Honora

i'm 27.

i married the boy across the street.

i'm vegan (but i try not to be a total jerk about it).

i have an enormous black cat named kettle and a medium white dog named soda.

i love to cook, bake and otherwise find ways to be creative in everyday life.

colors

green (especially apple green and pale jade green) / pistachio green + yellow / aqua + red / black + white / bright, clear, happy colors in general

themes + motifs

50s kitchen / poppies / polka dots / bold floral patterns / zebra & leopard prints (in moderation)

food + drink

dark chocolate / indian food / coke zero / tofu / sriracha hot sauce / beer (especially belgian) / hummus / vegetables (i honestly can't think of one i don't like) / red wine / sorbetto / gin

general likes

dogs! / letterpress / mid-century design / illustrations of animals / quad ruled paper / fun

colors

brown / pink and purple together (although I do like certain shades of each separately) / any muddy, dull, muted color / "earth tones" in general

themes + motifs

fantasy stuff like fairies, dragons, etc. / country or folksy / flags or super-patriotic items / bible verses / inspirational quotes / tiki stuff

food + drink

anything containing animal ingredients (including sneaky ones like casein, whey, butterfat, gelatin, confectioner's glaze, honey, etc.) / fake melon flavor / sweet cocktails

general dislikes

anything with the word "diva" or "princess" on it / fragranced items (I'm the pickiest, so don't bother) / lacy, frilly or victorian-esque things

read

short story anthologies / blueprint magazine (r.i.p.) and readymade / tin house, zoetrope & other literary journals / cookbooks (vegan, indian, thai, etc.) / favorite authors: dorothy parker, j.d. salinger, david sedaris, jhumpa lahiri, alice munro, sarah vowell, john updike, lorrie moore and approximately a bajillion others...

watch

tv: arrested development / freaks & geeks / the office / snl (actually just kristen wiig) / what not to wear / so you think you can dance / jeopardy! / the joy of painting

movies: anything hitchcock / anything cary grant / it sounds stupid, but i love movies that are really exaggeratedly colorful (like volver and amelie) / i know the big lebowski pretty much by heart, thanks to my husband

listen

neko case / okkervil river / the knife / the pixies / 60s soul / 70s punk / mates of state / beirut / some old school country, some alt-country & some rockabilly (but i HATE HATE HATE contemporary country) / françoise hardy / walter meego / bob dylan / so much more than this... i am really bad at making lists.

things i make

cupcakes / decorations for said cupcakes / stickers / magnets / anything involving paper

things i collect

ephemera of all sorts / beach glass and old glass bottles / vintage glass pine cone ornaments