Summer is Sexy.

and we are ready for it. play this song and picture yourself in your summer dress, big floppy hat and sunglasses and nice tall glass of vodka lemonade. or whatever your dream summer vision of yourself may be!

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It's Not. It's Just Not.

life is not a dress rehearsal.
life is not a dress rehearsal.
LIFE IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL.

we just figured this out. it took us 24 years, but
this is fuckin' it, man. oh, and we realized this too,
recently. we realized that we don't know much, but
we know this much is true: all you need to be happy
is champagne flowers cupcakes dresses sex girl-
friends puppies and good hair.

the end.

champagne is the new black,
*f

Our Other Job.

alas

you were born

to have a

fabulous

challenging

ribald

sexy as hell life.

fuck 'em up.

*f

Wheel of Fortune

danae diaz is the shit.

this lass puts the 'c' in class, and makes us wanna hip, holla, and spit. the way she uses black, white, and red is so spanish and excellent! we wanna draw and paint and make images this fuggin' sexcellent.

and while we're at it, do you ever get that urge? the urge to dump everything you're doing, scale back, and purge? not like in that way, but in like getting back to the basics. throw out your tv set and paint a few faces. or puppies or bunnies or your great uncle Theodore. or grandmas with slippers or the Roosevelt, Eleanor.

well we sure do. so we keep this quote in our room. to remind us to rewind us and think, dare, and bloom:

"i want to create something brilliant genius never done before beautiful crazy and new something totally avante garde"

or something to that effect, at this very moment we just can't remember. but you get the gist, just take it, spin it, give it your twist (be the next tupac).*

*life's a wheel of fortune, and it's my turn to spin it.

-tupac

xxf

Drink Champagne Everyday.

because everyday is a celebration!

*f & j

Chew On This.

you say: "write more I am bored"

we say: can't right now (THE F#*$ING RECESSION!!!)

oh lord.

we sigh, we slouch, we eat only bread and butter.
we stretch, we groan, we are going quite nutter.
the gas bills' due.
our rents' too f$*#ing high.
we'd like to booze and sit pretty
all day long...
under the bloomy Chicago sky...
but we can't
and we won't
not till things are taken care of.

'cause we are woebegone over job woes.
and we wrestle with pathless job fauxs'
and we need a hair change.
and a breath mint.

we've got a case of the snifflin' sneezies
and a pasty white lack of tan-ness.
(you can add 'ness' to anything)
and we're worried about the middle east.
we're worried about the warming trend.
we're worried about our grandpa
and our papa and the happiness
of all women, kids, puppies, and men.

and for those that struggle and grapple
for help and for those that need a boost
or a hug and lay in grief on the bathroom
rug. we worry we worry. and mostly we
scurry around in the minutiae of
everyday hurry.

so you see, we have littler time to write.
obviously no time to vent. or stare.
or wonder what in sweet gravy we should
do next in this atmosphere.

but we will be back, all in good time.
if our words were dollars, we'd be
pretty damn fine.
just stick with us like harold and
kumar. like snoop and dre. rob and
big. you get the picture....coming soon
our radio show: peg, frances, & pretty little skib.**

*f & j

**does anyone know anyone in radio. seriously.

Hope Floats Eternal.

joie de vivre (from the French joie, "joy"; de, "of"; vivre, "to live, living"; "the joy of living") is  a term used to express a cheerful enjoyment of life.  joie de vivre, as one scholar has written, "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do...and joie de vivre may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy of life, a Weltanschauung.  robert's dictionnaire says joie is sentiment exaltant ressenti par toute la conscience, that is, involving one's whole being."

*f

No Matter Where You Go, There You Are.

i’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. i make mistakes, i’m out of control, and at times hard to handle. but if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best."
-marilyn

Ode To My Fran

There are those people who make life fun.
There are those people,
those few sweet people,
who dream big with you,
fight little with you,
and make every day more interesting.

They make you giggle in the middle of a board meeting,
just thinking about that one joke
they told you two weeks ago.

They bring you hip magazines
when you least expect it but most need a writing boost.
They make you laugh when you want to cry,
they send you love letters in the mail
on a random Tuesday in December,
and they whisper through movies with you.

They decided anarchy is the new black.
All they want to be is a modern day Marie.
And they love you no matter what you think,
how you look
or whose music you're into.

*j

Modern Day Marie

teen vogue, compliments of the divine ali loves curtis

“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.”

-Tom Robbins (oh how we heart him)

*j

L.O.V.E.

And so, love came to us one afternoon, in the form of Didion (portrait-ed above) and her deary sister Beulah.

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Sigh. Swoon. Repeat.

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Now go here to adopt one of your own... Pretty please.

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*j

Dabble, Dabble

product love, via refinery29

Oh, the quote. Oh, the design. Ohh, the loveliness.

Citrus, vanilla, dabble dabble, and sigh. Heaven sent. Er, scent.

Never forget how far
a little scent
and a lot of dreams
will take you.


*j

A Brand New Da-ee-ayyy!

art love, via ali loves curtis

It's good to have dreams. We, at least, need something to strive for, to keep us going. Yes, waking up knowing we're loved and that we have others to love does make us feel all warm inside and out. But beyond that, on a micromanagement day-to-day level, it gives us an extra sparkly oomph to have goals. Maybe they're realistic, maybe they're less-than. But either we have 'em and we have 'em in spades...

So let's go traveling, and not worry about a dime.
Let's go rafting, and not worry about an accident.
Let's explore somewhere new
and let's write something true.

What are your dreams, pumpkin pies?


*j

A Daydream in Hobbiton

photo love

Sometimes we want to be here, tucked away from the rest of middle-Earth and whosits whatsits everywhere. When we used to imagine ourself right smack into the world of The Shire (think the Portland area, if we're considering just the U.S., for geographic location and climate, though we don't recall much rain ever being mentioned), we saw it like this:

We were a swordsmith - the most talented swordsmith in all of middle-Earth and beyond. We lived in Bag End, next door to Bilbo, in our very own cozy nook of a hobbit-hole that smelled of the woods and wildflowers (and these days we would probably add a dash of whiskey to the scent, what with all the adventurers stopping by).

Seeing as how we were oh-so-talented and at home with our sword-making, all the best of the great adventurers would make a point of stopping by before they went out into the great wide world beyond the Farthings and Brandywine. We would shine up their weapons and mend what needed mending, all the while hearing of the adventures they were about to embark upon, and feeding them all the grilled cheeses and ding dongs (our favorite, and yes, we seamlessly meshed our world with middle-Earth's without a moment's confusion or thought of logic) that they needed to start their trip.

And then of course, one day we went with them.

And so our mind daydreamed and toiled and fought and won and discovered and led the way the whole, long, delicious time. And sometimes on some days we go back there, because it's so... much... fun.

*j

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To Be Continued.

So like it's time for New Year's resolutions blah blah blah. No but it is and you know it too. And we for one, are kinda like involved in a bet-contest sort of thing this year with our boy and let's just say we are a sore loser so, We Will Not Lose. But that means we are working toward getting ours uh, resolved. Resoluted? Be soluted?

So, with a heavy heart we are giving up sugary sweets. Cause sweets have caused us uh, like at least twelve cavities. And candies are kinda like our drugsies. And drugs are bad, McGruff. Of course, we have also made several personal resolutions. Like the one below. Share yours! And let's see if we can make some changes in 2008, Tupac. Or as our daddio says, Twopack.

it's
okay to
just be.

be a daredevil. be a bridesmaid. be an educator.be a sore loser. be an adventurer.be a walking conundrum. be a napper.be a hefty tipper. be free. be an open book.be loud. be soft. be sensitive.be afraid of squirrels. be a skeptic of going green. be a believer in going green. be a takeout queen.be on a search. be a vegetarian. be in love.be a component to something BIGGER.be a doctor. be a leftist. be a grocery store bagger. be a believer. be a bright light. be an alchemist. be a wordsmith.be a trendsetter. be a bartender.be dangerous. be careful. be up for the cause.be down for a good time. be thoughtful.be kind. be slow with your words. be an example. be the change you want to see. be a radical. be quick to pitch in. be altruistic. be a giver. be a friend. be your best.
be something. be anything. be yourself.

And we say that, because we want that to be our new 2008 line of reasoning. Like well, maybe we are a fan of cartoons (not the tv kind), gold, the tacky wacky and kitschy, tiny cute miniature everything, stationary and greeting cards- and um, that is all okay. That is good. Ya know?

2008 is lookin' great!
*f

We Are Our Own Queen Bees

photo love

Oh, how our hearts have been broken and have broken others'. There have been so many. Many real, more imaginery. Some ended in heartbreak, though most waned and wheezed of mere distraction. We cannot quite recall the full list, perhaps because we cast aside so many, so indifferently, and on occasion, them of us.

But at the end of everything, we have ourselves, and the ones we keep close, the ones who have not broken our hearts, or us theirs. So yes, we keep them close, and we keep ourselves closer. Because don't we make these rules in our play?

Oh yes, oh yes! And we also make the costume decisions, and we certainly set the scenes. So let's pretty please vow to always make for a fun ol' play in this little ol' life inside our little ol' lady brains.

*j

Angel of the Morning.

"if you were born without wings

do nothing to prevent them growing."

coco chanel

happy tuesday angels. hope you heard a few bells ringin'

today(besides just outside the grocery store).

hee-haw,

*f

Just Push Play.

3 Life is to be lived.

If you have to support yourself

you had bloody well better 

find some way that is going 

to be interesting and you 

don't do that by sitting around 4 
-the one and only katharine hepburn

spoonful of sugar & a little ginger nutty spice.

how to be an artist

stay loose. learn to watch snails. plant impossible gardens. invite someone dangerous to tea. make little signs that say yes! and post them all over your house. make friends with freedom & uncertainty. look forward to dreams. cry during movies. swing as high as you can on a swingset, by moonlight. cultivated moods. refuse to "be responsible." do it for love. take lots of naps. give money away. do it now. the money will follow. believe in magic. laugh a lot. celebrate every gorgeous moment. take moonbaths. have wild imaginings, transformative dreams, and perfect calm. draw on the wall. read everyday. imagine yourself magic. giggle with children. listen to old people. open up. dive in. be free. bless yourself. drive aways fear. play with everything. entertain your inner child. you are innocent. build a fort with blankets. get wet. hug trees. write love letters.
(sark)

If we created a metaphorical Strawberry and Vanilla Frosting Golden Delicious Cupcake Guide For Daily Living, Sark would most definitely be the main ingredient. In fact, the recipe we would keep inside our darling little heirloom Swedish wooden recipe box would look something like this:

9 cups Sark (for a vibrant livelihood and to make the dough rise each day with a glimmer)
1/4 cup Tina Fey (for geeky hilarious intellect and to keep it genuine and realzy)
1 heaping spooful Gwen (for rad girl Rastafarian attitude and penchant for beautiful aesthetic and fierceness)
2 tblsp Ayn Rand (for a unique individual radical attitude and unexpected bite)
A dash of Wes Anderson (for imagination and the courage to bring that to life)
5 teaspoons Ben Harper (for honey glow and mellow yellow hello fellow warm heart sweetness)
1 cup J.K. (for keeping a child's curiousity, a brilliance to shine, and capacity to dream big)
4 cups Spice Girls (for sexy neverending fun and ability to keep the good girls of your heart close)

What's in your Magic Cupcake Guide you sexy PYT?
*f