fringe benefits.

i like this a lot for some reason.
bonadrag

monopoly: not just a game

bullshit, bullshit, bullshit (said like from forgetting sarah marshall)

i found this video incredibly infuriating and insightful at the same time. but before for watching it (which i strongly urge you to do if you have the time) is to check out this website.

this is monsanto's "pledge" which just amounts to a pile of bullshit:

Integrity

Integrity is the foundation for all that we do. Integrity includes honesty, decency, consistency, and courage. Building on those values, we are committed to:

Dialogue

We will listen carefully to diverse points of view and engage in thoughtful dialogue. We will broaden our understanding of issues in order to better address the needs and concerns of society and each other.

Transparency

We will ensure that information is available, accessible, and understandable.

Sharing

We will share knowledge and technology to advance scientific understanding, to improve agriculture and the environment, to improve crops, and to help farmers in developing countries.

Benefits

We will use sound and innovative science and thoughtful and effective stewardship to deliver high-quality products that are beneficial to our customers and to the environment.

Respect

We will respect the religious, cultural, and ethical concerns of people throughout the world. The safety of our employees, the communities where we operate, our customers, consumers, and the environment will be our highest priority.

Act as Owners
to Achieve Results

We will create clarity of direction, roles, and accountability; build strong relationships with our customers and external partners; make wise decisions; steward our company resources; and take responsibility for achieving agreed-upon results.

Create a Great
Place to Work

We will ensure diversity of people and thought; foster innovation, creativity and learning; practice inclusive teamwork; and reward and recognize our people.

new banner^look!^

this blogs name has been changed to squid inc. as well as the banner! i loved the old "life in the valley" but i will hopefully never ever reside in allendale michigan ever again! therefor i have no reason to call my blog "life in the valley" =). i will continue going to gv but i have moved out of my on campus apartment and will be moving into a house in july! sweet, i'm totally stoked.

so i had to change my blogs name. and this is what i came up with. actually i didn't, my boyfriend did. it is based on the nickname he likes to call me: squid. this is because he likes to point out that i have no bones or muscle, just tentacles so he calls. and since squid's ink, he calls me that too from time to time. now everybody calls me squid, and by everyone i mean my roommate nay nay.

anyways, at dinner yesterday (i went to outback steakhouse for the first time, and had my very first onion blossom, mmmmm) we were talking about the obama tee-shirts a made like forever ago, and he suggested that if a started a business it should be called "squid inc. squid i n c period" as he put it. clever no? alli thought it was a good idea and so do i. i think i am going to screen print that into all my pictures from now on.

thumbs up, yes?

Dem dirty hips

Coachella

Image from style.com, leggings, m.i.a.; tee-shirt, m.i.a.

like Chelsea handler put it "choachella is just some music festival in the dessert with a bunch of hot smelly dirty hips" (or something like that, haha). yeah but dem hips got style.

ooooooooooo kay

so the french are kinda weird, non? if you are into that kind of thing then you can purchase this tee shirt and receive a complimentary cd. thumbs up, a plus, eh? ouais. it's a good thing i like weird people.

polaroid

i have been having lots of fun with this.

june 9

i would like something like this. made by Burak Kaynak.

<<12 year old garden gnome with the brain of a wind-up monkey, posture of a crotchety old hag, and tact of Larry David. I enjoy vulgar thoughts, rapping about Rei Kawakubo, and reenacting scenes from the Lion King with 10-month-old babies. I am not cute.>>

i wish i was this dope at twelve. or even nineteen going on twenty for that matter.

novella royale

i first read about this designer, mary myers, on bleach black, then i found a video about her after visiting her site and wanting to know a little bit more about her and her line. this is so totally rad and inspiring, something like what i want to be doing someday. i bet her bags are super expensive, but the idea of re-using vintage leather jackets for handbags is so dope i think i just might have to dyi something out of something vintage soon.

i love my honey bunny

forever21