Friday, January 28, 2011

i'm going to jersey, baby!

my very wily friend, carrie, alerted me to this amazingness: all tomorrow's parties festival, curated by portishead. most notably, on monday there will be a solo show by jeff mangum of neutral milk hotel. this is a band i remember very distinctly dancing frenetically (and probably drunkenly) to during my college days. he hasn't played a large, public, live neutral milk hotel set in over a decade. until... NOW.

tickets went on sale this morning at 9 am EST. by about, oh, 9:15 am, the solo show was sold out. and my wily friend and i procured 4 tickets between the two of us! aw, yeah...

"in the aeroplane over the sea."


"ghost."


"my dream girl don't exist."


looks like i'll be heading to new jersey in october! SO EXCITED! i love these types of trips - on a whim, with excellent people.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

new favorite knit!

made with peruvian hand-dyed yarn using the alderbrook pattern - amazing, cozy, squishy sweater. love love love. note: i'm having a hard time editing my photos because i love this thing so much... lots of photos ahead.

neck down:
20110126. new favorite sweater! the alderbrook pattern.

oh, hi!
20110126. new favorite sweater! the alderbrook pattern.

collar folded over:
20110126. new favorite sweater! the alderbrook pattern.

the neck ALLLL the way up.
20110126. new favorite sweater! the alderbrook pattern.

this yarn is so super scrumptious.
20110126. new favorite sweater! the alderbrook pattern.

fun buttons - i really should block this... but i'll probably wear it tomorrow instead.
20110126. new favorite sweater! the alderbrook pattern.

Monday, January 24, 2011

also on the list of amazing things - popup books...

this dude is amazing with his library of popup monsters and how to make them: robertsabuda.com.

(this is mostly for my future reference because i now plan to make popups that cover the entire WORLD).

that's how it starts...

lcd soundsystem, "all my friends."


other sights of late: a wild chair at the french lick resort.
20110116. french lick.

the amazing dome in this little middle of nowhere southern indiana town:
20110116. french lick.

hiking in the snow at morgan-monroe state forest:
20110115. hiking in morgan-monroe. stepp cemetery.

20110115. hiking morgan-monroe.

boombox getting cozy. it's hard to tell which end is which when he cozies up.
20100108. boombox gets cozy.

other cool stuff: sounds from the week - the forgetters, my favorite rock band boyfriend's new band! IT'S A DEATH TRIP, BABY.
videos of wonderful music stuffs here!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

all things go...

i forgot how much i love this song - i heard it today on the radio driving home, and it made me so happy.

sufjan stevens, "chicago."

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

vermicomposting fabulousness!

chris and i have been lusting after the vermicomposting tray systems we have seen various places (a la this), but i didn't want to spend a shitload of money on it. so we decided to make our own!

step 1: find the proper container. this thing is PERFECT - the trays snap together, and you can move the bottom tray up to the top once the compost in it is done.
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 1 - an awesome, already built interlocking box system.

step 2: safety first!
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 2 - safety first!

step 3: dremel large holes in the bottom of each tray.
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 2 - dremeling holes in the bottom of each tray.

step 4: cut wire to fit the bottom of each tray.
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 3 - cutting wire for the bottoms of each tray.

"it's like i'm in prison!"
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 3 - cutting wire for the bottoms of each tray. so proud!

step 5: vacuum the bits of plastic up off every surface in kitchen (including us).
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 4 - vaccuuming chunks of plastic off EVERYTHING. including faces.

step 6: take break to watch colts lose fabulously in the playoffs.
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 5 - must take a break for football.

step 7: drill holes to string wire bottoms into each tray (and freak the cat out with power tools).
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 6 - bean makes her escape.

step 8: string the wire through.
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 6 - attaching the wire using tiny drilled holes and more wire.

the trays are ready for... the worms!
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 7 - ready for worms!

20100111. worm bin tray system, part 7 - ready for worms!

and there they are - one tiny, sweet little ball of worms.
20100111. worm bin tray system, part 7 - worm ball.

Friday, January 7, 2011

2011, the first!

first "things that are awesome" posting of the new year! happy happy!

things i like: girls that say "yumyum" after any description of tasty food encounters. as in, "the pea soup was very good, YUMYUM."

painting with maps (artist: matthew cusick):




recipes for panda bread! i almost wet myself when i saw this (visit the source for the recipe).


thierry legault's amazing international space station transit photos (his copyright language scares me a little bit, but you really should click here to see what i'm talking about... if you know what's good for you).

my new air plants and presidential air plant holder:
20110102. the plants are getting awesome.

the decorated lions at the art institute:
20101222. girls' trip to the art institute.

thinking of ferris bueller's day off EVERY SINGLE TIME i see these windows:
20101222. girls' trip to the art institute.

super fantastic 3d art:
20101222. girls' trip to the art institute.

three floyd's and its delicious beer!
20101218. three floyd's!

especially when they turned up the "mood lighting..."
20101218. three floyd's!

xoxo. here's to a fabulous year of more awesomeness.