For the last year or so, my friend Amy and I have been talking about traveling abroad for an extended vacation. One of the locations that came up recently was ... drumroll, please ...

BRAZIL!

Now, I would have to turn about 80 shades of tan darker and workout incessantly to feel even remotely comfortable around all the beautiful Brazilian women, but otherwise I think it would be pretty wonderful. So, I did some digging around...

Check out this place:

{images via PousadaBromelias.com}

How amazing would it be to stay here?! Unreal.

Happy Friday :)

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So, I think my mental vacation has gone on long enough.

Have you ever just had one of those weeks where the stress of work - or school, or however you fill your 9-5 - is more than you can handle? I have been so bogged down that my head can't deal with any intellectual overflow from the outside world - I've only made it to page 34 of the light reading I started almost 2 weeks ago. Ridic. When I finally (and fully) kick this feeling, I believe I will need a serious night out! Ladies, strap on your boozin' shoes.

Anyways, here's some stuff that did manage to catch my attention this past week:

I miss NYC: topshopocalypse.

a complete list of the different kinds of people there are.

spring has sprung in DC.

a high school friend's start up is taking off, big time.

origami goes high fashion.

do it in paris.

the freakishly-real Big Man at the Hirshhorn.

coco avant chanel.

sessun summer 09 lookbook.

commemorate Kurt Cobain.

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