too good...

So Ban.do’s new fall / holiday collection is to die for. My wishlist (above) contains nearly every piece available. They just keep getting better and better. I love ban.do not just for their great products, but the most amazing ladies work there too! 

/ glitter bobbi set / gold flower / sequin flower headband
/ sequin stripe scarf / pouf / star comb
/ headband / glitter bomb bobbi / smooch brooch
/ crystal crush bobbi / collar / double trouble headwrap 

In other news, New York is slowly but surely recovering from Hurricane Sandy. If you know of any small businesses in the area, do your best to support them in the coming weeks, losing a week of business can really hurt a small company!

If you want to help Galapagos Art Space had serious damage and could use donations.
The DUMBO Business Improvement District is keeping people updated about conditions in the area and volunteer opportunities.
NYC Service has a good list of general volunteer positions. 
Have tech skills in the NY area? Sign up here to volunteer your time/expertise. Need tech help after the storm? Sign up here. 

a short walk

Thanks for all the well wishes, I am doing just fine as is my apartment. My only affliction was a severe case of cabin fever by morning. I went for a walk with some friends to check out some of the places that were hit pretty hard by flooding. The area around the Gowanus Canal was completely flooded all evening (which is especially dangerous because it’s full of toxins). By this morning the flooding had receded and the canal was back to its usual level of grossness. // a photo from last night

We also stopped by the Lowe’s parking lot which was a swimming pool yesterday evening. It’s clear of water as well, but has quite a few lost UPS packages.

hurricane sandy

Keeping track of all the cool and important things I find regarding Hurricane Sandy…

From NOAA’s GOES-13 satellie / via the NASA flickr

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Empty Grand Central Terminal last night after the subways were shut down. / via the MTA flickr stream

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View from Above, photos from the Times building, updated every 60 seconds.

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US Wind Map / via Jodi McKee

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My patriotic side got choked up seeing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier being guarded still / via hmack3’s instagram

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Neighborhood specific stuff — what’s open and what’s not (would love to find these for more neighborhoods)

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I plan on keeping this updated throughout the day as I find more!