Absurd

I just saw a report that due to the economy and this 'recession' many people are abandoning their pets because they don't have the money to take care of them!

I ask you, how how how how how how how how how HOW could someone so easily give up their pet? That makes me so sad! Please, if you have ever thought of adopting, now is the time, and what better way to fight this recession! And if you can't adopt, consider volunteering! These furry love bugs need us!

Miss Honey I will never abandon you... no matter how hungry I get, no matter how unfashionable, you and I will stick together forever.

Happy Peepster!

For Easter this year, the Chicago Tribune held a peep diorama contest; basically you create a story or scene, but the main characters must be peeps!

The originators of the contest were editors over at the St. Paul Pioneer Press in my home state of Minnesota! Loving the idea, the next year the Washington Post hosted a contest, and that is when I first saw the wondrous pics and uber cool ideas: think Reservoir Dogs 'peep style.' So when I saw that the Chicago Tribune was hosting a contest it was beyond my power but to create my own peep diorama. After some drama with some hardworking, creative peepsters, aka my super smart co-workers, and some mulling over of what to create, I had a vision and thus Dita Von Peep was born—an homage to the beautiful burlesque performer Dita Von Teese. Seeing the fun I was having, Frank got in on the fun and made his own Peep Diorama.

Dita Von Peep in her Peep Show Burlesque Revue; By J

One evening I had a vision that a peep was longing to live out its true destiny and be the ultimate ‘Peep’—thus Dita Von Peep was born. An homage to burlesque star Dita Von Teese, Dita Von Peep dons a tasteful peep outfit adorned with diamonds and enough lace to cover her bodacious bosom. The most difficult part of this peep diorama was the actual photography, I made the mistake of choosing a glitzy, glamorous backdrop, that crazily bounced light when snapping a pic, but, in person, the diorama is very cute with Dita the star. Men and women peeps look on as they sip martinis and smoke pipes.

American Peep Stars; By Frank

"I knew I wanted my peeps as rock stars and began to play with different costumes and ideas…eventually I came up with these punk looking rock peep stars. With the popularity of American Idol, it seemed appropriate to make my peeps an American Idol stylized band with a slew of fans. While it was difficult to get them to cooperate and keep them from drinking during the photo shoot, finally I caught the American Peep Stars at the height of their popularity singing, of course, American Peepwoman."

In the end, it turned out that Frank's peeps saw the fun was happening at Dita Von Peeps' cabaret... as you can see things starting getting a little out of hand... While the diorama above wasn't submitted, it was quite funny to see the different peeps interact with one another, sip martinis, share tobacco pipes, and have some good laughs.

Today I love

TOKIDOKI!

Tokidoki is the cutest collection of art work, fashion accessories, and toys all based on a quirky style of anime by Italian, yup, Italian, artist Simone Legno. Tokidoki, as Legno explains on his website means "sometimes" in Japanese. He chose this word because he loves Japan and what the word can convey.

He believes everyone waits for moments that change one’s destiny. As he says, "By simple chance, or meeting a new person, tokidoki is the hope, the hidden energy that everyone has inside them that gives us the strength to face a new day and dream something positive, that something magical will happen within us."

Oooh that’s so cute!

And you know what else is cute? Tokidoki Cactus pups! Love! love! love!
I also covet the uber cute new Tokidoki fashion bags made in collaboration with Sanrio's Hello Kitty. They aren't available in the states; these bags are selling for up to $200 on Ebay. Aye Yi Ya!

To keep up on Tokidoki, be certain read the Tokidoki blog!

Dear Ross

You peered deep into my soul; you brushed my shoulder; yeah you were with that pretty brunette in the leopard print outfit, but I know, you wanted to be with the girl in the pink tutu—that was me!

Yeah so my friend said you were really thinking CALL SECURITY, but I know you were thinking...."hmmm who is this raven haired beauty?"

Sorry I didn't telepathically send you my digits, but you live here, right? Breath easy, You'll see me again.

Oh yeah, to the rest of you, meander, walk, no, RUN to the Lookingglass Theatre for the performance of Hephaestus—a mythological circus tale! There are only like three performance left! It was so good, and if you're lucky you too may see Lookingglass co-founder David Schwimmer—but ladies, know he saw my soul and he now belongs to me.

And to you, Mr. Schwimmer, yeah you're real cute, yeah you're famous, yeah you're rich, but you will still have to woo me—just a little. I like chocolate, cats, movies, long walks on the beach, all that BS, unless if you don't—oh yeah, and I'm a vegetarian.

How was your weekend?

My weekend was great. As you can see I saw my friend Mandy and my crush, Zephron. Casey took us to some crazy party near Harpo, no, Oprah wasn't there...but Zephron was!!! That was my big outing for the weekend, that and getting some much needed groceries.

Did I mention I am a vegetarian now!? Today was Day 4. On Thursday I made some MEAN vegetarian Chili with fake meat and three kinds of beans, hot sauce, cumin, and other spices.. I'm telling you it was SUPER delish!

So I lived off the chili the whole weekend.. good thing I didn't get out much as my belly was a tootin... Overall, as the ice outside began to thaw, I wasn't feeling 100% this weekend anyway, so I spent some quality time with my television and good friends—both Frank and Mandy came over for movies and munchies. We watched Gone Baby Gone; they should have called that movie Don't Baby Don't.

On Saturday I watched The Interview, which I highly recommend! This movie—starring the absolutely adorable and gorgeous Sienna Miller and Steve Buscemi, who knew those two had chemistry?—will have you on the edge of your seats! Literally these two just sit in a NYC loft and talk for hours, that's it, but they both come from such different worlds and offer so much in the way of strong insights, pain, laughter, and how they relate to one another and the world around them... and both actors give stellar performances.

Oh my cobbler is done! I just heard the buzzer now.
It's Sunday night at a 11:45 and I'm baking a cobbler, from scratch!... um, does anyone know how to bake a cobbler? Cuz I don't know if I did this right.
Oh that buzzer....