It's Happening Again

I pride myself in being a long time Threadless fan (I placed my first order six years ago). It's the same feeling you get when your awesome cool neato band that only you listen to is suddenly blasting on the radio--kind of proud, kind of "But I did it first!"

As it is (and especially nowadays since the prices have gone up), I only order when they have their $10 sales. I typically allow myself a max of three tees... there were a few too many dorky kitty shirts out there this time around so my limit got a little stretched. Heh. (Don't worry, only to four!)

Millipedes Are Like 10 Times Better Than Centipedes by Sam Zivot

the classic Three Keyboard Cat Moon (which I have been coveting forever because I am a dork) by Oxen

Space and Time by Justin White

and last but definitely not least, Meowy Wowy by tenso GRAPHICS
This is probably my favorite from the bunch because it reminds me of an old T-shirt of my mother's I wear a lot, which features three cats rocking out with the words "Sex, Mice, and Rock n' Roll" underneath.

The sale is only on until the 14th! Go!

I Heart: My Name

For a long while my mother and I have picked up various A's, B's, and I's to hang on my bedroom wall whenever we come across them. I'd show a picture but my room is in a bit of a disarray at the moment. But I couldn't keep these to myself--here are a few letters I stumbled upon on Etsy that looked like they would fit right in on my wall.

vintage letter A from vintagejane

vintage metal letter B from vantagestudios

...and because I couldn't find an "I" I was really excited about... a cute mirror from Urban Outfitters that is on clearance now for $15!

Alphabet Posters

My art class with the kindergartens (at Prairie View, not Section) made alphabet posters as one of their last big projects of the school year. I'm in love with how graphic they look and really want to make one myself. Here are a few of them, with the rest available for viewing riiiight here.

by Dalton (who did a very good job fitting all his letters in!)

by Lorena (who is the most diligent kindergartner I've ever seen)

by Abi (who I discovered half way through the class was actually the daughter of my piano teacher--I remember when she was negative nine months old and she's SIX now! And I'm going to brag and say her name is totally spelled "Abi" because of moi. True story.)

Dork

I love filling out forms.

Five things you will find if you open my bag:
1. a half full bag of Razzles
2. green cell phone
3. yellow polka-dotted wallet
4. miscellaneous pens/pencils
5. sketchbook

Five things in my bedroom:
1. me
2. cuddly things from the '70s
3. books organized by color
4. a gazillion more books not organized by color
5. a giant mess

Five things I’ve always wanted to do in my life:
1. have a job without a uniform
2. live in an apartment and/or in the city
3. be admired
4. make a living by selling stuff I make
5. learn how to knit

Five things that make me very happy:
1. reading in the sun
2. roadtrips
3. kissing
4. good grades
5. rummage sales

Five things I’m currently into:
1. Harry Potter (that will never stop)
2. thrifting (nor will that)
3. leggings
4. Lost
5. bubble gum vodka

Five things on my to-do list:
1. do art
2. clean room
3. paint walls
4. eat waffle fries
5. attend Maxwell Street Days in a couple weeks

Five things some people may or may not know about me:
1. I have a fascination with serial killers
2. I love wearing giant old black T-shirts with cut off jean shorts
3. I wish was had been born in 1954
4. My futon cover is wearing out because I sleep on the same side so much
5. I collect odd/cute banks

Eileen was bored last night.

Crazy Kitties

One of my favorite projects we worked on in my art class with the third graders was making cats inspired by Laurel Burch--the best part was I had the time to make one alongside them! Here are a few of my favorites... including my own. You can see everyone's here, at Artsonia. It's a neat website where the kids' art is uploaded so their family members and friends can see what they (as well as everyone in their class) have been working on. It's the best change there's been at my elementary school since I went there, I'd say! I'm totally jealous!

Taylor's cat looks happy and fat. And French?

Jolene's looks dreamy and kind of sad, I think.

Anthony's cat totally looks like he'd be the annoying kid in class. I adore the whiskers.

This guy is mine- it was windy when I was toting him to my car so the pastel got a little smudged in places, but am rather fond of his fat head.

Garage Sale Season

Here are my two top finds from the last couple of weeks:

1. A Lucite napkin holder from the shop Dragonfly down on Brady. It's price was a little more than I wanted to spend (especially considering one corner had been busted and glued back together sans a couple pieces) but I couldn't pass it up. When I was little I had absurd dreams of a sunflower themed kitchen and this fit way too perfectly into my seven year old-self's dream world!

2. This excellent example of kitschy art that will have a proud spot on my bedroom wall once I'm done rearranging everything. The dowel that the owl is perched on looks oddly new (though I'm sure it isn't, it would be nigh impossible to shove it in there with that frame on) so I think I might try and stain it so it isn't quite the sore thumb. I'm sure it was from some pattern, because I'm fairly certain I've seen an identical one on The Dainty Squid's blog. I picked it up with my parents in this old woman's garage for mere pocket change.

Norman and Eileen

Just a couple shots of the kids. Norman can seem so stoic (when he's not off hiding) and Eileen really really loves towels. Mom is going to love that I posted piles of our dirty laundry online.

Practically First Graders

Today was my last day with my kindergartners, and as a thank you I got some of the best presents ever! 1. A card they decorated and signed. 2. A class photo! It was great being able to show everyone the kids that I've been working with this past semester, so they can finally put a face to the stories.
(p.s.- Sarah, can you find your dad? :p )

Arrange the Boobies

I've played with different parts of this site before, but today I found the little area where you can sort titties by color, areola size, or droopiness. I definitely took a screen cap so I can use it as a tiled background on my laptop. There are also pages on the site featuring nipple hair, maps comparing where women and men want to touch and be touched, and music genres categorized by how often they talk about certain body parts.

Most People Probably Don't Make This Cake for Birthdays

But since we don't have any men around that are coming out, we thought we'd use our awesome penis cake pan for Liz's 21st birthday. The fact that it's a rainbow cake is just because rainbow cakes are so damn pretty.

The distribution between colors from balls to tip was a bit uneven, but we still filled 'er up.

Pretty bowls. :) We accidentally washed green through violet before we realized this was a pretty picture.
It looks a bit like a tye-dyed penis.
We decided to go with a nice, pinky peach tone of frosting. Special attention was given to the scrotum texture.
Oh, by the way, Liz appreciated our efforts.

Good Morning, Decades

...and now, since it's approaching four in the morning, I am going to go to bed. Did you know that sea lions aren't born with the ability to swim? (Morning news is on.)

Here Are the '60s

Just making sure you were paying attention. This is the '80s. I think I might darken the line work a little.

...and Dusty

All done! It looks roughly 6.7% like Miss Amy Sedaris, but I stopped caring quite a while ago. Purple Dusty looks more like himself if you ask me. I still like it.

Easter, 26 Days Later

Because they're supposedly awesome-sauce (and also really cute) I tried making some of these macaroons way back when for Easter. They were "raspberry" flavored, by way of some raspberry jam in the filling, though it really wasn't enough to bring the taste upfront. Mostly they were just fun to look at. The taste... eh. Pretty bland and not exactly sweet.
Also, here is an Easter bunny, made especially out of ham and mashed potatoes. Note the cross made out of forks. For the record, this photo is sideways, but no matter how many times I rotate it, it still uploads crooked. So tilt your head.