We're doing a craft project, where they'll cut out magazine photos and quotes to create their own "blog" on paper. Looking forward to it. Have a great weekend, and here are some fun links from around the web...

Would you drink a kale, spinach or arugula cocktail?

My relationship with my mom, then and now.

How to poach an egg in the microwave.

Love these earrings.

Did you catch the obscure 30 Rock reference on Mad Men?

How cute are these teeny swimsuits??

Potato chip mac n' cheese.

How to go on a date.

Visiting a museum with a cranky 12-year-old.

Girl's night out. Made me laugh.

Rad shelf for your house.

Dangerous discovery: You can order these AMAZING chocolate bars by the dozen.

Google has hidden rooms.

Good news: If you're doing spring shopping, everything at J.Crew is 25% off this weekend.

And speaking of calming your mind...
(Comic by Tom Cheney for The New Yorker, via Abbey)

Rubber stamp

What a lovely stamp for dressing up handwritten notes.

P.S. United States return address stamps.

Date night tattoos

Tattly's temporary tattoos would be cute to wear on a date.

Also, have you heard Obama's brilliant parenting move? "Michelle and I have used this strategy when it comes to things like tattoos," he told the Today show. "What we've said to the girls is, if you guys ever decide you're going to get a tattoo, then Mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo, in the same place, and we'll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo." Zing! Made me laugh.

P.S. More rad tattoos.

Have a great weekend.

This Tuesday evening, Toby and I were at home minding our own business, when Alex went to a work party and met Robert De Niro! The actor is generally considered gruff and unapproachable, but Alex said he was friendlier than he had expected. "He was also shorter than me, which was good news," Alex told me. Haha. Hope you have a good weekend, and here are a few fun posts from around the web...

What hearing loss sounds like. Fascinating.

29 potato recipes.

The power of talking to your baby.

Go, Mindy!

Small flowers go a long way.

Cool ways to see the world.

This perfume sounds wonderful.

My friend's parenting story made me laugh.

Braids for springtime.

How to eat fruits.

This relationships book looks intriguing.

Excited man only two therapy sessions away from resolving issues.

Hope you have a good weekend, and our thoughts are with everyone in Boston. What an insane situation. Hang in there!
(Top photo of Robert De Niro; bottom photo of Saipua flowers)

Rita Konig's bedroom

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