Lite Brite Making things with light....

Bozo the Clown!
hey kids...spell naughty words in the dark...




Hey, I want a fake cow that gives me fake milk! I'd fill it with vodka and orange juice.



and yes...I had a Chatty Cathy...



and of course...Tressy! with secret growing hair...
yeah, it's me!

Pretty, Prague, vintage European car, flowers and his blue Eyes

It will be better...even better than it feels right now.........

tree hugging and just hugging...

so....on the Big Party Night.....I saw someone in a Flamingo costume....and another lady with cheek dots tossing toast, and ladies with their dresses over their heads..........and me ... checking out my neighborhood with my growling dog in my arms....
can one be in trouble for walking while drinking? With her dog in her arms? Naaah.

So thanks to all you lovely people for giving me another sparkle-full evening on Planet Earth, Tacoma WA. First Night was first rate.
Thanks for not making me drink anything besides water, soda pop, and vodka. The food was yummy, the conversations were silly and Tacoma partied just swell ...all was wet and chummy....and no one danced naked in public (that I saw...) and only the dog puked.

So the men and a woman or 2 have arrived on my street with trucks and pipes and many big orange signs. I'll be taking at least a few pics a week to document the progress of Progress.

First they moved the big concrete planters........and then they cut down all the trees on our stretch of Broadway....boy are people who are closed on Monday gonna be surprised on Tuesday !!

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I sell small furniture and tho Eames isn't my style, I do love a good thing .... and I love the love story of the married couple who brought a European modern style to the US and did it West Coast style........
here's a little vid....

Here's Why I say "You Kids......"

I always say things like:
You kids.......
Hey kids....
The youngsters of today......
Somebodies kids......
And people look at me like I"m outta my mind.....
which I am.......
But here is why.......
Also, I tend to like almost everyone...
while being true to my opinions about things.....
Sly & the family stone......has always been one of my faves....
prolly from growing up in the BayArea......
So, Here's why I say.......You kids, etc....and my philosphy of life....
be kind, be ironic.......and dance you monkey..........

Jane Fonda said CUNT and people are upset ???

global warming, obesity, war, torture, Hillary is running, Huckabee won't let go........Bhutto shot........and people are upset over this..........Well I had to remove the vid because it locked up my computer one 2 many times! you can google Jane fonda cunt........it's there...forever and ever and ever and ever.........

New Theme song.....Hard to be Humble.......

when you're a Diva like me !!!!!!

Make A Fashion Statement.......I Do !!

While I have often said: I dress like Miss Havisham.....another of my style mavens are the Beales..or the 2 Edie's. ONe of the joys I hope to impart to you all is to dress like you feel.dress like you are having a party..dress like Life Is Gay...
Here's some YouTube vids to entertain you while I work one more day to put the shop back together for your Holiday Shopping Pleasure !

More Film Fest...More Martinis

More Tacoma Film Fest
I wait for this all year now....how nice of them to choose the time of Tressie Fest !

Tuesday Shorts, a series of 3 short films:
Ray Hill's Prison Show
(Documentary, 58 min, directed by Brian Huberman)

I have studied labor law, capitalism, civil rights, restorative and reconcilliation justice, reparations, mediation, and family law, and, the dichotomy between the modern rise of (narcissistic) feminism and the simultaneous fetishisation and destruction of childhood, so this film was the one I was waiting for ! To say it is transformative, is really an understatement. As Ray and I said, There's only one fight. Do you know what it is?

Lunatic Farmer

(Documentary, 16 min, directed by Chris Warner)

Here's another one I liked a lot......it was a bit uneven....more like a family film, unedited, but it sure got its point across.........You Are what you eat, people ! not eat --> people, but eat cleanly. Since I was the first organic farmer in Washington to sell heirloom vegetables and tomatoes as both plants and produce, it was nice to see my flower child philosophy finally becoming mainstream. This is one Co-opting I don't mind!

For All the Marbles

(Children's Adventure, 12 min, directed by Kris Booth)

Awwww, when kids were kids......authentic, playful and cruel. No video games, no technology, just dirt and steel and glass........Some young'ens may have no clue what Red Rover is .....or Green Light, Red Light....having never left the couch except to grab some more Doritos and Coke. At the end I was not surprised to see it was not an American film.

And, another observation: At the October 9th films, I noticed much more diversity in the age group in attendance and in the fashion choices........as you may imagine, I don't take fashion lightly.....

I don't mean The Vogue Magazine Runway fashion.......I mean what we wear everyday.......how I see it....and I'll do a whole big blog post on this subject.........Clothes make a very powerful statement.....artistic or not.....utilitarian or not......Just like You are what you eat, you are what you wear.......

Since I bounce back and forth between art and law, design and advocacy, depending on the venue and circumstance when you may meet me, or read me, you could form a half-informed idea of me.....

only a few people know the Whole me.....which is really a very true statement for most people on the planet........I honor dignity and creativity ........and that is what both sides of my interests in life have in common........there is no dignity in a prostitute's costume and no creativity in institutional Standard Operating Procedure.......

Girl Trouble Girl Trouble

I don't know why ......but I can't post this way cool
Wig Out Girl Trouble video.....waaah......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOrILYGV6dE
so go here....
and I can't attend the Prom at Sanford & Son...waaah....
I'm gonna miss the F)#)*)#0- Eagles......
and you know..
only me and about 7 people from Tacoma know WHAT that means !
But here's one by way of Derek at Exit133...