Timbuk2
New favorite thing: Timbuk2 bags. The designer in me would like to thank Timbuk2 for making the world a prettier place one bag at a time. No really, thank you. Even your chocolate brown is deliciously succulent.
If you spent the past 5 minutes exploring their site, you already know I've purchased one of their messenger bags. Clearly. I mean, did you *see* the beautiful colors available in all their availableness? Coral. Baby blue. Pink. Gold. Chartreuse. CHARTREUSE people! How can you be expected to restrain yourselves, go build one already!
Apologies. I digress. It's not every day I get to talk so much about Chartreuse around here.
My transformation back to a living, breathing, walking 3.5 miles per day, creature of downtown is nearing completion. I needed a bag for carrying around the normal array of girl things I need to carry around because frankly, the 10 lb. Target purse I *was* using wasn't cutting it. (Target, you disappoint me.) Enter Timbuk2 stage left with a pirouette, a fancy display of foot-work, and that was reason enough for me to gobble up their messenger bag goodness. Finally, FINALLY!, I have the appropriately stylish accessory for carrying around all the necessities of life. You know. Like... uh, lipstick. Moleskine books (yes, plural). Three-inch heels on those days when I don't particularly feel like walking 1.75 miles across town in cute, pinched heel goodness. And the Nag Hammadi library (which I *still* haven't read... the reason we'll get to in a future post, of course).
Part of their website is a pretty slick setup in which you get to build and customize a bag to your liking. Can you hear me "ohm"ing? Cuz yeah, there was some serious "ohm"ing as I mixed and matched the full array of colors. Check out my new baby blue, white, and orange messenger bag stylessory:
Don't worry, my heart is still set on a Crumpler for the photography gear (IN RED!). But you gotta admit that Timbuk2 messenger bags are a little slice of yum.
My work here is done. Enjoy.
Comments
I knew you would love the bags! The one you designed is sooo cute!
I bought my sister a 6 Million Dollar Home. It's a great bag.
Me, I have a Maurice. I'm a nerd. You have good choice in bags.
Good to see you back.
I'm soo glad you're blogging again.
I might have just pee'd myself in excitement.
Congratulations on your '70s temps.
My suggestions were better. Just some people can't acknowledge it.
I also am happy you're blogging again but I guess I just might not be as happy as Joshua :)
Hmm. I dig the Courierware bags, but they're far less stylish. But they last for-freakin-evah.
Call me crazy, but when shopping for baby items at Babies 'R Us in Bloomington, I found a very cool Eddie Bauer diaper bag that looks like a messenger bag. It has a flat bottom and a bottle holder which perfectly holds my Canon Zoom Lens. It has magnetic front pouches big enough to put in my PDA phone, smaller digital camera, keys, wallet, pens etc. The bag itself is big enough for a notebook (paper), 2 Digital SLR Cameras, and the Zoom Lens. Best camera bag I found for only $39.00. It isn't in any cool colors like your Timbuk2 bag, but a great camera bag!
Oh my god. You've just said something no one else has ever said on sopheava.com (ESPECIALLY! not from my mouth).
"Babies 'R Us"
Let's just keep this in the comments, m'kay?
I also want so badly to ask you what color(s) the bag is but am afraid we'll have to keep talking about babies.
Sorry... I will keep baby talk to a minimum. My new diaper/camera bag is a manly navy-blue with no signs of baby-ness. You can't even tell!
i want one. in brown with a pink stripe. now. you know just how to press my shopping buttons...
cool bags . . . fyi www.crumplerbags.com is the US site with 'real' dollar prices =)