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Hello there. I know I've been absent for way too long. I've never been very good at being consistent, but I'm working on it. If anyone out there is still checking in on this little old blog, I hope you know that I appreciate it. Here's some Sofia Coppola for your trouble.

I (h)EA(r)T LA

Going to the LA Street Food Fest today, armed with an empty stomach and a fully charged camera battery. Stay tuned for photos! In the meantime, here's Amy Poehler and her dreamy panda boyfriend:

via Bust

Whatever you're celebrating this weekend, have a great one!

halloween

Happy Halloween weekend! This year I'm dressing up as a panda, my favorite animal.

busy bear

In addition to a candlelit dinner that he prepared himself, my boyfriend gave me a crocheted polar bear (with removable scarf!) and polar bear hair accessories for Valentine's Day. Food and bear paraphernalia - he really knows the way to my heart.

I apologize for the lack of updates lately, both on the blog and on my site. The reasons are as follows:

• Two trips to Las Vegas last week, and the beginning of Spring semester somewhere inbetween. This week was my first full week of classes.
• Also, I got sick the day after I got back from Vegas. Not fun.
• I didn't have access to my computer for most of this week because it was being fixed.
• It's become nearly impossible to take photos with my ancient camera. I'm still in the process of searching for a new (and affordable) one.
• Some personal things that are causing me a bit of frustration/sadness/confusion/etc.

Unfortunately, I don't really have any relevant pictures to share from my last Vegas trip because of the aforementioned camera issues. Hopefully I'll be getting a new one soon. I hope everyone has a relaxing weekend. I'm definitely in need of one as well.

navy & red

Here are some things that my friends got me for Christmas:

• Bear salt & pepper shakers! These will be a great addition to my burgeoning collection of bear-themed items.
• Flight of the Conchords - The Complete First Season. I've loved Flight of the Conchords for years, but I don't have HBO, so I never got around to watching their television show (except for bits and pieces on Youtube). Now I can watch it whenever I want. I bow down to whoever came up with the idea of putting television shows on DVD.
• Last, but not least, a navy and red Orla Kiely wallet. It's so nice and has lots of pockets for all my cards. I love it!

I also picked up this shirt at Forever 21 this weekend. It's navy and red, like my Orla Kiely wallet, and it's plaid, like Bret's shirt on the cover of the Flight of the Conchords DVD. Coincidence. Too bad there's nothing bear-related about it. That would be way too weird.

grizzly bear

Grizzly bears (Ursos arctos horribilis) hold the number 3 spot on my Top 5 Bears list (future posts will be dedicated to the others). Here are some of my favorite grizzly bear-inspired things.

Be Prepared for Bears necklace from Erica Weiner

Brown Bear brooch from Fun is Cool

Hibernating Bear sleep mask from Mary Green (on sale! I bought one.)

Reflecting Bear tee from Poketo

Rawr! tee from Foe Paws

Of course there's also the band Grizzly Bear, and the excellent Werner Herzog documentary, Grizzly Man. You can "adopt" a grizzly bear, and learn about other endangered and threatened animals, at the WWF.