I wonder if he’s met Mr. Tata? February 15, 2008
Posted by merujo in Mutha Russia, art, boobs, eBay, general weirdness.1 comment so far
Observe this auction posted to eBay.
Go, look. Read the text. You’ll know when to stop reading. Trust me.
Yeah sure, the poster is great, but I want to know why he says the poster has the “Best Nipples”???
I mean, I speak Russian, and I can’t figure out what the hell this was supposed to mean in the original. Did Stalin have a screaming set of nips? Were Red Army officers all smugglin’ humungous raisins? Did service in Siberia mean that you could look at a soldier and just know it was, uh, reaaaally cold outside?
Perhaps there was an Order of Lenin for Best Nipples.
I’m sorely tempted to send the seller a Russian-language WTF message, but who wants to ruin the fun for everyone else.
I’m gonna go look at my vintage Soviet poster and check it for nipples. If I find anything, I’ll be sure to let you know.
Looking for a beautiful and unique Valentine’s Day gift? January 27, 2008
Posted by merujo in art, arts and crafts, beauty, cool stuff, glass, holidays, romance.add a comment
I’ve mentioned my friend Lunesse and her cool business Juiceglass out here before – she creates artisan glass beads and beautiful jewelry. Right now, she has this gorgeous set of beads up for auction on JustBeads.com:
Isn’t that cool? I totally dig the big, juicy heart pendant at the center of this set of swirly, spacey beads. I could totally see this on a silver chain or a silk cord. I hope somebody snaps these babies up and turns them into a killer Valentine’s Day gift. Heck, if I had the cash, I’d bid on them myself. (After all, a girl’s gotta get her own VD swag when there’s no one around to do it for her!!)
A box of Godiva lasts just a short time, folks. Art is forever.
This has been a public service announcement from the Committee to Remind You to Get Your Girlfriend/Spouse/Sister/Mom/Yourself Something Cool This Year.
Wings of Glass November 2, 2007
Posted by merujo in art, creativity, friends, glass, life.1 comment so far
I am surrounded by friends who give me inspiration. The Sasquatch has returned to graduate school – online and after work (consuming most of his time) – to get an MFA in Graphic Design. The Atomic Editor has taken on a new role at a dream institution where he can edit some awfully fine writing and put together one of the nation’s coolest magazines. And Javi, of course, is overseeing the move of his comicbook creation to the small screen. (I have to wonder if Javi has to strike against himself, being a Writers Guild guy… hmm…)
Now, my fabulously talented friend, glass artist extraordinaire Lunesse, has a new page on TalentDatabase.com, highlighting her beautiful beads and jewelry. Take a gander at the gorgeous pieces she has on her portfolio page there. Pretty rockin’ stuff, eh? The girl’s got talent, and now she’s balancing her glass craft with watching her new kiddo, just arrived in August. I’m impressed. As most of you know, I have trouble finding matching socks in the morning. By the way, if you get a hankering to buy something that Lunesse has created, you can click on her store link, her Etsy link, or – if you dig making your stuff – her JustBeads link for, well, just beads. (If I had any skills at all in making my own jewelry, I’d buy some of her funky beads, but since I’m less than adept at such things, I’ll just keep saving my pennies to buy a piece of her fab jewelry!)
Lunesse, along with being a gifted artist, is a tremendous writer and a damn fine web designer, too. She left a successful tech career in the IT mecca of the San Francisco Bay area to become a glass artist. I can’t begin to tell you how much I admire her for that! It’s an amazing life change – and one that requires bravery and strength of character along with real talent and tenacity.
There are days when I would love to chuck the office life and just pursue writing, but I have always been just a little too afraid to do it. Lunesse did it. She leapt off that cliff and found she had wings. Wings of beautiful glass.
I hope I am willing to take that creative leap of faith someday, too. In the meantime, though, I’ll just be delighted to see what new things she and the rest of my friends make.
It’s a wonderful thing to have creatively inspired friends. They encourage me to want to do better, to aspire to more.
I’m damn lucky to have such people around me, and I know it.
