Oh so much more!

I posted earlier about AmberAlexander's etsy site. As usual, I did not do my due diligence, cause I'm a slacker. I have since seen her blog and I just about fell off my seat! It is the epitomy of lovely. I LOVE IT! It is charming and whimsical and exploding with talent. I know I am heading into the territory of being overly dramatic, but right now, as I type this I would venture to say that no artwork I have seen recently has made me so happy. With the exception of Fifi Sufois, of course. (yes, I will get around to posting her picture so you can put a face to the name) (of course, Sarah, since you are the only one reading my blog, you've already seen her, so what's the hurry?) I digress...look at her blog. I want to do a gallery wall running all the way down the hallway to my kids play room, with frames exactly like she has on her blog. Yeah, it makes me happy just thinking about!

on the other hand, the early worm gets eaten

think about it.

Things I want today....

1. a live in masseur. (that totally does not seem like the right way to spell that word, but it is. I looked it up.)
2. Still waiting on the ambien, WTF?
3. time to write down all of the lovely things I run accross in my life, with out it having to cut into my sleep or distract me from important things, like 30 Rock. I missed all the funny parts!

don't you dare judge me!

I know that no one is reading this anyhow, but if you are, don't stop now, just because you think I'm a lunatic. I mean, is it really crazy to be jealous of a doll? She's thinner, prettier, has better skin and a nicer wardrobe than I do. Really, if you think about it, it would be crazy not to be jealous of her. So down to the details. There is this whole wild world out there of people who are into these dolls. They are called Ball Joint Dolls (BJD) and that's because the have balls in their joints! Are you paying attention? It is not really wierd that these dolls can be posed in completely lifelike positions. What's weird is that people pose them in completely life like positions. And it seems that this is a hobby exclusively for fantastic photographers, so that rules me out. If you want to see the some of the best check out Squeaky Monkey on flickr. She is mostly all about Blythe, (the one with the big head). I don't really dig on the big head so much, I'm more for the momoko and misaki dolls. These dolls are CRAZY expensive, so this is total fantasy, but I want to cover my oldest daughters wall with glossy white boxes mounted on the wall and have these fabulously couture dolls posing all over the place. I will periodically post more of these BJD dolls, just cause I think they're pretty.
momoko on flickr
misaki on flickr

Shady...

Yeah for new catalogs! Catalogs make me happy! Yeah for window treatments! Window treatments make me happy! The Shade Store has so many lovelies. Better options than anything else out there. How's a girl to choose?

smoky bars and bakeries...yummy.

I can't walk past a row of apothecary bottles with glass pipettes and not stop. You know, simpler times and bygone eras and what not. Anyhow, wandering the makeup section at Nordstroms, I came upon Tom Ford Private Blend. There is something incredibly alluring about combining the smell of a smoky bar and a bakery. What would a therapist have to say about that? It's on the super expensive side even as far as fragrances go, but (shhh) they will give you a very generous sample in a tiny glass vial (love it!). One drop goes a loooooong way. I have never worn a fragrance with so much staying power. And yes, the packaging is every bit as sexy as the scent itself.

Robert Bissell - another magical artist

I discovered Robert Bissell while walking down the main street in Lahaina, Maui last year. His work is charming and HUGE. I think I would keep it to a childrens area, just the right balance between whimsical subject matter and sophisticated technique. Or something like that, I don't actuall know what I'm talking about, I just know what I like.

Paint so exciting it took my breath away...

I went to Kirkland (WA) for coffee (Cafe Ladro - perfect latte) this morning after dropping my littlest off at preschool. I took a little walk afterward to try to erase the little feta spinach quiche I ended up eating with my non-fat latte. (walking at a snails pace 2 blocks with my face squished against all the boutique windows definately burns off the 500 calorie breakfast, right?) Anyhow, I stumbled across the most amazing find. Pure Home. a beautiful boutique speciallizing in COLOR. OMG, they have a paint bar! Like a real bar, all glossy white and swanky, with barstools and everything. And behind the bar, (where the liquor goes), is all...PAINT!!! I think my friend burned more calories laughing at me for being so overly dramatic in my breathless joy at finding this new resource. I love furniture and lighting and flooring and fixtures and all the other little bits and baubles involved in design, but I hate paint. I am so bad at it. I will be counting the seconds until I get in there for my first consultation. Master Bedroom, I'm looking at you. By the way, this picture does not even begin to do it justice. You have to see the bar!

oh how I love textural and contextual contrast!

My master bath is all carrera tile, glass, ebony stained wood and shiny chrome. I want this for a stool in my steam shower. I never use the steam feature in my shower because steam makes me lazy and sleepy and I don't have a seat. If I sat on the floor, I would get my skin boiled (steamed) off. I wonder how it would work? It's not like dried mushrooms or anything, I mean you can't reconstitute petrified wood, can you?

So if any of you people can actually afford to spend $1500-$2000 on a stump, you can do it here. Although I did see better ones at a great store in West Palm Beach that I can' remember the name of. Oh well.

Things I want today

1. a computer that is fundamentally incapable of hanging
2. a camera that can take a decent !*%@%^$ picture
3. my own bedroom so that I can watch BigLove in bed at 11:09 pm without bothering anyone
4. a new stereo for my car, mine broke so I took it out and now it looks like my Chrysler T&C just rolled out of the 'hood.
5. ooh, ooh no, I know, a new &$#*^! car altogether!
6. Ambien