The Iron Chic: April 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Sold!

Tonight is the art auction at Georgia Scherman Projects and I'm feeling calm and ready.
We went out to an opening last night and I cut myself off of the white wine at 10 so I could be bright and chipper tonight.
There is nothing worse than feeling hungover at a social event...I have a hard time being social for any great length of time as it is.
I was never that person that stayed at the party until 5 am. In fact, I am known for my "French Exit" prowess.
I like to leave a party at the right moment. In the immortal words of the masterful poet Kenneth Ray Rogers, "you gotta know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away."
Speaking of "The Gambler," that is my niece Edith M.'s new favorite song to sing from Rock Band. You should hear her go to town on the chorus, way adorable.
Anyhoo, I'll ketchup with y'all tomorrow!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Morning.....

I went to bed at 8:30 last night and slept for 11 hours. You know when the sleep demon takes hold of your body and mind?
I was in another world....
Right now I am relaxing for a moment with some computing and 700 Club (I take sick pleasure in it) while Papa J is making a batch of "Mixed-Up Macaroni." You wish you knew what that was.

Jay did a top 5 favorite things thing on the Akimbo blog yesterday.

He is in a tornado of errands this week getting ready for his Hunter and Cook fundraiser

art auction on Thursday.

I will be there working, of course!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Not quite breakfast, not quite lunch.

Hi! Does this blog blow lately or what? Sowwy.....
I realized this morning at brunch, yes I said "brunch" shutup, that I haven't read a book in over a year. A year! And I've always been a reader. I just don't have the mental capacity right now with all the other junk floating around in my brain. That is what I'm sort of missing right now, the room. The room to read a novel, watch bad movies on Sunday, take meaningless walks around the city. I love being busy though so what do I do?
Annie is going to lend me "World Without End" the sequel to one of my fave books (OPRAH BOOKCLUB ASIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!) "Pillars of the Earth." I like my books long, historical and uncanny.
To tide you over while I am doing other life stuff, here's a photo of me when I was 13? 14?
I'm at this place that doesn't exist anymore called Mother's Pizza in Oshawa:

G n R sweatshirt and kiddie barrette. Badass.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Shorts Ahoy!

I'm collecting all manner of shorts for the shop!

Floral high-waist:

Plaid!

Pink Levis..still have tags:

Acid wash "clamdiggers:"

These used to belong to Debbie, don't you remember?:

Bright blue:

And more!

UPDATE: I meant this for my Silver Falls Blog, doy!

My brain just completely stops working in the afternoon.........

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Finally found some pants that don't hurt to wear.
Just those twill side-zip numbers from American Apparel........

They fit me like a glove and are the shape that looks best on my small waist and surprisingly luscious hips. I could have smaller hips but I live in a city which is a culinary paradise and I hate exercising.
The girl that sold them to me was wearing the same pants but her legs looked like two sticks of French bread. "I had to take mine in at the thighs" she said. No shit!
Even at my wispiest teenage weight, I never looked like an episode of Intervention.
Geez!

I updated my Silver Falls blog...Phase 1 of my future housewares section.

Pretty Pillowz.

Sarah made me some cute pillows for the shop!
Made from vintage fabric and washed muslin...............

Removable for washing, of course.

Large size is $28 and small for $24!!!!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Bye Bye Gallery.

Partied way too hard at our opening for Sandy Plotnikoff last night....

Last hurrah for the 'ol gallery, it's been a good run!

Jay will have a more elaborate party post on his Hunter and Cook blog soon....

Thanks to all who came out to the gallery over the last year and a half!

It's nice to end things on a high note- I'm looking forward to the changes that will take place in the shop in the coming months.

That is all, I am too dehydrated for humor or controversy today,

sayonara.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Everyone here is sick to the tattoo of you.

Home right now nursing a dull yet persistent headache while Papa J is out going to various parties and launches. boooo. I get so anti-social when my head hurts. Oh well, now I can watch L.A. Ink guilt-free and revel in other's stupid tattoo mistakes.
If you Google "stupid tattoo" or "bad tattoo" up pops page after page of hilarity....

This is a creative use of boob though:

Canada's diva in LOL bad style:

Okay, now I am distracted from your rashy, ginger "happy trail":

"I want you to get excited about your anus!":

This is exactly where God wanted it:

Ugh, gross:

Uh, nice tribute?:

I sure hope this isn't an accurate rendering:

Haha!:

So sad when Kevin left the band:

Cheerful:

So, Courtney was a baby and a rapist?:

Again, I'm giggling looking at this.....I would totally get this one:

Not. Amusing:

Too soon?

Went to an awful bar on Bloor St. after work tonight. They were blasting the shittiest Canadian rock and all of the waitresses were trying to pull a lame Coyote Ugly-ish style minus the attractiveness. They were calling everybody "sweetheart" and "honey" so irritating.

If you want to be on my We'll Never Really Be Friends list, call me a pet name like that. So condescending!

Reminds me of the waitress from Garfield, Irma:

Okay, she's allowed.