Birthday Loot

Pouches Raoul made me for my birthday., originally uploaded by sugar-cookie.

So my birthday was last week and before i get too busy tonight, I thought I would tell you about some of my awesome birthday loot! First, Raoul sewed me some new POUCHES in two sizes - big and small. The big pouch is perfect for my ipod, lip gloss, and mirror - so I can find them all in one place! The other one is for my pencils, pens, and other assorted drawing supplies. I always need those!


Raoul found some more perfect gifts for me, too. MARTHA'S NEW CRAFT BOOK has some great crafts inside. I can't wait to start folding origami or making silhouettes to decorate the house! He also picked some good cookbooks, just in time for the gift-giving seasons ahead. FIELD GUIDE TO COOKIES and FIELD GUIDE TO CANDYy. They both have some really great recipes in them. Pfeffernusse, anyone?


My family sent me a goodie box for my birthday, too! Inside I found some rice, potatoes (!), a DRESS, and a TOP my mom sewed for me. Fabulous!


Raoul's family also sent me this cute TOTORO mini music box that has acorns! How cute is that?

Hoot, Scoot, And Boogie

Saturday morning, Missy and I were determined to get back to IKEA, despite the sheets of rain and flooded freeways. We were determined to get the matching bookcase we had left behind last weekend, due to the limited space in my car. I don't know if you know this, but once you buy a new piece of furniture - especially a piece of furniture that makes your life easier and more enjoyable - it's kinda hard to stop. We were in love with our new BILLY bookcase and we wanted even more shelves, even more storage space for our newly re-minted CRAFT ROOM. The rain did not stop us, nor throngs of others for that matter, from making the pilgrimage...















We worked up quite an appetite at IKEA...afterwards, we headed out to Poncey-Highland and grabbed a bite to eat at SOUL VEGETARIAN before walking over to YOUNG BLOOD GALLERY, where we ended up buying some original art and prints by DETH P. SUN and PRETTY LITTLE THEIVES. Of course, a visit to Young Blood goes hand-in-hand with a visit to the ATLANTA CUPCAKE FACTORY, where we picked up a six-pack of scrumptiousness to go...









From Poncey-Highland, we headed out to LITTLE FIVE POINTS to do some record shopping at CRIMINAL RECORDS...the record store was full of buzz and excitement when we got there...and then I realized that we had *just* missed YO LA TENGO performing an in-store there. The saddest part is, I KNEW about this performance, but thought that it had already happened on friday. If we didn't spend so much time in Poncey-Highland (which is just around the corner from Little Five) we would've been at the record store right on time. We decided to console ourselves with some retail therapy, and ended up buying a bunch of new music...







We rushed back to Athens so that we could attend the third and last day of the KINDERCORE RECORDS / OWL SCOOTER's "HOOTENANNY" at the fabulous 40 WATT. Owl Scooters (run by Kindercore's head honcho, Ryan Lewis) was making their debut and they were celebrating by raffling off a couple of brand new scooters...we were feeling mighty lucky! We got to the club just in time to catch VENICE IS SINKING. The crowd was pretty decent-sized and we liked our chances. After Venice Is Sinking came THE YOUNG SINCLAIRS, sounding a bit like the Monkees at some parts, and like The Turtles in others...Missy practiced her pinball skills in-between acts...







By the time RUBY ISLE and a newly re-united I AM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER took the stage for a hi-NRG performance, the 40 Watt was completely packed and the odds of us winning a scooter went out the door. We couldn't help but make our way out of the suffocating and increasingly rowdy crowd, and settled with watching San Francisco's STILL FLYIN' from the back, near the merch table. From the stage, Ryan announced the winner of the ultra cute Owl Scooter, and needless to say, it wasn't us. Oh well. I took a photo of Missy posing with the scooter that coulda been and shoulda been ours...

Weekend Wind-Down #73

This weekend, Missy and I went ahead and got another BILLLY bookcase to go along with the one we got last week from IKEA. This time, we bought a couple of glass doors and a glass shelf to go along with it. We're really loving the Billy storage system and all the different accessories and options you can get to customize it. Anyways, the new bookcase makes for a perfect place for Missy to store and display her collection of BLYTHE DOLLS, which she moved from the built-in shelves in our dining room to the craft room...we're still re-arranging books and things and the room is still quite a mess...





FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - My birthday!
RAOUL - Your birthday...despite the rain!

WORST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Hearing that my grandmother isn't feeling good...
RAOUL - Just missing Yo La Tengo at Criminal Records in Atlanta...boo on my part.

FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Joey telling me about Uncle Tommy's t-shirt design ideas.
RAOUL - The freak show at Target the other night!

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE WEEK?
MISSY - "Han Sani"
RAOUL - "Sniiiiiiiiiiiiif"

FAVORITE MEAL OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Soul Vegetarian...I like their bakes - not fries, BAKES.
RAOUL - The veggie "pepper steak" at Soul Vegetarian was mmmmmmm good.

THREE THINGS ON YOUR TO-DO LIST FOR THIS WEEK?
MISSY - Draw my comic, maybe hopefully sew, pack orders.
RAOUL - Get through the mountain of dishes, sew, take care of some school loan forms.

ANIMAL THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - A duck...because it was so rainy!
RAOUL - An owl...because of the Kindercore Hootenanny.

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Watercolor Paintings, Lois...and the same stuff I always listen to!
RAOUL - Cryptacize, Le Tigre, Juniper, Pipas, Bella Vista, Beck, Watercolor Paintings, Stereolab, Unrest, Yo La Tengo, Lavender Diamond, The Queens Of Sheeba, Jacob Smigel, Adrian Orange And Her Band, The Aggrovators, King Tubby, Fol Chen, Prefuse 73, Jeremy Jay, YACHT, Marine Girls, Lootpack, NWA, Lois, School of Seven Bells, Hercules & Love Affair, Pterodactyl Squad's 8-Bit Weezer comp.

Steamy Kitchen!

(photo by Kelly Ruberto)


Awesome! We love it when TOFU BABY shows up in places outside of our little hometown...she was recently mentioned in the "Friday Favorites" section of the STEAMY KITCHEN blog. Click on THIS LINK and then scroll down to number 6 on the list. Thanks to ANNE for giving us a heads up and thanks especially to the Steamy Kitchen! Wuv!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVAN!

Hey! I just wanted to give a birthday shout out to my nephew, EVAN, who is turning 5 years old today...HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVAN! From us to you, have lots of fun today and eat lots of cake! We love you! (we put a package in the mail for you).

These photos of Evan doing his version of "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" were taken by my dad...and then I stole them for the blog. Hope you don't mind, Dad!