I'm back beeotches

check me out here

KaWord is moving

details soon...

just add a jolly rancher

Nothing like sitting in a two-hour HR orientation to suck away your will to live...thankfully Google Reader greeted me with a few gems upon my return to civilization.

There's nothing like fireland's Twitter feed to make me feel a little less pathetic, and a lot more sane.  Love it!

This guy must be a least mildly demented...but he's f'n ha-lar-eeee-ouss.  I feel sure if I was single I'd be dying to get dumped by him.

I've lost my voice

not literally...just sort of losing sight of the whole blogging thing

maybe its the weather

maybe its the short days taking their toll

maybe its just life getting in the way

hopefully some pretty pictures will bring me out of my funk

Defeat

I'm admitting it.  I'm a sore loser.

We were officially knocked out of AT's Fall Colors Contest.  We definitely had a good run -- and many thanks to all those that voted for us.  I know how much dedication it took to figure out AT's nightmarish navigation.

So sadly my dreams of a CB2 shopping spree are abandoned, but I must say I was tickled pink to discover a decent little consolation prize.

It seems my little kitchen made it to the front page of my all time favorite blog...right next to a shot of my all time favorite magazine.  Pretty cool, huh?  At least it gives me hope that someday, somehow I'll have my name alongside these icons on a regular basis.  So until I'm sharing swatches with Kelly Wearstler and shopping for tchotchkes with Jonathan Adler, I'll guess I'll just keep trucking along...making things pretty as I go.

Watch out bitches -- get in my way and you're likely to end up covered in a fresh coat of paint.

xoxo

Ka

The Suspense is Killing Me

AT's Fall Color Contest is in full swing and I did manage to get some decent (and I use that term very loosely....I SUCK at photography!) shots taken of our home submitted.

So far we've squeezed through to the second round of voting... but I'm was thoroughly convinced we're going to get stomped in this round.  Our competition's home is so cheerful and colorful.  We've currently tied.  How ridiculous is that?!?

Help a girl out -- I promise to bring more snarky design chatter your way :)

I need your votes TODAY.  

Aging

You know you're getting old when your idea of a hot Saturday night is sitting home and scoring a vintage ceramic toast rack that you're going to use to sort mail.  

My liver would like to thank Domino magazine and Eddie Ross for the much needed relief.

Another weekend, another project

Our bedroom isn't even really finished (the hubs hasn't done my striped wall... and I haven't hung art or replaced the outlet covers), yet I already have the itch.

I think our entrance will be my next endeavor.

Here are my dream stairs: 

(love, love, LOVE the black and white risers)

and the color I plan on painting our front door:

and the FLOR samples I ordered:

(b/c our fugly tile soooo has to go)

and what I'm eyeing for my next ikea pilgrimage:

and I'm on the hunt for the perfect pale, pale grey.  Any suggestions?

(I think I'm liking the look of Grand...or maybe Weathered Stone.)

Bananas

Five dollars at a time...

You know the problem with etsy?

Other than it being the biggest time suck in the world wide web, that damed 'Pounce' feature forces me to buy things I never knew I needed.

For example, I now own this:

And I don't really know why.  But I HAD to have it.  

And Paypal makes it so easy.  Three little clicks and a package miraculously appears at my door few days later.  

My postman must think I have a problem.

Who am I kidding?  

He's sooo right.

I now own these too.

Yes. 

That's right.

One hundred vintage subtraction flash cards.

You're saying WTF. Really, Monica.  Why?!?

But, to quote a furry friend, "I has a system. Srsly."

And it's going to rule.  I swear.  Something like this.

Hand me a glob of sticky tack and I'll make an art installation.

Okay....so maybe I do need etsy rehab.  Anyone care to join me?