Urban Craft Center

We've finally got one in L.A., and of course it is on the Westside, where it can taunt me.

http://www.theurbancraftcenter.com/

Sweater dresses are still hot for Spring.....

Chloe always has great knits, and the secondary line, See by Chloe, does not disappoint. But this is a little out of my price point, especially for a cotton piece. LOVE the buttons too.

Books A Million

I just have too many books. I share three IKEA Billy shelves with Hubby, with the majority of their contents being my cookbooks, knitting books, fantasy/sci fi novels, non-fiction, YA fiction, and odds and ends. It has become a chore to shift and fit and squeeze all of my books into these shelves.

I have been playing with this idea of just giving away all but one shelf, and then just get all future books from the library. Could I actually stick to one shelf? When we first bought the shelves, we only assembled two, and then a year later had to assemble the third one to accomodate all of our stuff. Could I at least reduce by one?

I like the idea of getting the bulk of my books from the public library. After all, isn't that what the library is for? A repository of information? If I check out books that I like, it will keep the circulation up, and then there will always be copies available. That's right baby, working the stats!

*sigh* I just love books. (Can I get that on a t-shirt please?)

Norah Gaughn Vol. 2

Future

For now we are planning to stay in LA, since Hubby's project lasts until late 2008, but we were thinking of applying to cities with both a tech industry and strong public library systems. So far I've come up with San Francisco, Seattle, and Austin. Anyone else have any suggestions?