Grunge
Nirvana
Courtney Love+Kim Gordan (Sonic Youth)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL0iAXUatdY
Kurt Cobain About a Son
Nirvana’s Nevermind
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam’s Ten
Post-Rock
Slint
Slint’s Spiderland
Talk Talk
Talk Talk’s Laughing Stock
Indie Rock (Lo-Fi)
Neutral Milk Hotel
Pavement
Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus
Alternative Rock
Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan
Billy’s Twitter LOL
‘Indie Rock (Emo)
Sunny Day Real Estate
Indie Rock (Experimental)
Tortoise
HipHop
MF DOOM
Rapcore
Rage Against the Machine
Music Blogs
Pitchfork (2009)
Buddyhead (2009)
Festivals
Trent Reznor (NIN) 1991 Lollapalooza festival
Austin, Texas Home to SxSW
Equiptment
ProTools
E-mu SP-1200 Sampler
E-mu SP-1200 Sampler
Time for the Wish List!
(1) HG Well’s The Outline of History; The book that started the drama between two of my favorite Edwardian Authors. MUST HAVE. However, I’d love to have any of the literature of the other Big Four of Edwardian Letters also, that is: Hilaire Belloc, George Bernard Shaw, and G. K. Chesterton.
(2) My favorite artist is Edward Gorey and I love collecting the little hard-cover books of his work. I’d love to add the following to my collection:
Cautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire Belloc & Edward Gorey
The Twelve Terrors of Christmas by John Updike & Edward Gorey
The Doubtful Guest by Edward Gorey
The Curious Sofa: A Pornographic Work by Ogdred Weary by Edward Gorey, Ogdred Weary
The Object-Lesson by Edward Gorey
The Hapless Child by Edward Gorey
The Sopping Thursday by Edward Gorey
(3) I’m a huge music-(auto)biography reader. I’m really hoping to read:
Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division by Deborah Curtis
and
This Must Be the Place: The Adventures of Talking Heads in the Twentieth Century by David Bowman
(4) I’m a headband junkie. I especially love black ones with little bows on them.
(5) I love creating things. I’m always happy to have more knitting or embroidery supplies. I’m hoping to eventually get a sewing machine too.
(6)Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith is a beautiful book of amateur photographs taken by Michael Stipe of REM on a mid-90s tour.
(7) I love oversized jumpers of this sort: http://www.weebirdy.com/2009/11/wee-find-lazy-oaf-christmas-jumpers.html. Wee Birdy is a great place to get present inspiration for everyone in the family. Everything on there is definitely my style.
(8) I love quirky jewelry. I love to find cheap necklaces and rings with miniatures and birds and bows.
(9) We could always use another set of sheets. You really can’t have too many. We have a full-sized bed && I’d love another set in any matte blue color.
(10) Eccentric Pillows-I could never have enough. I especially prefer them in blues and browns. Why Louisville (http://shop.whylouisville.com/) currently features one with a screenprint of Lincoln’s Head.
The description reads: He was the sixteenth president of the United States, he saved the Union with nothing but his bare hands and a stovepipe hat, and now he can cozy up on your couch or loveseat amongst your other, less presidential throw pillows. Each Lincoln Head Pillow is handmade by Big Stone Head and contains a little secret lincoln fact among its stuffing, there to be emancipated when your dog gets ahold of him.
(11) && also The Velvet Underground: An Illustrated History of a Walk on the Wild Side by Jim Derogatis; This is a point of contention between Michael and me. He, of course, hates Jim Derogatis who is the possibly the biggest lout who has ever lived. However, you can’t say he is a waste of space, having created this gorgeous book lined in velvet. GET IT?
Hot Buttered Apple Cider
http://gonewengland.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=gonewengland&cdn=travel&tm=18&gps=318_564_1004_580&f=10&su=p284.9.336.ip_p531.50.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.floras-hideout.com/drrecipes/recipes.php%3Fpage%3Ddrrecipes%26data%3Df-j/Hot_Buttered_Cider
Baked Goat Milk Brie with Cranberry Sauce
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/hors-doeuvres/recipe-baked-goat-milk-brie-with-cranberry-sauce-041406
Red && Green Pecan Christmas Balls
http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/christmas/leaving-cookies-for-santa-072350
Cherry Pie ‘Pops’
http://www.bakerella.com/easy-as-pie/
Red Velvet Cake Balls (though I’ll probably use white chocolate for mine)
http://www.bakerella.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/
So we haven’t even reached Thanksgiving yet, but as I’ve learned-working in retail-it’s never too early to begin to prepare for the Christmas season. Michael and I are hoping to have a little holiday get-together, as a reward to working during the holiday ‘proper’. I’ve been looking at some fun, cheap table decorations and treats that would work well for this little event. It’s a great excuse to try some new things…
i’ve been ignoring my little tumblr as of late. been busy busy busy.
but here’s a pretty office space from one of my favorite internet reads: http://www.mintdesignblog.com
after all this time, im still a sucker for paper hannnnnnng.
read mint’s entry here :http://www.mintdesignblog.com/?p=3037
I don’t remember exactly when I became a DIY enthusiast, but it’s something that happened recently && practically overnight. I’ve always been an extremely clumsy person, and growing up I always thought of ’the arts’ in general as being something for more nimble-minded people. My mother was only vaguely interested in learning any sort of domestic craft (she did make some beautiful quilts under the watchful eye of my memal) and used to wring her hands over the elaborate costumes my sister and I expected her to make us for ballet recitals. I always thought I’d follow in her footsteps and buy my way to visual stimulation.
In highschool, the so-called ‘creative-class’ (which included many people in the circle in which i settled) did everything they could to imply that arts of music and concrete medium were something for the few, and the supremely ‘talented’. Those people were full themselves (and probably shit), and none of them were the ‘visionaries’ they thought themselves. ’Artsy’ people derive from lives of ‘artsy’ exposure. Making something with your hands && making it well is something that everyone can do with proper instruction.
Here’s some fun and simple DIY projects via Design Sponge, most of which you can do in a spare moment. If you’re a knitter, there’s a lot more fun projects that you can find at the end of this blurb.
It’s never too early to start planning for the holidays!
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/11/diy-wednesdays-modern-paper-ornaments.html
For Beds and Sofas!
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/02/diy-project-fabric-covered-thumbtacks.html
I’ve featured fabric-covered buttons on my tumblr before, but it’s such a cute idea, I had to share again.
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/02/diy-project-fabric-covered-thumbtacks.html
I’m sure you can understand from the picture why this is one of design sponge’s more controversial DIY, but this idea is too awesome not to share. Don’t people have better things to worry about than split infinitives anyway?
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/04/diy-project-natashas-babydoll-coat-rack.html
Cute Birds && Mobile Ideas? YES
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/07/diy-idea-bird-mobile.html
In middle school, my friend Sarah Moore gave me a fork ‘picture frame’ for Christmas. It’s a totally cute and thrifty idea. All you need is some old cutlery and some pliers. Here’s an idea that is based on the same concept.
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/09/diy-project-argyle-sock-vases.html
Thinking about pitching those cheap mis-matched glasses you collected through college? Read this first!
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/09/diy-project-argyle-sock-vases.html
For all of Design Sponge’s DIYs, follow this link:
http://www.designspongeonline.com/category/diy-projects
*winks,
Lady<3
Hey doodz. Need a rad new lamp? Does this inspire you to design your own?
These beautiful ‘Bonne Nuit’ lamps are handmade by Sarah Foote of Brooklyn. Check out the web addy for the contact page.
(via http://www.bonnenuithome.com/)
*winks,
Lady<3
(Images and work property of Justin Richel)
Perhaps it’s because I’m a clutter bug, but I love stacks of stuff (mostly junk). Unfortunately the thing I’m best at stacking in my home is probably dirty dishes. This gives me all the more reason to elicit glee from Mr. Justin Richel’s fun (and eco-friendly) ‘plywerk’ print panels.
Richel is part of the art collective hosted by fawn&forest @ http://www.fawnandforest.com/.
Here’s a blurb on him && his goods:
“Justin Richel is an artist whose main focus is painting complex and detailed compositions that range in content from Desserts, men with wigs, presidents and birds. He received his BFA from the Maine College of Art, in Portland, ME (2002) and studied the technique of Icon painting at the Franciscan Monastery, Kennebunk. He now resides in the northwest mountains of Maine, with his lovely girlfriend Shannon and their adorable kitty. Justin has exhibited his work throughout the U.S. and has also exhibited work in Switzerland, Germany and China.” (fawn&forest)
“Fine art print of an original gouache painting by Justin Richel expertly mounted on the eco-friendly bamboo plywood panels by our friends over at Plywerks, who have perfected an easy and elegant way to exhibit prints of artwork without the frame or its expense.
Each panel comes ready to hang with the artwork printed on Fuji and Kodak silver-halide papers. Besides having superior color reproduction these prints also have excellent ozone resistance to ensure superior lightfastness (resistance to fading). The sustainable panels come with a keyhole notch for easy hanging (see specs) and a beautifully finished bamboo edge which look great against any color wall.”(fawn&forest)
check heeeeeeem out here:http://www.fawnandforest.com/categories/288-justin-richel/products
*winks,
Lady<3
Pretty socks && tights compliment Nadinoo’s Fall ‘09 Collection
(Photography by Marlies Dattler)
Click this link to check out more: http://www.nadinoo.com/lookbook-ss09/
*winks,
Lady<3
A Beautiful Photograph floating around the design blogs. Repost of Repost of Repost-not sure on the source.
But I LOVE the idea. We have the perfect mirror that’s just hanging around to do this with.
*winks,
Lady<3
