Sushi overload....buhhhhhhh....

[msfledermaus]

1 Maus + 1 mohawked and kilted Ben + 1 sunburned Maypole-makin' Peaty + 1 surprise-wielding Matt + 1 Hyperflorified Erin + 1 guy named Kip in leather shorts + several hundred floaty boats filled with sushi, sushi and more sushi = two groaning carloads of overfull dinner guests...ooooooooog...


All I remember is falling asleep at that sushi bar;)

It's been a great weekend so far. I bought a new overhead lamp for the Rainy Day Craftroom after being inspired by "AIA Guided to the Twin Cities". My new home is in that book, along with about a bazillion other cool local sites. (Mine is The Frank Griswold House, built in 1881.) I lucked out and found this beautiful copper and amber glass chandelier that fit the Queen Anne theme of the woodwork perfectly, on sale. After about half an hour fiddling with it with Matt and learning a thing or two about basic electronics in the process, it's up and just stunning. (We tried taking pictures, but they just weren't coming out well.) House remodeling is scaaaaaaaary...and addictive. I bought tassels today. Tassels! For curtains! Instead of the other kind!! All I know is somebody better smack me good and hard if I start cooing of Martha Stewart anything, or start watching the stupider shows on the Food Network...

So yeah, a good Pride weekend had by all. If too full of sushi. I can't believe I just said that. Usually there's no such thing...

*holds stomach and groans with the full*

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[thedarkages]

Beth and I looked at Martha Stewart furniture yesterday -- otherwise known as the latest crap from China -- and found it bulky, graceless, and overbearing. The table legs had obviously gone on long-term steroids, and the sofas' foam felt all too mushy. The Sinitic approach to detailing was also apparent -- there was a carved fan which looked as though a few of its segments had wilted in the heat.

So give Martha Stewart a wide berth. Otherwise, THWACK!

[mcohenmn.livejournal.com]

From the AIA book:

Frank Griswold House

[Individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places or included within a National Register Historic District]

[Locally designated as a historic property or within a local historic district]

[Architect] Frederick Corser, 1891 / renovated 1976

A double house that includes a three-story tower and all the Queen Anne finery your heart could desire. Now four apartments, it was built for a lawyer whose son, also named Frank, later founded Griswold Signal Co., which made flashing signs and gates used for railroad crossings.