August 2007 Archives

My lovely friend India and I conducted our first Swap-n-Share on Sunday.

She loaned me this:

And I loaned her this:

India also indulged my inner Cha-Cha with her famous salsa because A) I'm missing my beloved homeland and B) her salsa is INCREDIBLE and H & I have been requesting another taste of it since she made it for her Oscar Party. This deliciousness you see below, in the words of Robert Smith, is Just Like Heaven:

It's also gone! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that it's in the Mt. Olive jar, too!

Why don't you conduct a swap of your own with a favorite friend, co-worker, or someone who lives far away that you haven't seen in awhile? While you're at it, whip up something yummy or throw in an extra little tidbit that your swap partner might enjoy. All Hail the Swap-n-Share! And thank you for my special goodies, Miss India! Can't wait to chat about Dolly wit' ya. I just started reading...

"ONCE UPON A TIME and far, far away, back in the hollers at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee there lived a little girl with yellow hair, blue-green eyes, fair skin, and freckles..."

I am a longtime fan of Leslie Hall and her brand of bedazzled "Jellybean Jet Style". I came across Leslie's Gem Sweater website a few years ago and was transfixed by her dead gaze, oversize glasses, and billowy beauty filling out several 80's style bedazzled sweaters. I didn't know who she was or what she was selling, but I spontaneously shouted, "I LOVE THIS WOMAN!"

I'm proud to showcase the creative genius that is Leslie Hall as the first choice in my new category here on Verbose Coma entitled FANTASTIC WOMAN! Just to clarify, a FANTASTIC WOMAN! must have some or all of the following attributes:

1. SMARTS! Be they book, street, or spirit.
2. HEARTS! Simply, passion.
3. ART! She has to create and communicate using the following formula: Smarts + Hearts = Art.
4. NO DARTS! That means she doesn't throw them. Literally or figuratively.

Leslie Hall is the epitome of a FANTASTIC WOMAN! because she continues to attract legions of adoring fans by marching to her own beat-box beat while shimmying comfortably in gold spandex pants. She reminds you to wear what you like and be true to who you are even if people don't get it. And she wants you to laugh both at and with her (which you will). Relying solely on the power of the internet to spread her brand of brilliantly bizarre music and art, Leslie is making a name for herself the nontraditional way. And that, my friends, MUST be saluted.

I urge you to check out Leslie's style of hip-hop electronic music with her band Leslie and the Lys. Don't forget to watch some of the videos shot spontaneously on suburban streets where passersby clearly have no idea how to digest this pink spandex clad confection. Hilarious! Oh, and um, who doesn't love a song about Willow?

Leslie Hall, you are a FANTASTIC WOMAN!

The new Built by Wendy fall collection is "trickling in!" I'm a long time fan of Wendy Mullins' quirky-classic sweaters, jeans, and movie inspired tees (hello, Mr. Wonka). Don't even get me started on the dresses. When you wear a Built by Wendy dress, people will sneak glances at you while you wait for the subway, full on accost you at the coffee truck, or punch you in the arm at a wedding.

"HEY! IS THAT MT. RUSHMORE ON YOUR DRESS?!"

"That would be Thomas Jefferson, our third President, an avid horticulturist."

Built by Wendy, people! You can learn something from it! You can school your friends! So, here's what I'm thinking. I'm thinking you should treat yourself to this Sailor Pullover right here.

Now, put it on, fluff up the couch, and pop in a DVD of "Niagara, Niagara" to witness Robin Tunney's fantastic and totally underrated performance. She's awesome.

Built by Wendy is awesome. Goodnight.

This li'l blog of mine, I'm gonna let it shine! Even when people say no. Even when big, fancy IT departments tag this website as "games" or "inaccessible at this time". I will not bend to "off limits."

Sigh, Verbose Coma has been tagged at my work place. Thus, I can't write from work anymore. It's frustrating but inevitable. I'm not in trouble or anything, but Verbose Coma isn't a "friendly" site at work I guess. I can totally browse any stupid gossip blog with random profanity and banner ads showing scantily clad co-eds, but writing (or reading!) this harmless little website is forbidden.

Dear IT Department At The Company Who Will Not Be Named,

Desk #24

I could write about this for hours, but I won't. Instead, let me introduce you to Andreas Samuelsson! I adore the work of this Swedish artist, and I hope you will, too. I found his work on the fantastic art website Tiny Showcase, and I keep waiting for him to open an online store. Let's all band together and bombard him with emails about this. Seriously, how good is that pic above? And what about this madness right here:

LOVE. IT. Andreas, you're making my day! My evening. Right here in the comfort of my apartment away from Big Brother (aka The Killer of My Creativity) and his roving eye. I will rise to this technological massacre, and I will win.

"Surveillance" by Andreas Samuelsson

Sunset to the west
The window was left open
Can I go to sleep?