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Today I have to say goodbye to the most beautiful person...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:28 -0400

Today I have to say goodbye to the most beautiful person I’ve ever met. I’m eternally grateful to call this talented and kind woman my great grandmother. Rest in peace Grandma Helen, I love you.

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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:06:36 -0400

this is everything i have ever wanted and more

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:20:00 -0400

this is everything i have ever wanted and more

black on black on black #typical #selfie #selfiesunday 💀 (at the...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:03:24 -0400

black on black on black #typical #selfie #selfiesunday 💀 (at the black hole)

Catbird :: shop by category :: JEWELRY :: Rings :: Druzy Ring with Stingray Claw

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:39:27 -0500

Catbird :: shop by category :: JEWELRY :: Rings :: Druzy Ring with Stingray Claw:

love.

snowy mansions (at Marble House)

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:40:39 -0500

snowy mansions (at Marble House)

valentine’s day in the most appropriate way 💀❤💀

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:52:51 -0500

valentine’s day in the most appropriate way 💀❤💀

#gothproblems 💀

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:40:08 -0500

#gothproblems 💀

blinddumbdeaf: The Wallace Collection - The Small Drawing...

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 10:53:58 -0500

blinddumbdeaf:

The Wallace Collection - The Small Drawing Room
London, January 2013

a very #gothic #christmas 💀🎄🎅🎁 (at the black hole)

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:20:48 -0500

a very #gothic #christmas 💀🎄🎅🎁 (at the black hole)

this is my life. & this what i’ve been trying to tell...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:33:00 -0500

this is my life. & this what i’ve been trying to tell everyone.

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Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:29:05 -0400

classicpenguin: Meet Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:45:03 -0400

A for Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

B for Bronte's JANE EYRE

C for Cather's MY ANTONIA

D for Dickens's GREAT EXPECTATIONS

E for Eliot's MIDDLEMARCH

F for Flaubert's MADAME BOVARY (translated by Lydia Davis)

classicpenguin:

Meet Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible hardcover editions, featuring a specially commissioned illustrated letter of the alphabet by type designer Jessica Hische and a series design collaboration between Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley.

Writes Elda Rotor, Associate Publisher and Editorial Director of Penguin Classics:

Penguin Drop Caps is a series inspired by typography—its beauty and its power of expression. A drop cap, or an initial cap, is the first letter of a word when designed and set larger than the surrounding text. It is used to introduce a new idea, paragraph, or chapter. We may recognize such elements from books of our childhood, from sacred and historic texts, and from beautiful early editions of classic literature. Whether they appear in illuminated fifteenth-century manuscripts set by scribes or digitally displayed on Jessica Hische’s own Daily Drop Cap blog, a drop cap letter impresses upon the reader the arrival of something of which to take note, something unique and special that deserves to be savored.

For the book lover, the series is a nod to the tradition of printing and the distribution of ideas, stories, and opinions—ranging from paper to digital media. For the writer and artist, the series pays homage to the significance of composition, texture, and form. With Penguin Drop Caps, we are inspired by the timeless tradition and craft of letters and their endless capacity to communicate.

As you can see above, the series debuts this fall with:

A for Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
B for Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre
C for Willa Cather’s My Ántonia
D for Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations
E for George Eliot’s Middlemarch
F for Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary (translation by Lydia Davis)
…with more to come!

monsieur-j: Balmain S/S 2013 Runway Details obsessed!

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:44:32 -0400

monsieur-j:

Balmain S/S 2013 Runway Details

obsessed!

weekend halloween decorating project.

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:49:31 -0400

weekend halloween decorating project.

i can’t begin to explain how perfect this is.

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:56:55 -0400

i can’t begin to explain how perfect this is.

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Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:22:27 -0400

die sheldon die - bazinga! i heart big bang theory.

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:12:55 -0400

die sheldon die - bazinga! i heart big bang theory.

want.

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:53:18 -0400

want.

on a 90’s kick.

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:33:04 -0400

on a 90’s kick.