Happy long weekend! It's Memorial Day weekend in the States and the Spring Bank Holiday here in the UK! Ryan's up in London for the first time in quite a while, so we're planning a big date night for Saturday and I'm angling for trips to Borough Market a few places we've yet to try out in the city!

Here are a few links to get you through those last few hours at work on Friday and get your weekend started off right!

+ Okay, this is so cool! (100 Films | 100 Behind the scene photos. Young Sean Connery is in a bunch of them, you're welcome.)
+ Rebecca makes Drink, Shop, & Do look so fun! I do want to check it out, but I feel really conflicted considering they put on a "Hedonistic Headdresses" event. I know that cultural sensitivity towards Native Americans isn't so top of mind here in the UK, but surely...this is a bit much, no?
+ Bonnie Rose shares the things she's learned from Harry Potter.
+ You know what? I'm going to start sending just this to people when they do something that defies reason.
+ I'm loving Allie's "stop doing" list.
+ An interesting take on trolls versus a-holes. I don't really understand (or want to) the weird social nebulus of the Gawker comment section, but the ETA at the bottom is worth a look.
+ YES.
+ Kuler is a color palette generator from Adobe. Go forth and create!
+ 100,000 times YES. "Please stop calling it a 'big girl job'."
+ Think nobody is reading your blog? Misspell something.
+ Another one from AAM, "Why I refer to everyone as a 'she' when I write." I had to put my foot firmly in my mouth the other day over pronoun usage; I enjoyed this take on the issue.
+ SQUEE.
+ Fast Company shows us The Smiths discography as a transit map.
+ Hey, 20-somethings? Don't take a decade off.
+ Jessica Hische talks about upping your type game.
+ 27 things advertising people know to be true. (Except I actually enjoy #25?)
+ This is so sweet.
+ 'Semi-Invisible' Sources of Strength. I'm definitely going to pick this up, and hug a nurse.
+ I tweeted this out earlier in the week and it's still making me cry.
+ "Success may not come quickly or easily. But if you strive to do what’s right, if you work harder and dream bigger, if you set an example in your own lives and do your part to help meet the challenges of our time, then I’m confident that, together, we will continue the never-ending task of perfecting our union."
+ This photo makes me so happy.
+ My favorite Instagram of the week via @pauloctavious.

And that's it! Here's to a lovely weekend and lots of downtime!

Happy Friday!

eat well | chicken, avocado, and zucchini "pasta".

I've had some variation of this pasta three times over the last ten days, so I think it's safe to say that it's yum. It's not quite warm enough to go with any fresh summer dishes, so the changes I've made make it more suitable for the colder climates!





First, follow Michelle's directions to prep your "pasta" and your sauce. I use a y-peeler for the whole operation and it works fine for me. If you're fancy, a spiral peeler will give you a different shape to your "noodles". Another note: I've made this once in a kitchen with lots of counter-space but which has a sadistic food processor that made my life hell, and once in a kitchen with zero counter-space that has a mixer that I have no idea how to use in which I made my sister make the sauce. In both, the garlic step was a little bit of a nightmare, but smoosh it, process it, do whatever you need, in both situations the sauce came out fine.

Next, prep your chicken with a simple salt and pepper rub. Nothing too special is needed since the sauce does a lot of the heavy lifting in this recipe. Stir fry until cooked and then add in your "noodles" and mix them in. You don't want everything to turn to mush, so top with your sauce shortly after, bringing everything to an even temperature. When you're almost ready, top with cheese (I've been using mozzarella but I want to try goat's), mix in, and serve!

Both Ryan and my sister have really enjoyed this dish, and they have very different tastes, so I'd say that this is a safe bet for most people. If you're vegetarian or vegan, skip the chicken and cheese and add tofu to give it some protein!

We've all but thrown out all the pasta in our house at this point. I'll be testing this out with different sauces, so I'll report back on how it goes!

Enjoy!

Happy Friday!

This color has been sneaking its way into a lot of my work lately – probably because it's so pretty and bright. (Here's me wondering how there's already so much talk of summer when it feels like we only got a week of spring in England.)



Since my last few style posts involve either me wearing pajamas or head-to-toe black, I figured I had no business compiling all of the pretty clothes and shoes I've been lusting over in this shade; I'll look, but I'll probably never wear.

What I will do, however, is make a move on some of these tech accessories to brighten things up with what's obviously becoming my new favorite color!

iPhone Case // Desktop Wallpaper // Wallet
Camera Strap // 4GB and up Chip Drive // Computer Case
(Okay, a wallet isn't tech, really, but I should probably stop carrying around my cash and cards in my Oyster Card sleeve.)

Happy Thursday!