- Do you love paper goods? I just discovered Felt & Wire Shop. Such pretty things from all over, in one place! Love this wrapping paper. (I covered my funky linen closet shelves with fun robot wrapping paper secured with tape and then protected with clear contact paper. It’s held up great and is easy to remove.)
- Speaking of, I really love to wrap presents. Here’s the gift for the bf’s sister’s wedding next weekend. I went a little nuts at Ben Franklin. We went crazy getting her killer serving pieces at every Marshalls and TJMaxx in town. She wants to entertain.
- She-Ra turned 25! Next to Jem, they were my favorite dolls and I can’t believe I sold them all on eBay.
- My rat’s lump on his chin is gone! There’s a wee scab left so I’m wondering if it was a cyst that burst. (gross, sorry) I’m relieved. Barnaby’s my favorite. He lets me scratch and rub him up and he cuddles. Toki hates me.
go Barnaby go!
- Thankfully, there aren’t any major negatives burning my ass right now. I miss karaoke. I was always a ham at ballet recitals and school plays. I ad-libbed a lot. A few beers, a few shots and… well, I really miss karaoke. My signature songs were Beastie Boys’ Get it Together, Billy Idol’s Rebel Yell,, and if you ask me to sing with you, I’ll sing anything you want, with gusto!
- I do want to talk about how sick and tired I am of those commercials with the bitchy wives and wussy husbands. There are the ones for yogurt where a man can’t even look in his own fridge without his wife, hand on hip, calling “Babe?” in an imperious tone. He sheepishly looks down and shuts the fridge door. There’s also the washing machine commercial with the break dancers. The husband decides to bust a tiny move and make a bad joke. (I would’ve burst out laughing.) His wife cuts a look and he also puts his head down and says, “Sorry.” This is pathetic and makes me feel sorry for men who can’t just be themselves because of overbearing women holding their balls for them in their purse. I’m a raging feminist but that doesn’t give me the right to be a bitch. Sure I want respect and wish to be treated like a “lady”. I’m a feminist but I’m also Southern as hell. We all need to be careful what we wish for. There’s a quote by writer Jean Kerr:
The only thing worse than a man you can’t control is a man you can.
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- Izze grapefruit “sparkling juice” is my new obsession.
- 48 hours without looking at a computer was delightful!
- Target has delivered what Vans and Converse couldn’t do for me – black hi-tops that fit properly! Oh, and they’re less than $6 on sale!
- Receiving a gift of a pair of shoes from Report Signature was so exciting! I have coveted these shoes for almost a year but now that I have them, I have no idea how or when I’m going to wear them! They are so over-the-top! I’m going to be wearing them soon and it’s going to be hot!
- I start my final semester at VCU tomorrow. 2 night classes, one night a week 4-9:40pm and it’s all over in May! (Then what?)
- The Desktop Walpaper Projectupdates regulary with new designs. This is what I have on my laptop. (Go to the light little guys!) I can no longer find it on the site so I can’t tell you who the artist is. (click for larger)
- I’m really enjoying this Italian fashion blog!
- I can’t believe it has taken me this long to go to an Indian restaurant but I finally did and well, a Sunday brunch Indian buffet was the best way to go to try a ton of stuff – all awesome!
- Christian Louboutin usually adds a platform to every pair he designs. It’s nice to see these classic peep toe pumps in one of my favorite color combinations. They would be a staple in my spring summer wardrobe. Sigh. I love the delicate vamp and glossiness of this shoe!
- I adore every apartment inspiration picture on this post. This white bathroom also makes me drool.
- Look at this sewing machine! OMG!
- I really like this tableware designed by tattoo artist Paul Timman (for Ink Dish) featuring Japanese Irezumi tattoos. The design placement is what really makes it.
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- I realized why Rachael Ray will always be my arch nemesis. She didn’t know what a damned sausage ball was. Seriously? (Have you seen this woman stand up from a sofa when she’s wearing a dress?)
- Insomnia.
- Branford Marsalis tells us that students today are full of shit. I can’t help but agree, being the oldest student in my classes for the past few years, I can attest that he’s dead on. The video clip is short and sweet, from Before the Music Dies.
- If you’re going to sell a t-shirt with a printed design for $30, maybe you should make sure the design actually lines up with the collar on both sides so it doesn’t look like it was manufactured by the blind. Urban Outfitters needs to step it up with quality control.
UPDATE on a big god damn negative: Well, it looks like I’m a complete idiot who can’t even read a calendar because I sincerely thought I was starting Spring semester tomorrow. No. My two classes started last Wednesday. Now, this boggles my mind since I would NEVER schedule a class when LOST comes on. I have no idea how this happened. So, in a massive panic I downloaded the syllabus for each class. History of the Middle Ages is fine. The books haven’t even come in yet so I ordered them on Amazon like the teacher told us to. I haven’t missed a thing. History of Architecture was a whole different ball game. At the top of the syllabus in bold letters, it said that if you missed the first class, you would be lucky to pass the class with a D because he held a full lecture and gave a quiz which cannot be made up so, I already started with a ZERO. Oh, and the add/drop dates ended yesterday so, I will have to beg and plead to not have to pay for this class I am no longer in, and I can’t enroll in another class this semester which means I will have to take a summer class which means I won’t be graduating in May. I think I’m going to curl into a ball and cry myself to sleep after I vomit all over the place. FUCK!
Once in a design class I had to cut out intricate patterns with an exacto knife and a self-healing mat. It was excruciating which is why I appreciate this type of craftiness and artistic talent that much more!
Skinny laMinx
The talent on etsy.com is endless! Papercutdiecut is my favorite!
Ingrid Siliakus – paper architecture
Peter Callesen
Chris Natrop – intense installations with cut acrylic sheets, threads and other media
is now available. (press release)
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