Dine out for Life

My first experience with Dine out for Life involved not being able to get into the first choice restaurant and going instead to Everest Cafe when it was located on Washington. I didn't quite understand its awesomeness at this point. I did however appreciate Dine out as a way to enjoy a meal with friends while supporting a good cause.

Tomorrow, I plan to take advantage at every meal. First, Cafe Osage with Miriam to send her off for her trip to Chicago. Digest a little and then attempt to get into Atomic Cowboy at lunchtime; they donate 100% and are near impossible to get into. For dinner I have not yet decided, but I do wish that some of my first buds from that initial time were here to share it with.

I am getting all nostalgic this time of year. Perhaps I am just in some sort of sinus stuper.

Thinking ahead
Forgetting the past
Last foot forward
Leads a path back

Octodog-Food entertainment

Firstly, I am an adult but food can be fun- Recently I was given the rare opportunity to borrow an Octopus Hotdog slicer. This makes complete sense, don't be fooled. I have tried to identify the basic steps involved in making your hotdog eating about 55% more awesome. Step one- borrow the Octopus Hotdog slicer. Step two- buy hotdogs. Step three- carefully shove hotdog 3/4 of the way through plastic slicer. Step four- remove slicer and add the hotdog to boiling water. Step five- prepare your Octopi Garden. Step six- Bon Appetite.

I am crossing my fingers that this somehow makes it onto MBMBaM.

+Hooray for Art

Tonight Craft Alliance had a major ball. I made an outfit just for the event and attempted to wear 5 inch heals for a ridiculous amount of time.

It made me proud to be in a room full of such cool and wonderfully creative people.

Kisses xoxox

LOL-in' once again

The world can be an interesting thing to observe. It has things in it that don't make a ton of sense and those have been enjoyable to discover over the last couple of days. Newly, I have been told about a My Brother, My Brother and Me. I think it has changed my life. Thank you McElroy brothers for your delightful brand of humor. I can live again and relish making dinner and breakfast while listening to shows!

Please think of enjoying...
The Sound of Young America

OCD Much?

Today I witnessed a very peculiar and yet quite wonderful species at STL Bread Co. A chap was sitting at a table with his coffee and a newspaper. He was brought his meal. I glanced quickly up from my sketchbook because I heard the worker ask if this was "ok?"
The man had been brought three very well done bagels. I tried to focus back on the sketchbook-- but to my surprise the man said thank you. I kept thinking someone else was going to join him. Could he really have ordered 3 bagels? Yes, in fact he then proceeded to butter each half of the three burnt bagels. I could hear the scraping of the knife as I attempted to draw something other than circles within my compositions. The man buttered them all completely and placed first the bottom bagel, butter side up and then its corresponding top, butter side up on top of its mate. After he completed all three bagels in this same manner, he placed all the butter tubs inside one another. Then each of the bagels was turned into two stacks. The bottoms, butter side up in one stack and the tops, butter side up in the other. He then opened his newspaper and began to read. I witnessed while even-though the bagels were now in two distinct stacks the man would eat first a bottom and then a top. Each of the piles slowly depleted. Time didn't allow for me to watch this loveliness play itself out completely but in general- THIS WAS AWESOME TO SEE.

Curios and curiouser
Bagels three
Burnt and buttered
Stacked and eaten
With the daily
Print and scribble
My sketchbook worn through

Weekend of St. Louis Music

Friday night was adorned with a trip to Off Broadway to see Pokey Lafarge and the Southside Three. It was awesome- beyond the bodily harm I thought I would get via "the dancers." I pictured going to work with a shiner. I guess it would have been a real story to tell. I spent the night angry and prepared to strike back at these "artists" expressing their bodies alongside the music. I like to dance too, but I respect my personal bubble.

The show was awesome, great St. Louis music! I was happy to be in the city and see such an interesting crowd come together for the event. I purchased my very own record and can't wait to spin it in the studio.


Work the next day was ok- Found out that Doc died. The parents are now without a dog to herd the cattle. Will see how long this lasts.

Then the evening was complete with a meet-up with friends at Pi and a walk down the block to Blueberry Hill to see the Knife Fight. All in all, an enjoyable evening. The weather is beginning to warm and people seem to be getting a bit feistier around here.

Miss my buddies in other states and countries-- xoxo