Wednesday, October 27, 2010
I'm into mushrooms at the moment.
I've been doing research on mushrooms because I'm designing a mushroom lamp for one f my classes and came across this little gem... I was curious to know who made these so I did some poking around on the good ol internet and found out that... gasp!!! They are made by this Japanese artist... GO FIGURE. I want one.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Consume less!
more "what can I do for the environment?" stuff
in simple words:) looks like a good teaching tool.
Consume less.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!
Hey Y'all,HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!
There are "green" events going on everywhere this week! Go and check them out.
Please take time to read the blog entry I did in celebration of EARTH DAY for Christine at Duong Designs about my eco lifestyle. I ain't perfect, but I'm trying hard!! For example, I haven't flown this year:) Oh and please, I ain't no writer, so please be nice;) This will also fill you in on what I've been up to lately...
Also, this lovely song came on as I was typing this post, and I think it fits perfectly to this day, as I think of mother nature. Savour ittttt.
Love and peace,
e
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Earth Day
Fun posts coming soon from me and Duong Designs!!!
What are you going to do??
In the mean time, check this out:)
xx
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
recycling...
BRAS!
Ladies, now we have use for our unwanted bras!
Visit this fellow green blogger to check out how to go about it:)
Friday, April 2, 2010
Green Green Green!
NOT just a fashion statement anymore!
tips, facts and more!!!
visit and post, spread the word at:
Duong Designs' Christine Duong started this site in an effort to bring a community of us together:)
take time to...
figure out twitter, fb, blogs, etc... I was making fun of social networking nonsense, but these things are very much a part of our lives now, whether we like it or not! so, make use of it!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Awesomeness!
The Apartment that Christine Duong and I had worked on in 2009, at 1 South Park in San Francisco, is being featured in my portfolio on Coroflot.com, an online artist portfolio host site!
Woo hoo! Now that I have more traffic on my port, I need to add more work to it!
Click HERE to view:)
Thank you Christine, I look forward to continue working and collaborating with you!!!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Copenhagen...
Age of Stupid Franny Armstrong interview with Monbiot on what's going on in Copenhagen.
You can watch an interview with my fav Thom Yorke on the same Episode part 2 and 4 I think...?
Also visit Monbiot.com to learn more about the power of PR that has over the climate change issue. What's your country doing? Is the US trying hard enough?
Friday, November 20, 2009
London - Dublin - Nice
So...
Have experienced London and Dublin now for the first time after being in Paris for 3 days, and I have to say... I love the Irish. They are love to have a good laugh and are soooo nice! I've never had so much Guiness in my life... but it was sweet and heavemly and I loved every gulp of it.
Now we are at London Luton waiting for a connecting flight to Nice... we left Dublin at 6am this morning... feeling pretty tired:( We are both ready for a nap!
Anyway I realize in my travels how nice it is to have SF to fall back to because it is really a great city, nice and small, homey and comfortable to go back to. London was so big, I felt so... insignificant. I could see myself there for sure
Sending lots of love... will be back home soon, and there are photos on the way:)
Have experienced London and Dublin now for the first time after being in Paris for 3 days, and I have to say... I love the Irish. They are love to have a good laugh and are soooo nice! I've never had so much Guiness in my life... but it was sweet and heavemly and I loved every gulp of it.
Now we are at London Luton waiting for a connecting flight to Nice... we left Dublin at 6am this morning... feeling pretty tired:( We are both ready for a nap!
Anyway I realize in my travels how nice it is to have SF to fall back to because it is really a great city, nice and small, homey and comfortable to go back to. London was so big, I felt so... insignificant. I could see myself there for sure
Sending lots of love... will be back home soon, and there are photos on the way:)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Paris, mt saint michael...
So ive arrived safe and sound. I didnt sleep a wink parcially attribued to my sick luck of always getting stuck in flights behind a number of crying toddlers, but simply because i was just uncomfortable enough. 'New Moon' kept me company - 200 pages in - after i brushed off my security agent's "wow" comment after he found the book when i was randomly chosen for an extra bag srarch. I always get picked for those... Someone once told me i looked middle eastern... Is that why? That was my attempt at humor. Im going straight to hell... Oops.
Anyway... Stephane and i settled in and i freshened up a bit and we headed into the center of Paris, as i was anxious to see how one of my fav cities has changed or kept its charm that brings this almost overwhelming feeling straight to my eyes as tears. Theyre always tears of joy i assure you... I was relieved to find that while it was chilly, it was bearable. Hat and scarf necessary, but not as far as a pair of gloves. Just crisp and clear and i missed the cold so much. I miss feeling and seeing all four seasons living in California.
We polished off a bottle of bourgogne and walked around le marais and st germain, etc got to bed exhausted around 10pm. Thats 30 hours of being awake, my friends. No wonder why i had a massive headache! Of it couldve been the 3 little glenlivet bottles id joyfully slammed back with this nice old dutch couple on the plane. The grandpa was so excited to have a drinking buddy. He got to pass out eventually though, while i dove into the book. I think i cried around page 68?
Anywho. Needless to say i was like a corpse in my sleep that lasted almost 12 hours. I feel great. Im writing this as Staphane and i drive to mont saint michael in normandy. The country side is beautiful in france cows roaming freely on hills, trees starting to lose their yellow leaves, and tge occasional little castles that have seen better days as gravity and the weather start to take a toll. The sky is grey, naturally, just like id remembered european winters to be
I guess my point is im not jetlagged, and very happy to be here.
Miss you guys, stephane says hi, and ill see you soon:)
special shout out to my bean. Happy bday week!
Love and kisses
Anyway... Stephane and i settled in and i freshened up a bit and we headed into the center of Paris, as i was anxious to see how one of my fav cities has changed or kept its charm that brings this almost overwhelming feeling straight to my eyes as tears. Theyre always tears of joy i assure you... I was relieved to find that while it was chilly, it was bearable. Hat and scarf necessary, but not as far as a pair of gloves. Just crisp and clear and i missed the cold so much. I miss feeling and seeing all four seasons living in California.
We polished off a bottle of bourgogne and walked around le marais and st germain, etc got to bed exhausted around 10pm. Thats 30 hours of being awake, my friends. No wonder why i had a massive headache! Of it couldve been the 3 little glenlivet bottles id joyfully slammed back with this nice old dutch couple on the plane. The grandpa was so excited to have a drinking buddy. He got to pass out eventually though, while i dove into the book. I think i cried around page 68?
Anywho. Needless to say i was like a corpse in my sleep that lasted almost 12 hours. I feel great. Im writing this as Staphane and i drive to mont saint michael in normandy. The country side is beautiful in france cows roaming freely on hills, trees starting to lose their yellow leaves, and tge occasional little castles that have seen better days as gravity and the weather start to take a toll. The sky is grey, naturally, just like id remembered european winters to be
I guess my point is im not jetlagged, and very happy to be here.
Miss you guys, stephane says hi, and ill see you soon:)
special shout out to my bean. Happy bday week!
Love and kisses
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
10:10
CAN WE COMMIT TO SOMETHING THAT CONCERNS OUR FUTURE?
Become
and make a CHANGE:) Let our generation stand for something great. Sign up, take pride
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Think, people, THINK!
Go see The Age of Stupid
You think they're preaching to the choir? Well, at least they are being proactive about it!
Call me an hippie...
Excellent educational video about how to eliminate waste and how to consume without feeling guilty about creating waste... We all need to start thinking differently.
Looks like Nike didn't compromise looks after all with their "considered" products...
But is this enough?
you might consider picking up the book in a store as opposed to ordering it online (comes with uneccesary packaging).
I think what it ultimately comes down to is, is that people need to consider what materials and manufacturing methods go into creating a product that one desires. Is it something that you keep for a lifetime? If not, will the product end up in a landfill? or will it get recycled? We need to think about the life span of products, from start to finish, then to their rebirth!
It's not just about the environment, it's about our health. It makes me sick to know what kind of chemicals are released into air and dumped into our water sources. If we can actively aid in the way company cut corners, we can avoid so many sicknesses... so ask yourselves, what can I do?
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Dang.
I really love her as an artist, fearless and fresh, always surprising
the listener.
Come back for dinner please!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Harry Patch
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood recording their new song in an Abbey in England with a string symphony section.Hello everybody.
We all know my obsessively fav band, Radiohead. They came out with this today...
Harry Patch (In Memory Of)
"i am the only one that got through
the others died where ever they fell
it was an ambush
they came up from all sides
give your leaders each a gun and then let them fight it out themselves
i've seen devils coming up from the ground
i've seen hell upon this earth
the next will be chemical but they will never learn"
Recently the last remaining UK veteran of the 1st world war Harry Patch died at the age of 111.
I had heard a very emotional interview with him a few years ago on the Today program on Radio4.
The way he talked about war had a profound effect on me.
It became the inspiration for a song that we happened to record a few weeks before his death.
It was done live in an abbey. The strings were arranged by Jonny.
I very much hope the song does justice to his memory as the last survivor.
It would be very easy for our generation to forget the true horror of war, without the likes of Harry to remind us.
I hope we do not forget.
As Harry himself said
"Irrespective of the uniforms we wore, we were all victims".
This morning the Today program played the song for the first time and now it is available to download from our website.
Please click here to download.
The proceeds of this song will go to the British Legion.
To peace and understanding.
the others died where ever they fell
it was an ambush
they came up from all sides
give your leaders each a gun and then let them fight it out themselves
i've seen devils coming up from the ground
i've seen hell upon this earth
the next will be chemical but they will never learn"
Recently the last remaining UK veteran of the 1st world war Harry Patch died at the age of 111.
I had heard a very emotional interview with him a few years ago on the Today program on Radio4.
The way he talked about war had a profound effect on me.
It became the inspiration for a song that we happened to record a few weeks before his death.
It was done live in an abbey. The strings were arranged by Jonny.
I very much hope the song does justice to his memory as the last survivor.
It would be very easy for our generation to forget the true horror of war, without the likes of Harry to remind us.
I hope we do not forget.
As Harry himself said
"Irrespective of the uniforms we wore, we were all victims".
This morning the Today program played the song for the first time and now it is available to download from our website.
Please click here to download.
The proceeds of this song will go to the British Legion.
To peace and understanding.
Thom
Personally, the string arrangement is ace without the vocals. Thom Yorke's falsetto surprisingly bothers me a little but the lyrics - composed from the veteran himself which cohesively screams the gravity of war and what lasting psychological effects it has on anyone with a heart - crushes me. Maybe I need to listen to it a couple of times to get used to the voice. I think he's trying to do a soft, airy feel - sort of comforting and not powerful.
Soldiers are like pawns being played and disposed by our government... and for what? Oil? Domination? For forced democracy and "peace"? It makes me sick just thinking about it.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Since we're on the subject...
rugs
curtain panelsChilewich came out with a new line of window coverings - roller shades and panels - to add to their already wonderful collections of indoor/outdoor rugs, tablemats, and runners!
These products are super durable and easy to clean.
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