KITTENS FOR SALE!!!

"see ya later, suckers"

2009-02-15T17:52:05Z

BEYOND AMAZING.

showerscenes @ 2009-02-12T13:13:00

2009-02-12T18:14:15Z

Moving to DC in April. That's all there really is to know. Apparently I forgot to tell people.

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showerscenes @ 2008-12-30T12:35:00

2008-12-30T17:35:17Z

My childhood cat of 16 years is missing. He's been sick for a couple years and losing weight. A couple times he's gone under a bed or in a closet for a few days, with mom and dad saying they think he's about gone.

But mom said he's been better lately, eating and moving around. At Christmas he was really skinny but seemed happy and active for his age.

But when I packed up my things to back to Philly on Saturday, mom is pretty sure he got out. Usually he'll only stray to the front yard and eat grass. But we left for a few hours without knowing he could be outside.

Mom is so devastated. She's said she's looked everywhere, and I definitely believe that. She said she was prepared for him to die, but to not know where he is is so much more painful. I thought he was doing his hiding thing so he could pass, but the thought of him in the cold and dark breaks my heart. Mom said she just didn't want it to end this way. Even if they find him and he's already gone, at least we know what happened and he can be buried with his family (other pets) out back.

I hate that foolish feeling of crying over pets. They are our best friends. It's really foolish in itself to feel foolish.

I really miss this cat, so badly.

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showerscenes @ 2008-12-29T23:09:00

2008-12-30T04:15:50Z

oh and in case film comes up...

okay so i go to the movies for entertainment i think more so than to receive a powerful message.

that being said, while i absolutely LOVED milk, like crazy, my favorite film of 2008 HAS to be...

CLOVERFIELD

i know, i know. but seriously that came out in january and i still think about it almost every day. this is NOT me AT ALL, but for weeks afterward i wanted to write fan fics and draw pictures... i still keep up on it to read about sequels and stuff. i don't know what it is! when i look at the high rises in philly, i almost always think about if the monster attacked the buildings. i have no shame.

top 10 albums! and more

2008-12-30T00:55:22Z

i want so badly to put annie's don't stop on here, but since it's getting reworked, i won't. it was a sweet album, though.

also, no raveonettes because i put it on last years. OHHHH MAN IT'S STILL SO GOOD TO ME.

MY TOP 10 ALBUMS:

10. goldfrapp - seventh tree (this almost feels obligatory. though "clowns" and "eat yourself" are just golden.

09. air france - no way down

08. hercules and love affair - hercules and love affair

07. xiu xiu - women as lovers

06. m83 - saturdays=youth

05. crystal castles - crystal castles

04. los campesinos! - hold on now, youngster

03. brazilian girls - new york city

02. as in rebekkamaria - queen of france

AND THE WINNER IS......

01. portishead - third

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

yelle is a VERY close 11th. on a good day, she made it in the top 10.

cloetta paris - secret eyes (something to live for)
mates of state - rearrange us (REALLY surprised by this one)
arthur russell - love is overtaking me ("close my eyes" is one of the best songs i've heard in some time)
vampire weekend - vampire weekend
the presets - apocalypso (some REALLY good songs, but not so great as a whole album)
cut copy - in ghost colours
love is all - a hundred things keep me up at night
bon iver - for emma, forever ago
beach house - devotion

DISAPPOINTMENTS:

cansei de ser sexy - donkey
stereolab - chemical chords
jenny lewis - acid tongue
of montreal - skeletal lamping

AND ONE I STILL CAN'T DECIDE ON:

ladytron - velocifero (i think my standards for them are just too high)

AND 2009 BETTER BE FULL OF FRANKMUSIK!!!

showerscenes @ 2008-11-21T10:52:00

2008-11-21T15:53:17Z

Pushing Daisies is cancelled?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

showerscenes @ 2008-11-20T07:20:00

2008-11-20T12:21:34Z

what podcasts do you listen to? of course there's NPR and "this american life," and I listen to dan savage's every week (though his voice is starting to really annoy me). my commute to work is lengthy, so i was just curious as to what you might listen to.

showerscenes @ 2008-06-01T17:57:00

2008-06-01T21:57:50Z

man oh man. oh man.

what a swell birthday weekend!!

friends and boyfriends, rollercoasters and chocolate, dancing and whiskey sours. backseat love and video games. burritos and egg salad. hand-holding, smiling. taking it easy.

i've realized that this is like dating my best friend. which feels a lot more awesome than it may sound.

if this is a preview of summer, let it commence. i'm ready to get soaked.

showerscenes @ 2008-05-28T20:41:00

2008-05-29T00:41:46Z

i was walking the mons tonight and some bougie young woman was on her front step with her boyfriend and says "you know i love these dogs, they look like gremlins." and i whole-heartedly agreed and told her that's why her name's monster. she then says, "i saw her all the way down the block and could tell she is a very special dog." how nice is that!? oh mons.

i just downloaded 17 episodes of ugly betty and i hope they are good. i am also going to eat a vegan cheesesteak while watching an episode and then watercolor because i'm feeling creative.

cheeseball smile:

showerscenes @ 2008-05-01T19:28:00

2008-05-01T23:28:37Z

okay, so i can't believe that i don't know the answer to this. i feel like it's a pretty dumb question:

i have to get my wireless cable internet set up and one of the questions is if i need to rent or buy a modem...

with my macbook, do i? or do i just need the router??

showerscenes @ 2008-04-14T18:47:00

2008-04-14T22:47:58Z

we made the cutest caterpillar today!!!

i'm thinking of starting an art blog exclusively devoted to preschool artwork.

showerscenes @ 2008-04-06T10:22:00

2008-04-06T14:22:11Z

i've been getting more into the idea of art and ideas and products being displayed publicly. not as a way of self-advertisement. but more so as a means to express what's going on in the head, heart, or really any other part of the body (what would an expression of the legs look like?). i'm questioning what could make an idea wrong. and ideas aren't wrong. and i think that needs to be applied to my own brain.

i've finally started to compare less. and just do.

when i was in DC last weekend, i saw these up around the city:

and i think this idea is great:

showerscenes @ 2008-02-16T23:37:00

2008-02-17T04:37:54Z

my first print using photo emulsion!!!!!

it got a little smudgey but i am loving photo emulsion. if that's my first print EVER using it... just imagine when i get good! haha

showerscenes @ 2008-02-13T19:32:00

2008-02-14T00:32:21Z

me at age 4. sister at age 8.

we'd always dress me up as ed grimley on SNL.

showerscenes @ 2008-02-08T20:33:00

2008-02-09T01:33:48Z

tonight i'm going to an animal costume party, and i'm a panda bear. probably the lousiest panda bear, too. but whatevs.

i didn't put the ears on yet.

we're almost twinsies!!!!

showerscenes @ 2007-12-10T22:38:00

2007-12-11T03:38:37Z

inspired by peter, i put together my 2007 album list (a little early, but i don't think there's anything else really coming out).

i'm being kinda unfair with this list. for example, one was originally released in 2006 but i still consider it this year because it wasn't available here until 2007. another just came out overseas but won't be released here until next year. as hypocritical as it is, it still counts. but no, goldfrapp doesn't count as there are rumors it isn't finished (whatever).

HOWEVER, i must say that year has been hella surprising. i would say half these bands i had almost NO interest in before 2007. i didn't think their past efforts were that great, but they really blew me away this year (i'm talking to you panda bear, jens, glass candy, blonde redhead, and especially tegan & sara). others i felt "eh" about but was EXTREMELY astounded (seriously, the new raveonettes is fucking killer). and, i was disappointed by old favorites (bjork and imperial teen). however, this was a good year for some sexy music (thanks chromatics).

and then there was one band i had no idea existed, but ended up making my favorite album of the year. really, what it all comes down to is perfect pop. and they sure did do it.

20. sahara hotnights--"what if leaving is a loving thing"
19. yelle--"pop-up"
18. bonde do role--"...with lasers"
17. lily allen--"alright, still"
16. panda bear--"person pitch"
15. imperial teen--"the hair the tv the baby and the band"
14. interpol--"our love to admire"
13. bjork--"volta"
12. sally shapiro--"disco romance"
11. jens lekman--"night falls over kortedala"
10. glass candy--"b/e/a/t/b/o/x"
09. m.i.a.--"kala"
08. tegan & sara--"the con"
07. chromatics--"night drive"
06. yeah yeah yeahs--"is is"
05. roisin murphy--"overpowered"
04. stereo total--"paris<>berlin"
03. blonde redhead--"23"
02. the raveonettes--"lust lust lust"
01. bella--"no one will know"

showerscenes @ 2007-10-27T15:41:00

2007-10-27T19:41:13Z

Human race will 'split into two different species'
By NIALL FIRTH

The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist.

100,000 years into the future, sexual selection could mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed.

The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry from the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will have reached its physical peak by the year 3000.

The report claims that after they reach their peak around the year 3000 humans will begin to regress
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These humans will be between 6ft and 7ft tall and they will live up to 120 years.

"Physical features will be driven by indicators of health, youth and fertility that men and women have evolved to look for in potential mates," says the report, which suggests that advances in cosmetic surgery and other body modifying techniques will effectively homogenise our appearance.

Men will have symmetrical facial features, deeper voices and bigger penises, according to Curry in a report commissioned for men's satellite TV channel Bravo.

Women will all have glossy hair, smooth hairless skin, large eyes and pert breasts, according to Curry.

Racial differences will be a thing of the past as interbreeding produces a single coffee-coloured skin tone.

The future for our descendants isn't all long life, perfect bodies and chiselled features, however.

While humans will reach their peak in 1000 years' time, 10,000 years later our reliance on technology will have begun to dramatically change our appearance.

Medicine will weaken our immune system and we will begin to appear more child-like.

Dr Curry said: "The report suggests that the future of man will be a story of the good, the bad and the ugly.

pretty interesting, at least as a theory. i don't know if that's mean-spirited or what, but really. although if you go into south philly now, it looks like it is already taking place.

showerscenes @ 2007-10-27T14:04:00

2007-10-27T18:04:23Z

L-R:

my sister, my sister's friend once upon a time whom i imagine now looks like kathy griffin, yours truly.

showerscenes @ 2007-10-07T21:56:00

2007-10-08T01:56:15Z

WOOOOOOOOOO

Flight: 2 Round-Trip Tickets

Wed, Dec 12, 2007 Philadelphia International Airport, (PHL) to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, (SEA)
Depart: 11:25 AM
Arrive: 01:25 PM

Philadelphia, PA (PHL) to
Minneapolis, MN (MSP)

Requested Seats: 10A, 10B
1 Stop - change planes Minneapolis, MN (MSP)

Minneapolis, MN (MSP) to
Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)
Depart: 10:20 AM
Arrive: 01:15 PM

matthew hicks, get ready!

showerscenes @ 2007-09-19T19:27:00

2007-09-19T23:27:42Z

i got a roll of film from my holga developed over the weekend. this roll was a year old. half of the photos didn't come out, i guess, as i only got 7 back. 5 of them aren't very good. so really, the price was a total bummer, which sucks. but i suppose that is the luck of the draw.

STILL, these two photos couldn't be captured with a digital camera. the colors are great, i'll always be a sucker for the vignettes, and i just love them:

showerscenes @ 2007-08-25T23:48:00

2007-08-26T03:48:08Z

showerscenes @ 2007-08-21T23:30:00

2007-08-22T03:30:01Z

before the trip, i decided to get one of those disposable underwater cameras because really, you can have the cool, ultra-nice canon digital rebel 10 megapixel photos (which i've still yet to upload)... but can you take those underwater? NO!

showerscenes @ 2007-08-21T19:28:00

2007-08-21T23:28:59Z

what's that? ryan got a new job?

WHY YES HE DID

i have been offered that kindergarten teaching job at the montessori school. SO EXCITED!!! i can't wait.

showerscenes @ 2007-08-16T14:53:00

2007-08-16T18:53:53Z

showerscenes @ 2007-07-19T10:55:00

2007-07-19T14:56:01Z

took monster for a walk in the woods the other day.

looks like i just told her a joke she thought was hilarious:

had no idea what to do in the water:

i think we're gonna try again today.