it is so gray and gross outside. i am trying to remember last year at this time, but i must have blocked it out because i cannot at all recall anything about the end of march 2008 or what the weather was like. suffice it to say, i am sick of this winter stuff. and i want to get out of town.
but this little guy has cheered me up!
and led me to more laughs here. i am particularly enthralled with the twins, their matching backpacks, and their little adventures (scroll down to see the story).
i would have actually posted images, but i couldn't get them to work.
the genius behind the birdies is lauren alane.
you can find her here: shop, blog, website
31 March 2009
30 March 2009
workspace.
i am totally fascinated with peoples' jobs. i think it comes from the dissatisfaction i feel about my own current job--the feeling that i am a little trapped, but at the same time dreaming and planning about the job i want and feel i am meant to have. this makes me insanely curious about the jobs that other people work, to the extent that i have considered interviewing the people i interact with on a daily basis about their jobs, how they ended up in them, if they like them, if they make enough money to live on, and on and on and on.
so when i discovered the most recent project by photographer joseph o. holmes, i was in heaven. eeek!!! i am so interested by these spaces where people spend so much of their time and do whatever work it is they do.
so when i discovered the most recent project by photographer joseph o. holmes, i was in heaven. eeek!!! i am so interested by these spaces where people spend so much of their time and do whatever work it is they do.
monday, monday.
i am totally dragging today, with the continual gray weather outside, and a winter storm advisory or warning or something. . . dreaming a lot about my dream life, and dream space, and this image (via sfgirlbybay--bless her and her deco files) just speaks to me. and i do not use the phrase "speaks to me" in normal conversation. or ever. i wish i was in this room today. sigh.
i am totally dragging today, with the continual gray weather outside, and a winter storm advisory or warning or something. . . dreaming a lot about my dream life, and dream space, and this image (via sfgirlbybay--bless her and her deco files) just speaks to me. and i do not use the phrase "speaks to me" in normal conversation. or ever. i wish i was in this room today. sigh.
i am totally dragging today, with the continual gray weather outside, and a winter storm advisory or warning or something. . . dreaming a lot about my dream life, and dream space, and this image (via sfgirlbybay--bless her and her deco files) just speaks to me. and i do not use the phrase "speaks to me" in normal conversation. or ever. i wish i was in this room today. sigh.
29 March 2009
spiritual mansions.
i am super-proud of my friends and their band, spiritual mansions. just enjoyed some good listening last night at the red stag. i am not a music critic, so i have no enthralling words to describe their music or style, except i like it and it's great.
it's moments like this when i wish my blog had a million readers who would all go over to the band's myspace page and check them out, catapulting them to new heights of fame. sigh. maybe someday (i promise i'm not delusional, just a dreamer). i was sitting behind the band, so all the photos are of their backs, pretty much. but again, playing with my little digital camera is a huge source of entertainment for me.
it's also moments like this that make me proud to live in minneapolis and be a part of a community of great art and music, if not specifically me yet, at least vicariously through my talented friends.
28 March 2009
um. . . .
i just had a bit of an amazon shopping spree, and bought this book, because i saw that other simplicity-loving bloggers are drooling over it.
i think i was distracted when i bought it, because instead of actually looking at the table of contents, i hit "proceed to checkout" and "place order".
then i looked at the table of contents.
some highlights:
dry stone walling
hedge laying
making a fire without matches
catching eels
building wooden boats
skinning a rabbit
plucking a fowl
on the upside, i might be able to make use of things like:
brewing beer
making cider
making butter
making cheese
candying peel
also, the strange stuff will probably be interesting, at least. i will let you know when i get it!
besides, who doesn't want to be friends with rob ryan (cover artist/paper-cutter genius)?
i think i was distracted when i bought it, because instead of actually looking at the table of contents, i hit "proceed to checkout" and "place order".
then i looked at the table of contents.
some highlights:
dry stone walling
hedge laying
making a fire without matches
catching eels
building wooden boats
skinning a rabbit
plucking a fowl
on the upside, i might be able to make use of things like:
brewing beer
making cider
making butter
making cheese
candying peel
also, the strange stuff will probably be interesting, at least. i will let you know when i get it!
besides, who doesn't want to be friends with rob ryan (cover artist/paper-cutter genius)?
27 March 2009
still giggling, one week later.
charles minor: "what's a two-way petting zoo?"
jim halpert: "you pet the animals and they pet you back."
seriously, i think it's the best office line ever.
jim halpert: "you pet the animals and they pet you back."
seriously, i think it's the best office line ever.
26 March 2009
oh, craigslist.
when summer gets here, i must move. but i can't wait until then to look for new little homes on craigslist. as i was browsing tonight, i found some details that cracked me up a little:
2 bedroom
1 Bathroom
1000 sq ft.
Cozy gas fireplace
In Unit, free washer and dryer
extra storage available
2 off-street parking spaces
Fenced in yard for animals
Fire Pit for fun
i understand that the fenced in yard is for keeping the animals, but what exactly are we supposed to do with the fun? burn it in the fire pit? just corral it there, try to not let it escape? can i bring the fun into the house or does it need to strictly remain in the fire pit?
2 bedroom
1 Bathroom
1000 sq ft.
Cozy gas fireplace
In Unit, free washer and dryer
extra storage available
2 off-street parking spaces
Fenced in yard for animals
Fire Pit for fun
i understand that the fenced in yard is for keeping the animals, but what exactly are we supposed to do with the fun? burn it in the fire pit? just corral it there, try to not let it escape? can i bring the fun into the house or does it need to strictly remain in the fire pit?
box lunch.
although the weather has been nothing but gray this week, i have had a bit of color in my food this week-some natural, some not.
i do love a good breakfast sandwich, and of course surdyk's does not disappoint. let's talk about surdyk's for a second. it is becoming increasingly apparent for many reasons that i either need to a) stop going there or b) start working there. i am there at least once a day, often twice. i never walk away without something, even if it their 75c coffee--which is really good, by the way. also, my job is getting to me. it really, really drains my soul. and my brain. i have spent this whole week working on feeling positive about it, but i am coming to the conclusion (which i had a hunch about before) that i am just not cut out for boring office jobs. or office jobs at all, probably. so it has crossed my mind to check on the employment opportunities there.
anyway, the food. . . .
we also have for your enjoyment, an orange, cut just the way i like it. and left-over red velvet goodness.
i do love a good breakfast sandwich, and of course surdyk's does not disappoint. let's talk about surdyk's for a second. it is becoming increasingly apparent for many reasons that i either need to a) stop going there or b) start working there. i am there at least once a day, often twice. i never walk away without something, even if it their 75c coffee--which is really good, by the way. also, my job is getting to me. it really, really drains my soul. and my brain. i have spent this whole week working on feeling positive about it, but i am coming to the conclusion (which i had a hunch about before) that i am just not cut out for boring office jobs. or office jobs at all, probably. so it has crossed my mind to check on the employment opportunities there.
anyway, the food. . . .
we also have for your enjoyment, an orange, cut just the way i like it. and left-over red velvet goodness.
wishing i still played piano.
this adorable, hilarious little item was on etsy's front page today and totally cracked me up. i love it. (does anyone else wish there was a word in the english language that falls somewhere between like and love? something to differentiate between the giddiness i feel when i see things like this and the enduring LOVE i have for my friends and family? maybe i will start something. if 'OMG' can become common lingo, i can make up a good 'tweener word, right?)
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