pinkey tree and the wee plant family

I love all things cute and green
and the Pinky Tree fits that description perfectly. As small as the width of your index finger, the pinky tree is a tiny cactus or succulent enclosed in its own incubator. They only need water about once a month depending on the season and can go with you any and every where! They can stay in the plastic case for 6 months to a year. Also, they are only $9.99 plus shipping, it makes for a great and unique gift.
These would be the best party favors, if you had the budget, or just a great addition to a birthday present. I'm defiantly going to get one, I'm just having trouble choosing which one to get. Any suggestions? I like Bubbly and Alien, actually...I like them all! Oh and they also have Petite Rose
for the girly-girls. Welcome to my life wee plant family! Don't ever change.

A Perfect Place for Austin's Many Beautiful Nights

When a new bar opens up it becomes an exciting and eventful time for the sheer fact that you are not at the same ol' Red River bar or the Longbranch. Shangri-La is Austin's newest addition to the east 6th street bar/lounge/coffee shop line up, which includes Rio Rita: a cozy coffee shop by day and lounge bar at night and The Good Knight: a dark and sultry bar with a full French inspired menu.
From the outside, Shangri-La appears to to a space with well...much space. However, a painted sign on the front of the building instructs customers to 'please use garden entrance'. Garden entrance you say? Ah, yes. As you walk through the side gate, you realize you just walked into an amazingly large beer garden canopied under Christmas lights and littered with tables and chairs. There is also a shed turned full bar outside for those extra crowded nights. Inside, the space is gracious, the drinks are cheap, and the bartenders are friendly.

Rearranging My Room

I spent today rearranging and cleaning my room. I want to start this new year with a new feel. The most frustrating part about my room, however, is it is really small. So when I first moved in in May I put my bed up against the wall to save space. After six months of banged knees, a banged forehead one night, and the impossible act of making the bed, it is now centered on the east wall below the window. Another positive thing is now my feet face the door, which I'm told is good feng shui. I also found this online:
Follow the basic feng shui guidelines for your Bed, which are:

• have your bed easily approachable from both sides,
• have two bedside tables (one on each side), and,
• avoid having the bed in a direct line with the door.

Done and Done. Picture to come shortly. (when the laundry is done and the bed is made)

A Gallery I Want to Visit

My roommate went to Seattle in October and stopped in at OkOk gallery. We now receive postcards for upcoming shows and I visit their website often because I like the contemporary art they exhibiting. The artist that caught my attention the most is Josh Keyes. I don't know what I like more, the water or the animals. They are both done with such craftsmanship, yet they seem to have a personal touch from the artist. I wonder where Keyes looked for inspiration and appropration for the animals. Maybe some taxidermy?

Hovever, some of the works do not excite me, specifically, the forest-covered hands and some of the more island-esq animal/man made combos. Nonetheless, Josh Keyes is one of the most enjoable artists in 2008. I look forward to seeing new work in 2009.

http://www.okokgallery.com/