I Can Taste It
The box of papers I am going through smells distinctly like late 1980s Topps baseball card bubble gum. Damn I could go for a piece of that pink chaw right now.
Lack of Love
Nature | Apartment Living | Politiks | Music | Computer Machine | Videogames
"I lost myself once, and I see that I was weak of heart.
And if you will stay here with me, we face the hardest part.
We will find out, as we change about.
Is this the last bout? Here is when we shout."
- Cut Copy
Apr 27
Apr 26
Small Cool
Here’s some neat spaces I’ve come across in Apartment Therapy’s Small Cool 2009:
- Amazing kitchen
- Expedit as wall divider
- Floating bookshelf, great kitchen
- Awesome artwork
- Crazy mid-century
- Great kitchen table pendant lamp solution (look at the lines and shadows it creates)
Check out AT for all of them (don’t miss the “All __ Entries” links below each column!).
Apr 15
Mar 05
I guess I couldn’t control myself. Those drawers on the right have a surprisingly smooth roll, and the three doors should keep my cat’s curious paws out of my stuff. The bottom will be filled with two boxes and some random not-edible-by-my-cat possessions.
Photos of the completed wall coming sometime this month!
Feb 22
My Rent, Adjusted
In my previous post I meant to type “$40/month”, not “$40/year”. I’ve since fixed the post. Thanks for pointing this out, Keith!
My Rent, 2009-2010 Edition
I was slightly dreading getting my new apartment lease agreement. The last two re-ups each increased my rent by about $40/month, and I expected the same increase this year.
Blame the recession, lower oil and gas costs, multiple empty rooms in my complex, or the fact that my rent is edging towards a “nobody could afford this amount” cement ceiling, but amazingly my new agreement only ups my rent by $12/month.
But it gets better.
Re-upping gets me $150 off my next month’s rent, so… $144 - $150 = -$6… This effectually makes my new rent $0.50 less per month than last year’s rent. Obviously, there’s a whole “if I re-up again” situation where the base is increasing year-over-year despite these lump-fee kickbacks, but I’m openly ignoring that to mentally convince myself that my rent isn’t going up. Whatever I gotta do, you know?
Feb 05
IKEA now sells a 2x2 Expedit and casters. I must control myself…
Jan 29
Climbing Light by black+blum. “The silver-tipped lightbulb creates a downlight, perfect for reading.”
A brilliant solution to a nagging issue. Now I just need to find a narrow tray to fit behind my door.
Cool idea for a planter.I thought this was an incredibly neat idea; it combines the synthetic with organic! So I looked for more information on how to create it. Seems easy enough, yet could be dangerous. (Wear gloves in case glass shatters.) This website explains it pretty concisely and seems to require very little tools. Light bulb window vase. Hmmm I am thinking…project! :)
I think we can handle this! Now to scheme up the hanging concept…
Jan 28
I wish my entryway was wide enough for something like this…
Cool idea for a planter.
Jenny and I, almost done with our artwork.
Sep 28
OXO Pop Containers. Press a button on the top and the air-tight seal lets go. BPA-free, too.
