the new 'Catkins' diet

Doesn't this cat have a strangely very human face?

gift

Last night we went to an art show of a friend who I work with - and as soon as we walk in - we realize it's the art that we had been admiring at Fidos only months before! We fell in love with it there, and wished at the time we has more $$$ than just enough to buy a double-shot-soy-latte and grande-triple-shot-skim-latte. I start talking with the artist - she had no idea that I painted and couldn't believe that I've just stopped. (why did I stop????) She invited me to paint with her and to show my work in her next gig in town! What a gift I was given: here, you will have places to show your work - JUST PAINT!!!!!

Ummmm... ok, I can do that! I wonder what time Plaza opens today???

if my birthday was tomorrow, what would I do...

go out for lunch to a restaurant with white table cloths while wearing tons of necklaces

visit an art museum & take notes

get a pedicure with a super dark color

go to the zoo & visit with the seals

use fancy organic soap in the shower

eat mexican food for dinner

spend time chillin' close to water & reading in the sun

who would abandon you little friend???

first orange of the season

the orange I just ate had a baby orange inside - don't you just love that - the baby is always so extra sweet!

beginning of new art project

new friend from seattle

katy: "What a hipster cat! He's all like, "Whoever adopts me better have PBR and early Arcade Fire albums."

southerners view of hanukkah*

co-worker 1: What are lattkes?
shlee: They are the potato pancakes served traditionally for Hanukkah.
co-worker 2: Yeah, I've had those before. Ash, don't be offended, but they are kind of like those hash-browns served at McDonalds.
co-worker 3: No, no - they are more like the hash-browns at Waffle House.
co-worker 1: Oh yeah, I've had those before.
shlee: Ummm... yeah, gotta go.

*written with permission by co-workers 1, 2 & 3.

purchases at nordies

nordies sales girl: "it's a good starter legging"

not quite cranberry, not really purple - more like schnozberry

might have been my only mistake

art on the farm

The Farm Project "Invitation: The kitchen as a space for life and not as a showroom for design"

first read about this in the special sunday nytimes travel magazine section - wallpaper also has a blurb about it.

can I please have some leggings???

do I buy full length or capri - what shoes/boots do I wear with them???

all I want to do is wear leggings, flat boots and my big button sweater!

orange puree

I'm in the process of making peanut-butter chocolate chip muffins for Emo from the Sneaky Chef cookbook - the secret is make ahead recipe #2: orange puree - sweet potatoes and carrots.  Do you think he can tell the difference???  

They are baking right now... and smell really good.

News flash:

I just ate one - yumma!  Maybe I should start sneaking these things in my food... hmmm......

brittney - she once fed baby raccoons

Brittney is the girl I sat next to on the plane from Dallas to Seattle. Top 10 things we talked about for the dreaded 4-1/2 hour flight:

1. Opened with showing Josh and I card tricks

2. Upon completing the 4th trick - she said "You know, I can draw really well too, wanna see?" Immediately she drew a picture of a boy with a squirrel hat (I know, instant BFF). Also drew pictures of a "Christmas flower" and beach scene.

3. We looked at pictures of her cat and boyfriend on her digital camera.

4. Pulled out her Nentendo something-something - totally dated myself by asking if it was the new Gameboy - she had no idea what I was talking about. We played a game where we had our own virtual cat to love, feed, play with - pretty cool.

5. I had to guess her nicknames: "Purple Bunny" because of her purple fur coat and "Country Girl" because of her love of country music.

6. Both her dad and uncle are artists - and she wants to be an artist too.

7. She once fed baby raccoons at her grandmothers house - and they were so cute (once I took care of baby squirrels - but I didn't get to tell her that story).

8. We pulled out the maps from the in-flight magazine and played a game where we had to find shapes in the countries.

9. Her dad loves dragons - so she was very excited when we flew over a river that looked like a dragon - she took lots of pictures for her dad.

10. When we were flying over the mountains, she asked if I wanted to do "switchies" so I had a better view (she was at the window - I had the middle seat).

How lucky that I got to sit next to my artist baby on the plane!

procrastinating - leaving for seattle in 12 hours

blue sprinkle

I just found a blue sprinkle in my engagement ring - and I have no
idea where it came from... i haven't had anything sprinkley all
weekend.