If reality television has taught me anything, it's that the life of a model is a whole lot less glamourous than it seems. Sure there's free clothes and exciting travel, but there's also crazy ultra early mornings, lots of transit time, plus the challenge of standing and/or floating around in minimal clothing in sub-zero temperatures. And let's not forget Tyra Banks. Eek!

The life of a fashion photographer however...well I'm sure there's plenty of hard work and tedious travelling too, but when you're heading to beautiful, exotic locations sans tiny clothes and endless hair and makeup sessions, it all looks pretty damn glamourous to me!

And that is my excuse for virtually glowing green with envy as I flicked through the folio of German-based photographer Margaretha Olschewsk.

This shoot for Italian Grazia has my normal city sensibilities craving a little country escape. Rural New South Wales may not have an abundance (i.e. any) Romanesque ruins scattered around, but there's definitely a desire to flee from the city and soak up some fresh country air.

And while I'm at it, what's a little continent-hopping between friends? I would happily put a return to France on hold if the alternative was the opportunity to galavant around Morocco; first stop Marrakech! (Yet another gorgeous Italian Grazia shoot!)

Although if Europe does win out in the end, a trip to Spain is a must! So I'm told at least, I've yet to make it to that corner of the continent but I've heard good things. And if this shoot in Southern Spain is anything to go by (for, you guessed it, Italian Grazia!) I think I'll fit right in...if you exclude my completely unfounded fear of donkeys.

If the donkey happens to win out however, I'd happily retreat to the city if my accommodation looked a little something like this. Back on Margaretha's home soil in Hamburg, this shoot (for you-know-who) has me wishing my return to the Northerm Hemisphere was sooner rather than later. The travel bug has well and truly bitten!

In the meantime however, happy Friday and have a fantastic weekend!

xx Kit

Fashion Travels

Okay. I'm a few weeks behind but I still need to share this in case it somehow slipped under the radar. I don't know if it's the insane amounts of coffee I've already downed or just general excitement over a life-long obsession coming to the screen once more, but I'm almost bouncing off the walls with glee at the latest photos to emerge from Tim Burton's production of Alice in Wonderland.

I'm so enamoured by fellow Aussie Mia Wasikowska as Alice and I can't wait to see what she brings to the role. It's been a while since I've seen a blonde rendition of Alice too - the version I grew up with depicted a fair-haired title role, but for some reason I've since come to envision Alice with darker locks.


No surprises to see Johnny Depp (the Mad Hatter) and Helena Bonham Carter (the Red Queen) making an appearance (I'd really love to see a Burton film sans Bonham Carter! Depp can stay, of course!) but Anne Hathaway as the White Queen is a fantastic, albeit slightly unexpected choice.

The latest concept art to pop up is simply sublime too, with Burton's trademark macabre aesthetic melding seamlessly with C.S. Lewis' Lewis Carroll's* luxuriously elaborate (drug-induced?) world. The dark edge suits the story for the most part, but I can only hope it's not too overwhelming.




Unfortunately we'll have to wait until March 5, 2010 to find out (most likely longer for us Australian folk, unless of course Mia can pull some strings!) Given that filming has already reportedly wrapped up, 9 months worth of post-production bodes well for the look of the movie at the very least.

The countdown is on!

*Thanks Jenn! C.S. Lewis != Lewis Carroll! Much like My Brain != Functional. Is it Friday yet?!

[Images via SlashFilm]

Through Tim Burton's Looking Glass

Confusion is a word we have invented
for an order which is not understood.

- Henry Miller (1891 - 1980)

Confusion is always
the most honest response.

- Marty Indik

If confusion
is the first step to knowledge,
I must be a genius.

- Larry Leissner

Wowsers! Just when I thought Fate might be taking a well-earned break, she decides to throw another curveball my way when I least expect it. The last week or two has been a circus in amongst running between the hospital and various family abodes, but after a fair chunk of chaos and another unhealthy dose of stress, everyone is doing fine and I'm finally back on board.

More apologies for my quick trip off the face of the Earth! Fingers crossed I can dose up on inordinate amounts of caffeine and finally do some serious catching up! Super gigantic thank you for your patience! <3

Wednesday Wisdom - Dazed and Confused

This week. Has gone. So. Very. Slowly. I can't even remember how to use punctuation anymore. Can I still blame my cold & flu tablets for that? Whatever! It's finally Friday, and I'm SO glad this week is over that I'm actually jumping around. Something like this, but a tiny bit less graceful.

Ok, a lot less graceful. It's more of a jig, really. And my attire isn't quite that pretty either. Shh, don't ruin my moment!

These beautiful photographs are the work of the incredibly talented Leanne Lim-Walker, and they're just a teeny tiny portion of her ultra-impressive portfolio. She's largely self taught and is now in the midst of completing her Commercial Photography degree, so this lovely lady is definitely one to watch!

It's FRIDAYYYY!!!

Always and never are two words


you should always remember
never to use.

- Wendell Johnson

Living is a form of not being sure,


not knowing what next or how…


We guess. We may be wrong,


but we take leap after leap in the dark.

- Agnes de Mille (1909 - 1993)

[As always, please click on images for their original sources and show these very talented photographers some love!]

Wednesday Wisdom - Always Never Sure

As you may know, I'm an unashamed Francophile. My obsession with Paris in particular is legendary, which never really meshed too well with the hard-lined Minimalist sensibilities that were drummed into me during many fateful years of architecture school.

But now that my eyes have been opened to the world of rustic chic, dagnammit I want a spiral staircase that can double as my bookcase, and I won't settle for anything less! Of course, being able to actually afford a multi-level Parisian apartment is possibly a few decades away (at least!), but at least I'll have the chance to accrue a respectable amount of books in the meantime.


Right now however, I'll happily settle for a little bit of Hot Library Smut. Yeah I said what you think I said. Smut. I promise the link is safe for work and that your retinas will not be burned in any way. I also promise that if you have a fetish for books and libraries in general, this is little slice of heaven for you. Library Heaven.


One day, when I can afford that multi-storey Parisian apartment, I presume I'll also be able to afford an abode that has at least one room boasting full height bookcases on all four walls (I'll make an exception for a bay window mind you, I'm not completely unreasonable!)

But when I say full height, it is of course inferred that my multi-level Parisian apartment will somehow have miraculously high ceilings too. Of course! The vaulted ceiling is optional I suppose, but one or two wouldn't hurt. Unless...

[...to be continued]

Books, Baby!

That's right, I'm back...and so is my internet! YAY! You thought I'd just disappeared off into the wilderness, didn't you? That's ok, I understand. I wouldn't call myself Ms. Unreliable if I didn't think I was capable of just disappearing off the face of the planet for a week or two.

But now that my interwebs is back and I've returned from my little adventure in the aforementioned wilderness, I'm not coming back empty handed. For starters, I'm over my little emo pity party (I blame the flu!) and I'm ready to be inspired. I'm even MORE behind with emails, comments, blogs, tags, awards etc than I've ever been before, but that's what all the pretty bribery eye candy is for. Beholddddd....

[Twelve Dancing Princesses by Kay Neilsen]

Swoon. I love the Art Nouveau stylings of Kay Neilsen's illustrations. I'm not normally a massive hulking ballgown type of gal, but if I just so happened to be invited to a little shindig like that, I'd most definitely make an exception.

[Titania (from A Midsummer Night's Dream) by Arthur Rackham]

Arthur Rackham's work leaves me craving chiffon. Lots and lots of chiffon. I already have the long, out of control hair, just get me a wand and I'm on my merry little way!

[The Real Princess by Edmund Dulac]

That bed is pretty much my own personal heaven, pea or no pea dagnammit. I'm only JUST getting over the longest flu in the history of Kit-kind, and after spending up to 20 hours a day in bed (seriously, I think I turned into a koala for a little while there), I like to think I'm a bit of an expert in the sleep department. And whilst all you Northern Hemisphere kids are running around enjoying the Summer, it's actually getting a little bit chilly down this way...so at the moment, I'd estimate that you'd see my head sticking out from about 1/4 of the way down that pile of cosy, toasty warm blankets. (Check out the detail in the curtains - amazing!)

[Princess Tuvstar by John Bauer]

While we're on the topic of details, look at all the beautiful finishing touches in this piece. Tiny lily pads, subtle ripples in the water, and even some little bird friends.

[She Kissed the Bear on the Nose by John Bauer]

And once you're past staring at the amazing hypnotic textures in this painting (or perhaps that's just me and my flu medicine talking again), there's even a teeny tiny little mushroom to cap it off and make it pure perfection. Oh the stuff of fairy tales!

Art prints of all these beautiful pieces are available at Artsy Craftsy, which I joyfully stumbled upon this chilly Monday eve with a little help from the lovely folk at FFFFOUND! (Still searching for that invite peeps!) Because nothing says Monday like a little daydreaming!

Happy Monday, I'm Back In Town!

Alright. I need to get this off my chest. I'm not usually one to feel sorry for myself, but we all have those moments when we realise that even our best laid plans have fallen apart in a monumental fashion, right? Right? Or is that just me?!

Late last year I did a little pondering. It involved a little message on the footpath that I quite literally stumbled upon a few years ago; a sign that, at that very point in time, my life needed to change direction. And it did.

But now, some 6 years later, I find myself back at those same crossroads, staring blankly at that lil' chunk o' roadside wisdom and not quite able to convince myself that all is peachy keen. I never really intended for this blog to become an outlet for all my little emo moments, so I'm just going to try to get it all out of the way in one foul swoop. Emo commence.

Emo end.

Ahhhhh, I feel better now! Happy non-emo weekend all! <3

Bah! Finally have my interwebs back and realised that this scheduled post didn't work either! What I WAS going to tell you was that I would be away next week (aka last week) but would line up posts for your viewing pleasure, but then, I presume, some random satellite decided it no longer wanted to provide me with internet or 3G services, and I didn't get the chance. How frightfully rude!

The Fork in the Road

I know this clip has already done the rounds, but every time I see it on my little television, I stop, sit down and stare in awe. Maybe it's all the cold and flu drugs I'm still scoffing down, but this ad literally stops me in my tracks. It's right up there with the Schweppes 'Burst' commercial - they both have the winning combination - gorgeous, hypnotic visuals and a serene, soothing soundtrack.

The song can be downloaded from the Natural Gas website, but unfortunately as the song was commissioned especially for this commercial, the song is only as long as the ad itself. The man behind it is the mysterious Johnny Green for Nylon Studios, and although it doesn't appear he has any major releases out just yet, he's definitely a name to look out for!

P.S. Either Blogger is eating my posts or I'm so amped up on Benadryl that I'm doing something terrible wrong...I'll try to revive my posts from the last two days!

Music to my Ears

We must be willing
to get rid of the life we've planned...


...so as to have the life
that is waiting for us.

- Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987)

For most of my life, I've been planning to be where I am today. The expensive piece of paper, the ridiculous hours and the below average pay (see #6). I'm not sure what I was thinking, but it becomes more and more obvious each day that I'm not where I want to be. This isn't it. Something has to change.

[Images via FFFFOUND! - And I'm still hunting for an invite! Someone? Anyone?!]

Wednesday Wisdom - Life in Waiting

Some of my happiest childhood memories revolve around my grandmothers piano. It was always out of tune and I was absolutely terrible regardless, but it was a fun little escape to imagine myself as a musical prodigy playing to thousands of adoring fans. This of course changed from day to day...most days I was busy being insanely jealous of Doogie Howser M.D. because I too wanted to be a prodigious doctor. That's a story for another day.

Nevertheless, there's something about pianos that makes them accessible and inviting, even if the best we can knock out is a slightly off-kilter version of chopsticks (that's where my talent begins and ends!) Earlier this year, Sydney got in touch with its musical side with the 'Play Me, I'm Yours' project, part of the Sydney Festival that strategically scattered 30 pianos around the streets of Sydney, encouraging many brave folk to belt out a few tunes of their own to an unsuspecting public.

Yesterday, the music carried on, but to a far more poignant tune. In the vast industrial halls of Cockatoo Island's Turbine Shed, renowned Australian sculptor Ken Unsworth has created a grand tribute to his beloved wife Elisabeth, who passed away last October. Ken had spent many years away from the art scene, devoting all his time to his ailing wife.


His return to the spotlight of the art world is bittersweet, but a triumph of spirit and devotion; the industrial interior has been converted into purpose-built rooms, including an exquisite ballroom that hosted a banquet in memory of Elisabeth. Other rooms host kinetic and multimedia installations, but perhaps the most touching of installations is Ken's tribute to his wifes incredible musical talents, with dozens of miniature grand pianos suspended from the ceiling.

To honour her life,
and to honour the gifts that she had,
that she gave to me
and she gave to other people.

- Ken Unsworth

I simply can't imagine a more beautiful tribute. It reminds me of the breathtaking work of Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger, but with a sense of both love and loss (not to mention a hefty team of structural engineers who worked behind the scenes to turn Ken's vision into reality!)

The exhibition will remain open for the rest of June. Admission is free, and ferries depart regularly from Circular Quay to Cockatoo Island. The Turbine Shed on the lower island and is open daily 10am - 5pm.

For the Love of Music

Did I say Happy Monday yet? HAPPY MONDAY! I'm still Ms. CrankyPants, but nevertheless I'm happy to bring you the latest winner of the prestigious...

On offer this time around is one of the gorgeous prints from delightful Etsy store Moonflowers Photography! Thank you to the many people who took on the tricky task of trying to choose just one favourite, I really don't know how you did it! I'm fairly sure I hearted almost every beautiful print I came across!

But unfortunately there can be only one winner, and me being the indecisive type, I rely on my friend Random.org. So after a little number crunching, the lucky winner of one Moonflowers Photography print is...

#5 - LCLITHEROW!

Congratulations Lucy! One of Rachel's beautiful prints is all yours! You'll receive an email shortly to confirm your win.

Thank you again to everyone for entering, and super mega thank you to Rachel for sharing her beautiful photography with us.

Giveaway Goodness will be taking a little holiday for a few weeks, but when it returns it will be a monthly event. That way everyone gets plenty of time to enter, in addition to being able to score extra entries by subscribing/following this blog and by Tweeting about the Giveaway too!

In the meantime however, both my computer and I are going to spend a little time trying to get back to 100%. That will of course still include sharing bits and pieces of inspiration with you here during the week, and hopefully, slowly but surely catching up on all the wonderful emails, comments and awards/tags I have yet to attend to! Thank you again for your patience, and I hope you're all having a marvellous Monday!

GG Goes To...

What happens when you combine a moody computer, capped internet speeds and a flu-ridden Kit? A post that I somehow managed to schedule a few months down the track, instead of last Friday. Genius! My apologies, it would appear that being ill is making me live up to my name quite successfully. So here, a few days late, is my Friday post...

There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy.
That used to be a huge number.
But it's only a hundred billion.
It's less than the national deficit!
We used to call them astronomical numbers.
Now we should call them economical numbers.

- Richard Feynman (1918-1988)

I don't know about you, but when I was growing up the richest person in the world was merely a millionaire, and even that seemed astronomical. The numbers that are being thrown around at the moment are incomprehensible to most, and they seem to have lost their meaning. Billions, trillions...whatever, right?

It's so easy to become desensitised from the numbers and statistics that we're bombared with on a daily basis, which is why I find the work of Chris Jordan so compelling and incredibly powerful.

He quantifies crucial statistics in a way that makes them understandable; he translates often shocking numbers into images of confronting beauty. In his first Running the Numbers series, he creates a self-portrait of American culture that is both profound and disturbing.

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[Partial zoom]

Prison Uniforms, 2007
10x23 feet in six vertical panels

Depicts 2.3 million folded prison uniforms, equal to the number of Americans incarcerated in 2005. The U.S. has the largest prison population of any country in the world.

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[Partial zoom]

Cans Seurat, 2007
60x92"

Depicts 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds.

[Actual size]

[Partial zoom]

Ben Franklin, 2007
8.5 feet wide by 10.5 feet tall in three horizontal panels

Depicts 125,000 one-hundred dollar bills ($12.5 million), the amount our government spends every hour on the war in Iraq.

This year Jordan has turned his attention to the global trends of consumerism with Running the Numbers II, and the numbers are just as staggering and distressing. With my brutally capped internet I can barely even view any of his amazing new works, but I hope that throughout the year, as Jordan's collection and acclaim grows, the message he is trying to convey will finally be heard by those who need to hear it most.

Running the Numbers - Better Late Than Never

The only thing worse than having capped internet speeds is knowing exactly what image you're after to express your current state of mind, yet being completely unable to find it unless you happen to have 3 hours to spare to wait for each page to load, one painful image after another.

My brain is currently not up to that sort of rigour, as I've managed to catch the flu for about the fourth time this year. Sure it's not of the swine variety, but surely 3 times was enough?! Curse you immune system!

Fortunately for my incoherent little brain, I just so happen to have an image in one of my inspiration folders that captures this perfectly. Random, sketchy, abstract? Check. Probably a fair bit cooler than what's going on in my brain right now (must sleep, sniff, must sleep, now cough, rinse and repeat), but swank has been creating fantastic illustrations for quite a while now, so I figure he's had a bit of a head start.

Did I mention I'm completely incoherent? Oh yeah, there it is in the title. Phew!

On the bright side, at least I have a few great discounts and even another fantabulous Giveaway Goodness to distract from my increasingly random babbling. What? Sleep? Ok.

Capped and Incoherent

The foolish man seeks happiness
in the distance,
the wise grows it under his feet.

- James Oppenheim

Wednesdy Wisdom in the Distance

The redemption continues! Whilst my computer is behaving (touch wood!) and I'm still fairly coherent, just a little reminder that the exclusive discount for 'Wish You Were Here' is in its final few days! And not just any discount, but a...

20% DISCOUNT
ON ALL ITEMS IN THE

STORE

You have until 31st of May to delve into this fantabulous store and pick up an amazing print from either the Classics or Patternscapes ranges, or perhaps stock up on the great new selection of Patternscapes Cushions or even Patternscapes Fabrics for the crafty types!

All you have to do is enter the code 'Unreliable' on checkout, and the redemptive discount and the fantastical 'Wish You Were Here' goodness is yours forevers!

Redemption via Discounts

Here I am again, bearing good news and the latest Giveaway Goodness! Well, the good news is the Giveaway Goodness, but that's not really the point. Thank you to the wonderful Rachel behind Moonflowers Photography, one lucky reader will have their pick of any photo from her incredible Etsy store!

Rachel alternates between Polaroid cameras, film and digital Canons, a holga, dianas and a few more old cameras for good measure. Not only am I incredibly envious of her camera collection, but her style is absolutely lust-worthy too. From soft, blurred forms through to crisp, sharp planes, her fantastic talent shines through across all formats.

I tried to select just a few of my favourites but I had a difficult time selecting any that I wasn't completely infatuated with...so good luck choosing just one favourite, because to be in the running, you're going to have to try your best! Mosie on over to Moonflowers Photography and choose which piece you'd most love to see on your wall, then rock on back here and tell us why! One entry per person pretty please! Entries will be open until 11:59pm Friday 29 May, so get cracking!

I'm still on the hunt for reasonably priced Polaroid 600 film in my own back yard (alas, the Aussie dollar makes most eBay sales crazy expensive!) but in the meantime I shall drool over Rachel's beautiful photography. She also has a great site full of beautiful portraits and wedding photography, AND her own blog full of gorgeous little goodies too! So much loveliness, so little bandwidth (my internet speed is capped for another 9 days - ahhhhhh!)

Good luck!

Annnnnnd...I didn't wish you all a happy weekend last Friday! How rude! Then to make matters even worse, I didn't even say happy Monday. So I have a little more redemption coming up soon. Stay tuned my pretties!

Giveaway Goodness Now With Extra Photography

It would appear that I've lost a day, have you seen it? All last week I was thinking it was a day later than it actually was, and then suddenly I'm a day behind! I blame the weekend. Anyway, here I am a few hours late (I'm rounding down!) to announce the lucky winner of the latest...

I was so honoured when the lovely Stacy from Baer Feat Creations offered to create a special piece just for That Unreliable Girl readers, and so excited to see what she came up with!

Isn't it adorable?! And as much as I'd love to keep this little guy for myself, the right thing to do is send him on to a loving new home. As usual, Random.org was used to select the winning comment number, and the lucky winner is...

#11 - TIL SANDRA!

Congratulations til Sandra, one gorgeous hand painted teapot for you! A huge thank you so much to Stacy at Baer Feat Creations for making this giveaway possible, and of course thank you again to all who entered! As an extra little bonus for everyone, Stacy has also offered a magnificent...

20% DISCOUNT!

Once you've found something on Baer Feat Creations that you simply must have, send an email their way, mention 'That Unreliable Girl' and you have yourself an instant 20% off!

This week's Giveaway Goodness will be coming up shortly, along with a few more goodies to make up for my absence yesterday!

Belated Giveaway Goodness

Let me just start this post by stating up front that I do not condone anyone, anywhere, ever leaving their house without pants on. I don't care if you're Lady Gaga or if you subscribe to the recently popularised theory that tights and/or leggings suddenly, somehow qualify as pants. I do not.

But in the spirit of debate (and spurred on by the great comments on the infamous Man Candy post), let's indulge in a little pants-free fashion. What the hell, it's Friday?!

After a recent Vogue Paris editorial (March 2009) made it to the latest cover of Australian Vogue, I was perplexed. Essentially an advertorial for Chanel, photographer Patrick Demarchelier and model Edito Vilkeviciute have created a decidedly un-Chanel-esque aesthetic that's a little bit High Street with a dash of French Playboy. Apparently, pants are optional, even when wearing Chanel.

The last image in particular reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when Elaine's workmates pick up on an unfortunate bra under suit jacket trend. But without pants. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this editorial, either these pants-free examples or the rest of the shoot for that matter.

But just when I was ready to shrug this little sans pants foray off as completely ludicrous and mildly humourous...

Bonds. I'm disappointed that you're going offshore and will no longer be made in Australia, and by jiminies you've had some bizarre advertising of late, but this commercial featuring the gorgeous Sarah Murdoch (formerly O'Hare)...wow. I was initially a little confused by this too, but I've come around. Sarah. Looks. Amazing. And yes, at least this is actually an advertisement for underwear, which hopefully means that we will not see people wearing this in the streets any time soon. But seriously, I doubt anyone could have ever convinced me that high waisted knickers could be so damn sexy.

Better yet, the combination of the 1950's sex bomb look with the 1983 Bow Wow Wow power-tune Aphrodisiac...genius. Yet another concept that would have sounded insane on paper, but somehow pulls together perfectly.

So my verdict: No pants in fashion editorials? Maybe. No pants in underwear commercials? Probably a fairly good marketing idea. No pants in public? Please, just don't.

Casual Friday - Pants Optional?!

Yes, I'm still battling with my PC. I'm sure you're sick of hearing about it, especially if you happen to tune into my Twitter rants too, but believe it or not...there is a bright side! Although I have yet to have any success reinstalling any of the various programs I need to survive, I have had the pleasure of having a little looksee at Windows 7 and all it has to offer.

Don't tune out just yet, I'm not going to get into any technical stuff here, because let's be honest - in amongst all the crazy flashing patterned freak out screens (blue screens of doom are SO 2001), I haven't really been able to test this OS out. Plus I'm an XP die hard who refuses to 'upgrade' to Vista, so I don't really hold many credentials in that field anyway.

So what have I discovered, I hear you ask if you've managed to make it this far? Windows 7 is, amongst other things...really, really, ridiculously good looking.

[Pomme Chan]

[Nan Na Hvass]

[Kai and Sunny]

[Kustaa Saksi]

[Paul Hwang and Benjamin Lee of Nanosphere]

[Adhemas Batista]

Well, for Windows at least. Perhaps I'm merely sucked into the novelty of being able to alternate wallpapers at selected intervals a la iGoogle themes, or perhaps I'm just excited that the neo-blue screens of doom are holding off long enough that I get to see the wallpaper change once or twice. Then again, maybe I'm just excited because I haven't slept in about 30 hours?!

Regardless of my delusional, sleep-deprived state of mind or my copious caffeine intake, I'm quite fond of the Scenes theme wallpapers as featured above in all their glory. There's also a fairly decent range of slightly less quirky themes including Characters (aka Give Your Children Nightmares...not so much quirky as just plain scary), Nature, Landscapes, International, and even Architecture (don't even start me on quasi-abstract photos of ridiculously famous buildings...that's a rant for another day!) Not a ground-breaking suite of themes on the whole, but almost enough goodness that I might just miss them once I inevitably uninstall Windows 7. Almost.

(And yes I've saved the wallpapers so I can use them with XP anyway, but I'm going for dramatic effect here!)

Speaking of pretty things, get on board for this week's Giveaway Goodness! And keep the tea tips coming too pretty please, I need all the stress-reducing help I can get!

[Images via Windows Se7en and LifeHacker, Designer Information via Engineering Windows 7]

PC vs Kit: PC 1 - Kit 0