'nother hot manse.

I wouldn't kick it outta bed.
Completed in 1906 by the English designer George A. Crawley, Old Westbury Gardens is the former home of John S. Phipps and his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps. The Charles II-style mansion is nestled amid 160 acres of formal gardens, landscaped grounds, woodlands, ponds and lakes.

How Cool!

Nerd alert: this is so cute! And whimsical! And eco-friendly! I'm totally gonna get one.

It's called a "sun jar" and it works by soaking up light during the day and then glowing at night! HOLY NEON that is awsome and way cuter than any glowing crap they thought up in the 80's.

[via scifi tech]

YUMMY!

NotMartha, Seattle craft blogger, has found a new jem:

BTW, anyone who sleeps over gets these in the morning! HOT.
www.notmartha.org

Thoughts on the mind.

TMI o' the day: walking on 1st between bell and blanchard. The mix of Lampreia and Macrina smells are just too orgasmic for words.

Bus Stories: I'm totally complaining to metro again the next time they need to get their act together! I complained that our route needed the accordian back and we got it today! Huzzah.

Bus Stories Part II: Every morning this woman gets on the bus make-up free, and gets off looking like a freakin' clown. I'm proud of her for saving time and doing her make-up in-transit...but I'm not sure it's really doing her any favors.

Quote proving why I love friend Kim: "___ & ___ got engaged last night and my first thought was 'I've lost two more friends.' What is wrong with me?"

AOTD.

There's nothing better than spotting urban art. Props to whoever came up with these eyeball stickers.

Oktoberfest!

Dang. I sure had myself a good time. I wouldda had fun all by meonesie too! Beer is fantastic. September + Seattle + Beer + tiny mug = goodasstimes.

Art of the Day.

Walking to my car on Friday I spotted this painting by Cara Enteles. I love, love, love it, and if I had $4,000 to spare I would have bought it on the spot. Cara's work is on display at Viveza on Western Ave in Belltown as a part of their current exhibition "Coming of Age", the third year anniversary for Viveza.

Hot shit.

For those of you who know me well, you understand that I don't need no man, as long as I can keep buying things off amazon to organize my home. Hell yes, this spice rack is the jam. Installed it last night. Isn't it glorious?

This chick is so messed up.

Dude, Ashlee Simpson looks sick.

Nat'l Talk like a pirate day...or else.

Top Ten Pickup Lines for the Lady Pirates

10. What are YOU doing here?
9. Is that a belayin' pin in yer britches, or are ye ...
8. Come show me how ye bury yer treasure, lad!
7. So, tell me, why do they call ye, "Cap'n Feathersword?"
6. That's quite a cutlass ye got thar, what ye need is a good scabbard!
5. Aye, I guarantee ye, I've had a twenty percent decrease in me "lice ratio!"
4. I've crushed seventeen men's skulls between me thighs!
3. C'mon, lad, shiver me timbers!
2. RAMMING SPEED!
...and the number one Female Pirate Pick-up Line:
1. You. Pants Off. Now!

The Dude abides.

OMG. They really have this, "Lebowskifest". Dang.

This one's for Paula.

Wikipedia is so freakin' useful sometimes.
special song

These are awesome.

Opaque adhesive vinyl film from Brume that looks like expensive etched glass! If I hadn't already commissioned my mom to slave away at the curtains I have now, I totally would've hit this up.

A proper manse.

Exceptional 19th century chateau of 1 545 sqm / 17 000 sqft of living area with many superb period features and entirely decorated with luxury and refinement - Private chapel - 2 000 sqm/ 22 000sqft outbuildings - 43 ha / 106 acres land.
[manse shopping]

People.

I want to go whale watching! Someone work that out for me.

Nerd Alert!

OMG, the starbucks I go to has the 30th Anniversary cups with the old school logo on them!!!

What kind of forecast is this?

My favorite is "perhaps a thunderstorm" and the questionmarks on Sunday and Monday. Nice.

These bitches are awesome.

Hot hos at the SF Zine Fest, who run Pod Post , and are working to revive traditional letter-writing and book-making skills. They have a set of merit badges for bookmaking, zine-making and letter-writing and a Mail Art Bento Box, which has all sorts of supplies, goodies, etc for spicing up your letters. They're both heavily involved in bookmaking. Crafts are hot.

Return of AOTD.

Justin Hillgrove is awesome. I bought three prints of his at Bumbershoot and they're super cute! Here's the latest posted on his site:
Birds These Days
10" x 20"
Oil on Canvas
http://www.impsandmonsters.com/

Michael K is my hero

Here is Michael K's response to Dr. Laura's latest book:

"Now I talk about men and women being sluts, but to me that's a positive thing. She means it as a negative thing and she has no business saying that trash. She opened it wide for her boyfriend not husband before and she's probably done it again. She is screwed up in the brains and needs to recognize what she's saying."

Dlisted.com

Justin Fans.

Thank you, pink-is-the-new-blog, for a hearty laugh.

Can it happen?

Mission get-viking-costume-together has commenced. This is going to be tough. Especially tracking down the fur accents. I might have to call upon everyone for some assistance.

Aisha gets two thumbs up.

So here's the scoop: Ebert of Ebert & Roeper has the cancer. It's awful. He just had yet another surgery and is in recovery. It sucks. I miss him very much and will be devestated if he doesn't recover and I will miss his reviews. After I see a movie I usually rush to read what Ebert said about it. Even though I only sometimes agree! He's the jam. So for the passed month they've had people fillng in for him on the show. They've all sucked. Well I missed the Kevin Smith episode but I'm sure he sucked. Aisha Tyler was on this week and she rocked it. I could tell that Roeper would hit it too and wouldn't that be awesome because Roeper's kinda hot. Aisha was a proper lady and she represented! She'll be on next week too.

Bumbershoot.

Classy ladies in the beergarden!!!

seattle

Is it sick that I'm excited about rain? Well, I'm pissed it's breezy but other than that the rain feels fantastic! I know I'm going to hate myself for saying that though come January (aka, that dark time).

Knowing is half the battle.

Overload!

Perspective.

Frank Gehry's building can actually look good if you just zoom in close enough and take a photo from the right angle.
Photo by Kim on Seattle Daily Photo

PSL walk.

I broke down and went to get a pumpkin spice latte. But it was worth it because the fog is sitting on Elliott Bay right now like a delightful little cloud! But some ho in line in front of my ordered....9 drinks. Yeah. 9. I dont' care if that shit was for a meeting, if it was then you get the to-go starbucks cardboard coffee thing and call it good. I hope one of those 9 drinks spills in her bmw. Nawh, that's mean!

Secret Decoder

I'd like to claim I don't use these code words, but I totally do.

WORDS WOMEN USE:

FINE
This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
FIVE MINUTES
If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
NOTHING
This is the calm before the storm. This means "something," and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with 'Nothing' usually end in "Fine"
GO AHEAD
This is a dare, not permission. Don't do it.
LOUD SIGH
This is not actually a word, but is a nonverbal statement often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing"
THAT'S OKAY
This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man.
"That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
THANKS
A woman is thanking you. Do not question it or faint. Just say you're welcome.
WHATEVER
It's a woman's way of saying *!#@ YOU!

Happy Birthday!

Everyone, I'm getting each of you one of these lil' guys for your birthdays:

Old 4th o' July pics.

Some goodies from the 4th. Which was like, forever ago.

Again? Really?

Shenanigans. I think Josiane hates me now because I got wildly camera-happy. Again. My bad! Also, Paula I don't know how you escaped the camera all night you dawgg!

Manse shopping.

These are from back in the day when P and I went manse shopping at the Street of Dreams. I especially like how Paula can't be bothered by this ginormous chess piece. We'll have to get man servs to do that.

To all you fools.

Dear people who read my blog,
There are like, 3 of you.
I am drunk. And it is glorious. I'm sure you care. But anyway. WTF is up with Kate's Pub? Why do I become instantly inebriated on contact? Thank god blogger has a spell check. Oh shit.

Where there's a will...

Seattlest has discovered a new secret way to keep me addicted, although...this is maybe just too ghetto.
The Ghetto Latte:
"Americano, half ice, please"
Fill with condiment counter milk

TA-DA!
Steattlest's ghetto latte

Status.

So apparently I have "work" to do today. Whatever that means. I'm resisting the urge to open a bottle of champagne to celebrate. Instead, I'll be using my brain and cooling it on the blog today...but I will blog up a storm tomorrow on my DAY OFF!!!

Whatever Seattle Times.

I don't care what anyone says. Chihuly and his minions are a gang of pimps.

Oh what?

Not again.