Sunday Funday

It was nice to get away last Sunday. Even if it was just for a day. We went to the drag way in Commerce first. What an experience. I have never been the racing type. But this is so much different that cars going around in circles 500 times. The feeling that you get when those drag cars go by is simply indescribable. The loudness, the vibration, the smell, the heat - it is all so intense. It's almost just like the rush you get when you are on a roller coaster without the tummy thing. It started raining so the racing stopped. We were going to go to the outlets but decided on Ikea instead! We finally have our living room almost furnished. Now I just need some art for the walls, matching footstools for our chairs, barstools, a case to put my Dunnys in and figure out how to get the couch I want. Here is what we purchased on Sunday...

All below is birch...

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40104270

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10065958

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50103086

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19825209 - Alma Natural Cushion

Eric got the same chair in medium brown finish.

This is the couch I want in Korndal Green - http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S09840535.
I just have to figure out how to get it here without paying $360 in shipping costs.
Boo Hiss to that mess.

We also got glasses, silverware, a hammock, and dining room light amongst other small things. I think this was the most money we ever spent there. It was about time though. I saw Muslim women shopping there draped head to toe so you could only see their mysterious eyes. I had never been that close to a Muslim woman fully clothed like that before. My best friend in elementary school was Muslim and from Saudi Arabia and her family never dressed that way. It was just so different.

Dreamz..

I rarely have dreams about doing drugs. Last night was the first in years. Phi and I were with some friends gallivanting around town when we ran into someone that had pills. I took 2. Immediately, I started regretting it. "Oh no I should have only took one!". I was so messed up. So we were standing outside this club where there was awesome music playing inside. I kept asking if we were going in to dance and before I knew it we had been standing outside for hours doing nothing but talking. We went back to Phi's and decided since I needed a place to live that I should move in with him. After moving in, I went to take a shower. During the middle the water cut off. I yelled "what is going on?". Eric came in and said Phi keeps tabs on water usage and my time was up. I also remember feeling very 'cracked out' the following day.
Woah.

Scoot This...

I am not a scooter type of girl but if I lived closer towards the heart of the city, downtown for instance, I would rock the streets with this scooterific motorized vehicle. I would train my dog to ride in the cargo area (with nets of course).

Article + Pic via Yanko Design.

Polaroid

Photo via jerkwithacamera

When I first heard of Polaroid not offering the instant film anymore I was super sad and immediately tried to get film off ebay for both cameras I have. Unfortunately, I was not willing to spend the kind of money they were asking for. I was going to cut my losses and retire my Polaroid cameras forever. The Impossible Project has come along and purchased all of Polaroid's equipment in hopes of creating something new! I can't wait to see what they bring to the table. I have looked into purchasing a Fujifim Instax Mini 7 in the mean time. I still have not decided at this point.

La Roux

Pic via bigstereo

Watch out for this lady in 2009. She is my new fave and I can't stop listening.

Watch "In For The Kill" here.
Listen to more La Roux here.

<3

Pride of the Green Variety

You too can now show your green pride for a mere $50. What a deal! If you (or I) were as crafty as tyrannosaurusmess, we could make one ourselves.

Article and pic via The Daily Green

Ye Olde English Dunnys

My love for Kid Robot Dunnys grow with every series they release. I wished I always had the money to buy a case. I need the new series as soon as possible.

Ye Olde English Dunnys
Ye Olde English Dunnys (Kid Robot Site)


Pic via Kid Robot

Coachella Wishes

I have always wanted to go and one day maybe I will. Until then I just like to highlight the people I would want to see if I was there.

FRIDAY
Nine Inch Nails, Morrissey, Orbital, Franz Ferdinand, Puscifer, Katy Perry, Digitalism, The Presets, K’s Choice, Conor Oberst, Metric, The Black Keys, Shpongle, Turbonegro, Bassnectar, Fair To Midland, Ladytron, Cage, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Hercules & Love Affair, Mickey Avalon, The Gaslight Anthem, Laura Marling, The Whip, The Bloody Beetroots, Kristina Sky, The Airborne Toxic Event, Friendly Fires, Straight Line Stitch, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., Shadrach Kabango, Los Campesinos!, O’Death, The Wishing Tree, Floater, Alias Westlord, Snailhouse, Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Miyavi, Kevin Rudolf, Heartless Bastards, Drop The Lime, Lucent Dossier

SATURDAY
The Killers, Neil Young, Primus, Basement Jaxx, TV On The Radio, Mike Patton, Rahzel, Adele, Immortal Technique, Atmosphere, One Day As A Lion, Girl Talk, Primal Scream, KT Tunstall, Crystal Castles, Amon Tobin, M.A.N.D.Y., She & Him, Roni Size, Kimya Dawson, Glasvegas, The Black Marquee, Jade Everett, Jamie T, Foals, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, No Age, Late Of The Pier, Sebastian Tellier, Peanut Butter Wolf, The Flobots, Radio Luxembourg, Ice Cream Floats, Flying Lotus, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, The Bug, White Lies, The Knux, The Captains Intangible, Mad Marge & The Stonecutters, N.A.S.A., Mexican Institute Of Sound, Eric Mcfadden Trio, Soniko, Kira Willey, Lucent Dossier, Kim H & Danny R

SUNDAY
Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, Public Enemy, Chemical Brothers, Keane, Poe, MSTRKRFT, Fleet Foxes, Band Of Horses, Lupe Fiasco, Skunk Anansie, Planet Of The Drums, Jenny Lewis, Imogen Heap, The Heavy, The Shins, Black Mountain, Asobi Seksu, Gus Black, Alabama 3, The Faint, The Sounds, The Ting Tings, Yeasayer, Conjure One, The Bees, Bizarre, Surkin, The Greencards, The Hold Steady, Uh Huh Her, Christopher Lawrence, A Place To Bury Strangers, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Death Set

Muxtape

is back. This time artists and bands sign up with Muxtape if they want their music to be featured. Take that RIAA. Can't keep em down. Granted it won't be like it was before where you could add whatever song you like but it might get there one day.

Ohshit...

I bought this necklace a few weeks ago.

Cutie patootie necklace I want to purchase.

Paul Graves

Paul Graves Photography

I Multitask.

Women tend to watch TV while surfing the net. Nearly twice as much as men. This is me.

Jem - It's Amazing

Adopt - Shepard Fairey

Plastic Bag Ban

At the beginning of this year, plastic shopping bags were banned in South Australia. If a store is caught supplying these bags they could face a fine up to $3594 (approx). I am truly amazed that someone is finally taken initiative on this matter. The US definitely needs to follow this idea whole heartedly.

The more you know:

Plastic bags cause global warming and pollution from beaing produced.
Stores give away bags for free but in return offset costs by raising product prices.
Animals lives are endangered from discarded bags.

So... purchase a bag from your local market or buy one online...
Eco Bags

Flight of the Conchords

The second season of Flight of the Conchords has been highly anticipated by all. Their first season was in 2007 and at one point there were rumors of not even beginning a second season. Thankfully Bret, Jemaine, and HBO came to their senses and have decided to move forward with what has to be one of my favorite TV shows of all time. The new season begins this Sunday, January 18th, at 10 PM on HBO.