loving cb2 & crate and barrel

this new bollywood pillow from cb2 is beyond groovy.

the main image is taken from a film i saw as a kid. it's called umrao jaan and the woman is a hugely famous actress named rekha. it's a kitschy classic from the overdone 80's. very very cool!

-- and in a related story --

i was cleaning off some glassware from my mom's party and -- like i always do -- i washed them and placed them carefully on a towel on the counter to let them dry. i went to the living room and a few minutes later i hear 2 very slight "clicks" coming from the kitchen. i walk over, pick up this glass, and the base of it just comes off in my hand. weird, huh?



anyways i called crate and barrel and told them what happened, they looked up my order from august of last year, and said they would mail me out a gift card for $50 - the amount i spent on the glasses. i don't even have to lug them down to the store to return them. i am *so* impressed with their customer service!

ps. they told me crate and barrel gift cards are good at cb2, but not vice versa - can u guess why i was asking ?!