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posted at 9:29 AM
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7/15/2008
Labels: life
posted at 12:18 PM
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Hey! Look at these new things I made. They are now available for buying!
Sorry for the short promotional post, but I have an interview for which I must prepare. Where are my nose hair clippers!? Wish me luck!
Labels: art, craft, decor, etsy, indie shop, shopping
posted at 9:40 AM
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7/07/2008
Labels: life
posted at 10:35 AM
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You know what? I completely forgot about McSweeney's. Man! I love McSweeney's! Especially the lists because, despite the fact that I don't have cable, I have attention deficit disorder. Labels: life
posted at 10:16 AM
Favorite lists:
Broadway Musicals Written by Gender-Studies Professors.
Significant Ways I Differ From Carly Simon.
The Wages of Sin
The Lesser-Known Slogans of Political Moderates.
I'm trying to cut back on my coffee, so I've only been brewing six cups each morning. Chris takes 3 of those cups with him in his working man's traveling mug and that leaves one and a half mugs for me if I use my huge Allan Bros. mug with the lip groove. Have you ever used a mug with a lip groove? You don't know true lip comfort until you have used a mug with a lip groove.
Anyway, every time I pour that last half a cup it makes me unbearably sad and full of regret that I didn't brew a full 12 cups like back in the good ol'days.
I've been painting a lot... it's a riot.
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6/22/2008
Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed the Etsy box to the right. See it? Yup, right there, just above the flickr one.
Visit my shop for all manner of lovely items. Need some custom buttons? Order them here! Want to celebrate your Tulsa pride? Gotcha covered! Handmade bags? Yes! Vintage goodies? All sorts!
I have A LOT of items to add so, and over the next few weeks I'll be listing some of my new artwork too. Very exciting!
Shop away and help me pay my mortgage!
Labels: buttons, craft, etsy, indie shop, vintage
posted at 2:17 PM
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6/19/2008
Labels: cookin', garden, life, Tulsa
posted at 9:26 AM
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posted at 11:52 AM
6/18/2008
Dear Marissa (circa 2000),
Yesterday I tossed your Juliana Theory t-shirt into a big cardboard box marked "Goodwill". Now, don't cry. Its been years since I've been able to wear it and even longer since I realized that the Theory really weren't all that great to begin with. A little campy even. With the screaming and all? Sorry.
Just think of the little emo kid who will wet themselves in excitement over finding a "vintage" Juliana Theory shirt for 3 bucks amongst all the shirts commemorating team building and 5k runs. I know you go crazy for that kind of thing. Shoot, I still do.
I know, I know. If you had known that we would "grow up" to enjoy banjo music and James McMurtry, you would've slit your wrists... but then, you were a little emotionally unstable and really now, it's your fault that we moved to Oklahoma in the first place. You have to admit that you were kind of asking for it.
Thanks for your understanding,
Marissa
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6/16/2008
Here's a little cross publishing action from the Brady Heights Neighborhood Association blog:
The latest issue of Cottages & Bungalows (June/July 2008) might be of some interest to those of us who live in fabulous, and much forgotten, American foursquare homes.
I've had a hard time finding information on this often overlooked architectural style, so it was great to discover 5 pages of the issue devoted to the foursquare with so many full color illustrations, floor plans and historical information.
The following is a list of links given at the end of the article for further information:
American Foursquare Architectural Style
American Foursquare
Foursquare Homes
There is also an article within the issue which discusses historically accurate paint colors and color schemes. According to the article, bright white is never allowed on the exterior or interior of a craftsman home. While I'm sure that is accurate historically, it does seem a little nit-picky to me. But maybe I just say that as a home owner who's every door, ceiling and piece of trim is painted white... not to mention the aluminum siding on the exterior of our home. We'll take care of that... someday.
It's always fun to find old floor plans that reflect the layout of your home. See If one of these foursquare plans match your own.
The 1916 Aladdin Cumberland
The 1921 Fenner Nebraska
The 1916 Sterling Windemere
The 1916 Sterling Manor
The 1916 Sears Kit Chelsea
The 1925 Wardway Marley
The 1921 Fenner Kentucky
If you have a home built before 1965 Antique Home is a fantastic resource for vintage reference material. Find old house plans, millwork illustrations, interior design articles and more– all taken from original source material!
Labels: architecture, foursquare, house, restoration
posted at 9:35 AM
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6/08/2008
Labels: diy, house, restoration
posted at 12:49 PM
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6/04/2008
Labels: barack obama, comics, design, politics, shopping
posted at 1:25 PM
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Labels: barack obama, politics, wonkette
posted at 8:32 PM
5/26/2008
My nominee for best quote ever.
During this year's commencement season, Obama will be addressing the students at Wesleyan in Senator Kennedy's stead. Wesleyan students are trying very hard to put their excitement into words. Dude Almighty, are they ever excited.
Lola Pellegrino ‘08: You know that feeling when you’re so excited you have to pee? I’m feeling that. In my heart.”
Runner up:
Sarah Lonning ‘06: “I can’t imagine anyone that the Wesleyan student body would possibly be more excited about. Maybe Gandhi, if he weren’t dead.”
This is for my dear brother who, I'm pretty sure, might have only been half joking when he told my mom that Obama was a likely candidate for Anti-Christ. At the very least he enjoys trying to rile us up with SLANDEROUS LIES. It doesn't work though. We're very level headed about such matters.
(source:theprereq.com via wonkette.com)
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Something downstairs smells vaguely of vomit. It better not be actual vomit or I'm going to be seriously ticked off... Labels: life
posted at 12:24 PM
It would also mean that I have a nauseous prowler. No one wants that.
Update: Found it! Just the dog!
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Yes, it is Memorial Day. Yep, I am awake at 6:30 in the morning. It was storming when I went to bed last night and it's the blitzkrieg this morning. I drank my coffee on the front porch and listened to the car alarms go off with each clap of thunder. There's nothing more relaxing than watching the majesty of a thunderstorm with the rumbles of automotive security systems in the distance. Labels: life
posted at 6:38 AM
Whatever happened to The Club? So much quieter. Nothing says "scared white kid" like a big red rod attached to your steering wheel and you'll still wake up to a stripped car in the morning. But, by golly, that steering wheel will be there, plus, your neighbor will sleep a lot more soundly.
Fiona was none to pleased about going outside this morning. Her "what, are you kidding me?" look is priceless. As we sat on the porch the rain started to lift and she got a bit more daring, slowly edging her way to the end of the stairs. She seemed very proud of herself when she got to the grass but then the rain had let up completely so, yeah, way to go Big Shot, you're real brave. Every time it rains, she drinks water from puddles as if she's been neglected for weeks. She gives me a look that clearly says I should never be trusted with the care of small children. I'm not one to anthropomorphize my dog or anything.
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Labels: comics
posted at 6:46 PM
5/24/2008
toothpastefordinner.com
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Dear Punks who stole my lawn mower, Labels: life
posted at 9:40 AM
Pshew, You guys sure did save me a lot of trouble when you stole my broken mower. We weren't sure what to do with it really- take it to the dump, shoot it? Sure, it can probably be repaired but if we weren't willing to pay for it, I'm betting you won't either.
I'm going out on a limb here but I'm pretty confident that you're not interested in it's grass cutting capabilities. I wonder how much a pawn shop will give you for a seized up mower. Hopefully it's worth the trouble for you. Oh, and you may not want to test it as it was nigh to the point of explosion when it gave it's dying breath. I'm sure you'll be fine... when you threw it over the fence, it probably helped out a lot.
Thanks again!
Marissa
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5/21/2008
This morning on Studio Tulsa I found out that Tulsa has a super clandestine dog park and some fancy dog owner secret society doesn't want anyone else to know. Elitist jerks. I don't know why Fiona can't play at the stupid ol'dog park just because she's an avid humper of other dogs (her "run, jump and hump" move is especially impressive). How dare they deny such a magnificent beast her right to frolic!
Labels: Tulsa Fiona
posted at 9:41 PM
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Labels: youtube.com
posted at 5:02 PM
5/19/2008
Pants!
(via Making it Lovely)
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Labels: youtube.com
posted at 12:26 PM
4/23/2008
Jump on it!
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4/22/2008
See that there? That's a Blueprint clipping from 19diggity7 which shows a swatch of THE PERFECT fabric for my kitchen roller shades. For two months I've had the fabric sample in my purse, but at $42.95 a yard I was having trouble bucking up the courage to up and call. There are children starving who need new shoes and all. But this morning I was sick of the swatch's high end taunting, and I finally, FINALLY, made the call to place the order. After all, that's why I have a credit card, right?
So I called up B & J Fabrics (the only resale source for the fabric that I've been able to track down), and now it looks like they may be out of stock. Well. Of course they are.
I'm calling upon the powers of the blogosphere to aid me in sending good thoughts and unicorns to B & J's so that they will call back with good news tomorrow. Just in case my embroidered linen world crumbles, does anyone out there have any suggestions for another source? Perhaps a suitable replacement? The fate of my kitchen is in your hands!
Labels: fabric, house, shopping
posted at 4:26 PM
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4/15/2008
Neighborhood Conservation Districts. Infill development. Prese-reno-restoration.
Everybody in Tulsa seems to have an opinion. The debates have been fueled, for the most part, by the increase in snout houses and McMansions within historic neighborhoods. But where does this guy fit in to the discussion?
Labels: design, house, remodel, Tulsa
posted at 1:34 PM
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4/13/2008
Posts have been lame and far between as I'm prepping for the Blue Dome Arts Festival. But really, how much do you want to read about how far we AREN'T along on the bathroom? I know I don't want to write it. When you can only afford a freelance electrician once a week for two hours, things don't move very fast.
If anyone needs an electrician in the Tulsa area, let me know, and I'd be more than happy to recommend this dude. He's our new best friend who we pay to hang out with us.
Here's a little somethin' somethin' to get you through my posting lull. Sound Opinions described them as the Scottish White Stripes... in reverse. Listen to these songs and I promise you won't worry about anything ever again. Ever.
Labels: house, life, music, youtube.com
posted at 9:11 AM
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3/26/2008
Labels: music, youtube.com
posted at 8:56 AM
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Labels: comics
posted at 8:29 AM
3/14/2008
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3/12/2008
Labels: indie shops, shoes, shopping
posted at 2:35 PM
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Today, from 9am to 1pm, Design*Sponge will be posting the finalists of the D*S DIY Contest. I'm waiting with baited breath for each new installment.
Next week? Instructions and tutorials. Yes!
Vote for your favorite project here.
Could Kate's foam and wallpaper fireplace be a temporary solution for my own horribly ugly fireplace? hmmmmm....
Labels: design*sponge, diy
posted at 9:43 AM
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Have you been to Mod Cloth? It is the perfect blend of awesome. How is it awesome? Um hello! Vintage and handmade goods with a side of astronaut ice cream? And that there in the corner? That's a Batter Finger. Duh.
Labels: decor, design, gifts, indie shops, shopping
posted at 9:36 AM
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3/03/2008
So here it is, the Blueprint clipping that has been in my wallet for the last year. It is everything my guest room wishes it could be. This is also the picture that began my obsession with Jonathan Adler's $295 Richard Nixon throw. Curses to you, Blueprint! At one point I actually wanted to try and reproduce the bed EXACTLY, pillow for pillow... but that would've set me back $800. For pillows? No thanks.
Plan B was to try and emulate the feel of the room without spending thousands of dollars. The idea was to keep the same light, airy feel. I loved the look of the photo's white linens with splashes of aqua and citrus introduced through the pillows. I also liked the mix of antique/vintage accessories with the modern designs of the pillows.
Thus, the problem was to find the perfect pillows... since, you know, the entire design of the room was hinging on them. After several false starts, I found two West Elm silk pillow covers on ebay. And then a couple weeks ago... when I least expected it... I found the final pillow! Could it be any more perfecter? No way,cause Nicole Mercurio at Couch Design totally spied into my wallet and designed the perfect pillow that I've always dreamt about. Exciting right? Oh, I know.
See. I told you it was perfect. It looks even better now that it has a pillow form. You'll just have to trust me on that though, cause it's too cloudy to retake the pictures.
The yellow lamp is one of my favorite junk store finds. The chair was salvaged from our old kitchen table set. The doll is purported to be a Canadian Pippi Longstocking and comes from ebay. The two prints are from the fabulous ashleyg.
On the other side of the room... almost everything in this photo came from junk shoppin', except the quilt (made by my great grandmother), the pennants (from my dad's childhood room) and the stuffed cat/bear (Chris' baby toy). If you ever find yourself in Shawnee, OK, make sure and go junk shopping. It's totally worth the risk of being sucked into Shawnee's black hole forever and ever.
So there you go... a very long tour of a very small room. If you ever come to visit, this room could be yours for the night! I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out...and maybe someday the Richard Nixon will take its rightful place at the end of the bed. Argh, how it haunts me!
Labels: decor, design, house, life
posted at 11:16 AM
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posted at 11:33 AM
2/20/2008
The neighborhood has been in upheaval lately over the expansion of a homeless mission near our southern border. This could mean the death of us all (or at least our property values)... or it might only mean that a few more men and women receive a bed and a chance to start over. It could go either way.
In this week's UTW, Michael Bates weighs in on this issue – as he does – and neighborhood planning in general.
Read the column online at urbantulsa.com.
(Notice that in the photo cut line, the homeless are referred to as "substance-addled vagrants". I sincerely believe that this is meant to be tongue in cheek ... otherwise my bleeding heart wouldn't be able to take it.)
There is also an opinion piece stating that downtown is being run into the ground. The tone seems a little... cranky. Road maintenance is annoying at best, but it's also temporary and really hardly a reason to be hatin'. Most of the downtown development is still in planning mode – so maybe you guys can wait to start singing the failure song at least until construction starts. Yes, the Brady District has been the butt of planning errors. Yes, the prison location isn't ideal (what were they thinking?!). Unless you have arson up your sleeve, you're just going to have to deal with it... preferably in a constructive manner.
This is the line that bothers me the most:
"People are afraid to come to Downtown Tulsa in the daytime let alone at night. It is axiomatic that anyone who is fearful of venturing into Downtown Tulsa in the daytime is going to be even more fearful of driving or walking around downtown in the dark."
Who are these people who are afraid to go Downtown during the daylight!? Have they been Downtown? Have they been to Tulsa!? Decidedly.Not.Scary. It's "axiomatic" that Tulsans need to toughen up and live a little.
But then I live in North Tulsa... if I want to impress people I only have to tell them that I take out the trash after 9 pm. I'm pretty hardcore after all.
Speaking of being hardcore in Tulsa: I love Indie Tulsa so hard! Red Fork Hippie makes me want to unpack my Holga and take a day trip... after it warms up.
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Labels: barack obama, politics
posted at 11:05 AM
Senator Obama's latest string of wins can be attributed to the efforts of a small town in Japan.
“He put up a good fight on Super Tuesday and then won seven consecutive contests, so I think our support did him no harm and, in fact, carried him in the right direction,” Mr. Fujiwara said. “That happens sometimes. You enter a restaurant and there’s no one inside, but the moment you sit down and order something, customers start coming in one after the other.”
Thanks guys.
Ron Paul supporters are still working to uncover the conspiracy that will explain the link between Obama the candidate, and Obama the rural fishing village. My guess is that it has something to do with the federal reserve and how it sucks.
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