cups of tea

Something is a little off this week and I can't quite put my finger on it. I had a really good weekend too so I'm not sure what the deal is...maybe Mercury is still in retrograde? It's starting to get darker earlier too - but I usually look forward to that. Whatever the case, I find when things are off the best remedy is a big cozy sweater, a stack of reading material (or my macbook) and a warm cup of something - in this case tea...

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On the upside, it finally appears to be getting a bit cooler here and  (fingers crossed) I may be able to wear fall outfits soon! For now I'll trick myself into thinking it's really fall, drink my cups of tea and wear my over-sized sweaters with the air-conditioner going!

PS: Look at these adorable teacups on etsy teaspoons and petals
And these origami bird-shaped tea bags! so cute!

on pianos and tall buildings

Oops...yet another Tuesday post but don't get to used to it, I think it's just a coincidence!

Speaking of coincidence... I had the cover version of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World" in my head all day long (it was in the film Donnie Darko for those of you who saw it) so after watching this lovely video directly below (via English Muse)...

Hauschka - Morgenrot from Jeff Desom on Vimeo.

...I then searched YouTube to find a clip of Mad World (because hearing the song in question is the only surefire way to get it out of one's head) and I guess I had never seen the video for the song (directed by: Michel Gondry) but it's a cool little video...




What struck me, though, was the reappearance of an upright piano at the very end of the Mad World video. These two very unrelated bits of imagery seemed to want to be posted together - what can I say, sometimes I'm merely a messenger for the muses :)