Decked Halls

It is my second
favorite time of
year...
Immediately
following
Thanksgiving,
I am ready to
play christmas
music non-stop,
make dozens of
cutout sugar cookies
and watch
All I want for Christmas
while I eat the
cookies.
The apartment also
got a wintery
makeover.
Bill, Megan and I
made an evening
of paper wreath making, building a faux fire and trimming the tree.

vintage coasters in christmas colors

reindeer keeping warm by the fire

the old man shows off his prized lamp

oh deer

harry P polyvores

a collection of all my Harry Potter inspired sets on Polyvore. I clearly wish I were a Hufflepuff, but Potions would be my best subject. Deathly Hallows Part II only eight months away now.

salmon jalapeño burgers

I have spent 17 years of my life as a vegetarian. In the last five years I have been very slowly integrating meat into my diet. I have still yet to eat beef, except for one single bite of steak drunkenly fed to me by my best friend Darcy. My boyfriend, Bill, finds it appalling that I have never once in my life eaten a hamburger. My retort is that there are plenty of great burgers that are made without beef! So we made these delicious salmon jalapeño burgers with bell peppers, pepper-jack cheese, avocado and of course green chile. Yum!☺

stamp collection

I recently went to Oklahoma to visit my mother. On her to-do list of things I must accomplish while I was home was to go through boxes of my old belongings and decide which of my childhood treasures were worth keeping, and what could be tossed. I came across my beloved stamp collection that I started in third grade. It was actually a pretty amazing collection, it includes stamps from all over the world. It is almost impossible to pick a favorite. I wonder any of these could be worth money someday...? Who knows, but I can simply appreciate these gorgeous stamps for the stellar designs. Please enjoy these selections from my childhood stamp collection.

The Octopus Project

I just got the chance to see The Octopus Project at the Echoplex this past weekend. One thing I love about the venue is that it is so small you I can usually get right up front. It was my second time seeing the band preform and I was delighted that I got to purchase an extra early copy of Hexadecagon, their new album, strait from Yvonne herself! She was amazing to talk to, all I could do was shower her with many compliments on her badass Theremin skills.

P.S. the Vinyl comes with a zoetrope to build for each track of the album. AMAZING!

Hexadecagon Zoetrope Instructional Video from The Octopus Project on Vimeo.

http://www.peekaboorecords.com/hexadecagon/

Introductory Oceanography

Introductory Oceanography 2nd Ed. by Harold V. Thurman found at North Hollywood Goodwill.

STRFKR

This animation is incredible. I'm seeing Starfucker open for the Octopus Project tomorrow night @ the Echoplex.

Magnetic Fields Documentary

http://www.strangepowersfilm.com/

Brand Library Park

Early morning cloudy hike with Bijou close to home at Brand Library Park. 

After the hike, I stopped into the Library and Art Center and got some amazing design and illustration books. The Library is such a beautiful building and it holds one of the best Art and Music collections I have ever seen.

what's for dinner

 I am trying not to eat out at restaurants to save some $. So we've been cooking at home. 
tonight: cocount red curry with jasmine rice. more meals to come... 

Google Maps Sightseeing #1

1) Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, CA

Flirt

Been working on this one for a while. Today marks the completion of my web design for Flirt, an adorable boutique in my hometown, Tulsa, Oklahoma! Have a look!

http://www.flirttulsa.com

Mega Pine Cones!

Sequoia National Forest : June 19, 2010

Luv 2 Luxuriate Blog

Just finished the header design for the blog Luv 2 Luxuriate.