tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21849324997987775912024-03-12T23:38:32.195-04:00Donna AntoineDonna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-55914214775017464712011-04-21T21:13:00.005-04:002011-04-21T21:48:27.243-04:00they really do fall like snow<div><br /></div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5641637971_d6f0e7dd0e.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5641637971_d6f0e7dd0e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5642208118_e75b69ba36.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5642208118_e75b69ba36.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5144/5642208706_07ef6b8bcf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5144/5642208706_07ef6b8bcf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5642209826_794f112111.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5642209826_794f112111.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5642209194_8c6a1c294d.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5642209194_8c6a1c294d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5642210466_dbe5bf975a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5642210466_dbe5bf975a.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5641641451_2a48778845.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5641641451_2a48778845.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5642211740_8f73f066a4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5642211740_8f73f066a4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5642212892_3a8883c73d.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5642212892_3a8883c73d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5642212364_89090e0cd0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5642212364_89090e0cd0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5642213450_04dcbd4058.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5642213450_04dcbd4058.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5641644397_6b129fd027.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5641644397_6b129fd027.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br />I never realized how much the seasons affect my mood and personality until this year. But then again, this was my first winter in Korea. All I wanted to do was sit in my heated apartment with my computer. But now that the weather is awesome and the world is a nice place to venture out into, I've been out hiking every day. EVERY DAY. For the past month. One of the things I will truly miss about Korea is having mountains across the street from my apartment. (Charleston: awesome beaches, awesome nightlife, awesome shopping, awesome food, awesome laid-back attitude, but mountains? Korea has you beat there!) So between hiking, parties and spring festivals I've had no time to sit down, which has been great for my life (not to mention my butt), but my online life has suffered. I have tons of pictures, but no time to upload them. However, today is a rain day. And if there's one thing Korea does not half-ass it on it's rain. So here I sit sharing some of the best shots of my quirky-gorgeous mountain town. The ubiquitous cherry blossoms and wild azaleas really class up the place. Enjoy!<div><br /></div></div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-4117192927757768622011-03-24T11:52:00.002-04:002011-03-24T12:09:35.204-04:00how awesome is awesome?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lcstatic.com/assets/escapeintolife.com/content/uploads/2009/11/NPTotem02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 674px;" src="http://www.lcstatic.com/assets/escapeintolife.com/content/uploads/2009/11/NPTotem02.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.escapeintolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ANP-shedding-e1299005858859.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 357px;" src="http://www.escapeintolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ANP-shedding-e1299005858859.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lcstatic.com/assets/escapeintolife.com/content/uploads/2009/11/NP-scorchII.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 371px;" src="http://www.lcstatic.com/assets/escapeintolife.com/content/uploads/2009/11/NP-scorchII.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lcstatic.com/assets/escapeintolife.com/content/uploads/2009/11/NP-scorchII.jpg"></a>Josh Keyes, thank you for <a href="http://www.escapeintolife.com/artist-watch/josh-keyes/">existing</a>, for <a href="http://www.joshkeyes.net/sketchbook.htm">putting your stuff out there</a>, and having <a href="http://www.joshkeyes.net/">a website</a>. You make the rest of the world look a little duller in comparison, but that's ok. Your only flaw: you don't have a t-shirt to make me re-think my no t-shirt policy.</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-6685066148774129662011-03-13T22:07:00.008-04:002011-03-13T23:29:19.256-04:00for the love of spring<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="http://images.travelpod.com/users/missyjoymel/1.1240713360.flag-and-blossoms.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/missyjoymel/1/1240713360/tpod.html">It doesn't look like this yet.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Had the first semi-warm day of the year yesterday and I went hiking. You could see the happiness on everyone's faces on the trail. While it's still jacket weather for now, and the cherry blossoms have not appeared, I am jonesing for it bad. So here are some things I'm loving/wanting/needing/breathing that would easily make the transition into just-spring warmer weather.</div><div><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5525151334_0bdcea4eb8_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 750px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">some more achievable than others</span></div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="http://www.balenciaga.com/us/en/balenciaga/Women/Handbags/ShoulderBags/P-Milkyway-Ligne-Papier-Messenger.aspx#product-details">Balenciaga MILKYWAY LIGNE PAPIER MESSENGER $995</a></div><div>2. <a href="http://www.aldoshoes.com/us/women/sandals/flats/83049319-luzar/96">ALDO LUZAR sandals $35</a></div><div>3. <a href="http://totokaelo.com/store/products/lady-grey/fw10/large-gradient-necklace/oxidized-silver">Lady Gray Large Gradient Necklace $ 204</a></div><div>4. <a href="http://totokaelo.com/store/products/lady-grey/fw10/large-gradient-necklace/oxidized-silver">Zara DOUBLE LAYER JACQUARD PATTERNED SCARF $30</a></div><div>5. <a href="http://needsupply.com/womens/sale/skinny-distressed.html">Acne Skinny Distressed Jeans $135</a></div><div>6. <a href="http://needsupply.com/womens/sale/sweater.html">Eryn Brinié Sweater $75</a></div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-5501392831010543442011-03-11T20:57:00.002-05:002011-03-11T21:03:48.664-05:00reliefPlease donate to help the Japan earthquake relief effort, but be careful who you give your money to. Until a reputable charity is established, go over to the <a href="http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_src=RSG00100E013&s_subsrc=ONR_MainDonateButton">Red Cross</a> to dedicate money specifically for this disaster. My heart goes out to the country I have come to think of as my home away from home away from home.Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-18034065641463282552011-03-10T20:21:00.003-05:002011-03-10T20:57:45.422-05:00not rich enough to be a convert<div style="text-align: left;">Chloe is one of those lines that seems to be in love with my enemy, <a href="http://donnaantoine.blogspot.com/2011/03/low-waist-vs-high-ethics.html">the high-waist</a>. So, their clothing is usually more miss than hit for me. And I'm not usually one for animal prints. (<a href="http://widbox.com/img/articles/2010/Oct/15/animal-prints-dos-and-donts/animal-prints-dont-medium.jpg">Stay far far away</a>.) So please excuse me while I eat my words:</div><div><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5510251643_104078fe1d_o.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 696px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com/chloe-show-backstage/12859/">Wow</a></span></div><div><a href="http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com/chloe-show-backstage/12859/"><br /></a></div><div><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5510852178_312fc1eaf9_o.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 825px;" border="0" alt="" div="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com/chloe-show-backstage/12859/">Yowza</a></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div>What's the appeal? I think it's that the prints are done in my favorite range of neutrals, which makes the prints less garish and gives my usual colors beautiful texture. And the cuts are just so... so... perfect! There really is no other word.</div><div><br /></div><div>So am I headed out to add more snake skin to my wardrobe? Definitely not. This is one of those things I don't see successfully done often, and while my tastes may be expanding, my bank account isn't, so no real <a href="http://www.chloe.com/#/collections/ready-to-wear/winter-runway-2011-2012/look-03/en">Chloe coat</a> for me. But, I am definitely going to pay closer attention to this designer.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, has Chloe changed my mind about high-waisted, fat momma, 1980's shorts that even make <a href="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2009-04-01-cocktailshortschloe.jpg">this model</a> look like she's got a bit of a belly?</div><div><br /></div><div>No.</div><div><br /></div><div>(Thanks to Alix over at <a href="http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com/">The Cherry Blossom Girl</a> for sharing!)</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-86212962144415130242011-03-07T22:30:00.005-05:002011-03-07T22:54:50.677-05:00low waist vs. high ethics<div style="text-align: left;">I love low-rise jeans. The early 2000s were a great time for jean buying. I hate the current trend toward high-waist everything. (Note: if you have a concave waist, and you think <a href="http://www.pointsincase.com/images/042108/high_waist_jeans_girls.jpg">this </a>looks cool, more power to you. Personally I can't wait to buy things that actually look good again.)</div><div><br /></div><div>So, happy happy me when I found <a href="http://www.misssixty.com/item/store/MISS+SIXTY/tskay/19440A6A/rr/1/cod10/42166860CR/areaid//sts/">these</a> Miss Sixty jeans, on sale for even cheaper than online at my recently discovered new shopping spot, Shinsegae. The <a href="http://www.shinsegae.com/english/dept/dept_store.asp?STORE_CD=22">coolest department store</a> in the province is right here in my sleepy little town. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-peBc6ADdbqQ/TXWlWs9N9aI/AAAAAAAAAV4/ONd_lqzreF0/s320/P3071099.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581549122639230370" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >hooray</span></div><div><br /></div><div>So I check the label when I get home, and they are made in Tunisia. Should I be, like, concerned? I admit, before the revolution, I didn't know much about the country, but it didn't seem like a good place to get a job where you are treated well. </div><div><br /></div><div>One manufacturer that I feel good about buying from is American Apparel. I love that all their clothes are made from union-represented workers. However, they are also under this ridiculous delusion that everyone should wear shorts and <a href="http://store.americanapparel.net/rsac315.html?cid=151">pencil skirts up to their boobs</a>. Sigh. I do have to say though, they make the best <a href="http://store.americanapparel.net/rsans303.html?cid=219">mesh bra</a> you can get for the price.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hear my call American Apparel! Make clothes for the rest of us! We want to buy from you too!</div><div><br /></div><div>(Speaking of boobs, does anyone know where <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhp6x6jauQ1qc0cxpo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1299637533&Signature=BwVIATuQss5uMw4FVdJ%2Bdzc0mB4%3D">this </a>comes from? Such classy classy nudity. I want it!) <span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://allthingsthatarehellagood.tumblr.com/">via</a></span></div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-42683264531029140952011-03-04T23:30:00.006-05:002011-03-05T00:23:55.314-05:00a few goodiesSo... I should be working. But the boyfriend is writing a magazine article about the All Tomorrow's Parties show we attended in Tokyo, and if it gets accepted my photos will be published with it, which will change where and how I post them. So they've all been corrected and prettified, but I can't put them up yet. I've also gotten a huge head start on my work for next week, so I'm kind of in a holding pattern. I could be cleaning, but, yeah, no. So I've spent the morning out playing in blogland, and found treasure!<br /><br />I've been searching for a good Korean street style site for a while. They have a way of complimenting their bodies' natural shapes that would<i> never </i>work on me, but is cool nonetheless. So, I was stoked to discover <a href="http://sushiandsilk.wordpress.com/">Sushi and Silk</a>! She's just gotten started but she's already better at braving the cold weather than I would ever be. My favorite <a href="http://sushiandsilk.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/1000-dsc_0022_edit.jpg?w=490&h=875">shot </a>so far. It's a great example of the puffy jacket/awesome boots style that I see all the time here. It also shows the boisterous, friendly personality of Koreans once you get through their shy exterior. Good job!<div><br /></div><div>Also, a beautiful alternative to the image glut on a lot of sites,<a href="http://crying-feather.blogspot.com/"> Crying Feather</a>. They have just a few well-composed shots that have such texture and mystery they make me want to throw out my whole portfolio and start again. Well, maybe not the whole thing. I think I'm just in those restless, last-throes-of-winter doldrums and these photos are squeezing out the final drops of winter melancholy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Last but not least, I want <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5131/5421541045_774f060040_b.jpg">this </a>bad. However it's a custom, one-of-a-kind piece, and my sewing machine is back in the States. So, that ain't happening.</div><div><br /></div><div>So now, clean, go hiking, clean, go hiking, ...laze about some more? Decisions.</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. - what <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/slideshow/S2011CTR-GIVENCHY/#slide=0">I love and hate about fashion</a>. What a gorgeous freaking dress! What a stupid freaking hat! A wedding or the set of <a href="http://therumpus.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/conan-1.jpg">Conan the Barbarian</a>? Which BTW, I totally love. Again with the vacillation.</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-77512713765435933472011-03-03T21:01:00.005-05:002011-03-03T21:19:52.363-05:00Good and tired, tired but good, you know what I mean<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=0d88ea0f57&view=att&th=12e7e94d3734312f&attid=0.1&disp=emb&zw"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=0d88ea0f57&view=att&th=12e7e94d3734312f&attid=0.1&disp=emb&zw" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sorry for the craptastic cameraphone shot</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>48 hours was not enough time in Tokyo. Due to exhaustion and a confusing subway system, I didn't get to do a fraction of what I wanted. Still the city was amazing and I have pics to post soon. We came back to a complete schedule change at work, so I haven't even had time to start sorting through my pictures. I actually completely forgot about posting until I was plugging in my iPod to charge this morning and noticed the orange cover and thought "Oh yeah! Forgot to include that in my orange post... wait... posting, blog, what's that? I haven't done that in... when?..."<div><br /></div><div>Also, a little love to the <a href="http://www.bleachblack.com/?p=14213">funniest fashion post</a> ever. Coming from someone who actually did sunbathe in front of a barn (when I was in school and lived more inland) I have to say it's not the most superlatively bad thing I've ever seen, but it's still pretty freaking funny.</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-54708079370428750612011-02-21T20:37:00.007-05:002011-02-21T21:59:20.404-05:00Intended Purpose>I was going to do a post about a newly discovered site that I've been loving, but I thought rather than do that <i>every </i>time I discover something, why not just include a list of sites I like on my page. (So <i>that's </i>why every blog has that...) So, viola! In super-original alphabetical order, look to the right for I'm sure what will be an ever-growing list of fashion/photography/music/culture/travel/art sites I love. <div><br /></div><div>But the site I want to talk about is worthy of discussion, so back to the matter at hand. Being faced with something so interesting and complex as another culture on a daily basis makes you want to talk about it all the time, which can be difficult, because people in other cultures talk about culture in different ways. Americans tend to ask direct questions and want direct answers. It turns out, this is not the only way to do things. (All those years of being brow-beaten with topic sentence, body, conclusion <i>has</i> affected my brain!) Individual personalities affect conversations more than culture in my experience, but I notice even the most outspoken of my Korean friends will eventually defer and agree on subjects I know they feel strongly about, in the expectation that I will understand, by body language and other cues that their culture has trained them to pick up, what they're really thinking. Unfortunately, I mostly don't and it can be confusing. So I used the internet for its intended purpose (no, not dirty pictures), instant access to information. I tried to look for insights into Asian culture written by Asians. There's plenty of whining out there written by other expats who are having culture clash problems, but that's not really going to help me. So, I stumbled on <a href="http://disgrasian.com/">Disgrasian</a>. It's great, loads of cultural discussion, written by some feisty Asian-Americans, with a good smattering of humor and bad language. (...and it's even helped me figure out a couple of things!) My thanks to the ladies holding down the fort back Stateside, and keep the good stuff coming.</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-50953537257122361822011-02-20T20:33:00.005-05:002011-02-20T21:21:32.715-05:00Memory lane takes an unexpected Northern turnFan of the lovely New York Times? Hate that Lib news rag? Doesn't matter. Check out this travel <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/02/20/travel/20110220-CHOICE.html?ref=travel">story slideshow</a> about little, traditional restaurants in Northern France. While the food and beer is definitely not-so-French, the atmosphere and decor of the buildings (right down to all the fake flowers hanging on the wall) and towns remind me so much of my time in the mountains of Southern France. I almost teared up! Even the people, often older and not terribly skinny, are well-groomed, yet relaxed in that specifically French way. I can just see them digging into that shared slab of pate and cracking jokes with the waiters. While I have never been to Paris, I can tell you French small town folks know how to live. The food I had there was not unexpected or really original, but it was exquisitely prepared. The mushroom omelette I had was the creamiest, best one ever. Enjoy!<div><br /></div><div>Also, I leave for Tokyo next week for <a href="http://www.atpfestival.com/events/illbeyourmirrorjapan.php">the show</a>. I'll have about 48 hours in the city, ten of them solely dedicated to the concert. Any thoughts on what are the must-see-and-do things are that I can cram into the rest of my time?</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-67671122105797368742011-02-19T22:12:00.006-05:002011-02-21T21:08:51.470-05:00Orange pop<div>Yesterday, I commented on how I'm seeing <a href="http://donnaantoine.blogspot.com/2011/02/fukuoka-japan.html">this </a> color (scroll down to picture 6) <a href="http://www.sarahklassen.com/2011/02/street-style-nyc.html">everywhere</a>. It's lost somewhere between orange and red, but bright enough not to worry too much about its identity crisis. It's all things bright and garish, <a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/3204041/Hulton-Archive">beautiful </a>or <a href="http://www.thefashionpolice.net/2009/08/ugly-outerwear-bless-cotton-and-fox-jacket.html">painful </a>depending on how it is used. It's the color that's literally on <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ieZuenJMoy8/TVL5u-YLS9I/AAAAAAAAAbI/8dtnjf0eeiY/s1600/orange-lipstick-fashion-beauty-spring-2011-a-590bes092010.jpg">everyone's lips</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have had a tricky relationship to orange my whole life. The color was verboten in my house growing up because of a stupid football rivalry. (Note: If a football rivalry brings value and joy to your life, good for you. I think they're stupid.) I was always attracted to its pop, and perhaps even a little to the controversy it stirs up at home. So now that I'm out on my own I've started adding it into my life, and now that it's the color of the moment there are a lot of ways it can be incorporated, which is good because I have one huge problem: my skin. I have a mix of Eastern European and Mediterranean heritage, so I have olive undertones, but I'm super pale, especially in winter, so big blocks of bright color tend to look terrible on me. The big, bold a-line coat on the trendy Japanese lady in my photo would probably make my face look like runny pistachio ice cream. So what's a girl to do? Accessorize!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5460425608/" title="P2190886 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5460425608_8fc7f81175.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="P2190886" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">My beloved laptop's happy sleeve, and a thermal vest that's perfect for adding warmth under a tight coat without the added bulk of a sweater.</span></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5460425608/" title="P2190886 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5459819237/" title="P2190878 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5459819237_e7b1828580.jpg" width="500" height="373" alt="P2190878" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">A neckerchief is the perfect quick way to class up any rough outfit. (Plus the boyfriend totally has a thing for the flight attendant outfit so, everyone wins.)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5459819237/" title="P2190878 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5459819509/" title="P2190880 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5459819509_bc3713b960.jpg" width="500" height="346" alt="P2190880" /></a></div><div>An awesome-smelling candle from innisfree</div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5459819509/" title="P2190880 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5459819853/" title="P2190882 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5459819853_9ac4601008.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="P2190882" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">While bright makeup is also usually a trap for me, this blush adds just the right amount of healthy color</span>.</div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5459819853/" title="P2190882 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5459820445/" title="P2190883 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5459820445_0a894c42cf.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="P2190883" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">A detail from a sweater I picked up from a mall in Europe.</span></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5459820445/" title="P2190883 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59702010@N02/5459820645/" title="P2190884 by Donna Antoine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5131/5459820645_4825c54236.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="P2190884" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">The gorgeous color is the perfect contrast to my favorite room freshener, lavender.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Will my fascination last? Maybe, maybe not. I am probably just appreciating the brightness it's bringing to the home stretch of the Korean winter. When spring rolls around, my preferences normally turn briefly to pastels, before looking forward to fall neutrals, but who knows? The hardest thing about spending a lot of money on clothes is not knowing how your tastes will change.</span></div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-22180598458148568832011-02-18T21:26:00.013-05:002011-02-21T21:06:40.212-05:00Fukuoka, Japan<div>A few shots from my recent trip to Fukuoka. My first experience with the city was during a layover last year. The airport is in the middle of downtown, which means you get a fantastic view of the coastal city cradled by mountains when landing. Unfortunately, this trip the weather was too hazy for good views of the surrounding landscape. It sounds shallow, but weather can really affect my opinion of a place. I definitely wouldn't have enjoyed Beijing as much if it had been hazy the whole time. Still, there was a lot worth seeing.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yW1LgTSoeIk/TV8535LztII/AAAAAAAAASk/TZO9niDGjBk/s1600/P2060803.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yW1LgTSoeIk/TV8535LztII/AAAAAAAAASk/TZO9niDGjBk/s400/P2060803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575238496113898626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A swanky hotel called<a href="http://www.withthestyle.com/eng/main.html"> With the Style</a>. We didn't have enough money to stay there, but we did enjoy a couple of drinks at the bar. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ow6EH05ABxg/TV853UFMEOI/AAAAAAAAASc/VO69z-EwRBo/s1600/P2060792.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ow6EH05ABxg/TV853UFMEOI/AAAAAAAAASc/VO69z-EwRBo/s400/P2060792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575238486154023138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j989VF3GW0U/TV853F9z6OI/AAAAAAAAASU/jHF0Z-MUyBI/s1600/P2060741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j989VF3GW0U/TV853F9z6OI/AAAAAAAAASU/jHF0Z-MUyBI/s400/P2060741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575238482364983522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eI0IOwB3i2U/TV8528iybTI/AAAAAAAAASM/TxEmWiVeUtg/s1600/P2060735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eI0IOwB3i2U/TV8528iybTI/AAAAAAAAASM/TxEmWiVeUtg/s400/P2060735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575238479835721010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We are SO FUCKING SORRY!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P6I5qRhM_h8/TV852nY8WSI/AAAAAAAAASE/nEEakJHq50E/s1600/P2050709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P6I5qRhM_h8/TV852nY8WSI/AAAAAAAAASE/nEEakJHq50E/s400/P2050709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575238474157283618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7OPTdh0HdSo/TV84vRD8MWI/AAAAAAAAAR8/2fMFx1ar9xk/s1600/P2050708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7OPTdh0HdSo/TV84vRD8MWI/AAAAAAAAAR8/2fMFx1ar9xk/s400/P2050708.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575237248392900962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'm starting to see this road-cone orange everywhere. It's definitely the in color for spring, and I couldn't be happier. I may do a post devoted solely to it soon. (Update: I actually did. Yay<a href="http://donnaantoine.blogspot.com/2011/02/orange-pop.html"> follow through</a>!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7260QzTYJTI/TV84vBsEDSI/AAAAAAAAAR0/ur6PkP9dGOA/s1600/P2050698.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7260QzTYJTI/TV84vBsEDSI/AAAAAAAAAR0/ur6PkP9dGOA/s400/P2050698.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575237244266220834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7xXhyn0kVNI/TV84u4XERZI/AAAAAAAAARs/K75NS5IMGAs/s1600/P2050687.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7xXhyn0kVNI/TV84u4XERZI/AAAAAAAAARs/K75NS5IMGAs/s400/P2050687.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575237241762235794" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Hakata ramen from a sidewalk stand, which made my vegetarian stomach a little ill, but the boyfriend loved it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7xXhyn0kVNI/TV84u4XERZI/AAAAAAAAARs/K75NS5IMGAs/s1600/P2050687.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cKxiy5DyAyM/TV84uQYcpDI/AAAAAAAAARk/tzT2Za7m_pA/s1600/P2050683.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N0gLGf7UMLI/TV84BGhNIcI/AAAAAAAAARU/n5NUt0kx5Ok/s400/P2050671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575236455288873410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dfCBo1ZexEQ/TV84A0uJMKI/AAAAAAAAARM/Gk2S2nHKKaw/s1600/P2050650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dfCBo1ZexEQ/TV84A0uJMKI/AAAAAAAAARM/Gk2S2nHKKaw/s400/P2050650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575236450511302818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCiiCTiAu0Q/TV84AgtA-LI/AAAAAAAAARE/jUWLYYNxP5I/s1600/P2050643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCiiCTiAu0Q/TV84AgtA-LI/AAAAAAAAARE/jUWLYYNxP5I/s400/P2050643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575236445137860786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uz_u4msdMEA/TV84AQC2YKI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/FNTJRaDkmtc/s1600/P2050625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uz_u4msdMEA/TV84AQC2YKI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/FNTJRaDkmtc/s400/P2050625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575236440666038434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XOAXYTJxXu0/TV84AA-R-PI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/tVOy4Bw6F_s/s1600/P2050618.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XOAXYTJxXu0/TV84AA-R-PI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/tVOy4Bw6F_s/s400/P2050618.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575236436620343538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m03UwUZ09XU/TV83Hi5gIGI/AAAAAAAAAQs/SWYRr2_-eJo/s1600/P2050610.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m03UwUZ09XU/TV83Hi5gIGI/AAAAAAAAAQs/SWYRr2_-eJo/s400/P2050610.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575235466474561634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuRBT5_-WqU/TV83HVzrmuI/AAAAAAAAAQk/acBN6RcJc50/s1600/P2050603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuRBT5_-WqU/TV83HVzrmuI/AAAAAAAAAQk/acBN6RcJc50/s400/P2050603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575235462960487138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pfmt9kOVyY4/TV83HFreaWI/AAAAAAAAAQc/0GhIBocIc_Q/s1600/P2050594.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pfmt9kOVyY4/TV83HFreaWI/AAAAAAAAAQc/0GhIBocIc_Q/s400/P2050594.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575235458631100770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M5TfM-a05EE/TV83G-DD0II/AAAAAAAAAQU/DzKKNQ2EFrA/s1600/P2050583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M5TfM-a05EE/TV83G-DD0II/AAAAAAAAAQU/DzKKNQ2EFrA/s400/P2050583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575235456582537346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nkuX9UEyaKY/TV83GqaiUbI/AAAAAAAAAQM/6M6Tbj7usdA/s1600/P2050572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nkuX9UEyaKY/TV83GqaiUbI/AAAAAAAAAQM/6M6Tbj7usdA/s400/P2050572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575235451312296370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The impressive exterior and interior of the Kyushu Museum. Unfortunately, you were not allowed to take photos in the Van Gogh exhibit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cFs2AYsYciw/TV80nTIH_UI/AAAAAAAAAQE/GVqt4MtbNLk/s1600/P2050565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cFs2AYsYciw/TV80nTIH_UI/AAAAAAAAAQE/GVqt4MtbNLk/s400/P2050565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575232713461857602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VcSqbvFjmXQ/TV80nO8MTkI/AAAAAAAAAP8/JGRtGU2yEIY/s1600/P2050559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VcSqbvFjmXQ/TV80nO8MTkI/AAAAAAAAAP8/JGRtGU2yEIY/s400/P2050559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575232712338067010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vdqymBIT1OY/TV80mxiuV-I/AAAAAAAAAP0/GZnwZXrfFhw/s1600/P2050551.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VXHGJaxYAZE/TV8zbM9qlnI/AAAAAAAAAO8/_xaVpRi0PfU/s400/P2050528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575231406137316978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_b5sou4bwa4/TV8yxrH74KI/AAAAAAAAAO0/No-hQ3_emtA/s1600/P2050452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_b5sou4bwa4/TV8yxrH74KI/AAAAAAAAAO0/No-hQ3_emtA/s400/P2050452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575230692678951074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.acros.or.jp/english/">ACROS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBVBB9McZeA/TV8yxHicVEI/AAAAAAAAAOs/x9ABiTxTvKE/s1600/P2040435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBVBB9McZeA/TV8yxHicVEI/AAAAAAAAAOs/x9ABiTxTvKE/s400/P2040435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575230683126453314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theanimeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/kitsuneoden.jpg">Fox-made stew</a> anyone?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QEVXL-crhwg/TV8yw6vFGGI/AAAAAAAAAOk/V9Eet4E7mW8/s1600/P2040409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QEVXL-crhwg/TV8yw6vFGGI/AAAAAAAAAOk/V9Eet4E7mW8/s400/P2040409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575230679689795682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6xlzSKFKCQ4/TV8ywX04leI/AAAAAAAAAOc/BXVJwwl06FY/s1600/P2040384.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rkh1xtWGvhw/TV8rACvS5pI/AAAAAAAAANk/SDhRCN8Gjn4/s400/P2040255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575222143443199634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i8GpSz06UZY/TV8q_4HkyuI/AAAAAAAAANc/jTUoKJxJko8/s1600/P2040246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i8GpSz06UZY/TV8q_4HkyuI/AAAAAAAAANc/jTUoKJxJko8/s400/P2040246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575222140592245474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xXLjwsb0zwU/TV8q_Yrv82I/AAAAAAAAANU/4G-OxUO9U-c/s1600/P2040245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xXLjwsb0zwU/TV8q_Yrv82I/AAAAAAAAANU/4G-OxUO9U-c/s400/P2040245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575222132154037090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_hxahiWeMo/TV8q-zL4sEI/AAAAAAAAANM/45sZq5Zkpc4/s1600/P2040238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_hxahiWeMo/TV8q-zL4sEI/AAAAAAAAANM/45sZq5Zkpc4/s400/P2040238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575222122088280130" /></a><br /></div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-7836722107483077472011-02-17T20:25:00.003-05:002011-02-18T21:23:34.961-05:00LidsI have a longstanding debate with a Korean friend about <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWOUyFOYR2E">eyelid surgery</a>. (The debate being that she thinks it's a good idea and I think she's just nuts.) Here's my latest argument: if you could rock a look like these<a href="http://intothegloss.com/2011/02/derek-lam-fall-2011/"> first two girls</a>, why would you ever want to look like anything else? <div><br /></div><div>I should insert a disclaimer here: I am not ethnically Asian, so really, my opinions don't matter. Also, I'm not necessary anti-plastic surgery, just the idea of eliminating a feature that is so distinctive of your race is an idea I find worrying. And it doesn't just stop at at eyelid surgery. Many of my friends tell me white skin, narrow faces, and "high" noses are also considered the standard of beauty here, all things that are distinctly not-naturally-attainable by most Asians.</div><div><br /></div><div>Before I manage to inflame too many of my friends, I'll sign off with this final thought: I do understand the pressure to perfect your face. As image-conscious as we Americans complain that our society is, I never had to include a photo with my resume until I tried to get a job here.</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-27353378487851263252011-02-14T00:41:00.007-05:002011-02-18T21:23:15.670-05:00Valentine Snow Day<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bzVogkW2fcU/TVjLjkvBMKI/AAAAAAAAAMk/7-yEQW5_tKY/s1600/P2140849.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CT8le-wt6oA/TVjLjZmUDnI/AAAAAAAAAMc/R5VbckocZk0/s1600/P2140837.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CT8le-wt6oA/TVjLjZmUDnI/AAAAAAAAAMc/R5VbckocZk0/s400/P2140837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573428347898433138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">No matter what you do, falling snow looks like bad film grain, sigh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fPU2jxUWtyA/TVjLjOgIk3I/AAAAAAAAAMU/NRSD2-ZmP3w/s1600/P2140829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fPU2jxUWtyA/TVjLjOgIk3I/AAAAAAAAAMU/NRSD2-ZmP3w/s400/P2140829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573428344919724914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J9kQM3mctNc/TVjKfq54V1I/AAAAAAAAAMM/rqAMPZjMxI0/s1600/P2140824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J9kQM3mctNc/TVjKfq54V1I/AAAAAAAAAMM/rqAMPZjMxI0/s400/P2140824.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573427184312801106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sOtXoORAcHI/TVjKe528b2I/AAAAAAAAAME/L4vb3TkhkK4/s1600/P2140823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sOtXoORAcHI/TVjKe528b2I/AAAAAAAAAME/L4vb3TkhkK4/s400/P2140823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573427171147149154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1RKwRi-eJ-k/TVjKeoZzV_I/AAAAAAAAAL8/1vWMl3Wjmgk/s1600/P2140820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1RKwRi-eJ-k/TVjKeoZzV_I/AAAAAAAAAL8/1vWMl3Wjmgk/s400/P2140820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573427166461515762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8ymnPXYnXZ0/TVjKeUXjahI/AAAAAAAAAL0/B548ePq7tQY/s1600/P2140819.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8ymnPXYnXZ0/TVjKeUXjahI/AAAAAAAAAL0/B548ePq7tQY/s400/P2140819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573427161083374098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My lotus, ginko leaf, and roses from my Valentine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AaI7ukqZMO4/TVjKdwdKSFI/AAAAAAAAALs/Z76mbILIeDQ/s1600/P2130814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AaI7ukqZMO4/TVjKdwdKSFI/AAAAAAAAALs/Z76mbILIeDQ/s400/P2130814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573427151443216466" /></a><br />We woke up to a ton of unexpected snow. I got ready before my boss called and said no work today, which is just as well. This way I get to enjoy the views, drink hot beverages, hang out with the boyfriend and watch my neighbor nuns make a snowman and not have to show the world my uninspiring outfit today. My only regret, my hair turned out to be kind of messy-perfect today, in that only-a-just-wet-enough-snowy-winter-morning kind of way, <a href="http://intothegloss.com/2011/02/alexander-wang-fall-2011/">like this</a>. I love Into the Gloss. It has great ideas for hair and makeup.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bzVogkW2fcU/TVjLjkvBMKI/AAAAAAAAAMk/7-yEQW5_tKY/s400/P2140849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573428350887735458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><br /></div><div>We actually chose this part of Korea because it doesn't get a lot of snow. I think of winter weather as something that should be an occasional treat, not something to be sick of for months. So far, our plan has worked out nicely.</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div>BTW, we just booked tickets to <a href="http://www.atpfestival.com/events/illbeyourmirrorjapan.php">this show</a>. I can't properly express my feelings in text, so please see <a href="http://www.seabreeze.com.au/Img/Photos/Stand_Up_Paddle/3651088.jpg">here</a>. The only thing that could make it more perfect would be if cherry blossom season came two weeks early...</div><div><br /></div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-35037016921772816282010-12-11T07:02:00.007-05:002010-12-11T12:17:59.202-05:00Beijing, the Unexpected City<div>Beijing was quite a trip. The city is contradictory: exciting, historic, modern and most surprisingly, kind of romantic. From the incredible Forbidden City to the not-so-forbidden and very crowded subway, I was not bored once!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOEBd_sk1I/AAAAAAAAALU/b46lCA-HKrg/s1600/P9249564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOEBd_sk1I/AAAAAAAAALU/b46lCA-HKrg/s400/P9249564.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549424326617109330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOEA1rT_SI/AAAAAAAAALM/pOUTY9lTGYI/s1600/P9249566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOEA1rT_SI/AAAAAAAAALM/pOUTY9lTGYI/s400/P9249566.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549424315794193698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOEASCuzjI/AAAAAAAAALE/2kvDHXX7aOk/s1600/P9249533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOEASCuzjI/AAAAAAAAALE/2kvDHXX7aOk/s400/P9249533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549424306228743730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOAmcdVmwI/AAAAAAAAAK8/Sq2MPtJfIog/s1600/P9228836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOAmcdVmwI/AAAAAAAAAK8/Sq2MPtJfIog/s400/P9228836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549420563813210882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOAl1eI_sI/AAAAAAAAAK0/vhlXy-TpDBs/s1600/P9228667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOAl1eI_sI/AAAAAAAAAK0/vhlXy-TpDBs/s400/P9228667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549420553347595970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOAlRseAnI/AAAAAAAAAKs/vtFMxZ6SG9M/s1600/P9228595.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQOAlRseAnI/AAAAAAAAAKs/vtFMxZ6SG9M/s400/P9228595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549420543744017010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNxHudsJTI/AAAAAAAAAKk/f3GRzdITMz0/s1600/P9249650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNxHudsJTI/AAAAAAAAAKk/f3GRzdITMz0/s400/P9249650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549403543396164914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNxHF6bwsI/AAAAAAAAAKc/El0vcWLenmY/s1600/P9239122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNxHF6bwsI/AAAAAAAAAKc/El0vcWLenmY/s400/P9239122.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549403532510872258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNxG1D4IZI/AAAAAAAAAKU/uzALV0BUf8g/s1600/P9239145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNxG1D4IZI/AAAAAAAAAKU/uzALV0BUf8g/s400/P9239145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549403527987077522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNrI8NX5ZI/AAAAAAAAAKM/_bcam7sdfQc/s1600/P9249367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNrI8NX5ZI/AAAAAAAAAKM/_bcam7sdfQc/s400/P9249367.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549396967195927954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNrIs_9KfI/AAAAAAAAAKE/U2Izl3avTAE/s1600/P9239290.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNrIs_9KfI/AAAAAAAAAKE/U2Izl3avTAE/s400/P9239290.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549396963113118194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNrIa1hfFI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/jsg0wNmpCug/s1600/P9239324.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TQNrIa1hfFI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/jsg0wNmpCug/s400/P9239324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549396958237523026" /></a>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-63042750225513579852010-09-15T21:50:00.003-04:002010-09-15T22:13:12.261-04:00Haeundae Beach, Busan, South Korea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TJF4H38LLnI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/O7_WHggMqLc/s1600/100_1649.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TJF4H38LLnI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/O7_WHggMqLc/s400/100_1649.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517323095176326770" /></a>I don't bring my good camera to the beach, but the light was so amazing that day it didn't even matter. Fall is fast approaching here. By the time we got to the beach the swimming season was long past, but still, with a view like this you can't complain.<div><br /></div><div>Also, next week is the Korean holiday Chuseok, so since we've got some time off, we're headed to BEIJING! Of everywhere I've been so far in my life, this is the first I can say that has held a place in my imagination since I was a child. The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, I literally cannot wait!</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-3491408189102815202010-09-06T07:18:00.004-04:002010-09-06T09:06:27.263-04:00Korean SunsetThe view from our apartment window in Masan:<div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TITOqGc8WEI/AAAAAAAAAJs/CHuDzwH14Xs/s1600/P8158516a.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TITOqGc8WEI/AAAAAAAAAJs/CHuDzwH14Xs/s400/P8158516a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513759066490165314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TITOpskt03I/AAAAAAAAAJk/iKfUTzzDAuI/s1600/P8158514a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TITOpskt03I/AAAAAAAAAJk/iKfUTzzDAuI/s400/P8158514a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513759059543446386" /></a>As a coastal girl, I usually don't like how mountains interfere with a nice, pretty, horizony sunset, but sometimes Korea just gets it right.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, I just saw <a href="http://www.littleashes-themovie.com/">Little Ashes</a>, which is not a very good movie. Why would three Spanish guys at a college in Madrid be speaking English? But it did make me homesick for Cadaques and Port Lligat. And the thought that I was playing on the <a href="http://donnaantoine.blogspot.com/2010/06/port-lligat-spain.html">exact same pebble beaches</a> that <a href="http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2009_Little_Ashes/2008_little_ashes_003.jpg">Robert Pattionson</a> had been filming on a few months earlier (and didn't even know it) is interesting to say the least! The movie is worth checking out, if for no other reason, to see everyone's favorite boy toy <a href="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq9g104GOP1qa1r33o1_500.jpg">Dalí-ing it up</a>.</div></div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-16790116135472678862010-06-20T22:20:00.015-04:002010-06-20T23:18:57.000-04:00The Center of The World<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7OqqHo_7I/AAAAAAAAAI0/tcAP6976lZ0/s1600/P4264800.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7OqqHo_7I/AAAAAAAAAI0/tcAP6976lZ0/s400/P4264800.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485048628440006578" /></a></div>Another stop on the road trip, Perpignan, France. The center of the universe, according to Dalí. (Those are my boyfriend's inexcusable feet, BTW.)<div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7PlwID21I/AAAAAAAAAI8/NyQBSbs4bBw/s1600/P4264750.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7PlwID21I/AAAAAAAAAI8/NyQBSbs4bBw/s400/P4264750.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485049643664661330" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dalí trusted the train station there more than the one in his hometown, and even honored it with <a href="http://www.allartclassic.com/pictures_zoom.php?p_number=32&p=&number=DAS060">a painting.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7QTDDXBEI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Sgc1DyW70ac/s1600/P4264805.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7QTDDXBEI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Sgc1DyW70ac/s400/P4264805.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485050421839332418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">We were there in April, during the worst of the ash cloud travel crunch, and the place was packed with stranded European tourists trying to get home, while still looking freaking fantastic. It's part of the fashion mystique us Americans are still trying to figure out.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7SRs0TOUI/AAAAAAAAAJM/KctN1Pk2Dis/s1600/P4264776.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7SRs0TOUI/AAAAAAAAAJM/KctN1Pk2Dis/s400/P4264776.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485052597713975618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The weather was hot, which we Southerners are used to, but dry, which meant your hair still looked good, which was nice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7TIdfTqoI/AAAAAAAAAJU/fj6tkv__hlU/s1600/P4264787.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TB7TIdfTqoI/AAAAAAAAAJU/fj6tkv__hlU/s400/P4264787.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485053538492197506" /></a><div>There was much in Catalonia and France that made me homesick. I'd catch a whiff of Jasmine or spot a blooming Crepe Myrtle and be transported to springtime back home. It turns out a lot plants that are popular in South Carolina were brought there by the French, and originally come from Asia! So perhaps my new home will have much that is familiar as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mtrlst.com/img/DISTORTION-2010-228.jpg">One fashion trend</a> I did not <a href="http://www.mtrlst.com/story/copenhagen-distortion">see in person</a>, but I dearly hope is <a href="http://www.babelgum.com/thumbnails/clips/4002247_500x276.jpg">not catching on</a>. (Now try not to get "Future Sailors" stuck in your head!)</div></div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-44268338934034351722010-06-18T20:43:00.007-04:002010-06-20T23:20:52.974-04:00Port Lligat, Spain<div style="text-align: left;">More photos from the Catalonia road trip. This time long-exposure night shots of the beach at Port Lligat, home of one of the <i>zillions</i> of Dalí museums. And not my favorite either, not even close. That goes to the house in <a href="http://www.salvador-dali.org/museus/pubol/en_index.html">Púbol</a>. (That will get a post of its' own!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These were taken in late April, during the hight of the ash cloud travel nightmare, so the place was devoid of tourists! (Other than ourselves.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Quiet, blanketed in stars, and I didn't even miss the internet... too much. Even if the place had been crowded, it still would have been magic! (And that's not just the <a href="http://www.estrelladamm.com/">Estrella</a> talking.)</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBwV0c-8gSI/AAAAAAAAAH8/GKm_tD3lqlY/s1600/100_1250.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBwV0c-8gSI/AAAAAAAAAH8/GKm_tD3lqlY/s400/100_1250.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484282437108007202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBwUHhs8vXI/AAAAAAAAAH0/j8zH7-nSuUQ/s1600/100_1242.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBwUHhs8vXI/AAAAAAAAAH0/j8zH7-nSuUQ/s1600/100_1242.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBwUHhs8vXI/AAAAAAAAAH0/j8zH7-nSuUQ/s400/100_1242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484280565768961394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBwUHP4yIvI/AAAAAAAAAHs/KX6bXx_Y-Yc/s1600/100_1241.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBwUHP4yIvI/AAAAAAAAAHs/KX6bXx_Y-Yc/s400/100_1241.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484280560986759922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBwUFx8GKKI/AAAAAAAAAHk/40WlEPHVL9g/s1600/P4254413.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBwUFx8GKKI/AAAAAAAAAHk/40WlEPHVL9g/s400/P4254413.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484280535767722146" /></a>I guess this kind of boat is popular on the Mediterranean. Alix of cherry blossom fame took a similar <a href="http://www.thecherryblossomgirl.com/voyage/?album=4&gallery=14&pid=381#picture">shot</a> in Sicily.</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-86786694583237971722010-06-15T21:59:00.001-04:002010-06-18T21:04:01.123-04:00Cerbère, France<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Pictures from a roadtrip the boyfriend and I took around Catalonia and France at the end of April. These are from the Mediterranean town of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="gcpaddrlink"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Cerb%C3%A8re,+Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Orientales,+Languedoc,+France&ie=UTF8&hl=en&oi=geospell&ct=clnk&cd=1&geocode=FcuYhwIdek4wAA&split=0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cerbère</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. The water was as clear as glass. (I did not Photoshop the bird. Just a touch of luck!)</span></span></span></span></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBgyMqQkgTI/AAAAAAAAAHM/CKuzSEAl0_s/s1600/P4264620.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBgyMqQkgTI/AAAAAAAAAHM/CKuzSEAl0_s/s400/P4264620.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483187739407188274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBgyNM0Sy-I/AAAAAAAAAHU/9zHAP9thPM8/s1600/P4264628.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBgyNM0Sy-I/AAAAAAAAAHU/9zHAP9thPM8/s400/P4264628.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483187748683828194" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBgyNrS_vcI/AAAAAAAAAHc/zWdw_EH9VdY/s400/P4264638+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483187756865666498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-38670950587766215252010-06-15T21:41:00.000-04:002010-06-15T22:31:49.583-04:00Vyšehrad Castle, Prague 10<div>A big thanks to Sam, best roomie/model ever!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBgr_fCrx8I/AAAAAAAAAG4/G0tc9skS03w/s1600/P4031072.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/TBgr_fCrx8I/AAAAAAAAAG4/G0tc9skS03w/s400/P4031072.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483180915988088770" /></a><div>Also, I have left Prague and am moving to Masan, South Korea. This is not the end of the pictures however! I have tons of shots from Europe to edit and post. And Masan looks like it's going to be quite an experience in itself.</div>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-56058178825693525532010-05-11T17:10:00.000-04:002010-06-15T22:31:49.617-04:00Ossuary (Bone Church), Kutná Hora<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/S-nJJAT_rEI/AAAAAAAAAGw/AquymI-F2aU/s1600/P4202400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/S-nJJAT_rEI/AAAAAAAAAGw/AquymI-F2aU/s400/P4202400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470124378958048322" /></a>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-64217531737048198192010-04-03T16:24:00.000-04:002010-06-15T22:31:49.632-04:00Viniční altán, Havlíčkovy sady, Prague 10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/S7el1fHYn4I/AAAAAAAAAGo/rN8xJnZFXBs/s1600/P3260828.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/S7el1fHYn4I/AAAAAAAAAGo/rN8xJnZFXBs/s400/P3260828.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456011811886768002" /></a>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-80164010229145777612010-03-31T16:32:00.000-04:002010-06-15T22:31:49.650-04:00St.Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/S7OykU-UyOI/AAAAAAAAAGg/cvGgeY34jeg/s1600/P3280977.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/S7OykU-UyOI/AAAAAAAAAGg/cvGgeY34jeg/s400/P3280977.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454899910850955490" /></a>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184932499798777591.post-8872712585999402202010-03-31T07:32:00.000-04:002010-06-15T22:31:49.697-04:00Havlíčkovy sady, Prague 10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/S7Mz0RW6Q6I/AAAAAAAAAGY/jHcBJ-eVWls/s1600/P3170523.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M0MFzDQ8fe8/S7Mz0RW6Q6I/AAAAAAAAAGY/jHcBJ-eVWls/s400/P3170523.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454760546781512610" /></a>Donna Antoinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15450054680534800155noreply@blogger.com0