5 Websites I Couldn't Live Without

1. Etsy Handmade and vintage goods marketplace. Perfect for holiday shopping.
2. Apartment Therapy Interior design, entertaining and shopping ideas.
3. This Is Glamorous Photos of beautiful clothing, jewelry and even interiors.
4. The Skinny Blog (by design company Veer) with contests and design inspiration.
5. Discover Interior Design Build your technical knowledge of interior design while looking at pretty pictures.

Bribing Myself Into Liking Winter By Going to Fun Winter-Related Events

I. Hate. Winter. There's no question about it. I hate walking like a hunchback in an unfounded attempt to maximize body temperature. Then I hate getting all sweaty once I go inside because my body can't handle shifting from -30 degrees to 68.

But I do like to ski, so this Saturday I'm heading to the House of Blues in Boston for Teton Gravity Research presents: RE:SESSION with the hope that I'll dread winter a little bit less if I have something fun to look forward to on the weekends. If you're in the area and you'd like to go, click here for more information.

NO F-ING WAY.

If you don't look at anything else today, please look at this. It is unbelievable. Really, I'm not sure I believe it. And to read more about it, click here.

[Articles via Cup of Joe and Reuters]

What To Do, What To Do...

If you're bored, read on...

Here is a brief list of art and design focused events around the Boston area this week (via Apartment Therapy):

• Design Research Exhibition
• Kartell Lighting Sale
• InsideOut: The Museum School Art Sale
• Rhody Craft 100
• Smith & Hawken Liquidation Sale
• Todd Farm Antiques & Flea Market

For more information about these events, please visit Apartment Therapy's post here.

I Finally Updated My Website!

There are a couple of new pieces on my website, see if you can find them. And feedback is always welcome! Take a look here.

Another Flickr Beauty

Fungi Macro Abstract, originally uploaded by scilit.

It is always amazing to watch new technology take shape; some applications and websites become popular, some don't. And its not always clear why. Flickr, a site with millions of photographs in no particular order from all around the world, has become an internet sensation. Some pretty awful photographs can be found; but hidden amongst these are some gems such as "Fungi Macro Abstract." Photographs like this one make me understand the Flickr phenomenon. Have you found any Flickr masterpieces lately?

A Flickr Beauty

Columbia Park-4613, originally uploaded by BrianBosworthPhotography.

I found this striking image this morning while browsing Flickr....

Click here to see the rest of Brian's photostream.