Shleefunk Era

girl, you got those hands

2009-09-21T19:46:00.000-07:00

I was taking care of some holes tonight on the boyz clothes
* with the tv off *
* with the ipod off *
* by myself downstairs *
and realized that I need to start being creative again. I have no patience for knitting, but have always wanted to crochet ever since I was a little girl wearing those amazing crocheted dresses by Victoria. Tomorrow Josh and the mini-man are going to have some time while I check out the art store for supplies (oh, and a book).

Thinking of claymation again, but honestly I wash my hand around 500 million times a day that I'd like to do something a little less messy. I will be back to the clay, I do miss that lots o'lots too.

LBWB (aka Figglet)

2009-09-21T19:35:00.000-07:00

(oh, so that's where Shleefunk was!)

flirting with southern cuisine

2008-07-21T18:32:00.000-07:00

Host for Saturday night's dinner party overheard my now famous first encounter story with this favorite orange spread - decided to whip up a batch ho'made just for us yankees.

it's really good on celery

maybe I'll make it next time you come over for dinner.

monkey party

2008-06-15T11:57:00.000-07:00

char & sarah

2008-06-08T19:48:00.000-07:00

we had the bestest time ever at Nick & Amantha's wedding!

and the message coming from my eyes says...

2008-05-30T19:31:00.000-07:00

ummm.... yeah.... wow

(how did I ever miss this one!)

and ps...

2008-05-29T19:13:00.000-07:00

I totally fell asleep in shavasana today - and the teacher called me out on it. It's like my yoga nightmare!

(and I can't seem to shake it)

flavor tripping

2008-05-29T18:56:00.001-07:00

I want the golden ticket!

amazing

2008-05-03T07:28:00.000-07:00

this

makes

me

smile

so much!

but does he also do work with stuffed animals???

nakation's all I ever wanted...

2008-05-03T07:18:00.000-07:00

"Tennis at Mira Vista. Most nude vacationers say that what they enjoy most is liberation from the typical pretenses of society."

te, he, te... nakation....

it's so easy being green

2008-04-24T20:09:00.000-07:00

check this out: TKWA is blowing up the internets!

They won a huge AIA /COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award for 2008 for the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center in Wisconsin - LEED Platinum building - totally zero carbon footprint.

“This building does things that people are dreaming about,” said Rick Fedrizzi, president of the U.S. Green Building Council. “There are people out there saying, ‘Somehow, somewhere a building will be able to do that.’ This building is doing it today.”

wanna know more about the project?

wanna know more about the firm?

playing songs bringing tears to my eyes

2008-04-24T19:54:00.001-07:00

So he came on stage - and all I could do is laugh and smile becuase i my head - I kept thing - OMG - it's Elvis Costello!!! I was high-school-freaking-out a little bit... THEN his second song was this:

yeah - I just about lost it. We had fantastic seats - but can there really be a bad seat there? Thanks Hammy for coming with me!

Oh - yeah, he played this too (sigh):

And I couldn't help myself - the Hatch Show Print poster was amazing for this show - I had to buy it!

what I learned on Saturday

2008-04-20T19:44:00.001-07:00

so m any hippies

"you can only have one thing off the table
no more than one per person!"
surprisingly stingy on the give-aways
I chose the jungle stickers

Who knew this was here!
They did.
(and yes, Chris did too)

This is the place elephants go to die
and no, you can't go visit
(and their newsletter is called Trunklines - clever, no!)

Spelunkers rather you call it caving -
and are also very excited to have new people join their group

wanted to learn more about this whole raw food thing - but the group that was hosting that table seems a little tweaked out on something - could it have been too much wheatgrass?

and it's always good to buy local produce -
I think that was the main go-home message from the day.

oh - and kettle corn is delicious. Thanks Chris for coming with me!

i want my mtv

2008-04-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

this & that

2008-04-19T19:49:00.000-07:00

this:

that:

ah.... yes.... (sigh)

luv for the fam'

2008-04-19T18:53:00.000-07:00

my better-half has been working on some insane grant (?) for the past 10 million hours - all I know is that if he gets this, things will be good - and I can finally get back on the Mac to blob. He set me up with the lab lap-top at the kitchen table tonight - so I can get caught up on some things.

ONE BEING LOVE I HAVE FOR MY SIBS-IN-LAWS

These Bucky's have been all over the interwebs lately
and deserve a shout-out here in ShleeNN:latest article
by Alison
amazing
after reading it, all I wanted to do was write a book for those kids - in fact, I think I will!
(Be expecting a phone call soon to discuss)

Feature story on PBS about Char and his BFF Sedar
(totally rocked it Char - I'm sure the Zulu's would be proud)

And of course

a BIG shout out to the one who inspired it all

Thank you for introducing me to the art of the blob!!!
and ps -I totally remember going to the museum with you and discovering this artist together - whenever I see his work, I think of you

I truly lucked out with all'ya'lls!

there is no other music

2008-04-19T11:02:00.000-07:00

For the dozen or so of you who actually read this blob -
I can't help but post about my latest obsession:

I cannot stop listening to this album

(omg - it's stop motion - I'm freaking out just a little... ummm... yeah)

We went to the show here in town last Tuesday night - tiny venue that only holds about 500 or so people (sold out in 4min!) - hands down, best concert I have ever been to. The local rag here had a decent review - jaw dropping, heart stopping, rocking amazing show!

I don't know how I can ever go to another concert after this one.

go - get this - download it - put it in your ipod - do whatever you can - your ears will thank you!

no one tell Josh...

2008-04-10T18:15:00.001-07:00

Pouncer Pouncer the wonder-cat
I'm so glad you're not a rat
or a bat
or too fat
or something like that!

it's bigger than hip-hop...

2008-04-08T05:19:00.001-07:00

“...he said, singing and miming the typical gestures of the nursery rhyme with his heavily tattooed arms...”

how long is the drive to Atlanta???

surge love for the dairy state

2008-03-31T17:38:00.000-07:00

Any article

that starts off

mentioning the Mars Cheese Castle and says

"Madison, the state capital and arguably the state's most sophisticated city..."'

is a must read.

pictures of farmland and red barns are so comforting to me -
it reminds me of long family car rides

me & a power tool

2008-03-30T14:49:00.001-07:00

my latest favorite weekend fun

spring!

2008-03-29T07:46:00.000-07:00

It's that most wonderful, opening-up, psychedelic,
sweet-smelling, bloomin' time in DC!

wanna see what those crazy cherry blossoms are up to???

i want my mtv

2008-03-28T19:07:00.000-07:00

Joshie...

2008-03-26T17:46:00.000-07:00

We need to be more like the B-52's -
They have so much fun!

happy sunday!

2008-03-22T22:13:00.000-07:00

it's the most wonderful time of the year

check out what our friends in DC have been up to

next year: B-Peepie2's - Love Peep (that's where it's at!)

really...

2008-03-22T09:20:00.001-07:00

1,450 tacos or 1 cornflake...

creationism

2008-03-15T21:50:00.000-07:00

darwinism

2008-03-15T19:47:00.001-07:00

playing around on a saturday night

2008-03-15T19:42:00.000-07:00

one of my favorite things is when friends send me emails like this:

2008-03-06T20:24:00.000-08:00

Have I ever told you that this video of Regina Spektor reminds me of you? You don't look anything like her but for some reason, I always thought that if you were to ever make a video, it would look like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGTDRztaCCw

It makes me happy when people see creative things and think of me.

(I miss my DC friends...)

slugs & the runaway clementine

2008-03-05T04:58:00.000-08:00

slug & flower

2008-03-04T04:27:00.000-08:00

it's an elephant fish tea pot

2008-02-29T21:18:00.000-08:00

Saw an image for a split second on-line: modeling clay

like those long snakes of it that come in different colors

all wrapped perfectly in clear plastic

and now it's all I can think about

totally buying some tomorrow

alert the fruit PR group:

2008-02-29T20:33:00.000-08:00

this was in my inbox first thing this morning (ps - Liz got this bird as a 16th birthday gift, it's been her pet for 11 years):

this morning, as usual, i got augustus's food and water.  when i went to feed him and took off the cover, i saw something white at the bottom of the cage.  i thought he had somehow retrieved a ping-pong ball and brought it back to his cage.  on closer inspection, i realized the the ping-pong ball was actual an egg.  augustus laid an egg!  what is going on!  i was freaking out and dad kept laughing at me.  after eleven years of thinking he's a boy, he decides to lay an egg.  true to his personality though, he wasn't tending to the egg or upset when i took it out of the cage--what a naughty bird.  i'm still in shock.

liz

#74, #69, #68, #64, #63... and on, and on....

2008-02-24T09:33:00.000-08:00

are they stalking me?

email sent this morning:

shleefunk to Natasha, Jennifer 9:09am

SO.... would you guys want to watch some of the oscars tonight???? Just checked on line, and it looks like red carpet coverage starts at 7pm (but you know on E they are on the red carpet already I'm sure) - and the show is at 7:30. I could go there, you could come here.

how has no one figured this out yet:

2008-02-16T14:02:00.000-08:00

time to update the cockroach-o-meter

2008-02-12T16:49:00.000-08:00

From: xxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:51 AM
To: xxxx
Subject: cockroach

Dude - what happened? Was it crawling on your desk???

____________________________________________
From: xxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:00 AM
To: xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: cockroach

Somebody placed a huge cockroach in a mug (with a paper towel, rubber band so the little critter couldn't escape) on Jeff's desk. He came in this morning and saw the mug wondering if someone had given the Gresham mug to him. He took off the rubber band and paper towel off only to see a huge cockroach on the bottom of the mug. He showed it to Eric. When he showed it to Eric, the cockroach escaped from the mug and was crawling over the table that is in between Jeff and me. Around that time, is when I screamed and stood up. They finally captured it but Jeff has no idea who put the cockroach in the mug on his desk. As of now, it's an unsolved mystery (queue the Unsolved Mysteries theme song…).

_____________________________________________

UPDATE:

When I asked Jeff what happened to the cockroach - he said it was wounded, yet still fighting for it's life on the office floor. Here at ShleeNN, we will update you as this tragic story progresses.

why I know I'm 30

2008-02-10T18:22:00.001-08:00

I'm really into the Red Hot Chili Peppers right now - i know it's so 90's VH1 of me

february

2008-02-09T08:32:00.000-08:00

february is so claustrophobic

how many white 30-year old women Obama supporters are there in Nashville?

2008-02-07T16:16:00.000-08:00

Apparently more than just me...

I kind of wish I would have written this post a few days ago when I was still floating on cloud 9 with this story - when I was walking out of the polls, I was stopped and interviewed by Time magazine after I voted on Super Tuesday - they asked me:

who I voted for:

Barack Obama

why did I vote for them:

most honest candidate

and when did I make my decision:

after my trip to DC in December, because Nashville doesn't have as much information and coverage about democratic canidates.

After that, they took me to a truck they had set up for a photoshoot - and I they took about 50 pictures of me looking directly at the camera, smiling, not smiling, turning my head to the right, to the left, crossing my arms...

Yeah - I won't lie, I was super excited for the idea that I'd be quoted in the magazine (but not my first time quoted in a magazine)... and for the past few days couldn't think of much else... but I think NOW, post discovering that I didn't make the cut, the best way to explain my excitement is to post the emails I had sent out after it happened:

As I was leaving voting today in the primary - i was stopped by a reporter from Time Magazine, who interviewed me as to whom I voted for - and I did a whole photo shoot for the magazine - so keep your eyes open next week when they have their issue about super Tuesday - i might just be in it! They asked me when I made my decision - and I
said it was when I was back in DC because here in Nashville they don't have as much information available on Democratic candidates.

AH! I still can't believe this happened!

ps - it's 70 degrees here today in Nashville and humid - I'm wearing my hair pulled back with a headband and pony tale - oversize button down shirt, black pants and tons of jewelry - I feel like I totally just rolled out of bed - but of course - this happens to me today!

you know - when I was younger, I used to think that if I talked about something too much - if I was too excited for it to happen - it just wouldn't happen - and I thought about this when I was emailing all my friends about the interview... but I still did it anyway... and you know what - I wasn't in the magazine for a reason... and I'm ok with that.

And I'm also ok with the fact that I just told the world who I voted for on Super Tuesday.

on my mind today

2008-02-04T17:54:00.000-08:00

lavender/rosemary soap

can't tell if i hate you or love yo u

it's the hot ears

100 pairs of socks for $100

enough already!

(note - this sock squid was not on my mind - but just an amazing picture I found)

i want to eat you you look so good...

2008-02-04T17:14:00.000-08:00

yumma!

today

2008-01-29T16:46:00.001-08:00

why does everyone annoy me so much?

no - not you - just all the other people.

this dessert could kill you

2008-01-27T18:41:00.000-08:00

The Australia day dinner party was only a slight disaster - but after a private laundry room meeting, some tears, and forgiving Hammy - we redeemed ourselves in the end - and by 11pm (or Tash's fourth dark & stormy - whichever came first), everything was perfect:

Lessons Learned:

1. See above photo: Shlee holding a batch of her famous Killingtons (aka - poisonous lamingtons) - after cooking the frosting, we assembled the lamingtons - and only 2-hours later while cleaning up did we realized while cooking the frosting on the stovetop, we scrapped about 1/4 of the non-stick surface off the pot.

2. Bubble and squeak is much harder to make than you think - it's not the Aussie Lattke as previously thought.

3. It's important to check on lamb while you are cooking it in a french oven - 180 degrees is not medium rare.

4. When you ask people to bring an appetizer - don't let them make it at your house - especially if it involves raw pork and seafood and frying it on your stove - at least the fire alarm stopped going off right before everyone walked through the door.

5. Dark rum + Waltzing Matilda + 80's Trivial Pursuit = super fun dinner party!

Happy Australia Day!!!!
(or as we like to call it: Paul & Tash appreciation day)

G'day Mates - Happy Australia day!

2008-01-26T06:00:00.001-08:00

trip to whole foods

2008-01-24T19:47:00.001-08:00

you learn so much at whole foods

I'm having an awesome day today

2008-01-24T19:21:00.001-08:00

things were ok - then better - then fantastic!

josh's trip to germany

2008-01-20T16:06:00.000-08:00

looks like he's having a fabu time in the fatherland

and ps:

2008-01-17T19:16:00.000-08:00

I think I fell asleep in shavasana today.

ummmmm.....

2008-01-17T18:51:00.001-08:00

love:

being good to me
yoga
really good salads with chick peas
blobing
planning menus for dinner parties
listening to the pup-pod
smiling
even years
rosemary smelling soap
joshie

hate:
spending too much time on the internet
salads without chick peas
talking spiders
all food in the vending machine at work
facebook
flavored coffee creamers

blue iris is the new chili pepper

2008-01-16T21:10:00.000-08:00

Pantone 18-3943 is so 2008

My family is SynesthNEAT!

2008-01-15T17:51:00.000-08:00

Alison's latest amazing article:

"My synesthesia made me feel like a freak. But if my son has inherited this neurological quirk, I hope he realizes what a gift it is."

i heart you blob

2008-01-13T18:22:00.000-08:00

Facebook:
I find you totally confusing and strangely impersonal and too personal both at the same time.

Blob:
You help me bring Shleetopia to the world!

I am calling yoooooou......

2008-01-13T15:59:00.000-08:00

bestest idea ever - this would have been perfect Saturday night.

the new 'Catkins' diet

2007-12-10T16:15:00.001-08:00

Doesn't this cat have a strangely very human face?

gift

2007-12-08T06:29:00.001-08:00

Last night we went to an art show of a friend who I work with - and as soon as we walk in - we realize it's the art that we had been admiring at Fidos only months before! We fell in love with it there, and wished at the time we has more $$$ than just enough to buy a double-shot-soy-latte and grande-triple-shot-skim-latte. I start talking with the artist - she had no idea that I painted and couldn't believe that I've just stopped. (why did I stop????) She invited me to paint with her and to show my work in her next gig in town! What a gift I was given: here, you will have places to show your work - JUST PAINT!!!!!

Ummmm... ok, I can do that! I wonder what time Plaza opens today???

2007-12-06T18:41:00.001-08:00

if my birthday was tomorrow, what would I do...

2007-12-05T17:35:00.000-08:00

go out for lunch to a restaurant with white table cloths while wearing tons of necklaces

visit an art museum & take notes

get a pedicure with a super dark color

go to the zoo & visit with the seals

use fancy organic soap in the shower

eat mexican food for dinner

spend time chillin' close to water & reading in the sun

2007-12-05T17:33:00.001-08:00

who would abandon you little friend???

first orange of the season

2007-12-04T20:06:00.001-08:00

the orange I just ate had a baby orange inside - don't you just love that - the baby is always so extra sweet!

beginning of new art project

2007-12-01T05:43:00.001-08:00

new friend from seattle

2007-11-28T21:14:00.000-08:00

katy: "What a hipster cat! He's all like, "Whoever adopts me better have PBR and early Arcade Fire albums."

southerners view of hanukkah*

2007-11-28T16:00:00.000-08:00

co-worker 1: What are lattkes?
shlee: They are the potato pancakes served traditionally for Hanukkah.
co-worker 2: Yeah, I've had those before. Ash, don't be offended, but they are kind of like those hash-browns served at McDonalds.
co-worker 3: No, no - they are more like the hash-browns at Waffle House.
co-worker 1: Oh yeah, I've had those before.
shlee: Ummm... yeah, gotta go.

*written with permission by co-workers 1, 2 & 3.

purchases at nordies

2007-11-25T20:23:00.001-08:00

nordies sales girl: "it's a good starter legging"

not quite cranberry, not really purple - more like schnozberry

might have been my only mistake

art on the farm

2007-11-24T20:39:00.000-08:00

The Farm Project "Invitation: The kitchen as a space for life and not as a showroom for design"

first read about this in the special sunday nytimes travel magazine section - wallpaper also has a blurb about it.

can I please have some leggings???

2007-11-24T17:11:00.001-08:00

do I buy full length or capri - what shoes/boots do I wear with them???

all I want to do is wear leggings, flat boots and my big button sweater!

orange puree

2007-11-24T14:29:00.000-08:00

I'm in the process of making peanut-butter chocolate chip muffins for Emo from the Sneaky Chef cookbook - the secret is make ahead recipe #2: orange puree - sweet potatoes and carrots. Do you think he can tell the difference???

They are baking right now... and smell really good.

News flash:

I just ate one - yumma! Maybe I should start sneaking these things in my food... hmmm......

brittney - she once fed baby raccoons

2007-11-24T14:07:00.000-08:00

Brittney is the girl I sat next to on the plane from Dallas to Seattle. Top 10 things we talked about for the dreaded 4-1/2 hour flight:

1. Opened with showing Josh and I card tricks

2. Upon completing the 4th trick - she said "You know, I can draw really well too, wanna see?" Immediately she drew a picture of a boy with a squirrel hat (I know, instant BFF). Also drew pictures of a "Christmas flower" and beach scene.

3. We looked at pictures of her cat and boyfriend on her digital camera.

4. Pulled out her Nentendo something-something - totally dated myself by asking if it was the new Gameboy - she had no idea what I was talking about. We played a game where we had our own virtual cat to love, feed, play with - pretty cool.

5. I had to guess her nicknames: "Purple Bunny" because of her purple fur coat and "Country Girl" because of her love of country music.

6. Both her dad and uncle are artists - and she wants to be an artist too.

7. She once fed baby raccoons at her grandmothers house - and they were so cute (once I took care of baby squirrels - but I didn't get to tell her that story).

8. We pulled out the maps from the in-flight magazine and played a game where we had to find shapes in the countries.

9. Her dad loves dragons - so she was very excited when we flew over a river that looked like a dragon - she took lots of pictures for her dad.

10. When we were flying over the mountains, she asked if I wanted to do "switchies" so I had a better view (she was at the window - I had the middle seat).

How lucky that I got to sit next to my artist baby on the plane!

procrastinating - leaving for seattle in 12 hours

2007-11-20T16:33:00.001-08:00

blue sprinkle

2007-11-20T16:21:00.000-08:00

I just found a blue sprinkle in my engagement ring - and I have no
idea where it came from... i haven't had anything sprinkley all
weekend.