See you squares at Lido tonight for the send-off.
xo

These – are funny! Nice job someecards.
Sam, thanks for the introduction.

Decided to shop by color today on Etsy. And given it is Halloween season and my affinity for orange, it thought it’d be appropriate. Here are a few finds from my favorite crafty ecommerce store.

Bag by nitelily3: $34

Bliss print (signed) by dazeychic: $20

Ok i dont know if i would buy these, but they are too funny to not post.
CROCHETEd HOTPANTS by IMBUTTERFLY: $65

Pendant by sushipot: $12

Elephant Dress for 3 Month old by kinchi: $29.50

Kitty Magnet by CircaCeramics: $8:00

Candy Corns by CarolEsther: $4.00

I packed a plum and a gala apple today for lunch and managed to lose them somewhere within my 5 block commute. Not much of a blog post I know but they are out there somewhere…. somewhere….

Stoop sale today (saturday the 13th) at 121 2nd place between court and smith. 10-2. Lots of books, dvds, a bit o’ furniture…

I spent last weekend in Key West with some fun poker friends.
Some photos from the trip…

We went deep sea fishing. First catch of the day was my wee fish – had to return it to the sea because it was too small.

Storm off in the distance

Blue building

Storm over Key West Cemetery

Miami Beach spiral

Rainbow over Miami Beach

The old seltzer home delivery truck was on our block again this morning. I don’t know which of my neighbors gets seltzer home delivery but it seems like a very cool 1950s dinner party type of thing to have at home. They must have great happy hours. Anyway a few pictures below. The truck is pretty amazing. How it carries all these bottles without having them tied down, and without breaking is beyond me. Oh, and check out the “antique bottles” that have been riding on the bottom shelf for some time.

And secondly, my friends Justin and Hiro, who know of my love of cute Japanese food and product graphics, gave me this box of panda cookies. Look, one has a frowny face. awhhhh…. (translation anyone?)

I’ve recently introduced myself to the world of podcasts (i know i’m kinda late to the game) and quite frankly it is awesome. I am currently on my 20th Spanish lesson (in preparation for a trip to Spain). The series is called Coffee Break Spanish and you can subscribe via iTunes. Each podcast is about 15minutes and its been a wonderful refresher on my rusty Spanish. The show has very nice production values, writing and pacing and the hosts are Scottish which somehow makes it more fun. This particular group also produces a French series. But the cool thing is that you can find just about ANY sort of language lesson on podcast.

Ok so this led me to a day or two of cruising for podcasts and other media to put on my ipod. I hadn’t done much with it except drop my own favorite tunes on, or use it as a hard drive.

Here is what I’ve found. Or, perhaps we should call this – whats new on “COMMENCICON”:
IndieFeed Hip-Hop – you get one track a day, a good way to listen to some new music without being overwhelmed.
IndieFeed Indie Pop Music – same business but indie music. They also have Electronica, Blues, Performance Poetry and guess what else AUDIO DOCUMENTARIES… oh yes, thats next.
IndieFeed Audio Documentaries – honestly, I’ve started grabbing these but haven’t started listening. Too busy with the Spanish lessons
NPR Music

And they even have video podcasts. COMMENCICON now includes
Best of Youtube (video podcast) : the sad thing is that the sound isnt functioning on my computer. So, all those cool youtube videos people send me – i don’t watch – whats the point without sound? I’ve been getting my fix this way.

Onion News Network (video podcast): clearly I’m going for the funny with the video

I’ve also made my first stupid impulse purchase on itunes.
I am sure most of you have crossed this line before. My downfall? The first complete season of the Logan’s Run TV show (from the 70s). This was not a good purchase. First of all, I should have just bought one episode, just to test it out, but I didn’t. Secondly, it just isn’t very good – hard to believe I know.

So my question, for those of you who have made it this far, what (if any) podcasts do you listen to? Any recommendations?

There was a slight delay in getting the BBQ fired up and the amps plugged in – but we are still on for live music today at Sackett and 4th ave at the Brooklynbretta Music fest.. The Snails (PA) are about to take the stage (around 2:45) so don’t hesitate to get your butt down here for FREE LIVE MUSIC FEST IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

Dont forget about the FREE concert tomorrow in Park Slope (Sackett and 4th ave)
Click here for more info on the Brooklynbretta Music Festival (with Frauke, Man in Gray, The Exeter Popes, Twice as Bright and more…)

no crime in posting my own cat right?

Word on the street (and by that I mean a comment to my previous BrooklynBretta Music Fest post) is that Man in Gray have been added to the bill (going on at 7:00). Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Chances are it wont last long so check it out now.