I was absolutely transfixed by my friends mini loaf pan last weekend. I couldn’t stop thinking about all the tiny cakes and breads she could make. Cakes that were perfect for sending in little care packages to special people.  You could eat one for breakfast without feeling guilty about eating a whole cake! Perfection in mini-ness. And then it hit me. Mini loaf pans meant… MINI MEAT LOAF. Yes! Little tiny meaty treats. I was sold but unable to justify buying one of these.

Well, I guess it’s Brooklyn to the rescue? I had to go to Williamsburg for kitty supplies and was unable to resist slipping into Whisk . Only to browse, I told myself repeatedly. Ha, yeah right! That store is designed to make me covet every single thing inside, especially the individual loaf pans they had for sale. Yeah, I caved but you would too.

I know you want one too! For mini meatloaf…

Is there a better way to spend Friday then by taking in this view?

I don’t think so! We had class at Brooklyn Bridge Park yesterday, it was lovely and clear but also incredibly cold. I love taking walks through Brooklyn Heights, it’s such a great neighborhood and the architecture is stunning. Love the old 19th century brownstones and the narrow streets. Brownstone Brooklyn is a dream, but I don’t think I’ll ever make it there. A girl can hope though.

This morning I ran for a full 25 minutes. I’m so happy with myself right now! Now I have a ton of energy for the rest of the day. Breakfast looked like this this morning:

Oatmeal with bananas and cranberries and dried kiwis. So good! Onto the rest of my day, which is packed with stuff, MOMA, NYPL, movies. Can’t wait!

This is my life right now:

I hit 1100 words on my thesis today. It felt great! Only 1900 words to go. I love my subject matter, the idea of integrating design and typography into storytelling appeals to all of my creative interests. I feel like I still have a ton of research to do at this point, but my direction is becoming clearer. I love Mark Z. Danielewski, working on this thesis only helps me appreciate his work more and more.

Here’s me waiting for my night class. I was in my favorite spot at FIT which kind of looks like this:

How perfect is that? It’s just a little ledge in one of the buildings. In other news Team Baby Moses (named for my cat Baby Moses) fought a really good fight tonight in the epic Javascript/CSS battle. Too bad we were bested! I love learning new things, especially when it comes to code and web technologies.

Man, I feel like this week will never stop.

I’ve decided to actually do something with this domain that I have owned for four years. So in a way this blog is a long time in the making. Welcome to my little space. The domain is named Oceanside, not because I live in Oceanside, CA or Oceanside, NY but because I love the ocean. Maybe I should find a blue theme next?

I :

• Am design student at FIT in Manhattan. It’s my senior year!
• Am writing a thesis on experimental typography in novels
• Never wear pants
• Knit all the time
• Love color
• Love clothes, and pretty things
• Have two great cats!
• In a long term, currently long distance relationship
• Am obsessed with with tiny houses and Henry David Thoureau
• Love books and will read anything you put in front of me
• Have an art history minor, and will argue with you for hours about the validity of contemporary art
• Love to make random playlists and force everyone I know to listen to them
• Live in Brooklyn and love it!

That’s me! Hopefully I will fill this blog and not ignore it, but I have a not great track record with such things…