tv round-up

i have a quick question…

all those ladies on american horror story: coven wear all black, all day, every day.

how do they not end up with those awful white deodorant marks?  is the show sponsored by dove or something?


and i really hope kevin bacon gets with that nice art dealer lady on the following.  she seems nice which means she'll probably die in the next few episodes.  also, those twins that are setting up the dead bodies really freak me out.  last but not least, emma's hair is fantastic.


and that concludes this waste of a post.  i have a viscous cold and it's viscously cold outside.  my brain is mush this week.

here's another picture of my cat.  

happy monday.

war horse

hiya everybody!  how are you?  it's been ten years since i've seen you.  i've been struggling with this night shift, trying to sleep and be a normal human at the same time thing.  BUT! i am back in the saddle ladies and gents!  do not fear, i am here.

i just wanted to tell you a bit about the other weekend.  my mother, aunt, grandma and myself all trekked up to milwaukee to see war horse!  war horse is a book by michael morpurgo turned movie in 2012 turned play/theater production.  we saw the play version which is totally fantastic.  the horses that are used in the play are puppets run by three people.  it is so crazy how life-like the movements were!  we were all impressed.  

if you're planning on attending, bring tissues, especially if you're an animal person like my aunt is.  she was crying her little eyes out the entire intermission.  it still makes me giggle thinking about all those tissues in her lap, crying over puppet horses.  sadly, the production was only in milwaukee for one weekend, mad props to my mother for getting tickets.  she is the queen of ticketmaster.  the show is traveling around the country so keep an eye out, they may be coming near you!

bonus picture of my cat.

stay warm out there.

p!nk

last week thursday my mother and i ventured to milwaukee to see our good friend pink in concert.  dayyyyumn she is the bomb.  i wasn't a huge fan of pink, i mean her songs are catchy and i like her hair but, that was as far as our relationship went. now, i think you're long lost besties. 

girl can sing, dance and fly around the arena on tiny strings.  two thumbs up to her.  well done.

also, the opening band, new politics, was really…interesting?  they play punk/alternative music, the lead singer break dances, and they're from denmark.  who woulda thought that was a winning combination?  not i.  

the abbey

i know that season four of downton abbey only just aired the other weekend but i am a typical american with no patience.  soooo….

i've been marathoning all of season four this past week, i have finished it, and here is my reaction.

tom branson…swoooon

lady edith's hair...double swooooon

all those drop waist gowns...triple swoooooooooooooooooon

lady mary making scrambled eggs...quadruple swoooon

daisy and her serious sassy pants...more swooooon

Can i give carson a big hug?  that man is amazing and so cuddly.

can i have season five now?

2013 - closed.

hi world!  how the heck are ya?!  have you noticed that 2013 is over?  i have.  boy, was 2013 a bit of a bitch, thank gosh she left.  she really over stayed her welcome.  although, now that i think of it, she wasn't all bad but still pretty sucky.

how did you ring in 2014?  i was supposed to put on a fabulous party dress and go to a fabulous party in fabulous Milwaukee but then it fabulously snowed like a mother.  instead, i went to a less than fabulous party in a friend's basement with lots of girls crying over stupid boys and underage drinking.  at least i got a kiss at midnight, the little things. 

i did eventually make it to fabulous Milwaukee to see my dear friend Elaine.  we took in the sights and pepsi-cola of the Milwaukee Art Museum.  gawd that place is so amazing.  we saw the Thomas Sully exhibit which was lovely.  the dude rocked at portraits and boy do i have a soft spot for portraits.  i want to fill my non-existend house with them. especially his.

in a perfect world i will get married right where those girls are standing.  all that marble, all that light…it's just like a dream.

stay warm folks, it's a toasty -12 degrees here in Alaska…i mean Wisconsin.  same thing right?

and how about dem packers eh?  

i'm going to shut up now.

no shave december

everyone always goes all out for no shave november but no shave december is slowly gaining popularity.  i've been working hard these last two months.

it turns out i have a face for beards. i might make this a permanent look for january.

p.s. have a happy new year!! be safe.

captain pabst

yesterday my mother and i made the pilgrimage to milwaukee to tour the gorgeous pabst mansion.  isn't it so pretty?!  we were thoroughly impressed by it.

captain frederick pabst is known for his brewing company (hello, pbr!).  in 1864 mr. pabst bought a half interest in his father-in-laws brewing company and would eventually inherit the remaining half, forming the pabst brewing company.  between 1890 and 1892 mr. pabst and his wife built their charming mansion on what was then grand avenue.  the cost to build this mansion? $250,000.

sadly, no photos are allowed inside which is a rule i love to break.  here is the formal dining room.  oh hot damn, look at that fireplace.  

for comparison, here is the servant's dining room.  it had a really pretty stone sink to the left side which i couldn't get a picture of because rules suck.  totally charming, love those tiles.

here is mrs. pabst's private sitting room.  again with the amazing fireplace.  we counted 10 fireplaces which were all totally unnecessary because they had central heat.  

also, my mom must have been trying to tell me that people were coming. she looks a little scared.

how adorable are these sinks!? someone put them in my house.

back in the day there were about 10 mansions on grand avenue, all are gone except for the pabst mansion.  mr. and mrs. pabst only lived here for about twenty years before they both died, it was then sold to the archdiocese until the 1970's when it was bought and opened for tours.  

five stars, well done mr. pabst

p.s. i love your beer.