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Cross your fingers Jeff has good powers of persuasion!

Jeff works with the amazing Sylvia Ji.



I love her work. She reminds me a lot of Audrey Kawasaki with a bit more darkness... which is so awesome.



We saw some of her work at the Juxtapoz Exhibit in Laguna Beach



Here are some of her pieces:











This is just… Continue

Added by Kara on September 18, 2008 at 3:07pm — 5 Comments

For Alice: Chandelier Stencil

Stencil-library.com

Pretty sure someone posted the vinyl wall art chandelier before:

From a blog called "Design Inspiration":

One of our favourite decorating themes is pattern on top of pattern. Stencils are perfect for creating layers of pattern. The key to getting the look… Continue

Added by Kara on September 17, 2008 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Stuff White People Like 2nd Edition

White People in the News

September 10, 2008 by clander





5 Minutes to Central Park

Spacious green condos with premium amenities. From mid-$700,000s.

www.kalahari-harlem.com







Note the Apple Laptop (Photo: New York Times)



“In an Evolving Harlem, Newcomers Try to Fit In”

by: Timothy Williams. The New York Times, Sept. 6, 2008.

Overview

Recently the New York Times has been spending so much time… Continue

Added by Kara on September 12, 2008 at 10:02am — 3 Comments

Saturday Night Fever



Jay Alice and I super sad about losing in poker. haha



I was lucky enough to be invited to hang out with the superest coolest people on Saturday night, and we had a blast. I hadn't been to a shooting range in quite a while, so that was really fun. I had no idea what kind of arsenal Sam had! That rifle was intense! Next we went to this soul food place for dinner. THE FOOD WAS SOOOOOOO GOOD. After that we hung out and played poker.



The night started out with… Continue

Added by Kara on September 7, 2008 at 11:20pm — 3 Comments

warm up your 8 clap!!!





My dad and I have season tickets to UCLA football and basketball games, and the UCLA/Tenn game was Monday. I had a good feeling about us winning even though we're not even ranked and Tennessee is like 15th... Anyway we won in over time. THE most exciting game I've ever been to. UNBELIEVABLE!



Here is an article about the game so you can read more about this awesome game.













UCLA beats Tennessee in… Continue

Added by Kara on September 3, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Sad day at Nordies...



So I decided I needed some retail therapy, and I had some Nordstrom gift cards, so I thought I'd go buy some new sexy shoes. I was set on a pair of these GORGEOUS brown Miu Miu booties. They are sooo amazing. They're $650.00 I know that sounds outrageous to some people... but I swear they are worth it!



So, I was all set to get them, and they swiped my 3 gift cards and CRAP 2 of them are each for $100 not $200 like I had thought. :( (the other one was for 85... I knew… Continue

Added by Kara on August 30, 2008 at 6:30pm — 6 Comments

Surgery next Wednesday



So as most of you know, I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma (lymph node cancer). Now they think I have thyroid cancer. So I'm having surgery on the 3rd (next Wednesday) for a thyroidectomy. They will be removing all of my thyroid (both sides) so I'll have to be on thyroid meds for life... fun stuff. I had a consult with the surgeon on Monday and they said one of the possible complications of the surgery is to the nerve to your vocal chords. So they wanted to get a good idea of what my… Continue

Added by Kara on August 27, 2008 at 11:00am — 17 Comments

Waffle House Wedding

I'm so sorry I couldn't find the version with the commentary on Youtube to embed in the post... so here is the link to the version you HAVE to watch with the blushing bride to be's commentary. Waffle House Wedding







SO FUNNY.



Maybe this makes me an… Continue

Added by Kara on August 27, 2008 at 9:13am — 11 Comments

M.I.A. Paper Planes song...

I can't tell whether I like this song or I hate it... Its so catchy....



Love it or hate… Continue

Added by Kara on August 26, 2008 at 5:39pm — 12 Comments

Best breakfast ever: Griddle Cafe



Menu



This place is incredibly good. My favorites are the black magic pancakes with oreos... OR the Golden ticket with bananas and caramel.... sooooo good. Ooo and teachers pet. Apples and strudel. yummmmy.



They also have excellent french toast, omelette and other stuff. AND you have to get a side of the bacon, BEST bacon you'll ever EVER have.

They also have great french press… Continue

Added by Kara on August 24, 2008 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

Formosa Cafe





The Formosa Cafe is a restaurant and bar at 7156 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California that has a long history of patronage from movie stars and movie industry people. The restaurant used to be a trolley car. [1] Just east of The Lot Studios (formerly known as the Warner Hollywood Studios, the sister lot to the main Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank), generations of movie stars such as Humphrey Bogart and Clark Gable have eaten meals at the Cafe since it was… Continue

Added by Kara on August 24, 2008 at 6:34pm — 3 Comments

Not saying I believe it...(gofaster) I'm merely letting people know this is out there...

www.Obamacrimes.com



All copied and pasted (gofaster) ;)



Suit filed 08/21/08, No. 08-cv-4083



Contact information at the end of this press release. Documents filed with the court and a copy of this press release can be downloaded at the end of this press release.



(Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania – 08/21/08) - Philip J. Berg, Esquire, [Berg is a former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania; former candidate for… Continue

Added by Kara on August 24, 2008 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Metropolitis- It pays. 2 parking tickets in 1 day. :(

I haven't gotten a parking ticket in a long time... then, today, I get 2!!!!!

Anyone wanna help me pay for em?! Its all mymodernmet's fault! I let me meter run out while I was in Starbucks on the Met! Both times! I swear!


No fair

No fair

No fair

But officer! I was on My Modern Metropolis!



::sob::

::sniffle sniffle::
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Added by Kara on August 19, 2008 at 6:27pm — 4 Comments

Tree-man

Just saw this on Primetime: Medical Mysteries



Dede Koswara, popularly known across Indonesia as "Tree Man," has been living in a tropical hospital for months, where a team of doctors has been sawing away at the barklike growths that have slowly encased his entire body.



"This is the most remarkable case, the most severe case, I have seen in my career," said American doctor Anthony Gaspari at a news conference in Bandung, about a two-hour drive from capital city… Continue

Added by Kara on August 13, 2008 at 10:01pm — 2 Comments

FUNNIEST THING evAr.

okay, so Jeff just sent me the most hilarious pictures on the face of the planet...



Here are the originals:



which by it's self is great enough. What the heck is going on with this beast?



Is it a dog? Bear? Hyena? Rolondo on a bad day?



I am really puzzled.



Now I'm just trying to take up space so that the second picture doesn't make the front page because it'll take up too much room...



laaa de da, deee da,… Continue

Added by Kara on August 13, 2008 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Great gift idea: LuLu's Mondel Bread







Mondelbrodt: A traditional hard cookie from Eastern Europe that is said to have evolved from the Italian Jews of Piedmont, adapted to culinary perfection in the homes of Russia & Germany.



Mondel Bread: Lulu’s modern twist on these traditional treats, home-baked to perfection with fine, fresh ingredients, resulting in an unusually crunchy yet tender biscotti-like cookie. That’s why it’s Better than Biscotti!





They… Continue

Added by Kara on August 13, 2008 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

A long time coming...



Okay guys, I've been trying SO HARD to keep my mouth shut on this site when it comes to Obama, because I know everyone here thinks he's the Second Coming or something, but I finally gotta weigh in since theres been plenty of McCain/Republican bashing going on.



::cracks knuckles:: Here we go.



I won't get into the politics to much here. I want to focus on how absurdly anti-American this dude and his wife are. They are on such a high horse talking about how… Continue

Added by Kara on August 13, 2008 at 10:00am — 7 Comments

Los Angeles BBQ Festival... who's with me?!



It's 'bout time for LA to have its own BBQ Festival and the inaugural event will feature some finger lickn' 'cue from local favorites including Baby Blues BBQ and Mr. Cecil's in addition to visiting pitmasters from Mississippi and Kansas City.



Taking place Sept 13th and 14th on the Santa Monica Pier parking lot, the event will feature bbq from different regions--Memphis baby back ribs, North Carolina pulled pork, Kansas City spare ribs and of course, all the fixens… Continue

Added by Kara on August 13, 2008 at 8:22am — 5 Comments

Why God? Why?! Bot flies...

So, there are these things called Bot Flies... Heard of em?

GROSS







The genus Dermatobia contains only one species, D. hominis, the only species of bot fly that attacks humans (in addition to other primates). It is also known as the torsalo. In this species, the fly's eggs are vectored by mosquitoes and muscoid flies; the female Dermatobia captures the mosquito and attaches its eggs to the body of it, then releases it. Either the eggs hatch while the… Continue

Added by Kara on August 4, 2008 at 10:22am — 4 Comments

I'm all shook up!

Strong Earthquake Slams Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A strong earthquake has shaken Southern California.



The late Tuesday morning jolt was felt from Los Angeles to San Diego, and slightly in Las Vegas.







LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A magnitude-5.8 earthquake has struck just east of Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.



The quake's epicenter was about 2 miles southwest of Chino Hills and about 5 miles southeast of… Continue

Added by Kara on July 29, 2008 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

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