organized chaos

i love this. pretty much defines my life.

organized chaos from apartment therapy. .

need studio furniture

In the market for a skinny/tall bookshelf, and a table/chair set kinda like this. and some type of clothing storage.

Unhappy Hipsters

"The Octopus was full of judgment."


Hilarious. Recaptioned photos from Dwell Magazine...

Vela Creations

This has got to be one of the most inspiring things i've seen in awhile. while there are smaller scale things you can do in large numbers as a renter to lessen your impacts on "the grid" (environmentally speaking), this couple has taken this to an "extreme" by going to a simple lifestyle "off the grid."

they built their own house, and are now building their 2nd, by hand from simple materials. gardens, of course, a roof that channels rainwater to save for months in tanks, chickens, and a an awesome method of potty training their baby to minimize diaper and water waste.

they've also blogged most of their progress in their life projects, thanks to today's technology, so you can see their photos on flickr and read about their creations on their website.

in my near future, of "owning" or building a house of my own, i am dying to incorporate projects such as these (wind turbine, solar power, rainwater collecting for garden use, etc). these people are an example of how simple life could be.

all modern houses

new site i'm exploring, with tons of modern houses!!! great photos.

inspiring- check it out. Plastolux.

pool day

it's getting warmer, and we're all dying for pool days.

this will be one lazy summer... last summer in texas. forever.

Olle Lundberg

wow.

olle lundberg is an architect, scraps salvager, ikea designer. he has 2 incredible homes, one being a salvaged car ferry boat in the san fransisco bay, and the other being a gorgeous "cabin" in northern california.

here's the apartment therapy article, and here's a longer NYtimes article on him. you absolutely have to look at all the photos of his 2 homes. you will be amazed.

here are some to get inspired.

and his ferry home:

suitcase kitties

haven't been writing, been MOVING, working, camping, going to the vet- ing, etc. today is the day we finally get lucas OUT of his old house, thankfully...... it's been super stressful to all of us.

a quickie:

fonchi already sleeps in my vintage suitcase.... but i think i might have to make some alterations, because these are really awesome.

my new love: lisa bengtsson

first, check out artist/graphic designer lisa bengtsson's portfolio. then check out the site Bunny Maxwell, which sells her wallpaper along with other super fun stuff that i can't afford.


i'm thinking lisa's roses....are going in my next tattoo. i've been waiting for an image that clicked, and i think i found it.

Best of 2008

happy new year!

January... an important month. My birthday, MLK's birthday, Obama's presidential inauguration, and a plethora of lists of the "best of ______ of 2008."



Here is my top 10 list of websites of the year, not including obvious sites like google or facebook. Also in no particular order.

1. Etsy. Handmade inspiration.
2. Juxtapoz. Art and Culture.
3. BBC News. You should read it every day.
4. Apartment Therapy. Covers all the basics.
5. Design Sponge. By far the most comprehensive, organized, and enjoyable design site to browse through.
6. Sheldon Brown. Any technical information you need on ANY bicycle...ever. RIP SB.
7. BIGSTEREO. electro electro electro remix extradordinaire
8. Craigslist. I use it almost every day.
9. FFFOUND! Photo bookmarking. addicting.
10. Wikipedia. Get a grasp of what you're talking about...




Here are some existing lists for you to enjoy:

Craft: Top 100 Tutorials (projects). This list is AMAZING. go do some projects.

PitchforkMedia's Top 50 Albums. Whether or not we all agree on the order, it is a great place to find new music, or to re-evaluate music you haven't listened to closely enough.

Time Magazine- Top 50 Websites. Definitely worth a look... some really great resources you may not know about here.

Time Magazine- Top 10 EVERYTHING of 2008! SO MUCH fun stuff to read. Includes recipes, political blunders, underreported news stories, green ideas, scandals, etc.

Apartment Therapy's Best Small Space Solutions (has a list of links for ideas)

BIGSTEREO's top 10 downloaded tracks of the year... have fun :)

omfg.

i need a new (old) tv.

wow. look at this. $350? hmm....i prefer thrift store finds..... but this one is beautiful:

some more.

ha.

hey this one looks like my tattoo. strange

kittywalk

i was looking for something like this...









but on "canadianpetessentials.com" (hah!) i found this:

hangers

amazing!

wall champions article on modern craft. using old foosball guys to hang your coat.

wishing.

i want to move. here.

cool designs. on oh joy! ikea on wheels.

quickie

on boingboing, these awesome knife hook coat hangers!

hi mom!

New kitchen design by whirlpool. Nice... makes me want to move out of this leaky, misfitted, inefficient house i'm in. soon.

and i'm going to make one of these. read at barnes and noble the other day (some gardening magazine) about getting a box, putting in the soil bags, poking holes in the bottom for drainage, removing the top of the bag, and planting the lettuce seeds directly onto the bag-in-box. seems easy enough.




okay. enough messing around.

transfer music

love taco

make lists

1. 2x6 for bike hanging rack
2. fine sandpaper for debernardi
3. 3 bags soil
4. seeds. lettuce, spinach, etc.
5. spraypaint? lime green.?
6. box for lettuce garden
7. trashcan (finally)
8. stick to fend off gross old men in Home Depot
9. lightbulbs for my inefficiently wired house



Listening to Modeselektor.

text carnage

haha. article on treehugger today about texting while walking/biking. it's a joke. kind of. maybe.




a beautiful, modern, 300sqft apartment!!! wow. of course, it would look like a madhouse if i brought all my shit in there.


and the "bookseat." efficient.




too many people
too many kids.

"nyc now just one giant birth control pill"

hmm.

TH.com

on treehugger, an article about H&M's fashion against aids campaign! several popular artists (justice, tiga, chicks on speed, scissor sisters, etc) designed t-shirts for them. 100% organic cotton. you cannot go wrong with all those in the combination, and with such a weighted message.


also via TH, the 11 green companies... most green corporations list. interesting. it basically supports the reasons we hate the corporations to begin with; they pollute rivers with chemical dumps, they claim they are changing their ways to more eco-friendly, or the information is downright incorrect. WALMART is on there... i guess their employee treatment, corporate status and the problems toward local business that come from their actions, etc don't matter? figures. the CITY of austin is on their, ha. since it is such a corporation...? i thought this was silly.

they also have a list on portfolio about the 10 worst corporate polluters

it includes FORD, apple, boeing, chevron, etc.

personally, i think the top 11 list sucked. it had a few that were on point, but most were for the wrong reasons, like "promised change." we'll see.

chair thieves

thumbtack tutorial. on how about orange. something neat that i would never do unless i could make more hours in the day.


but something i do want to do. campus raid. retro chairs. my chair-lover companions, let's go!! it's time. some nice new chairs on furnishyourspace. but i'm interested in oldies...

DO

I worked sooo much yesterday! Lots of tattoos. Lots of time. Strange characters, nice people... a great way to start the week. Today was my day off. Spent errand/drawing/fun time with Allan...biking..lots of usual things. Did a frantic cleaning session: Lucas' mom is in town! They rode the tandem bike together. I can only imagine. Lucas says she screamed when they went downhill. So cute.

Tomorrow...... lunch with my mom. Cafe Capri, maybe? mmmmm.

I am about to go to sleep the earliest in months and months. before 1am.







The pictures on 3191 today were very close to home. made me feel comfortable.







Oh, and I wanted to make note of this tree drawing.
I want to start collecting little images here and there of design ideas for a tattoo for Lucas. I'm dying to tattoo him! This is art by Anna Fatovich.

On thisisloveforever, there is a very interesting little thing about "Do," concerning objects with many uses, social issues, etc. you have to go look to understand. what i am most interested is actually on the kesselskramer publishing page itself. Look at the things they have to offer... so exciting! "DO TV" is sold out! where can i find this!? someone! please .. this is such an amazing find. going on a search.



"Do Shirt has dozens of potential applications: picnic blanket, straitjacket, headdress, bridal gown, baby bib, mop, duvet. It is especially recommended to maximum security prisoners, simply knot several Do Shirts together to create a handy rope, allowing you to clamber from your cell and break for freedom."


wow. that makes me really happy.
goodnight!