"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Distractions, nostalgia on Dec 4th, 2007
Because I have not had time to finish my scanning and write the real entries I want to post. Here’s some more stuff that was lurking in the back of my photo album. By rights it should have been lurking in my sticker book (anyone who was a little girl in the 1980s knows of […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, biking, Recommendations, Shopping on Nov 24th, 2007
I never did track anyone down to re-cover that banana seat for me, but I investigated the seat pretty thorougly and came to the conclusion that it’s probably not that terribly difficult to re-cover, so I sourced the glittery vinyl and am planning to have a go at it this coming week. Sy Fabrics, a […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Home Improvements, Utter Silliness, videos on Nov 19th, 2007
I know I have touched upon how fond I am of performing feats of interior demolition (very). In “real life” I was regaling my friend Jared with a frenzied monologue on the team of tearin’ some shit up, and he got all wide-eyed and bouncy as he does when he has some really awesome info […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, biking on Oct 22nd, 2007
I’ve been trying to get in touch with the local Kansas City lowrider bicycle club, but I’m damned if I can remember the name of their club. They do some awesome work, and I need to chat with a couple of those dudes and find out more about customizing a banana seat. I either need […]
Posted in Adventures, Art Projects & Making Things, biking, Imports from old blogs, Lists, Mountain Biking on Jun 23rd, 2006
So in lieu of any kind of coherent, sensible, serious, and meaty writng, I’m going to give you a brain-dump of snipppets. 1. My hair remains challenging and defiant. I have a tendency to shower or bathe in the evening, before I go to bed, because I have a vast aversion to going to bed […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, bike commuting, dumb things I have done, Imports from old blogs, Schwinn Suburban, Utter Silliness on Jun 9th, 2006
I haul all sorts of shit, either strapped to myself or a package rack. This is about the best way I’ve come up with to tote a wheel. Bunjie around the rim, then crossed over to one of the straps that holds the bag shut. Do the same on the opposite side of the rim, […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Imports from old blogs, Utter Silliness on Feb 1st, 2006
“Welcome to Late At Night. I’m Rick Leer, and joining us tonight is Mr. Wayne Thomas. We’re glad to have you here.†“I’m glad to be here, Rick.†“Well, let’s get right to the point; you’ve written a book that is a raging success in the literary world. Rarely has a work of nonfiction been […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, biking, Imports from old blogs, Photo entries, Schwinn Suburban on Oct 16th, 2005
Crossposted to Well, that crusty old Schwinn that my folks dropped off at the end of August has been brought back to life. I got some rubber under it today, dicked around with the brakes for about two hours (I wish I were kidding) and finally launched the old beast on her born-again-virgin maiden voyage. […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Imports from old blogs on Sep 23rd, 2005
There’s a point I pass every morning on my route in to work. It’s probably one of my favorite parts of my morning route. It’s the corner of 9th St. and Prospect, where I get my first good, long, straight view of Downtown. It’s a bit uphill from Downtown, and you get a nice, graceful […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Distractions, Fashion/Sewing stuff, Imports from old blogs on Jul 15th, 2005
We had the first organizational meeting for the fashion show last night and it was…interesting. It’s basically going to be like a 2-hour-long performance arts binge with fashion stuff thrown into the mix. Modern dance. Fire spinners. Unicyclists. Acrobats. Wearable sculpture. Rollerskaters. Apparently, there’s going to be a kinetic fabric background which the models will […]