Pumpkins!

I went, with my mom, to a pumpkin patch (for lack of a better word) and bought pumpkins today. Minutes before we arrived they had just finished unloading the trucks, so we got first dibs and found some really beautiful pumpkins and gourds. Here are pics: !

I'm not sure what the big red one is called, but the Red Worty Thing is called just that. The green and yellow striated gourd is italian in origin, but can't recall the name. The dusty, gray orange pumpkins are, I think, called Fairytale Pumpkins. The two dusty gray/blue/green pumpkins are, I believe, Jarrahdale Blue... or Australian Blue. The other two green things are gourds.
We got these in Bixby. If you're looking for less traditional pumpkins this year, now is the time to buy, because they will be picked over soon!

Classy, but get nasty at the same time...

"all about the paper, certified banker, call me Betty Crocker cause they always got to cake her"

Picture it... a Saturday night, Tulsa, 2009. A young-ish man sitting in his parents house with nothing to do. No one to dance with, have a drink with, and his parents have already gone to sleep.

Since I've been back in Tulsa, I've been missing the dance floor. My iTunes playlist lately has consisted of mostly dance-y type tracks. One of my favorites, always a flashback to Savannah, is Rasheeda... I know, it's ghetto, but she has that slow, sexy, southern drawl that reminds me of my post-college years (and all those slow steppin' savannah women). I don't much care for hip-hop, but I have a thing for nasty ghetto girls. It's fun to see how creative they can be with lyrics based on the same subjects in every song. Whether it's about money, like the quote above. Or, about clothes... "I got my red Gucci dress, red Gucci pumps, supa dupa fly, I give'em what they want". Or, just nasty... "all my flavas is juic-ay, down to the last drop, good and fruit-ay, you won't catch me on the youtube mov-ay, can't let just anybody play with the boot-ay"

It makes me laugh every time, and I just had to share Rasheeda:

Bernie Fuchs (1932 - 2009)

I don't follow contemporary art as well as I probably should, but when I find an artist I like I do my best keep up. Bernie Fuchs was, hands down, my favorite illustrator/painter. I'm really awful at trying to describe things, so here are a few of his pieces.

Etsy - The Painted Peep Show!

Hey All! I haven't been online in a looong minute! But, I have a new computer, and internet connection again. I also have my own Etsy.com store, where I've just began selling Halloween greeting cards. Take a look and tell your friends! Also, check back because I'll be adding more items later on.

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