trick or treat

happy halloween! enjoy some jack-o-lanterns!

this about sums up today

table topic #20

here's an arty table topic this week:

20. If you could design a postage stamp what would you create?

hmm...totally random, but for some reason my initial thinking is a peach. a juicy summery peach. in a retro sort of style. maybe with a funky art deco style font. or like old general store signs. even though i have a lot of heart for the pineapple, i'm going to go peach. 

Van Ramblings #58

as transcribed from a facebook chat:

"I have realised we have swings of bravery and swings of safety. [We are] constantly ebbing between the two. [The in-between,] I like to call that...no mans land." 

opp, take 4

this OPP because it reminded me of the french painter jean françois millet - rural life, peasants at work. 

normally, she didn't mind farming. but this micromanagement and constant poking was just too much. 

 

another bizarro swap

first it was VHS tapes, now it looks like there's a swap in my lobby for a faux rose topiary. any takers? 

remember...

speak & spell, from texas instruments? 

hours of scholarly entertainment for my sister & i growing up. you can play around with an online simulator version here.

again, what year is this?

pursuant to the rollerblades & french braids, this morning i saw a grown woman at the bus stop sporting a side ponytail. 

and not, by any means, a chic one. a side pony sprouting out the side of her head. 

last time i checked it was still 2008, right? 

oh, speidi

i'm glad that yahoo highlighted heidi what's her name's very important pic for president in this article. 

overheard (public transport edition)

overheard the bus this past sunday:

"dude, i just woke up this second. i'll be there in 10 minutes." 

just woke up? it was 3pm. 

not yet. please. i beg you.

i have just accepted pumpkins and fall jacket into my being. i am SOOOOO not ready for holiday decorations! 

my new obsession

is my componibili storage table. 

originally designed in 1969, it's timeless modern. 

case in point, i have been staring at it all day. 

when bad things happen to good veggies

my mom sent me this snap from her camera phone - it's a veg she picked up at the farmers' market this weekend. supposedly it is a cross between broccoli & cauliflower. but i think it looks like something out of "little shop of horrors".  i just hope she isn't eaten by audrey III. 

admirable, but coco loco (dessert edition)

not sure about this one. sure there's dessert wine. and then there is a little after dinner sorbet to cleanse the palate. but this "wine cellar sorbet," while an admirable attempt to combine the two, seems a bit coco loco. especially with the "eat wine" call to action. 

who approved this?

it's pets...in wigs! check out the "bobcat blue" and "the celebutante" versions above. 

why, oh why, is this necessary? 

oh, facebook ads

i know everyone is lamenting the loss of the "old facebook". but, i have to say that the ads have significantly improved with the new version. i haven't had any mocking of my age or presumed weight in a while. that said, today's colon cleanse wasn't all that flattering. 

fashion forward?

i don't pretend to have much in the way of fashion sense, but i've been seeing quite a few examples of "toeless tights" as of late. 

even - as in this case - toeless knee highs. 

i get the functionality with peep toe shoes, but this look is just wrong. 

table topic #19

an adapted table topic from the pregnancy edition, this week:

19. What was your favorite board game growing up?

i love board games. unfortunately, my parents did not. so, family game night was few & far between. and they inevitably ended in tears. 

years later, my mom would find an old version of pictionary in our back hallway. in the box would be a list i had written entitled, "games i will never play with my family again". #1 on the list - pictionary. 

but, i digress. growing up i really loved candyland. the gumdrop mountains, queen frostine. it was similar in approach to chutes & ladders, but that felt so methodical. candyland, however, was pure, sugary fun. 

interesting questions

tonight, i used ask.com for a change. my question began with "how often..." check out the most frequent questions asked of ask beginning with that phrase. oh, how i miss jeeves. and no, my question was NOT the 6th on the list. 

incidentally...

incidentally, my question to ask was "how often do runners get picked off bases?"

unfortch, couldn't find any stats, but i'm sure there's a sportscaster out there who does know. 

clutter by the numbers

well, after a very enjoyable staycation, i am happy to report that i am making inroads on the clutter. by the numbers:

- 6 bags of stuff donated to goodwill

- 5 bags of garbage

- 1 bag of shredded paper  

- 2 organized closets (including 1 monica geller-style hall closet)

- net, approximately 60% clutter free! 

on the corner

in the movie version of my life, my grandfather ("pop-pop o'hara") would be played by jerry orbach. 

so, it always puts a smile on my face when i pass "jerry orbach way" on the corner of 53rd & 8th. 

handy

if only i didn't have to set my wine glass down while eating butlered hors d'oeuvres. 

but wait, here's the mobile grape lanyard!  

quote of the day (wine edition)

"It's a very firm red. Aged five years. And you'll notice a with a hint of lead pencil." 

yum. 

more crafternoons!

here's a project i stole from the now defunct Blueprint magazine (RIP). 

inspiration

before

after