Thank You For Voting

Thank you EVERYONE for voting on my Fluevog shoe ad. I know it was a close race, and I came in second place by a very tiny margin. I am thankful to be a finalist in this contest, and I am also thankful for all my family and friends and fans who voted, tweeted, and shared on Facebook! I am amazed at the response to this contest. I am truly lucky to have you all as friends helping me out. You are all super! Thank you.

Well, after all this hard work over this contest, staying up late and trying to get the word out, I am very tired! I told Raoul it feels like pulling an all-nighter in college, and I have circles under my eyes to prove it. I think I need some retail therapy. I know, how about a nice new pair of shoes?

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Scenes From The Collection - Fluevog Love

Now there are a few brands I am loyal to, and I don't usually like to be an advert, but I am a HUGE fan of JOHN FLUEVOG SHOES. I have been for a while, but it took me until 1999 to get my first pair. At least I think it was 1999 or so. My very first Fluevogs were the Familevog!


The FAMILEVOG was made for the DANIELSON FAMILE, a family of musicians that dress as nurses and doctors to promote the healing power of their soulful music. The gold stitching! The handbag heart! What is not to love about these? I absolutely love them, and so does our bun, Oreo.


I love these ANASTASIA Mary Janes. I had to have these when I saw the embroidered birds on them. They had them in a red and blue colorway, but I thought black was the way to go with these. They are great to wear with colored knee highs, skirts, or culottes!




I love Fluevog Mary Janes! They go great with all my dresses and skirts.


And here are my ERIKA FELLOWSHIP shoes. These are sort of saddle shoe-ish to me. This photo was taken at Le Meridian hotel in Xiamen, China last year. I love the doily pattern on this carpet - and my Fellowship shoes! I wore them the whole time while in China.


And here is my very well-worn pair of ANGIES. Oh, Angie. These have been all over the place! They have seen better days! I love these shoes cos they do not have laces and can easily be slipped off on a flight or in the movies.


This is the whole glorious herd together for a family portrait! Check out those boots! They are POWDER BLUE!


Nilla is even a fan of the 'vogs!

So, if you didn't know already, John Fluevog has a contest to see would get to design their next print ad...I am one of the four finalists! YOU can help me win this contest by casting a vote for my design HERE! It's the cute one with the girl walking her dog! There's only a few days left for the contest, so be sure to vote daily. THANK YOU!

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Weekend Wind-Down #117

Last night, our band, WEREWOLVES (I play trumpet in the band), played a house show at the PLUSH PALACE here in Athens - so named because the ceiling in the living room is lined wall-to-wall with STUFFED ANIMALS. Eventually, the walls on all three sides of the "stage area" will also be covered entirely with stuffed animals, making sort of a plush-lined cave. We played with new K RECORDS artist, GENERIFUS, who is on tour from Olympia, Washington...





Wyatt and Jay of WEREWOLVES...check out the WEREWOLVES' BAND CAMP PAGE HERE. You can listen to our music, download free tracks, or buy merch...yay!



Patrick of Werewolves...Patrick also lives in and runs Plush Palace...



FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Becoming a finalist in the John Fluevog Shoe ad contest...please vote daily HERE this week! Help me win!
RAOUL - Missy becoming a finalist in the Fluevog ad contest...VOTE FOR HER AD!

WORST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Not getting to visit the bunnies...
RAOUL - Having to cancel Oreo's speed dating appointment due to bad weather.

FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - When Nilla ran as soon as I showed her the new brush I got her.
RAOUL - Werewolves closing out the night with our improvised cover of Rebecca Black's "Friday"

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - "VOTE!"
RAOUL - "Skank Sinatra"

FAVORITE MEAL OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - The wheat toast from brunch at The Grit.
RAOUL - Potatoes simmered in tikka masala over rice for din din.

THREE THINGS ON YOUR TO-DO LIST FOR THIS WEEK?
MISSY - Vote, vote, and vote! (and do my Wii fit).
RAOUL - Basically, the same three things I was supposed to do last week.

FAVORITE CHILDHOOD STUFFED ANIMAL?
MISSY - Flinny my squirrel puppet.
RAOUL - We had this plush Snoopy that I liked a lot...

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - I just listened to Helium.
RAOUL - Werewolves, Mark Robinson, Yellow Fever, Chicken Lips, Cause Co-Motion, Sebadoh, Strong Arm Steady, Beans, Anti-Pop Consortium, Aesop Rock, Chok Rock, Flying Lotus, Squarepusher, Seefeel, Blue Note Records' "Blue Break Beats" boxset.







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John Fluevog Ad FINALIST!

JOHN FLUEVOG makes my most favorite brand of shoes ever - I own several pairs and I love them all. I entered their FLUEVOG CREATIVE AD CONTEST last week and now I made it as one of their four FINALISTS! The design brief was for their new beauty shoe, THE CURIE, which is inspired by MARIE CURIE. If I win, Fluevog will use my ad in a new print campaign. But I can't win without your help! So, please take the time and vote each day for my ad, and tell your friends, too! You can VOTE HERE DAILY. THANK YOU!

Nilla One-Hundred And Six - Nilla's Celebration

We made a chocolate silk pie to celebrate Nilla's Special Day! No, she did not have a taste, but she was interested in the pie! We used coconut on top and then added jellybeans for her eyes and nose. The features are drawn on with black icing. It looks just like her!


Nilla thought so, too! The pie looks bigger than my cat in this picture!


And look at my amazement when Nilla loves the pie as much as I do!

Nilla is Six!

Today we celebrate Nilla's Adoption Day, or in other words, Nilla's Birthday. It was six years ago today that I brought home my best kitty friend, who I love so much. Nilla is so silly, funny, and loving. She is a good friend. Now let's look at Nilla though the ages...


This is my Nilla as a baby! She was so small when I brought her home. I forgot she was this tiny and so thin.


Nilla likes to climb on my bookcase. This is from my old house...






Nilla always liked to help me craft and sew.


I give Nilla ice cubes in the summer!


Here Nilla is testing out my vintage red velvet chair.




Nilla and I share lots of things.


Nilla's two year celebration! I can't believe it has been four years since this photo was taken.


Nilla sitting in my hamper. Silly!


This picture is really funny! Nilla is our "guard cat."














Nilla loves this lounger. She loves card board!




Nilla's portrait by our friend Libby.




Becky from SWEETIE PIE PRESS made the crochet blood drop.




Nilla loves boxes.


Nilla as a loaf with two mice I made for her. The gray one is from when I brought her home. She loves her homemade toys better than store bought. Go Nilla!














Nilla at Christmas!




Nilla we love you!