Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Favorites Wednesday!


See this guy right here?
This guy is my total OG internet friend Josh.
Honestly, I couldn't tell you how long I've known him, but it could be like 8 years!
And want to know something even weirder? We've never met in person!
But we've hung heavy and always been pals and I adore him, long distance, forev!

What I want to get at is that Josh, or Josh Bomb as I've always called him, is pretty much the funniest dude on the planet and he's cracked me up a lot in the past 8 or so years!

In an exciting turn of events, Josh is keeping a rad blog that he updates on a pretty consistent basis that reflects Josh's rad favorite cool guy status in my book and I think you might like it too!

When I asked Josh if I could feature him on Favorites Wednesday, he said, "Of course, dear! xx"!

So, here he is...Josh Bomb's HILARIOUS blog:

Malicious Mischief!

BOOKMARK IT AND STAY IN THE LOOP, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!

Again, if you have a favorite website or blog that you'd like to see featured here...CLUE ME IN, SHEESH!

Monday, October 26, 2009

All Plans Are Golden In Your Hands



I could say that I regretted Spencer's and my little trip down to Colorado Springs.
I'd never been there and felt a little out of sorts.
You know, the kind of out of sorts where you drink to right yourself and end up wronging yourself.

Anyway, it doesn't matter because I laughed my ass off.
And the drive home, at 8 in the morning, was crispy with a white rain/snow mix...I shoved a Sonic breakfast sandwich in my face...and arrived home in enough time to get my act together for Craftin' Out.

Thanks, Baby S!
xox

Friday, October 23, 2009

The Wasteland Guides Them

This morning while in a mad rush to get to work...I saw some wonderful surprises on Speer.

I thought about these things ALL DAY...and reminded myself that I wanted to walk over and get pictures of these cool pieces of art before weather or some nefarious hater removed them.

All of these pieces are on paper and, I assume, they've been adhered to the utility poles and boxes with wheat paste or something.

This one is my favorite.
It's dark.

Whoever you brilliant people are that are doing this...keep doing it!
And thank you!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Favorites Wednesday!

So, I think I'm going to try to start posting a blog/website, on my blog, once a week (on Wednesday) that I think hangs the moon!
The Internet, as we all know, is a wealth of info and there are a lot of really top shelf humans doing amazing, quirky and outta sight things.
I want to share with anyone who follows this blog! If you have a suggestion, i.e. a friend or a fave page, please share! I'll post them here and give credit where credit is due!

So, here's the start:

Photo by Alicia Carrier

On the suggestion of my amazing friend Belinda, I was peeping the Bread & Honey food blog...it's a great blog in its own right (dreamy food porn and recipes!), but while perusing (which always feels slightly voyeuristic) I found that the lovely lady that writes and photographs for Bread & Honey also does a super blog called Ten Dollar Drawings.

The idea here is that she can support her freelance endeavors by creating sweet $10.00 5x7" drawings of whatever YOU want. She keeps up her skills and puts a little coin in her pocket!

I'm considering hitting Alicia up for a drawing or two for Christmas!

Check out her site at Ten Dollar Drawings and ogle her amazing work - then buy something!
Have her draw your great aunt Doris holding a parakeet in a taco shell, a banana in a bikini, or a toaster.

Favorites Wednesday! The new Kraken tradition begins NOW!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

It's A Race, A Race For Rats, A Race For Rats To Die

Lately, the weekends are all that I look forward to.
I spend my time really playing up my domestic side.
I'm blocking the world out...with baking.

This is the New York Times Speedy No-Knead Bread recipe.

You should make it!
It's crazy easy and there's NOTHING like a loaf of fresh, warm bread sitting on your counter all day long!
Seriously, in this picture, you can see where I HAD to slice some of the end off because I couldn't wait to eat it...

I did a little running around, but I always find that my heart is at home.

I've been knitting...

And have picked up some books recently and am excited about holing up and reading them...
Sadly, I am currently reading like 7 books - it will take some time to get it together.

Embroidery is pretty awesome too!
It's patient work and nobody needs a lesson in patience more than me.

For my bread, I made this AMAZING tomato concoction!
It's tomatoes (grated), garlic, olive oil, and salt and pepper...
I made mine so garlicky that it gave me a headache, but it was so good...I couldn't help but eat it all. (Email me or leave a message in the comments if you want the real deal recipe.)

It's been like spring here...again...

I'm not really into it.

But I'm trying to take each day as it comes and try not to think too much about snow days and crock pot cooking.

I shouldn't have even been wearing a sweater on Sunday.
My friend Carrie says, "It's better in a sweater" and it's something I wholeheartedly agree with.

I did brunch with Meg and we caught up...
She and her husband Chris are buying a house! Send them good vibes!

Sometimes it's hard to summon the energy to get up and be a part of something - the city, your friends, the world, your family...
But I find that if you try - it's surprisingly easier than you'd imagined and makes you feel better.
You don't have to shine alone.

Monday, October 19, 2009

UPDATE!

OBVS, there's been some changes on the Release The Kraken blog...and I have to send grateful, awesome, amazing super thanks to Jake Fletcher!

He is my talented co-worker and rad pal that rearranged things for me and put up my new photo header!

What a peach!

I felt like I needed an ugrade and Jake kindly obliged! Kindess!

Thanks Jake!
And I hope you enjoy the new layout!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Office Experiment #2 - Paranormal Activity

Adam and I embarked on another office experiment!
After spending a good portion of the day together at work, we decided to extend the hangout and go see 'Paranormal Activity'!

This, of course, included drinking pumpkin beers at Old Chicago and eating a bunch of crap before the movie started!

We stuffed our faces to the point of embarrassment and kept telling each other how funny we think the other is!
We're pretty funny.

Adam! Co-worker extraordinaire...and soon to be father! Yeah, he and his wife, Laura, are having a Blefford!
I'm so excited for them!

Thanks to the good people at Old Chicago for giving us those ridiculous blinking necklaces. Halloween is not celebrate-able without booze sponsored jewelry.

This is what we looked like when we got to the theater.
Excited! Word on the street was that 'Paranormal Activity' was the new 'Blair Witch Project' and Adam and I were both fans of that movie.

So, we settled in, watched the movie...and...

Meh.
Despite a few moments of cringing and tension...'Paranormal Activity' isn't that scary.

However, I would never tell you NOT to see it!
Go! October is a time for spooky movies, corn mazes, and pumpkin beer!

Go see it with your co-worker!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Don't Give Up On The Dream, Don't Give Up On The Wanting

To say it was a bad week...would be an exaggeration.
I thought it would be bad, but it wasn't.

And when my sweet sister called me to meet her in Frisco, I decided I'd had enough of Denver for a day.

Have you been to Frisco? If you haven't, you should go...especially if you live in Denver.
It's LITERALLY 67 miles away and it's lovely!

Well, the weather wasn't exactly lovely when I was leaving Denver, but I was enjoying the somber peace of the foggy white scene.

I know it's dangerous, but I like taking pictures while I'm driving.
Sure beats freezing your ass off on the side of the road.

And surprisingly, after I got in the mountains...the sun started to peek through the mist.


Well, it took a while, but grey skies...

Turned blue...

And I was imbued with a breath of fresh air.
Mother nature is cathartic.

The road can heal you...writers and poets have always talked about the journey.
I'm learning about mine.

It can be kind of lonely.

Still, if you're moving forward...you're leaving some of the journey behind.


I went to the top of Loveland Pass.

My adorable sister dragged me up there and I realized that this moment with the wind, cold and brutal, chapping our faces was more important than what I left behind in Denver.

We took a hurried moment to reflect on the scenery...

The air is thin up there and we breathed deep.

It's pristine and severe.

But it's constant...it keeps on unabated.

I'm into that.

And when we were done wandering around...we threw back some micro-brews at my sister's fave brewery!


Thanks, sister! How lucky I am...
Thank you for rescuing me!