the art of pre-waiting

some brainstorming in my journal for next year's upcoming project.

merry christmas

we all got everything we wanted...

...maybe even a little catnip, too.

the aftermath...

...and some of the glory;

possibly my favorite presents!

some recurring motifs: all things kittenish and sour candy.

a decorative candy cane stuck in the bottom of boyfriend's hot chocolate.

petunia enjoyed herself greatly as well.

like i said, everything we wanted.

 merry christmas!

xmas cards

this year's cat photoshoot: polaroid style. then scanned and printed in batches (since i can't bear to part with the real things) and applied to handmade cards with witty and/or sentimental messages.

 

merry christmas eve!

xmas break reading list (a work in progress) - update

1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
2. some John Steinbeck short stories or Cannery Row
3. Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
4. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
5. The Dream Songs - John Berryman
6. something magical

our tree

possibly the coolest thing, ever.

 

 

 

a day in the life: polaroids

some topics found on our bookshelves include detoxing, Deathnote, a meditation bible, and some alternative vegetarian cookbooks.

 i really do cut the skin off of my tomatoes

above the dresser in our bedroom hangs something we simply call our "board." shopping lists and reminders go on it, sure, but also random funny lines, catch phrases and inside jokes, until it is covered with utter nonsense and we dissect the scribbles to reveal the fulfilled and entertaining lives we are lucky enough to have.

this is petunia.  she gets expired polaroid light leaks on her photo.  lucky girl.

 

i regret to say that the persimmon hiding underneath the tomatoes went bad before i was able to eat it.

this is my boyfriend.  no, not thom yorke...the silly boy holding the magazine in front of his face.  i told him to do it, anyways.

craft project: homemade magnets

one of my ongoing craft projects reached a more tangible state this evening, albeit an amateurish one.  rubber cement, self-adhesive magnetic sheets, and some random magazine clippings combined with equal amounts of boredom and creativity can lead to miraculous things.  here i come, etsy!