( Post the second of renovation design stuff. Lots of pics. Onward to the kitchen! )

As we get into the last couple of month of this total home do-over (if you're new here we took our 3-1 1949 , <1000 square feet ranch back to the studs, rewired, replumbed, reroofed...and added 600 sq feet) we are getting back to making fun choices, which is code for spending boatloads of money on sexy things instead of boatloads of money on wiring ( Read more... )

 Sometime between 8pm last night when I walked the dogs and 1 or so this afternoon when I got back over to feed them (we had dear friend's Bat Mitzvah this morning, OMG she did SO WELL!) someone STOLE OUR MAILBOX!!!

Now, it's true that said mailbox was no longer mounted on our wall (mostly cause the wall is not really there at the moment) and for ( Read more... )

So I really am a lemming these days...scurrying after meme after meme after meme... this one is via gyzym and while I can't hope to rise to her level of hilarity it seems iTunes has a few rather on-point things to say about my life.

( Mostly that I listen to a whole lot of old music by people you've never heard of. )

aka I've got a really busy day ahead and some time-sensitive tasks so it made perfect sense to spend the last hour adding commentary and embedding videos in the Lyrics Meme post from yesterday. Umm, right. Now, you should VALIDATE all the time I just, uh, wasted, by clicking over to see what you knew without knowing you knew and check out the ( Read more... )

I've been wondering where the heck the affordable, fun, modern front doors were hanging out and I finally found out...right here in River City!

One neighborhood over from us some folks had a fantastic idea, and now Crestview Doors sells quality light kits to turn a slab door into a period-correct door for you mid-century modern or ranch or rambler ( Read more... )

We are incredibly lucky to have KGSR, an indie (now mostly indie) AOR radio station here in town that was largely shaped by the amazing Jody Denberg who was the Co-founder, Content Manager, On-Air Host, and driving force for nineteen years. They provide a huge amount of support and airtime to local musicians and are one of the major Americana ( Read more... )

Last night I did yet another music meme, back to lyrics instead of photos this time, which is apparently what I do when I am too tired to go out on a Saturday night. I am so FILLED WITH LOVE FOR YOU ALL RIGHT NOW because when I was looking up lyrics and all I kept thinking "NO WAY! NO WAY anyone get's this stuff and honestly I DO listen to music ( Read more... )

I've waxed dorkstastic about Intergalactic Nemesis before and will likely do so again, possibly at embarrassingly fangirly length. Having witnessed it's evolution from Live-Action Radio Play to Graphic Novel to Live-Action Graphic Novel over the years I feel oddly possessive (given that I had no hand whatsoever in the creative genius on display). ( Read more... )

I'm hanging downtown in advance of w00tstock Austin and heh, I walked past THREE DIFFERENT coffeeshops (two hipster, one Starbucks) and am writing at a pizza place instead. Cause, you know, a coffeeshop would just be so common!

lillian13 Are you coming after all? FYI - I'm at Cozzoli's just across from the Paramount and will be until Dave drops The Boy ( Read more... )