Asian Art Museum

Free day!Sunday was free day at the Asian Art Museum in SF. There were some interesting exhibits, like the Arts of the Islamic World from Turkey to Indonesia. It was my first time there and I really enjoyed it.One of my favorite pieces was the buffalo made of rock crystal.Afterwards, Jeremiah and I went to Saigon Sandwiches, which was a little hole in the wall on Larkin. They had delicious Vietnamese sandwiches for $3.

I am interested in going to The Way of the Tea: Tea Ceremony/Tasting at the museum on March 14. I'll be way to busy though.

He's Just Not That In To You

Cute, funny, chick flick. I enjoyed this movie with my mom and aunt the other day. It had it's moments, and some of the characters were kinda lame, but accurately portrayed in the real world today(i.e. Jerks, Flakes, Cheaters, etc.). The main character was obsessed with the whole, "What does it all mean??? Why didn't he call??" Which got a little old. But in the end, she got what she wanted, and it left viewers pleased.

Feeling Nostalgic...

Just thinking back to when I was a kid, and my family would go to the PPJ Museum, which seemed surreal and bizarre at the time. Pre-Plastic-Junk Museum... It was out in Red Mountain, in the Mojave Desert-- and I remember at night, my brothers and I would sleep on the rickety twin beds on the roof, listening to all the weird noises and looking up at the desert sky. Seeing the carpet of cockroaches and see them scurry away when you point your flashlight their way. Big boats to explore on desert sands. It was a kid's adventure land! I'll have to go back there someday.

"Folk-art installation covering over half an acre and incorporating several buildings. The landscape is fashioned of collections of found objects including light sockets, toy trucks, pots, pans, and refrigerators. Some of the objects such as old bedposts, have been recycled as decorative edgings for planters. Old washtubs are arranged along a back wall of a building and have faces painted on them. Old highway signs are used throughout the landscape. Other objects on the site include wash tub holders, chicken brooder, lanterns, license plates, swag lamps, frying pans, mirrors, trivets, old bottles, a birdcage, unicycles and door knobs."

Jewel

Now, I'm not a big country fan, but I was watching this program on KQED a while back, and it had Jewel singing. She was doing this concert, and I thought it was very interesting. I mean, if you consider her "country." She's more pop-country- and something else.. Can't really put my finger on it. Anyways, she has a unique voice and I enjoyed her stories.

For your ears...

I wanted to add the other video of Laura, but it was disabled.
And disregard the pink monkey...unless you like it.

Tokyo Pop

I have become overwhelmed with the so called 'Tokyo Pop'.. it has become one of my favorite things.
Bought a few of these dolls at Eq3.
Momiji Dolls at Uncommon goods.

BotoDesigns on Etsy.
Can't wait to go back to Japan someday...

Fun Stuff at Target

Went to Target to check out the Orla Kiely collection, and got some great stuff for Erin's bridal shower. I got her dishtowels, a laundry bag, storage box, and a beautiful bowl. Next time, I will get some Orla Kiely stuff for myself. But, instead, I bought some super cute sandals! (Shame on me...)

SLEEPER!

The mid century modernist website mentioned the movie Sleeper, which is one of my favorite movies--I love Woody Allen. The architecture in the movie was awesome. The house in the film was for sale in 2005 and I found an article and some pics of it:


"Wanna buy the Sleeper house? It’s only $4,850,000.00

When architect Charles Deaton designed the “Sculptured House” on Genesee Mountain just outside Denver in Colorado, he had definite ideas about its unique design.

“People aren’t angular. So why should they live in rectangles?” he said.

There’s no way anyone could confuse this house with the rectangular homes of the 1960s. The 7,500-square-foot home is three levels and curves unpredictably. It was designed as a sculpture first; the floor plan for the home was drawn up later (thus it was given the name, “Sculptured House”).

The architectural curiosity, constructed in 1963, was featured in Woody Allen’s 1973 film, Sleeper. It was bought in 1999 by software millionaire John Huggins for $1.3 million. Although Huggins is now an angel investor, he was formerly chief financial officer of software company Johnson-Grace, which developed a streaming-media application and was later acquired by America Online in 1996."

Fabulous!

Office Inspiration

Because I am broke, I can only dream of this!I would love to have a tanker desk someday, and a lovely office.
Found these pics on this great website( The Mid-Century Modernist) which I plan on visiting often.

5th Element Designs

Every time I drive by my school, I think of "The Fifth Element." The signs that were made for SF State look just like the stones in that movie!

I thought it looked familiar...

Sheet Metal Project

For my metals class, I had to take a piece of sheet metal and fold it into a shape that could hold my weight when I stand on it. I made an mid century inspired atomic star!

Mustaches!

Currently obsessed with mustaches! Here are some interesting products I found...

Mustache Mug at Urbn.

Mustache Tumblers at Urbn.
Lots of Mustache stuff on Etsy too.
Secret Agent Soapstache.
Rainbow Mustache Keychains.

Mustache Key Rack.
Preston II Plush.

Mustache Spoon Necklace.
Mustached Man Doll.
Tenor Mustache Ring.

Bachelorette Valentines Bash

Big weekend... Bachelor/Bachelorette Valentine's Bash!

Mike and Erin are getting married next month and we're had the festivities this weekend. Friday the thirteenth was a little house party at Mike and Erin's, which somehow ended up with this weird guy giving us sausage. He eventually came inside and tried to cook it....

Saturday, the ladies went to the Mizu, for a manicure and pedicure. It was a very nice spa- very relaxing. We then went to lunch at Wichcraft, which is a modern sandwich shop. I really enjoyed the food and would love to go back there--not to mention their awesome typography designs.
We stayed at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in downtown SF and the guys and gals met up for dinner at Farina- which took forever, but we had some mustache fun:)
After dinner the guys and gals went their separate ways. The ladies ended up at Laura's house dancing until we could no longer function, and called it a night.

Now... nap time!
I'll add pictures once everyone has recovered.

Kangaroo Caddy

I was watching Pulp Fiction last night, and I noticed the kangaroo.... I bought Mike the same one for Christmas/Hanukkah ! It's a perfect holder for watch, keys, etc. It's from 1956.
I bought it to match this monkey that Mike and Erin have in their kitchen.. and now, I kinda want my own kangaroo....