Upper West Side Manse

627 West End Ave: "Spacious and elegant this magnificent Clarence True home offers the ultimate in old-world grandeur. Comprising approximately 6,000 square feet on five levels plus basement, it includes grand entry hall, graceful staircase leading up to the wide parlor floor entry separating an exquisite formal living room and dining room. The home has the original plaster moldings adorning the ceilings, original crown molding throughout along with the mahogany inlay trim hardwood floors. The parlor foyer is crowned by the Roman arches and columns which distinguish the staircase. In total, there are six full baths, two half baths, and eight fireplaces"

{627 West End Ave, a mere $7,850,000}

Kitten War?

I'm sure most everyone (who's on the internet all day) has already heard of Kitten War....but in case you haven't....you can vote for cutest. Cat people are weird.

Monday

My dear friend Annie has informed me that now that I've replaced my keyboard, and it's no longer holiday vacation, I need to post something for her to "read at work". Work. Where she TEACHES OUR CHILDREN.

I neglected to take pictures of our thanksgiving due to food coma, but thankfully Abigail has shared with me some delights that she baked over the holiday.

Here is her fabulous Cassoulet:














Followed by a yummy looking Tarte Berichonne and mini apple pies a-la her son, Walter (8). [tarte berichonne recipe]














She also passed along her "11 on a scale of 10" Bolzano Apple Cake recipe for RecipeMogul. I think I need to get invited to Abigail's house next year ;)

For the discriminating buyer

I was starting to get withdrawls...

"In-town Center Hall Colonial on 12 acres borders a wildlife preserve and offers stunning views. Amenities include a sunroom and terrace, library and study, formal living and dining rooms, 6 bedrooms and 5.5 baths. For the discriminating buyer. Offered at $1,995,000" {Charming NH Manse}

Day Before...

Put on your stretchy pants, cuz it's on! I need those santa pants that Joey had on Friends. The results are in...

1st Place: Stuffing
2nd Place: Green Bean Casserole
3rd Place: Mashed 'Taters

...honorable forgot-to-mention: Corn Casserole! I forgot to put it on the poll! Although CC is kinda my new favorite Halloween side...

Two more days to vote....

Tuesday Links

Impressive research on chimps and short-term memory. {slatev.com}

WWU alum have to poke fun at the "world famous sculpture collection", because, well, because of man-humping-bear, mostly. But you can't ignore that a lot of it is pretty pimp. One of my favorite bloggers talks about being moved to tears simply by some Noguchi-inspired lanterns at a concert. But we got to look at Skyviewing Sculpture every day in red square.

Seattlest picks their best beer pairings for Thanksgiving. I have to argue though that Rasputin is not a good compliment to anything other than maybe....soda bread.

Always cool Seattle photos in the Seattlest Flickr Pool.

RIP Big Martha

Martha Stewart's mom, the one we can thank for crazy Martha, passed away on Friday. She was kick ass and showed emotion, unlike Martha.

Digital Tampering in the Media

Sortof a history o' photoshoping. Creepy!
{Digital Tampering}

Cute

I don't know. But they're funny. {monster factory}

33 Happy Moments

I'm stealing this from Wesa who had it as an assignment in her abnormal psych class...

List 33 Happy Moments/Memories in Your Life:

1. Not only watching my sister graduate, but hearing her give an amazing speech, get the Hall of Fame Award, and lead her class in tossing their caps.
2. Taking pictures and having tea with Aunt Jenny in Seattle.
3. Driving over the Ballard Bridge.
4. When I made Shannon laugh so hard she peed her pants.
5. Getting coffee with Keene and going to brunch.
6. Meeting Keene's friends and going to school with him.
7. Going to sleep in Seattle and waking up on the East Coast.
8. Having mango mimosa brunch with Kim, Megan and Annie.
9. Getting my car.
10. Being told my assertiveness at work is a good thing.
11. Finding brown suede boots.
12. Finding dress pants that are secretly stretch pants. And on sale.
13. Getting to be picked up at the airport by Wendi.
14. Meeting my trainer.
15. Being at the last Yelp Elite event.
16. Successfully making whoopie pies.
17. Going to Thunder for Wendi's bachellorette party.
18. When Keene told me he got in to Georgetown.
19. Sipping mai tais in the pool at the Flamingo.
20. St. Patty's Day '04.
21. Finding a bikini that fit (kindof).
22. When my professor told me my portfolio was one of the best.
23. Stefan Sagmeister's speech at the '05 AIGA Conference.
24. Being asked to watch the bar in Hamburg.
25. Figuring out I'm funny at Camp Killoqua.
26. Getting mani/pedis Saturday night at the Westin with mah ladies.
27. Seeing the Future of Flight open and all my Dad's hard work become a reality.
28. Becoming a crossing guard! The highest honor of 5th grade!
29. Graduating from Western.
30. Seeing Goodbye Lenin! with my Dad.
31. Going to Swan Lake with the BS Ladies.
32. Whenever mom left notes for me in my lunch box.
33. Finding out yesterday that I only have one cavity!

AOTD: Helen Musselwhite

Paper art. Hot!
{Helen's site} {her etsy shop}

Ugo Radiator Fix

I don't have an ugly radiator, but if I did I would absolutely buy this (not available yet) porcelain radiator tray. {via AT}

AOTD: Arborsculpture

I think Arborsculpture is much better than other sculpture.
{Extreme Trees}

AOTD: Painting with Light

See their interview link for more photos and the video,
which is pretty cool. {Interview with LICHTFAKTOR}

AOTD: Spam One-liners

By Linzie Hunter..."experiments with hand lettering...a ongoing series based on spam subject lines in my mailbox" MMM...typography. {flickr set}

50 yr pictorial history

AOTD: Mystery woman? This is weird but interesting. {Mystery}

"Yesterday at the flea market I picked up a small cosmetics case stuffed with photos almost all of which were of the same woman. The bulk of the photos were photobooths and portraits documenting her as she aged over the course of about 50 years or so."

Woah.

Moneygami. {art.commongate.com}

Groundbreaking

Study Finds Working At Work Improves Productivity {the onion}

Haha, nerd humor

Yes clients, this is making fun of YOU. {makemylogobigger}

Oh, what?

It's like they know me or something. This is the best idea ever. Even better idea: Target makes a knock-off for cheap. {tumbers}

more S&P shakers

{taste of talking}

more halloween

So, it's maybe worth taking a gander through Dooce blog's latest Chuck costumes...also the ones from last year. It's pretty impressive considering I don't think we can even get Mysty to do anything other than turn her nose up at us.

Annie's pumpkin cake

Annie is the new Martha!

gourmet jello shots?

Only in LA. {LA times}

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Bento.















Go as a Traveling Exhibition of Modern Art for Halloween.















Nova Scotia's Annual Pumpkin Regatta. Awesome. {video/article}

AOTD: Helen Amy Murray

Helen created her own technique for manipulating textiles and luxury materials - the detail is gorgeous and pretty mindblowing. I don't even want to know how long this takes. {her web site}

Baby Gorilla

Am I the last one to know there is a new baby gorilla at Woodland Park Zoo? That's kindof a big deal right? {PI Article}

How-to Guerilla Art

AOTD: Guerilla Art Kit from Amazon. "By leaving art and ideas in public places, you can affect someone’s day—change their mood or their mind—and maybe even change the world in the process!"

Flickr hotness

Cloud sitting on Seattle.

Martha: Cutest Cupcakes

I know, I know, more cupcakes. I couldn't help it!
{martha's cutest cupcakes slideshow}

Flickr: Inspiration Boards

Pretty cool flickr group where people post pics of their "inspiration boards". I feel like I've alway had some form of one of these going at any time. I have one now in the form of notebook/scrapbook.

G Chat emoticons, Really important.

can I use emoticons?

my new condo

Hotness from designer Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz's residential spaces and a few from a hotel and a showhouse.

AOTD: Fakeproject

Graf Paper: a downloadble PDF coloring book for graffiti artists allowing them to practice their tags in the comfort of their own home. Yes, coloring is definitely the new graffiti. Riiiight..

I 90 Lid

Fall right now.

I 90 Lid, originally uploaded by scigirl.

better than silent eff u

Team this up with the (as I like to call it) "silent eff-u", aka, headphones, and you are good to go. {the "office collar"}

Stuffs and AOTD

AOTD: Owl Tree Wall on Cap Hill













Fridgewatcher.

If you're into cooking, check out all the cool new Halloween recipes Wendi sent me under my Holidays section of Recipe Mogul.

Great idea for parties: have a polaroid camera and "photo booth" set up.