i call bullshit

so who's heard of color forecasting? i guess it's a bit like the weather... or like fashion; with the huge exception that while you may be able to re-invent skinny jeans, you cannot in fact, re-invent the color yellow.

yellow is yellow.

tonight i went to a 'color forecasting preview' put on by the clairvoyant folks over at benjamin moore. the news is out: 2010 is all about cedar green #2034-40. see the really really bad color here

barf. if i ever recommend something this bad, please ask me to pay you an hourly fee as repentance for being such an idiot.

static

this past weekend evan and i traveled south to visit a few of our favorite oregonians. catching up with family is always time well spent. one conversation in particular stuck with me: the idea was to reject the static life. anyone who knows my family knows I am talking about my cousin Travis, who is far from ordinary. or static. in fact he's usually ecstatic.

i think it may have transferred into a dream i had, where i was a surfer. and i was damn good. maybe this is where my life is leading me? or maybe it's just evan flushing the toilet while i sleep.

i believe

do you still believe in santa? or the tooth fairy? i do not. i do however, after today, believe in the pot roast fairy. i woke up this morning and to my great delight found a packaged serving of pot roast. and a heineken. as i type this i am enjoying the delicious bites of carrots, potatoes and spice.... i must have been very nice this year. special thanks to chef 'T'.

dirrrrr-tay

god, what i wouldnt give to be that olive. frolicking in a pool of dirty martini goodness.

huh?

spotted this while standing in the kitchen eating dinner by the stove. it's the newest offering from the design geniuses over at viva terra. it looked even worse in the catalog where the background was also flesh toned. why would i want a buddah phallus? why would anybody? they are described as "each unique". well isnt that the truth.

rough bark shaft: $39
smiling buddah tip: $included
personal 'organic' phallus to worship in the privacy of your own home: priceless

love, love

who doesent love an altar table? they are such a cool piece of furniture and can be used in countless places, mixed in with most any design style. maybe even "brooklyn" style?

the fortune telling birthday book part II

it was brought to my attention through blog comments and happy hour comments that my previous blog was a bit vague.

as it turns out i am lucky enough to have TWO fabulous friends who share a birthday on july 9. and as bad-luck would have it, they both have fled seattle for the east coast in recent years. completely by coincidence, my fictional liberty with the ending of the birthday fortune proved true in both cases.

however, apparently my boston friend is questioning the "likes children" part of her fortune. to which i respond: you are irrevocably in love with your nephew, who is by definition a child. so there.