This little bit of kitschy, trendy, one might say tragic, bit of Tiki talk landed in my email box today – a tad late or early for our usual Happy Hour postings. Then again, there’s only one rule I follow while wearing my mixologist’s hat – NO gooey, cloying, crap laden bottled mixes. NO No [...]
The City Daily Photo Blogs generally bring a smile to my face in the morning. No, I don’t read all of them, but they are a welcome relief from the news. These blogs are excellent inspiration, small cultural windows and great set design research. They often include little ideas to tuck away for future reference. [...]
Summertime and the living is easy, right? Well, here at KLAD its been one of those weeks, and it’s not over yet. So, while our hard working set designers won’t be indulging quiet yet, when the time is right, I’m going to mix up a batch of Painkillers and spend a few hours drinking about [...]
I found these funny little time telling orbes on Uncommon goods. I love the shape and the colors, there are just so many things I can think of to connect these little bursts of whimsical color too, but I don’t think its appropriate to discuss fun things like boobies here on this blog, because it’s [...]
“I swallowed the stuff. For a moment I felt as if somebody had touched off a bomb inside the old bean, and was strolling down my throat with a lighted torch, and then everything seemed to get all right.” -PG Wodehouse. Carry on, Jeeves Today a touch of serendipity came my way as I was [...]
New Year’s Eve was spent with close friends and a vaguely modified 1950′s menu. Modified and updated, of course. As such, we put together a Tiki Cake. What else? Not really one for resolutions, I do think I will continue to work on my painting with butter cream skills in 2010. In any event, may [...]
We’re heading into winter ale season, and I have a few brews in mind to talk about, but before we dive into winter ales, let’s take a quick look at two specialty chocolate stouts. Beer + Chocolate – really, what could be bad? Many brewers call a stout chocolate because the malt used is a [...]
There is just so much going on here. This is the home/office of a dentist about a click from our studio. Every suburb has one of these guys, although I think it is a bit unusual for a dentist. I imagine this is where his advertising budget goes every year. This home/office is located on [...]
He reminded me, of me. Happy Halloween. I don’t need no stinkin’ costume. Tweet
…it was me. You can see the wear and tear from my undergraduate years. Since university, this button has been tucked away. Where it shall stay. Tweet