Overheard: Written Edition

As I was changing in the womens gym bathroom for yoga this afternoon I noticed all of the graffiti on the stall.
One choice conversation:

Girl one: My ex-boyfriend is moving back to my old hometown. If I ever see him over break it's going to be awful. I wish someone would throw a pie in his face
Girl two: Where he at? I've got a pie. lemme at him!
Girl three: You are both idiots, why waste a perfectly good pie on a jerk!

I think the man vs. pie dilemma really is something to ponder over.

In Good Company

[8:01:53 PM] Julia: did you know if you click next blog
[8:02:03 PM] Julia: it is a blog about transformers
[8:02:05 PM] Bailey: hahahah
[8:02:10 PM] Julia: their "civil war"
[8:02:28 PM] Julia: http://thatsjustprime.blogspot.com/?expref=next-blog
[8:02:50 PM] Bailey: HAHA OMG

Decor Roar: Postcard Obsession

I may have or may not mentioned that I am in my senior year of College on this blog, either way it is true. With this tidbit of information people usually ask me the usual questions of my impending doom as I step off of the ivory tower cliff and plunge into the real world: Any thoughts about a career? (yes), know where you are going to end up? (no), grad school next? (don't think so yet), are you excited? (yes).

While I do agree that all of these questions are important and should be answered with some real thought at some point in the next two months (yikes), I am much more inclined and excited to plan and think about my first real apartment. It's not that I'm incredibly materialistic, its more that I like planning rooms out and always have; just ask my father about how many times I reorganized my room over the last 21 years (double yikes).
I am a planner and naturally don't want to have to go out and buy things to put up in a rush, I'd rather have a collection of things that represent me on my walls. The BP Life Collection sure does have a nice ring to it...

While many of my friends can tell you that I am wizard when it comes to picking stuff up on the side of the road, I have been branching out from the "trash collection" aspect of my hypothetical apartment and moving into the framing zone. My most recent obsession is framing postcards. I believe that postcards, especially from the 40s, 50s, and 60s, have an artistic value and spark that a picture or poster does not. They are small which makes them intimate, but they are also of very specific things and very cheap allowing you to collect to your heart's content!

On a whim in an independent bookstore a couple of weeks ago I purchased Postcards from Penguin which is a collection of as they put it "One Hundred Book Covers in One Box". I highly recommend it because the cover designs for Penguin books are classic and they are harder cardstock which makes them much sturdier.

Of course there were many covers for books I haven't read and some that I probably will never read, but that doesn't mean that they aren't beautiful little artifacts on their own. My plan is to frame a few on their own, but to also group certain covers together that are related and frame them as tryptics. I love walls with different sized pieces on the walls and using postcards in the way that you want to really makes an impact on the way you look at your home.
Some examples of the Penguin postcards:




Naturally my walls aren't just going to be covered in book postcards because that would be boring! It is great to also check out thrift stores and warehouse sales such as the Oakland White Elephant Sale in order to find old gems and pay cents for memories and fun decor. Some of the postcards had writing on them from being sent, others were just blank. It's especially great when you find a postcard of a place that you have been:


Amsterdam Centraal Station


The White House (Written on the back-- Dear Nonnie, Thanks to your money I have been having a wonderful time. The buildings are beautiful and I have been taking lots of pictures. When I get home I will show you them. Love, Butch (1963))

Others are just so fun as little painted images that you can't turn them away:

Bern.Zeitglockenturm.


In the end though, it is the postcards that you pick up yourself that make the most impact. If you can find older postcards at your desired destination pay the extra quarter or 50p and use them to create a home in your house or tiny apartment...like I assume I will be in because I will be an unemployed bum.

Girl Power

I am obsessed with girl bands. I love how they sound and I love what they represent. I've always preferred female voices in music and I love to watch ladies killing it on stage. When we were in tenth grade, Meredith got a drum set. Bailey and Laura both played guitar, and my cousin conveniently had a bass she didn't play anymore and was willing to give to me, and so our band was formed. As time went on we decided we needed a keyboardist...cue Elisa. Anyway, we called ourselves The Decos and we played songs about how much the Valley sucked and boys who wore tight pants. We also made t-shirts and buttons, and had band practice Fridays after school. Our band practices usually consisted of a play through of our songs:

Boys Don't Cry 

(ft. the steel drum affect on Elisa's keyboard)

Psycho Killer 

(Laura and I killed these vocals, thank you very much)

Yourtown, USA 

(our hit, featuring an entire verse in Spanish) 

and then about 3+ more hours of listening to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, laying down a lot, eating pizza, and trying to play each other's instruments. Then we broke up because of creative differences or something.

 I've been listening to Warpaint  pretty much non stop lately, which in turn has inspired me to listen to more all girl and girl fronted bands. So, here are just a few of my favorite seriously bad ass bitches in music:

 Warpaint

Bethany Cosentino/ Best Coast 

Patti

Kim Deal/ The Breeders

Karen O

Stevie

Courtnet Love (yes, I love her)
 

Shirley Manson

 Poison Ivy (The Cramps)

(and many many more)

Get it, girls. 

Track Take Special Guest!

The second song has been released from The Strokes upcoming album Angles.


A conversation about "You're So Right" featuring one of our best friends Elisa:

theorangenalgene 9:13 pm
strokes?

imamodrocker 9:13 pm
its weirddd

theorangenalgene 9:13 pm
it is weird
kinda cool tho
haloooweeeny

imamodrocker 9:14 pm
hahahaha
perfect description

Reel Talk: Award Times!

For the first entry in my series of posts about movies that I have loved for a long time (or have just seen and want to rave about) it seems only fitting that it would be Oscar night. Glitz, glamour, and James Franco!

Since there are so many films that I loved and saw that are nominated, I'm not going to spend time talking about each of them, but I would like to say that I absolutely adored 127 Hours, The Fighter, Blue Valentine, and of course The King's Speech.

Here are my predictions for the night:

Actor: Colin Firth


Actress: Natalie Portman


Supporting Actor: Christian Bale


Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo


Original Screenplay: The Fighter


Adapted Screenplay: 127 Hours


Documentary: Exit Through The Giftshop (I just wanna see Banksy do something)


Animated Film: Toy Story 3


Animated Short: Day and Night


Costume Design: True Grit


Director: The King's Speech


Best Picture: The King's Speech


Happy Guessing!

Good Point

On the BART to San Francisco:
A 4 year old boy is sitting on his mother's lap with two different sized t-rex toys.
Mother: No, Martin Luther King didn't actually live on that street [MLK BLVD]
Boy: Ohhhh