Trivia is just another form of random shit, so you know I love it.  Useless knowledge can help you impress people, or win shots at a bar.  It’s win-win all around.  So try your hand at these questions… NO GOOGLING!!!  I’ll post the answers in the comments section later today…

1) What name is given to half a Byte (4 bits)?

2) Who the fahck is Casimir Pulaski? (Bonus points if you know AND don’t live in Illinois.  Because I live in Illinois and have NO IDEA why yesterday was a holiday)

3) What was the longest movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture?

4) What was the name of Archie and the Gang’s principal?

5) How many times does the word “girl” appear in the Bible?

Things I Love For:Mac McAnally; pencils

Quote of the Day:  “A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.” –Abraham Lincoln

All of the lovely ladies whose craft/decor blogs I follow always highlight their mantles.  And they are always so awesome and wonderfully decorated.  Alas, I lack a mantle.  Such is the life of a condo dweller.  So, I spruced up the window above my kitchen sink as my makeshift mantle:

I have had a recent obsession with colored glass, my favorites being the light blue mason jars.  Luckily, my antique spot in Indy sells them for cheap.  I’ve seen them on Etsy and in Chicago antique stores for a lot more money than is necessary.

The frames to the left are dollar store frames.  On the top and bottom ones I took old sheet music and made it the base, then cut out the fleur de lis with my Cricut and modpodged it on.  The middle frame I covered in burlap and hot glued old keys I picked up at an antique store.  (Another craft I’ve seen circulating around blog-land.)  Antique keys similar to these sell at Pottery Barn for $19 for 7.  Mine are way cheaper, and way more authentic! 

The birdhouse I got at Michael’s for a dollar.  I spray painted it Robin Egg Blue and then distressed it with a brown stain.

I love how the light from the window shows through the glass.

I would also like to add that the plant is from Ikea that my mom got me when I first moved in.  That’s right– I have kept this baby alive for almost three years!!

Pet Peeve of the Day: Bank of America

Quote of the Day: “People only see what they are prepared to see.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

A few weeks ago when I was suffering from a broken heart, I threw myself into crafts instead of drinking; fancy that! I’m so grown up! So here is a pair of candleholders that I made:

First, I started with candlestick holders and cup-ish things I got at Dollar Tree.

I glued these together using E600 glue. (I hate this glue because it is smelly but it is nice for this because it doesn’t dry right away so you can move the cup around on the base if it’s not centered on your first placement).

I took some tissue paper that I had lying around and decoupaged it to the outside of the cup. Despite its modern flair because of the zebra print, I think it still works with my other non-modern decor because of the neutral colors.

Then I glued a piece of teal ribbon around the top and glued three maroonish buttons to the ribbon. The pictures don’t really do the color justice, I swear they don’t look as jettie-ish as they appear in the photo.

I placed tealights in both holders. The total cost for these candleholders was around $6–you can’t beat that and I don’t think they look cheap.

I was originally going to do this with scrapbook paper but was glad I had tissue paper on hand because the light really shines through on the tissue paper.

Pet Peeve of the Day: The intense jealously I feel for the East Coast right now! I want that much snow in Chicago!!

Quote of the Day: ”She never stumbles, she’s got no place to fall.” –Bob Dylan

Trivia is just another form of random shit, so you know I love it.  Useless knowledge can help you impress people, or win shots at a bar.  It’s win-win all around.  So try your hand at these questions… NO GOOGLING!!!  I’ll post the answers in the comments section later today…

1) What disorder’s names is derived from the Greek word meaning “without appetite”?

2) What nationally observed day in the U.S.  marks winter’s midpoint?

3) Where is the lowest point of the Western Hemisphere?

4) Chicago based architect, Adrian Smith, who designed the recently finished and worlds tallest building, the Burj Dubai, graduated from what University?

5) What was installed in front of major league baseball fences in 1950?

Things I Live For: Flannel sheets; Helen Keller jokes

Quote of the Day: “Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to  marry.” –Gloria Steinem

Is this just Sammy being Sammy?  His skin is REMARKABLY lighter and he claims it’s due to a skin moisturizer.  Just like you have no clue how that cork got in your bat, right?

Sammy Sosa Before:

Sammy Sosa Now:

Regardless, I’d still kill to see him out in right field come April 2010.

Pet Peeve of the Day: My mobile’s battery life which is akin to the life span of a veggie burrito in the midst of a bunch of hippies

Quote of the Day: “Chaos on the paper means chaos on the mind and my question for you is what did you have for breakfast?” –Tom Foster