Friday, July 30, 2010

Why This Isn't A Fashion Blog

I know you look at this picture and think, How in the world did she get so lucky, don't you?



It's Magic


Thank you, Dr. Bronner, for filling my entire upstairs bathroom with the scent of lavender since Wednesday. Anything that overrides the smell of wet dogs resisting baths is a good, good, good thing.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Reservation For Three?

Doctor: So you'd like to get pregnant?

Me: No. Well. I was hoping you could answer a few questions about that.

Doctor: Okay.

Me: I want to know how long we have to decide. Theoretically.

Doctor: I mean, that depends on a lot of things.

Me: I understand. But taking into account my health and medical history and stuff, you know, just level with me?

Doctor (putting down his clipboard and looking up): You know, I don't want to tell you that your biological clock is ticking.

Me: I'd like to point out that I'm only thirty one.

Doctor: And how long do you want to wait?

Me: blink blink blink

Doctor: Kelly, your biological clock is ticking.

Me: But we're not planning on trying for at least a couple of years. We don't even know if we want kids.

Doctor: And who knows? It might be super easy for you to get pregnant if and when you decide to. You've never gotten pregnant before so we just don't know. But if you wait two years, that puts you at thirty three. If a patient has trouble conceiving at that age we immediately refer them to an infertility specialist, because success rates begin to decrease sharply around then. Not to mention the increased rate of chromosomal abnormalities around the age of thirty five.

Me: But I have a neighbor who just got pregnant for the first time and she's forty. She did in vitro and BAM she got knocked up on the first try.

Doctor: Were they her eggs?

Me: I didn't look in her oven. I have no idea.

Doctor: If you use the eggs of a twenty year old than your success rate increases greatly. For some women, however, the biological component is important.

Me: So what are you saying? Be straight with me.

Doctor: At thirty three your eggs will have aged. Their time may be up.

Me: But not if we use a twenty two year old's eggs?

Doctor: Pretty much.

Silence.

Me: Andrew, how do you feel about sleeping with your secretary?

Yeah, I Draw 012


conceptual building sketch
ink on Strathmore

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

IF YOU UNSUBSCRIBED TODAY

Please know THERE WILL BE NO MORE NAKED BULLDOG FOR YOU.



Me Versus Tee To The Vee

Some months ago I began getting a few comments and emails here and there about Andrew and I getting a television show.

And it got me thinking.

While I really appreciate your vote of confidence in us, I'm not sure there's enough hair and makeup people.

IN.

THE.

WORLD
.


In any case, I did email a producer back today, and whoever sent the information thank you very much for thinking we're worthy of terrifying audiences on a national level. Or international level? Which reminds me, please let us know who you are. Because we're wondering if we need to say, "Eh?" in our interview.

Cannibal



Do you know who this is?

Andrew refers to him as My Five Dollars That Satchel Is Eating.

This Is What I Need

Oh. My. Word.

I saw this guy last night and all I could think was, Now that, THAT would have come in handy while I was finishing this.


And just think how helpful he could have been with the curtains.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

When Where What 050

when: earlier
where: here
what: Satchel removing Man Dog's ear, because there's a huge black market for that sort of thing

Why Are You Pulling My Dick?

Was Xanax around in the eighties?

And why can't I sling the word dick like this?


p.s. Cocaine was around in the eighties, which I know because Winona Ryder's cousin told me. TRUE STORY.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Before + After Pictures: The Historic House By The Water: Master Bedroom, Part 1

Before + After is a series highlighting some of the places that I've lived in and renovated throughout the years.

Double click on the photos to enlarge.

After fifteen thousand four hundred and sixty five posts about the Master Bedroom, it's pretty much finished.

Tomorrow Contractor Bobby is coming by to hang a thirty two inch flat screen on the wall opposite the bed, and I've spent a good deal of time figuring how to detail the wiring. Other than that, I think I can put this whole Master Bedroom project behind me. I could drag you through a recap of all the disasters, but let's be honest, do you really want to hear about the three hour bed saga or the ceiling that shot a softball size plaster chunk up my nose?

I didn't think so.

Anyway, here are some Before + After shots for your perusal...
































And a few detail shots, just for fun.









What do you think?

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