blackbird bicycle co-op

.. has relocated.

it is now in my backyard and this weekend marked the re-opening.
in addition to fixing up bikes, we are also encouraging people to bring crafty projects to work on if they are interested. Hopefully we'll also be doing different demos in the near future (for both bike and craft/skill related things)
The co-op should be open every weekend from around 11 am til sometime in the late afternoon at 3131 Monroe Street
You can also check out co-op related events on this facebook page.

Here is a project that I worked on for a class.. it involved me using a number a power tools in order to shape/carve a piece of wood. I call it, "Go Cocks."

snow + found photo collages

SNOW... in Columbia. (I usually don't like cold things at all, but I have to admit that the snow was really neat.)
This is my house:

... sadly I had to work for most of the time that the snow was falling, so this is the view from my window at work:

When I got off of work at around 12:30 a.m. I wandered around Columbia and it was seemed so pretty and different, although it was only a a result of the weather.

And, today is Valentine's Day, so here are some card thingys that I made:

I was lucky enough to acquire a whole lot of discarded photos from CVS....these were for my mother:

my, oh my.

(people love taking pictures of their children, beach vacations and weddings, just so you know.)

.. happy valentine's day, ya hear!

here ya go

another post with doodles from slow times at work:




not from work:

life feels more fulfilled

now that I have seen Of Montreal live.

The show included:
+ninjas
+animal costumes
+a brawl between a man in footie pajamas and the pope
+being doused in feathers
+leotards and purple tights
+ men in long, blonde wigs dressed in black spandex
+psuedo Crucifixions

all in all, it was sweeter than a bowl o'cherries.
.. I had fun getting dressed up for the show. Amy and I drew each other chest pieces.

I didn't take very many pictures during the show because, well, I was enjoying the show and dancing like a fool

this is the cross Kevin Barnes was hoisted onto

... he also threw his jacket into the audience during the encore and Amy and I caught it (as did about 5 other people.) we ended up playing dance tug-of-war for about 7 minutes and decided to cut the jacket in half. So, we now have half of Kevin Barne's jacket.

it is probably one of the best souvenirs I have ever gotten.

Oh, and there was snow.

curb side

Today Amy and I found that an insane amount of items were being thrown away at the corner of Duncan and Sims Street.

.. we did rummage through it, but realized we recently attempted to get rid of own excess stuff and really did not need any more.

.... still, this was an exceptional curbside find.

yardsale/swap

This Saturday I am attempting to have a collective yard sale/swap. Some people will be selling things they have made as well, so I think it'll be jolly good. My friend, Olivia, and I made some flyers with information


So, if you're interested you should stop by and bring some stuff to sell or trade if you want.

On another note, I am also attempting to undergo the "detox" known as the Master Cleanse. I don't have a particularly good explanation for why I am doing this. Perhaps it is to mock starving children in Africa and claim that I do these kinds of things for fun.

I have heard a few people mention it in conversation in the past and I know a few people who have completed/attempted to complete the Master Cleanse, and with it being the beginning of 2010, I figured I might as well give it a go. (Sensible people take up hobbies like knitting or jogging.. but I am not so wise.)

Anyway, it is currently day 6 without food, and I can't say that I feel "detoxed." Mostly, I just feel tired and oddly enough, I have not been too hungry. This is probably the longest time period in wich I have voluntarily decided not to consume food.

... Although the Master Cleanse booklet states that you should be able to go about your daily activities with just as much energy as usual, but I beg to differ. Riding my bike has been more difficult and my legs have been cramping badly. Plus, I am reaaaaaalllly cold (doing this in the winter is a BAD CHOICE.) Working at a job where it is my duty to bake cookies has been a little strange too.

I'm not sure if I will do this for the recommended 10 days because I think I am starting to get sick (which may or may not be a result of the "Master Cleanse.") I'll probably stick it out until the end of tomorrow so that I can say I did it for at least week. If I gain some sense of enlightenment or well-being I'll be sure to document it, but for now I am just cold and tired.

Doodling at work (again)

+ my puppy. (he likes sleeping in my laundry.)