Honey Can I Put on Your Clothes?

 

There are several websites that I check daily—I have already mentioned my love for BoingBoing.net, Etsy.com and all of my friends’ blogs.  Today I thought I would feature another site I frequent, first introduced to me by my sister-in-law, Joanie. 

Shirt.woot.com, as well as her sister sites woot.com, kids.woot.com, wine.woot.com and sellout.woot.com (is there an owl in here?) offers one item every day at a discounted price and once it is sold out, there is no other item to purchase until the next days offer.  I can’t determine if Joanie loves it because she went to Texas A&M (WOOT!) or because she loves a good deal, but I imagine it’s a little from column A(ggie) and a little from column B(argain).

Today’s shirt:

“The Last Leaf”

Although I have never bought any of the shirts I do enjoy perusing them every day! Below are some of my favorites and the names given by their respective creators.

                                “Music is Life”                                                          “Tickles to Tinkles”

 

 

                           “The Tag Along”                                                              “Fractal Tree”

 

 

                         “Don’t Call Him Mr. Coffee”                                         “The Discovery of Fire”

 

 

                           “5 Second Rule”                                                              “The Black Hole”

 

 

                           “King Conga”                                                                 “Shakespeare A-Z”

Artist: Barbra Streisand/ Album: Songbird

Superman

I mentioned last year that I’m not exactly gung ho about dressing up for Halloween.  It’s not that I think it’s silly or immature or whatever… I just honestly can’t be bothered with it. I typically just wear orange and call it a day but thought I’d one up myself (only just a bid) and got my “costume” from shirt.Woot, which I have mentioned here a couple of times before. 

 

 

“Laundry Day” close up; don’t I look thrilled?!? I’m helping pass out candy at Catherine’s house tonight and she loaned me the cape!

 

I also mentioned in the post from last year that it’s not like I never dressed up as a kid—in fact it’s quite the contrary.  I think I specifically mentioned a certain year when Liz Kelly and I went as Superman and Supergirl (and Jenny Yates’ costume was all abuzz with the mom's because it was from Neimans or something fancy!) Since then I have gotten the visual proof of it and other childhood Halloween’s past!

Able to leap tall… stumps?

 

It actually wasn’t uncommon for Liz and I to go as a duo:

*cough* Cam *cough

 

If not a duo then at least in tandem:

With her brother, Daniel (far left), and my brother, Matt Dr. Roberts (far right)

 

And finally, a non-costumed picture that is still Halloween appropriate (and is still a good representation of me and my brother).

I’m putting on a show and Matt’s doing all the work!

 

Artist: Barbra Streisand / Album: Superman

Easy Target

 

After our perfectly Parisian lunch at Le Pain Quotidien  we headed to The Torpedo Factory art center, a former well… torpedo factory located on the waterfront that is now home to three stories of art studios and galleries.  Translation: HEAVEN!!!!

 

I mean, with over three stories of studios it would be impossible to not find at least one thing you like here.  Lucky for me I found many many pieces and didn’t even get to explore about a third of it!

Hugh Jones’ “The Tree of Life” photo on aluminum.  I. LOVE. THIS!!! (that would be dna code in the leaves, btw)

 

Peggy Wood's “Moon and Stars Pumpkin”  You could make a kick-ass batch of watermelon salsa from this!

 

When I saw this I couldn’t help but remember one of our family trips down to Galveston.  If you don’t know, the waters there unbelievably murky and, due to the stingray population, one has to do the “Texas shuffle,” which involves not stepping but shuffling (obvs.)  So… I was shuffilin’ along and all of a sudden I felt something hit up against my leg.  My first reaction was a certain sharp-toothed, finned animal was about to pounce! Once I stopped moving, however, the banging stopped.  That is, until I headed back to shore and it became even more prevalent. Naturally the first thing I proceeded to do was yell “SHAAAAAAARRRRRRKKKK!!!!!!!” at the top of my lungs, leading to a complete evacuation of the beach.  Turns out the insole of my water shoe had become dislodged and was the true culprit.  Needless to say I had a shoreline full of people who were livid with me, none more so than my brother.  Well… at least that’s how I remember it. (I’m still sorry, Matt!)

 

One of the coolest parts was that because these are actual studios, the artist could often be seen working in plain view.

 

 

I also felt this would be as appropriate a time as any to debut my new (and first!) t-shirt from woot.  I extolled my love for them once before and it’s probably not the last time you’ll here about it.

Andy Pitt’s “Colors of a Feather”

 

Plus, I’m all for ANY excuse for a fashion show:

   

It’s the return of the Arkansas stank face!!!!!

 

Artist: Heart/ Album: Bad Animals