waaah, ebay is making some major changes very soon ....I'll keep a presence there, but the bulk of online selling will move to etsy.......I'm working on stocking it up......
and the link will be over there on the right.....right now ~
*Vintage & Handmade Clothes* Jewelry & Home Decor*
* always cute and never mediocre *
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Tacoma: 2nd Place: Amazing Race !
Leaderboard
| Nathan & Jennifer - eliminated Kynt & Vyxsin - eliminated Azaria & Hendekea - eliminated Shana & Jennifer - eliminated Lorena & Jason - eliminated Marianna & Julia - eliminated Kate & Pat - eliminated Ari & Staella - eliminated |
Yeah, boy don't ya know it .
I pretty much stopped watching after Kynt & Vyxsin lost........but I was junkie for a while ?!!!!!!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Blog-Pals, Real Pals & Home Show !
Been so busy with taking over the world ! I haven't taken any new pics ...oh well, later on that gator.
But! I did have a visit from a virtual blog-pal.....yes, in the flesh .....Kevin!!
we chatted about all things Tacoma.....yeah Us!
my pal Julie was here hanging around and she is old school Tacoma so we 3 were all excited about chatting about Tacoma and all the doings, the bars, the restaurants, the rants, the SoDo, my neighbors, Freighthouse Sq., LeMay You-See-Um...will it come or not? And all manner, like I said, of Tacoma !!!!
And Kenny popped in .....used to have Yung's Teriyaki next door....
and folks from Seattle here to see Girl Trouble.....
I told them my daughter Jan was a Go-Go dancer for GT along with Neko Case
back in the day (yes that Neko Case!)
And many more visited funkoma (I directed folks to eateries...The Chamber of Commerce should pay ME !! big time !!)
Here's what I have now for a garden.....good start...needs a big weedin' and some color ! hurrrrry up spring !
Here's the 411, homies (I love using old outdated hip urban language since I must mock myself before you do)
Have I told you I had an organic farm, sold at GigHarbor Farmers Mkt, and had a landscaping business for a while? No. Consider yerself told, then.
;-)
Paris in Tacoma: A team of sand sculptors will create a 40-foot-high Parisian scene, including the Eiffel Tower, with 400 tons of sand.
Landscape dreams: Win a $25,000 Extreme Front Yard makeover. For entry info, visit www.kmps.com or stop by the entry booth at the show.
Display gardens: A classic garden with stepping stones, water features and protected patio seating.
DIY: Tools for sale for the do-it-yourself set come from Makita, DeWalt and other manufacturers; tough-and-ready clothing from Carhartt, Helly Hansen and more.
Garden greats: Area experts like Ed Hume, Marianne Binetti, Ciscoe Morris and others share their knowledge. Tommy Hill talks about garden ponds and keeping koi fish happy.
More expert talk: Pierce County Solid Waste Division educators teach you to turn kitchen scraps and yard waste to compost.
Show times: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Feb. 2; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 3.
Tickets: $9 general, $7 seniors (62 and older) weekdays only; children age 12 and younger admitted free. Two-day passes are available for $14, or $10 for seniors.
Discount coupons: Get $2 off adult and senior weekday admission; available at Puget Sound area KeyBank locations or at www.otshows.com.
Call: 253-756-2121.
But! I did have a visit from a virtual blog-pal.....yes, in the flesh .....Kevin!!
we chatted about all things Tacoma.....yeah Us!
my pal Julie was here hanging around and she is old school Tacoma so we 3 were all excited about chatting about Tacoma and all the doings, the bars, the restaurants, the rants, the SoDo, my neighbors, Freighthouse Sq., LeMay You-See-Um...will it come or not? And all manner, like I said, of Tacoma !!!!
And Kenny popped in .....used to have Yung's Teriyaki next door....
and folks from Seattle here to see Girl Trouble.....
I told them my daughter Jan was a Go-Go dancer for GT along with Neko Case
back in the day (yes that Neko Case!)
And many more visited funkoma (I directed folks to eateries...The Chamber of Commerce should pay ME !! big time !!)
Here's what I have now for a garden.....good start...needs a big weedin' and some color ! hurrrrry up spring !
I really wanna see the flowers, the dahlias, the Tagro display (my gal pal Amber works for the County in the um, Tagro department ..she has a shitty job.....no joke)
At the Home & Garden show.............
Here's the 411, homies (I love using old outdated hip urban language since I must mock myself before you do)
Have I told you I had an organic farm, sold at GigHarbor Farmers Mkt, and had a landscaping business for a while? No. Consider yerself told, then.
;-)
Paris in Tacoma: A team of sand sculptors will create a 40-foot-high Parisian scene, including the Eiffel Tower, with 400 tons of sand.
Landscape dreams: Win a $25,000 Extreme Front Yard makeover. For entry info, visit www.kmps.com or stop by the entry booth at the show.
Display gardens: A classic garden with stepping stones, water features and protected patio seating.
DIY: Tools for sale for the do-it-yourself set come from Makita, DeWalt and other manufacturers; tough-and-ready clothing from Carhartt, Helly Hansen and more.
Garden greats: Area experts like Ed Hume, Marianne Binetti, Ciscoe Morris and others share their knowledge. Tommy Hill talks about garden ponds and keeping koi fish happy.
More expert talk: Pierce County Solid Waste Division educators teach you to turn kitchen scraps and yard waste to compost.
Show times: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Feb. 2; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 3.
Tickets: $9 general, $7 seniors (62 and older) weekdays only; children age 12 and younger admitted free. Two-day passes are available for $14, or $10 for seniors.
Discount coupons: Get $2 off adult and senior weekday admission; available at Puget Sound area KeyBank locations or at www.otshows.com.
Call: 253-756-2121.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Mr Exit 133 ...Radio...tonight
Mr. e-133 will be on a radio program tonight at 9pm. KUOW. 94.9 fm. You prolly knew that. Well, that's what they just said.
Wonder what Derek will say.
Wonder what Derek will say.
I'm a CASA, Are You & Govt at UWT
Got this the other day....in case you haven't
my pal James wanted me to go last yr, but I was quite ill all spring.
I'm going this time....are you????
***********************************
CASAs,
my pal James wanted me to go last yr, but I was quite ill all spring.
I'm going this time....are you????
***********************************
CASAs,
I thought some of you may be interested in this!
>>> NEWS_from_Pierce_County 1/22/2008 8:30:19 AM >>>
[Forwarded in the community interest by the Department of Communications]
The City of Tacoma's Neighborhood Council Office, in cooperation with the University of Washington Tacoma's Urban Studies Program, is offering six free public sessions of the Government Leadership Institute on Mondays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the UWT campus, Keystone Building Auditorium, 1900 Commerce St. The series begins Jan. 28, and registration isn't required.
The purpose of the sessions is to provide an opportunity for the general public and students to share the same classroom and to educate and inform both. It will also provide an opportunity for both citizens and students to consider real-life perspectives. The following sessions will be provided:
- Jan. 28: Government structure and organization
- Feb. 4: Intergovernmental coordination/regionalism
- Feb. 11: Economic development/quality of life
- Feb. 25: Homelessness/mental health/job training
- March 3: Schools
- March 10: Making decisions in Tacoma
CONTACT: Elton Gatewood, Community and Economic Development, egatewoo@cityoftacoma.org , 253-591-5229; or Roxanne Murphy, Community Relations, roxanne.murphy@cityoftacoma.org , 253-591-2054
>>> NEWS_from_Pierce_County 1/22/2008 8:30:19 AM >>>
[Forwarded in the community interest by the Department of Communications]
The City of Tacoma's Neighborhood Council Office, in cooperation with the University of Washington Tacoma's Urban Studies Program, is offering six free public sessions of the Government Leadership Institute on Mondays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the UWT campus, Keystone Building Auditorium, 1900 Commerce St. The series begins Jan. 28, and registration isn't required.
The purpose of the sessions is to provide an opportunity for the general public and students to share the same classroom and to educate and inform both. It will also provide an opportunity for both citizens and students to consider real-life perspectives. The following sessions will be provided:
- Jan. 28: Government structure and organization
- Feb. 4: Intergovernmental coordination/regionalism
- Feb. 11: Economic development/quality of life
- Feb. 25: Homelessness/mental health/job training
- March 3: Schools
- March 10: Making decisions in Tacoma
CONTACT: Elton Gatewood, Community and Economic Development, egatewoo@cityoftacoma.org , 253-591-5229; or Roxanne Murphy, Community Relations, roxanne.murphy@cityoftacoma.org , 253-591-2054
The Crown is Tarnished......
While other Tacoma residents in blogworld get kudos for saying nothing but nice things.....there is a person or 2 that must, um, poke your bubble.
Not the White Liberal Olympia Bubble (I'm a greener grad.....Yes, I went to school in Olympia......yeah yeah.....)
But back to me and my dinner with my friends at the Crown Bar and Dining Establishment.
Since I lived in the NorthEnd for almost 25 years and Mark has been around these parts even longer.....we are more than qualified to judge.
We say nice things when they are earned and deserved. We say the truth that others are afraid to say.....what.......why is that?
Don't answer.
The dinner out with my friends is always a delight. Mark and I live in a totally different world than they do. Most of them work in cubicles. Swing a dead cat and you will hit a Big Northwest Company or 2 or 3 or 4 or whatever....and others are actual Teachers who Teach your children so you don't have to.
As soon as I got the e-tation in my inbox, I knew my dinner out was gonna cost me a Cool Dead President or 10 or 100.
And it did. Now I don't mind buying good food/booze around town. I hate cooking at home, but I do like drinking at home and parties at my friends' homes....
First, the Decor is 98% IHOP. What is up with the UGLEEEEE Silver paint on the rocks. It is superbly ugly and made my meal taste yuk.
Second, the food is mostly french fries which were good. But, seriously 10 dollars for a plate of fries?
Third, I don't eat much...Mark often finishes half my food before he feels full (and he's still pretty slim you know)
Not only was there nothing left on my plate (I had the Big Mushroom on the Teeny Bun), But Mark left the place Hungry even after eating appetizers and the Macaroni and Cheese.
Fourth, it was a DELITE to see our former neighbor Heather, as the best waitress in the NorthEnd. (Joan and Rose are the best on the waterfront). Heather is superb as a server. She was sweet. She was efficient. She was never intrusive, yet she was a snappy little mind-reader! Those are skillz, baby!
Fifth, the martinis were great, and the bartendress was a pro! KUDOs!
Sixth, If you are looking for an overpriced Denny's Experience, eat at the Crown.
Seventh, Save your money for Harbor Lights or TwoKoi ....better in every category.
Eighth, no I don't care that everyone is supposed only say nice things. Yummy food is not that hard to produce. I, even I, owned and designed and cooked 99% of the food/beverages at my joint, STEILACOOM FORGE DELI. and I don't even really like cooking.
Ninth, The bathrooms were clean. Laura and I enjoyed them.
Not the White Liberal Olympia Bubble (I'm a greener grad.....Yes, I went to school in Olympia......yeah yeah.....)
But back to me and my dinner with my friends at the Crown Bar and Dining Establishment.
Since I lived in the NorthEnd for almost 25 years and Mark has been around these parts even longer.....we are more than qualified to judge.
We say nice things when they are earned and deserved. We say the truth that others are afraid to say.....what.......why is that?
Don't answer.
The dinner out with my friends is always a delight. Mark and I live in a totally different world than they do. Most of them work in cubicles. Swing a dead cat and you will hit a Big Northwest Company or 2 or 3 or 4 or whatever....and others are actual Teachers who Teach your children so you don't have to.
As soon as I got the e-tation in my inbox, I knew my dinner out was gonna cost me a Cool Dead President or 10 or 100.
And it did. Now I don't mind buying good food/booze around town. I hate cooking at home, but I do like drinking at home and parties at my friends' homes....
First, the Decor is 98% IHOP. What is up with the UGLEEEEE Silver paint on the rocks. It is superbly ugly and made my meal taste yuk.
Second, the food is mostly french fries which were good. But, seriously 10 dollars for a plate of fries?
Third, I don't eat much...Mark often finishes half my food before he feels full (and he's still pretty slim you know)
Not only was there nothing left on my plate (I had the Big Mushroom on the Teeny Bun), But Mark left the place Hungry even after eating appetizers and the Macaroni and Cheese.
Fourth, it was a DELITE to see our former neighbor Heather, as the best waitress in the NorthEnd. (Joan and Rose are the best on the waterfront). Heather is superb as a server. She was sweet. She was efficient. She was never intrusive, yet she was a snappy little mind-reader! Those are skillz, baby!
Fifth, the martinis were great, and the bartendress was a pro! KUDOs!
Sixth, If you are looking for an overpriced Denny's Experience, eat at the Crown.
Seventh, Save your money for Harbor Lights or TwoKoi ....better in every category.
Eighth, no I don't care that everyone is supposed only say nice things. Yummy food is not that hard to produce. I, even I, owned and designed and cooked 99% of the food/beverages at my joint, STEILACOOM FORGE DELI. and I don't even really like cooking.
Ninth, The bathrooms were clean. Laura and I enjoyed them.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Monster Jam, City of Tacoma, Misery
Monster Jam is a series of live events and television show created by Live Nation (formerly Clear Channel Entertainment). The series is sanctioned under the umbrella of the USHRA and takes place primarily in the United States. Although individual event formats can vary greatly based on the "intermission" entertainment, the marque entertainment is always the racing and freestyle competitions by monster trucks.
Am I the only person in Tacoma that knows Clear Channel is putting on the Monster Jam show at the T-Dome? The T-Dome that the City of Tacoma owns? The Clear Channel that the City of Tacoma is wrestling with over billboards? RR ? Word Up !
Ok, I know I live a block from the T-Dome. duh. But every time there's an event the monkeys schlup by and park all over.......and in my parking lot and pee in the lot and smoke pot and drink beer.......
This particular event is ultra-disturbing because: HELLO ! Did or Did Not Al Gore just win the Nobel Prize?
Monster Jam uses up how much oil/gas/ pollution.....and the driving here of all the minivans and SUV's........
There is just no hope for the planet.........no, the planet will go on and on........but humanity and animals and stuff will decline and suffer.........
Oh Well.
Am I the only person in Tacoma that knows Clear Channel is putting on the Monster Jam show at the T-Dome? The T-Dome that the City of Tacoma owns? The Clear Channel that the City of Tacoma is wrestling with over billboards? RR ? Word Up !
Ok, I know I live a block from the T-Dome. duh. But every time there's an event the monkeys schlup by and park all over.......and in my parking lot and pee in the lot and smoke pot and drink beer.......
This particular event is ultra-disturbing because: HELLO ! Did or Did Not Al Gore just win the Nobel Prize?
Monster Jam uses up how much oil/gas/ pollution.....and the driving here of all the minivans and SUV's........
There is just no hope for the planet.........no, the planet will go on and on........but humanity and animals and stuff will decline and suffer.........
Oh Well.
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