tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081641673194721462024-02-06T19:01:40.812-08:00polygnomeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-58566730885220817372011-11-17T13:38:00.000-08:002011-11-17T13:47:11.634-08:00just kidding, i'm back.All right. For a few months I was posting new blogs at <a href="http://sarahtrentreznor.blogspot.com/">http://sarahtrentreznor.blogspot.com/</a> but I'm coming back to blog here because this is where I have followers and frankly, I kind of miss that.<br /><br />Awhile ago I made a post which sought to answer the question: What is the best remix of Calvin Harris' "Feel So Close." You can read it <a href="http://sarahtrentreznor.blogspot.com/2011/08/calvin-harris-feel-so-close.html">here</a>.<br /><br />I've got a few blogs planned for the very near future, just wanted to say hey y'all to anyone who's still got me in their feed readers. Feel free to say hi, tell me what you've been up to, share, live, laugh, etc.<br /><br /><3<br />SarahUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-49311836844735435402011-06-23T15:54:00.000-07:002011-06-23T16:06:21.023-07:00move along, nothin' to see here.Howdy everybody.<br /><br />I've been absent for a long time, but have started a new blog <a href="http://sarahtrentreznor.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />http://sarahtrentreznor.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I haven't been as crafty lately, but perhaps a bit more arty. The new blog is a bit more personal (sometimes I accidentally make <a href="http://sarahtrentreznor.blogspot.com/2011/06/ambien-walrus-27-me-0.html">posts when I take Ambien</a>, forget to fall asleep and give myself a haircut instead!) so perhaps not so interesting for those of you who don't know me. I also post videos I find that I think are cool and stuff like that. Blah blah blah.<br /><br />Anyway, follow if you'd like.<br /><br /><3<br />SarahUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-25900213128278347772010-08-31T00:31:00.000-07:002010-08-31T00:49:16.404-07:00Rustle these leaves. Ruffle these feathers.Wow. Fall fashion is grinding my gears as of late. I haven't/probably won't buy the Sept. issue of Vogue. I flipped through it at the grocery store the other day and was unimpressed.<br /><br />Today I went to Nordstrom Rack with cute boy tryna to find shoes. That was disappointing. Not even cute-but-out-of-my-price-range shoes. Pathetic. I came home and started some online shopping.<br /><br />Things I'm specifically looking for: <br /><br />a great, comfortable and durable pair of boots for fall. Versatile. Maybe gray. For sure over the calf, and quite interested in over the knee. Relatively minimal.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://piperlime.gap.com/Asset_Archive/PLWeb/Assets/Product/812/812308/quick/pl812308-01qlv01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 269px;" src="http://piperlime.gap.com/Asset_Archive/PLWeb/Assets/Product/812/812308/quick/pl812308-01qlv01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I really like these Dolce Vita "Bronson" boots. Michael was "meh" on them, but he was going to get elastic cuffed jeans, so who's he to talk?? (:<br /><br />Tomorrow I am going to a Mariners game with my dad. It's "gluten free" night! Cray-cray. Apparently there will be vendors in a certain section of the stadium offering gluten free hot dogs/beer/whatever. That's kind of cool.<br /><br />I ran out of Ambien so I'm slummin' it with Bendadryl.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-8193613399605599832010-06-25T14:50:00.001-07:002010-06-25T14:54:29.470-07:00RIP Michael Jackson<center><img src="http://soulofamerica.com/interact/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/michael-jackson_up.jpg"><br /><br />I loved you before I could moonwalk.<br /><br />This is what I'll be listening to today:<br /><br /><object width="340" height="400"> <param name="movie" value="http://listen.grooveshark.com/widget.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&widgetID=21639645&style=metal&bbg=FFFFFF&bfg=9A9A9A&bt=D70860&bth=FFFFFF&pbg=D70860&pbgh=9A9A9A&pfg=FFFFFF&pfgh=D70860&si=D70860&lbg=D70860&lbgh=9A9A9A&lfg=FFFFFF&lfgh=D70860&sb=D70860&sbh=9A9A9A&p=0" /> <embed src="http://listen.grooveshark.com/widget.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="340" height="400" flashvars="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&widgetID=21639645&style=metal&bbg=FFFFFF&bfg=9A9A9A&bt=D70860&bth=FFFFFF&pbg=D70860&pbgh=9A9A9A&pfg=FFFFFF&pfgh=D70860&si=D70860&lbg=D70860&lbgh=9A9A9A&lfg=FFFFFF&lfgh=D70860&sb=D70860&sbh=9A9A9A&p=0" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="window" /> </object></center></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-27905163639812532262010-05-06T10:13:00.000-07:002010-05-06T10:15:13.466-07:00today's to dovacuum<br />make dr. appt.'s<br />clean kitchen<br />clean bathroom<br />take a shower ):<br />situps & pushups<br />get the rest of out of my car<br />sew?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-16456649663516913392010-04-20T19:47:00.000-07:002010-04-20T20:17:20.492-07:00want!I moved into a new apartment! My blog posting slowed to nothing recently, but I'd like to think part of it is due to my new, kinda big change. I moved in with best friend Michael, about a block away from where I used to live. Michael describes it well:<br /><br /><i>It's a recluse's dream!</i><br /><br />It's built into the hill so it's basement level but has its own entry. It's dark (which Michael and I like) and it's old and full of weird, little nooks. Decorating my room in mostly grays. Hopefully pictures to post soon.<br /><br />Anyway, onto the subject of this post which is want! Michael and I have been spending money on stuff for the new place which is fun, but kind of boring when it's things like paper towels, dish racks, and light bulbs. I've been doing altogether too much online droolshopping for things I don't need at all but WANT so bad.<br /><br />Haven't worn heels for a looong time. These appeal to me:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s146/hermosaurus/marni.jpg"><br />Marni platform pumps in brown/grey.<br /><br /><img src="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s146/hermosaurus/dolcevitalana.jpg"><br />Dolce Vita "Lana" platforms in grey.<br /><br /><img src="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s146/hermosaurus/dolcevita.jpg"><br />Dolce Vita "Lidia" platform sandals in magenta.<br /><br /><img src="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s146/hermosaurus/beirn.jpg"><br />And I've been wanting a giant summer tote. I'm not in love with this, but a little bit in want.</center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-17317982293083497472010-03-03T17:47:00.001-08:002010-03-03T23:27:58.137-08:00I'm boring.Jeremy and Mandi complained that I had not posted anything juicy lately. I haven't posted anything lately and I regret to say I have nothing juicy to post today.<br /><br />I've had no motivation lately which hopefully will change soon. Thinking about moving into a different apartment which is exciting, scary and stressful. What else--had my birthday. It was Abraham Lincoln themed (because we share the same bday, Feb 12) and it was crazy fun [see fig. I]. And Archie the cat has fleas which we're trying to get rid of.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4406039534/" title="babelincolns by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4406039534_c801ae0a65.jpg" width="500" height="338" alt="babelincolns" /></a><br /><i>fig. I</i></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-20561374922760816132010-01-14T17:03:00.000-08:002010-01-14T17:11:21.078-08:00Romantic Ramblings ...Things I like about the opposite sex:<br /><br />1. Guys smell great. Not all guys, but the ones who do smell nice, oh how it weakens my knees. (Fun fact: Kenneth Cole Black and Acqua di Gio are probably my favorite man fragrances. I like to steal Kenneth Cole Reaction and use it myself because it has a really lovely light scent, despite being marketed for men)<br /><br />2. I like when I go out to eat with a guy and he orders for me. Not without prior conference. I mean, I like to know what I want (unless it's a new place and I have no idea what I want) but I am old fashioned and I like it when the man orders.<br /><br />3. I like being the damsel in distress, you might say. That sounds terrible, but it's how it is. Once I drank too much, ended up at a friends house and passed out after vomiting in the bathroom. The next day I was told that the guy I was seeing at the time was offering to hold my hair back and was really concerned about me and then when I was told to "go to bed" aka lay on the couch downstairs, I couldn't move. And some nice man picked me up and carried me there. Men being strong=turn on.<br /><br />4. I like men who can fix things themselves. Remodeling houses, fixing cars, fixing even little things like leaky faucets and squeaky doors and sticky locks. All of those things I find quite respectable. I know my way around drills, fixing leaky shower heads, unclogging drains, but I know nothing of cars, and prefer to keep it that way.<br /><br />5. Computer savviness. As if it were possible to make this post seem any more sexist than it already is, I love that men usually know more about computers than I do. I am a PC gal, and I'd say I have an average to slightly above average knowledge about my computer, but fluency in programming languages? Drool.<br /><br />[disclaimer: I'm drinking Peroni (best beer ever) and so this may be complete rubbish]. I'm about to watch Overboard. So take this post with a grain of salt (:Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-4861585010524827442010-01-11T14:30:00.001-08:002010-01-11T15:07:08.044-08:00i'm alive!i've taken a long hiatus from blogging ... my excuses include: mental breakdowns, holidays and general lack of motivation, but there are a few things i'd like to share, which bring me back from my blogging vacay:<br /><br /><a href="http://oliveandolivia.blogspot.com"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Gc1eJvyVQeA/Sy6KNqdWcqI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/mWnxUS13_Hw/S1600-R/header+copy.jpg"></a><br /><br />1. <a href="http://http://oliveandolivia.blogspot.com/">oliveandolivia</a> is a fantastic new blog that must add to add to your feed reader. Olive & Olivia find amazing design finds including stuff for your home, accessories and anything super hip. One of my favorites is the <a href="http://oliveandolivia.blogspot.com/2010/01/polaroid-flower-vase.html">polaroid flower vase</a> they featured.<br /><br />They even did a feature on my etsy store<a href="http://oliveandolivia.blogspot.com/2010/01/hall-hautespolygnome.html"></a>!<br /><br />2. I'm starting a new etsy store. Hopefully it will get off the ground and running soon because I plan to capitalize on Valentine's Day cards. It's going to be <a href="http://www.etsy.com/profile.php?user_id=8882907">http://kindofgay.etsy.com/</a> and will be cards and other paper products with a "kind of gay" theme. The following pictures are cards with hand traced designs on them. I found the designs in a vintage architecture book changing them slightly to reappropriate them for my cards.<center><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4267456134/" title="just2guys2 by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4267456134_e738e01777.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="just2guys2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4266709661/" title="just2guys by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4266709661_faa739890f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="just2guys" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4267455944/" title="beachboys2 by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4267455944_c96485362b.jpg" width="356" height="500" alt="beachboys2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4266709445/" title="beachboys by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4266709445_a002504206.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="beachboys" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4267455712/" title="bikergals by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4267455712_67020763b9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="bikergals" /></a></center><br /><br />3. i had a bone marrow biopsy, which sucked. but oxycodone does not suck. This video looks brutal, ignore the chit-chat going on during the procedure:<br /><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfOeGWRmyl0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qfOeGWRmyl0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><br />More on bone marrow stuff soon.<br /><br />What do you think about the cards?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-64000400179236736422009-12-26T15:13:00.000-08:002009-12-26T15:20:42.734-08:00Giveaway #4 Winners!I apologize for not posting this sooner, but with Christmas and all of that I got kind of distracted.<br /><br />Instead of doing a video documenting the drawings for the winners of the giveaway, I took the lazy, hi-tech route of using <a href="http://random.org">random.org</a>.<br /><br />Please see the results below:<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2681/4217371012_9b33317d4a_o.jpg"></center><br /><br />If you are one of the winners, please email me at sass[dot]trent[at]gmail[dot]com with an address of where to send you your prize! Congrats to the winners and stay tuned for more giveaways.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-79536315329354490442009-12-16T00:06:00.000-08:002009-12-16T00:10:18.234-08:00Giveaway!Come on people! Enter <a href="http://polygnome.blogspot.com/2009/12/giveaway-4-200th-post-edition.html">my giveaway</a> (:<br /><br />I am opening entries to include facebook posts about my blog giveaway. I'll edit the previous post to include this.<br /><br />Good luck to all! Just a couple days left before the contest closes and the drawing takes place.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-30673955569285612922009-12-12T19:24:00.000-08:002009-12-16T00:15:29.088-08:00Giveaway #4! 200th Post Edition. *EDITEDCongratulations me! This is my 200th blog post since I started it in February.<br /><br />To celebrate, I'm doing a huge giveaway. Watch the video for the deets and then read the rules below.<br /><center><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8145533&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8145533&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8145533">200th Blog post Vlog</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1855743">Polygnome</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></center><br /><br /><center><br />1st prize: I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN TO STOP CLUTCH<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4041012724/" title="P1010035 by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4041012724_22a60d86fe_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P1010035" /></a><br /><br />2nd prize: TWEED MAGIC WALLET<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4180638230/" title="magwallet3 by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4180638230_85343db7e8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="magwallet3" /></a><br /><br />3rd prize: VINTAGE ART DECO EARRINGS<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4180667466/" title="earrings by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4180667466_8fc6cd04f6_m.jpg" width="240" height="169" alt="earrings" /></a><br /><br />This is how you can enter:<br /><br />I. Simply comment on this post (if you are entering multiple times, please note that in your comment[s]).<br /><br />II. Follow me <a href="http://twitter.com/polygnome">@polygnome</a> and tweet about this giveaway with a link to this post.<br /><br />III. Post on your own blog about the giveaway! Make sure to link to this post and feel free to use pictures/vlog I've posted to embed in your blog.</center><br /><br />*[EDITED TO INCLUDE THE 4TH WAY TO ENTER] IV. Post on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/darryllhall">facebook</a> about it! Add me as a friend on facebook too (:<br /><br />Each contestant may enter a maximum of [edit: 4] times. Friday the 18th at midnight PST the contest will close for entries. I will draw the winners and announce them probably around the 19th or 20th. The first name I draw wins the clutch, the second name I draw wins the magic wallet and the third name I draw will win the earrings!<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />Let me know if you have any questions or if I left out any pertinent details (:Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-4463435279875156492009-12-11T18:06:00.000-08:002009-12-11T18:36:38.990-08:00photo shoot vanity (NSFW probably)With Christmas nearing so quickly, one of my ideas (Michael's idea really) was to make calendars as gifts for my friends and family. Naturally, the pictures for the calendar would be pictures of me.<br /><br />Last night Michael and I did a quick photoshoot and here are some of the looks we got:<br /><br /><center>Undetermined month. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/goddessatthestardust">Cristal Connors</a> look.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4178037126/" title="cristalconners by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/4178037126_50011c66e0.jpg" width="500" height="373" alt="cristalconners" /></a><br /><br />Summer fun. June.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4178037118/" title="june by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4178037118_2397c1b644.jpg" width="500" height="386" alt="june" /></a><br /><br />January?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4176412900/" title="winter2 by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4176412900_5557913a2c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="winter2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4176412454/" title="wintercrop by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/4176412454_d77608035b.jpg" width="358" height="500" alt="wintercrop" /></a></center><br /><br />Also, I've been <a href="http://lookbook.nu/user/30679-Darryll-H">trying to become a lookbook.nu celebrity</a> and so I've been posting some of my outfits there. Here's the latest one. The lighting in the stairwell where I live is beautiful. <a href="http://lookbook.nu/user/30679-Darryll-H">Click here</a> to hype it or other looks I've posted.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4175651501/" title="shoesandbag by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/4175651501_852ba05770.jpg" width="500" height="345" alt="shoesandbag" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4176412214/" title="1 by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/4176412214_9bdf2c70c3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="1" /></a></center><br /><br />PS Here are the stockings I made:<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4173197113/" title="stockings by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/4173197113_d8dc86c991.jpg" width="500" height="292" alt="stockings" /></a></center><br />From L to R: Archie's (he's a cat, so he gets a mouse on his), mine which is just plain ridiculous looking, <a href="http://stonekite.net/">Peter's</a> (with a paintbrush), <a href="http://garrettlives.blogspot.com/">Garrett's</a> (with a camera).<br /><br />PPS This is my 199th post. I don't know what I'm going to do for my 200th, but get ready.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-33544611449499204882009-12-09T17:14:00.000-08:002009-12-09T17:16:07.196-08:00Rodarte for Target?<center>no no no!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.joonbug.com/media/ts03NkB3arM/rodarte-target.jpg"><br /><br />image via <a href="http://newyork.joonbug.com/glamdamnit/Rodarte-For-Target-Glam-Damn-It-New-York/ALHqtOa5uVr">joonbug</a></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-9824833429364557902009-12-08T19:48:00.000-08:002009-12-09T14:02:16.251-08:00Etsy ArtJust went through all my favorites and picked some pieces I thought you might like to see. Of particular interest to me was <a href="http://restlessthings.etsy.com/">restlessthings</a>. Her shop is filled with all kinds of weird cool pieces. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sighandgroan">Sigh and Groan</a> (see: owl with three boobs)is also one of my favorite artists on etsy and it was very hard to pick just one piece from her collection for this feature.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4170314315/" title="etsyarts by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2586/4170314315_fbeb4ce1c1_o.jpg" width="600" height="616" alt="etsyarts" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br />1.<br />a) "Yellow Ten Speed Road Bike" - Limited Edition Art Print by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34000903">HillarieTasche</a>. From Series 14 Bicycles.<br />b) "The Lion and the Lamb Driving a Motorcycle" Art Print by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36152133">lulunjay</a><br />c) Would you like a shower of red color today, Miss? Art Print by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/vantiani">vantiani</a><br /><br />2.<br />a)I'm Okay God doesn't make junk II by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8847581">pinkbeatrice</a><br />b)scarf bunnies gocco print by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31533432">argylewhale</a><br />c) Chewbacca Calavera Limited Edition Gocco Serigraph by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36343728">MisNopalesArt</a><br /><br />3.<br />a) Human Nude by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34793073">LivaRutmane</a><br />b) Sitting Pretty by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28595665">SighandGroan</a><br />c) you can't always be friendly, there just isn't the time... by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33643633">restlessthings</a><br /><br />Who are you favorite artists?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-62998728421271748302009-12-08T13:44:00.000-08:002009-12-08T13:48:59.968-08:00How do you pronounce "hanger?"<span style="font-weight:bold;">hanger</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">n</span><br />1. a. any support, such as a hook, strap, peg, or loop, on or by which something may be hung<br />b. See coat hanger<br />2. a. a person who hangs something<br />b. (in combination) paperhanger<br />3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a bracket designed to attach one part of a mechanical structure to another, such as the one that attaches the spring shackle of a motor car to the chassis<br />4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a wood on a steep hillside, characteristically beech growing on chalk in southern England<br />5. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms))<br />a. a loop or strap on a sword belt from which a short sword or dagger was hung<br />b. the weapon itself<br /><br />Do you pronounce this word with a soft "ng" sound? Or do you pronounce it with a hard g?<br /><br />Does "singer" rhyme with "finger?" It's an important question that has been plaguing this household. Please vote on the poll which uses the example <span style="font-style:italic;">does"hanger" rhyme <b>perfectly</b> with "anger?"</span> to help settle this conflict.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-51772748935668103142009-12-07T12:32:00.001-08:002009-12-07T12:55:38.270-08:00Drooollll ... RodarteI subscribe to a lot of those "invite only" / "exclusive membership" type stores that sell designer clothing at discounted prices. My favorite is <a href="http://www.gilt.com/invite/moenoep">gilt.com</a>. It's the best quality, I think and is pretty classy for a discount store. Granted, it's discounted designerwear so think: Original price $2760 vs. the Gilt price of a mere $798. Practically Gilt-free! Ugh. Anyway, I can't afford any of this, but they are having a Rodarte sale right now. Which is uhhhmaazing. I love Rodarte. A lot is sold out, but here are some of my faves:<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.gilt.com/s/rodartertw/product/19764150"><img src="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4145/rodarte1.jpg"></a><br />treated linen contrast linen panel jacket<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gilt.com/s/rodartertw/product/19727027"><img src="http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4135/rodarte2.jpg"></a><br />leather zipper detail biker bomber jacket<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gilt.com/s/rodartertw/product/19727020"><img src="http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6938/rodarte3.jpg"></a><br />tulle lace overlay blouse</center><br /><br />If you've got a spare couple thou lying around, go ahead and click on over to <a href="http://www.gilt.com/invite/moenoep">gilt.com</a> (: The Rodarte sale ends tomorrow at 9pm PSTUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-62075374986162527352009-12-07T09:12:00.000-08:002009-12-07T12:20:32.320-08:00Greed. The perfume that doesn't exist.I saw this today and thought it was so great. Do you remember the trailer to the fake Caligula remake? That was Francesco Vezzoli. He's 38 years old, Italian--obviously, and his project, GREED, A New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli was shown at the <a href="http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/2009-02-06_greed-a-new-fragrance-by-francesco-vezzoli/">Gagosian Gallery</a> in Rome earlier this year. I can't believe I didn't hear about this sooner.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalamander/images/Belle-Haleine-Marcel-Duchamp.jpg"><br />Marcel Duchamp's Belle Haleine eau de voilette</center><br />In an <a href="http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/30308/francesco-vezzoli/?page=1">artinfo.com</a> interview he was asked: <i>How concerned were you with the example of Duchamp as you conceived of Greed?</i><br /><blockquote>It was very important. His perfume bottle is such a genius piece. And then it ends up in the hands of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge — you can’t imagine a more appropriate metaphor for the past century, you know, Eau de Voilette by Duchamp ends up in the hands of the two most sophisticated, gay, creative brains in France since the War; it’s such a great story. The Duchamp perfume for me is unlike some of his objects — I know that this is dangerous to say, and people will think Vezzoli is taking some weird drugs — but compared to the urinal or other famous pieces, this has a kind of dandyish touch, a play with the vocabulary of fashion with Man Ray shooting him dressed like Rrose Selavy. I love that. There’s no real intellectual agenda. Just to say how much I loved that part of his work.</blockquote><center><img src="http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6483/greed.jpg"><br />Francesco Vezzoli's Greed, 2009<br />Crystal, paper and ribbon, 15 11/16 x 10 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches (40 x 27 x 13 cm)</center><br /><i>Francesco, how did the idea for Greed come about? </i><br /><blockquote>I’ve done a trailer for a movie that didn’t exist, an election campaign for candidates who were completely fictitious, and a premiere for a play that was never going to run. A project about the launch of a perfume that didn’t exist seemed like a natural next step.</blockquote><i>I presume you started this project before the current economic crisis.</i><blockquote>Yes, otherwise nobody would have green-lighted it.</blockquote><center><img src="http://www.chictoday.com/daily/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Greed-2.jpg"><br />One of many posters Vezzoli designed for Greed.</center><br /><center><b> The Greed Commercial</b><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UvW-VmbmZI8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UvW-VmbmZI8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></center><br /><a href="http://dazeddigital.com/ArtsAndCulture/article/1769/1/Francesco_Vezzolis_Greed_Online_Premiere">Click here</a> for a much better quality version of the video.<br /><br />Of course I was super excited also to find out that Vezzoli is friends with Lady Gaga:<br /><center><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J6nPAHJ4zho&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J6nPAHJ4zho&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></center><br /><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2009/11/30/091130ta_talk_goodyear#ixzz0Z2ENdhZu">The New Yorker</a> had an article about Lady Gaga and Vezzoli and Frank Gehry which I found quite entertaining:<br /><blockquote>a large silver leather headdress brooded like an alien hen: Gehry had designed it, at Vezzoli’s behest, and Prada had fabricated it, for the avant-garde, hat-friendly pop star Lady Gaga to wear during a performance with dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet ... Gehry said that he had done the initial drawing on his iPhone, which an assistant then produced: a violet scribble with a black-and-blue iris at the center. “Since I’ve never designed a hat before, I was afraid she wouldn’t be able to walk,” he said. “I did have an idea that involved people with sticks holding it up, walking behind her. I didn’t know how far I could go with this thing."</blockquote><br />Yeah, and Damien Hirst customized that pink butterfly piano she's playing in the performance. (?!?!)<br /><br /><center>Oh, and if you haven't seen it yet, here is the Caligula remake trailer with tons of moviestar cameos and Gore Vidal himself! And btw, it's definitely NSFW.<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cLK4mA9GgMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cLK4mA9GgMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-40335661766811332192009-12-07T09:00:00.000-08:002009-12-08T13:21:01.165-08:00Amazing.This is the sponsor reel for the Minneapolis screening of the AICP/Art & Technique of the American Commercial Show.<br /><center><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6856621&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6856621&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6856621">AICP Show: Minnesota Sponsor Reel</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/motion504">motion504</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /></center><br />via <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/12/motion-504-creates-truly-beautiful.html">ifitshipitshere</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.aicpshow.com/">http://www.aicpshow.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-74535270192107329812009-12-04T16:10:00.000-08:002009-12-04T17:28:37.372-08:00Preview of new HH productsYesterday Michael and I did a photoshoot and took over 1,000 photos. Needless to say, I have a lot of TON of work to do. I've spent the day thus far photoshopping and I listed a couple of items. <br /><center><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4159273512/" title="archiecat by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4159273512_2a8f8efe26_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="archiecat" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4158512799/" title="parachutedress by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/4158512799_2dcc597c6a_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="parachutedress" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4159190644/" title="purplewrapdress2 by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/4159190644_b7488dc5a1_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="purplewrapdress2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4158419595/" title="buswomlunch by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/4158419595_91703e225c_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="buswomlunch" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4158412131/" title="plaiddress by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4158412131_5a21effc60_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="plaiddress" /></a></center><br /><br />Check out <a href="http://hallandhautes.com/">http://hallandhautes.com/</a> to see what I've listed so far and stay tuned for the coming listings.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-3177942408262200442009-12-04T10:26:00.000-08:002009-12-04T11:01:30.135-08:00Etsy Shop Feature #1: SparkleRocks<center><img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_155x125.98620528.jpg"></center><br /><br />I've decided to do a series of interview posts featuring some awesome online stores that some of my friends run. The first one is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sparklerocks">SparkleRocks</a> owned and operated by my dear friend Amy who makes the most amazing colorful and kawaii accessories.<br /><br />I sent her a few Q's and here are her A's:<br /><br /><font color="#ff3366"><span style="font-weight:bold;">How did you come up with the name for your shop?</span></font><br /><br />I was in Texas at the time I thunk it up, but I remember it sort of spawning off of my YouTube username which is SparkleRock7. I have always really loved the word "Sparkle" and music is the blood that flows through my creative veins, so Sparkle Rock is naturally fitting. I'm definitely a rock n' roll girl, just a little more colorful than what you're probably used to. To apply it to my jewelry would be appropriate since jewels are sparkly and I'm obsessed with all things encrusted in jewels or sparkles, so, SparkleRocks. :) I also really enjoy Pop Rocks the candy, so a few of my other usernames, like Twitter is <a href="http://twitter.com/sparklepoprocks">SparklePopRocks</a>. It all sort of has the same thread of sparkles, rocks, and poppy, fun, bright things :)<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32033847"><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.94162243.jpg"></a><br /><i>The Gift of Sweetness - A Miniature Box of Birthday Cookies Ring. Yes, this is a ring Amy made! I love it.</i></center><br /><br /><b><font color="#ff3366">Where do you find such cute little cabs and charms to make your jewelry?</b></font><br /><br />Well actually, my favorite seller on Etsy EVER is PinkHelloKitty who runs Gingerbread Jewelry. I have always idolized her and her work, and eventually I became friends with her, and now we send each other huge care packages full of supplies and goodies as trades. So, I get a lot of my nifty, kawaii pieces from her, but if I chose to buy them, I'd buy from MimiLoLo on Etsy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><font color="#ff3366">Where do you take your inspiration from for your creations?</span></font><br /><br />Music. Completely music. I am actually working on completely revamping my store and style right now, for years it's been kawaii and cute girly things, but I'm leaning now more towards grown up sparkles that are eye popping and statement pieces. I can't wait to see how it turns out. My inspiration comes from my love of music like The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Santogold, MIA, Lady Gaga and from some of my favorite visual artists like Natalia Fabia and Jessica Louise. It will be an interesting mix of grown up, colorful goth. :D<br /><br /><font color="#ff3366"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tell me about an item you loved too much to put in your store and kept:</span></font><br /><br />Oh goodness, where do I start? My most recent example of this would be this absolutely fascinating (pun completely intended) Cameo/feather fascinator hair pin I just made. It's absolutely lovely, it's on a silver bobbypin blank, and has a sprawl of rainbow feathers with a vintage black and white cameo as it's center. I'm tempted to add some AB Crystals on the feathers, we shall see. :)<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33694567"><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.99738091.jpg"></a><i><br />New Love Galaxy - Collage Necklace</center></i><br /><br /><font color="#ff3366"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Who do you think your target demographic is?</span></font><br /><br />With the items currently in my shop, I'd say colorful, explorative and funky teenage girls who want to step outside the box a little bit and show off their love for kawaii. My new items I think will be aimed more toward and independent, intelligent and glamorous young 20's through late 30's woman. Hopefully. :)<br /><br /><font color="#ff3366"><span style="font-weight:bold;">What's your favorite item in your store right now, and why?</span></font><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31862152"><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.93579699.jpg"></center></a><br /><br />I'd have to say the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31862152">Hello Kitty Sunset Party Charm Bracelet</a>. It's absolutely stunning in person and absolutely fun to wear. The pink chain really sets it apart from my other bracelets. The charm bracelets have seemed to do me really well, I might open up a little shop on the side to sell some chunky kawaii charm bracelets...Gotta get rid of all my supply somehow!<br /><br />Check out Amy's store at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SparkleRocks">http://sparklerocks.etsy.com/</a> and maybe you'll find a Christmas gift for someone you know, or for yourself.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-60950653723311509862009-11-28T11:24:00.000-08:002009-11-28T11:38:09.759-08:00Recipe Post - Bacon Wrapped Dates<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4141632098/" title="bacondates by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/4141632098_976e49fa60.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="bacondates" /></a></center><br /><br />This is one of the hors d'oeuvres I made for <a href="http://polygnome.blogspot.com/2009/11/fakesgiving-picture-journal.html">Fakesgiving</a>. I found the recipe in November's Good Housekeeping and mostly followed it. I thought these were so tasty I made some more this morning with the leftover dates (I made a special morning grocery run to get more bacon) and wanted to share the recipe with you guys. The recipe is simple and I'm not including amounts because really it's one to one to one for everything.<br /><br />Ingredients:<br /><br />Pitted Medjool Dates<br />Pecan halves (cut in half, so really, pecan quarters)<br />Thick cut bacon (uncooked) slices cut in half so you have short slices<br />Fresh Rosemary<br />Toothpicks<br /><br />1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stuff each date with a quarter of a pecan. If you're using pitted dates it's easy to just pack it into the hole.<br />2. Wrap each stuffed date with one of the half slices of bacon and secure with a toothpick.<br />3. Bake on a cookie sheet lined with foil for easy cleanup (it will get very greasy!) for 25 minutes or until crisp. Turn once during baking.<br />4. Take the bacon wrapped dates out and let them cool on paper towels. Remove the toothpicks and shove little sprigs of rosemary into one hole where the toothpick was. Serve immediately.<br /><br />These little bundles of tastiness are soo yummy and they make your kitchen smell wonderful too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-44584305261567262602009-11-27T00:46:00.000-08:002009-11-27T01:02:33.907-08:00Fakesgiving Picture JournalAs promised, here are some more photos of the Fakesgiving I had yesterday with my friends.<br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4137326661/" title="groupphoto by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/4137326661_2a782010f5.jpg" width="500" height="350" alt="groupphoto" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4137162970/" title="garrett1 by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4137162970_2af3348938.jpg" width="500" height="350" alt="garrett1" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4137163066/" title="archieaction by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/4137163066_85e8ac7563.jpg" width="350" height="500" alt="archieaction" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4137163866/" title="peter by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/4137163866_f9fb8165ee.jpg" width="350" height="500" alt="peter" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4137162818/" title="michaelmermaid by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/4137162818_5855b26af9.jpg" width="500" height="325" alt="michaelmermaid" /></a><br /><br />I unfortunately didn't get any good pics of David as Janeane Garofolo or Michael as Donatella Versace. He did turn into a topless mermaid later in the night though.<br /><br />I'm sick and feel icky--congested, coughy and tired. Last night after everyone left from Fakesgiving I got a fever of 102.7 and became deliriously ill, made Peter go to the store to buy me medicine, and eventually passed out after I took a lukewarm shower to break my fever.<br /><br />Today I felt a little better because I didn't have much of a fever and joined Michael and his family at Claim Jumper for Realsgiving. I had prime rib and it was delicious and I love Michael's mom because the way she talks, she makes everything sound like it's a really juicy secret.<br /><br />After dinner, Michael and I went to see New Moon which was great.<br /><br />Between all of this, I worked on the website and am proud to offer you some great deals. 20% off your entire purchase for Black Friday! Plus special markdowns on black items. See some of the sale items below and check it all out here: <a href="http://hallandhautes.com/">http://hallandhautes.com/</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align:center; width:561px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><br /><img id="blacksale" src="http://sites.google.com/site/hallundhautes/blacksale.jpg" usemap="#blacksale" border="0" width="561" height="251" alt="" /><br /><map id="_blacksale" name="blacksale"><br /><area shape="rect" coords="10,18,174,236" href="http://hallandhautes.com/product/sophisticated-evening-bag" alt="" title="" /><br /><area shape="rect" coords="201,15,365,233" href="http://hallandhautes.com/product/vintage-faux-fur-coat" alt="" title="" /><br /><area shape="rect" coords="392,7,556,244" href="http://hallandhautes.com/product/vintage-black-and-white-dress" alt="" title="" /><br /></map><br /></div></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-76071637134181337332009-11-25T08:50:00.000-08:002009-11-25T09:00:29.939-08:00A Room with a ViewHere's a better picture of the pie (I took it with the morning light just now)<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4134001014/" title="karlpie by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/4134001014_3cde0c0a9b.jpg" width="353" height="500" alt="karlpie" /></a></center><br /><br />and another picture I took yesterday when I was at the gynecologist. This has always baffled me, as my lady doctor clinic is on the 14th floor of a building in a fairly densely populated area of seattle.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4134013806/" title="2009-11-24 08.53.05 by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/4134013806_37a56241e9.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="2009-11-24 08.53.05" /></a></center><br /><br />If my view from the exam room is this building. Then what are all the views from THAT ENTIRE side of the building?? I mean, I assume it is mostly people who do not have telescopes or binoculars in their offices ... but it seems kind of off to me.<br /><br />Moving on--today I'll be doing lots of cooking and eating. I'll try to post some pics up tomorrow of the drag/fakesgiving. Hope everyone has a happy TG too!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908164167319472146.post-19298921109623669612009-11-25T03:08:00.001-08:002009-11-25T03:13:37.975-08:00FakesgivingTomorrow (today, I guess since it's 3am) I'm having "Fakesgiving" with Peter, Garrett, Michael and David. It's a themed get together and the theme is cross-dressing.<br /><br />I decided I would dress up as Karl Lagerfeld. I tested out some options and came up with a plan for an outfit:<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4129895587/" title="karl by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/4129895587_e954f7292b.jpg" width="324" height="500" alt="karl" /></a></center><br /><br />Also, I just finished baking this pie. YEAH, I know. It is amazing.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/polygnome/4133426512/" title="karlpie by polygnome, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/4133426512_3a2682840b.jpg" width="500" height="337" alt="karlpie" /></a></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4