Friday Tunes

OMG.
I'm not even a Kanye fan, but, this song...

Is this the beginning to Industrial Rap!?

Williamsburg - Brooklyn

If you come to NYC this summer -- make sure you come to the neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn for an afternoon. :)

New Article in NY Times. 

Maybe you can see me and Mack too!

Our Personal Gallery

A few of our favorite pieces of art hanging in our tiny NYC apartment.

(we have a few more, but, these are our favorites)

 

From top left to right: 

Most were gifts! I just realized this and how awesome and lucky we are! 

1. Print from Sayulita, Mexico from our amazing friends John and Sandra. Its one of my favorites because of the design and message. It will be with me forever. :) 

2.  We all know the Obey poster that we've seen on most street corners in major cities across the world, but, the one I have, is one of Shepard Fairey's first drafts if you will. Long story short, I got it from a friend of his down in South Carolina in 1997 and it's signed by the man himself! I had it framed and the giant will look over us always. 

3. Bill Murray. One of Scott's family friends painted this and I think its such a perfect conversation piece as it prompts many of Murray's classic movie quotes.

4. These are hand painted scrap pieces of discarded wood from an artist in Columbia, South Carolina named Ernest Lee. I always saw him selling his work on the side of the road and stopped one day to ask him about his craft and learn about his art. He called himself The Chicken Man. His classic piece is the "funky chicken" which I bought 4 of and also the palm tree for $100.00 total in '00. After doing a quick google search, you can now buy his art at this gallery store! And, you can read an article about him here, in Southern Living Magazine. FASCINATING! GO CHICKEN MAN!!

5. Our picture corner. Love You, Mean It is a letter press piece I had custom made. The Brooklyn Bridge couple is a gift. The Warhol of our Dog, Mack, was an X-Mas gift from my brother that he made and the smaller pictures are random photographs we love. 

6. The Turquoise Cow Head is near and dear to my heart as it too was a gift from Scott's parents and I'm in LOOOOOVE with it. Its beyond unique and gorgeously made. 

I love our art and hope our collection or odd and interesting pieces continues to grow and grow.

"Be what you are, don't be what you ain't. Because if you be what you ain't, then you ain't what you are." - Ernest Lee. - See more at: http://www.columbiacvb.com/listings/index.cfm?action=display&listingID=17501&menuID=131#sthash.hZf7VUVb.dpuf

"Be what you are, don't be what you ain't. Because if you be what you ain't, then you ain't what you are." - Ernest Lee. - See more at: http://www.columbiacvb.com/listings/index.cfm?action=display&listingID=17501&menuID=131#sthash.hZf7VUVb.dpuf

HodgePodge Of A Weekend

Bands play in the middle of the road on Saturday's in the 'burg.

Kirby's in the sun

Seriously, Mac - you're getting to be a little diva'ish.

Yarn Bomb went off on 6th street for the Absolut Open Canvas Art Show. Follow me on Instagram to see the video I made of the entire show.  (CKirbs) Click here to read more about the show.

Renegade Art Fair purchase. Williamsburg coasters. Can you tell I love my hood?

Just some good ole Brooklyn hipster fashion. (that's a dude, btw)

They finished the movie theater wall of super hero's. Its AMAZING!

i try.

My Zen Garden Amongst City Noise

Living in NYC means that you will have tight spaces without much room to do much. But, one afternoon I decided to redo our balcony area. Mind you, our balcony is big enough to fit maybe three people, but, it can fit LOTS of plants! I need to go get some of that "free sod" from Bedford Ave on Saturday and lay it down so I can have a lovely front yard. :) Oh shoot... Mack might pee on it though. Maybe that's a bad idea. I planted ivy in the hanging pots, brussel sprouts in the purple pot, succulents in on the table and some pepper and tomato plants on the bottom wide pot. I'll let you know if I actually will be able to grow anything.

And, yes, we face another apartment building and honestly, I love it. I can't tell you how many times we see our "neighbors" in weird situations. Often times we feel like the show FRIENDS with the naked fat man. The people who live directly across from us really do throw the greatest dance parties though. Sometimes I'm jealous I don't know them.

Anyways, enjoy my city-garden and come over anytime to test it out. You can enjoy the zen while dodging sounds of city buses, ambulances and everyday NYC noises. I just love it.

Yes, we do face directly towards another apartment building, but, if you venture out to my balcony you get a spectacular view of the Freedom Tower and Williamsburg Bridge. I absolutely LOVE it.

My Mama a few weeks ago -- she is a master planter always planting her pots and designing her deck or porch. It must run in the blood.

Totally unrelated, however, Scottie and I were walking to the elevators this morning and someone must have moved in and realized they didn't have room for this chair so they put it up for grabs. To me, that means FREE CHAIR! We ran back to our apartment so fast because Scottie was so embarrassed. It was awesome!

Friday Tunes

"I can make you feel better - if you let me" is the addictive hook from Producer Sophie's new single BIPP. I've listened to it a few times this morning and she did. It's a light dance song not complexed with the heavy bass and constant drop that is everywhere today. It's a fun DANCE song that's going a different direction then all the other push button artists out there. I like.

Sit Down and Stay Awhile

On Saturday's in Williamsburg they are shutting down the main street, Bedford Ave from 1 - 8pm and laying down grass in certain area's. Its like a make-shift park! There are bands playing, kiosks set up to buy used books or records, ice cream trucks and people just laying down enjoying the afternoon in the middle of the road on a removable patch of grass. Best part is when the day is over, they roll up the sod and put a sign that says, "Free Grass!" Oh Brooklyn, there are many reasons why I love you -- you just gave me one more.

New Hair - He Cared

I was bored one afternoon and that is always a recipe for disaster when Amazon.com is open on my browser. In one of my many webs of searching for random things to entertain me, I came across Jessica Simpson's clip on bangs.  INSTANT "ADD TO CART" for my little shopping self.

When I got them in the mail I was so excited to show my husband. He always changes up his look with either shaving weird facial hair or shaving his entire head, but, me... nothing crazier than chopping a few inches off here and there. In high school though -- sheesh, I did everything under the sun I could get my hands on. I was a big fan of manic panic and stupid hair cuts. Back to present life, so, I put them on and came out of the bathroom with a grand yell of  "TA DAHHHHHHH!!!!" He just looked at me and said nothing. I quickly said, "they're fake!" because I thought he was going to get upset. He sighed a very audible sigh of relief and then said, "don't EVER cut bangs". So, my surprise failed miserably but, they are still fun for me and I like putting them on and pretending I'm Brigitte Bardo or a 10 year old being stupid.