tis the season.

happy christmas!

*k

waiting rooms

drama-rama! this is kelly in the waiting room of bon secours to see the doc about her finger. while we were there, we observed the waiting room design... not too shabby actually! 

below are two pictures of the waiting room of the palace of justice in the netherlands (the hague) with light art by joost van santen. sweeeeet!

ps: van santen has a lot of other cool light projects on the site. 

pps: i love the dutch. 

finals, day... seriously, knock it off.

24 hours later, I'm in a car accident. I'm thinking about how my dang pinky hurts as I'm coming home from a Christmas party (which was lame, btw) with two good friends from work. We totally get T-boned... and the other driver dude (who was really cool about the whole thing) slammed into the car. Right where I was sitting. The ambulance came for me, just in case (Mom and Dad were worried, naturally). They gave me a clean bill of health, but said I would be really sore in the morning. I'm posting pics of my stitches, also... just for good measure. Don't get super-grossed out.My nasty finger.

I was sitting riiiight there. The door that's closed. Don't worry. Everyone was okay.

the other car.

the ems guy thought it was great that he was going to be in a blog. thanks, ems guy!

Everything checked out to be normal, and they said I could go. But they had to take my BP on the arm that just got the tetanus shot.

*k

finals, day four.

Last night was interesting. After trying to save Sara from having conversations with her foamcore, I decided it would be a good idea to slice open my finger with an x-acto knife. Three stitches and a tetanus shot later, I'm all sewn up and good as new. Sort of. So, in honor of some medical problems, a new video. It's a remake of an old favorite.



*k

finals, day three.

I'm cross-eyed and my brain seems to have stopped working properly. Additionally, Sara is having serious conversations with her foamcore. It's not looking too good, folks. Kinda like this...



*k

finals, day two.

This morning was our first pin-up... some didn't fare so well. And because of that, I post this video.

*k

finals, day one.

I've successfully managed to put off any kind of studying until 11am this morning. I'm pretty sure that isn't a good thing, but oh well. I've been distracting myself with some wonderful youtube videos. Here is my favorite one... by far.

leslie hall dot com

leslie hall's website is AMAZING. she is a girl who knows how to work it, make fun of herself, become a pop icon, and make money all at the same time. 

she has a series of photos of herself wearing sweaters:

sells this poster for only $15 plus shipping... i've already ordered mine

has a (real) band

and of course sells a variety of handmade "Midwest Diva Stretchy Pants" 

drumroll, please.

I wish to unveil the much-anticipated, highly sought after homemade Christmas tree. Painted gold, to add a little pizazz. The real question... do I add lights and ornaments, or do I let it bask in its own glory?
*k

let's talk about pain.

The kind of pain where it hurts to move anything... including your fingers. That's the kind of pain I'm in right now. I got talked into doing this workout with a friend from school... and it's not just any kind of work out. It's the kind of workout that Navy Seals do. Of course, I'm sure their intensity is much different than mine was this morning. Especially when plodding along- one foot in front of the other- in the dark, in the 29 degrees. For one hour, I ran, I sat up, I pushed up, I bear crawled, I crab walked, I sprinted, I leg raised... and then repeated about 35 times. Not knowing what to expect, exactly, I made sure I was winterized. I'm including a picture of the pile of clothes I set out the night before. To be exact, there were 4 layers of pants, 6 layers of tops, two pairs of gloves, two pairs of socks, and a head band. Once I got started, however, three of those layers came off and I managed to finish... vomit-free! Their website, should you wish to subject yourself to an insanely difficult workout every morning for a minimum of two weeks, is www.sealteampt.com. Enjoy-


*k

sorry...

there hasn't been much time to post. I'm creating a Christmas masterpiece right now... I'll post pictures when it's finished. Get excited.

*k

wedding bells in the air....

with non-stop episodes of Bridezilla on tv, i can barely tear myself away. in honor of bad taste and trashy brides, i decided to do a wedding post

i think she's trying to over compensate for something?

flaunt what you got!

this is a wedding dress designed by YSL in the 60s... so disturbing

love everything about this

the bride, the cake... one and the same!

YOUR Christmas Story.

Check this out! Remember this house from A Christmas Story? You can stay there on Christmas eve! The house was purchased in 2004 (built in 1895), and restored to its movie-like condition, and now functions as a museum. The owners of this amazing movie icon are offering it up for a Christmas experience (check it out on ebay)...

The experience includes:

* Airfare for four (4) people from anywhere in the lower 48 states to Cleveland, OH (up to $1800 total)*.
* 2 Day, 2 Night stay for four (4) in a suite provided by the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel.
* Christmas Eve accommodations for four (4) at the A Christmas Story House.
* Christmas Eve dinner for four (4) provided by Pearl of Orient Chinese restaurant.
* Christmas Day dinner for four (4) provided by Sans Souci, an award-winning, fine-dining restaurant in the Renaissance Hotel.
* $200 stipend for food & beverages during stay included

100% of the proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project which is dedicated to assisting our nations servicemen and women severely injured during the wars on terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan and other hot spots around the world.

#1. How great is it that the Christmas Eve dinner is at Pearl of Orient Chinese restaurant? (Fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra... Deck the harrs wit bours of horr-y...)

#2. If you lose out on your "MAJOR AWARD!", you can always just purchase the leg lamp for yourself here- http://www.redriderleglamps.com/

#3. If you win the "major award", don't forget to take your bunny rabbit pajamas.

Here's to a joyous beginning of the Christmas season.

*k

(post orginially found on charlesandhudson.com)

the joys of electric menorahs

i learned the joys of electric menorahs in undergrad.... and thought i would start the holidays off right by posting some ugly ones i found on ebay! 

ebay day.

We're getting ready to leave for thanksgiving break. So we wanted to leave you with something good. Mayhap some ebay finds will tide you over..? enjoy!!


I have a thing for unicorns. And unicorns that have special LED lighting? Seriously. There are only 30 shopping days left until Christmas. Get on it.

Apparently, all dogs do go to heaven.


gotta get yourself ready for the Christmas sweater season. I think the bells and bows really add something special to this, don't you?


Apparently, this bear is a big deal. ish. It's an Annette Funicello bear or something. All I can think of when I hear her name is "Annette funnyjello" from Michelle on Full House. Brings the good ol days back.

*k

i love the 90s

INNNNN WEST PHILADELPHIA BORN AND RAISED....

love the the flashy styling of will smith in the fresh prince years!

shoes.

really, i can't get enough of shoes.

if you wear these, and you're a guy (and you fit an astronomical amount of other criteria)... i will date you.

and then if you buy me a pair of these sperry's, i will date you longer.

i love brown and yellow.

*k

for meghan.

established & sons

love these wrongwoods night stands and chest of drawers from established & sons. lots of other awesome stuff on there too! 

treehouses!!

I would really really really like to go stay in one of these. If you know where I can go, let me know. Seriously. All of these images were found on weburbanist.com. Sweet site-

This one is my all-time favorite. Living in a hampster ball in the clouds seems idyllic to me.

*k