Wood Paneling: don't hate

People do you see my vision now? I don't know how many times I've gone off about how I'm going to have a phat 70's basement, and how it's going to have wood paneling.
{check it: apt by scott sanders}

Yes this is a real house

Fur ceilings!!! HOTTTTT ***
{insane house}

Randoms

I don't know how I feel about pre-filled wine glasses. {via notmartha}

Eeew. WSU grad panty-bandit is caught. How does one even find the time to steal 3,400 undwears? {OR undie theif}

Fox in talks with 7-Eleven to turn eleven of their outlets into Kwik-E-Marts to promote the Simpsons movie. {Simpsons}

Softie Awards

This survey is ridiculous and should only be taken if you have absolutely - nothing, else, to do. Can I get a witness on pancake though? {vote}

Knut: Meet Your Match

When I saw video of Knut, the baby orpaned polar bear in Berlin, I think I had a heart attack from cutenessoverload. But Woodland Park now has a baby tiger who is making her cute debut on April 9th!!! This is like, the biggest thing since Hansa. {via metroblogging}

AOTD: Azul De Corso

Yay for working graphic designers who also make time to do art. Azul De Corso lives in Buenos Aires and she is obviously a pimp.

Meat Loaf Muffins! - ?

They're no Meatloaf Volcano, but I'm still finding the idea of meatloaf muffins delightful. Don't judge: meats can come in all shapes and sizes. Perhaps this is a good idea for wendi's wedding buffet? BAH!
{via shelterrific}

bleh

Yes I know this new template is fug, it's going to get better soon.

Huzzah!

First of all: I love Yelp. Ask yelpers about anything and they will have an answer. In my search for good happy hours they have introduced me to happy hour guides! I'm so glad someone took the time to create Spreadsheets for this. It will be very useful.
{Seattle Happy Hour Guide}
{Seattle's Local Drink Specials}

AOTD: Jesse LeDoux

Fun weird poster/album art from Jesse LeDoux. He also has some cool wallpapers for download on the site. {LeDouxville}

AOTD: Ben the Illustrator

Illustrations from Ben the Illustrator. *Swoon*.

"I Need to Praise You"
13” x 19”

- and -

"Do Something Pretty While You Can"
1 of 3 ::: 13” x 19”

true

Friday Stuffs.

My sister is the greatest. Yup, I can't help bragging about it, Court got a full scholarship to any school in the state that she wants. WHOOHOO! She totally deserves it and I'm so proud of her.

I'm not the only one who's sad that the cingular logo is dead!
{AIGA: Voice}

Solution to my no-headboard: paint a faux one. Still haven't found the *perfect* headboard that is in my price range, and this idea is awesome because I can create whatever kind I want! {via Decor8}

Wendi don't worry, I found you guys a wedding cake. {cute overload}

AOTD: MaiLmeART

MAilmeART, from Darren Di Lieto asks people to submit any art created ON the actual envelope/package that has been successfully processed through the mail. Cool idea - and you can win a prize.

Guest Accommodations for St. Patty's Day

I think the Ashford Castle near Galway, Ireland will do just fine. This proper manse offers all my favorite activities:
:: Equestrian
:: Hunting
:: Clay Target Shooting
:: Archery
:: Golf
:: Tennis
:: Lake Fishing
:: River Fishing
:: Falconry
Finaly, a caslte accommodation that offers Falconry!

Cool.

I'm not sure why this coat rack from DESU is $445, but whatever. It's really cool.

AOTD: Stamps.

These were issued a while ago, but I still have them on the brain and think they'd look really cool if they were framed all dramatic. Isamu Noguchi is the poo! {Isamu Noguchi US Stamps}

Couch crashers - you know who you are

...if you are one of our couch crashers (and you know who you are), c'mon and contribute to the Bruhl Sofa fund. Look how pimp this thing is! Germans know how to make a proper sleeper-sofa. {Bruhl Sofa}

Spirit Invader

Last weekend, post-bridesmaid-dress shopping and post-cheesecakefactory gluttony, we went into this crazy store, J.Z. Rose. I guess this place full of high-end ($$$) crazy vintage antiques and decorations is owned by JZ Knight. Apparently JZ channels Ramtha (her spirit invader), and she lives in this huge mansion in Yelm, where she runs "Ramtha's School of Enlightenment". Whaaaat? This is all crazy. That store we went in was insane. They had some of Cher's dresses. And they were bangin'. And all this other awesome crazy stuff. This is also only funny to me mabye because I remember my dad making jokes about 'ramtha' a lot. I think he still does.

AOTD: Gummi Bear Chandelier

Um, yes this is really a gummi bear chandeleir.
{YaYa Chou}

Cupcakes are like, so IN!

There's an entire flickr group (1,900 members) dedicated to photos of people's cupcake art.

AOTD: Matte Stephens

Works by Matte Stephens. Available for purchase at Velocity.

The Giant Suburban Bear Monster
- and -
My Backyard

Seattle Manse Drama!

I don't know how I feel about this. On the one hand, yes, save a Manse. But, the idea of a "mansion disctrict" in Seattle is kindof disgusting and if the integrity of this manse is already beyond repair, then maybe it shouldn't be out there, as an embarassment to other, proper mansions.
{Mansion fight, Seattle PI}

Problems solved.

Any diety you like, made of chocolate. Why not? {chocolate dieties via shelterrific}

Not like I would be caught dead with an umbrella in Seattle, but if I had to, these are really pretty. {Umbrellas from Tray 6}

I bought my mini muffin tins before I knew about all these bundt cake pans from nodic ware! {amazon}

Ironic Sans posted this state quiz: see how many you can get in ten minutes. {State Quiz}

I know that I have better things to spend my money on other than cotton swab holders, but look how cute! {friend}

Ah!

Why? Why do you have to be $59?! Laminated press-board trays by iBride. {order through velocity, via shelterrific}

Not a manse, but it'll do.

The next time I'm in Ireland, I'm staying at The G Hotel in Galway, voted "best designed large hotel" by Travel and Leisure. {The G Hotel}

New favorite web site

Who is Alfie? And what is this all about? "SF Troll Window" is um...fantastic? I wish I lived in SanFran. There are no words. Except that one time I made this house for my mini troll dolls out of a lukcy charms box and it had an elevator. It was pretty cool. Yeah, I didn't play sports.