Friday, September 22, 2006
when too much is too much
i know i need a break from the world when riding the bus into work this morning i want to cry listening to lucinda williams 'blue' on my ipod, the bus driver hits a construction man, & walking the streets up to my school i pass 4 homeless men who all look at me so pleadingly...it was/is all i can do to make it up the hill & try to start the day w/o totally losing it.
so, i'm taking a break. i need some time to re-energize & re-focus -- maybe a week or two...maybe less. but i need some things to lift some of this before i have creative-ness & fun-ness & joy-ness to spread again.
xxx.
Monday, September 18, 2006
mini ipod holder from gerbera designs
the sorta blurry photo of my awesome ipod snuggly - it's life is now complete! i traded with vanessa of gerbera designs & i love it! thanks vanessa for an awesome trade!!
swag bag
a bunch of us small business owners trade out swag & cards together & these are mine little baggies. i broke out the zyron, which really, in theory & concept is awesome, but it's a serious piece of doo doo. but i had fun making these hot pink stickers to seal up my baggies. if any of you wanna trade cards, give me a holler & we can trade swag!
small object package for the mister
i printed out a bunch of sarah's goodies to put this fun package together! he's putting on this whole porch sittin' series in virginny & i printed some of her awesome thumb wars for them to play with for activity #1! i also printed up some receipt holders to help organize his world! thank you sweet sarah!
in looking about the "wwww"
chair painting
lisa solomon's work at limn gallery in SF
jen corace go to the games section and dress yourself up!
this interview with souther salazar & saelee oh...
ryan jacob smith
& then of course, a thing of beauty is a joy forever (or, what i would really love to have)
vintage flap bag
this pouch already sold out i love it so, however, i scored the branch one earlier on & love that one too.
these resin rings i want one as my wedding ring that i don't have.
pictures to come tonight...flickr was acting wonky for me last night and wouldn't upload my pics. i'll try tonight.
i also did the unthinkable: spilt the whole glass of water on my poor little mac, oh yes, i confess. she seems okay (thank god) however, the battery is no longer charging...maybe i shorted something out in there? eek! i will never ever no not ever drink fluids near my beloved little mac book girl...ai yai...
Sunday, September 17, 2006
the collection
a couple of different collections going on here. i (well, we) collect these numbers that are all over the streets - & sometimes other people that know of our collecting efforts pick them up for us too. thus the 42 taped to my door from our neighbor sian. i've used them before & sewn them up onto cards & stuff...i'm not sure what i will end up doing ultimately with them all...i just like to pick them up - all the different text & fonts are pretty cool to check out. also, the mister collects these free signs; all sorts, he's working on a whole piece of free signs. i think he's got a book in the works. we also get some free signs donated from people that know about this collecting habit...there is something very odd & furtive about "stealing" the free sign & not taking the actual free item that still sits there, a little forlorn & lost...all part of the piece. and then, i like old doors & windows with lots of chippy paint & articulations that are not on doors today at all. so, there's the photo collection of doors that we have too - these red doors are down the street on an old brick building i love...oh, to have the money to build out an old factory building! i love so many down here in the dogpatch area of my neighborhood!
off to do finish up some sprout studio work! have a lovely sunday - the weather is gorgeous here in SF!
Saturday, September 16, 2006
farmer's market flowers
market booty including flowers: yukon potatoes (for soup tomorrow night), portabello's & peppers for the grill, thai basil, cilantro, my new favorite lilacsi honey, yummy bread & heirloom tomatoes!
sian
why our building is sad, why i simply must go to london, & why i now have a bunch of ikea furniture in my place!
goodie ring from amy burhoe
super great rings on amy burhoe's site go check them out; i'm itching to get several more!
new favorite pants
i *love* sitwell pants; i can only afford them when they are on major sale at anthropologie - $19.95 - yahoo!
Friday, September 15, 2006
green ribbon swirl girl
i'm a lucky lady for sure! all goodies from sarah with the small object
i love my little swirly green girlie!
a little greedy cat monster was born today and now i can*not* wait to get another one!!
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
music & stuff...
grab my camera :( so no pics, but i'll post about it tomorrow.
more on the music front -- excited for hardly strictly bluegrass the line up looks fantastic and i'm super thrilled to catch gillian welch again! we've gone every year they've had it - it's *such* a fun weeekend - & i just found out that the mister will be able to be back with me for that weekend - so extra fun times!! i also scored tix for lucinda williams at the fillmore in october. & i'm looking for show buddies to see the detroit cobras with me on friday october 20th at bottom of the hill. although that was a hard toss up, because slim cessna's auto club is playing at 12 galaxies that night too -- ooo, i love them, but i haven't seen the detroit cobras yet, last time it was sold out - so i'm going to buy tickets beforehand this time...any takers?!
other news, a little top secret holiday gift in the works for the mister - i'll probably be asking for suggestions about it soon...he doesn't read this anyways so i should be able to discuss it soon!
have a lovely tuesday!
Monday, September 11, 2006
live/work studio
what went down at the ole suite 16 here...still working tonight. lots to do to prep for crafty bastards & for a few other accounts...
mail fun: a letter press card from mav -- the love card, & yes, i love it - it will be flying away to my lovely mister in virginia. (shh..) i also received the most wonderful ring from amy burhoe's site -- pictures to come tomorrow...i'm wearing my glass ring right now and have every intention of buying another one soon!
xx.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
diminutive walnut ship
i would like to make these as holiday ornaments -- aren't they so rad? i love this little pirate ship; i think mine might need a skull & cross bones on one of the masts though!
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Thursday, September 07, 2006
little miss sunshine
go see it. i know you will love it.
xxx.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
ARR! but really, i'm not stinky...
My pirate name is:
Dirty Jenny Rackham
You're the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean -- not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006
fort fun-funston!
let's see...i also read the entire ny times; hoorah! had a lovely dinner with wine last night (ibs is calming down a bit - another hoorah!) but, but, but, i miss the mister something awful. :( it's so not fun being alone...i'm such a whiner.
i also packaged up lots of sprout studio orders - i'm beginning to feel like some people might already be, ah-hem, some people (!) holiday shopping! yowza - they'll be on top of things & impress lots of people!
i wanted to post some new sites i've been looking at, but that will come tomorrow - in the meantime, check out some of those blog links to the left; i need to clean them up a little but the majority are ones i really enjoy reading and looking at!
until later sprout peepers!
xxx.
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Friday, September 01, 2006
things i like to see...
*seeing a papa with 4 little guys of his own hanging on & trailing behind him asking a million inquisitive questions...
*the sun peeking up over the bay bridge from my ride into work in the morning...
*watching the physical force of the fog rolling over the western part of the city...& standing in yummy warm sunshine on my side of town!
*perfectly fallen leaves that are so exqisite & divine...just one laying on the sidewalk...i could look at it for a long time...
*heartwarming graffiti stencils on the sidewalks in the mission
*the bus coming on time!! :)
*my dixie loo scampering and bounding down the hallway so excited to go to the dog park!
& the thing most i like to see right now, is the long weekend coming! yay!
you have a fabulous one too!
i'll post pictures of my weekend on sunday or monday!
xxx.