tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24339794842536649292024-03-21T19:18:09.820-07:00Okay Thanks MariaMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576433905578457956noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433979484253664929.post-11171156430515365652017-05-03T10:09:00.004-07:002017-05-03T10:11:47.266-07:00Make + Share / #weaversofinstagramHey! Happy Wednesday, friends! I promise: this won't a photo-heavy post reliving my weekend—that's coming later this week. No, today I wanted to share a little about what I've been up to lately, <i>and</i> a new monthly feature on the blog.<br />
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<b>Make + Share</b> is an extension of me and my ideal world. I want to be able to make things, make <i>whatever</i> my heart + brain come up with ... and then share it! Obviously, this isn't a novel concept. So I wanted to create a feature that highlights other people—crafty, creative, artistic people—that are making dope shit <i>and</i> sharing it online.<br />
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</i> <i>Lol, </i>you say,<i> isn't everyone and their mom doing that?</i> Um, <i>sure</i>, but like, this is a <b>cute, curated </b>collection featuring people <i>I</i> think are cool. And obviously <i>my</i> taste is the best so you won't want to miss this, okay? Okay! Let's begin.<br />
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So, ya'll remember how I <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2017/04/new-hobby-yarn-wall-hangings.html">started making yarn tapestries</a> + weavings, right? *<a href="https://youtu.be/S-sJp1FfG7Q?t=3m46s">Lil Uzi Vert voice</a>* <i>Yah Yah Yah Yah Yah! </i>Well, it's more than a hobby, it's now a bit of an obsession. So I opened an <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/shopxnice">Etsy shop</a> (name change coming soon, hopefully) and started an Instagram for my #weaving journey. It's only just begun, but you can find me <a href="https://www.instagram.com/makeandcollect/">@makeandcollect</a> sharing my woven experiments, beauties, and mistakes.<br />
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Natch, the first installment of <b>Make + Share</b> features 8 different #weaversofinstagram, doing their thing. It's honestly hard to pick just 8, but no big because I'll probably end up including at least one weaver in every future <b>M + S </b>post. Later, skaters! Enjoy.<b> </b><br />
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Love love love her work! It's super inspiring to me since I love creating colorscapes, (land<b>scapes</b> made of <b>color</b>) and her work embodies that nicely. She also make very nice macrame tapestries. Another handmade hobby I would like to explore soon.<br />
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I hate this word, but I'm'a say it anyway ... <i>swoon</i>. What dreamy macrame creations!</div>
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Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576433905578457956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433979484253664929.post-72010810881936272392017-04-27T12:26:00.002-07:002017-04-27T12:27:51.701-07:00Weekending / All Of The Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you probably already know, last Saturday was <b>Earth Day</b>. A kick in the pants in the form of a holiday, for some. As someone who has trouble venturing out of her comfort zone, I need all the reminders I can get—<i>take care of this planet, you brat! </i>Maybe it's lame, but I'm the type of person that often needs someone else to present an idea to me in a new way in order for it to take hold in my mind. Like, I was recently introduced to the concept of a 💫 Zero Waste Lifestyle 💫 by a couple of cool YouTubers puttin' in work to show people that there are other ways to live in this world. </div>
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Anyway, this year, I celebrated the earth with a bunch of friendly faces, gathered at a plant-lover's house to eat tasty things <strike>and to day drink</strike>. I contributed a big bowl of berries to the potluck, along with some crackers and tuna salad I made with Fage yogurt instead of mayo. Mmm, mmm good! Other good things: an egg casserole, amazing chili, an assortment of pastries, plus homemade peach sorbet with bourbon. What a way to start a day. 🍒</div>
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I didn't actually buy any records on #RSD2017</h3>
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At some point, in the middle of gorging myself at the potluck, a friend mentioned that it was also <b>Record Store Day</b>. Natch, we eventually made our way to one of the few record stores in town. Its a pretty chill space with plenty of reasonably priced records, plus books + vintage clothing, too. I grabbed a few vinyl right off the bat—Sade, Stevie Wonder, and a rare Larry Levan mixes compilation. However, I got a little sidetracked when my friend pointed out a pair of vintage, pinstriped denim jeans he thought I might like. Of course I did, of course I bought them <i>instead </i>of the records, of course I got home and tried them on only to find that they don't fit. 🙈</div>
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I may have a small (but mighty) book addiction</h3>
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As if I don't <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2017/04/book-love.html">talk about books</a> enough on this blog, here we go again! Sunday was <b>World Book Day</b>—which I found out on a whim, and luckily, it reminded me that our local library was having their annual book sale! Heeellll yeah. Needless to say, C and I spent an hour or so of our Sunday in the basement of a building, in a room filled with books. It was the second of three days of the sale, so everything was 50% off, which is LITERALLY INSANE. I think we copped a total of 20 books, all of which were $16 and some change. Chyeah! Used book addiction is real, my friends.</div>
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That was my weekend. I'd ask how yours was, but it's already Thursday! We bout to have another one real quick. 😁 How has your week been? Did you do anything for Earth Day/Record Store Day/World Book Day??????</div>
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Would I call myself an avid reader? Yeah, man. A <i>consistent</i> reader? Nah. </div>
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I often neglect my books for days on end, even when I know I need a break from all the noise of screens + people + thoughts. It's become a real form of self-care for me that is truly essential. </div>
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If I don't consistently make time to read every day, I inevitably fill my 'empty' time with a screen. (Right now that screen plays <i>13 Reasons Why</i>, and I just want to find out WHAT ALL 13 REASONS ARE SO I CAN GET ON WITH MY LIFE but the episodes are <i>so freaking long</i> and I have hobbies and shit to do! But I digress...).</div>
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Basically, I have a goal to read 30 books this year, but I <i>also</i> made it a goal to read several longer books this year. Longer books that I've been wanting to read for a while. And sure, I'm a pretty fast reader ... <i>when I read</i>. But, like I said, I often won't read for days on end. But recently, I did finish a few books that were all great!</div>
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<b><i>A Little Life </i>by Hanya Yanagihara</b></div>
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I got through about 1/2 of this book before realizing that a woman wrote it. It's about male friendship + life + pain + abuse and it's really engrossing and long and good and mostly interesting. I do believe I'm a sucker for books about groups of friends, but the real reason I picked up this hunk of paper was because I was tired of seeing the cover everywhere and people exclaiming <i>Ohhh it's so good and saaaadd and I criieed. </i>It <i>is</i> good, it is <i>totally</i> sad, and I <i>did</i> cry.</div>
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<b><i>The Arab of the Future</i> by Riad Sattouf</b></div>
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I didn't know much about this before picking it up at the library. This is just part one of Riad Sattouf's memoir, and it depicts Sattouf as a child moving around the world with his parents. i loved it, but it has detractors; some believe he writes + depicts Arabs as stereotypical. Some people say it's impossible to clearly remember such detail about the early years of one's life. I don't know. I guess I just really enjoyed reading it. The visuals. The small funny things. I found the book reflective of life itself: mundane and profound in fits and spurts. Very short read; finished it in 2 hours. Can't wait to read the other parts!</div>
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<b><i>Turning Japanese</i> by MariNaomi</b></div>
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<i>... The Ground Beneath Her Feet</i> by Salman Rushdie. And no joke, people: I can't find it anymore. My book. Where is it? I don't know. This is a real predicament. I bought this book some time last year in a feverish frenzy of book-buying. It's been sitting on our shelves/floor stacks for nearly 12 months and the minute I actually <i>start</i> reading it, I promptly lose it. I don't where it is, ya'll. After I finish this post I'll probably go on a hunt through the house. Ever rock and every stone shall be upturned!</div>
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I actually started a different Rushdie book back in college: <i>The Satanic Verses</i>. (Such a spooky name!!!) I never finished it, but I got far enough to be intrigued by his writing style. It's like, kind of magical and all about human interaction. It vaguely reminds me of Haruki Murakami. Anyway, I'm super pumped to read this one. Fingers crossed I find it later today and then buckle down and finish it this weekend! 💪</div>
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So I started joining book clubs in Phoenix cos I wanted to meet people and have social interaction in a scheduled, pre-determined manner. I joined three! Two of them were excellent; one was a mistake that actually got me caught up in a really annoying group text for <i>months </i>afterward. </div>
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I only went to one consistently. It was the best one, though. The other one seemed like it had potential to be great, but the one and only book discussion I attended was after we read <i>Gone With The Wind</i> and I found myself at a table full of HWHITE people who thought <i>GWTW</i> was (HA!) actually an accurate depiction of antebellum south and slaves and the KKK. Byeeeee!!!!! </div>
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Meanwhile, back in Illinois, I also decide to join a book club. SYKE! I actually just <i>made</i> a book club because I want to be the change I want to see in the world. There's one established book club (on Meetup) in my area, but they read mostly contemporary, new fiction. </div>
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I really wanted to read 'classics' and books that I always hear about but never make time for because I'm a buster. So I made that group. Heeelll yeah! It's called <b>Classic Reads</b> and we had our first meeting 2 weeks ago and decided on our first book club book: Gabriel García Márquez' <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i>. </div>
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I have a few fave accounts that I follow, and always have my eye out for nice cover design (because yeeessss, I judge every book by it's cover why would you NOT) and books to read in the future. It's fun! If you don't already, you should def follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oosterbook/">@oosterbook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bookmateriality/">@bookmateriality</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anintrovertedmess/">@anintrovertedmess</a>. And, uh, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/okaythanksmaria/">me</a> of course!</div>
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The truth is in the pictures: I bought a bunch of yarn and started making some wall hangings.<br />
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This is actually an activity I've been wanting to explore for months now. Spending hours on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/okaythanksmaria/">Pinterest</a> looking at pictures of 'bohemian eclectic living room' will make you want to do a lot of things, actually.<br />
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The ones I've created so far are just the tip of the iceberg. I dipped my toes last week and now I'm ready to jump in. It's so fun! This week, I want to try my hand at macrame, and make a loom out of a wood board + nails (like a bosssss) and actually learn how to weave! There are so many tutorials + inspirational images online, it's hard not to see the infinite fun + possibilities in this.<br />
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I plan to be selling these on Etsy before the week ends AND I actually reserved a table for me + my new hobby at a local craft/vintage/thrift market coming up on the 25th! I'm excited and nervous; it'll be my first time tabling any sort of craft event.<br />
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<i>I didn't mean to post another photo dump of my weekend activities so soon, but I slacked off last week and didn't make any of the other posts I had planned! No matter. Today is a new day; this week I can (& will!) do better. 💪</i><br />
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Easter always sneaks up on me. It doesn't matter how many pastel colored objects show up on store shelves, or the number of Easter-themed ads telling me about another Spring sale, I always seem to forget until Good Friday hits me in the face. This year, I had a little bit of a warning, though, in the pleasant form of my brother coming to visit our family for a weekend of sunny weather and plenty of food.<br />
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Of course, between seeing all kinds of family, eating fried chicken (and a whole assortment of Things One Should Not Be Eating Often), I also managed to do some of my favorite activities: thrift shopping, coffee drinking, and used book hunting. Oh! And I watched this insane movie starring Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn called <i>The Cell</i>. It was...interesting.<br />
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That was pretty much my weekend. How was yours?<br />
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Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576433905578457956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433979484253664929.post-67763740654963501092017-04-10T10:25:00.001-07:002017-04-10T10:32:26.418-07:00Weekending / 26 Hours In + Around Chicago<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past weekend, we drove with some friends to Chicago. The catalyst: to see My Favorite Murder live @ The Vic. We also took the opportunity to check out some new spaces + explore areas we were less familiar with. And, uh, go to Ikea, of course.<br />
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Located in a quiet area near UIC, this farmer's market was an understated and intimate place to be. Right when you walk in the building, you can smell the love—in the form of some yummy-ass food. It was split into two reasonably sized rooms, with several vendors in each. We were told by a friendly farmer to come back again during the summer; apparently it's a much bigger, exciting affair then.<i> "...people dancing and music playing and everyone is outside..." </i>Dude was so friendly, and was selling (and giving away) the most delicious apples.<i> </i>I can't wait to return during the warmer months!</div>
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Build Coffee</h3>
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Right next door to the farmer's market was <a href="https://buildcoffee.org/#about">Build Coffee</a>. A place of "radical collaboration" that also happens to serve coffee and a bunch of <a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/">Haymarket books</a>, it was totally up our alley. I was super into their logo, and they had these tote bags for sale featuring their logo in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Klein_Blue">Yves Klein blue</a>? Yes, ma'am, I'll take one! They aren't officially open for business until May, I think, but they heard us talking about it outside and invited us in to see the space. Can't wait to return and try their coffee. ☕</div>
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Not much to say here, except that Chicago is a beautiful city, but I am always hungry for more green spaces whenever I'm there. It was nice to visit Jackson park, which houses the Museum of Science and Industry, and a moody little lagoon thing. We took advantage of its nearness to the lake and walked there, too.</div>
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The area of Pilsen we visited was all old brick buildings with colorful murals and filthy alleyways brightened by funny street art. I was totally into it <i>and</i> that fact that there seemed to be a vintage shop on every block. </div>
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After Pilsen, we decided to park near The Vic and grab some grub. We chose Crisp, a Korean fried chicken spot in Lakeview. Everything on the menu looked good, plus they had speakers blasting ✨ hot tunes ✨ so loud you could hear it from the street. C and I decided to split 3 buffalo chicken strips and a baby Buddha bowl. Plus fries. The chicken was yummy, but the Buddha bowl truly left a lot to be desired. Pretty underwhelming, but I'd come back for the chicken, yo! 🍗</div>
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If you're not already familiar, My Favorite Murder is a true crime podcast hosted by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff. It's been around for a little over a year, but it's suuuper popular. Late last year R and I found we had a mutual love for true crime <i>and</i> this podcast. When we found out they were coming to Chicago, we were SO READY. </div>
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Please, no. First of all, they're located down some dank, windy stairs in a basement. The venue doors had <i>just </i>opened and I made my way down so I could beat the inevitable Women's Bathroom Rush™. This means the venue had been open a literal 5 short minutes and yet—AND YET— that bathroom was already a disaster. It smelled like someone had just vomited (FRESH ASS VOMIT) in a corner somewhere, there was hair, dirt and water allllll over the floor, <i>and</i> the poop smell was strong with this one. SO STRONG. I got in and got out like a pro, but open letter to The Vic? GET 👏 IT 👏TOGETHER 👏.</div>
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So we actually opted for a hotel in the suburbs in lieu of an Airbnb in the city, which ended up being a much smarter decision (even tho I'm low key creeped out by hotels). The Hyatt we stayed in had actually invested time + research + money into the optics of their ~hotel experience~ so the aesthetics there were pretty pleasant + modern. But let's be real, the true treat was free breakfast in the morning. </div>
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We camped out by a window in a sun-drenched corner, ate some (surprisingly tasty) powder eggs, and talked about how f*cked up America is/has always been. After checking out, we embraced our deeply buried 🗽 American values 🗽 and supported our economy by buying a bunch of random shit.</div>
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First, we stopped at a Japanese market, Mitsuwa, which C frequented when we lived in Chicago. They apparently have the best Ramen he's ever tasted in the U.S., and I was happy to discover they had a sweet-smelling bread nook on one side of the store that served a bunch of fresh bread. It took me back to my first visit to Japan when I literally lived in the bread section of the grocery store we always went to.</div>
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Next we went to Ikea, where we sleepily explored and picked up a few things. At this point we were all sort of out of it, but Ikea is honestly always a pleasant experience for me, and I managed to have a good, if spaced out, time. I'll be sharing my Ikea haul later this week, so look forward to that!</div>
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Our house is in a constant state of flux. I don't think it will ever be "Voila! Complete!" or, whatever, and it feels infinitely remix-able, you know? Right now, I am slowly, <i>slowly</i> trying to add small little details to every room. Things that make me smile, or add to the functionality of the space.<br />
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It's impossible for me to make a whirlwind of progress + changes, buying furniture and decoration and plants and fabrics and lights and wallpaper and paint—it's just not gonna happen like that. Because of money, <i>obviously</i>, but also because I want things to be...special.<br />
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I treasure the hunt for that perfect chair or bench or credenza that may or may not pop up one day at a thrift store. It's like, my bread and butter. I would like the things in my home to have a little story behind them; a life; a memory. That shit? Takes time. (And money. 💔)<br />
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I've been filling notebook pages with ideas, drawings, layouts, plans. I have shopping lists, to-do lists, DIY's saved on Pinterest, and a series of wishlists on Amazon. I think about this all 👏 of 👏 the 👏 time. [Sidenote: I really enjoy Austin Kleon's weekly newsletter, and he recently quoted someone else who said <i>Pay Attention To What You Pay Attention To.</i> Food for thought <i>por moi</i>, for sure.]<br />
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Anyway, all of this to say: today I'm sharing a few of my recent thrift store finds + projects, in various states of finish. For your viewing pleasure; to inspire; for laughs (<i>Haha! </i>You scoff<i>. Why didn't she just save up and buy something cuter from West Elm?!)</i>; for fun; for posterity (which I used to think meant 'For the hell of it'). Please enjoy!<br />
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Check out my funky lil' terrarium party, son! I know you're jealous of all the pla—hold up! Bitch, she's only got, like, three little cacti up in this piece? (Why am I typing like this? Who am I? I feel like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8PXvqYpGCM">that SNL sketch</a> with Louis C K and + Leslie Jones) </div>
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What I'm trying to say is: several weeks ago I decided to thrift a few glass containers to make terrariums as the centerpiece to our dining room table. Done. Finished. I done did it, and it looks pretty cute! So cute that my mother-in-law suggested I do something similar in the bay window in our bedroom. That window is doooooope because it gets so much SUNLIGHT and I know some little cacti bbs would love to sunbathe there. </div>
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So, voila! This is it. Like that Michael Jackson album. Well, sort of. You may or may not have noticed that this is a sad excuse for a terrarium party. There are only 3 cacti and, like, 400 empty glass containers. THAT is because when I went to The Home Depot, they decided to change the game on me and disappear all of their little cactus friends and replace them with a bunch of 'low light' plants (that I definitely could find a place for elsewhere, but not here, son. Not here.). Soooooo I snatched up the few succulents they had left and went on my way.</div>
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I just got the <i>Doug</i> theme song in my head. That's normal.<br />
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Anyway, let me introduce you to this chair. It's a vintage (okayyyy, probably circa 1980s if I had to guess) Buckstaff chair with brown leather cushions. I found it at the Habitat For Humanity ReStore that's near our house. Isn't it cute?<br />
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It WAS NOT cute when we carted it from the store (clustered with a bunch of other chairs that were also reasonably priced because none of them were of the MCM style and thus were not trendy or modern looking enough to warrant a high ass price tag) ((Clearly, I'm bitter as hell about MCM furniture))(((Not because I hate it, but because I love it and am money-challenged))).<br />
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As my <strike>slave</strike> husband carried it out to the car and tilted it awkwardly to fit into our trunk (it didn't), we both noticed that the bottom of the chair looked like my nightmares. Coated in webs and spider eggs, howbowdah? Nevertheless, we lodged it into the <i>car boot</i> and I held on to one of the legs inside the car so we could slowly drive it back to our GARAGE BECAUSE HONEY, THAT THING ISN'T COMING INSIDE UNTIL IT'S BEEN BAPTIZED AND PRAYED OVER.<br />
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So, after <strike>exorcising</strike> scrubbing down + vacuuming the chair, I had Charlie move it inside, into our family room. Two days later, I went to Home Goods and found the perfect blanket to complete the *aesthetic* and this is the end result and I'm pretty happy with it. Not bad for $35.<br />
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More plants!<br />
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In an ideal world, my entire house would just be a tropical greenhouse and we would sleep under the stars, viewed through our glass ceiling. This isn't realistic, though, so in order to create the illusion of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUVmcKcTZ4A">Plantasia</a> (à la <a href="https://www.instagram.com/TheJungalow/">The Jungalow</a> + <a href="https://www.instagram.com/houseplantclub/">houseplantclub</a> Instagram feeds), I try to buy at least one new plant for the house every week.<br />
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Knowing this, whenever I'm out at a thrift store, I ALWAYS look for plant pots, planters, plant stands, baskets, or bowls that I can put future plant friends in. I found this cute + classic one at Goodwill, and I was all about it, 'bout it. It's simple, basic, and forever cool. I don't have much to say about it other than that, actually. Oh! And I guess I could say that the plant I put in there isn't actually properly potted. I just stuck it in the pot without repotting it yet because I'm <strike>lazy</strike> reeaaalllyyy buusssyyyy. *runs away*<br />
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Sidenote: we have these very nice very cool French doors for the sitting room. One day while casually browsing Pinterest (jk, whenever I'm on Pinterest I'm serious as a heart attack tryna inhale inspiration and ideas) I came across a picture (that I can no longer find!!!), and the idea for this small plant hangout was born. It's still in the process of becoming ✨ truly inspirational ✨ but it makes me happy.<br />
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And last but not least: a ladder to the stars. Er, the ceiling.<br />
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Charlie and I spotted this sad little wood ladder on a visit to a local vintage/flea market that had just moved to a new space. A ladder like this has actually been on my thriftlist for some time now, and I was glad to find this little dude.<br />
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I think what I like best about him is that he's infinitely style-able. For now, I just put a few things on him that we had around, but in the future I'd love to experiment with a few different decor looks for Mr. Ladder.<br />
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👉 Bonus Thrift Details: I found that pretty blue typewriter years ago, back when I worked at a thrift store. I've always liked it, and literally just found out another way to display it. I was watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6qHY-gb2hM">a Conan Gray vid</a> and saw he had actually taken his out of its case *gasp* and placed it on top! So I immediately set up ours like that too, and I like it! And then I saw <a href="https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/aysenaz-karayalcin-vintage-typewriters-succulents-feminism">this project</a>, and thought <i>that</i> would be cool to try if I ever find another cheap typewriter that also doesn't work. (Because this one does work, and I don't want to ruin it by sticking dirt and plants in it).<br />
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And I guess that's it! That is all. Goodbye. This post is done. Yup that's it.<br />
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I'm not a super sentimental person, really. I've been known to donate personalized gifts from loved ones <i>to Goodwill</i> with aplomb. (I Marie Kondo'd that shit). Charlie is a bit more caring in that regard, but we're both guilty as charged when it comes to remembering our wedding anniversary. Not that we don't care about it at all, per se—it's more like...it's just a day. Why force something "special"?<br />
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This year, I happened to remember our anniversary the day before it arrived, and that night, we went out to dinner (*Biggie Smalls voice* Olive Garden, babay babay!). This obviously wasn't <i>enough</i> for me, and I suggested we plan a day trip for that coming weekend. So we did! And invited some friends along for the ride.<br />
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Food was obviously the <i>most important thing</i> so after driving for about an hour, we arrived at our first destination: brunch!<br />
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This family-style restaurant came up first on the list of popular brunch spots in Bloomington. I wasn't convinced until I saw a picture someone took of their chicken and waffles. Sold! I vowed to document our trip here, but we got engaged in conversation and by the time our food came out, it looked so good I was like, <i>what camera?</i> So the above shot of the menu is all you get, I guess.<br />
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According to my spotty memory, I'd never actually <i>had </i>chicken and waffles before arriving to Fort Jesse. I must say, these were good, but their recipe includes green onions on top, which were not my fave. <i>Not</i> my fave, bruh.<br />
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Goodwill was around the corner, so obviously I ordered our chauffeur (poor Charlie) to pull into the parking lot so we could duck inside and have a look see. I am, ironically, kind of a germaphobe, and that day I was particularly grossed-out by everything. Luckily, my partner in thrifting crime (Rachel <strike>Dolezal</strike>) is also germ-averse and we bonded over our mutual neuroses while gingerly handling hangers and housewares. I ended up leaving with 3 pieces of clothing, none of which I needed to try on—MAJOR KEY.<br />
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I'll be sharing my haul from this trip in a totally separate post very soon!<br />
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We then drove to a nearby used book/comic/movie/etc. store where everyone's interests (ahem, Charlie) were more accommodated. I have <a href="http://www.ozy.com/acumen/theres-a-word-for-buying-books-and-not-reading-them/71898">this thing</a> where I love to collect + have books on books on books on books that I <i>may</i> or may not read. It's not, like, out of control or anything *breathes heavily* but I do get some flack for it from various family members. Guess what? DON'T CARE. (But, like, obviously I care a little bit since I'm even mentioning it).<br />
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I liked this bookstore. It had a good mixture of things for sale (an Atari system, old records, a copy of <i>The Boondock Saints</i> on DVD) and an eclectic, home-y feel. My friend and I had briefly discussed Salinger's <i>Franny and Zooey</i> at Fort Jesse and lo and behold: I snagged a copy for $4 here.<br />
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*Dances* I looooove old stuff! Even though so much of it is Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty feat. Redman," and, like I said, I'm a g e r m a p h o b e. It's just so fun! And old! Anyway, we stopped in this spot and the first thing I commented on was the font used for their logo, which was a bunch of different colors and looked like a knock off of Comic Sans. But like, you know, Don't Hate; Appreciate!</div>
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And appreciate I did. They had a lot of cool MCM pieces that were all a million dollars, but they also had some really affordable, interesting pieces. I didn't find anything I couldn't live without, and even if I had I doubt we could have fit it in our car. My philosophy, though, for when I love everything but can't afford any of it is to Take A Lot Of Pictures, Please. So I did.</div>
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[A sidenote on that last pic of the room with all those cool chairs? This was in the basement area of the store, and it smelled <i>like death</i> but I'm a rebel and decided to brave the years and years of must to see what I could see. Even though my eyes started itching from all the layers of dust. I'm building up my immune system, or whatever. Right?]</div>
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Hey! Another bookstore! Who would have thought? Babbit's was in a cool old building with high ceilings. If I owned it I would definitely use it as a bookstore slash cafe slash art space slash zine distro slash record store. You dig?<br />
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I don't necessarily have much to say about this place, but that fact has never stopped me from crafting paragraphs on paragraphs of nonsense before (see: this entire blog). There were some cool books here about witches and one called "Marihuana" that had a groovy looking typeface and was published in (obviously) the 60's. I really wanted to buy it, but had literally no reason to because I was <i>definitely </i>not going to read it.<br />
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Last stop: caffeine. Except I actually didn't get any here because I had already had some at Fort Jesse. Instead, I opted for a croissant. We went in under the illusion of reading quietly + resting (I guess)? But we ended up loudly discussing a near-future weekend trip to Chicago, and food, and some other things that I can't remember. I do know chicken strips came up, as well as our general distaste for the bathroom situation at this place. It was preeeetttty unsightly, but I'll squat-hover almost anywhere—as long as there's no vomit in sight.</div>
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A few weeks ago, Lana Del Rey released a video for her new single, "Love." It's a production full of dreamy, spaced out visuals, and Lana looking like a perfectly-coifed, hippie earth-mother in a white mini-dress and flowers in her hair.<br />
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The song is about, well, being young and in love. Nothing new in the Lana-sphere. But the video! The video has this epic, sweeping surreality that I love—and an overwhelming whiteness that I do not. I would be truly remiss not to address the sort of headaches I get, singing along with Lana's sultry voice while also being painfully aware that her world—a vivid, often devastating and idealistic dreamscape—is also one that feels exclusively white.<br />
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I'm not even interested in holding Lana to some standard of "diversity"—just as I don't expect any nuanced dialogue about race or women (or <i>anything</i>, really) from rappers like Migos or Future. If it's music that I can bop to...or make art to...or sing along with...or daydream during, etc...I'm good.</div>
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If a musician's social outlook tends to line up with mine: awesome! Even better! But I don't need it to. I'm not gonna go on twitter and drag M.I.A. because she has informed and honest opinions about refugees and the BLM movement. I like Lana Del Rey's whole vibe, music, visuals, lyrics: everything. But she's also a white woman living in a world that feels closed off to me. It's impossible for me to ignore that. It's at those times—grappling with that exclusivity—that I'm grateful for artists like Solange or Dev Hynes, who intentionally make music for certain marginalized voices and identities.<br />
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The general lack of melanin isn't the <i>only</i> thing I noticed in this video, though. I totally appreciated the repeating motifs of space and otherworldly wanderlust throughout. Partially because they felt like an Urban Outfitters ad, but mostly because they reminded me of one of my favorite collage artists: <a href="http://bethhoeckel.com/">Beth Hoeckel</a>.<br />
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To me, Hoeckel's work instills a sense of wonder and awe, by presenting a person or thing in a totally unexpected context. Her work is often funny, playful, or dreamy. A ham sandwich becomes a chair for a girl in a retro bikini; women lounge in impossible plant arrangements; children swim through a starry night sky.<br />
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UM SO, we bought a house? I mentioned that we were in <i>the process</i> of doing so a few posts ago, I think. But, um, we're <i>in it nowwww?????</i> Insane. INSANE. We (and by we, I mean me, him, my momma, his momma, his step-momma, his dad, his step-dad, my dad, two of his brothers, and a few of our friends) moved all of our stuff out of a Pod and into our new home just a few days ago! It was a literal whirlwind of Windex, vacuum hums, and males grunting as they moved large pieces of furniture.<br />
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The house is dope, truly, but it's also a loooong way from being all set up for, say, an Apartment Therapy tour. 😚 I went to a baby shower on Saturday and shared my general *overwhelmed* feelings with a friend's mom. She gave me this sage advice: Y<i>ou know what? Focus on getting one room done at a time. Just don't even worry about the 'unfinished' state of the other rooms. It doesn't matter.</i><br />
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So look, I'm trying to do that. I'm <i>barely</i> doing that. I'm <i>trying</i>. It's hard. Target is so close, so tempting, so easy to spend money in. ツ Yesterday, I went a little overboard, but I also ended up making some good progress on our entryway!<br />
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An hour-long thrift store trip yielded a small collection of mirrors that I decided would look cute above the wood bench sitting against one wall in our entry. I also got hooks for the other wall, to hang coats, scarves, etc. from. Underneath the hooks are an assortment of shoes. The final touch: a bright kilim-style rug with fringe on both ends!<br />
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Is <i>Twin Peaks </i>my favorite television show? I don't know. But watching through it again after a 3-year gap was a hell of a good time.<br />
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My husband and I started watching it early in January, after hearing a clip of Donald Glover describe his TV series, <i>Atlanta</i>, as "Twin Peaks with rappers." I thought: <i>YES! </i>and <i>Wow, I miss that show.</i> I had to <i>strongly persuade </i>Charlie—who would rather read than watch through an episode of practically anything—to watch all 30 episodes with me.<br />
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Luckily, the <i>Twin Peaks</i> aesthetic—the soundtrack! that color palette! those outfits! the murder plot!—pulled him in and kept him (mostly) intrigued until the end. My memory is a joke, but as we watched, I found myself remembering specific scenes that had stuck with me from my first watch. I really do love the show, even more more so on second watch.<br />
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At some point this year, I'd love to read <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Secret-History-Twin-Peaks-Novel/dp/1250075580">The Secret History of Twin Peaks</a></i> and <u>obviously</u><i> </i>I can't wait for Season 3 (!!!) to premiere this May. I'm not ready to leave the dark, quirky world of Twin Peaks just yet. Don't even get me started on how <i>pumped</i> I am to watch <i>Fire Walk With Me</i> soon with friends! *screams*<br />
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It all started Tuesday morning when my friend Zack posted this caption on Instagram:<br />
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Accompanied by a fabulously dreamy/hazy snap of Whitney herself. Earlier, I had forgotten it was Valentine's Day, and that I should start addressing people in the house (you know, like my husband, maybe) with the proper greeting. <i>Happy Valentine's Day</i>! I sing-say at various points of the day.<br />
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V-Day <i>is </i>a stupid consumer holiday, and I LOVE it. Hearts are always cute, it's the only acceptable time to wear red (imo), and I fully embrace the consumption it encourages. Specifically, that of SWEETS. You know: chocolates, wine, sugar cookies (frosted, or no, they're going in my belly!), cheesy gifts and remarks to and from loved ones.<br />
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What's not to enjoy? <i>She thinks, the ring on her finger glinting in the sunlight of her family-in-law's well-lit living room. She looks up across the room at her husband, and thinks fondly of their nearly 7 years together. </i><br />
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LOL, you get the idea. It's certainly a lovely privilege to have someone to spend this dumb day with, but believe you me: any national holiday that gives me an excuse to eat excessive amounts of sweets is a <i>great </i>holiday, significant other or no.<br />
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Um, back to my friend's Instagram caption? So, I read it while having a casual lil' date with my mom, sipping coffee and eating a heart-shaped sugar cookie. I mentioned the Whitney Houston part of the caption to her (my mother) and she replied: <i>Maria, I have to go to the bathroom. But also, you left a Whitney Houston tape here years ago and I still have it. Let's play it!</i><br />
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Play it we did. It just so happened to be the album with <i>The Greatest Love Of All</i> on it. The cover art is glorious; Whitney looks like an absolute queen.<br />
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This tape set the tone for my day. The rediscovery of my tape was later followed by a pleasant dinner at our favorite Indian restaurant, where I was served a friggin' goblet of wine (not that anyone's complaining). After that, we went home to watch the last two episodes of Twin Peaks (yaaaasss), in the middle of which we enjoyed the announcement of an engagement! All in all, a pretty chill yet super romantic (and creepy Twin Peaks-y) Valentine's Day.<br />
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1. <b>We're moving! </b>Er...we have moved. Eh...and we will again? This is not complicated—I'm just being obtuse. We packed up our apartment + shipped the contents to a totally different state. Then we got in our car and drove several hours ...<br />
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2. ... to <b>PAX South</b>, which is in San Antonio, TX. So, are you following? Me + Charles 🚗 from Phoenix to San Antonio to walk around a giant, cavernous room filled with people + games. Eheh 💩 It's <i>really</i> more of an excuse to see friends that we otherwise would never see, and less about the games. But, like, games are fun too.<br />
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3. I now have a cohesive <b>website</b>. Applying for jobs + freelance work necessitates a semi-professional looking online portfolio. Of course mine is full of color + gifs + colored pencil drawings.<br />
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4. <b>My art is for sale</b>!! If you like things like laptop cases, mugs, tees, printable wall art, etc. you can + should check out my <a href="https://society6.com/okartclub">Society 6</a> + <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PRINTxTHINGS">Etsy</a> shops. </div>
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5. We <b>bought a house</b>, 😗which is strange and scary and EXCITING. We haven't moved in yet, which is why I said "we will again" in list item #1. We will scoot our butts into our new place later this month and I can't wait to decorate. Needless to say, my Pinterest <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/okaythanksmaria/interior-living-room/">i n t e r i o r</a> boards have been getting even more love than usual.<br />
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6. I <b>hiked a mountain</b> in southern Arizona and it was loooovely! Also my legs hurt for days. But also it was LOOOVELY, so I can't complain. Very grateful I am able to climb mountains. Such beautiful landscapes in Arizona that I will miss, sorely.</div>
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7. I have <b>read 2 books</b> so far in 2017. <i>Swing Time</i> by Zadie Smith and <i>Commonwealth</i> by Ann Patchet. Both of which I gave ★★★✰✰ on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2976892-maria">Goodreads</a>. My goal is to read 30 books this year and I'm making 👏 it 👏 happen 👏!</div>
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8. I'm TOO HYPED about the final <b>season premiere of <i>Girls</i> </b>this Monday! I have a lot of f e e l i n g s re: this show, but the short version is: when it premiered I was 😤 because, really? another show with all these whiiiiittteeee peeeooppllleee????!!! but I watched it because I was curious and kept watching because it made me laugh and satisfied that 'weird + cringe' spot that I sometimes need itched. I would always tell people that I ~hate-watch~ <i>Girls</i> BUT THEN season 5 was about to premiere, and I re-watched some previous seasons and realized *takes a breath* that I simply love the show. 100%. I just do. Okay! Phew! That is off. of. my. chest. Thank you!<br />
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9. Some of my work will be on display in an <b>art show</b> that is opening tonight! We have a little First Friday art walk here and I'm excited that I can finally participate in some way! Our show is centered around black history + making history. I haven't had my work on display for literal years, which is <i>not cool</i> so I'm hoping to use this show as a jumping off point for getting my work out and about this year!<br />
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10. I totally don't have a tenth thing! I struggled to make it this far in general, in terms of filling out this list, so I'm not gonna sweat it. At least the number 10 showed up in some form, right? U mad?<br />
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Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576433905578457956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433979484253664929.post-25801684963801545312017-01-11T10:22:00.002-08:002017-01-11T10:22:47.689-08:00Squish Zine Vol 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey! I made a little zine called <i>SQUISH. </i>This is volume one, as I hope to continue to expand on these sort of c o l o r s c a p e s, hand drawn with colored pencils and markers. Here's a preview for you, and if you're interested in copping one, they are now available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SHOPxNICE">store</a>!*<br />
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*I'm still getting the presentation + vibes right for my art shop, so it isn't <i>officially</i> open yet, though you can purchase anything currently for sale there.<br />
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Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06576433905578457956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433979484253664929.post-13428199632996910822017-01-10T10:07:00.005-08:002017-01-10T10:07:55.111-08:00The Space In-between<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Early January has me exploring different shapes and more white space in my work.<br />
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I get inspired by pretty much anything I see: a lot of artists on Instagram, signage and design I see at the coffee shops I frequent, music, film, books.<br />
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I have so many ideas for so many projects, and, compared to earlier last year, I have been working harder and completing more projects. Some days, when I look at the work I've produced, I get excited about everything I can accomplish in the future and have accomplished so far. (Small, small steps.)<br />
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Other days, I feel wedged in. Cramped inside The Space In-between. I don't really know how to describe the space? It's just...nothingness. But not like, a hopeful nothingness where I feel free to explore and grow and experiment. It's like a depressing nothingness where everything is dark and void of purpose.<br />
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This year, I'd like to work on molding that space—which I feel is a place many artists are familiar with—into something more positive, hopeful, and bold. Like, when I know I'm in that space—like right now!—and everything sort of feels dumb, I could embrace that and go outside of my comfort zone. Submit work to magazines and online spaces with abandon. Create something that is totally different than what I'm used to. Switch up my medium. All the while, sharing it online, and trying to communicate whatever it is I'm feeling.<br />
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I don't know! I'm just typing! I'm excited for 2017 (and terrified, cos like, who our president about to be again?) and just want to grow a bunch. Bye!<br />
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I spent the last 100 or so minutes of 2016 in a dimly lit room, surrounded by tons of gyrating, sweaty folks, all swaying to the same pulsating house beat. This is exactly how I spent the last bit of 2015, and one of my favorite ways to ring in the new year (so far).<br />
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Some friends of ours own a huuuuge old house on a quiet, historic street in my hometown. The perfect kind of spot for a sweet & happy new years party. They are definitely the champs of the evening, cos <i>trust</i>, I'm too much of a germaphobe to have that many people running around <i>my</i> house. Spilling drinks? On my floor? With their shoes on? HAH.<br />
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</b> <b>1. Where were you when 2016 began?</b><br />
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</b> In the low lit basement of a giant Victorian style house, surrounded by people yelling HAPPY NEW YEAR!<br />
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<b>2. What did you do in 2016 that you’d never done before?</b><br />
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</b> Moved to Phoenix. Quit a job because it was low key a cult. <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2016/12/phoenix-zine-festival.html">Went to a zine festival.</a><br />
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<b>3. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?</b><br />
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</b> Nope!<br />
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<b>4. Go to any concerts this year?</b><br />
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Yes! <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2016/11/see-me-hear-me-toro-y-moi.html">Toro Y Moi</a>, Mild High Club (twice), The Allah-Las, The Growlers, Neon Indian, and Beach House!<br />
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<b>5. Will you be looking for a new job in 2017?</b><br />
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</b> Yes.<br />
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<b>6. Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2016?</b><br />
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</b> Um, no? Wine is barely alcohol, and I only threw up from drinking one time this year. 🍾<br />
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<b>7. Did you go on any vacations? If so, where?</b><br />
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</b> Tokyo for ten days! I think that's the only trip I took that technically counts as a vacation.<br />
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<b>8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?</b><br />
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</b> ????????????? Lol, achievement? I think mostly I just wanted to be content with myself/my life in 2016, which I did achieve.<br />
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<b>9. If you could go back in time to any moment of 2016 and change something, what would it be?</b><br />
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Hm, perhaps I would have begun regularly making art sooner. And with more confidence/fearlessness.<br />
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<b>10. Did you suffer illness or injury?</b><br />
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Thank goodness, nothing major.<br />
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<b>11. What was the best thing you bought?</b><br />
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Ummmmmmmmm...<a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/search/label/food">Food</a>???<br />
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<b>12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?</b><br />
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</b> Bree Newsome pulling down the Confederate flag, in the name of Jesus, AMEN!<br />
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<b>13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?</b><br />
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</b> I'LL STICK WITH LAST YEAR'S ANSWER: Donald Trump, tbh.<br />
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<b>14. Where did most of your money go?</b><br />
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</b> Food/Books/Music/Movies<br />
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<b>15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?</b><br />
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</b> Buying a house! Which has totally not happened yet, but will most likely happen in early 2017.<br />
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<b>16. What song will always remind you of 2016?</b><br />
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</b> Wham! "Last Christmas" 😭 RIP George Michael.<br />
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<b>17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?</b><br />
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</b> HAPPIER!!!!<br />
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<b>18. What do you wish you’d done more of?</b><br />
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</b> Last year's answer ☞ Reading and making art.<br />
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<b>19. What do you wish you’d done less of?</b><br />
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</b> Eat stuff that isn't good for me.<br />
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<b>20. How did you spend Christmas?</b><br />
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</b> Mildly buzzed in the loving homes and arms of 3 different families. It was awesome/exhausting!<br />
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<b>22. Did you fall in love in 2016?</b><br />
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</b> Yes! With Mild High Club!<br />
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<b>23. What was the biggest change for you in 2016?</b><br />
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</b> Surviving an Arizona summer! 🔥<br />
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<b>24. What were your favorite TV programmes?</b><br />
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</b> <i>Atlanta, Insecure, Stranger Things, Fleabag, Catastrophe, Sex and the City</i>, <i>Westworld</i><br />
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<b>25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?</b><br />
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No!<br />
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<b>26. What was the best book you read?</b><br />
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<i>The Mothers</i> by Brit Bennett<br />
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<b>27. What was your greatest musical discovery?</b><br />
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</b> MILD HIGH CLUB. I done TOLD you!<br />
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<b>28. What did you want and get?</b><br />
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A cute apartment.<br />
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<b>29. What did you want and not get?</b><br />
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</b> Creative Independence. (I'm still working on it!)<br />
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<b>30. What was your favorite film of this year?</b><br />
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This feels kind of difficult! I really enjoyed <i>Hell or High Water</i> and <i>The VVitch</i>. I don't think I have a faaavorite, though.<br />
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<b>31.What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?</b><br />
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On the actual day I turned 25, Charlie and I saw an awful movie: <i>Wiener-Dog</i>. This activity was redeemed by our trip to <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2016/08/palm-spraaaangs.html">Palm Springs</a> the next weekend.<br />
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<b>32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?</b><br />
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Making more <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/search/label/Art">art</a>!<br />
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<b>33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?</b><br />
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Nice! I thrifted <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/search/label/Style">so much</a> this year, and feel, for the first time maybe ever, very comfortable in my sartorial skin.<br />
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<b>34. What kept you sane?</b><br />
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Charlie! Always.<br />
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<b>35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?</b><br />
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Um, everyone sort of flew under my radar this year. Perhaps the closest is <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2016/12/vibin-princess-nokia.html">Princess Nokia</a>.<br />
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<b>36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.</b><br />
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<i>When I'm down, you're always the first one to know</i><br />
<i>Skipping town, I'll take you wherever I go</i><br />
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Mac DeMarco, "The Stars Keep On Calling My Name"<br />
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<b>37. Who did you miss?</b><br />
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No one?<br />
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<b>38. Who was the best new person you met?</b><br />
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I met a few people who are pretty cool.<br />
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<b>39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016.</b><br />
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Listen better. Speak up for yourself when necessary.<br />
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<b>40. What are your plans for 2017?</b><br />
*screams* I don't exactly know yet!<br />
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It's Christmas Eve! I'm just popping in to share some snaps from a recent small gathering with friends. Back in our hometown for the holidays, each day is (mostly) filled with laughing + eating + talking with family and friends. Hope you are well and enjoying life during these last few days of 2016. 👍 (The color editing I did on these pics is inconsistent but let's just ignore that, yes?)<br />
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I know it's supposed to be a musical interpretation of the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/13306276-gone-girl">'cool girl' passage</a> from <i>Gone Girl—</i>which is super clear re: the false advertising of the so-called ✨cool girl—but let's just pretend I mean only good things when I say: you should totally read this post all about cool girls while you listen to Tove Lo's "Cool Girl."<br />
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YouTube. Lately, I've been using it to find new music + to be inspired by other creative women. So I'm sharing this list of some of the fashion + style channels I'm currently subscribed to, in order to catalog my taste and inspirations. I find value + inspiration from the creative output of these women and I hope you do too.<br />
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I've always low key enjoyed watching thrift haul + styling vids, but there are a bunch of women who take theirs to the next level, visually speaking. Obviously, great style is a factor, but these channels also have 1) fun editing, 2) inspiring visual design ideas, and 3) good music.<br />
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<u>To The 9s</u><br />
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To The 9s is Cassie & Ricci and I their vids are simple yet well produced, plus their style feels modern but down to earth. Like they're not trying to be too fancy or trendy. V chill and I'm good with it. (Also I drew them <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNpXr-KBpnC/">here</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNpX_XbhslL/">here</a>, for their #drawtothe9s hashtag on insta)<br />
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<u>Julia Lee</u><br />
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I don't know, maybe I'm a sucker for artsy visuals and the simplicity of her channel design, but I'm way into it! She also makes these tight little conceptual/aesthetic <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tC9JUuFHks&list=PLcySloV0OTmnOcA-cuKJ7iwzVyNh0cpES">films</a> that are super pleasant to watch.<br />
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<u>Rian Phin</u><br />
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Okay you <i>know</i> I like Rian Phin. Her vids are low key low key but also high key??? Like I'm into her overall aesthetic, but her channel is bomb because she <u>talks a lot</u> in all of her videos, but it's <i>not annoying at all</i> it's very interesting hearing her talk about random shit she did that day AND she has other talk-y vids that are about things I think about but don't realize I think about? i.e. her "ig baddie vs badu" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5OMieFgAVY">video</a>. Get into it!<br />
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<u>Tara Chandra</u><br />
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Seems like a v cool human in general. Her style vids are awesome, but also she does these "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi4U6TDuhTY">Tara Talks</a>" and "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FslmEanTic">T-Weekly</a>" series of videos that are just as interesting. I don't know what else to say. Just watch, okay? Byyyyee!<br />
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Tara's 👏 Short 👏 Films 👏 Are 👏 Amazing 👏 Pure Gold Art A++ Fire Bomb Perfect 10 Thank You and Good Night. (And yes she also makes dope <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LieBZblVInk">fashion vids</a>)<br />
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Stephanie + Mel = The Fashion Citizen. They are my forever faves, I think. I got into them around the same time I got into ClothesEncounters back when it was both Jenn and Sarah. I like seeing their style (both in clothes and in visuals) totally evolve over the years. Also, their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJsDVmvtoVM">weekly vlogs</a> are strangely soothing to me. I also like that their vids + social media aren't cluttered with a bunch of sponsored stuff. I don't always hate when people's entire wardrobe is co-opted, but generally, since so many bloggers + vloggers do that now, it can get pretty boring + lame. Anyway! The Fashion Citizen is the opposite of boring and lame and that's why I like their channel. This caption too long, bruh.<br />
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Honestly, when I was scrolling through my subs to find vids for this post, I realized this list could go on and on and on and on. This is really just a handful of the people who release content I find interesting on YouTube. There are so many people who inspire <i>my</i> creative output because they do dope things. Shouts out to people inspiring me visually!<br />
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Ya'll may know that I LOVE <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2016/11/burger-pickin-burger-factory.html">to eat</a>, so naturally I designed a t-shirt in homage to Chinese takeout.* During particularly weak moments, Charlie and I crave Chinese takeout. We both love Chinese food in general, but it always feels extra lazy and unhealthy when we Grubhub the stuff to our apartment.<br />
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A few weeks ago, our <i>favorite</i> delivery place was booked out the wazoo. One and a half hour wait? No thanks, we'll find another place! Another place ended up being a tiny lil' spot called King Wong. They didn't deliver, but it was close by so we dropped in to pick it up. Lo and behold, this place was veerryyy chill. The owner(?) seemed super jolly and it was one of those hole-in-the-wall restaurants with decor + vibes that are perfectly suited to my taste. (I posted a couple snaps on my instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNDjqPcBQOb/">here</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNDjjZCBtqI/">here</a>.)<br />
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ANYWAY, the King Wong menu was lying around our house for a few days after that when suddenly, I saw it in a new light. This would make a perfect bookmark! I stuck it in my Angela Davis biography and took it with me to one of our daily latte + chill sessions at a coffee shop.<br />
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And it was <i>then, </i>at the coffee shop that I saw the menu in a new <i>new</i> light. All these wicked serif fonts would look great in charcoal pencil! Voila. I <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2016/12/my-art-making-process.html">drew it</a> up, scanned it in, fumbled with it in Photoshop, and had my cute <b>Takeout Tee</b> from <a href="https://www.theprintful.com/">Printful</a> in a week!<br />
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I'm in the process of designing more things that will eventually be up for sale in an online shop. Stay tuned for that in early 2017!<br />
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*Ironically, 2017 may be the year that I drastically diminish (or totally destroy) my meat intake. It's something Charlie and I have been talking about recently, and it may begin with us becoming pescetarian (vegetarian who eats fish)...then eventually cutting out meat altogether. Who knows! If anyone has any <i>literature</i> on the subject (recipes, tips, a punch in the stomach in the form of a book, etc.) let me know in the comments!<br />
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So I've been really inspired lately by women (esp. of color) in, on, and around the internet. I first came across Destiny Frasqueri, aka <b>Princess Nokia</b> on tumblr (where else?) and was drawn in by her strong visual presence. I'll admit there was also some skepticism on my part because she seemed to be playing into that whole ✨ tumblr art hoe/internet princess ✨ thing that sometimes makes me roll my eyes.<br />
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It also took me a minute to get into her music (specifically her most recent release, <i>1992</i>), but honestly, the more time I spend with her creative output, the less I can resist her charms. Maybe a month or so ago I started following her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/princessnokia/">instagram</a> and clocking her videos on YouTube: music vids as well as little interviews, clips, and mini docs.<br />
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What I see from her is a genuine desire to produce quality visual + audio content, an interest in putting positive energy out into the world, and a heart for marginalized people. Obviously, I don't know her and can only see pieces of what she chooses to put out into the world. All I'm saying is those pieces—her music, her videos, her words—have had a small impact on me. I can see her drive, the sweat and love she puts into the things she does and that's inspiring to me.<br />
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In homage, I made some Nokia-related art. Please enjoy. Happy Friday!<br />
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Another burger review, Maria? Yes! I am the burger queen! Even though, truly, after I eat a nice juicy piece of medium cooked meat plus french fries my body feels as though it is not long for this world... Like all that fat, grease, and salt is slowly congealing somewhere in my system, just waiting to take me out while I innocently climb a flight of stairs.<br />
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Anyway. <b>Lenny's Burger</b>. What a place!<br />
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I think there are a few of these in and around the Phoenix area. We visit one in a strip mall, tucked in between Smoothie King and a Chinese restaurant. I've been longing to visit this joint for a while, mostly because from the outside it looks like classic rock is blasting out of some boombox in the kitchen, the walls are all shiny, and I imagine groups of kinda bad school children hang out there for hours, plotting. (Honestly, I'm sort of imagining <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPvyRyTj-EQ">this</a>, but with more high schoolers and less murder).<br />
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We show up an hour before they close, hungry and kind of excited. Our plan is to eat dinner here and then go home and watch a Christmas movie, to get in the spirit of December. Lenny's seems to be on board with this plan; tiny speakers in the ceiling play Rat Pack classics all night long. No classic rock today! There was, however, a group of people (of varying ages, but <i>a few</i> of them could have been in high school!) posted up in a corner of the restaurant.<br />
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At this point, I'm metaphorically rubbing my hands together, pumped that everything is going well. This place is also super photogenic; it's all shiny walls and neon signs, checkerboard floor and bright red cushions.<br />
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We order our food, and before I can say <i>wow, the floor in that corner over there is naaaasty</i>, our food arrives and we're diggin' in. Lenny's Burger does not disappoint! I don't remember if I ordered my Garlic Mushroom Burger (hold the cheese and the mayo) medium, but it sure is. (This is a good thing). Charlie ordered The Single Burger, <strike>for people who hate their wives and wish they were single</strike>, which he deemed "Okay."<br />
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Final verdict? Charlie would choose <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2016/09/burger-pickin-whattaburger.html">Whataburger</a> over Lenny's Burger, but so far, Lenny's is my favorite greasy, fast food-style burger. Keep in mind, we haven't yet reviewed more popular fast food spots like In-N-Out, or Shake Shack, so lets consider this a <i>low bar</i>. Regardless, I'd stop in Lenny's for a rave party <i>any </i>day! (No one cares about my club kid references, I know, but I need to include them in order to feel special).<br />
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Lenny's is divided into halves, and we sat on the less populated half because we are misanthropes, obviously. Halfway through our meal, a Lenny's employee separates our half of the shop from the other half by way of a white chain stretching across the room. In the end, we had to slip under the chain in order to leave. Cute!<br />
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A man entered shortly after we did and had the great courtesy to have a very loud, almost unintelligible Bluetooth headset conversation with a buddy of his (and <i>you know</i> he's the type of dude who calls his friends BUDDY) while he ate his burger. Nice aesthetics!<br />
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Logo Design: FUCKING <b>F</b>. ARE YOU KIDDING ME????!!!! (Although it does look a bit better as a neon sign).<br />
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Music Selection: Rat Pack Oldies is always an A.<br />
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I generally find it interesting/helpful to see how certain artists make work, so today I'm going to share a bit about my art + creative process. I studied graphic design at university, and I've been drawing since I was a child, and ideally, my work reflects both of those mediums. I like to scribble on paper and I like to push pixels around on a screen.<br />
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The tools of my analog art-making trade. Not pictured: charcoal pencils because they are currently in one of those clear, plastic art bags making a giant, dusty, black mess. Since I spend a lot of time in front of a screen making designs (&blogging &looking at cool interiors &reading articles), this non-digital world of mark making with rudimentary tools any kid uses—colored pencils, paper and glue, crayons, etc.—is a haven to me.<br />
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I need the tactility of pen against paper to really feel alive, or something. This is also why I like to make a lot of lists on scraps of paper and in various notebooks I have lying around. It doesn't feel real if I can't also touch it.</div>
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Generally I draw, collage, cut & paste—whatever—and then scan the images onto my laptop so I can edit them in Photoshop. I'm asking for a Wacom tablet for Christmas, so this process may change, or at least be enhanced/easier in a couple of months. For now, this is how I work.</div>
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As you can see in the main picture at the top, I like to use card stock in lieu of a sketchbook. Right now this works for me because I work very small, and the cards feel quick and easy. I don't know why, but I have never been a fan of filling up sketchbooks. Because the cards are <i>obviously</i> loose (and end up living in small piles all around our apartment because I'm A MESS) I've started keeping them in brightly colored plastic envelopes. </div>
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As for <i>where</i> I work, it depends. When I'm at home, I often work at this desk. Obviously supplied with plenty of mildly caffeinated tea, notebooks of ideas, and some e n t e r t a i n m e n t. Usually, this means podcasts, but lately I've had dubbed episodes of <i>Case Closed</i> on in the background because I'm a forever fan. If I'm not at home, I'm at a coffee shop, sipping that soy latte and chilling in a (hopefully) aesthetically pleasing environment. The atmosphere at coffee shops is perfect for my brain; I focus really well for some reason when there is a bit of activity going on around me. Headphones are key. </div>
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If you'd like, you can check out a bunch of my work—digital and analog—on this v unofficial tumblr where I dump it. I'm working on organizing my work in a cohesive, understandable portfolio, but for now, I have this. It works.<br />
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✨✨✨ <a href="http://mariamariamariamariamaria.tumblr.com/">mariamariamariamariamaria.tumblr.com</a> ✨✨✨<br />
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I also sell <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PRINTxTHINGS?ref=hdr_shop_menu">printable wall art</a> on Etsy. If you love a good gallery wall, and unique and minimal design, you should definitely check it out!</div>
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choker / THRIFTED — tee / LOCAL ARTIST — sweater / MARSHALLS — flared leggings / TARGET — shoes / TARGET — belt / THRIFTED — purse / THRIFTED</div>
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Cue lazy Sunday outfit: stretchy pants, a comfy t-shirt, and a thick cardigan. Yes, please! I've been wearing these pants practically every other day since I bought them two weeks ago. They're a great alternative to plain old leggings. We honestly didn't do much this past weekend. <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2016/11/burger-pickin-burger-factory.html">Ate too much</a>, <a href="http://www.okaythanksmaria.com/2016/10/review-goldfinch-by-donna-tartt.html">read some books</a>, sipped some coffee, went to an outdoor market. Same old, honestly.<br />
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Sunday we stopped by the library for a seminar on protecting yourself on the internet and then snapped these shots of my outfit as the sun began to set. Right now I'm wrapped in a blanket on the floor, watching Case Closed with headphones in, about to draw something for #the100dayproject I'm working on.<br />
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