#coolbandsmadeuncool

June 23rd, 2009 § 0

There are few memes out there that make me cackle with the same irrepressible glee I feel for the #coolbandsmadeuncool trend on Twitter. I’m sure there will be plenty of roundups out there; I’m sure we can all agree that there is nothing quite like a well placed pun for propelling stuff around the internet. I’ve got to join in regardless because compiling a list of favorites may be the only way to spare my friends any further overtweeting.

Highlights include:

  • Corrective Sole
  • Stone Temple Stewardesses
  • Alice in Remarkably Comfortable Slacks
  • Radioshackhead
  • They Might Be People of Average Height
  • The Meh Meh Mehs
  • Beige Flag
  • The Silk Chiffon Underground / The Velvet Mainstream
  • The Homeopathic Remedy
  • 3/4 Foot Nails
  • Tepid Tepid Tepidity
  • El Vez Costello
  • The Conformity to Established Mindsets & Behaviors
  • Fleetwood PC
  • 10,000 People Being Treated for Mental Illness
  • And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Breadcrumbs/Leftovers/Laundered Funds
  • The Whom
  • Walk DMC
  • Meth Lab for Cutie/ Death Cab for Fat Guy*
  • Leaving Pumpkins Undisturbed
  • AB/CD
  • Won’tco
  • Iron & Wine Coolers
  • The Gender Pistols/Celibate Rifles
  • A Tribe Called Sitting on the Couch and Not Going Anywhere

* I really can’t put my finger on what made this one so laugh-out-loud hysterical, but even glancing back to it is making me giggle.

#coolbandsmadeuncool

June 23rd, 2009 § 0

There are few memes out there that make me cackle with the same irrepressible glee I feel for the #coolbandsmadeuncool trend on Twitter. I’m sure there will be plenty of roundups out there; I’m sure we can all agree that there is nothing quite like a well placed pun for propelling stuff around the internet. I’ve got to join in regardless because compiling a list of favorites may be the only way to spare my friends any further overtweeting.

Highlights include:

  • Corrective Sole
  • Stone Temple Stewardesses
  • Alice in Remarkably Comfortable Slacks
  • Radioshackhead
  • They Might Be People of Average Height
  • The Meh Meh Mehs
  • Beige Flag
  • The Silk Chiffon Underground / The Velvet Mainstream
  • The Homeopathic Remedy
  • 3/4 Foot Nails
  • Tepid Tepid Tepidity
  • El Vez Costello
  • The Conformity to Established Mindsets & Behaviors
  • Fleetwood PC
  • 10,000 People Being Treated for Mental Illness
  • And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Breadcrumbs/Leftovers/Laundered Funds
  • The Whom
  • Walk DMC
  • Meth Lab for Cutie/ Death Cab for Fat Guy*
  • Leaving Pumpkins Undisturbed
  • AB/CD
  • Won’tco
  • Iron & Wine Coolers
  • The Gender Pistols/Celibate Rifles
  • A Tribe Called Sitting on the Couch and Not Going Anywhere

* I really can’t put my finger on what made this one so laugh-out-loud hysterical, but even glancing back to it is making me giggle.

The Wedding: Wrap up part 1

June 19th, 2009 § 0

As you can see on our website, the wedding is only 18 days away. Things are coming together, but there are naturally things to wrap up.

#1, Ceremony Details

It seems we’re not too concerned with the frills here so we’re putting it off by default. But one of us needs to buckle down and put pen to paper so it won’t literally run as "Do you?" "Uh-huh."

#2, Flowers/Centerpieces

I gotta say, on the one hand I couldn’t be less interested. On the other, I want to be completely involved in some sculptural arrangement that not only exemplifies all that one might expect from flowers but also perfect integration with the space and the general tone of our invitations etc so far.

One victory: I have decided that the stuff in the center should be white or light blue.

Chances are, the details will be decided after I get back to Maryland. At this rate my bouquet  is likely to involve walking down the street, finding a florist, grabbing a handful, and coming back to the hotel, and that’s ok too.

#3, Friday Night

The last thing I want to do is slight anyone who expected to join us the night before The Big Day. Fortunately enough, they should all be in the hotel or nearby by this point so it shouldn’t be too hard to organize (provided we sort out the room shift).

#4, Hair

I’m not sure a French twist is really in my immediate future anymore. I’m looking forward to working something out advice-wise when I get it trimmed. But the real question is, should I color it…? (Given the sorry state of my finances I’m guessing I’ll skip that too, by default.)

It’s a hat!

May 29th, 2009 § 0

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Spring Cleaning is Nigh! part 1

May 12th, 2009 § 1

I’ve decided my work habits need an overhaul this summer, and I think I’ve found a good place to start: my desk.

Spotted yesterday on Lifehacker.com, the Keep Clear Desk:

The rules are that nothing is allowed to pile up outside of the work zone, and that only the current project is allowed inside the box.

Defining a border that small might get in my way, but [statistically? chronologically? where's the word I'm looking for?] conceptually [there it is] I love the idea and want to work out a way to apply it to my ocean of a desk. Maybe everything a foot from the edge is off limits.

An aside

May 3rd, 2009 § 0

Today’s aside has to do with flowers. There are a few options open to us, but given that, like all things, we’re not interested in the pomp and circumstance (I, for instance, will probably have a flower to hold but no bouquet) of a large flower arrangement, there are a few ideas bouncing around in my head.

#1. Paper flowers
There is a cake shop near here that has beautiful folded paper flowers decorating the display window. I need to take a photo; here’s something random from the internet while you wait.


Pros: They won’t wilt. Color and texture options galore!
Cons: I’ll have to fold them and hope they don’t get crushed in transit. They’re also not very tall…

#2. Small arrangements
This idea involves multiple vases per table, each holding a single “specimen” of flowers, leaves, branches, what have you. With labels!
Pros: Another opportunity to voice the naturalist thing from the invites.
Cons: We’ll need to find plenty of vases (a tall and very scientific option below) and a variety of cuttings.

#3. Silk flowers
Pros: They won’t wilt, plus we have a larger variety of flowers available by virtue of bypassing a growing season. Transit shouldn’t be a problem either.
Cons: Of the three, this is obviously the least natural. At least paper flowers are abstract…silk flowers, not so much. However, it has the sort of taxidermy quality that I associate with late 19th century naturalists…Oh and we’ll still need a variety of vases.

Of course, nobody has to know they’re silk if I put them in covered domes…

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Minor accomplishments in typeface identification.

May 2nd, 2009 § 0

I know it’s no major accomplishment, but I want to gloat about this:

Yep, that’s me in first place. 8 points ahead of the average. Sure, I’d be happy to sign your baby!

On the subject of blogs…

April 14th, 2009 § 0

Did I tell you?

I have another blog. I decided to seperate the personal ramblings from the sketches so they don’t get too muddled. Obviously random shots will end up here, but the homework can be tracked at http://noino.net/maneuvers

It’s my hope that I’ll be posting regular updates to the sketch process, not only to egg myself on, but also to make me push the sketches that much further. Wouldn’t want to post a sketch that embarrasses me now would I.

The Great Dress Hunt Ends…

April 7th, 2009 § 0

I bought my dress!
I’ll withhold any images of me in said dress until the Day Of, but this is the dress I ordered:

Ok, maybe not ordered. A few weeks ago these J Crew wedding dresses were on back order until May 22, 2009; now they’re shipping as soon as May 4. Still, too long for me. I found a few sellers with new dresses on eBay but I’ll still never understand why, if the retail price is $395, someone would list it for $118. In any case, beat the other bidders and won the dress for $150.

I’m on the lookout for shoes and earrings now. I have visions of yellow peep toe pumps, but Kevin and my mom don’t seem to be as enthused about it as I am. In any case, some shoes from Zappos.

The Great Dress Hunt part 2

March 13th, 2009 § 0

Today I went to the Glamour Closet on Columbus Ave, a little samples-only boutique where everything is discounted (though still not into my $300 price range) They were really lovely people though, and I had a great time playing dress-up.

Now generally speaking the traditional wedding dress just isn’t my cup of tea, which is why I’m not feeling most of these dresses. But keep an eye on the bottom 3:

The last 3? Yes. LOVE IT. This dress costs $1800 (down from a whopping $4500) and I totally get that you get what you pay for– I just can’t justify spending $2000 on a dress. Call me selfish ;)

Anyway, BEHOLD IN LARGER THUMBNAIL FORM:

What we like to call the "model pose"

What we like to call the "model pose"

So pretty lace halter!

So pretty lace halter!

So pretty knots! Also note hair magnolia!

So pretty knots! Also note hair magnolia!

I’ll probably wind up at JCrew– they sell a dress with a similar neck for $300ish– but it’s still nice to try on something this lovely.

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