taxidermy is still hot for all u decorators! don't eat turkey, buy taxidermy!
look it's hollister and porter hovey playing dress up and planning thanksgiving dinner!
pheasant is a tasty & pretty game bird 2.
& a queen has me scouting egrets for a project.
but truly, happy thanksgiving if u live on this side of the pond, otherwise happy thursday.
we bitches need to read this blog. it will teach us many things. you notice i said WE.
nienie dialogues
robert jr.
have u seen it yet? what's the verdict?
mrs. b's bitch
some douche on polyvore - but he's kind of hot
while i still have sticky fingers, i thought i'd reprint this from sister wolf over at goddammit i'm mad. she clears up what a douche is, though i believe a douche & a jerk can be of either sex, but a scumbag (& tool) is just for the guys. feel free to chime in. i reprinted her comments 2 inspire u.
& thanks for the great dialog about the douche of the entry hall roundup.
from goddammit i'm mad:
Tonight, some friends and I were discussing some mutual acquaintances. It emerged that there was some confusion about how to categorize certain types of men we disdain.
To me, a Douche is instantly recognizable as such. He doesn’t have to exhibit any behavior; he’s just a Douche. Sometimes a Douche can increase his douchiness by bad behavior, like John Mayer, but usually it’s a done deal. Keith Urban is a Douche.
So is Pete Wentz and David Duchovny.
Joe Perry ( as per this photo from the American Music Awards show) is a Scumbag.
Whereas, Steven Tyler is a Douche. Snoop Dogg = Scumbag. Mickey Rourke, another Scumbag.
Trying to think of a Jerk, my first thought was Levi Johnston, god bless him. Jerks are more innocent than Scumbags or Douches. I even think that a Jerk could be reformable; he could wise up, theoretically anyway. Douches and Scumbags are lost causes.
I used to be able to explain the difference between a Tool and a Jerk, but I honestly can’t remember the criteria. All I remember was that some guy named Jason (who happened to be a fishmonger) was a complete Tool.
Where do you stand on these categories, and who do you think best epitomizes a Douche, Scumbag, Jerk or Tool?
Responses to “Scumbags, Douches and Jerks”
from Cote de Texas
Joseph Minton
Mary McDonald
Jonathan Berger
Ned Marshall
Frank Roop
from Domino
Jonathan Adler
Markham Roberts
Ashley Whittaker
Amanda Nisbet
Ned Marshall
Markham Roberts
Miles Redd
Rita Konig
from Domino
David Netto
Markham Roberts
Amanda Nisbet
Windsor Smith
Studio Sofield for Tom Ford
Nina Griscom
Nate Berkus
Susan Ferrier
Windsor Smith
Todd Romano
Kelly Wearstler
while douche-de-corno posts yesteryear's stale joke about a lame penis chandelier, gwd being an equal opportunist posts the more on-trend vagina light switch. thanks 2 a loyal reader 4 sending me this fab light switch.
douche-de-corno also posts about big gay sofas, referring to mitchell gold & bob williams who pitched their new book to her.
it's a nice enough book, & i love these guys. i caught them last week on the today show & they r as cute as can b.
but the designing couple i like better is william diamond and anthony baratta who wrote a book called all- american.
check out this backsplash!
& check out the pierced tin on these doors. let's get out the hammer & screw driver & have at some sheets of tin.
the print on the couch is pure wit, especially with the horsey sculpture behind it.
luv the dining room 2.
& plaid will never die! just ask alexander mcqueen and vivenne westwood & every catholic girl u know or stripper that rocks a uber mini plaid skirt on the pole.
both books are on amazon.
Doing art pieces has been my first love. But I'd say I've had a love affair with interiors since I was a child. To me the idea of home and the interest in personal spaces goes hand in hand with an artists perspective.
My home is always a mix of West Coast artist originals, folk art and traditional textiles from all over the world and a few of my own pieces. I can't resist modern goodies, foreign relics, and good old bohemian flair. I've tried to limit my palette at times but have since given in to my cornucopia of interests and visual loves.
This is a new home for me. We just moved in last week and I'm enjoying having such a deep, historical house to play with. It feels good to have a sturdy home after my year in Belize. I've transplanted many of my paintings from the island and given them a place within the moody, Northwest bungalow.
Cut a magazine page lengthwise into 9 strips, 3/4" wide. Leave 3 of the strips full length. Cut one inch off 3 of the strips. Cut two inches off 2 of the strips. Cut the last strip down to 3 1/2" long.
Twist each strip to form a loop at both ends and staple it in the center. Shape the last, short strip into a circle and secure it with a glue dot.
Layer the 3 longest pieces on top of each other, spacing them evenly and securing each with a glue dot. Add the next two groups of pieces, doing the same. And finally, stick the loop into the center.
Use other papers, like a map of your city. Here's Chicago. Anybody see your street? 
Sister Wolf has been mad for a long time. She is here to share the joy. Celebrities make her mad, Republicans make her mad, cultural crimes and the misuse of language make her apoplectic. Lots and lots of other stuff, too. Funny things make her happy! Horrible things (like those chimps who didn’t get any birthday cake) make her day.
Let’s all get mad and have some fun together here at Godammit.com
Contact: sisterwolf666@gmail.com
who u blog crushin' on these days?
set the table like celeb designer tory burch. aqua is the color, so gather everything aqua & white & blue that u have & get to it! note the little potted plants & the bamboo flat ware.
here's tory in her kitchen. is she getting ready 2 fill that gorgeous aqua vase with blue hydrangea? no! she uses the vase empty & smaller vases 4 the flowers along with the little pots of plants for her tablescape.
the food is served on different plates in different patterns & shades of blue and white.
Roquefort Grapes
Serves 25
1/2 lb Roquefort cheese
1/2 lb cream cheese (not gum-based)
1/4 lb pistachios
1 bunch (about 1 lb) seedless green grapes, chilled
Thoroughly blend the cheeses, then cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. In a food processor, chop the nuts finely. Remove the grape stems. Coat each grape by flattening a small amount of the cheese mixture in your palm then rolling the grape and cheese between both palms; transfer to a waxed-paper-lined pan. Refrigerate for 3 hours until firm. Roll the grapes in the chopped pistachios to cover completely.
well maybe this one's not so hot.
but this one is.
and fur boy is rockin' it.
come to daddy.
the hippie dippie snood has been reinvented into the must-have-now fashion accessory.
it's for girls & guys. the perfect one size fits all gift.
wear it up like a hoody, or down as big fat scarf.
cute or ugly? what do u think? i kind of like it. u could wear it with your snuggie.
the wall street journal says it will save christmasThis holiday season, retailers are betting big on the snood, a cross between a scarf and a hood that, when worn over the head, is reminiscent of a babushka.
Lady Gaga sports a red snood.
The trend emerged on the Fall 2009 runways of designers like Missoni (knit snoods) and Burberry (plaid snoods) and also made an appearance in the commercial collections of Donna Karan and Yves Saint Laurent. Now it's gone mainstream, with retailers ranging from American Apparel to Zara getting behind the loopy style with snoods of varying lengths and monikers. The British version of GQ magazine's Web site recently posted a "Guide to Snoods," suggesting wearers try it "over a chunky knit or tailored jacket."
A few weeks ago Bloomingdale's urged customers to "make sure that you're seen in this lavish new accessory." Henri Bendel ranked the snood second amongst its top ten "things we fancy for fall" while Saks Fifth Avenue included it in its "Want It" fall campaign. "Gossip Girl" star Blake Lively was photographed in one on the show's set last month.
Missoni ribbed-knit mohair snood, $265.
Zara cowl neck collar, $29.90.
Net-a-Porter.com's buying director Holli Rogers confesses she was skeptical the site would sell many snoods last summer, when the site had a month-long exclusive to sell a Burberry purple-and-black plaid style. The item is already on reorder, and the company is now pitching several styles.
Burberry, whose chief financial officer recently cited the snood as one of the top drivers of the company's fall accessories sales, attributes the snood's rise to consumers' desire for safety in tumultuous times. "I love this idea of protection that it gives," says the brand's creative director Christopher Bailey, who was so into the look that he showed snoods for men and women on almost every model at his fall 2009 runway show. Simon Kneen, creative director for Gap Inc.'s Banana Republic brand, also likened the accessory to "a Linus blanket," a reference to the blue security blanket always carried by the Peanuts cartoon character.
Angela Missoni, creative director of the Italian fashion label Missoni, said the look was a way to "stay true to Missoni's knitwear roots while creating something new" and calls the snood "a lavish play on layering." "It's handy," adds Brooke Scott, Bloomingdale's fashion director for accessories, who identified snoods as one of two top holiday trends. "If you get hot, you don't have to remove it" because it can remain around the neck.
A quick tour through some of the fashion industry's latest offerings:
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Catwalking/Getty Images Burberry: $295 for its popular "check" snood in cashmere
Burberry, credited with reigniting the trend, also has wool, mink and rabbit fur versions.
Missoni: $265 for a ribbed snood that can wrap around the head twice
The company is offering five snood styles in different colors and fabrics.
Chan Luu: $125 for a paisley viscose "infinity loop" at Saks Fifth Avenue
The designer also has tie-dye versions in various color combinations for $75.
The Limited: $39.50 for an acrylic Shaker infinity scarf in a chunky knit
The scarf comes in 12 bright colors, and can be mixed and matched with sweaters, like a detachable turtleneck.
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Bendel's Ash & Dans: $110 for this infinity scarf, which comes with a brooch, at Henri Bendel
Henri Bendel says that embellished scarves are selling best; these range in price from $110-$150.
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Banana Republic Banana Republic: $98 for a cashmere infinity scarf that can be wrapped around the head three times
The retailer is unveiling a range of these scarves in various fabrics, textures and colors for the holidays.
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American Apparel American Apparel: $28 for a solid-color "circle scarf" in different materials
For the holidays, the company is adding print versions of this style.
Donna Karan: $695 cashmere infinity scarf
The designer's DKNY line has infinity styles priced from $95 to $225.
Amid the downturn, the rush to the snood reflects the fashion industry's scramble to invent new types of clothing that consumers don't already possess. Sales of scarves and mufflers, a relatively cheap way to freshen an outfit, have been strong, generating $540 million in sales through August, a 21% increase over the same period last year, according to NPD Group.
Traditional snoods, which resembled hairnets, were popular in the 1940s when women used them to keep their long hair out of the way. In the 1950s, the snood morphed into a tube, which became a ski-slope staple, says Beth Dincuff Charleston, a professor and fashion historian at Parsons, the New School for Design in New York. This time around, the style has been transformed: The creation of snoods in colorful plaids, fur and prints, as opposed to just polar fleece, renders them "new and fresh," says Ms. Dincuff.
As much as they love its look, many retailers, particularly in the U.S., aren't as in love with the snood's name, which can sound more like a Dr. Seuss character than a hot fashion item. Designer Chan Luu sells "infinity loops"; American Apparel hawks "circle scarves" and Banana Republic pitches an "infinity scarf" as does the Limited, which offers its scarves in 12 colors. The word snood "sounds like something that has been woken out of sleep," says Banana Republic's Mr. Kneen. An infinity scarf "is an endless piece that's timeless with a twist."
Burberry's Mr. Bailey is sticking with snood. "It's a very British name for it, which feels more relevant to what inspired us and to what we stand for," he says.
Rachel Kirson, a 24-year-old teacher from Manalapan, N. J., says she got her first glimpse of the snood in a magazine over the summer. "I have fallen in love with them," says Ms. Kirson, who has been looking for a snood in charcoal-grey with a horizontal cable knit for herself; she is planning on giving snoods as gifts for the holidays. "I like wearing bold jewelry so the snood is almost a necklace for the winter months."
i don't like to put on lipstick at the table or file my nails in public. or do my nails. i have friends who floss when they hang out & i think it is disgusting.
there r a whole bunch of slobs who groom themselves on the subway! the subway is a disgusting enough place without doing ur morning douche there.WHEN did grooming become a spectator sport?
When I was growing up, back in the days when the express train beat the local, straphangers were content to pass their time in transit with a good book or a crossword puzzle. Occasionally, I’d encounter the loud talker, the nose-picker or someone who had to free themselves of a wedgie. Hey, we’ve all been there.
That’s old school.
what about u? do u groom in public? yes or no?
reuse. love this vintage sink & painted wood cabinet designed in a very cute way for a new bathroom.
layer on shades of the same color. use glass to make it all sparkle. tip 2 tip flowers rock it!
4 jewel tone candles r so elegant. a tray of party favors so festive. & tight bouquets of orchids are 2 die 4.
iron ur napkins! luv this the formal plate. & check out the salt in the golden oyster shell.
& hollister hovey poser queen of old dead things & black walls passing it off as the new vintage?
it's kind of creepy don't u think? unless maybe ur 1 of the adams family.
well all u science geeks,
when u go 2 a junk shop or a yard sale there's always 1 of these. it's not the girl u geeks, it's the antique sewing machine base.
1. granny plant stand
2. this is a good sink base
3. this is not a good sink base. it would be better if u ditch the wood & the pine cone.
3. u can make a pretty nice table - white wash the base & use a piece of carerra type marble.
4. mega blog apartment therapy showed this restaurant table using the bases.
5. here's the antique white base again with the marble top - notice how a sea grass rug makes it sort of chic.
6. here's a hot granny mess, but the idea of using the base with a top as an island is cool.
7. a simple solution - a piece of glass on the base.
8. this is not pretty, but the idea is great 2 use 2 bases like saw horses with a better table top. u could paint it all out in a hot, bright color & use it as a big desk or dining table. a ghost chair would rock it.
9. this sink idea was in the new york times. a couple of girly dudes in minnesota made a pretty cool sink using the sewing machine base. the vessel sink makes it current & dated at the same time. the mirror rocks it.
10. this is sad. don't do this. 2 much fric & frac & bric & brac. & i would paint the base white & faux marble the top.
11. thom filicia big time hot shot designer (u know he's 1 because he imbeds his name on his photos) found another kind of sewing machine table base. it's pretty chic, don't u think? of course we'll never find 1 like that.
& if u really sew (i don't) an antique machine looks pretty cute in ur sewing room.
pink lady gaga
i did it for love. for breast cancer awareness.
i bombarded u with pink stuff for the entire month of october.
pink can be scary.
i'm sick of it and i know u are 2.
so happy halloween, pink or otherwise.
& i promise no more pink for another year.
Vote for the Visual Vamp today - only 24 hours to vote at Apartment Therapy's Room For Color Contest. It's the quarter finals. Vote HERE
and go to my favorite and my best to see the cougar cave
October is the month of Breast Cancer awareness and to show our “support” we donated a collection of bras to our local radio station Kool FM 107.3 in Victoria BC – for their annual “Bras on Broad” event.
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The Bras will be hooked together and strung across Broad Street from Pandora to Yates to raise awareness for Breast Cancer.
After the public display the bras will be donated to a local women ‘s shelter.
One last Bra Hurrah before they are donated.
Showing our “support” so to speak (lol)
Echito displaying her favourite donated bra.
Here I am channelling Marilyn Monroe to show my “support”
Echito making the donation at the Kool Fm Station
To celebrate awarness we also found our TOP TEN products with proceeds going towards Breast Cancer Foundations
Deluxe Hand-Dipped Pink Ribbon Berries
Pink Ribbon Silicone Heat Resistant Mat
Other sites you can find informative:
CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
It's a bit of pain the way Apartment Therapy has set up their Room For Color contest.
rev up the kids! pass the red bull! & give 'em a glass of wine to mellow them out.
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Make Do Style Says: Dexter seems to have summed it up - jerk, douche, scumbag I’m easily annoyed by them so have to avoid.
TobiLynne Says: I think you pretty much nailed the categories. I’d say a tool is somewhere between a douchebag and a jerk. Maybe a douche is a douche by nature, and a jerk is a jerk by nurture (hence being reformable). A tool could go either way, but likely the way of the douche. Douchebags: Pretty much everyone in Oasis, Rush Limbaugh Scumbags: Jim Baker, Jimmy Swaggert Tools: Ashton Kutcher, all contestants of American Idol Jerks: David Letterman, Bob Dylan
dust Says: I think I left the jerk-tool in the scumbag on my piano this morning… (Douche is still a new word to me…)
Dena Says: Although I am impressed by the varying degrees of jerk/tool/douchedom I would largely just file them all in the drawer labeled “cocks”.
Kate Says: Dexter sums it up. From the pictures you provided and from the looks of the people who usually get called “douche,” it seems to hinge upon over-accessorizing and trying to look dirty when the (hu)man in question is too immaculately groomed or purposely disheveled to be rugged. This would naturally include most fashion bloggers, g-d love ‘em. Scumbags are aware of how morally and aesthetically questionable they are and choose to own it, even in the face of absurdity (like the Olsen twins, Martha Stewart, all of the Beatles but Ringo, and, yeah, Snoop). “Scumbag” is like a wannabe cunt. Jerks and tools are peons of petty meanness with little to no awareness of their resentful aura (probably most journalists fall into this category).
Beck Says: Here in the UK I think the corresponding terms would be wanker, arsehole, prick and dickhead. Crucial difference between a prick and a dickhead is that secretly you might quite fancy a man who is a prick, but you’d definitely never find a dickhead attractive. Cocks applies to all here too.
dexter vandango Says: TobiLynne.. I understand all your entries… but what has Dylan done to make him a jerk..? Is there something I haven’t heard???
(I’m not one who thinks him a god or perfect.. I am just curious..)
insomnia Says: Ok, so based on what I see here it is primarily a matter of intention that separates these animals. On a sliding scale of, say, Jesus Christ to…um…Bill O’Rielly, it is the level (or lack) of self-awareness that determines where they rank in the pantheon of idiots. For instance, if I am a bonehead and remain oblivious to how thoughtless/lame/played out I am, I rank somewhat lower on the scale than my friend, who behaves poorly and KNOWS that he is being a dick (but possibly can’t help himself owing to some matter of genetics, or constitutional weakness.) And standing at the pinnacle are those who are deliberate assholes for some particular reason, to achieve a defined objective. I get it. The only problem is that there are too many! Unless someone practically comes out and declares their status as a scumbag, too much is left for the people observing the behavior. It is like being the diving judge at a kids swim meet. If they emerge from the water bleeding, or miss the pool completely, it is an easy call (ie.the parents of the balloon boy). Anything short of that and it is a little tough to call. You see one thing, I see another (like the Bob Dylan thing, above). I like Beck’s take. Just call them all (me included) “cocks” I kinda like Kate’s read on this.
TobiLynne Says: Re: Dylan … I think he’s played an enormous role in our popular culture over the years, he’s a humanitarian, and I think he’s a genuinely good man. I don’t think he’s ill-intentioned (likely just protecting his privacy), but to go out of your way for 40+ years to remain “mysterious” by misleading the press and his fans is a little jerk-ish if you ask me. Based on SW’s standards (innocent intentions, but still come off as kind of an ass), I think he’s a jerk. I also think he’s smart, funny, and adorable, and would have let him keep his shoes under my bed until he grew that stupid fucking mustache.
Mark Says: Douches ALWAYS dress age-inappropriately in expensive versions of mid-American mall crap meant for teen boys with ambiguous sexuality. See photo of Keith Urban above. I would say Joe Perry is a douche, too, not a scumbag. Well, maybe a scummy douchebag. Pete Wentz is the mother of all douches. I think he needs to get beaten up by a bunch of militant gay men sick of closeted douches.
Bevitron Says: Oh, my head is swimming! I’ll never get this right. Definitely see Rourke as a scumbag but woulda put Duchovny in the jerk slot. I guess I’ll stick with the default “asshole”. I wonder…is there a difference between asshole and just plain ass? The addition of the hole seems to indicate a level of depravity not attained by the mere ass. Is it okay, when referring to a douche, to use douchebag, or does that alter category completely?
Alicia Says: I like the overarching category of man-cunt. Categorizing takes too much work.
arline Says: My last boyfriend seemed nice at first. He started to act like a jerk and morphed into a douchebag. Yesterday I was driving, and I saw his tragic ass. I now just see him as pitiful.