Westside Stories: Glow Balls!!

Kinda been obsessing over glow balls for my house lately....

Viso Bolio Base Lamp



Unique Interiors Bulb Pendant



Sonneman Bubbles Pendant



ET2 Larme Mini Pendant




Dioscuri Wall Sconce



Viso Globo Pendant



Viso Bolio Pendant

lines i like, out of context: "the rum diary" hunter s. thompson

In no particular order:

1. Like most others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser. I was never idle long enough to do much thinking, but I felt somehow that my instincts were right. I shared a vagrant optimism that some of us were making real progress, that we had taken an honest road, and that the best of us would inevitably make it over the top. At the same time, I shared a dark suspicion that the life we were leading was a lost cause, that we were al actors, kidding ourselves along a senseless odyssey. It was the tension between these tow poles– a restless idealism on one hand and a sense of impending doom on the other– that kept me going.

2. I was feeling better now, warm and sleepy and absolutely free. With palms zipping past and the sun burning down the road ahead, I had a flash of something I hadn't felt since my first months in Europe– a mixture of ignorance and loose, "what the hell" kind of confidence that comes on a man when the wind picks up and he begins to move in a straight hard line toward an unknown horizon.

3. I had a license to wander.

4. There was an awful suspicion in my mind that I'd finally gone over the hump, and the worst thing about it was that I didn't feel tragic at all, but only weary, and sort of comfortably detached.

Please to Enjoy 80: Black Cab Sessions

Here's a collection of my fav Black Cab Sessions and you don't even want to know how many hours I spent gathering these...totally worth it though. :)

Link to file

1. Erland and the Carnival
2. Eliza Doolittle
3. Little Boots
4. Summer Camp
5. Driver Drive Faster
6. Hafdis Huld
7. Vincent Vincent and the Villians
8. Steve Mason
9. Bill Callahan
10. Bombay Bicycle Club 1
11. Lykke Li
12. Lissie
13. Smoke Fairies
14. Savoir Adore
15. Marques Toliver
16. Official Secrets Act 2
17. Official Secrets Act 1
18. Slow Club
19. King Charles
20. Laura Marling
21. Laura Marling 2
22. Noah and the Whale
23. The Virgins
24. Winter Sleep
25. Holly Miranda
26. Brute Chorus
27. Duckworth Lewis Method
28. Ed Harcourt and Graham Coxon
29. Champagne Champagne
30. Jeffery Lewis
31. Alela Diane
32. Sixto Rodriguez
33. Speech Debelle
34. Amadou et Mariam

Dating Woes: Variety is the spice of life...

Why the EXACT same pose 3 times? And why always in the bathroom mirror? And why the hard hat AND sunglasses!?!?

Westside Stories: Lighting options

Trying to sort through the gagillion options for lighting and I am stuck. There are 3 different looks I am torn between. All can be really cool, but will sort of lock me into a certain style. Maybe I need to build 3 houses so I don't have to decide.

The Factory Look:



The Mod Look:



The Nelson Look:

Things my dad hates: birthday edition

Quickie weekend in St. Louie, and I was reminded just how hard it must be for dad to be dad...hating with so much hate...not that I ever really forget, just gets foggy through the 300 miles. It's nice to have "opportunites" like birthdays, to clear out the fog.

In no particular order:

1. Cake

2. Singing

3. Singing in preparation for eating cake

4. People who eat cake
5. Acknowledging cake eaters, drinkers or singers are even in the room

6. Canadians who eat cake (see earlier posts about Canadian hates)

7. Presents

8. Having to open presents

9. Having to look at the open presents for more than 2 nano-seconds

10. Family stopping by (not exclusive to birthdays)

11. Onions (Still a hate worthy of re-mentioning)

12. Drinking lemonade while eating cake

13. Drinking alcohol while eating cake
14. Smelling the cake

15. Liberals

Please to Enjoy 79

what i am listening to, this exact second...

Link to Please to Enjoy 79

1. Sun Hands - Local Natives
2. Little Kids (Ladytron Fruits Of The Forest Mix) - Kings Of Convenience
3. Let’s All Die - Jack Peñate
4. The Chorus In The Underground - Great Lake Swimmers
5. Solo - Chew Lips
6. To Binge (Feat. Little Dragon) - Gorillaz
7. Implode Alright - Built By Snow
8. Nighty Night - Jenny Owen Youngs
9. HollyWood Shampoo - Champagne Champagne
10. LNY - The Hot Press
11. Coin Laundry - Lisa Mitchell
12. Fading World - Malachai
13. San Francisco 1906 - Capybara
14. The Night The Night from Chelsea Silver - Chet
15. True Romance (True No. 9 Blues) - Golden Silvers
16. Stillness In The Move (Dirty Projectors cover) - Solange
17. Sick Muse (Adam Freeland Remix) - Metric & Adam Freeland
18. Surprise Hotel - Fool's Gold
19. Dandelion - Charlotte Gainsbourg

Dating Woes: Meet Skullmaster69

I have no words....good thing he does.



"My thoughts on a 1st date: I would start with dinner (either at a restaurant or smoking on my grill), casual conversation to get to know each other a little better, and determine the mood we are both in, with the goal of getting both of us relaxed and in a good mood. I enjoy a good wit and humor and I hope I can bring you to laugh also (if you do desire to have a deep and serious conversation, I can hold my own). Then on to a bar to play some pool and/or darts and maybe even one with karaoke so I can sing to you. Afterwards, if you desire, we could go back to my place (or yours) for a nightcap and talk about whatever we like, listen to music or we can play a game, or watch a movie or simply just relax together, or to an all night coffee house, and talk. If not we can call it a night."

Westside Stories: JAMDAR Logo

Here is snapshot of the possible business card and logo that I designed for my architect, Jamie. I did a buch of options playing around with several names (my fav part since I love words so much) but I loved the 60's International Enterprise-ness of this one! I can just see it on a lapel pin and vinyl suitcase. :)

Westside Stories: 4th time's the charm?!

Just finishing up plan number 4, a smaller version of plan 3. Fingers crossed this one is affordable because if not, I just paid a ton of money for a pile of houseless dirt. So far each change has lead me to a much better place, so no complaints....it's all part of the adventure.

Plan 1: Eddy


Plan 2: Hans



Plan 3: JamDar 1



Plan 4: Jamdar 2

I am kinda famousy...and damn cute.

www.shoeboxblog.com

Please to Enjoy 78

what i am listening to, this exact second...

Link to Please to Enjoy 78

1. Androgynous - The Replacements
2. Pull My Heart Away (Jamie xx Remix) - Jack Penate
3. Action/Reaction - Choir of Young Believers
4. Rambling Man - Castanets
5. There Are Too Many Birds - Arthur & Yu
6. Let's Go Surfing - The Drums
7. Days Drag - Holiday Shores
8. Crimewave - Crystal Castles
9. Trick Pony - Charlotte Gainsbourg
10. Seven Seas - Echo & The Bunnymen
11. Four Holy Photos - Hockey
12. Ten By Ten - Bluebrain
13. The Strangers - St. Vincent
14. Home Sweet Home - Sad Brad Smith
15. Sleep Tonight (Junior Boys remix) - Stars
16. Otha Fish - The Pharcyde
17. My Lady - Kevin Barker
18. Soda & Pop Rocks - Champagne Champagne
19. Moonsurfin' - Malachai
20. Paradise Circus - Massive Attack
21. On The Moon - A.A. Bondy

Westside Stories: a rough kitchen plan

Here's a rough idea of what I am thinking for my kitchen, pretty sure it will change 50 times before I order my cabinets! But I am really liking the white cabinets with the walnut on the walls. There will also be walnut on the wall across from the kitchen to sort of section off my living room space.

Here are couple of materials I am looking at for countertops: eco-tops and epoxy resin greenstone

Westside Stories: a Sneak Peek....

Getting excited!!!!!!

Front Elevation



South Elevation

Dating Woes: My #1 global match....SIGH...

Click on the photo below to meet Shitbag, my closest match on OkCupid. Seriously?! Sweet baby Jesus why?

Dating Woes: could not find the rotate button...

Ready...


Aim....


Fire!

Westside Stories: a plot only a mother could love...

Jan 15th I officially paid off my land. No turning back now. Here's what thousands and thousands of dollars buys you! Good thing I can visualize!

Please to Enjoy 2009

what i am listening to, this exact second...

Here are some of my fav songs from 2009. I tried to get it down to one group, but no dice. I am super proud of the fact that I got it down to 50, which was brutal, AND, there is not one Animal Collecive song on the list! I might be the only human to not include them this year.

Link to 1-25

Link to 26-50

1. 1901 - Phoenix
2. Telling me things - Blakroc
3. So Light Is Her Footfall - Air
4. Look Up - Bradley Hathaway
5. Change of Heart - El Perro Del Mar
6. Dog Days Are Over - Florence And The Machine
7. Gold Coin - High Places
8. Too Fake - Hockey
9. Plastic Jungle - Miike Snow
10. jumping jack - tUnE-yArDs
11. Basic Space - The XX
12. Bye Bye Bye - Plants and Animals
13. Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) - Jay-Z
14. For Better...Or Worse? - The Postmarks
15. Rococo Zephyr - Bill Callahan
16. Song of the Sad Assassin - Why?
17. I'll Fight - Wilco
18. Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford & Sons
19. The Prowl - Dan Auerbach
20. Cold Fame - Band Of Skulls
21. Sunlight - Harlem Shakes
22. Until The Lion Learns To Speak - k'naan
23. Auditorium - Mos Def
24. To You - Headless Heroes
25. Start + Stop - Jenny Owen Youngs
26. Tightrope - Yeasayer
27. While You Wait For The Others - Grizzly Bear
28. Sit Down By The Fire - The Veils
29. In Our Talons - Bowerbirds
30. Oviedo - Blind Pilot
31. You Pick Me Up - Farmer Dave Scher
32. Cutdown - Matt & Kim
33. Natural Light - Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
34. Saint Jerome - Coconut Records
35. Beard Of Bees - Clem Snide
36. All The King's Men - Wild Beasts
37. Accusations (Gavin Russom Remix) - The Juan MacLean
38. Luna - Fanfarlo
39. Fuck You - Lily Allen
40. Fake Blues - Real Estate
41. Headdress - Amazing Baby
42. Too Young To Love - The Big Pink
43. Always Like This - Bombay Bicycle Club
44. Body Down - Jack Peñate
45. The Afterlife - YACHT
46. I Have Nothing - Noah and the Whale
47. Concrete - The Features
48. In This Lonely Town - Jeremy Jay
49. All My Days - Alexi Murdoch
50. Hysteric (Acoustic) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs