bows, blood, water and whiskey.

we all live in a yellow submarine.

a wealth of winsome.

one more time, we're gonna celebrate.

you can go your own way.

win·some

Pronunciation: \ˈwin(t)-səm\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English winsum, from Old English wynsum, from wynn joy; akin to Old High German wunna joy, Latin venus desire — more at win

Date: before 12th century

1 : generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
2 : cheerful, lighthearted

— win·some·ly adverb

— win·some·ness noun

win·some (wnsm)

adj.

Charming, often in a childlike or naive way.

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Word History: Winsome people easily win friends, so it is not surprising that winsome and win have a common root. Their shared element win- comes from the Indo-European root *wen-, meaning "to desire, strive for," and has a number of descendants in the Germanic languages. One was the prehistoric Germanic noun *wini- meaning "friend" (literally, "one who desires or loves" someone else), which became wine in Old English and is preserved in such names as Winfred, "friend of peace," and Edwin, "friend of (family) possessions." A different form of the root with a different suffix became Old English wynn, "pleasure, joy," preserved in winsome. Finally, the verb win itself is from this root; its meaning is an extension of the sense "to strive for," namely, "to strive for with success, be victorious." Outside of the Germanic branch of Indo-European, we see the root, for example, in Latin venus or Venus "love, the goddess of love," and the verb venerre, "to worship," the source of English venerate.

it's only just begun....

+IT'S OFF TO A GREAT START.

(more pics to come.)

special thanks to samantha+patrick pleet+the van leeuwen brothers+ben for hosting such fun.

ciao 2009.

hola 2010!
Feliz Año Nuevo!!!!

it's gonna be muuuy bueno..
(+i'm gonna have that-as seen above-jumpsuit soon!!)
xL

full glass of gratitude.

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1. sweet 70's super snaps toy polaroid from jacqueline.

2. fantastic feathers from cedez

3. a belated but completely+totally radical engraved lighter holder from lady dimilia

4. pretty prism from cedez

5. darling vintage guide from turner

6. santa knows i love colorful kitchen tools that i like to look at+mi senor gets to use. thanks ma or bro!

7. PICTIONARY!!! i asked for this cause i have visions of phenomenal pictionary parties in the new year...my brother+sister in law gave it to xabi-i think that was confusing for him but great for me!

8. three new friendship bracelets: gold chain from cedez, shell+bead from santa/mumsa, + Forever friends L+T from turnstyle

9. lovely long beaded earrings from suze Q+ native american giving thanks book from mercedez

10. +lastly, the money shot.... the canon G!! with fancypants flash from mumsa..AND the completely amazing teensy weensy harinezumi digi video camera that mimics super 8!!!

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11. hilarious+awesome spanish teaching machine packets from mercedez-with great graphics+picture within the picture cover art.

12. a GIANT nest of feathers from mi senor!