f|break: saturday morn

movie time? ... @thecomedycouple (on web, youtube, twitter, facebook) are my new friends. they have solved my on-going movie-going dilemma (and have a dog, for which i live vicariously through dog-owners, for now)!  

hello new friends, andy and rhoda (and atticus - woof)! ... actually, i haven't met them, so i'm not even sure if it's polite or acceptable to call them by their first names or take atticus for a walk or a tummy rub. in fact, they live in so cal and have no idea who i

on youtube

am.

here's the skinny ... the comedy couple share bedtime movie reviews with their dog atticus, who serves up the movie rating. (i'm virtually petting atticus now.) key words?

movie reviews

I AM IN! i'm thinking that among my gadgetman, rennie, and the comedy couple movie-opiners, i'll have my movie-social-calendar handy.

enjoy your morning fiber break with the comedy couple (over here)

for ~ 3:44 min to decide whether you'll see this movie -

the (re)new(cycled) the twighlight saga: 
breaking dawn (on imdb) part f*#kin' 1

 (i've decided whether i'll see this movie, 

although i s'pose it was kind of pre-determined 

with the words twilight saga.*)

thank you, 

the comedy couple!

* shhh ... i'll probably watch it

when it's on cable for the kitsch.

five hard inches ...

boot heels, that is ... from @fluevog, last week my fluevog faith | certitude red clog boots took their virgin voyage into san francisco and cubeopolis. with a 1-inch platform and a 5-inch heel, i had a nifty new view in the cubeopolis maze; in other words, i could see over the cube partitions a l'il more!

"thank you" ... it's what i said quite often for those who complimented my boots. first compliment? male stranger in elevator as i started my day in cubeopolis - 

"wow, those boots are great! i hope they are as comfortable as they are totally cool!"

(great way to start the day!) yes, indeed, they were. admittedly, at least for me (who is not used to wearing heels), i'm not sure if i'd be able to do that walk-all-over-the-city all day and night, but i know i can do so during the work day around the office and a jaunt out for lunch

critter love 

meanwhile, my little cubemates (aka toys in my cube) bore witness to my virgin voyage.

 
and thanks for the elbow of shiny penny andy that was available in case i could not comfortably navigate the little slope/hill jaunt out for lunch a couple of blocks away.

 certitude-licious!
(and visit my addiction)

[p.s. no animals were hurt

during this photog shoot.

girl squirrel is fine!]

targetting holiday gifting ...

shopping fun ... excited about @bazaarbizarresf (on web, twitter, facebook) in early december. there are many vendors (over here). and given i do want to focus on getting in to the bizarre to get out of the bizarre with nifty gifts (holiday and then some), here's second screening of vendors -

• ayu tomikawa (on web, etsy) - there is a cute dog and butterfly greeting card; the dog looks like shiny penny andy's dog, max. 
• binary winter (on web, etsy ) - last year, i bought from this vendor was a fabulous squirrel/gas mask t-shirt. i enjoyed their ash and ember - great illustrations and fairy tale twists.
• cleverhands.net (on web, etsy) - nifty journal bandoliers.
• fuzzy ink (on web) - i loves me movember.
• geraldine adams (on web, etsy) - i have a friend who lovingly decorates with a french flair.
• gibberish (on etsy, blog) - periodic table pieces?! i'm in.
• hillary williams (on web) - prints, paintings ... there is something about her work that i like.
• hope johnson (on web, etsy) - i like her ceramic work; the colors are wonderful in person.
• infinitus designs (on web) - chainmaille work is really nice.
• jfish designs (on web, etsy) - ceramics again? yes. love the vases, cups, and mugs.
• locket 2 you (on web) - interesting locket designs
• LOV (on web) - last year, got a sweet meat for my buddy gadget man. just some fun, interesting, and unique items and designs. i'm up for some more sweet meats and we'll see what else LOV has.
• maggie hurley (on web, etsy) - well, she has a squirrel on a wire print and what she calls whimsical art (indeed).
• mediums to masses (on web, etsy) - oh pendants, glass pendants (even) ... i'm a sucker for pendants as little gifts.
• nerd jerk (on etsy, blog) - you had me at nerd. and cross stitching? i wanna learn. others may wanna learn. what? a DIY nerdy cross stitch kit? i'm in.
• nifnaks (on web, shop) - a cube squirrel from felting wook? why not?! i'll pick something up for myself.
• stuffed misfits (on web, facebook) - I AM TOTALLY IN!!! why? "Stuffed Misfits are lovingly created from discarded stuffed animals left at thrift stores. They opened up, unstuffed, cleaned,  altered and restuffed, to create the critter that stares up at you with the intense longing to be love" (and just check out there site).
• why girls go astry (on etsy) - nifty vases, paperweights, and plates. nifty is good.
• yasmin perez (on web) - jelly fish jewelry? i'm intrigued.

re-screen? ... before the bizarre, i'll revisit this list as i plan for my gift shopping. meanwhile ...

next weekend?

SF auto show

(my car will be more than 10 years old)

 

f|break: wednesday morn

improv ... @ImprovEvery public space fun! thanks, karina, for forwarding this fun TEDtalk (on web) with charlie todd of improv everywhere (on web, facebook, twitter, youtube). from their site -  

"Improv Everywhere is a New York City-based prank collective that causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places."

enjoy a long fiber break with public space fun (over here)for ~ 12:04 minutes with improv everywhere

oh cubeopolis ... 

"as adults, we need to learn that 
there's no right or wrong way to play"

f|break: tuesday morn

what the - ?! ... holy smokes, this was some kind of interview - i was so confused and am not even sure how to describe the interview.

last week monday night (or more like early tuesday morn), jennifer tilly (on imdb) was one of the guests on craig ferguson's show. and most of the interview was more jennifer than craig.

(would have enjoyed seeing his facial expressions
during the entire interview)

enjoy (?!) this morn's fiber break with jennifer tilly (over here)

for ~2:30 minutes on the late late show with craig ferguson

for the full interview, you can go over here 

or ~ for 8:52, it's your 8+ minutes

strangely enough, we're out of time

curbside chat, zaza, grits

YUM! ... @brownsugarkitch, @eco_smiley and shirlnutkin (aka banshee) had a great sunday breakfast at oakland's brown sugar kitchen (on web, yelp, facebook, twitter, youtube). worth the wait with a curbside chat, caffeine, oatmeal currant cookie, and comfy zazas!

(i know, i know ... 

but i had to sneak in 

my fluevog mini | zaza fun!)

side bar ... of course, while waiting to hear "banshee" yelled, posting a pic or two on facebook (right?) is kind of a must. loved this comment - 

"careful someone might drop some coins in the cup
thinking you are begging to support your shoe habit!"

(BRAVO, pipes man!!!)

back to food stuff ... i likes make love covet me my grits (as shared in last year's post, for which there are other restaurants i'll need to add to the grits offering in the bay area). this morning was no different, and piragua also had her share of grits.

organic cheddar cheese grits w/poached egg,
bacon-cheddar-scallion biscuit,
veggie quiche (incl. portabello mushroom),
chicken apple sausage, more grits,

and one word: 

BUTTER

f|break: sunday morn

music ... @itspetergabriel (so fabulous! on twitter, web, facebook, youtube) was on late show with david letterman (over here) this past week. late show 

SWOON! ... spinning girl (on web) shared it oh so well in her vintage-ish (year 2006) post 10 of the countless reasons i want to hurl my naked body against peter gabriel. i remember when i read it back in the day i thought - "she's reading my mind!" (and i got a little tingly down there (hee-hee) ... y'know what i mean?!) i LOVE my back-in-the-day cassette compilations and CDs of gabriel's music. i think i'll go find my shaking the tree.

enjoy a morning music fiber break with peter gabriel (over here)

for ~ 4:44 minutes on david letterman

and for the WHOLE CONCERT WEBCAST (over here)

for ~ 68 fabulous minutes of peter gabriel with new blood orchestra

a few more tidbits related to gabriel's contribution to soundtracks ...

• from the last temptation of christ (on imdb), with this love over here (and my sexy-ugly crush willem dafoe )
• touching and heartfelt gracie's recapture over here from rabbit proof fence (on imdb)
• gabriel talking about his involvement with the soundtrack for birdy (on imdb) over here
• downside-up over here from ovo (millenium show, article about soundtrack) with cocteau twins's elizabeth fraser (on web) and the blue nile's paul buchanan (in a 2006 interview)

now how about some new blood, eh?!