A composition freak and an all around creative geek, LAC is a designer, photographer and an avid coffee consumer. She likes ten dollar words, speaking nerd on Twitter, overcast days, socializing and has quite the experience.Tumblr (3.0; @lauraashbrookcompton)http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzelmgqqk61qzd729o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzelmgqqk61qzd729o2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.candicetripp.com/2012/02/if-youve-lost-the-words/" target="_blank">this</a> and <a href="http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/blogs/smitten/2010/01/the-cutest-heart-balloon-print.html" target="_blank">this</a>)</p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/17622863035http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/17622863035Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:11:04 -0800Valentines<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9etpqwYf1qzwhhno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/17612550917http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/17612550917Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:41:45 -0800lovevalentines day<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw7e0QFLd1qzwhhno1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/17612540876http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/17612540876Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:41:24 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lze37nxnpg1qd96hso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://washingtonpoststyle.tumblr.com/post/17608677780/on-valentines-day-in-1884-teddy-roosevelts-wife" target="_blank">washingtonpoststyle</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>On Valentines Day in 1884, <strong>Teddy Roosevelt’s</strong> wife and mother died within hours of each other. This was his diary entry for that Thursday.</p> <p><a href="http://www.lettersofnote.com/p/light-has-gone-out-of-my-life.html" target="_blank"><em>via LettersOfNote</em></a><em> by way of <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/geneweingarten" target="_blank">Gene Weingarten</a>.<br/></em></p> </blockquote>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/17612330431http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/17612330431Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:34:32 -0800wow<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly3a4uPLLQ1qhvxbdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://poobah.tumblr.com/post/16178800823/suitep" target="_blank">poobah</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>…</em></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://suitep.tumblr.com/post/16178232686" target="_blank">suitep</a>:</p> </blockquote>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/16184020347http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/16184020347Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:30:16 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqva7D2lj1qzcq51o1_r3_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/post/15778683990/on-the-move-pumas-mar-mostro-sail-boat-one-of" target="_blank">fromme-toyou</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>On the move.</strong></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.puma.com/sailing" target="_blank">Puma’s Mar Mostro</a> sail boat, one of the fastest in the world, being moved by wind and sailors for the <a href="http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html" target="_blank">Volvo Ocean Race</a>.</em></p> </blockquote>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15791941996http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15791941996Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:06:56 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxov8yzN6O1qa9ddao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>“YES.”</em></p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15787693608http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15787693608Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:41:06 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxdvp3wwRq1r4mmz8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rrantiques.tumblr.com/post/15753689107/kitchen-via-graceful-vintage" target="_blank">rrantiques</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Kitchen via Graceful Vintage.</p> </blockquote>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15762821431http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15762821431Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:07:39 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxc30yXspk1qzd729o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>On this day in 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. (via <a href="http://www.life.com/gallery/27132/building-the-golden-gate-bridge#index/0" target="_blank">LIFE</a>)</p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15348719275http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15348719275Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:26:58 -0800Golden Gate BridgeSan Franciscohistory<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwklkokGRj1qgefw7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy New Year, everyone. </p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15100832290http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/15100832290Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:28:19 -0800nye2011new years<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25780155?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/14366358981http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/14366358981Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:54:46 -0800jack daneilsletterpress<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv946bJULl1qzib5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For my mother-in-law. £695.00?</p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/14355581577http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/14355581577Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:31:14 -0800rughomequeen elizabethFor my<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FRWatw_ZEQI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“They was doing mash-ups before mash-ups even existed.” (via <a href="http://kottke.org/11/12/ice-cube-opines-on-charles-and-ray-eames" target="_blank">kottke</a>)</p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/14319290724http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/14319290724Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:23 -0800eamesice cubeLA<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/14027907982/tumblr_lw089t62nY1qzd729&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><em>Charles & Ray Eames discuss what design is.</em></p> <p>(Just found this after going through some files.)</p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/14027907982http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/14027907982Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:15:29 -0800eamescharlesraydesignaudio<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvwke6PD651qkpc62o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13937602069http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13937602069Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:28:36 -0800holidaylights<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvemnhWAdI1qzxgjjo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great photo. Nice job.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vneckandacardigan.com/post/13501200521/im-beyond-lucky-to-see-the-sun-set-from-this" target="_blank">vneckandacardigan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div class="post_content" id="post_content_13486754996"> <div class="caption"> <p>I’m beyond lucky to see the sun set from this window every evening.</p> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </blockquote>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13889525316http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13889525316Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:22:23 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2nnbuEWM1qzd729o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span>“Mystery is a woman’s greatest charm,”  - screen star Marlene Dietrich (via <a href="http://www.life.com/gallery/67131/the-75-best-life-photos#index/2" target="_blank">LIFE</a>)</span></p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13161825547http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13161825547Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:09:11 -0800marlene dietrich<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2m3sEcPv1qzd729o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Jackie, again. (via <a href="http://www.life.com/gallery/26762/jackie-kennedy-at-her-most-elegant#index/24" target="_blank">LIFE</a>)</p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13160860229http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13160860229Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:35:52 -0800jackie<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv0w0hUP1Z1qzd729o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Leonardo da Vinci’s To-Do List (via <a href="http://kottke.org/11/11/leonardo-da-vincis-to-do-list" target="_blank">kottke</a>)</em></p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13117234919http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13117234919Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:14:41 -0800leonardo di vincito-do list<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv0r6mcOcn1qzd729o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Love the swing. Love the frames.</p>http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13114142514http://www.lauraashbrookcompton.com/post/13114142514Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:30:22 -0800homeframesoutside in