Sangria, brats, and mashed potatoes

I keep fantasizing about having a BBQ. I LOVE BAR-B-QUES. Interesting info on the etymology of the word, too.

Check out this awesome portable grill I saw on Apartment Therapy:



































It costs around $40. Worth it? It would get dirty and you'd also have to have the charcoal for it, which is more cumbersome than the grill itself. Still, AWESOME.

Speaking of BBQ, I have been spazzing out for the past week about this sangria recipe I saw over at Design Sponge.
































I'm not a fan of red wine OR tequila, and I don't think mixing them would be a good idea, but LOOK how delicious it must be!


Speaking of delicious, isn't this just the cleverest DIY wall art?


































It's a lovely image to begin with, but I love those paper flowers. I am SO using this idea in my future apartment.

I'm also thinking a relatively realistic DIY project could include something like this awesome mural:


















I think I could manage painting some sticks and birds, eh? I'm not too shabby with a paintbrush. via desire to inspire.



Can you imagine if my next apartment looked like this?
































Those drapes must have cost a pretty penny. I really like everything going on in that room, though. The blue paint color, the brown/green/cream, and whatever that antler-y thing is up in the corner. via desire to inspire.

I think this print would go very well with the rest of the decor:



















Pshaw, you kids know I love Regretsy, right? That photo is so bizarre, yet I love it. I want tiny deer on my toothpaste.


See you later!

Baby, baby, I've been discernin'-a

We just had a TORNADO WARNING! Yes, folks. A funnel cloud was startin' somethin' somewhere around here. I have to say I saw it coming. The sky looked a foul shade of vomit and darkness a bit before we heard the sirens.

One good thing that came out of the experience was that I happened across this Etsy gem.



















Don't worry. It's only TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS. And I totally submitted it to my favorite site, Regretsy. I hope it makes it onto the site!



This isn't really art-related, but this Tumblr, Lesbians who look like Justin Bieber (and also other folks who just happen to look like him too), has been CRACKING me up.

Pahahahahaha!


































That one is quite the gem. Now let me clarify: I only recently gave enough of a shit to even discover who this kid was, and I have repeatedly made the mistake of listening to several of his songs on Youtube. Each and every time I feel dirty, not because I'm attracted to him, but because I feel like I'm supposed to be and there is a TWELVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD on screen acting like he's some clown down the street at Rick's bar, smarming it up for the ladies. Disturbing much?

I mean, WHO IS THIS KID??


































Pull up your pants, son.


I really dig these sunglasses I saw on Rubio's tumblr.






























I like a lot of stuff from Opening Ceremony, actually. Namely this jumper:






























and this dude's hoodie:



































Well, that's all for today folks. It's a weird day.

(I'm curious if my blog will get more hits now that I've mentioned JUSTIN BIEBER JUSTIN BIEBER JUSTIN BIEBER!

She's the energizer bunny of seduction

Hello all,

I have some interesting times up ahead. How about you?

First up, this cool chalk-animated music video via design is mine.



Next I'd like to share a new fave of mine - Regretsy. Ohhh lawwwddd is there some ridiculous crap on that website. One being:

Tassel and Studs Chic Shades:




















Because you've always wanted vertical Kanye-shades, except to the extreme. Feel like you've been growing your bangs out for three years but didn't realize you could pin them back. WIN.

Next is Yellow Leather Halter:





















I feel like this monstrosity was specifically designed to make me hork up this morning's mini-wheats back into my mouth. Look at the right arm... WHO IS WEARING THIS? An old lady, or a dude with some really shitty nice implants (and a wig)? Those veins look thirsty for some heroin, especially in that get-up.


And let us not forget the pièce de résistance,

7inch petite Pantyliner with flannel-Cloth Menstrual Pad-doggy love:

One of the commenters on regretsy said it best: "aren't we always trying to keep the dog OUT of our crotch?"

0_o

Ok. On a more intellectual note, this video/guy is friggin' brilliant. He developed a type-motion program that displays song lyrics in real-time and animates them based on several pre-set visualizations. IMPRESSIVE, SIR. IMPRESSIVE, INDEED.

TypeStar from Scott Garner on Vimeo.

That's all for today, guys. If you're in a snowy place, try to enjoy it before it melts and turns yucky-grey like it has here. <3